Half Tour of Pendle 2010

[ukhursty]

JEE looks like the top 30 places were made up of vets , Wharfedale must have won team prize ?

Aye lol, top 3 all V40!

We'll catch em soon enough mate

[scott baistow 93]

Aye lol, top 3 all V40!

We'll catch em soon enough mate

Aye will do mate, but just shows your not over the hill at 40

[mudlugger]

[QUOTE=Al Fowler;Cracking route, a little too hot at times and as ady said, that icy stuff after CP1 was abit of a pain, other than that cracking race.[/QUOTE]

Looking at results, you had a belting race eh. Well done bud!

[Man from Del Monte]

Looking at results, you had a belting race eh. Well done bud!

yes well done Al. good job uou didn'y follow me otherwise you would have slowed me down.
just glad to get round with the glass ankle. done another run today and it seems to be holding up

[alfa_scud]

Really enjoyed that, sorry to state the obvious but blimey that's a whole different world to road running.

I ran all the way up the first climb and was feeling pretty pleased with myself but from then on must have dropped 30 places. I wasn't done in but I just can't pick way across that terrain and descend as fast as you boys - it really is an art.

I'm with you on that Lamber - My first real fell race, apart from doing the PBR & Barley & Kelbrook Fell. I've been training up there a fair bit but this racing lark's massively different to road racing!

I tried to take it "reasonably" steady to start & had a decent climb to CP1 & even my run down the snow wasn't too bad. But I just couldn't get a rhythm on the narrow track after the stile, got passed by about 6 people on there.
Then again managed to pick the pace a bit better on the drop to the nick & Churn Clough, but the climb back to Spence took my legs from me. Managed to run to Geronimo, but unfortunately the adrenaline didn't take over as hoped & I consequently came down there like a pussy. I even resorted just to laying down near the bottom, I thought "sod it it's going to be quicker on my arse" so I did just that!!!

Hey ho, had a great time, it was just the shock I needed to prepare for the PPP. I was still pleased with my time 1.26.31 but my legs felt like I'd run a marathon!

Well done to all who finished & big thanks to marshals & organisers!

[southernsoftie]

Great results Al & Hursty! Gonna be interesting watching you two battle it out this season!

[ukhursty]

Great results Al & Hursty!Gonna be interesting watching you two battle it out this season!

Hehe cheers mate, aye healthy competition is good for getting better

I'm just glad I've finally worked out how to race properly lol, sounds weird, but I was too happy to get into a nice groove and not push myself enough, a sort of long distance plod mode

Well done on the HPM too

[Lambertsimnel]

Well done on the race mate, hey by the way none of us were born with the descending skill, it comes with training and racing. You didn't say whether you enjoyed Geronimo by the way?
Bet you'll be back for more action next year, or maybe the full later this year!

Gerinimo? That descent?

Er enjoy? ... I'll pass on that. Yes I'll definitely be back.

I'm planning to do the Buckden Pike fell race in June so some descending practise will be in order in advance of that.

[Lambertsimnel]

I'm with you on that Lamber - My first real fell race, apart from doing the PBR & Barley & Kelbrook Fell. I've been training up there a fair bit but this racing lark's massively different to road racing!

I tried to take it "reasonably" steady to start & had a decent climb to CP1 & even my run down the snow wasn't too bad. But I just couldn't get a rhythm on the narrow track after the stile, got passed by about 6 people on there.
Then again managed to pick the pace a bit better on the drop to the nick & Churn Clough, but the climb back to Spence took my legs from me. Managed to run to Geronimo, but unfortunately the adrenaline didn't take over as hoped & I consequently came down there like a pussy. I even resorted just to laying down near the bottom, I thought "sod it it's going to be quicker on my arse" so I did just that!!!

Hey ho, had a great time, it was just the shock I needed to prepare for the PPP. I was still pleased with my time 1.26.31 but my legs felt like I'd run a marathon!

Well done to all who finished & big thanks to marshals & organisers!

Matey I did 1 hour 26 mins 25 secs so you must have been right behind me. Yes that sounds just like my race. I was going at a pace that felt right after the stile but there were plenty of fell dudes who went past me, I moved over to let them go as it seemed the right thing to do. Geronino, yes I went down like a big wuss too! I thought discretion was the greater part of valour!

Great fun though, seasoned fell runner recommended I take my first year in the sport as purely getting experience and just running to enjoy it. Sound advice I think.

[Clive]

and I did 1h26 20, how mad is that!