Congrats to all involved with another successful Offy 10k!
I survived the Cat & Fiddle Down & Up Relay on Wednesday night great little event 34 pairs of runners turned out at registration we were issued with a carrot to act as a baton I whizzed down the 1.6M in 12mins... but still only came 30th/34! my team-mate was 29th fastest going up (in 18 mins), so we were quite well matched, and finished 30th overall team really enjoyed it - unique atmosphere to it - more friendly chatting between runners than usual - hope it becomes a regular event in the calendar
Quick check in from sunny kefalonia ran everyday so far,got to get up really early to avoid the heat.been on the look out for any exotic birds only come across a stuffed roster attached to a dash board on a lorry. Back on Tuesday
GBM - I am running 20ish on Sunday @ 7.30 Down MWW to the 8 mile mark then back along the canal. If That's not quite 20 I will head up the canal towards Disley and then come back maybe via Roman Lakes.
Mr S - I will see you at Rose Hill at 7.30 on Sunday. I will probably drive and get there for just before 6.45 so I can do 6 beforehand and then drive home after the 22.
PPP, 20 miles is a bit long for me, and 08:30 is a bit early too. So, assuming Alfalfa is me then I'll be giving it a miss.I will probably do about 14 mid morning if that is any good.
First ever Park run for me this morning. That hill sure is tough second time round! 18.15 on tired legs after a heavy week so happy with that. Master Seagull, despite only just being 9, managed a 22.49 and finished 23rd out of 91. I think he just finished behind GBM.
Managed 8th place overall and would have won my age group had a marshall not sent me the wrong way!!!!
Swim was rubbish and came out in about 60th place, managed to make up around 30 places on the bike on what I thought was going to be flat course ended up with a rather long hill at 4 miles.
As soon as I got running though on a flat out and back course, felt pretty reasonable and made up the rest of the places.
SARQ- great result, well done, just need to get a carbon fiber wet-suit. (JOKE!). Be inteersting to know your position v the top 10 in each split?
was it the marshall form the Offy 10?
DTS- High praise, and well done.
AM- thanks for the run, wasn't expecting to be rattling aslong in that heat. Must have drunk about 6 liters of fluid since, although the last .75 have been red.
Helped out Stu on leg 4 of his BGR yesterday. That guy is a machine. He clocked a 19:22hr round and looked ready to go round again when he finished. I knew I was out of my depth when he got to the top of Yewbarrow in just over 40mins. I took a short cut up through Black Sail Pass & he caught me up on the climb to Kirk Fell, I managed to keep pace with him until Brandreth but he was pulling away into Honister. He'd also dropped another of his pacer along the way but still had another guy in tow.
Little Seagull looked good on Sat. He needs to get down more often and try & keep pace with young Katy. I think she's a little older but is managing 20mins for the course.
DTS - I came down of Scafell pike on Saturday and saw race signs, never twigged it was the one you were doing. My excuse was I had been up all night driving from Ben Nevis. Well done on making the cut off.
Well done DAZ. I think you enjoyed that me thinks. For some reason 2 extra people have appeared in the official results, so I've been demoted to 10th!!!
Still, my swim was 2 mins quicker than last year and my run 26 secs quicker.
DAZ - sizzler map looks like the one I ran the other week, might do it myself. Coombs race is not one I am aware of, sorry enough to already, when and where please
Oh yes I remember now, Sarah Bull is doing this one. Should be good, everyone turn up and support the family who employ Isaac's Daisy as a babysitter. Profits going to New Mills school.
Daz - is that enough, starts at little mill rowarth, Imagine MH, WITGB, Isaac and twad might turn up, but you know how this lot like to keep their shoes clean and run on tarmac.
Does anyone know what the session is tonight? I have to bring the girls to training so may join in. Or might just lollop through the woods.
We were lucky enough to be in Bham for Diamond League on Sunday. Exciting evening of athletics topped by Mo's run. I'm almost inspired to run round the track ... mind you the javelin looked good too.
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Congrats to all involved with another successful Offy 10k!
I survived the Cat & Fiddle Down & Up Relay on Wednesday night
great little event
34 pairs of runners turned out
at registration we were issued with a carrot to act as a baton
I whizzed down the 1.6M in 12mins... but still only came 30th/34!
my team-mate was 29th fastest going up (in 18 mins), so we were quite well matched, and finished 30th overall team
really enjoyed it - unique atmosphere to it - more friendly chatting between runners than usual - hope it becomes a regular event in the calendar
Wasdale tomorrow
Back on Tuesday
Daz--Well done and good luck with Wasdale!
PPP---Thanks for the offer but i fear you will be too quick for me. I will stick with the slower runners like Eric.
Mr Simmons, Eric--7.30?!!!! FFS!!!!
PPP, 20 miles is a bit long for me, and 08:30 is a bit early too. So, assuming Alfalfa is me then I'll be giving it a miss.I will probably do about 14 mid morning if that is any good.
MWW runners - DB and I will join you in the morning, see you at 7:30.
GBM - Maybe stay off the beers tonight eh?!
Managed 8th place overall and would have won my age group had a marshall not sent me the wrong way!!!!
Swim was rubbish and came out in about 60th place, managed to make up around 30 places on the bike on what I thought was going to be flat course ended up with a rather long hill at 4 miles.
As soon as I got running though on a flat out and back course, felt pretty reasonable and made up the rest of the places.
SARQ - Well Done! always good to work your way through a field like that - just need to work on your swimming then?
if anybody remembers my list of Top Ten fave races, it has a new entry at number 1, namely:
Wasdale
oh...
mygod
I'd recce'd it, but running it in anger showed the route for the genius it is
just scraped the final cut-off at Great Gable, so my name will be in the results
magical
struggling for words
magical
was it the marshall form the Offy 10?
DTS- High praise, and well done.
AM- thanks for the run, wasn't expecting to be rattling aslong in that heat. Must have drunk about 6 liters of fluid since, although the last .75 have been red.
Another great run by Mo Farah tonight, superb.
SARQ - 8th place is a great result - well done! Maybe you could try a few swimming sessions down the mersey?
Daz - well done to you as well.
RACE LISTThu 14 Jul - Sizzler - NI, mtbb, PPP, GBM, AM
Sat 16 Jul - trig to track (1 mile downhill this year) - tst
Wed 20 Jul - Shining Tor - GBM
Wed 20 Jul - Sefton Park 5 - NI
Thu 21 Jul - sheldon - tst
Sat 23 Jul - Snowdon - Daz, RC?
Sun 24 Jul - Boundry Breeze tri - SARQ
Wed 27 Jul - Macc Forest 5 - GBM, mtbb, Daz
Wed 27 Jul - Millbrook Moster - Kwaka
Wed 03 Aug - Cracken Edge - GBM, MH
Sat 06 Aug - Borrowdale - Daz
Sat 06 Aug - teggs nose - tst
Sun 21 Aug - Dorset Doddle - Daz, mort
Sun 21 Aug - Leek Half - PPP
Wed 24 Aug - Chunal - tst
Wed 24 Aug - Tryfan Downhill Dash - Daz
Sat 03 Sep - Bullock Smithy - NI
Sun 04 Sep - Tameside 10K - Kwaka
Sun 11 Sep - Lake Vyrnwy Half- GBM, PPP, Funk, Eric, FOAR
Sat 17 Sep - High Peak 40 - UB, PPP
Sat 24 Sep - JWUltra - clairster
Sun 25 Sep - Berlin marathon- J8, Mr S
Sun 25 Sep - Macclesfield Half - PPP
Sat 01 Oct - causeway ultra - clairster
Sun 02 Oct - Great Cumbrian Run HM - NI
Sun 09 Oct - Chester Marathon - mtbb, GBM, RC, Funk, FOAR, Eric, PPP (probably)
Sun 09 Oct - Reservoir Jogs - Kwaka
Well done SARQ/Daz.
Helped out Stu on leg 4 of his BGR yesterday. That guy is a machine. He clocked a 19:22hr round and looked ready to go round again when he finished. I knew I was out of my depth when he got to the top of Yewbarrow in just over 40mins. I took a short cut up through Black Sail Pass & he caught me up on the climb to Kirk Fell, I managed to keep pace with him until Brandreth but he was pulling away into Honister. He'd also dropped another of his pacer along the way but still had another guy in tow.
Little Seagull looked good on Sat. He needs to get down more often and try & keep pace with young Katy. I think she's a little older but is managing 20mins for the course.
Well done DAZ. I think you enjoyed that me thinks.
For some reason 2 extra people have appeared in the official results, so I've been demoted to 10th!!!
Still, my swim was 2 mins quicker than last year and my run 26 secs quicker.
this guy's blog gives a good flavour of Wasdale: http://www.justusuk.com/2011/07/wasdale-horseshoe-fell-race-09-july.html
TST - Have you plugged the Coombs Tor race yet?
either I've been ignoring you, or you're slacking!
Thinking I might do Sale Sizzler on Thursday
can anybody who did it recently tell me if they've changed the route again, or whether it's still the same as this: http://www.runningahead.com/maps/2e675ad58ef7467e8609444f7c3b541f?unit=km
DAZ - sizzler map looks like the one I ran the other week, might do it myself.
Coombs race is not one I am aware of, sorry enough to already, when and where please
Oh yes I remember now, Sarah Bull is doing this one. Should be good, everyone turn up and support the family who employ Isaac's Daisy as a babysitter. Profits going to New Mills school.
Daz - is that enough, starts at little mill rowarth, Imagine MH, WITGB, Isaac and twad might turn up, but you know how this lot like to keep their shoes clean and run on tarmac.
We were lucky enough to be in Bham for Diamond League on Sunday. Exciting evening of athletics topped by Mo's run. I'm almost inspired to run round the track ... mind you the javelin looked good too.
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