I thought you were doing it this year Steve? there's EOD you know...Originally Posted by stevefoster
meanwhile....
pasties packed
just eaten my porridge
driving down to Hazel Grove soon...
I thought you were doing it this year Steve? there's EOD you know...
meanwhile....
pasties packed
just eaten my porridge
driving down to Hazel Grove soon...
Been out there today - on the course - here & there..
Wow - "top" conditions - maybe a bit warm early doors over to Edale..
Plus - very brezzy back O' Chel'....
Super dusky sky too :wink:.....
Great to see Best Gal' & Pal bantering along in fine style!
SteveT, Geoff Pett', KarenN, DazTS, BritN' & many more going very indeed - very impressed...
Perhaps it's time I had a crack too.........there is quite a history of Rucksackers to follow....
PS - took a few pics' - if there any good I'll ask SteveT if he might post them at http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~temples/hc/
Well done to everyone who ran yesterday/today, whether they finished or not. I found it really tough with the weather and stuggled with cramp for a few miles but am delighted that I finished in 11.57, big improvement on 12.40 from last year. I ran with a few people along the way including Geoff P who joined me in some necessary hill walking. Massive congrats to julie Gardner for first lady with a fantastic time. She looked so fresh as well when I came in.
It is such a tough race but I loved it, still hate the canal, MWW and Tower Road with a passion but I did manage a dubious walk run strategy.
I am now however in so much pain I can't envisag ever walking again.
Well done to all who completed, its tough. Very well done Sarah, you went v well down the middle wood way, i was tagging on behind but started feeling v queazy resulting in multiple throwing up, walked a lot then went a bit better at end, pleased to knock 22 mins of last year tho. You must be dead chuffed, great run. Well done Julie G too , amazing!
A great event - thanks to the organisers and all the lovely checkpoint staff.
I think I might have misunderestimated it a bit:
Q: "56 miles round the peak, how hard can it be?" A: "F@cking hard!"
I'm glad I reccied round Earl Sterndale and had my trusty Garmin with me as I was completely on my own with no-on in sight from shortly after Earl S until right to the very end- so thanks to all the folks here who offered route choice tips.
A great day out though, I've got quite a nice vest shaped suntan this morning.
Last edited by Mark L; 02-09-2012 at 11:57 AM.
Well done everyone on what is a very tough race, glad the weather stayed pretty good for you all. Did it a couple of years ago and still have nightmares about that disused railway line, that section is soooo long. How did Daz do?
Well done to everyone today/yesterday. Some fantastic scenery and some tough walking - especially up to Chinley Churn.
I did my ususal retire at Peak Forest so hats off to you who went on and finished.
In terms of running I found I wasn't doing half as much as hoped - I know it's more runnable in the second half but is there an argument for putting my hiking boots on and just going around more steadilly next time?
Saw some interesting things this year, who else saw them - Red Arrows display, loop the loop an all, apparently at Chatsworh just after 5.30pm, i was on that track to earl sterndale i think; later going up charity lane (Macc Forest) saw eyes reflecting from the forest on the left, didnt look like sheep, a group of young stags; finally driving home about 1.30 in morning at bottom of mow cop saw a strange creature in the road (not a lost Bullock Smithier), reddish, small fox size but with black on its neck, thought pine marten but then thought, no impossible, still not sure what it was pretty sure not a fox I see hundreds of them, wrong shape etc.
I saw the red arrows but I have to confess me and Phil thought you were hallucinating when you asked us if we'd seen a group of stagsI am gobsmacked I got in under 12, I think I had an hour from WB to get in under 12 but it seemed a fairly big ask to do 5 miles that quickly when my legs were so tired. You did brilliantly and just about spot on your 12.17 schedule then
You're not wrong on the railway line, the long dark tunnel to nowhere, it seemed...On the other hand, the sun setting over the peaks as we moved towards Brands Top, and the full moon low in the sky behind us not long after are sights that will stay with me for a while. Fantastic event, and well done to all participants. 13:15 was a bit slower than I hoped for but not unhappy given how challenging the terrain was. The climb up Cavedale coming out of Castleton in particular seemed to go on forever!
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