Wadsworth Trog

[Martyn P]

The worst was Chris Cavey from Heptonstall - he had the bad ankle, plus 3 other DNFs are from helping him. There were plenty of other bruises, but of the other DNFs I think they all just decided after a fall or two that the conditions were too poor and not worth risking a worse injury than a bruised bum.

Thanks for that. I just caught up with one of them and they confirmed more or less what you said above. Sounds like an interesting day ..

[dutch peaks]

Echoing some of the prev posts: thanks for a brilliant day out, organisation was fantastic! Thanks to hannah, marshals and catering team afterwards! Had a shocker today, with 'internal issues' followed by a nasty fall, never been this far back in the field! All good though, really enjoyed it, but will have to come back next years cos I didn't manage to see anything of course and area! Thanks again!

[Trig]

That was my injured ankle that jbf mentions and I agree completely that allowing the race to go ahead was the right decision. The tumble I took could have happened in other conditions and up to that point I was having a great time. Getting across to Cock Hill seemed easier than wading through the bog to get there last year.

Many, many thanks to Bob the Dog, Johnny & Pete who gave up their races to help me get down to Walshaw dam. Bob in particular having made the trek from Edinburgh must have been disappointed but there was never any complaint from any of them. Thanks too to Clare for driving up to pick me up & also to the runners who offered ibuprofen and bandages as they passed.

At checkpoint 5 I heard someone ask himself plaintively "Why am I doing this?" I think the knowledge that any runner on the course today would have done what Bob, Johnny and Pete did is very much a part of why I'm doing this. Not today though - elevation of the ankle is needed and, look, there's rugby on TV.

Thanks again to jbf for the race organisation and all those who offered their help.

Glad to hear you made it home safely Hurrier - remember "RICE" rest, elevation, compression?, ice - mmmm....where can you find some ice?
We need you for the Mag7 on 26th - speedy recovery!

[DrPatrickBarry]

Echoing some of the prev posts: thanks for a brilliant day out, organisation was fantastic! Thanks to hannah, marshals and catering team afterwards! Had a shocker today, with 'internal issues' followed by a nasty fall, never been this far back in the field! All good though, really enjoyed it, but will have to come back next years cos I didn't manage to see anything of course and area! Thanks again!

Hope you are OK Hanno, It looks like it was an interesting day out.

[Derby Tup]

Not a lot to add to everyone else's comments. The course was runnable and the organisation was brilliant. Great to see loads of friends out and meet one or two new ones too :thumbup:

The run round the cricket pitch never gets any easier, especially when you think you have cunningly avoided it :closed:

[Derby Tup]

Oh and thanks Manhar for the Jaffa Cakes )

[DrPatrickBarry]

Oh and thanks Manhar for the Jaffa Cakes

I don't think you are taking this Overweight to Race weight thread seriously!

[Derby Tup]

I don't think you are taking this Overweight to Race weight thread seriously!

Incorrect. I only had a pair :closed:

[Tussockface]

Interesting that a number of people comment they've never been as far back in a race .... I'll never be further back.

When I thawed out, I discovered that my falls had left me so battered and bruised, that if I lie down I'm unable to push myself up again.
But the challenge is part of the weird attraction, isn't it? To take up a theme from an earlier post, no-one expected or wanted a park run. If you run in exposed places on ice, you'll get cold and you'll probably fall over.

[shughoppy]

I really enjoyed today and glad it went ahead. I thought the start and finish were better than the original because of the reduction in road.