Great race and brilliantly organised.
Thanks to all involved for another top day out.
Pie and peas for refreshments, all fell races should be ran this way:-)
Great race and brilliantly organised.
Thanks to all involved for another top day out.
Pie and peas for refreshments, all fell races should be ran this way:-)
Seeing how we are back up and running here (no pun intended!) just want to a big thanks to ALL the marshals and helpers. About 70 in all at various times during the day.
Just wouldn't be possible to put on a big and complex race like the skyline with out everyone's help, time and expertise.
Some good racing today, from many but want to especially mention Vic wilkinson. She was running faster than course record pace as was 3 mins off the old record but new tweaked route is ~5 mins longer than the route the record was set on. Not sure what the convention is but she's now the moral womens record holder in my opinion.
Twitchill 'bypass' was not great but unavoidable - but I have a cracking and permanent alterternative for next year and into the future.
Plenty more people to thank more formally but tired - am going to bed now...
Cheers all!
Big thanks to everyone involved, especially the marshals who were warning us 'Careful, there's a nasty little step just ahead'.
I reckon the Twitchill detour was worth about 30 minutes. Well, I was 30 minutes slower than my previous slowest time, anyway!
Well done everyone, RO, runners and marshals and supporters out all over the route. I walked in to watch the race, packing in about 8ltrs of water from Hayfield and two bags of jelly babies...I take it from the relieved faces and empty bottles/packets that it was worth it
You never know, I may just run the race next year so hope some kind soul feeds/waters me!!!
What a great day and a fab race. It's a toughie but I had a good run and really loved the whole day. Thanks for the great organisation, cheery helpfulness of everyone involved and food at the end and also to Wormstone for the jellybaby and stroke of her gorgeous little dog. I've got a bad case of DOMS today
Apologies to the female runner who I slapped in the face as I tripped over the man that overtook me and decided to put his brakes on...and also the poor guy who fell over near the end who I landed on top of! I think there were a few pile ups throughout the race
Last edited by Hes; 30-09-2013 at 10:27 AM.
Thanks Ian and all involved in putting on the race, just a fantastic day out in a beautiful place.
For what it's worth, I compared my splits against 2012 to see how the new route affected things. I was faster on every split apart from CP4 Win Hill descent (lost about 2 minutes) and CP11 Jacobs Ladder to Grindslow Knoll (lost about 4 minutes due to the tussocks which I am rubbish at). Overall I was 3 minutes slower than 2012, so with a slight readjustment for the new route I am claiming that I was "morally" 3 minutes faster than last year! :-)
Fantastic weather yesterday for the race even with the wind on top! Nice to see some familiar faces and enjoy the views for a change!
Was the chap who suffered a head injury OK in the end?
Yes he was in touch later in the day to ask how he could return the two buffs he'd been lent.Originally Posted by MickTor
Ha! If that poor guy had a purple vest and a camelbak, then that was me....and also the poor guy who fell over near the end who I landed on top of! I think there were a few pile ups throughout the raceNo need to apologise, that's for checking I was okay!
In all honesty, if nobody else had been around I may have lay on the ground for quite some time - it was really quite wonderful to be lying down in the soft peat, even just for a moment.
Saw a few falls that didn't land quite as softly - hope folk aren't too damaged and recover speedily.
Tough race but enjoyable! Thanks to all involved in organising and well done to all that ran.
I would just like to reiterate what others have said. It was a cracking race, well organised and friendly. Ian and Dark Peak did a brilliant job. DP are actually my new club, I sent my application form in last week so one day I will repay the favours and marshall this myself. Well done guys.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
