Tanky's trog

[Alf]

Due to ongoing niggling injury I have decided to pull out of Tanky's and have informed Andy. My knee was sore after FTOP and a short run at the weekend to test it out left a doubt in my mind . The stretches of rocky track and stone flags and the Snake Road won't do it any favours either .

Hope you all have a good run on the day and the weather is not too bad. I may get up to Bleaklow for a walk and offer encouragement/sympathy whichever you need
Look after yourselves and each other

[emmilou]

Due to ongoing niggling injury I have decided to pull out of Tanky's and have informed Andy. My knee was sore after FTOP and a short run at the weekend to test it out left a doubt in my mind . The stretches of rocky track and stone flags and the Snake Road won't do it any favours either .

Hope you all have a good run on the day and the weather is not too bad. I may get up to Bleaklow for a walk and offer encouragement/sympathy whichever you need
Look after yourselves and each other

Sorry to hear that Alf, hope you're up and running again soon

[GeoffB]

no im quite sure
i didnt seem it anyway. I think I possibly should ask the Pennine Birdspotting Co ordiantor about this mind.

Is that part of the world good for a shag ?

We do get Shags in Derbyshire from time to time, but it's much more likely to have been a Cormorant, I think.

Due to ongoing niggling injury I have decided to pull out of Tanky's and have informed Andy.

Does that mean there's a spare place going? I could start training tomorrow.

[IanDarkpeak]

We do get Shags in Derbyshire from time to time, but it's much more likely to have been a Cormorant, I think.


Does that mean there's a spare place going? I could start training tomorrow.

Much as I'd love to have there Geoff,
NO SUBSTITUTIONS!!!!! and NO EOD

Went for a last gentle trip over Bleaklow to rain guage and back to check the route conditions still very wet, quite a bit of snow and the odd patch of ice.
about 10 miles 1,500ft cold and claggy

Bumped in to a walker on route who asked us are we reccing Tanky's??

Us Sir! No Sir! Whats Tanky's?

Apparently he was out reccying for his son !!!!! How lazy is that, perhaps he's just tapering He mentioned he was from Glossopdale and I told him I knew Julien, We then admitted we were going to do Tanky's He then proceeded to give us lots of tips on crossing Bleaklow and route choice. I felt a bit guilty later so can I say I'm sorry

So pass this on to Neil McG of Glossopdale ( i think thats whose dad he was)

[IanDarkpeak]

This on the Dark peak site

Bus with spare places to Marsden
http://www.dpfr.org.uk/index.php#newsTabid558

[Andymac]

We will also have some spare places on our bus from Edale, not sure of how many yet, pm me for more details (if I have any!)

[emmilou]

Much as I'd love to have there Geoff,
NO SUBSTITUTIONS!!!!! and NO EOD

I thought you were coming to carry my bag Geoff?? technically that's not racing!

[IanDarkpeak]

Is there any one going to the start not running that will be at the first road crossing at wessenden?

[Wily Vet]

Much as I'd love to have there Geoff,
NO SUBSTITUTIONS!!!!! and NO EOD

Went for a last gentle trip over Bleaklow to rain guage and back to check the route conditions still very wet, quite a bit of snow and the odd patch of ice.
about 10 miles 1,500ft cold and claggy

Bumped in to a walker on route who asked us are we reccing Tanky's??

Us Sir! No Sir! Whats Tanky's?

Apparently he was out reccying for his son !!!!! How lazy is that, perhaps he's just tapering He mentioned he was from Glossopdale and I told him I knew Julien, We then admitted we were going to do Tanky's He then proceeded to give us lots of tips on crossing Bleaklow and route choice. I felt a bit guilty later so can I say I'm sorry

So pass this on to Neil McG of Glossopdale ( i think thats whose dad he was)

Sometimes a walker, sometimes a runner IDP! Don't always judge a book by its cover! It takes all sorts to truly appreciate the fells and you are still a comparative youngster Why would you feel guilty? As I said to you and your mates, what makes this race interesting is that everyone has a theory about the best route (even more so this year!) Were those sniffer dogs helping you to find the way? Was that really Bear Grylls who we bumped into later on?

[IanDarkpeak]

Sometimes a walker, sometimes a runner IDP! Don't always judge a book by its cover! It takes all sorts to truly appreciate the fells and you are still a comparative youngster Why would you feel guilty? As I said to you and your mates, what makes this race interesting is that everyone has a theory about the best route (even more so this year!) Were those sniffer dogs helping you to find the way? Was that really Bear Grylls who we bumped into later on?

Hi WV

Well I guessed you were/are a runner I nearly asked if your son went on the forum, didn't think to ask you

A good day for the recce and not as cold as I thought it was going to be.

Bear( I don't think it was he as he had no production team hiding out of shot ) was just leaving the top of Bleaklow when we got there, he asked about where Wainstones was so we pointed him the direction, he was also considereing going up to the fortress. A bit brave of him considering the trouble he had finding the top of Bleaklow in the fog