Rombalds Stride

[fozzy]

Fingers crossed jopari's bro.

D.T. I agree. I've just checked the BBC forecast and it's going to be around or well below freezing until Saturday, when the weather front will begin to make inroads. I'm expecting a much faster course than last year - 10, possibly 15 mins faster? I seem to recall last year it was mud, water, mud, gales and mud.

I remember it was pretty muddy up Rombalds moor and then just as you reached the knee-deep bogs on the top, you ended up running into a pretty stiff headwind. Then all I remember is how hard it got as I started feeling unwell.

[Rob Furness]

I remember it was pretty muddy up Rombalds moor and then just as you reached the knee-deep bogs on the top, you ended up running into a pretty stiff headwind. Then all I remember is how hard it got as I started feeling unwell.

I went past you last year on the edge of the moor and at that point I felt pretty good. After the bogs and weather thrashing the crap out of me, I died around the same place you did at Burley Woodhead. Hopefully this year I'll be a bit stronger and hit sub 3:30 as well. Last year was about 3:40 ish and it was hard work.

[jopari]

Hiya, its definitely full but I had to pull out due to double booking and emailed to let Mark know last week. I got an automated response saying it was full but you could be added to a waiting list and then he wrote to me to thank me for letting him know so my place will go to someone on the list. Maybe they put your bro on it when he missed getting a place?

Cheers, he's got an entry now due to a friend dropping out, but thanks for the reply.
Graham

[karen nash]

Ugghhhh Woke up this am with bad cold. Could be a bit of a struggle tomorrow- hope it stays cold , still and dry or it might finish me off.

[fozzy]

If anyone spots me beforehand or afterwards, come and say hi - I'll be running in my Abbey Runners vest and at 6'4", I'm usually easy to spot!

[Stolly]

I'm a 5 ft 7 short arse but should be easy to spot - I'll now be running with handsome Harry

[Multiterrainer]

Firstly may I just state that I am not stalking Fozzy having just replied to his post on fetch fell runners forum!

I'm another short-arse at 5'8, and also with a hearing aid in right ear tho it may well be hidden by beanie/hat/buff at various times. As mentioned on fetch I'll probably be starting off with too many layers incl. a yellow karrimor wind/waterproof & an OMM last Drop 10l rucsack.

Had a drive over past Weecher earlier this afternoon and a short stroll (ie 5 mins) over the start of the Rombalds Moor section - rock hard but with small, avoidable, frozen puddles on that section, of course there could be a much higher frozen puddle quota higher up on the moor.

Edit: ...and aiming for 3hrs 45mins.

[MorganW]

The ground is frozen above, I'm guessing, 800-1000ft. If the weather stays the same for the next two or three days/nights the going should be good at the weekend

I was out for 20 plus miles starting at 5.50 am this morning from Storiths.

Very hard ground all the way plus plentiful ice where there had been thaw in the sun on Thursday.

Paving slabs on Simon's Seat were mostly fine; there was a dusting of snow on top of the compressed ice formed by previous travellers.

Should be faster going then normal.

[Stolly]

I was out for 20 plus miles starting at 5.50 am this morning from Storiths.

Very hard ground all the way plus plentiful ice where there had been thaw in the sun on Thursday.

Paving slabs on Simon's Seat were mostly fine; there was a dusting of snow on top of the compressed ice formed by previous travellers.

Should be faster going then normal.

It will be fast but dodgy in places for sure. Around my way (Settle) below the snow line the ground is like concrete, which is obviously rutted concrete where tractors or sheep and cattle mill about. Also natural water seepage from the hills has formed complete death trap ice slides in places, and the one that crosses my usual evening head torch run was nire on impassable tonight (I crawled over it in the end ).

[Lummox]

Hi Martin - John H from GOYH here- I will see you at the start ! Having trotted no more than 13 miles since our son's birth, I just aim to get round ; )