Pennine Bridleway Relay

[Roadrunner]

I am checking leg 2 out on Sunday morning. Not sure of time yet but it will be early doors.

[Lefty]

Leg 2 is a toughie...hardest leg of all, record set by Holmsey and Jebby in 2006 1.16.17 ! Ladies record also 2006 Joe Waity and Jo Smith from Calder Valley 1.32.04.......now thats a good time. Good luck

[AndyA]

We did Leg 2 last year; horizontal snow in the face, all the way along the Gorple Track!
It's very exposed up at the start; i'd recommend making an arrangement with your Leg 1 runners so that you can have a thick jacket to wear, then handover to them when they turn up.

[Al Fowler]

We did Leg 2 last year; horizontal snow in the face, all the way along the Gorple Track!
It's very exposed up at the start; i'd recommend making an arrangement with your Leg 1 runners so that you can have a thick jacket to wear, then handover to them when they turn up.

I'll second that!

[crowhill]

Leg 2 is a toughie...hardest leg of all, record set by Holmsey and Jebby in 2006 1.16.17 ! Ladies record also 2006 Joe Waity and Jo Smith from Calder Valley 1.32.04.......now thats a good time. Good luck

Joe Waity is aka Jo Waites (and Jo Smith is now Jo Buckley.)
Cheers

[Richard Head]

A pleasent recce of leg 4 for us this morning from Summit to the golf club and back. It all looks pretty straight forward. Looking forward to race day now

[FellJunior]

It's very exposed up at the start; i'd recommend making an arrangement with your Leg 1 runners so that you can have a thick jacket to wear, then handover to them when they turn up.

Good advice well worth considering; the current forecasts of 'feels like' temperatures at all changeover points are for -9C rising to -4C later in the day. Way too cold to stand around waiting in usual kit.

[Lefty]

Thanks for the names update, must be a mistake on the first name which I can update, probably leave the other as she ran in her maiden name, still a hell of a time though which will take some beating as will the mens record.
Leg 4 is the easiest and lots of clubs put their speed merchants or younger runners on this leg. Its fairly easy to follow the route although care should be taken around the Wardle Reservoir area.
The changeover points can be a cold affair if you are stood around waiting for your incoming runners as its difficult to predict just when they will arrive. The first,third and fourth changeovers are all pretty exposed and are cold spots to be sure.

[Richard Head]

Leg 4 is the easiest and lots of clubs put their speed merchants or younger runners on this leg. Its fairly easy to follow the route although care should be taken around the Wardle Reservoir area.

Easy to follow? A couple of years ago 2 of my clubmates missed the first turning up the tarmac lane a 100 yards into the leg and carried on down the road towards Calderbrook

[Roadrunner]

Three of us ran leg 2 this morning. Was an enjoyable route from what I could see in the fog. Very little snow to contend with but can imagine how much snow there was two weeks ago!
A very runnable route and fast in places. Nice downhill finish!!!!
Looking forward to the relay next Sunday now.
Seemed to be another group setting off just as I retruned to the top car park. Bet there have been lots of klast minute recce's this weekend.
Is the kit checked as we start each leg similar to the CWR?