It took place at Bingley, and was organised by the (renown club) 'Bingley Harriers'
http://www.bingleyharriers.co.uk/index.htm
It was billed as a 'grudge-match' between 2 of the Harriers best male runners;
Alistair Brownlee - last years World (under 23) triathlon Champion
Rob Jebb - 8 times (7 consecutive!) Three-Peaks Cyclo-Cross Race winner (& definately no slouch as a fell-runner himself)
Not really a true 'grudge', as both guys know each other & are friends
The route starts/finishes on the banks of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, at Dowley Gap, between the Aquaduct over the River Aire and the 'Fishermans Inn'
As the race name suggests, it is a race between the cyclists & the runners ('Harriers'), covering 6.5 miles, and gaining an elevation of 650 feet
http://www.bingleyharriers.co.uk/html/h_v_cyclists/hvc.htm
I've ridden this event, on my Mountain Bike, in 2007/2008, having not really been into running at that point.(returning a time of 54:16 both years!)
Last year, I ran it, and recorded a time of 48:12
The route map....
'Up the string, round the Balloon, and back down the string!'
This year, I decided to run it again, and wanted to beat '45minutes'
Alistair Brownlee (& his junior World Champion brother, Johnathon) didn't turn up for whatever reason, so
Sadly, it was not to be...
Despite a good start, and 'dropping' riders who have been past GB squad members, I couldn't come down the hills as fast as some of the other runners (a sense of self-preservation?), or indeed the cyclists!
Still, a finishing time of 47:08, with a place of 63rd/146 finishers.
That was reasonably pleasing - especially given that there were plenty of damned good nationally ranked runners, and riders, in attendance.
Taking just the runners into account, I finished; 41st/106
