Herod Farm Hill race

[biara]

Herod farm has been a private residence for at least 5 years!! The gate got put in not long after the owners BEFORE the present ones moved in. The major reason I know this is, it was my mother in law who put the gates in and she definitely didn't run a working farm!!! The people they bought it off had retired for a few years as well.

My mother in law and her husband did find it weird that people came running up the lane once a year and didn't know why? Moving up here, joining the FRA and finding this race explains their mystery. Bit miffed I was busy tonight and couldn't make the race, have run this area quite alot, would have been nice to do it timed!!!

[Bleaklow]

Herod farm has been a private residence for at least 5 years!!

Some people spend a lot of time keeping club websites, results, championship tables and photos up to date. Thank you, that's very much appreciated to be told twice now it's out of date when, well, it says the same thing on the website.

Right back to sorting the results

[biara]

Comments weren't meant as a criticism, more an observation. The thought of my mother in law on a working farm did make me smile.
I would say I try to be positive and non-critical. I do support my club and do help out with many things so know where your coming from re last comment.
Please accept my apologies if it was taken as a negative, wasn't meant in that fashion. Hope to see you at some race fairly soon, I'll be the hooped one near the back, as speed isn't my strength, undoubtedly you'll be ahead of me!!!

[Roadrunner]

Right back to sorting the results

Are these long distance results or are you back in glossop?

[Dr H Tool]

Hey Andy,

Well done, a little girl eh - is that why you weren't there to win?

Nick is down in Wells pretty much permanent, we had a great holiday in Canada with them for the new year.

I had a good race, 1st in 2 years.

[GeoffB]

Great to see Dr H Tool back running - shame I couldn't join you!

I took a few photos, should get them uploaded this evening, so I'll post a link to them later. It was getting a bit dark later on, so the photo quality should be even worse than usual!

Well done to everyone, especially those that had done the Manx Mountain Marathon at the weekend - Jackie, Jasmine, Julien, John (all the J's!) and half-fit Lloyd who only did the half marathon! Mind you, it was an impressive carbon footprint, Lloyd, flying back from Scotland for a 3 mile race.

[Roadrunner]

Is that a 1st race in a year Dr H Tool or your 1st 1st place in a year?

[Marvin]

Right back to fixing the results

There seemed to be some fixing of the results going on under the lamp post opposite the Drover's Arms as it was getting dark. Some shady dealings me thinks!

Thanks to Andy and team for another Herod Farm classic.

[lantern rouge]

A few days after the Manx, this was always going to smart a bit!

Really steep climbing and tough course but lovely area and good running on the descents.

My 14 year old, Luke, left me behind on the way up, although I don't know the difference at the end yet... perhaps a couple of minutes.

The last hill was tough; I knew it was coming but it was still nearly as tough as the first climb.

Thanks to the organisers for putting it on... it was well worth travelling over for and have my lad make a fool of me... that's it, his progress will only go one way, and mine will go the other, for short courses at least.

[Grouse]

Don't know why but I really like this race.Thank you Andy and Glossopdale and thank you Marvin (who drove home after the race with my bag in his car then dove all the way back to the pub with it!) Good to see the Doctor Tool out racing again - I'm enjoying a cup of tea from one of his Herod Farm commemorative mugs as I type as it happens, have also ordered a couple more of his excellent pictures.