Quote Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak View Post
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?