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Jan 2009
10:20pm, 9 Jan 2009
197 posts
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HandyBendyHendo
Ah. Based on your time I may be being a little optimistic!
Why don't we all set out together?? Unless my bro has insulted you and you detest him - he has that effect on people.
My estimate was based on 9mm how hard can it be - hence the wondering how hilly 'hilly' is....
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Jan 2009
1:13am, 10 Jan 2009
20,746 posts
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Hendo
9mm is quite tricky on that terrain bruv.
And no-one detests me, I am universally adored. Fact.
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Jan 2009
9:03am, 10 Jan 2009
16,796 posts
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The terrain is hilly. First four miles up hill and if you fight it you will be tired when you get to the top. Then it's sort of flat for about 5 miles, three of which are dead flat, then you hav ethe climb from Bakewell to Ball Cross Farm - fecking steep and can be muddy - fell shoes needed here.
After that you have rolling grassy hills to Edensor in Chatswroth into Baslow then a mile steep climb back onto Baslow Edge then undulating until about 2 miles from end where it's a lovely downhill through woods to the end.
Hilly, hard as you make it depends how fast you want to run it.
I did it in 3:25 last year but was tired I think from racing Reading Half 6 days before.
It's a lovely route. Nice soup and cake 
DaveA will prob win it srsly
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Jan 2009
9:05am, 10 Jan 2009
10,201 posts
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Dave A
I'm not eneterring this year Ian:( Would jhave loved to have had a crack at it, but work etc is in the way:(
I'll maybe try and race it next year.
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Jan 2009
9:11am, 10 Jan 2009
16,797 posts
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Oh dear Dave that's a shame
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Jan 2009
1:05pm, 10 Jan 2009
10,265 posts
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RooA
Great. Opens it up for me to win then.
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Jan 2009
1:15pm, 10 Jan 2009
10,267 posts
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RooA
You laugh? I'm srs.
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Jan 2009
1:30pm, 10 Jan 2009
16,799 posts
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Roo will win srsly
Hendo Bruv, 9min miling is quite a good average for that terrain. The first hill is probably quicker to walk up for most Does that help you to gauge hilliness? The bad ones are up onto Longstone Moor, Ball Cross Woods and Onto Baslow Edge from Baslow. The rest is flat or undulating.
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Jan 2009
1:32pm, 10 Jan 2009
10,208 posts
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Dave A
Theres some downhill as well
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Jan 2009
1:33pm, 10 Jan 2009
10,209 posts
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Dave A
The pace for the course record is 7:20 mm's. I ran at 7:58 average last year. I don't think my pace ever went above 6:30 for a mile.
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