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Jonathan Steele
 Dec 21, 07 - 3:46 PM |
Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
I am organising a new race called the Hardmoors Ultra 110. The race will follow the Cleveland Way from Helmsley N.Yorkshire to Filey N.Yorkshire via the North York Moors and the Cleveland Heritage coast passing through Staithes, Whitby, Robin Hoods Bay and Scarborough to name a few, runners will have 36 hours to complete the 110 miles and 6000 metres of ascent (ascent worked out on memory map software). The Hardmoors Ultra will be held on September 26/27/28 September 2008, entries will open on the 2nd week of January. The website is still under construction at the moment and will be open during the first week in January. For more information email me or visit the website in January 
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Colm McCoy
Dec 22nd, 2007 - 4:22 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Sounds good Jonathan I backpacked the Cleveland way in August 1986, but can't remember that much about it except that it was very wet. I would certainly be up for this. Keep us posted. Colm |
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Paul Tranter
Dec 22nd, 2007 - 5:10 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Excellant idea Jonathan, I look forward to seeing the details on the website. I was on holiday in Staithes back in April and remember looking at a map of the Cleveland Way when we were out walking on the coastal path and remarking that it looked like an ideal route for an ultra race...... |
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Martin Hall
Dec 22nd, 2007 - 12:18 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hi, I'm organising this with Jonathan, just wanted to say that the website is well underway and were both very impressed with the amount of interest we've had. Should b great fun, i hope to see many people there, Martin 
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Ben Adams
Dec 22nd, 2007 - 12:36 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Sounds like a good race, but I suppose you'll be banning under 21's? Be nice to have found an ultra that didn't.... |
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Brian Mc
Dec 26th, 2007 - 4:44 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
I'll keep that slot in my calendar free. Thanks for the initiative! |
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mike thomson
Dec 26th, 2007 - 6:36 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hi guys, sounds interesting with just enough recovery time after the WHW. Hope you guys are modelling the event on Dario,s fine organisation & not one of these " events" where the first consideration has to be ..can i afford it..? |
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Jonathan Steele
Dec 27th, 2007 - 12:38 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Cheers guys for the comments!  Mike I know what you mean with the over expensive ultras, a certain one is close to the time of the whw and charges a bomb. Entry for the Hardmoors will be 60 pounds (will of course include a goody bag and finishers prize) the race will run on the same support format as the Whw, a checkpoint every 8-12miles and runner will need motorised back-upMERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 
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Colm McCoy
Dec 28th, 2007 - 12:23 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
" and runner will need motorised back-up " - drat. That's me out. |
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mike thomson
Dec 28th, 2007 - 12:47 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Music to my ears ! Look forward to seeing the website . cheers Mike |
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Martin Hall
Jan 3rd, 2008 - 3:56 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
The website for the Cleveland Way Hardmoors110 Ultra is nnow live. A few kinks to work out but it can be viewed and the entry form downloaded. All the best for 2008! |
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Tomo Thompson
Jan 3rd, 2008 - 6:52 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Martin, any chance of a link ? |
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Tomo Thompson
Jan 3rd, 2008 - 6:54 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
cancel my last....http://www.hardmoors110.co.uk/ thanks to Mr Google |
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John King
Jan 3rd, 2008 - 10:19 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
I am liking the sound of this
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Tim
Jan 3rd, 2008 - 2:29 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hi Martin, looks very interesting. Gonna have to do some serious negotiatiting with my potential support team. Regarding the website, there's a slight oddity in the home page. The background image is deeper than my monitor will display normally (without going to "full screen") but I don't get any scroll bars to move up and down. (With IE and Firefox). Just a minor quibble (unless there's anything important lurking at the bottom of the page). |
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Jonathan Steele
Jan 3rd, 2008 - 3:32 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hi Tim I now what you mean, we are just trying to sort it out at the moment, pic should be roseberry topping. Over the next few months, pics, news etc will be added to the website. Applications for the race open on the 10th Jan.
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stuart
Jan 4th, 2008 - 2:16 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Great. Can't be too many moorland runs for me (yes, I live in Derbyshire!)Just got to get my kneecap scraped out 1st before I know what i'm going to be capable of doing this year. I backpacked the Cleveland Way with my wife (then girlfriend) many years ago too ... wonder if she'd like to drive? |
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Jonathan Steele
Jan 4th, 2008 - 9:25 AM |
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That sounds painful!! I recced the route in November, a two day run, with a nights bivy, the highlight for me was running from Saltburn through Staithes and Whitby to Scarborough during the night. |
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Tim
Jan 5th, 2008 - 11:45 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hi Martin, Any Chance you could include an "overview" map of the whole course on the site along with info about the stage lengths? I'm really thinking about the length of the last two stages as that will determine who can be my support runner. |
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Jonathan Steele
Jan 5th, 2008 - 1:09 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hi Tim I will sort this out asap. I will email you in the meantime Martin only pops on the forum occasionly, its me you need to speak to cheers jon |
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Tomo Thompson
Jan 5th, 2008 - 1:32 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
if you click on the maps there is a culmulative distance, also if you look here http://www.sherpavan.com/accomm_booking/maps.asp?trail=CX there is a useful map and distance plot here http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/ClevelandWay/downloads.asp?PageId=64 and an interative map of the route here http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/ClevelandWay/index.asp?PageId=1 along with every BnB, pub, shop and the Inn in terms of photos there are some mega ones here http://homepage.ntlworld.com/don.burluraux/archives.htm i can but suggest that, as with the WHW, time spent on a recce will not be wasted, especially for the detours that the support team will have to take i grew up within sight of Roseberry Topping and am chuffed to bits that Jon and Co have organised a race over this spectacular terrain. |
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Jonathan Steele
Jan 5th, 2008 - 2:13 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Cheers once again Tomo!! great answer
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Tim
Jan 5th, 2008 - 3:19 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Recce? Surely that's cheating??! I've been playing with my multimap and I must admit, I had to laugh when I saw the sadistic way the route seems to go out of its way to go over tops of hills like Roseberry. Should make for an interesting race. Thanks for the links Tomo. Great photos on that last one. Enough to whet anyone's appetite! |
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Jonathan Steele
Jan 7th, 2008 - 3:45 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hi Guys Entry for the Hardmoors race opens on the 10th January cheers jon
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Mike Mason
Jan 13th, 2008 - 11:04 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hi Jon, how's the race shaping up? rgds Mike |
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Jonathan Steele
Jan 14th, 2008 - 3:58 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Cheers Mike Pretty well, quite a bit of interest! especially now I have got Dario to do a striptease at the Award Ceremony at Ravenscar Hotel on the Sunday (well he doesnt know yet) R u still going to be chief navigator for the dark wooded section at the start? Cheers |
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Jon Steele
Jan 18th, 2008 - 2:23 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Is anyone doing the High Peak Marathon this year I knoe Jez Bragg is
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John King
Jan 18th, 2008 - 11:19 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
me, and Anglesey mara the day after all being well  Funny thing is though i am not doing the WHW race 
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Jonathan Steele
Jan 22nd, 2008 - 1:05 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
I will wear my whw buff, so say hi if u see it John
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Colm McCoy
Jan 23rd, 2008 - 9:36 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Jon I hope you have received my entry Have the photos on the website of the moors been put there to taunt us? Unless we have night vision we won't see any of the sights. By my calculations if we haven't reached Saltburn shortly after sunrise we will be in trouble Colm |
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Jon Steele
Jan 29th, 2008 - 1:48 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hi Colm Yeh sorry! you will miss quite a bit of the scenery, but it was either there or the coast, saying that it is still quite spectacular at night on the Cleveland hills with the deserted moorland on one side of you and on the other side of you far in the distance are the lights from Middlesborough, kind of makes you feel like you are on the edge of the wilds looking down on civilisation reminds me of a bob graham attempt a few years ago, I did the first section unsupported and arrived at Halls Fell (Blencathra) at midnight, I paused for a minute before I started the descent down into Threkeld, behind me was the deserted 'Back of Skidda' in front of me was Threkeld, support crew and civilasation, the feeling was immense and I felt as if I was on top of the world (at least until I remembered I had another 39 hills to climb I beleive even beautiful places maintain there beauty even in the dark Cheers Colm |
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Mike Mason
Feb 10th, 2008 - 3:29 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
This race is a must for the simple reason that it passes through Whitby...one of the places along with Santorini that I want to visit. The other attraction for Whitby is to see the place where Bram Stoker based his book on Dario..... |
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Dario Melaragni
Feb 10th, 2008 - 3:33 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
I wondered why i nhadnt missed Mr mason, last few weeks were a joy, now depression has set in again. |
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Jonathan Steele
Feb 10th, 2008 - 9:44 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Good to have you back Mikexxxxxxxxxxxxxx Looking forward to running with Ernie
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Martin Hall
Feb 12th, 2008 - 5:59 AM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hey, for all you social networking fiends out there the Hardmoors Ultra have set up a facebook group, all are welcome to join! |
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Jonathan Steele
Mar 25th, 2008 - 1:58 PM |
Re: Hardmoors ultra (Cleveland Way Race)
Hi Guys The time limits for the first few checkpoints have been increased, to give another hour to do the first 20 miles in etc
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