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| Name: | Tony Gledhill |
| Comments: | Thank you to all entrants, I hope you enjoyed the day. Thank you to all our vollunteers, who made it run so smooth. Final result was great fun for many and much needed resources for the many youngsters in our organisation, giving them direction and respect in our community for all our well being. |
| Name: | Paul Mallinson |
| Comments: | Created a Facebook appreciation group for the marathon. All welcome to join and share pictures/stories. Search calderdale marathon. thanks |
| Name: | chris gears |
| Comments: | Excellent marathon,my first.It was very hard but rewarding.i got a twisted ankle 1hr 30mins into the event but i soldered on to the end.I'm paying for it know.Thanks to all the friendly helpers without you lot the day would not have happened.Cheers Chris Gears |
| Name: | Kenny S |
| Comments: | Excellent event, I'll be back next year. Can't wait for the results to be published. |
| Name: | ian webb |
| Comments: | Great event well done. Looking forward to seeing the results published |
| Name: | Carolyn Brindle |
| Comments: | Yes thank you again to everyone who organised it sometimes you are just to intent or tired to say thanks on your way round ! Nice chocolate again, hopefully if I can eat less between now and next year I might go a bit faster !!! |
| Name: | Mike L |
| Comments: | First time in this and will def. be back next year. Found the mud a bit tiresome, especially after so many other riders must have been through before me to churn it up!! Thanks to all the marshalls, a well organised event, thanks to the volunteers. I'll beat my time next year - guaranteed! |
| Name: | Kev Keogh |
| Comments: | Awesome experience. First time I've done anything like this regarding an event, it was definitely worth cuts, bruises, cramps, acrobatic crashes and mud. Thanks to the organisers who were polite, helpful and professional. The competitors who were hearty. Finally to the giant on the hill 15 minutes into the race who graciously let me past even though I was having tyre trouble... you know who you are ;). |
| Name: | Mark Pryke |
| Comments: | This ride left me literally speachless for different reasons!fantastic, will train next year and give the course the respect it deserves. Need some of those tyres tha one of the ridrs had - the ones that float!! Thank You to the organisers, the participants and heres to aching limbs, backs and muscles! See you all next year! |
| Name: | ben pygott age 13 |
| Comments: | this was my first ever mountain bike marathon and i enjoyed every mile of it!! The food stations were great and the people were very kind. i would like to thank the kind man who helped with my chain problem.I thaught i would end up getting lost but it was so easy to find my to around. I will definately be doing it next year. Thanks again. |
| Name: | Paul Elsey |
| Comments: | This was my first visit to this event, the location is simply stunning, the hills are a constant challenge, the down hills are testing. The helpers and marshalls are spot on. This is a difficult ride and I can feel every muscle today. But, it was Fantastic. I cant wait to have another go. A BIG thank you to all who were involved in delivering this event. |
| Name: | Paul Mallinson |
| Comments: | First year of entry for me. With the exception of the fatigue, sweat, scratches, cramp and bike trouble, I enjoyed every minute. Thought the event was very well organised and all people involved in the organisation deserve a huge pat on the back. There were a few more hills than i anticipated, but guess in that part of the world i should have expected nothing less!!! |
| Name: | Don Parfitt |
| Comments: | First I would like to thank and congratulate everyone concerned with staging yesterday's CMBM event. The route was extremeley well marked, lots of energy supplied at the stations(can I bring a doggy bag next year)? and the marshalls were cheery, helpful and encouraging. A special thanks to the gentleman who transported my broken saddlebag back to the finish. Well done everyone. On a second point, I would also like to apologise on behalf of fellow riders to the lady who had an 'encounter' with a cyclist whilst trying to get to her home. I must say that this is not the behaviour of the majority of bike riders who are always courteous, but as with all society there are exceptions. In a small defence of the cyclist, I can imagine how he was feeling on that hill at the time and possibly he found the only way up was a crafty 'zig-zag'. An overtaking car on this narrow road does not help. However it does not warrant abusive behaviour. The best thing to have done would have been to dismount, allow the lady past and thank her(silently to yourself)for saving you from riding the rest of that hill. |
| Name: | Tony Glynn |
| Comments: | Great ride yesterday - the weather was perfect even if the moors were a little on the muddy side. Organisation was good, feed and drinks stations well stocked. Thanks for all the hard work that the organisers put in. |
| Name: | Jim Sutherland |
| Comments: | I am an ordinary rider not an organiser but I would like to apologise to Sarah for this behaviour one part of another rider. I know some people are working harder than I was and being more competitive but being abusive to other road users is in no way excusable. This was a participation event not a race and everyone should bear this in mind. Notwithstanding the above this was the first time in wife and I took part in this event and it was outstanding. A very relaxed atmosphere, they were marked route with exceptionally pleasant friendly marshals. In the immortal words " we will be back" |
| Name: | simon fisher |
| Comments: | great event well enjoyed especially the last climb to the finish |
| Name: | Sarah Murray |
| Comments: | Whilst driving up Styles Lane from Luddendenfoot to Sowerby (where I live), a member of CMBM refused to let me pass him where the road was wide and instead, rode directly infront of my car. When I tried to over take he called me a silly b***** and continued to shout abuse at me on the road. Whilst I am in favour of community events and races, I do not expect to be shouted at in the manner that I was today. If there had been any signs of the race at the bottom of the road I would have taken another route home. However, I was not aware of the race until I was too far up the hill to turn back. For those of you who don't know the road, it's narrow enough to drive on without people obstructing the way. I ended up stopping half way up the hill and waited until there were less cyclists. Apart from the fact that the cyclist was in the wrong, and HIGHLY abusive, the road should have either been closed, or the race better publicised. At the end of the day, motor vehicles will always do more damage in the awful event of the collision. |
| Name: | Rob Smith |
| Comments: | Great event; very well organised; excellent marshalling; nice people running it; plenty of feed stations and a free t-shirt at the end; what more could you want? Keep up the good work. |
| Name: | David Wakeford |
| Comments: | I would like to express my thanks to the three gentlemen (one was Ian Juba) who came to my rescue on Midgley Moor by mending my broken chain, without them I would not have been able to complete the challenge. The incident cost all of us 7 minutes in time. Thanks again for their selfless attitude in helping out. To the orgainisers, a great event, keep it going. |
| Name: | Carolyn Brindle |
| Comments: | Brill, really enjoyed it, especially the amount of chocolate on the feed stations. Will be back next year ! |
| Name: | The Organisers |
| Comments: | Please sign the guestbook and let us, and others, know what you think of this event. Thank You |