Crikey - what a moaning lot you are.......just turn up and enjoy it for what it is....an enjoyable, exciting team event. I am not bothered which month this is held in, just thankful that some people go to the huge effort to make sure this event goes ahead. Now we know it will always be in May teams/individuals can plan ahead!
Re: Calderdale Way Relay
:angry: for me its the end of a classic event for which i have great memories and was the highlight of the dark winter days i doudt i will it run it again after many many years running in it .i will be suprised if you get the same quality or quanties as the december date .
as for moaning we are just airing are views and i wish the orginisers good luck with it moving it forward at the end of the day its your race
i also think the un predictable weather was part of the event
"if it ain,t broke don,t fix it"
the calderdale way held in december always seemed to clash with one of the better cross country races down our way, that said the new date might clash with Cribyn, but for the organisers it must be much better having it in May, with conditions likely to be more favourable, especially for any marshalls stuck on a hill top in horrible weather. I'm surprised at all the moaning about the change of date, its' a great event whatever time of year its held.
Great event, thanks to the organisers for putting it on. I've done it for quite a few years in December, even one year with a broken arm. I missed it this year because it was in May and there's too many great races to do that weekend. I'll miss it next May too. Shame
RIP CWR
No good for me in May
By for now.
Surely this is a team event and therefore it's an opportunity for us runners (mostly in our solitary state) to put the team first? I appreciate that in December there were no clashes with other major races but surely individuals can ditch one weekend of racing elsewhere in May for the benefit of the team?
I don't think the change of date will have an effect on the number of teams, but the good thing about the Calderdale has always seemed to be that the more elite end of the spectrum within the clubs have always turned out because of lack of clashing fixtures etc. Asking around at my club (one of the staunest supporters on the list in the previous thread) it was the faster runners who felt that they wouldn't want to participate in May.
I suspect that this will be mirrored in other clubs and the standard, if not the sheer numbers, will be adversely affected.
Having said that, no doubt I'll still run, and hope the event carries on in whatever form.
Originally Posted by Duff
Pretty sure the organisers must be reading this thread - would be great to hear from them
I liked the way the CWR came after the other great relays in Oct/Nov (Ian H & britisih) as races were more team themed (felt like there was a season of team events) but if Hal harriers have there reasons then we should respect them and get used to it/accommodate...
I did my first CWR in 2009 and loved doing the first leg despite the early start. There was something about turning up at Halifax and registering in the pitch black and starting the leg in semi darkness that i liked and i volunteered for the first leg again last December. I didnt have the same enthusiasm for the new date last May but it didnt make any difference because instead of our usual 2 teams we couldnt even muster half a team.
CWR in December fitted in well with the other off season relays in autumn/winter. It would be interesting to hear the organisers comments regarding the positive feedback they received about the May date because there seems to be very little of it on here
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