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geordiegirl 12 Jan 12:55am, 12 Jan 2025 26,214 posts	0 geordiegirl I failed to find the link for the Sprint race then phone died and it’s been on charge since. Hope everyone out there are safe.
cackleberry 12 Jan 7:48am, 12 Jan 2025 4,506 posts	0 cackleberry My friend on Challenger South is travelling at 4.5kph. No idea if that is quick enough. I have another friend possibly doing the Challenger North from tomorrow.
Fragile Do Not Bend 12 Jan 8:10am, 12 Jan 2025 12,235 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I see the third lady in the sprint did the entire thing in shorts 😳
geordiegirl 12 Jan 9:25am, 12 Jan 2025 26,215 posts	0 geordiegirl 😱 that is brave!
Derby Tup 12 Jan 9:53am, 12 Jan 2025 70,078 posts	0 Derby Tup I think we’re going to nip out in a while to do a bit of cheering on. Stunning day here
flanker 12 Jan 12:05pm, 12 Jan 2025 21,371 posts	0 flanker Grotty this side of the hill DT, but will probably nip out later today and cheer on the front of the main race! See the leading two guys in the South have both pulled out. Another case of pushing each other too hard too early? Generally looking at the number of retirements, and how far they hadn't got, it feels like a number of participants don't have the experience required for the event. I know it's been hard going under foot, but that's not exactly unexpected, and the actual weather hasn't been too bad.
Derby Tup 12 Jan 12:25pm, 12 Jan 2025 70,086 posts	0 Derby Tup We’re going up to the Old Bess / Wolf Stones area in a few minutes. Thawing here
K5 Gus 12 Jan 1:00pm, 12 Jan 2025 6,317 posts	0 K5 Gus Is the Pen-y-ghent climb being by-passed for safety reasons ? The leader in the Challenger looks to be taking a different path, of course he could be retiring or has taken a wrong turn
K5 Gus 12 Jan 1:20pm, 12 Jan 2025 6,318 posts	0 K5 Gus The answer is yes, there's a diversion. It's just been posted on the Spine Facebook page "The very heavy snowfall in the area, and a combination of other adverse weather conditions, means the trail over Pen-Y-Ghent is not currently passable. Consequently, you'll see runners in the Montane Winter Spine Challenger South taking the lower route to Horton-in-Ribblesdale. This diversion has been marked and our Spine Safety Teams are in the area monitoring the situation. There are currently no plans to lift this diversion, but we will post another update if the situation changes. Spine HQ"
RooA 12 Jan 2:10pm, 12 Jan 2025 3,040 posts	0 RooA The guys leading the South both dropped pit at the same point and one of their dots was set to "hidden"by the time I was looking. The other dot went post-haste to Settle and stopped in the area of a hospital.

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