I made the start of Ashurst Beacon today, thinking I could get a sneaky low key race under my belt only to find a few club mates with the same idea. Hard work, more trail race than fell but a tough and muddy course with maybe 850' of climbing. 2 mile climb to finish! Assume mini/monolith didn't make it - only 1 bowland vest I saw.
I made the start of Ashurst Beacon today, thinking I could get a sneaky low key race under my belt only to find a few club mates with the same idea. Hard work, more trail race than fell but a tough and muddy course with maybe 850' of climbing. 2 mile climb to finish! Assume mini/monolith didn't make it - only 1 bowland vest I saw. Oh and apols for stealing your meme Tom!
Tigger Tor on Sunday for me. First proper race for about a year. A couple of route changes mean I can't compare performance to previous efforts at this event though I'll be looking for stronger efforts on the hills i.e. no walking.
Remind of your club Stabbsy - Staffs Moorlands and you have a beard? Helsby green vest here, also bearded. Say hello when you lap me
Quote from: steveri on January 29, 2016, 11:31:05 amRemind of your club Stabbsy - Staffs Moorlands and you have a beard? Helsby green vest here, also bearded. Say hello when you lap me I think the chap your describing here is my good self Stabbsy runs for Knavesmire Harriers and will be the one doing any lapping!
Quote from: Plattsy on January 27, 2016, 12:48:13 pmTigger Tor on Sunday for me. First proper race for about a year. A couple of route changes mean I can't compare performance to previous efforts at this event though I'll be looking for stronger efforts on the hills i.e. no walking.still contemplating putting in for it as not sure it's the best race preparation for HPM which requires going a fair bit slower for a whole lot longer. Might do it anyway but entries close tomorrow I think so need to make my mind up soon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Just a shoutout for the 'Trail and Mountain Running' book by Sarah Rowell and Wendy Dodds. I picked it up the other week and it's a really nice set out book on the subject. The only thing in it I've potentially found fault with so far pertains to tick advice; it's mentioned that petroleum jelly (and something else) is a "failsafe method" other than using tweezers. Correct me if I'm wrong but I heard this is absolutely not good advice!?
Quote from: Monolith on February 02, 2016, 12:44:43 pmJust a shoutout for the 'Trail and Mountain Running' book by Sarah Rowell and Wendy Dodds. I picked it up the other week and it's a really nice set out book on the subject. The only thing in it I've potentially found fault with so far pertains to tick advice; it's mentioned that petroleum jelly (and something else) is a "failsafe method" other than using tweezers. Correct me if I'm wrong but I heard this is absolutely not good advice!?Firstly, neither of the above are suitable ways of removing ticks. Smothering them with petroleum jelly basically suffocates them, meaning they can vomit back into your blood stream with obvious infection issues. Tweezers can leave the head behind
Quote from: bigtuboflard on January 27, 2016, 07:01:41 pmQuote from: Plattsy on January 27, 2016, 12:48:13 pmTigger Tor on Sunday for me. First proper race for about a year. A couple of route changes mean I can't compare performance to previous efforts at this event though I'll be looking for stronger efforts on the hills i.e. no walking.still contemplating putting in for it as not sure it's the best race preparation for HPM which requires going a fair bit slower for a whole lot longer. Might do it anyway but entries close tomorrow I think so need to make my mind up soon. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkDidn't end up doing Tigger Tor, how was it Plattsy? I ended up doing a 3 hour 45 min run from home up Win Hill, then Lose Hill, then along just below the ridge (too windy and cold on top) in to Castleton and back along the river. Was really tough going, constant rain, deep mud and had a rucksack with full HPM kit in it (sleeping bag, shelter, food, water, spare jacket, first aid kit and torch). Still, figured that being miserable for just short of 4 hours is what I needed to mentally prepare myself for doing the same at night for about 12 hours.
Quote from: bigtuboflard on February 01, 2016, 01:28:20 pmQuote from: bigtuboflard on January 27, 2016, 07:01:41 pmQuote from: Plattsy on January 27, 2016, 12:48:13 pmTigger Tor on Sunday for me. First proper race for about a year. A couple of route changes mean I can't compare performance to previous efforts at this event though I'll be looking for stronger efforts on the hills i.e. no walking.still contemplating putting in for it as not sure it's the best race preparation for HPM which requires going a fair bit slower for a whole lot longer. Might do it anyway but entries close tomorrow I think so need to make my mind up soon. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkDidn't end up doing Tigger Tor, how was it Plattsy? I ended up doing a 3 hour 45 min run from home up Win Hill, then Lose Hill, then along just below the ridge (too windy and cold on top) in to Castleton and back along the river. Was really tough going, constant rain, deep mud and had a rucksack with full HPM kit in it (sleeping bag, shelter, food, water, spare jacket, first aid kit and torch). Still, figured that being miserable for just short of 4 hours is what I needed to mentally prepare myself for doing the same at night for about 12 hours.It was grim.I thoroughly enjoyed it in a type 2 fun sort of way.Sounds like your training is going well. Just keep picking horribly grim days for a long run and the HPM will be a doddle.