Mountain Rescue weren't asked, they made a point of seaking out and speaking to Scoffer and advising that in view of the reports their guys on the hill were making, that the race should be shorthened in the way that it was. Scoff had to make a tough decision at that time, based on the advice given to him in blunt terms. He made the only choice he could. Hindsight shows that conditions rapidly improved - but the forecast didn't suggest that. The fact that he got a round of applause at the start suggests that almost everyone respected him for making that uneviable decision.
a great weekend and a brilliant race , although not the full route i didnt mind,
thanks to scoffer and all that helped make it work,
scoffer should be applauded for taking that decision to cut it short and i cannot see any relevance to edale, at edale you just turn right and drop back down , thats not really the case at borrowdale. anyway if people didnt like it im sure scoffer would have just said tough shit, he said he had taken advice from MR and as far as im concerned we can all go back next year and do it again if we wish.
the race started very quick for me and all was going well until i turned right at esk hause and went over on my left shoulder badly , i was thinking of dropping out at sty head because of the pain, i trotted down to gable upon where geoff b and goose fat just passed by as we started the climb , i managed to keep with geoff and he pulled me up to the top, did we find the correct line off gable im not sure but i fell again comingdown. i seemed to lose touch with the runners in geoffs group but i decided not to cross the stile before grey knotts and followed the fence , i def made time here , passed most of that group and had got back to geoff at honister.
dale head was hard and i had the fortune of sharon from bingley go by and drag me up to the top, dropping off dale head i fell again badly , by this time my shoulder was really throbbing, i fell again coming down the final bit through the ferns and thought i was running backwards on that final path to the field.
well done to all , emmi especially , told you you would be okay![]()
some snap in the hotel then didnt stop dancing with all the forumites in the markee, last thing i remember was jumping around in a ring with emmi, rob jebb, luv shack and god knows who else , absolutley great .
it doesnt get better than that, wild or what
walked back to the campsite with michael and emmi complete with flourescent sticks and torches, pity i was very tipsy and forgot to zip up my tent, woke up at 5.30am with a hangover my trousers and shirt was outside totally soaked from the rain , i had to dash to the car in underpants to get some fresh gear, good job no one was up
i will def be back for more next year
[quote=OneHillWonder;56896]might come with you next year![]()
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Last edited by moo; 05-08-2007 at 05:32 PM.