Pen-Y-Ghent race

[Ady In Accy]

Hey Ady - were off up the Dales tom too! But MTB not roads just deciding where i will keep an eye out for you! Will you be wearing clothes for this one?!

Yes but not many! Check out route from Ribblehead round to Dent for MTB. Tarmac for me!! Enjoy.

[mapper]

.....didn't enjoy the line I took down to the stile - not a fan of tussocks on a descent. It was here that Mapper came past me who I went past mid way up the climb but he usually comes down better than me and I think I finished 30 seconds or so behind him in perhaps a smidge under 62 minutes.

Got past you and about 3 others on that bit Ady . Whilst the line could have been better, at least it took us directly to the stile and the CP at Hull Pot, and missed out the curvy loop to the right. I thought it was ok. You were well under 62 mins. Mine was 60.24 and I think you were 30 secs behind.
I can't believe I've done it before in 55 mins ~ must've been when mi legs were a bit newer !

[Trog]

We have just got back to a very damp Yorkshire coast after weekend in Horton.

I wouldn’t recommend the campsite to anyone; it has poor facilities and was very over crowded. Despite having pre-booked we only just managed to get our van in. The road outside was lined with cars all of which had £30 tickets on midway through Saturday morning.

It was the first time that I had raced in the area. As already mentioned it was very hot for the race, certainly too hot for me. Almost as soon as we left the road I lost the will to run although I was certainly competitive on the decent gaining back several places.

Thanks to the organisers and the friendly marshals for their sterling work, I suspect that I will be back next year looking to knock a few minutes off to break the hour mark.

[Ady In Accy]

We have just got back to a very damp Yorkshire coast after weekend in Horton.

I wouldn’t recommend the campsite to anyone; it has poor facilities and was very over crowded. Despite having pre-booked we only just managed to get our van in.

A fraction over 2 miles down the road at Helwith Bridge is a better camping spot, 20 Yards from the pub as well! Also the YSS hostel in Helwith, again, around 50 yards from the pub.

[Trog]

Thanks

[wharfeego]

...I can't believe I've done it before in 55 mins...

That could've been the old route mapper?

I wasn't far off you approaching the summit but you must've steamed down to Hull Pot coz I ended up 2 'n 'alf mins plus behind by th'end. You did 60.23 actually..so not as slow as you thought! Ady did 60.58 and I was exactly 2 mins after Ady. Good race apart from that long section of road at the start..that's where I lost all my time on you. I can't stand runnin' on tarmac.

[mapper]

That could've been the old route mapper?

I wasn't far off you approaching the summit but you must've steamed down to Hull Pot coz I ended up 2 'n 'alf mins plus behind by th'end. You did 60.23 actually..so not as slow as you thought! Ady did 60.58 and I was exactly 2 mins after Ady. Good race apart from that long section of road at the start..that's where I lost all my time on you. I can't stand runnin' on tarmac.

You had a good one Wharfee ~ you must have done some training lad !

My time of 54.51 was in 2000 so I think it was the same course as this year's, but can't be sure. My best ever is 51.33 in 1996 so I think that must have been the shorter course.

Tried to get a pint in the Golden Lion afterwards, but there was only one barmaid doing her stuff (and not that fast either!) and there were at least 15 folk waiting so we decided to visit the Black Horse at Giggleswick instead. Nice pint of TT Landlord in the beer garden.

[Ady In Accy]

Where you getting all the time stats from Wharfee? Not seen any results as yet....................

[wharfeego]

You had a good one Wharfee ~ you must have done some training lad !
My time of 54.51 was in 2000 so I think it was the same course as this year's, but can't be sure. My best ever is 51.33 in 1996 so I think that must have been the shorter course...

All on the push bike lad. Tha's ganna be a tough'un to beat..especially forranowdbuggalikeme!
Always 'ard to imagine how much faster we used to be many years ago. You can feel to have a really good run then you look at old race results and realise tha's not as young as you was!

[wharfeego]

Where you getting all the time stats from Wharfee? Not seen any results as yet....................

I snapped photos of the results wi' our Lynn's phone. Sent them to the Wharfee webmaster so they might be on sooner than Settle 'arriers can put 'em up.