Spine Race 2017

[harland]

It took me three days as well to get to Badger Fields Farm - you may found the answer - "When I got to the pub"!

[maximurph]

It will be interesting to see how long the leaders stay at checkpoint one at hebden bridge.

[rural roamer]

It took me three days as well to get to Badger Fields Farm

Same here!


The individual routes taken works now


Looks like a couple of the mountain rescue racers have either gone completely wrong or are avoiding Bleaklow!

[tonyk]

 Layfield has arrive at CP1..

[harland]

I didn't know the flag by Silver Eesaar so I have just looked it up.  It is the Estonian flag, he is an orienteer, rogainer and adventure racer.  I am sure that most of you may know what "rogainer" is but for people like me it is "an orienteering sport of long distance cross-country navigation".

[tonyk]

Thanks for that Harland as I have never heard of Rogaining before.Some of the athletes have very unusal backgrounds.

 

[harland]

Dominic Layfield is certainly putting some distance between him and second place.  Do these guys actually stop for a rest/short sleep.  I will be off to bed before too long - feel quite guilty!

[tonyk]

Layfield is on Penyghent,90+  miles into the race achieved inside 24 hours.If he can keep going at the same pace on the far easier stretch to Hawes he should beat the course record.

[harland]

The main race is starting 30 minutes late due to a problem with the trackers, now sorted.  I am sure that Layfield will be pleased to know I had a good nights sleep!

[Ridge]

It looks like David/Slogger is feeling a bit better, he has set off. Lets hope he's fully recovered.

[sussamb]

Hope so as it won't be quite the same without him to follow 

[harland]

It looks like David/Slogger is feeling a bit better, he has set off. Lets hope he's fully recovered.

I am not too sure, he is still showing at the start although his tracker hasn't reacted since 02.53 the same as others at the start.  Hopefully it is a tracker problem.

[Ridge]

Hope so as it won't be quite the same without him to follow 

Definitely won't.

I am not too sure, he is still showing at the start although his tracker hasn't reacted since 02.53 the same as others at the start.  Hopefully it is a tracker problem.

There is a crowd of them in the same position but I was hoping that as he had a start time then he was at the start. I presumed they wouldn't activate the trackers of non-runners but I could be wrong.

[harland]

Pavel and Eoin having a good battle at the front.

[Ridge]

It is so hard to tell who is up at this stage with the trackers up dating at different times. At this moment it looks like Eoin is ahead.