Calderdale Mountain Bike Marathon

[cubby]

Anyone from on here taking part ... ?

Done it twice before and its a really good event ... a time of 3 hours 19 mins to beat this year

Details can be found HERE !!

 

[Cubist]

I might do that one Cubby. You doing the Holme Valley, Sept 11th?

 

[cubby]

You doing the Holme Valley, Sept 11th?

Hi Cubist ... No i'm away that weekend, shame really as i'd really like to try that one

 

[cjb]

The Holme Valley is a great event, although there is quite a lot of road involved. The Calderdale is a much more serious off-roader.

 

[Cubist]

The Holme Valley one was 34 miles last year, with an extra 1000 or so feet of climbing added. My calves told me it was pretty serious

 

[marzjennings]

Looks like a fun event, but 26 miles is hardly a 'marathon' event.

 

[Cubist]

Looks like a fun event, but 26 miles is hardly a 'marathon' event.

Errrrrrrrr......?

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From Wiki

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards)

 

[marzjennings]

Errrrrrrrr......?

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From Wiki

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards)

Errrrrrrr, back at you.

26 miles maybe be a marathon for runners, but for mtbers 40 miles seems to be minimum and 100 km the average.

26 miles is a nice XC race distance.

 

[cjb]

Looks like a fun event, but 26 miles is hardly a 'marathon' event.

You should try it and you may find it fun! It's actually a tough ride over some serious pennine terrain, especially in the sort of weather you can expect up here in October.

 

[cubby]

Errrrrrrrr......?

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From Wiki

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards)

+1 .... Also of hard, hilly terrain

 

[cubby]

You should try it and you may find it fun! It's actually a tough ride over some serious pennine terrain, especially in the sort of weather you can expect up here in October.

Aye why not come and give it a go .... its not a walk in the park, lol

 

[Cubist]

Errrrrrrr, back at you.

26 miles maybe be a marathon for runners, but for mtbers 40 miles seems to be minimum and 100 km the average.

26 miles is a nice XC race distance.

I think you have missed the point fella (and have taken my reply a bit too seriously!) ! It was originally called a marathon because it was 26 miles. What other organisers in less hilly parts of the country choose to call marathons is a different matter. You can expect several thousand feet of climbing if you come and do it. It's no walk in the park. My lad and I did a training run for it yesterday, a total distance of 13 miles and 2231 feet climbing. 40 miles might be an expected norm in your part of the world, but we are talking some serious contour here! The average time according to the organisers is 3 1/2 hours. So, either it's tough, or the whippets are on raleigh shoppers!!!!!

 

[cjb]

I think you have missed the point fella (and have taken my reply a bit too seriously!) ! It was originally called a marathon because it was 26 miles. What other organisers in less hilly parts of the country choose to call marathons is a different matter. You can expect several thousand feet of climbing if you come and do it. It's no walk in the park. My lad and I did a training run for it yesterday, a total distance of 13 miles and 2231 feet climbing. 40 miles might be an expected norm in your part of the world, but we are talking some serious contour here! The average time according to the organisers is 3 1/2 hours. So, either it's tough, or the whippets are on raleigh shoppers!!!!!

The last time I did this I remember having to carry my bike through knee deep peat bogs at one point - now that was a bad year!!

 

[HebdenBiker]

Aye - I'll be up for this. You can't beat a good local event

 

[mtbcraig]

I did this event last year. My first one, 3 1/2 hours and bloody hard.

I think you have missed the point fella (and have taken my reply a bit too seriously!) ! It was originally called a marathon because it was 26 miles. What other organisers in less hilly parts of the country choose to call marathons is a different matter. You can expect several thousand feet of climbing if you come and do it. It's no walk in the park. My lad and I did a training run for it yesterday, a total distance of 13 miles and 2231 feet climbing. 40 miles might be an expected norm in your part of the world, but we are talking some serious contour here! The average time according to the organisers is 3 1/2 hours. So, either it's tough, or the whippets are on raleigh shoppers!!!!!