High Peak Marathon

[Alexandra]

I won't. Can't stand self righteous bleaters.

How do you know it's self-righteous if you haven't read it?

[Grouse]

I can sense it.

[Fat Bloke]

Hmmm.

1. Would there have been as much (any?) press had it not been SRF? So would it even have been an issue?

2. We are all responsible, good or bad, for our own actions - driving whilst drunk, whilst tired after a day's work 100s of miles from home or after a hard 24 hour or more run.


So, I s'pose my view is (i) there, but for the grace of god on a number of occasions, go I (and many more of us, I would guess) and (ii) SRF gambled (knowingly or otherwise) and lost (apparently, of course - it could also have been nothing at all to do with the efforts he expended in the HPM) and lastly (iii) organisers requiring rest after races is utter madness, no more, no less. How does anyone, organiser or otherwise know how much rest I may or may not require after any given distance. They don't.

I do use a lot of brackets (don't I?).

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[IanDarkpeak]

Whilst I agree driving whilst Tyred isn't a good idea, Having fallen asleep on the M1 when I was 20 I can vouch for this (thank god for rumble strips and Adrenalin). As far as I can see this hasn't been proved to be cause of the accident in question so debating whilst mentioning SRFs name is a bit unfair.

More to the point perhaps this should have a seperate thread and leave this one for good? memories of a great event.

[stevefoster]

More to the point perhaps this should have a seperate thread and leave this one for good? memories of a great event.

Agree, well done all you HPMers

[daz h]

Whilst I agree driving whilst Tyred isn't a good idea, Having fallen asleep on the M1 when I was 20 I can vouch for this (thank god for rumble strips and Adrenalin). As far as I can see this hasn't been proved to be cause of the accident in question so debating whilst mentioning SRFs name is a bit unfair.

More to the point perhaps this should have a seperate thread and leave this one for good? memories of a great event.

Yes it should have been separate

Anyway it isnt so I will comment
For someone who drives in excess of 50,000 miles a year Ive had my fair share of near misses and nowadays always have a sleep.
I finished the race and was tired but certainly could have drove straight home but its only an hour. BUT I did have an hrs sleep.
It makes a massive difference. Felt a lot better for it.
Im not commenting on the accident.

If the drive is a few hrs like say coming from the lakes I have an enforced stop and just get in the back of the van. Whats 45mins in the scheme of things.
Its one of the reasons why Ive purchased a big large van. I have all my gear including brewing up tackle and sleeping gear.

Sometimes Im wide awake after an event an sometimes im not.
One of my worries at these events is that runners have a few nurofen etc and that can have a big effect. I had soe paracetomol and waned to just sleep . SO I DID.

[IanDarkpeak]

I did have an hrs sleep.
It makes a massive difference. Felt a lot better for it.

so thats where you went, I thought you'd gone for a warm down run or maybe a skyline recce

[ydt]

..... and leave this one for good? memories of a great event.

Ian, that is exactly why I avoided the temptation to reply to the (.....) comment posted at 7:16pm
Yiannis

[swift]

I had soe paracetomol and waned to just sleep . .

Shh. That's a whole different problem. You'll have Christopher Leigh rearing his ..head.

[daz h]

so thats where you went, I thought you'd gone for a warm down run or maybe a skyline recce

Actually Ian I was clambering to get Grouse's autograph but as usual Margarine had scurried him away.

I have the same tracksters as him. Ron Hill circa 1967.