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swittle Jul 2020 10:26pm, 28 Jul 2020 66,274 posts	Quote Pin swittle Reflecting, I concluded that a 'good' off-road race was rooted in sustained training on terrain similar to that of the race. Banging out flattish road miles wasn't near the top of the list. Even so, I enjoyed the challenge and loved the countryside - but the Ultra HM suited me better.
rf_fozzy Jul 2020 11:09pm, 28 Jul 2020 10,957 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy I think my first YORUHM was 2010. Oh god, I'm old. If I can get close to being able to do 15miles at a faster than crawling pace, I might go and have a trot round at some point in august or September. For my guaranteed slowest ever completion
flyingfinn Jul 2020 11:19pm, 28 Jul 2020 2,025 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn Fozzy I've got kit older than you! You've got plenty of time to set pbs, particularly at the longer stuff.
Derby Tup Aug 2020 5:30pm, 7 Aug 2020 44,866 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup helmhill.co.uk
rf_fozzy Aug 2020 5:34pm, 7 Aug 2020 11,055 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy I heard that last night DT. I am amazed that the Saddleworth Round is still planning on going ahead tomorrow (or so it seems on my brief check) I thought that this fell under the Greater Manchester restrictions. We've decided that even if could have a plan for holding Rombalds Romp, it's impossible given the current restrictions applied in the Bradford MBC area.
Derby Tup Aug 2020 5:37pm, 7 Aug 2020 44,867 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup I’m hoping to go on a YORM recce tomorrow. We’ve entered the full marathon. No idea what real chance of it and the half going ahead are
flanker Aug 2020 7:37pm, 7 Aug 2020 19,340 posts	Quote Pin flanker fozzy, I don't think the Round is guaranteed. They have been planning to go ahead, working with the FRA as one of the Covid trial events. However they still haven't re-opened online entries, and you'd think they'd want all entries online to reduce contact at the start. So it all seems a bit like "watch this space" to me, and they're cutting it very fine! They do have a reserve date sometime in September iirc...
rf_fozzy Aug 2020 8:17pm, 7 Aug 2020 11,056 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy Flanker - my point was more that the govt restrictions in greater Manchester, calderdale and kirklees aren't going to be removed by tomorrow, and so legally the event cannot possibly go ahead. That's why we've decided (I think) it's not even worth planning for rombalds, even though it's towards the end of September, because we just don't know when govt restrictions on Bradford MBC will be lifted. Personally, as much as I'd like to go back to doing races myself, I think everyone just needs to accept that it's a complete write-off for 2020 now and we should be looking to get started again in spring 2021, when hopefully a vaccine is available. The only viable method for holding events at the moment has to be the time trial method and even that's not perf3ct on a fixed route. Orienteering, however, is a different story. That can almost go back normal by the end of the year, although i dont think the biggest events are possible.
flyingfinn Aug 2020 10:14pm, 7 Aug 2020 2,086 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn Fozzy I think the issue Orienteering will run into is land access. The Crowden Horseshoe was on a week ago and then the landowners said no way in the current circumstances. In general with no skin in the game I think most landowners will err on the side of caution for the forseeable future.
rf_fozzy Aug 2020 10:29pm, 7 Aug 2020 11,057 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy Maybe in some locations, FF, but we're holding an event in Leeds in a couple of weeks and they've been v supportive so far, and EBOR have got access to skipwith. Issue with crowden may well be the proximity to greater Manchester, which has just had restrictions placed on it. So, whilst maybe some "prime" orienteering areas maybe out, it can go ahead pretty much as normal. Interestingly, whilst F&M basically saw the birth of urban orienteering, I can see this being the use of terrain areas previously not considered for orienteering too. Because I'm not sure that urban o will get the go ahead at the moment in many places. Parks and small areas probably the most likely.