"My legs felt okay ironically but I was all round very weary for the last 11 or 12 miles". I had the opposite experience. I had enough endurance but my legs just wouldn't work. I struggled even to walk the steep downhill into Hebden Bridge and seriously thought I might have to give up. Then the steps. Aaaarrrrgh! But the road up to Heptonstall was okay: a very slow but steady walk. Then I struggled again to get down the track. Going up from Horse Bridge (still walking - I walked most of the last seven miles) I even managed to overtake a handful of people.
But what a tremendous event! Superbly organised (thanks everyone), blessed with near-perfect weather, and what magnificent terrain! It had been "on the radar" for me for a while, and although I was a bit disappointed with my time (over an hour slower than I had hoped for) it was a fantastic day out.
Tim Brockington
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