High Peak Marathon

[Stolly]

I think if the weather is kind.....

You can stop there

[Johnny Foreigner]

Haha. Just saw this. Who rattled your cage?

Hehe. My cage needs no rattling, amigo.

[Marvin]

Scrap!! :w00t:

Is that the same as a BUNDLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shaunaneto]

I think Scraps are the term from 3rd years and up

[Stolly]

From the HPM web-site:

"We apologise for the delay publishing this year's start list. We found our spreadsheet record of past entrants was messed up and have been re-entering the data. We want it to be accurate so our lottery system is fair. To explain the lottery is weighted in favour of those who have competed before or have entered without success. The lottery does not however make it impossible for completely new teams and usually 5-6 will be accepted (if the team members have other adequate experience). Thank you for your patience!"

[stevers]

knackered and wanted to change his wet socks by the time we got to Hollins Cross (the first time!!!!!).

That's me, every time. Particularly given what it is that makes your socks wet before Hollins Cross.

[Stolly]

That's me, every time. Particularly given what it is that makes your socks wet before Hollins Cross.

Nothing wrong with glutinous cow poo

[moogiej]

Totally agree with all of that. The team last year did advertise though saying that they'd been in training 30 miles a week and they hoped to complete in 12 to 13 hours and I joined them on that basis. I suspect both of those statements were "slight" exaggerations . All the same don't get me wrong, it was still fantastic fun. I just feel I'm due a bit of luck this time round in getting my own team in. Best of luck with the draw and hope you get in too.

Hey Stolly, hope you get ur team in this year. We are fingers crossed again for this year.

Just to pick up on Phil's and your conversation. We had trained but limited mileage on the hills which is where it's at really! As to the fun event which was last year we were sure we'd get round but as to when who knew. Jam butties at snake pass were the driving force!

I looked at last year and think you were too fit for us, i mean we defaulted to your judgement mainly as you knew everyone that was there lol. for one lad (my girlfriends bro) it was his first major experience of it and i am sure he would have got round :P

i do feel your altenate route we took from sheepfold clough up the stream (new way for us) was the last nail in the coffin as it delayed us nearly 90 min over what it should have taken to get to cutgate. Then the haste to 'catch up' from cut gate
where we were last to cross :S you led us off into mist when approx 1mile NW was next check point. with "moral" low we rang and talked about exiting the route and should have headed south west to misden by howden resevoir for pick up.

but led into clough which ended up heading north (wish i had more confidence in my compass - silva compass are worth the accuracy as mine stopped so felt couldnt challenge direction) we ended up just south of the a628. with pick up impossible now. we trudged off to the langsett carpark where, thankfully my girlfriend came to pick us up!

i love these experiences! lol i reckon we must have done close to 30 mile anyway in random directions and feel that over stolly you are a very fit fell runner, but navigation is not your forte! lol.

to be honest though while sat having a cup of tea with the community worker and her dog in the carpark kitchen thing i had a blast and we all had a good natter and hang out while waiting for lift! lol

anyway, you're a good laugh, strong fell runner, not a navigator, and hopefully we will experience your team overtaking us this year if we both get in! lol

morg

i am sure i have pictures of us all having cuppa somewhere

[moogiej]

Hi all.

Are the draw results for HPM likely to be out before Christmas? not that i mind the cold running :P

Also, does anyone have any advice to what age a labrador puppy can start running in fells? More than 5 mile? Everything I have seen is a bit vague on age and distane because of bones growing.

Cheers

[Stolly]

Hi Moog, I agree with you about the 'fun' last year. I just checked my garmin track of the HPM (it lasted until not long after we bombed out) and my 'shortcut' (cough) at Sheepfold Clough actually only wasted about 20 or so minutes; it just seemed longer in the dark and fog (and fricking heather). Again our line after Cutgate is quite interesting too - we ended up north of the swamp that is supposedly the path there, probably because we were trying to find non-muddy ground, but came incredibly close to picking it up again before losing confidence and heading for the higher ground. As for getting off the hill - we definitely did the right thing in just heading down

That said this past year my 'navigation skills' have been tested well beyond their limits - add to the HPM two BGR failures down to stupid navigation in crap visabilty. I'm getting better with every navigational error and, as for my Peak District navigation in the HPM, I hadn't been able to recce (due to not getting my team in two years running) and was going from vague memories from 2010