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Any Runners In The North Of England?
Bush Tucker Man:
How about this race??
I've found a wonderful challenge to partake in
http://www.crossbayrun.org.uk/index.htm
If it had been a 10-miler, & not a half-marathon distance, I would definately be up for it!, as for as long as I can remember I've wanted to do one of 'Queens Guides' walks across the Bay*.
You just have to hope that the route has been correctly marked & the tide time-tables have been immaculately followed....................
I still fancy doing it though
It's also a good excuse to revisit Morecambe, & see how the restoration of the Midland Hotel went.
And, see if it's kickstarted the rest of the town (sadly it suffers from a bad case of 'faded glory')
*As you all undoubtedly know, there's a Byway that runs across the Bay too, giving legal vehicular access across the sands!
Frank Elson drove it (well before 'LRO' did it), for a feature in a magazine he was writing for in the mid-90's (International Off-Roader), needless to say he didn't use his own vehicle - the 110, known as 'PKV'
He accompanied a friend, in his 90, who also wanted to do the trip.
However, despite careful washing off after, Frank told me that 90's chassis was beyond help within a year or so of the trip!
I don't think I fancy it in my 110, as it's still too good to 'throw into the sea'
V8MoneyPit:
That looks mental! Running on that surface must make it more like a full marathon :shock:
Doesn't look you have too many MC takers though Richard :lol:
Yoshi:
I wanna drive across the bay, i live about 2-3 miles from the morecambe bay so get to dream of doing it most days! lol
Not running/walking it though, not enough money in the world to make me walk that far! lol
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on June 20, 2009, 13:00:33 ---That looks mental! Running on that surface must make it more like a full marathon :shock:
Doesn't look you have too many MC takers though Richard :lol:
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True on both counts.
I've just run a 5-mile race this afternoon, & that was a bit of a grueller (with a long drag out of Wentbridge), & but finished in somewhere around 35 - 36 minutes.
The crossing of the River Kent on the Morecambe run must be grim, & imagine the blisters you'd get with the constant dousing/drying in the salt water :shock:
Bush Tucker Man:
I've ran a couple of the 'Trunce' races down at Penistone since the '5-Miler' mentioned above, & they're a bit mental :lol:
http://undeadmonkey.org.uk/trunce/
My first one (race 6)was run in 'normal' (road) running shoes, & was almost dangerous descending in the woods, & crossing the River Don.
But, I managed (as a virgin-runner);
Overall = 113th/225
Vet40 = 51st/81
@ 37:04 (having started near the back)
The second one I entered (race 7), I'd made it a bit better by buying some 'fell-running shoes' & starting in the first three-rows :D
That gave me;
Overall = 54th/160
Vet40 = 21st/70
@ 32:56
A damned fine improvement in such a short time (if I say so myself!) :D :dance:
http://www.flamingphotography.co.uk/portfolio65569.html
Mindst you, I don't look too happy about it, at the 2/3rds distance point :lol
--- Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on June 20, 2009, 07:51:48 ---I've found a wonderful challenge to partake in
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Well, the big day is almost here.
It's this Sunday afternoon 8-[
If I'm (we're) not on the evening news (ie; 'Runners Rescued'), you know we've all completed it safely
My 'self-forecasted' time (I'll state it now) is under 1.45:00
I reckon I can run a 1.38:00 half-marathon on the road, but I'm allowing myself extra-time for the river-crossing/wet sands
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