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Richard A Thackeray
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Got extremely wet running home from work yesterday..... watching the rain being blown about in sheets, by the wind.
Oh well, I've lined up on the start-lines of fell-races in worse weather
Plus;
1. There's a race this coming Sunday that I've run a couple of times, but sadly this year I might not get there
Unless, I can get a shift-swap, from my 6-2, to an afternoon
It's organised by Denby Dale Travellers
http://www.denbydaletravellers.org.uk/club_news.html (map/details linked on left of page
And is their (abbrieviated) version of 'Man v Bike'
Both groups start/finish at same location, but converge/diverge along their (respective) routes, so as to give both groups a challenge.
Circa 6 miles for runners, & 10 miles for bikes.
Last hill is quite steep, Garmin registered 4:13 min/mile on it!!!! (in fell-shoes!!!) - no wonder legs were sore day after
In 2011, I was 6th/33 @ 59:40
First bike was 7th @ 1.01:37
(23 runners/10 cyclists)
2012 = 5th/39 @ 1.01:04 (found one field far too sticky, even for Mud-Claws!, & had to unclog after it - to reduce shoe weight)
Beaten by two bikes - one was a very good MTB-er, the other one seemingly took a wrong-turn, as he didn't pass the MTB-er
(30 runners/9 bikes)
2. It's the 'Auld Lang Syne' fell-race on New Years Eve
(6mile/900feet of ascent)
http://www.woodentops.org.uk/index.php?topic=als&subtopic=home
Whichever Browlee shows up, will probably win (Jonny did last year)
However, there's a couple of Wakefield Harriers juniors who will come damned close.
Last year, one of them - Annabel Mason, was less than 5 minutes behind him!!!, but... she is/was European 'Mountain Running' Champion
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Oh well, I've lined up on the start-lines of fell-races in worse weather
Plus;
1. There's a race this coming Sunday that I've run a couple of times, but sadly this year I might not get there
Unless, I can get a shift-swap, from my 6-2, to an afternoon
It's organised by Denby Dale Travellers
http://www.denbydaletravellers.org.uk/club_news.html (map/details linked on left of page
And is their (abbrieviated) version of 'Man v Bike'
Both groups start/finish at same location, but converge/diverge along their (respective) routes, so as to give both groups a challenge.
Circa 6 miles for runners, & 10 miles for bikes.
Last hill is quite steep, Garmin registered 4:13 min/mile on it!!!! (in fell-shoes!!!) - no wonder legs were sore day after
In 2011, I was 6th/33 @ 59:40
First bike was 7th @ 1.01:37
(23 runners/10 cyclists)
2012 = 5th/39 @ 1.01:04 (found one field far too sticky, even for Mud-Claws!, & had to unclog after it - to reduce shoe weight)
Beaten by two bikes - one was a very good MTB-er, the other one seemingly took a wrong-turn, as he didn't pass the MTB-er
(30 runners/9 bikes)
2. It's the 'Auld Lang Syne' fell-race on New Years Eve
(6mile/900feet of ascent)
http://www.woodentops.org.uk/index.php?topic=als&subtopic=home
Whichever Browlee shows up, will probably win (Jonny did last year)
However, there's a couple of Wakefield Harriers juniors who will come damned close.
Last year, one of them - Annabel Mason, was less than 5 minutes behind him!!!, but... she is/was European 'Mountain Running' Champion
n
