tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post5235897607749664148..comments2024-02-25T03:56:24.198+00:00Comments on Nick Ham - long distance runner: The Fellsman 61mi. / >11,700'. 28-29/04/2012.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454804247569172043noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-62219603259288253732012-05-29T21:23:18.864+01:002012-05-29T21:23:18.864+01:00Simon, it can't possibly be worse. Come back n...Simon, it can't possibly be worse. Come back next year and you'll complete (even if it's raining).Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454804247569172043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-63072247883273926042012-05-29T21:21:12.844+01:002012-05-29T21:21:12.844+01:00Roger, just discovered your comment lurking in spa...Roger, just discovered your comment lurking in spam (how very dare they). I didn't realise you were there.<br /><br />I have a better explanation for our missing each other: you're just too quick and I'm too slow. :-)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454804247569172043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-86986232546169840592012-05-23T21:12:04.879+01:002012-05-23T21:12:04.879+01:00Pat, hope to see you again at a race this year. Ke...Pat, hope to see you again at a race this year. Keep me posted.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454804247569172043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-83313504254478242432012-05-17T17:20:30.250+01:002012-05-17T17:20:30.250+01:00Hi Nick, just catching up on "You"and en...Hi Nick, just catching up on "You"and enjoyed the blog as usual, good to see you work your way through some SAS selection type conditions, well done! out with Tibialis posterior dysfunction at the mo, slow way back but getting there!<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-23862987654146629782012-05-06T21:14:33.525+01:002012-05-06T21:14:33.525+01:00Steve, 'the staff' deserve the biggest acc...Steve, 'the staff' deserve the biggest accolades. They are truly amazing.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454804247569172043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-91984113170865432332012-05-05T23:05:39.281+01:002012-05-05T23:05:39.281+01:00Wow, well done Nick. I was in the area having run ...Wow, well done Nick. I was in the area having run the Three Peaks Race on Sat and I stayed over in Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Conditions were wild on the tops during our 'sprint' and got so much worse as the evening drew in. Huge applause to the marshals who manned those summit check points.Steve Meehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526460553479583795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-2916329710176563462012-05-03T20:25:52.490+01:002012-05-03T20:25:52.490+01:00Spot on glyderau about the organisation and suppor...Spot on glyderau about the organisation and support, and well done with such an impressive time.<br /><br />It was that alright, sbrt.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454804247569172043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-73376558338468821222012-05-02T09:50:35.491+01:002012-05-02T09:50:35.491+01:00Epic!Epic!sbrthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629778005961693823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-35712728616043172432012-05-02T09:23:55.309+01:002012-05-02T09:23:55.309+01:00Excellent review of an awesome event, witty, down ...Excellent review of an awesome event, witty, down to earth and to the point. <br /><br />This was my first Fellsman and I completed in about 16h 20m. The wind really was incessant all day and particularly ferocious over Buckden Pike and Great Whernside, bringing the temperature well below zero.<br /><br />I thought the organisation was impeccable and all of the marshals, checkpoint staff, mess tent guys and all concerned were absolutely amazing. The food was flippin' good too!glyderauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757203072203716727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-27276669334985491032012-05-01T23:05:57.603+01:002012-05-01T23:05:57.603+01:00Richard, Adam, if you know you're hardcore ;-)...Richard, Adam, if you know you're hardcore ;-) ;-)<br /><br />Simon W, I never saw you. How did you do?<br /><br />Karen, you'll sort it I'm sure. Let me know if you need any advice! ;-)<br /><br />Andy, that's Google for you. The tendrils are entrenched by now. You wouldn't believe the tenuous links that come my way.<br /><br />simonf, it seems that our team just about squeaked through. The call to abandon went out at 01:41 and you got pulled at 01:45? I have no idea when we went through because I wasn't taking note (for the first time ever).Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454804247569172043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-15418360634072194292012-05-01T21:07:03.414+01:002012-05-01T21:07:03.414+01:00Completely missed you, probably dew to the wind! W...Completely missed you, probably dew to the wind! Well done, my feet are still glowing.Roger Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361445192742143997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-46457366692683896812012-05-01T10:16:16.458+01:002012-05-01T10:16:16.458+01:00Well done on completing Nick. I spoke to you at Fl...Well done on completing Nick. I spoke to you at Fleet Moss, as I arrived just before you were grouped and leaving. I think therefore that my group was not far behind you at Park Rash as we arrived at about 1:45 and were stopped. I was very disappointed, but when reading your blog and seeing that the last 9-10 miles were obviously far tougher than the previous 40, it is also obvious that the organisers prevented a far worse outcome by stopping people when they did.<br /><br />While I would be disappointed not to have this recorded as a finish in the Runfurther lists (I want my hat!); I can see that those actually completing the full race achieved something special. Maybe Karen's suggestion of an extrapolated time, but with a sliding scale of deductions, e.g stopped at Park Rash -100 points, stopped at Cray -200 points etc.<br /><br />Will be back next year anyway; it can't be any worse can it?<br /><br />SimonDino Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697305456462733058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-65352411710400139192012-04-30T23:32:35.990+01:002012-04-30T23:32:35.990+01:00Well done on the completion Nick. First report on ...Well done on the completion Nick. First report on the race that I've managed to find, we'd already heard the rumours that it was a tough deal this year.Andy Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484436140840957046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-7389169253819196522012-04-30T20:49:20.069+01:002012-04-30T20:49:20.069+01:00Well done Nick. Great write up too.
I think they ...Well done Nick. Great write up too.<br /><br />I think they can award points. As normal to thse who competed and then for those who were made to stop- base a time on where they were eg Cray and taken 15 hours + ???? etc<br />Seems the fairest way and in some respects helps those who were stopped more as their times would probably have slowed, not likey to have quickened anyway<br /><br />KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-69223585024453474722012-04-30T19:53:02.830+01:002012-04-30T19:53:02.830+01:00Well done for beating the 'cut off' Nick. ...Well done for beating the 'cut off' Nick. Would have been unfair to lose out on the grand slam so early on. Only saw you the once, coming down Whernside. Was expecting you to catch me at some point but I hardly stopped at the cp's this time so I suppose that helped. <br />Pleasing to see your write up so soon, just fired up google and it was there on the google reader. <br />It was certainly an epic and when we've all thawed out we will all be proud to have been part of it. Cheers SimonSimon Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583431855700618730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-47165356953774024632012-04-30T14:25:50.694+01:002012-04-30T14:25:50.694+01:00Me too. sounds familiar!Me too. sounds familiar!Adam Speedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557567393927450269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630370531945018065.post-5485147124748120992012-04-30T06:40:57.479+01:002012-04-30T06:40:57.479+01:00Loved the description of the call of nature.
Well...Loved the description of the call of nature.<br /><br />Well done, Nick.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851523036662475837noreply@blogger.com