Herod Farm Hill race

[Werdna Swilnik]

Just out of interest, how was the ladies team prize worked out?

My back-of-the-envelope maths suggests that if you go on ladies positions, then Pennine and Holmfirth tied with 19 (though Pennine had highest placed third counter).

Glad you enjoyed the wine! Yes - it was 19 all for Pennine and Holmfirth ladies, so I applied the third place rule as tiebreaker.

Werdna

[Nora]

Okay, so now I can berrate myself for getting overtaken by a female Pennine runner halfway up the second climb.

Note to legs: run better/ache less next time, please.

[tim]

Marvellous race, somewhat spoiled for me by cracking a rib and fracturing my ankle coming through the gate posts on the way down from the Nab, only just plucked up the courage to go online and check the results, which proved to be a positive experience in that I managed to finish in exactly the same place as last years race, very slightly slower, hence displaying a significant improvement! So I am naturally delighted to be in plaster for 5 weeks, made worse by living so close to the race route that I can look out of my window everyday and see the scene of the crime. So be it, onwards and upwards, see you next year

[simgreen78]

Marvellous race, somewhat spoiled for me by cracking a rib and fracturing my ankle coming through the gate posts on the way down from the Nab, only just plucked up the courage to go online and check the results, which proved to be a positive experience in that I managed to finish in exactly the same place as last years race, very slightly slower, hence displaying a significant improvement! So I am naturally delighted to be in plaster for 5 weeks, made worse by living so close to the race route that I can look out of my window everyday and see the scene of the crime. So be it, onwards and upwards, see you next year

How did you finish?! Hard as nails!

I almost took an almighty tumble at that exact same spot - the marshalls/spectators at the bottom had a good chuckle as I near somersaulted around a couple of Gorse bushes and somehow hopped through the gate intact with nothing more than a gouge down the shin. Tricky bit that.

[tim]

105/6 place i think, 36:37 or so, very upset, could have been so much better. I'm clearly not challenging for a top 20 place but slowly slowly. Walking/hobbling home didn't help either. Will try to make the chisworth/charlesworth race perhaps!

[Werdna Swilnik]

Just a quick mention that the Joe Barber Herod Farm race is coming up very soon, on Wednesday 20th April. Our old venue, which was the Drovers Arms is now a private house, so the race HQ has been moved down the road to Reliance Garage, to whom we are very grateful. The race course is unchanged with the start/finish in the usual place, so there'll be about a ten minute jog to there from the garage. The toilets at the garage should also be available on the night (provided I remember to pick up the key during the day!)

Werdna

[Mike - TheBoyBarry]

So no post race pint

[IanDarkpeak]

So no post race pint

I can bring some rescue ale if you like...?

[Mike - TheBoyBarry]

Now that sounds like a plan. I'll drop you a line on F/book after I've spoken to my Dad. He's been nagging me for more since Stanage Struggle 2 years ago !

[ba-ba]

Not yet sure if I'm going to be there or not - big weekend in N.Ireland following (OK not as big for the Fell community as last weekend!) and need to get up early to get to Birkenhead in time on Thursday!