Windmill Whizz

[stringman]

Matches his eyes !!!!!!!

Thanks everyone - for coming and running and also for your kind comments. Glad you all went the right way this year.

Thanks to PeeJay and Mrs PeeJay, and Mrs Brotherton Lad and Bo Peep - in fact all who helped out with the race... especially Bill Smith (Studmarks On The Summits) who travelled all the way from Liverpool on public transport to help us on compiling results.

Just a thought... how would you like another race in the Autumn over the same course ??

Results asap, a few pics here.....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ainley-topper/

Allan G

[Ogden Nomad]

Matches his eyes !!!!!!!

Thanks everyone - for coming and running and also for your kind comments. Glad you all went the right way this year.

Thanks to PeeJay and Mrs PeeJay, and Mrs Brotherton Lad and Bo Peep - in fact all who helped out with the race... especially Bill Smith (Studmarks On The Summits) who travelled all the way from Liverpool on public transport to help us on compiling results.

Just a thought... how would you like another race in the Autumn over the same course ??

Results and photo's asap,

Allan G

cheers a top event as usual, yes we went right this time or should I say left never will go wrong again
definately would be up for doing it in autumn , maybe just before xc season Allan? or even do the course in reverse?
well done to Tom Adams btw he was flying

[Erno]

Well done Stringman. Really enjoyed the race. The fast course suited me in my present state.
Nice photos Peejay. Sorry for the embarrassment of not recognising you.
Pity I couldn't make the most of the beer. With an hours drive, had to limit myself to a half of Landlord.

[Flightless Bird]

Like your new vest Flighty, the red and white hoops really suit you!

Cheers Mrs S. Managed to find a matching red long sleeved top to compliment the red of the vest. Hoops are so in for this year!

Stringman.

If you do the route in Autumn would there be a way of cutting out the road? Is there a way straight up Nab Scar and down the side of the wind farm? Just a thought.

[stringman]

Hi Fli-Bi,

The windmills whizz is essentially a come-and-try-it fun trail race.
It was first run in the 1980's as the Geoffrey Akers memorial race, (a fell runner who was knocked off his bike and killed) so i'm keeping a tradition going really.

The climb to the skyline (Nab Rough) from Sawood Lane and back over rough shite is esentially The Ovenden race. Don't know whether you have done that one. There is no path heading south from the trig point on Nab Rough and the windfarm is out-of-bounds, so we head east along the edge [A PERMISSIVE PATH - NOT RIGHT OF WAY] and then south back the outward route in reverse.

The only other route option to miss out the road is to cut right (west) down a track at the top of the road climb, and run anti-clockwise around the Fly Flatts (Warley Moor) reservoir. It's Yorks Water land. Try it in training it's a nice route and comes out at the windmill visitor centre.

Thanks for coming on Sat. results asap.

Allan G

[Flightless Bird]

Cheers ST,
Not done Ovenden. I will have a run round Fly Flatts next time I'm over there.

[Fellhound]

Anyone know if the results are up anywhere yet?

[Brotherton Lad]

I think it's still a no, fellhound.

[stringman]

Re the results, please be patient. I will post the results as soon as I have been able to type them up.
I suffered a crushed hand at work on Monday so am struggling with this.

If anyone wants to volunteer to type them I will gladly send the boards on or get Jackie to photograph them and email the pics.

Cheers, Allan G

[ratfink]

hope your hand is better soon.