Stolly Hill Runs 2010

[Stolly]

Jane Tomlinson's Leeds 10K

6 and a bit miles and oooh... 200 ft of climb

This was probably my first competitive race since Borrowdale last August (in which I was far from 'competitive' truth be told), my first road race for at least 3 years, only my second ever 10K (I did the Skipton 10K in 2003 I think, the one with the scenic route that goes down the by-pass and past the sewage works ) and my first ever 'big city centre extravaganza' with getting on for 7,000 starters (although I think they were hoping for 11,000). I was running with work as part of a corporate team which meant that I was also running in a purple tee shirt that seemed to be made of inch thick hemp and weighed a ton. We may have even won the corporate race where the results of the first four home count - fortunately for me 3 others in my team could run properly (a 39:12, a 39:22 and a 40:00 dead to add to my 'fast jogger's' time of 43:51).

The route...



Anyway despite my misgivings and a slow start, where I was wedged in for a while by a mass of fun runners, and some over heating issues with my superheated tee shirt, I managed to run at a fairish pace for me and I was pretty pleased with my time. I'm definitely not race fit for sure as I felt pretty damn uncomfortable and leggy all the way round. That said, despite her very best efforts and top notch head wobbling, I managed to leave Paula Radcliffe for toast; she gave her all but just couldn't live with my pace . A great win to notch up don't you think..... even though she was running 7 months pregnant. Never the less a win is a win is a win.

I of course didn't read all of the pre-race blurb and didn't know anything about water stops etc. I missed/didn't need the first water stop after 3K but just after the turn at about the 6K mark I was sweating cobbs and did grab (what I thought to be) a water at the next stop to splash over my head. Its wasn't water though but was gatorade so cue one sticky up hair do at the finish.

A grand race though and one where the standard of running was 'so high' that on my chipped time I came 166th out of 6,748 starters

[Mountain Goatess]

Jane Tomlinson's Leeds 10K

6 and a bit miles and oooh... 200 ft of climb

This was probably my first competitive race since Borrowdale last August (in which I was far from 'competitive' truth be told), my first road race for at least 3 years, only my second ever 10K (I did the Skipton 10K in 2003 I think, the one with the scenic route that goes down the by-pass and past the sewage works ) and my first ever 'big city centre extravaganza' with getting on for 7,000 starters (although I think they were hoping for 11,000). I was running with work as part of a corporate team which meant that I was also running in a purple tee shirt that seemed to be made of inch thick hemp and weighed a ton. We may have even won the corporate race where the results of the first four home count - fortunately for me 3 others in my team could run properly (a 39:12, a 39:22 and a 40:00 dead to add to my 'fast jogger's' time of 43:51).

The route...



Anyway despite my misgivings and a slow start, where I was wedged in for a while by a mass of fun runners, and some over heating issues with my superheated tee shirt, I managed to run at a fairish pace for me and I was pretty pleased with my time. I'm definitely not race fit for sure as I felt pretty damn uncomfortable and leggy all the way round. That said, despite her very best efforts and top notch head wobbling, I managed to leave Paula Radcliffe for toast; she gave her all but just couldn't live with my pace . A great win to notch up don't you think..... even though she was running 7 months pregnant. Never the less a win is a win is a win.

I of course didn't read all of the pre-race blurb and didn't know anything about water stops etc. I missed/didn't need the first water stop after 3K but just after the turn at about the 6K mark I was sweating cobbs and did grab (what I thought to be) a water at the next stop to splash over my head. Its wasn't water though but was gatorade so cue one sticky up hair do at the finish.

A grand race though and one where the standard of running was 'so high' that on my chipped time I came 166th out of 6,748 starters

Wow Stolly this sure is a change from your usual! I wondered what possessed you, but all in the name of charity. That's a great time you got and fancy being able to say you beat Paula!
(the gatorade comment made me laugh! ))

[egor]

stolly, i know ive seen it somewhere in thread, and ive done it once with pilgrim et al, but the route that starts from ingleton and follows fellsman route but heads back down into ingleton, how far roughly, planning on doing something next week, also do you know how far; 3 peaks route through to the road section after nether lodge, but rather than head for whernside, taking a left up the track in front of the houses next to the railway, path takes you park fell then simon fell then ingle b, have you done this and if so how far?? cheers, Dave

[Stolly]

Egor the first one is getting on for 15 miles and takes me plus or minus 3 hours; for some reason it seems to be a bit quicker if I go up Whernside ridgeline first but its actually more enjoyable to run up Inglebrough first because its a shambolic boulder field to run down. Click here for the route

The other route is maybe 17 or 17.5 miles and I can't remember my time, although I'd guess 3.5 hours or so. Need to do this one again I think. And I like doing Ingleborough first as the descent from Park Fell is a humdinger. Click here for the route

Have a good 'un

[egor]

cheers stolly, park fell a humdinger, what do you mean a good/fast run down or a bugger of a run down?

[Stolly]

cheers stolly, park fell a humdinger, what do you mean a good/fast run down or a bugger of a run down?

Good, super fast, mainly grassy and very steep.... so guess its a bugger as well

[Stolly]

Plover Hill and Pen y Ghent from Horton

9 miles and 1,850 ft

Today's route

A lovely run out with Harry tonight and, for the first time ever, I ran all the way up the side of Plover Hill including the stepped bit......... And I breezed it!

[Mountain Goatess]

Stolly can you explain the strange oval shaped mist just down the track from the bit of fence in your third pic down of the last post?

[Brotherton Lad]

The pond at 828744.

[Stolly]

Stolly can you explain the strange oval shaped mist just down the track from the bit of fence in your third pic down of the last post?

Oh my god a UFO!!!!! :w00t:



Or maybe its just the pond just above Hull Pot as Brotherton Lad said . My line of descent actually runs right past it in fact and the fourth picture was probably taken not far from it, looking back at the fantastically fast grassy route down.