Full Tour of Pendle

[Will.Race]

AndyA So much to answer for !

No seriously What a fantastic race. Loved every minute of that, even crawling on hands and knees up hill 6. Took it steady and got round in about 3:45 I think. Was spriting flat out for the last mile or so think I could have pushed a bit harder earlier on but as a relative fell novice it was great experience.

[wharfeego]

...I dont agree "its not bad though for 300 runners"...

Agreed studmarks. The 'fellrunners'(?) that drop litter are bringin down our sport. In every long race these days there's litter, albeit small amounts, left on the fell. Someone must spot these people? Won't be long before someone gets caught and made an example of.

[IainR]

Agreed studmarks. The 'fellrunners'(?) that drop litter are bringin down our sport. In every long race these days there's litter, albeit small amounts, left on the fell. Someone must spot these people? Won't be long before someone gets caught and made an example of.

Much ado about nothing. It was freezing up there; one runner's hands were so cold he couldn't get a jacket on and reckoned he wasn't far off hypothermic; its perfectly understandable that in those conditions a gel wrapper could blow out of someone's cold fumbling hands. I managed to keep hold of all mine but one wasn't far off getting away before I stashed it back in my bumbag. It was also hard to regulate your temperature yesterday, one minute it was pretty nice, quite warm, the next sleety rain or hail. On the second to last climb I was getting very cold but knew I was close enough to the end to push on without stopping to get a jacket on.

Compared to the degree of erosion caused by races the odd bit of litter isn't a huge issue.

[IainR]

It does seem a little odd that not everyone had tags, though glitches happen. It was definitely an advantage not to have tags; at one late checkpoint, I dithered for ages trying to remove my tag with frozen fingers and sodden, icy gloves, whilst the three other runners who'd arrived just behind me simply shouted "No tags!" and shot through. They gained about 50m at that tag point alone. Glad I wasn't battling them for anything important!

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I had no tags, entered late. It was an advantage, but TBH the runners around me had got a breather whilst taking their tags off so caught me again within 100 yards.

[richardbriscoe]

Does anyone know where I can find pictures of the full tour of pendle 2010.

[IainR]

Some on CLEMS site, just of CLEM runners, then some of the front of the field, linked a few pages back on this thread.

[studmarks]

Much ado about nothing. It was freezing up there; one runner's hands were so cold he couldn't get a jacket on and reckoned he wasn't far off hypothermic; its perfectly understandable that in those conditions a gel wrapper could blow out of someone's cold fumbling hands. I managed to keep hold of all mine but one wasn't far off getting away before I stashed it back in my bumbag. It was also hard to regulate your temperature yesterday, one minute it was pretty nice, quite warm, the next sleety rain or hail. On the second to last climb I was getting very cold but knew I was close enough to the end to push on without stopping to get a jacket on.

Compared to the degree of erosion caused by races the odd bit of litter isn't a huge issue.

Much ado about nothing, I thought that was the major theme on the Forum Seriously this is a major issue along with erosion, and other such impacts on the enviroment, and could effect the future running of this race and others over Pendle and elsewhere, and to use the conditions as an excuse isn't plausible in my book, it was a bit brisk but just a typical November day, runners should be prepared for the conditions carry the correct kit, and have the fortitude to use it. A true Fellrunner is someone with a love for the mountains and wild places, and should visit these areas with as little impact as possible leaving it for others to enjoy.
This I would say is a relatively new problem, which would suggest to me people coming into the sport without a background knowledge or obviously appreciation of the mountains and hills. Stick to the roads along with your sticky gel packs!

[Brotherton Lad]

I have to say I was shocked by the amount of erosion on those steep descents. I assume a result of the gradient and the nature of the vegetation and soil. No doubt Geronimo is always like that, but do the other 'off the beaten track' descents recover between each year's Tour?

[IainR]

Much ado about nothing, I thought that was the major theme on the Forum Seriously this is a major issue along with erosion, and other such impacts on the enviroment, and could effect the future running of this race and others over Pendle and elsewhere, and to use the conditions as an excuse isn't plausible in my book, it was a bit brisk but just a typical November day, runners should be prepared for the conditions carry the correct kit, and have the fortitude to use it. A true Fellrunner is someone with a love for the mountains and wild places, and should visit these areas with as little impact as possible leaving it for others to enjoy.
This I would say is a relatively new problem, which would suggest to me people coming into the sport without a background knowledge or obviously appreciation of the mountains and hills. Stick to the roads along with your sticky gel packs!

Never used to be litter..there was a suggestion that one of the UK's major fell records, which is now over 20 years old, was set using wet toilet paper to mark the route across the rocks..

I reckon there were very few road runners out yesterday, a few wore compression socks though..that's always an indicator, maybe they should ban anyone with compression gear on...should be a good way of keeping these undesirables out...

Leave as little impact...cairns...eroded trods...I doubt anyone deliberately droppped any litter.

I think we have to accept route alterations to allow recovery will now happen more and more, well done to the RO for doing that yesterday. Not sure what they can do about the geronimo descent, a classic route but not sure whether they should shift to another section of bank or just keep it there so at least the damage is concentrated in one spot, maybe the local conservation body/wildife trust/NT can advise.. Some erosion on a route is inevitable...afterall as the saying goes: take only photos..leave only footprints...

[ukhursty]

Just don't use the eroded path down Geranimo, its the slowest way down anyways.

Much faster to the right of it, and variety of lines should reduce erosion.

You'd have to be crazy to use that eroded path, asking for an injury.


Loving the compression rule lol