Rombalds Stride

[Rob Furness]

Intended doing an 18 mile trip round most of the course yesterday after work, misjudged the distance and it ended up nearly 20 miles. A catalogue of problems meant I got very very cold coming down Keighley gate road (cutting off the west buckstones/pipers crag section) and by the time I was off the moor at Burley woodhead I was feeling very rough. My whole body was cold and I felt unusual to say the least. After a while I felt I was warming up but still felt terrible and started getting a little vague and thinking unusual thoughts. I made it up the Chevin and painfully trotted back down to my van parked at the leisure centre before starting to feel dizzy and extremely sleepy. Not a great sign really. I sat in the van and drank two cups of hot coffee from a flask along with several biscuits before turning the heater on low and warming up slowly. Took me ages before I felt right again. I'm pretty sure I was Hypothermic and it wasn't a pleasant experience at all. I had worn a decent layer of clothing but obviously not enough to combat the extremely cold wind in my face all the way down the moor and back across it. Valuable lessons learnt though, and I have to say, having read Ian's article put me in good stead to recognise what was happening and stay in control. I had a phone but given my position I decided I didn't need to call for help just yet as I would have had to stop and wait, which would have obviously made me even colder. What I did do was text my wife as soon as I was at the van to tell her what was happening and where I was as a bit of a backup.

Scary stuff :w00t:

[Flopsy]

Easily done and the reason I carry more than I need to on hill runs.

Glad you got down ok.

[Pragmatic]

Intended doing an 18 mile trip round most of the course yesterday after work, misjudged the distance and it ended up nearly 20 miles. A catalogue of problems meant I got very very cold coming down Keighley gate road (cutting off the west buckstones/pipers crag section) and by the time I was off the moor at Burley woodhead I was feeling very rough. My whole body was cold and I felt unusual to say the least. After a while I felt I was warming up but still felt terrible and started getting a little vague and thinking unusual thoughts. I made it up the Chevin and painfully trotted back down to my van parked at the leisure centre before starting to feel dizzy and extremely sleepy. Not a great sign really. I sat in the van and drank two cups of hot coffee from a flask along with several biscuits before turning the heater on low and warming up slowly. Took me ages before I felt right again. I'm pretty sure I was Hypothermic and it wasn't a pleasant experience at all. I had worn a decent layer of clothing but obviously not enough to combat the extremely cold wind in my face all the way down the moor and back across it. Valuable lessons learnt though, and I have to say, having read Ian's article put me in good stead to recognise what was happening and stay in control. I had a phone but given my position I decided I didn't need to call for help just yet as I would have had to stop and wait, which would have obviously made me even colder. What I did do was text my wife as soon as I was at the van to tell her what was happening and where I was as a bit of a backup.

Scary stuff :w00t:

Duly noted!!!
I'll be wrapping up warm on my trot up there tomorrow, will probably keep it shorter than intended too but want to get in a few miles in the snow; looks like there should be a bit as it's dropping a few flakes now.

[Pragmatic]

Well that was hard work! Ended up doing just over 15miles of the route and left totally spent when I'd finished. Hope it's not like that on Feb 2nd but glad I got a taste of it just incase. The boggy section on Burley Moor was particularly arduous as every step bit into the virgin snow then briefly held firm for a nanosecond before crunching through the semi-frozen bog skin. Was also continuously paranoid about coming a cropper on any hidden rocks etc. Besides all that it was really beautiful up there and with the exception of a couple walking their dog on the aforementioned Burley Moor I saw not a soul until hitting Menston. Anyone else given it a whirl up there today?

[Jez Hellewell]

No, heading up there with a headtorch on Tuesday night though !

Well that was hard work! Ended up doing just over 15miles of the route and left totally spent when I'd finished. Hope it's not like that on Feb 2nd but glad I got a taste of it just incase. The boggy section on Burley Moor was particularly arduous as every step bit into the virgin snow then briefly held firm for a nanosecond before crunching through the semi-frozen bog skin. Was also continuously paranoid about coming a cropper on any hidden rocks etc. Besides all that it was really beautiful up there and with the exception of a couple walking their dog on the aforementioned Burley Moor I saw not a soul until hitting Menston. Anyone else given it a whirl up there today?

[LM]

I have a spare number for this race, unfortunately I can't run now so if you're interested, please PM me. First come, first served.

The rules state that written permission must be obtained from the organiser for any proposed transfer but that's something I can sort out.

[Toyota_Crown]

Hi Linda, I have PMd you! :thumbup:

[DinoF]

Hi Linda, I have PMd you! :thumbup:

I snoozed and I lost!

If anyone else is not able run now, please let me know.

[LM]

Ah sorry Dino, hope you get a place.

[DinoF]

Ah sorry Dino, hope you get a place.

No problem Linda. It's not for me anyway.