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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #450 on: 14:45:17, 19/01/18 »
Second placed lady expected here any minute.
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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #451 on: 14:46:58, 19/01/18 »
Get the kettle on.

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« Reply #452 on: 14:51:15, 19/01/18 »
She had about 5 hours rest at Bellingham and left after 07.00 this morning, will she have some food and take a rest or push on and rest at Hut1.  With at least 16 hours ahead of her it would make sense to have a good rest at Byrness, but she isn't me!

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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #453 on: 15:20:06, 19/01/18 »
First Lady Carol Morgan, now turned the corner on the Cheviot, soon to be at Hut 2
Arrived at 15.10 but didn't stop or if she did she just said "hello".
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« Reply #454 on: 15:22:11, 19/01/18 »
She isn`t allowed they have changed the rules this year they must be in and out in 30 minutes. Pav could because it was an official hold for safety reasons. I think it`s because it is a midway CP ie. 5.5 it`s making getting everyone fed safely a bit frantic because we have to be careful when reheating the food. Still great fun though.
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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #455 on: 15:25:44, 19/01/18 »
Lots of UK competitors as you would expect but 1 from Indonesia. He may be a random person that I choose to follow.

And he is still going, number 229. Almost at Greenhead just now.

I have plenty of admiration for Pav and Carol who were runaway/walkaway winners but I really take my (woolly) hat off to those taking part who stand at that start line in Edale knowing that they have not a chance of winning or even being in the top 10/20. Knowing that they will be out on the course for much longer than the winners and still going when they could easily have stopped and not 1 person would either blame them or feel that they hadn't tried.

Just to keep going when your brain and body is telling you that you might as well stop.....a better man/woman than me  O0
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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #456 on: 15:26:01, 19/01/18 »
Presumably she could bivvi on the green!
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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #457 on: 15:45:42, 19/01/18 »
Arrived at 15.10 but didn't stop or if she did she just said "hello".

Just topped up her water bottle then was off again  O0
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« Reply #458 on: 16:08:29, 19/01/18 »
Presumably she could bivvi on the green!
Didn't bother, now about to go up that small incline to the top of Byrness Hill.

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« Reply #459 on: 16:39:43, 19/01/18 »
And he is still going, number 229. Almost at Greenhead just now.
Yes, I've been following him and he's still going strong. I also keep an eye on Phil Clarke, who is near the back, as I used to know another person with that name.

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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #460 on: 16:46:59, 19/01/18 »
Didn't bother, now about to go up that small incline to the top of Byrness Hill.

Yes, that 'small' incline  ;D

Carol now over the Schil ... pretty much downhill now.
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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #461 on: 16:48:29, 19/01/18 »
Well its good to see that thuis race has captured your imagination, its hard keeping up with all the posts. O0
Firstly thank you for your kind thoughts on my efforts.
Kit discrepencies - yes there have been a few. Its a lottery at registration whether they check your full kit or just partly. Just three of my items were checked.
Pav took the 3 hour penalty although I'm not sure what he was short of, my thoughts are that it was most likely cooking equipment.
The French couple laso penalised 3 hours were not carrying Goggles. turns out it was a translation problem as the description on the compulsory list translated to safety glasses in french. Goggles were quickly found and they were allowed to carry on.
Tom Hollins again I don't know.
Eugeni retired due to his two GPS's failing. he had maps and can navigate with them in a limited fashion. However in all his other international races he uses the GPS exclusively and in periods of bad visibilty and at night he lacks confidence without them. He made a very honest and open post concerning this and has regained much respect as a result.
Pavel, what can you say, he burned them all off didn't he.
Everyone on the Facebook Spine Group are all now rooting for the tailenders, the two behind the last two ladies are going to find it a struggle going beyond Bellingham even if they do make the cut off.
The two that I was with just before my retirement, Allan Cormack and Michelle Payne, I'm afraid didn't make it. Michelle was shivering in the cafe at Ponden and I feared she would go down with hypothermia, which she did and was pulled out by medics at Tan Hill. Allan battled on the Dufton where everything finally caught up with him and with Cross Fell ahead decided enough was enough.
 

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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #462 on: 16:52:32, 19/01/18 »
A reminder of the cut-off times:-
CP5 - 0400 Saturday 20th Jan - Bellingham
CP5.5 - 1200 Saturday 20th Jan - Byrness
Finish - 0800 Sunday 21st Jan - Kirk Yetholm

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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #463 on: 16:57:03, 19/01/18 »
She isn`t allowed they have changed the rules this year they must be in and out in 30 minutes. Pav could because it was an official hold for safety reasons. I think it`s because it is a midway CP ie. 5.5 it`s making getting everyone fed safely a bit frantic because we have to be careful when reheating the food. Still great fun though.


That rule change is interesting - does that essentially mean that except for full CPs competitors are limited to stopping no more than 30 mins anywhere? eg huts, Is Dufton a full CP or not? And I wonder how that affects bivvying too...?

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Re: The Spine Race2018 - List of competitors
« Reply #464 on: 17:00:22, 19/01/18 »
Dufton also has the 30 minute rule.
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