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...and is anybody Great Warford-ing on Sunday?
or Eccles Pike-ing next Wednesday?
RACE LIST
Thu 11 Aug - Sizzler4 -
Sun 14 Aug - Great Warford 10M -
Wed 17 Aug - Eccles Pike -
Sun 21 Aug - Leek Half - PPP
Wed 24 Aug - Chunal - tst
Wed 24 Aug - Tryfan Downhill Dash - Daz
Sun 28 Aug - Guernsey Marathon or part thereof- mort
Sat 03 Sep - Bullock Smithy - NI, Jonah, Eric
Sat 03 Sep - Peris Horseshoe - Daz
Sun 04 Sep - Tameside 10K - Kwaka
Sun 11 Sep - Lake Vyrnwy Half- GBM, PPP, Funk, Eric?, FOAR
Sun 11 Sep - Coombs Tor - Daz
Sat 17 Sep - High Peak 40 - UB, PPP
Sat 17 Sep - Lantern Pike - Daz
Sat 24 Sep - JWUltra - clairster
Sun 25 Sep - Berlin marathon- DB, JS
Sun 25 Sep - Macclesfield Half - PPP
Sat 01 Oct - Causeway ultra - clairster
Sun 02 Oct - Great Cumbrian Run HM - NI
Sat 08 Oct - Langdale - Daz
Sun 09 Oct - Chester Marathon - mtbb, GBM, RC, Funk, FOAR, Eric, PPP (probably), Jonah, mort
Sun 09 Oct - Reservoir Jogs - Kwaka
Daz - I shall be offering advice at eccles pike.
GBM - I shall do something at sale but I doubt it will be sizzling in this weather
Clairster - you said 6hr 25 min which is quick, or is it a typo?
What a day, little tst dodging earthquakes in Christchurch, bigger little tst dodging rocks on deansgate while in riot gear thankfully. Both say they are fine. So I have just laid turf in the rain. Not been a good day.
Was going to chance a cheeky run, second thoughts, 2 days off on the bounce might do me good.
My stomach is still bubbling anyway
Off to the Lakes on Saturday, hope it's cleared up by then.
J8 - the rain or the rumbles?
Minnie - Barry T was more than a little concerned going home from the track last night.
Foxy - they added 3 secs to my time as well, not that it made any difference dying at 3k was not a good run.
Have found another challenge. Welsh 3000s. Going to reccee some this weekend, could make for a tst level BG, if you know what I mean. Anyone fancy joining us?
Good turn out by Stockport Harriers at the Sizzler last night. It seemed that eveytime a winner was announced it went to one of us. I guess we must have won more than half of the categories, and Jess Coulson set a new course record. Bash appears to be getting back into shape too.
As for me I had employed a pacer to guide me round, but he was rubbish and I had to keep slowing down to match his pace. I got fed up with about 800m to go and pushed on. JMC, you are sacked! PPP, where were you? I'm sure you would have been a more reliable and faster pacer.
In the lakes for a week, hopefully the weather will improve!
J8 - see you Saturday for your navigation lesson!!
BG party on Sat. 27th hopefully you can all make it.
Good to see so many Harriers running well last night with a few PBs and a few near misses.
I got the best heckle ever whilst running home. A young lad politely informed me that I'm "not as fast as Usain Bolt mate!"
M6 - I'll be there but I'll need some directions please! Maybe I should go and reccy the way to yours so I don't get lost on the day. Enjoy your time in the Lakes.
Alfa - so after you overtook me for the first time, why didn't you just keep on going?
Becasue I enjoyed overtaking you the first time and wanted to do it again.
Really, I thought that if I was close to you at the 4k mark that: a) I would beat you and b) I would be on schedule for a comfortable sub-17.
Enjoy your restrianed p++= up pasta party tomorrow.
Is anyone doing a longish run Sat or Sun?
Alfa - I was suprised to see you at 3k and think that psyched me out. I am not sure how they got me as 17:13 as I was 10:16 for the first 3k (3:24 pace = sub 17) and then did a 3:26 and 3:30 so by my reckoning that is 17:08.
JMC- my maths isn't great but don't you have a PHD?
I get those splits to 17:12?!
you might want to think about getting one of those pace bands in future and you might want to check some of your lab test results....
Yes - I've just worked out my error. Sub 17 is 10:12 for the first 3k so I was slow all the way round
Does anyone know the best route avioding big scree fields and vertical climbs?
Would anyone like to spend a day doing the horseshoe which looks like a good run?
Were you starting from Pen Y Pass?
You follow the main footpath for about 45 minutes. This then splits into the Miners path (Pyg route) which goes up the valley to the left and the Crib Goch route which goes up to the right. Don't see how you can miss it unless it is really foggy. It starts off quite steep (sort of vertical). It is an awesome walk but wouldn't see the point of running it. Did it with my kids about 2 months ago.
Why !!!!
RACE LIST
Thu 11 Aug - Sizzler4 -
Sun 14 Aug - Great Warford 10M -
Wed 17 Aug - Eccles Pike -
Sun 21 Aug - Leek Half - PPP
Wed 24 Aug - Chunal - tst
Wed 24 Aug - Tryfan Downhill Dash - Daz
Sun 28 Aug - Guernsey Marathon or part thereof- mort
Sat 03 Sep - Bullock Smithy - NI, Jonah, Eric
Sat 03 Sep - Peris Horseshoe - Daz
Sun 04 Sep - Tameside 10K - Kwaka
Sun 11 Sep - Lake Vyrnwy Half- GBM, PPP, Funk, Eric?, FOAR, JMC
Sun 11 Sep - Coombs Tor - Daz
Sat 17 Sep - High Peak 40 - UB, PPP
Sat 17 Sep - Lantern Pike - Daz
Sat 24 Sep - JWUltra - clairster
Sun 25 Sep - Berlin marathon- DB, JS
Sun 25 Sep - Macclesfield Half - PPP
Sat 01 Oct - Causeway ultra - clairster
Sun 02 Oct - Great Cumbrian Run HM - NI
Sat 08 Oct - Langdale - Daz
Sun 09 Oct - Chester Marathon - mtbb, GBM, RC, Funk, FOAR, Eric, PPP (probably), Jonah, mort, JMC
Sun 09 Oct - Reservoir Jogs - Kwaka
The second was the Sticklepath Horshoe, 9.6 miles, I really enjoyed a few good recces for this one and think it was a superb route, taking in belstone Torr and the heading into Dartmoor and looping back out for a really good descent off Cosdon Hill, to the end. Finished 3rd.
Definitely need to work on my strength for the climbs, but felt pretty good on the downhills.
Although I have spent a fair amount of time down there, I have never really run on the moors for some reason, but I found it great, fairly easy to navigate for someone clueless like me.
**Sunday Bullock Smithy Reccie**
Planning on running from Earl Sterndale to Buxton (21 miles). The public transport looks very poor - no trains and buses limited. I'm going to get a lift there from Mrs S but I'll have the kids in the car so there's only space for one other. Jonah has got in there first so the car's now full - sorry.
I suggest a 8.30/9.00am ish start. Let me know if anyone is able to arrange to get a lift there to be able to join the two of us and we'll fix a definite time.
ES / J8 - I would still like to join you but the earliest I'll be able to get to Earl Sterndale is around 10:30.
Oops two posts where one would have done.
Then again I've found a bus that gets to Buxton at 7:55 so could be in Earl Sterndale by around 8:30.