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Jan 2017
9:48pm, 16 Jan 2017
4,201 posts
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Northern Exile
DT, the only reason it looks "commercial" is because that drama queen from Trail is making it so. I hope some of the more stalwart competitors among them give her the ignoring she deserves. Anyhow, I'm off. See you all later 
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Jan 2017
9:52pm, 16 Jan 2017
17,542 posts
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Meglet
Ah, thanks NE. Getting a few updates on the club FB page too. From the looks of the tracker theres a lot of people resting in Hawes!
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Jan 2017
10:19pm, 16 Jan 2017
4,202 posts
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Northern Exile
Meg, update for you, hot off the press: as you will have seen they're on their way again, I think Paul & C will prob. try and get over Great Shunner Fell and then maybe stop in Thwaite for the night for some sleep. I have delayed my plans, will try and intercept in Bowes. Did you see Lucie's pics? Paul looks in good shape.
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Jan 2017
10:20pm, 16 Jan 2017
17,543 posts
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Meglet
Thanks I'm not a tracker addict so didn't know that. Haven't seen recent pics but there's been a few things on club page.
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Jan 2017
10:22pm, 16 Jan 2017
4,203 posts
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Northern Exile
It's consuming too much of my time, you are very wise.
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Jan 2017
9:50pm, 17 Jan 2017
4,718 posts
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Jovi Runner
Likewise NE - have been doing a lot of F5 screen refreshing today at work! Carol and Paul both looking amazingly good on the pics I've seen. Looking forward to more @man on the ground@ updates
I quite like the evening montage things - it certainly shows the brutality of the race IMO. I did the Dales Trail event up on the Cam High Road in the summer and it was bleak even then - in fact I almost DNF'd there and I'd only taken about 18m to get there - I can only imagine how grim it must be in the dark up there in the winter.
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Jan 2017
9:57pm, 17 Jan 2017
22,324 posts
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Derby Tup
It's incredibly mild out for mid-January (I've been out in shorts earlier and it was very comfortable). The PW will be a bog bath whatever the weather unless it's seriously cold. Conditions are actually not bad I'd say, which is not for one second taking anything away from any competitors. I wouldn't do the PW if you paid me, at any time of the year
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Jan 2017
10:13pm, 17 Jan 2017
4,719 posts
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Jovi Runner
I have a hideous fear of deep bogs after going almost waist deep on a Three Peaks jaunt more than 20 years ago so I'm with yo Derby Tup ref PW!
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Jan 2017
10:36pm, 17 Jan 2017
35,322 posts
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Velociraptor
I can imagine that bog after bog after bog and being perpetually soaking wet from the waist down at this time of year could be a little energy-sapping. Shiver.
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Jan 2017
10:45pm, 17 Jan 2017
4,010 posts
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ChrisThePuma
Hi all, back home now after a truly brutal race. We had snow, blizzard, rain, knee deep mud and not a lot of sleep to contend with (ogee & bruceb are still battling with it). Boots started leaking after 30 miles so waterlogged feet & resulting blisters to put up with for more than half of the race.
Proper report/blog will follow once my brain has settled back to normality.
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