Race Report 2021

 Well, it is done. I have managed to organise the biggest event in my life, and from the feedback on the day, Facebook and Strava, people seem to have enjoyed it. We were lucky as I guess it was almost perfect conditions, dry but not too warm. It took so much work over the past few months, from negotiating a route with the National Trust and having it approved by Natural England. The NT were fanastic and I will be arranging to pay a pound per entrant to the NT.  I got so much support from Pennine, especially Will, with his knowledge from the Downfall, John and his I.T skills plus Geoff and Sue with their vast knowedge about fell running in general.  I then have to mention all the help on the day, from my initial desperate attempts to drag bodies in I ended up on the day with a very enthusiastic group of volunteers, who seem to have enjoyed themselves.

Being my first attempt there were things that went well and not so well. I forgot to tell some of the volunteers about the beer and wine cache I bought for them so now I have it left over, meaning I will have to drink it myself, which is bad!

I need to look at the pre-entry process for next year to try to streamline it a bit so there are not so many emails flying about. I will keep pre-entry as it makes it so much easier having the start list preprepared, instead of trying to read the handwriting on the Standard Entry Form. I was joking to John than one woman deserves a prize for the best hand writing I have ever seen.

I had 91 start but 110 actually paid up so £110 to the NT. I have also paid £50 to Kinder Mountain Rescue

Roll on next year, I guess it will be Saturday September 10 2022.

 Andy and Muir giving me some pre-start speech "hints"

Getting ready for the "Off " on Valley Road

Comprehensive victory by Joe Oldfield

Serious from very early in the event

Male L to R 3,1, 2 

First Woman

Second Woman

Second and Third Woman

I bet the legs feel that Sandy Heys Descent

How did that hat get though Kit Check?

Route options Between Edale Rock and Broad Clough

Winners splits.

 

Start	1100 (M)	1100 (W)
CP1	1107
CP2
CP3	1123	1128
CP4	1138
CP5	1140
CP6	1152
CP7	1203
CP8	1217
CP9	1230
CP10	1235
CP11	1254	1325
CP12	1305
Finish	1314	1351

 

Some of these are the times I recieved the WatsApp message the actual time may be sightly earlier, I also had a look at Joe's Strava plot to get some splits. I could not find a Strava plot for Eleanor.

The marshalls were a bit tardy in sending the women's time😞

Taking a sample of Strava plots I guess I can safety put the specs down as 24.5 Km with 1280 metres climbing, so next year I will not be getting an earfull, from my club mates, about it being 1.5Km longer  than advertised

24.83 km 1,277 m 

24.33 km 1,290 m

24.33 km 1,286 m

24.63 km 1,286 m

24.87 km 1,283 m

24.30 km 1,286 m

24.46 km 1,276 m

An "AL" is 20 Km min. with 50m/Km climb Taking an average of the Strava plots; it is 24.5 Km with 52.2m/Km. Only just makes it on the assent!