Rombalds Stride

[Rob Furness]

Well done Rob, was good to meet you yesterday. Someone mentioned to me over pie, a different route to the right of the wall which they said was faster than both the left route and the cowpers cross route. I'll do a recce and post my findings.

Happy with my time of 3:00:45, would have been nice to get under 3 but still a big PB. There's always next year!

Nice to meet you too, finishing a paltry amount over 3hrs is known in Horsforth Harriers patois as "doing a Raby" after one erstwhile club mate who completed London in 3hrs 6seconds! At least your certificate will say 3hrs though

The Rombalds Stride is an LDWA Challenge Event in which walkers and runners are invited to complete a 23 mile route in anything up to 10 hours. It's not a race.

For the record, I race it too as do most fell runners I know (although not all). Although for me the challenge is the time more than the position. There's no need to split hairs, it is what it is. We all get out of it what we want.

Thanks Mr W! Try harder next time!

Them Adidas didn't slow you down much then? What was your finish time?

Could have told you LHS of wall was definitely quicker from reccies (and from looking at a map....)!

On a map it looks straightforward but the ground is saturated at the top whereas the cowpers cross route is a decent fast path. Although clearly not fast enough!

[Rombald]

Them Adidas didn't slow you down much then? What was your finish time?

I did 2:54 so you weren't far behind at all. Good run. The XT 4 were fine. A bit slippery going up the Chevin and on the icy slabs but not many shoes would have gripped well on those!

[Rob Furness]

I did 2:54 so you weren't far behind at all. Good run. The XT 4 were fine. A bit slippery going up the Chevin and on the icy slabs but not many shoes would have gripped well on those!

That's true enough, I had Mudclaws on and still couldn't get any purchase going up the dib. Them slabs were awful, need ice skates for them! Well done anyway, I gather you've waited a couple of years to win it...

[wjb]

Well said Will. And an incredible time young sir. Hats off to you. Well done !!

Thanks Jez, was good to see you briefly, must have been hard for you watching and not being in the action! Are you posting your photos online?

[Jez Hellewell]

It was hard Will ! I then had to go & watch Jacob race aswell ! I made up for it with a nice trot up Beamsley with my brother-in-law yesterday. I've put the photos on the IH FB page. A couple are a bit blurry with the pace you chaps were going !

Thanks Jez, was good to see you briefly, must have been hard for you watching and not being in the action! Are you posting your photos online?

[BritNick]

It was hard Will ! I then had to go & watch Jacob race aswell ! I made up for it with a nice trot up Beamsley with my brother-in-law yesterday. I've put the photos on the IH FB page. A couple are a bit blurry with the pace you chaps were going !

This was a heavily photographed event, what with SportSunday, the Woodentops and you, Jez (I'll see if I can find yours on fb when I get home). I took some as well as I bimbled my way round:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2608207...7640423875676/

I hope the girl who cut her knee is alright. She retired at the Whetstone Gate CP as I was taking shelter to put my gloves on. Those flagstones are lethal. They have caused injuries every year since they appeared, with trips and slips. I go so carefully along them they provide a long breather opportunity in readiness for hitting it hard again along the LHS of the wall.

[Jez Hellewell]

I hate those flags with a passion Nick ! I never run on them !

This was a heavily photographed event, what with SportSunday, the Woodentops and you, Jez (I'll see if I can find yours on fb when I get home). I took some as well as I bimbled my way round:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2608207...7640423875676/

I hope the girl who cut her knee is alright. She retired at the Whetstone Gate CP as I was taking shelter to put my gloves on. Those flagstones are lethal. They have caused injuries every year since they appeared, with trips and slips. I go so carefully along them they provide a long breather opportunity in readiness for hitting it hard again along the LHS of the wall.

[Rob Furness]

One of my club mates gashed his leg quite badly (well it looked bad) on those slabs. One day someone will need the air ambulance up there, even in relatively decent weather they're lethal. Only a matter of time before someone splits their head open.

I run alongside mostly but some bits (at least on Rombalds) you sort of have no choice. I used to love the unpredictable bog track that was there before. One day I'll recce it properly and find a better route out through the heather.

[Martyn P]

I completed Rombalds yesterday too. My first race ever!! I came in at 4hr13min. A woman in front of me took a bad fall coming down to burley wood head. I stopped and helped her and made sure she was ok before carrying on. She can't of been hurt that bad cos she caught me up and passed me (or maybe she was just hard as nails). I could keep up with her lol.
A great day ����.

You know Wooj, that sounds like my missus Helen. I wouldn't feel too bad about it, she finishes in front of me all the time!

[Jez Hellewell]

One of my club mates gashed his leg quite badly (well it looked bad) on those slabs. One day someone will need the air ambulance up there, even in relatively decent weather they're lethal. Only a matter of time before someone splits their head open.

I run alongside mostly but some bits (at least on Rombalds) you sort of have no choice. I used to love the unpredictable bog track that was there before. One day I'll recce it properly and find a better route out through the heather.

Give me a shout & I'll join you Rob !