Heptonstall Fell Race

[Trig]

The Trunce may fall victim the Calf Crunch Crag (ie last ascent)
Would be very interested to find out where the route issue was - need iron it for next year...

My Club-mate texted me to say he enjoyed it, but took a wrong turning somewhere (didn't say where, if he knew??)
He'll tell me all about it later

I hope he's still okay for our 'Trunce' recce-run tomorrow? (as they're part of our Clubs 'Grand-Prix' now, & he's not run them before)

[richardbriscoe]

Are there any pictures from the Heptonstall Fell Race on the web by any chance.

[joeyd]

I'd like to add my thanks to Trig and the myriad other people involved for a grand race yesterday. Tea and flapjack to start, a really cracking course (even in the mist) and loads more tea and cake at the end. That and the fact it's in aid of a really good cause. What more could you want from a run? Well done everyone concerned! (and I finished in the top 50%, not that this coloured my view of the day at all... honest...)

Joey D

[duty_druid]

Well done DD - you may have been re named Jake Rog in the results - will make sure its right for the media/press releases covering your sporting exploits - or do you think Rog sounds better????

I'm usually such a pedant about these things but don't care at the moment.

Actually, best change it just in case ;-)

[Clive]

Thanks Trig and all the top team for an awesome race and day.
I did manage to down quite a few ales in the White Lion, then as Colin M challenged me to a (pi55ed runner v pi55ed cyclist) race down to the Blue Pig, well it would've been very rude of me to accept the challenge! So whilst he was faffing with his bike I hot footed it in civvies and shoes down to the Pig, and won my first race of the day, managing to get the beers in before he arrived!
Sadly my 3 hour late arrival at home at just gone 7 (just slightly innebriated!) did manage to get me well and truly in the doghouse, ooooooooops.

[Fozzy42]

Just like to add my thanks to the ever increasing list of thanks, all well deserved. Great tough course, constantly up and down, with hardly any flat sections, ace. I know we all moaned about that last killer hill climb, but given the choice of not including that in any future Heptonstall Fell Races we'd all be up in arms complaing.
Possibly most enjoyable fell race I've done, that means the race itself as well as the community spirit both before and after the race, great in the White Lion afterwards also.
Gotta mention the lovely ladies serving the free tea and flapjacks, marvellous.

[Rob Furness]

Ben Mounsey 1st, Gav McHolland (sp) 2nd, Tim Midgley 3rd

Helen Fines 1st, saw Tamara with a prize, 2nd woman?

Third

Results just need popping up on web - but the the Heptonstall webmeister had a long journey to make this pm - sure he will on the case as soon as poss

Thanks Guys, he done well.

[Longdogs]

I thought it was brill and my legs ache today. Thanks Trig and everyone.

One route issue i noticed was by the res- the flags took you past the wall and back on your self through a gap.. i did notice some very naughty boys drop down to the tarmac early and cut out a few hundred metres :sneaky:

[Trig]

I thought it was brill and my legs ache today. Thanks Trig and everyone.

One route issue i noticed was by the res- the flags took you past the wall and back on your self through a gap.. i did notice some very naughty boys drop down to the tarmac early and cut out a few hundred metres :sneaky:

Yes - good point - you went the right way - but I can see the temptation. I flagged that section and spent about 10 minutes debating whether to go on the out and back around the wall (knowing a few people had recced the shorter option) in the end we decided the route needed to stick the flags in as in published race map and route description (around the wall) particularly as there was no obvious right way on the short cut- we will discuss in our wash up and make clear for any future race.

We were a bit naughty and flagged a slightly different route up off the PW at Walshaw Dean through a nice looking bog (by a wall). This was actually a path on OS map! I was suprised to hear that some runners chose to balance along the top of the adjacent, high, crumbling, wall in an attempt to keep their feet dry! I hope it was the flags on top of teh wall that caused confusion???

Mmmmm......think we need to advise against tight rope skills next year.....better wet feet than broken collar bone etc.

The bog was nt too bad anyway (ankle deep at worst??) think of it as refreshing on lotion on tired feet.

Would be interested to know if those who recced the orignial route (tarmac and jeep track for 400 yards) preferred this slightly shorter off road route up toward Greave Height (CP3)??????

[mischeavous elf]

I hate folk that cut corners. Must remember to cut corners next year. No doubt grim n co will have a marshal to scold those naughties.. and the marsh was awful at walshaw dean and did not know which side of wall to run but did not choose the on wall option. Next year I will use my jet prepulsion to get over this issue (small legs + bog = nightmare).