2011 'Man v Bike'

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:39 pm Post subject: 2011 'Man v Bike'

No!, not the big one in Wales, but a local-ish varient that's been going for a few years

This one's courtesy of the 'Denby Dale Travellers'
http://denbydaletravellers.org.uk/

It took place this morning, leaving the Pie Hall at 11:00

Course details/map
http://denbydaletravellers.org.uk/ESW/Files/DENBY_DALE_TRAVELLERS_RUNN ER_V_BIKE_2011.pdf

Craig was the only club-member to come over with me.
Despite a weeks notice on the Club FaceBook pages - guess most people are back at work for a couple of days??
Craig had raced Boxing Day ('Chevin Chase' - Jonathon Brownlee won!) & yesterday too!!!(Ribble Valley 10K), so wasn't at his best?

It was a bit of a blustery day, and quite 'claggy' in a lot of places, almost enough to clog my Roc-Lites (such as up rom the railway bridge not far from start)

The start was simply a mad dash from the car-park, both Craig & myself took this easty to avoid getting our toes run over, & instantly losing places Rolling Eyes

Then the ways split, we had a slightly easier ascent into a housing estate.

I got a bit lost in there, where you 'pop' out of the ginnels (Inkerman Way, if I'm reading 'MultiMap' correctly?), as the 2 in front had disappeared round a corner, & I had to wait a minute or so for the lady behind me to tell me where to go.

The eroded/gullied track from Upper Denby towarrds Ingbirchworth was good fun, but must have been a nightmare on the bikes, with the gulley-sides waiting to catch pedals

The 2 ahead of me were maybe a field ahead at the 2 mile mark, but I just couldn't get up to them, try as I might!

With a lot of effort, & psuhing it on a couple of the climbs, I caught up the two in front of me, well... closed to about 10 yards when the first bike came past on the downhill, very leafy/tractor rutted track (after the climb from the farmhouse/converted barn with the mill-pond)
Finally catching them at the 5 mile mark

I know it has to equal out for the riders & runners to be fair, but there was a lot of road to be run upon

I think I placed at about 58:40?, having just been outsprinted by my counterparts
I believe I came home as 5th, or 6th runner?? (behind them by about 2 seconds), and then Craig was roughly 1.06:00???

The first bike came home after me, but before Craig

Also, it was a bit evil having us crossing the River Dearne at the bottom of the last little hil (Cuckstool Road??)l, & 300 yards from the finish
I realised there was a footbridge, once I was in the water

(still, there's deeper water in a lot of fell-races)

Oh! &;
Craig's left this comment on his FaceBook page

Another day,another race,....well,sort of......Denby Dale Travellers,Runner v Bike.
Steep,hilly and very muddy and also very enjoyable,especially post race. A few detours,wrong turns,poor navigation,gave myself and Richard T a 7.2 mile run.
I think I finished sometime just over the hour and Richard just under,in a small field of runners and bikers which was basically just a good fun run.

Personally, I didn't get lost after that housing estate, as I had the 2 in front in view, & had heard them say they'd run it a few times

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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: 2011 'Man v Bike'

Still no 'officials' Rolling Eyes

Got to admit that my calfs are still damned sore from Wednesday, & walking downstairs hurts a bit

'Hammering' back down Common Lane to keep with the 2 I'd worked so hard to catch was probably what did.
It's a long steep road (from the 'K' of Kirklees, in the link at bottom of page)
Looking at the Garmin afterwards, it was showing a best pace of 4:13min/mile Shocked

........ in fell-shoes!
No wonder they're sore

Well, that road, or the one dropping down to that barn conversion mentioned 2 posts above, as that was where I'd made a lot ot fime on them

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: 2011 'Man v Bike'

I received an e-mail earlier with the provisional results in it

There were more competitors than I thought, with 33 finishing (& 2 DNFing)

23 runners
10 cyclists

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