Stolly's adventures 2009

[dominion]

Hi Stolly,

You didn't deem being accosted by a pair of forumites worthy of reporting???

[Hanneke]

I suspect he hasn't gotten over the shock of it yet

[Deejay]

I suspect he hasn't gotten over the shock of it yet

It could take him a very long time to get over it. There are some scary people on this forum

[Stolly]

Hi Stolly,

You didn't deem being accosted by a pair of forumites worthy of reporting???

And me half naked too

[Hanneke]

And me half naked too

Nothing wrong with that

[XRunner]

And me half naked too

Nothing wrong with that

That depends on which half

[Stolly]

12th August - a maybe 6 mile circuit up Whernside from Ribblehead following the fell race route straight up the steep face of Whernside, then haring down to the other side in the direction of Chapel le Dale but turning left above the farm at Bruntscar and trotting through the fields, under the arches of the viaduct and back to Ribblehead. Certainly 1500 feet of climb with the first what 2.5 to 3 miles up to the trig taking 42 minutes. 1 hour 9 altogether

Looking up towards Whernside from the tunnel under the railway line:



Some sheep, Ingleborough and Pen y Ghent viewed from the trig point:



The fast line off of Whernside:

[Antisocial]

Isn't the fell race route up Whernside only open on race day, with all race instructions asking us not to use the route at any other time as it may jeopardise relations with the landowner and therefore the race?

[Stolly]

Isn't the fell race route up Whernside only open on race day, with all race instructions asking us not to use the route at any other time as it may jeopardise relations with the landowner and therefore the race?

Blimey, what are you my shadow or something, always looking to nit pick and find fault?

For what its worth I find myself running all over the place and often over land off the beaten track but I've never had any problems with farmers and often bump into them en route. In fact all of the farmers I've ever met in the Dales are really friendly and have absolutely no problems with the odd solo runner.

The fell race route up Whernside isn't run or walked by hardly anyone, particularly at this time of year, and I suspect the use by runners of the side of Whernside might only become a problem in the build up to the actual race itself. Its open moorland for christ's sake with sheep and a few cattle allowed to graze all over Winterscales Pasture - I was a tiny speck in a huge landscape yesterday pattering up that hill and I was doing no harm to man or beast.

In future I will of course get all my planned runs vetted by you in person before setting off..................... not!!

[Antisocial]

Blimey, what are you my shadow or something, always looking to nit pick and find fault?

For what its worth I find myself running all over the place and often over land off the beaten track but I've never had any problems with farmers and often bump into them en route. In fact all of the farmers I've ever met in the Dales are really friendly and have absolutely no problems with the odd solo runner.

The fell race route up Whernside isn't run or walked by hardly anyone, particularly at this time of year, and I suspect the use by runners of the side of Whernside might only become a problem in the build up to the actual race itself. Its open moorland for christ's sake with sheep and a few cattle allowed to graze all over Winterscales Pasture - I was a tiny speck in a huge landscape yesterday pattering up that hill and I was doing no harm to man or beast.

In future I will of course get all my planned runs vetted by you in person before setting off..................... not!!

Not nitpicking I just find it interesting the things you appear to advocate on an open forum, in the last 3 weeks or so you have appeared to endorse falsifying experience on race entry forms, caused a furore and a call for a forum conduct of conduct based on "gay " comments and now admit to open trespass on a route we are asked not to train on. (and indeed I have been steered away from going up by forum members on the grounds of not wanting to spoil it for others, there is also an alternative official footpath to the left of the race route that serves as well).

Its up to you if you want to trespass, but do really want to tell everybody about it?

You are not also posting as the General or whoever it was and endorsing the use of illegal substances as well are you?

I have come to the conclusion this is part of deliberate policy by yourself to get the forum closed down, could you tell me why & do you want some help with this