tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81899369113849697252012-02-16T15:36:37.350ZLucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671508551039069330noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189936911384969725.post-21432073586217961302009-10-18T21:43:00.004+01:002009-10-18T22:01:30.111+01:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Ok so further east this month apologies for the delay here is the</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> <span style="font-size:180%;">Haytor Hurry</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">14.5km (straight line) 595m climb</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Start and Finish Haytor Carpark SX758766</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Hay Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Holywell Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Black Hill</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Greator Rocks</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Hound Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Honeybag Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Chinkwell Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Bell Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Bonehill Rocks</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Hollow Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Top Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Pill Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Rippon Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Saddle Tor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Finish</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">I managed it in 2hrs 5min, and with much of the bracken dying off it's getting faster by the day. It's a good time to go with the tourist season at an end and with the days cool and bright ideal running weather. Email times to me for inclusion on this site </span><a href="mailto:marklockett@blueyonder.co.uk"><span style="color:#000000;">mailto:marklockett@blueyonder.co.uk</span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Good luck to all those taking part in the OMM in Wales see you there.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8189936911384969725-2143207358621796130?l=run-dartmoor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671508551039069330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189936911384969725.post-80596702866813627242009-09-05T11:09:00.005+01:002009-09-05T11:15:23.679+01:00<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So here it is the September Challenge<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><o:p></o:p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;">8 Tor Challenge<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000000;">13Km 430m of Climb<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Start Parking near Pew <span class="GramE">Tor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>SX526730</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Pew <span class="GramE">Tor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>SX532734</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Feather <span class="GramE">Tor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>SX535741</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Cox Tor Trig <span class="GramE">Point<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>SX530761</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">White <span class="GramE">Tor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>SX542786</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="SpellE"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;">Roos</span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"> <span class="GramE">Tor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>SX543765</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Great Staple <span class="GramE">Tor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>SX542760</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Middle Staple <span class="GramE">Tor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>SX540756</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Little Staple <span class="GramE">Tor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>SX538753</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Finish Parking near Pew <span class="GramE">Tor <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>SX526730</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt; BACKGROUND: #eeeecc" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:black;">Choose own route between checkpoints, please respect any private land.</span></span><span style="color:#3d81ee;"><span style="color:#3d81ee;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt; BACKGROUND: #eeeecc" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;">Please email times to </span></span><span style="color:#3d81ee;"><span style="color:#3d81ee;"><a href="mailto:marklockett@blueyonder.co.uk"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;">mailto:marklockett@blueyonder.co.uk</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"> for inclusion on this page</span></span><span style="color:#3d81ee;"><span style="color:#3d81ee;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:12;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;color:#000000;">Unfortunately due to injury have been unable to run this route recently and can’t remember my times from previous runs, but much of this run offers some of the best running on the moors so I hope to hear of some quick times</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8189936911384969725-8059670286681362724?l=run-dartmoor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671508551039069330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189936911384969725.post-17329837944107076502009-07-29T11:08:00.000+01:002009-07-29T11:16:44.811+01:00<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';font-size:13;color:#000000;">THE "NIGEL JENKINS ROUND"</span><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">On New Years Eve 1999 Nigel Jennkins a local fell runner started out on his round of </span><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">Dartmoor</span></st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>His plan was to get back to the </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">Royal Oak</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Arial;"> in Meavy to enjoy the New Year Celebrations. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>His round started and ended at the top of Sheepstor and circled Dartmoor via the following tops:- Steepstor, Sharpitor, Ingra Tor, Pew Tor, Cox Tor, Standon Hill, Ger Tor, Brat Tor, Branscombe's Loaf, High Willhays, Oke Tor, Cosdon Beacon, Rippator, Thornworthy Tor, Hameldown Tor, Hameldown Beacon, Wind Tor, Rowden Ball, Sharp Tor, Pupers Hill, Corringdon Ball, Butterdown Hill, Western Beacon, Hillson's House, Penn Beacon, Trowlesworthy Tor, Gutter Tor and Sheepstor. </span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;">His time for the run was 18 hours and 3 minutes.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;">Currently as far as I know the Round has been completed just twice since by two members of Drake Hash Harriers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;">Plodder July 2008<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;">Ian Bowles June 2009</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;"></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;">Having plotted the route on memory-map the straight line route is 86km with 3690m of climb</span>.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8189936911384969725-1732983794410707650?l=run-dartmoor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671508551039069330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189936911384969725.post-41233587664725833872009-07-25T16:50:00.000+01:002009-07-29T15:52:39.024+01:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Burrator Round</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">set by Mark Lockett</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Start/Finish - Burrator Quarry Car Park SX 549 676</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Distance 12km 520m Ascent</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Route</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Quarry Car Park</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Yennadon Down (301m)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Peek Hill (400m)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Sharpitor (400m)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Leather Tor (370m)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Down Tor (366m)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Combshead Tor (371m)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Sheeps Tor (369m)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Quarry Car Park</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Choose own route between checkpoints, please respect any private land.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Please email times to </span><a href="mailto:marklockett@blueyonder.co.uk"><span style="color:#000000;">mailto:marklockett@blueyonder.co.uk</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> for inclusion on this page.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Times</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Mark Lockett 1hr 38min</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8189936911384969725-4123358766472583387?l=run-dartmoor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671508551039069330noreply@blogger.com1