Holme Moss

[Brummy John]

Summary here

[Stagger]

Just enter Rich.
You have as much right as anyone and there will be a big field so plenty to follow.
Just make sure you are trained up to be out 3 hours plus.
You are good middle standard on the shorter stuff so take the plunge.
ENJOY.

[RichardAThackeray]

Thanks John & 'Stagger'

I can read this forum at work last night, but for some (security?) reason our systems won't let me log-in to respond to anything.

Looking at Johns link, that appears to be a fair old clamber up Laddow Rocks, but as you ('stagger') said, there'll be others to follow & appraise their route.

I'll consider it properly over the next few days

[Mrs crabbers]

Richard just get on and do it! i did coniston at the weekend and finnished last, if i thought about it i would not do anything being at the back but if you dont do it you cant get any better, you are fit and healthy have great cycling fitness (i know you work too hard and dont train much) and a much better runner than me, plenty of people to follow...........

caren

[ZootHornRollo]

tha'll be reet - as they say round there

seriously, the Pennines in July don't hold much threat for anyone with a bit of common sense and a map they can read

if you're fit enough to get round in a decent time, I wouldn't worry too much.

[Stagger]

tha'll be reet - as they say round there

seriously, the Pennines in July don't hold much threat for anyone with a bit of common sense and a map they can read

if you're fit enough to get round in a decent time, I wouldn't worry too much.

Two out of the last 3 years have had the clag down and driving rain.
The other was baking hot.

Map reading is paramount.

[Derby Tup]

Stagger's right. Don't underestimate this tough race. Its a proper AL

[RichardAThackeray]

Richard just get on and do it! i did coniston at the weekend and finnished last

Ahh, but the important word is 'finished'
Congratulations!

you are fit and healthy have great cycling fitness (i know you work too hard and dont train much) and a much better runner than me, plenty of people to follow........

Fit?, healthy??, me??
It certainly doesn't feel that way walking out of the door at about 04:50 to set off running to work, more like lunacy! (but, that's what I'll be doing tomorrow morning, riding bike there this afternoon)
And, I won't be feeling very fit, if I get to Keighley tomorrow evening for the first of the Yorkshire Cyclo-Cross Association 'summer series' races
Having said that, there's plenty (ie: the overwhelming majority) of my collegues who consider me stark-raing bonkers for running/riding to work every day, when there's 2 perfectly good cars here
(January = drive 3 times, but I was 'on-call' certain weeks. March = drove twice. April, = drove once!)

tha'll be reet - as they say round there
seriously, the Pennines in July don't hold much threat for anyone with a bit of common sense and a map they can read
if you're fit enough to get round in a decent time, I wouldn't worry too much.

Well, there's only one way to find out, & as stated previously, there'll always (probably) be another runner to follow/'team-up' with for the remainder of the route

Stagger's right. Don't underestimate this tough race. Its a proper AL

Don't worry, I have the greatest of respect for 'the Moss', as I've been pedalled over it onto Woodhead, en-route to the Snake Pass plenty of times, & got caught out by the weather more times that I care to remember!!
(even, in the past, to the point of sheltering from the snow in that phone box on Woodhead, in the lay-by where Vals Butty Van used to be - then heading for home via Penistone)


Apologies for all the digressions away from the main topic above

[Running Man]

The course changed last Year from Brummy John's summary, on the return you don't drop down to Yateholme res or Riding Wood Res but return by the outward and drop down into Ramsden Clough then climb up the hillside back to the track and road to the finish.

[Clash City Rocker]

tha'll be reet - as they say round there

seriously, the Pennines in July don't hold much threat for anyone with a bit of common sense and a map they can read

if you're fit enough to get round in a decent time, I wouldn't worry too much.

What a worrying approach to a taking on a very tough race. Richard wanted good advice not such an irresponsible reply. I did this race in the heatwave a few years ago when it was over 96 degrees and a lot of folk dropped out I'm glad I didnt do it in the clag.