Ted Mason's Runners and Riders Fell Race. Runners vs Cyclists. Appletreewick, Wharfedale, Yorkshire.

[@emmarunyeard6832]

Loved this, what a fab idea to mix the two - but THAT HILL START!!!! I love what you said about grabbing life at the end - so very true, I love love love your videos, as a fledgling ultra jogger I have found so much inspiration from your positive outlook AND you have made me enjoy park run, I have realised its OK to stop and look about sometimes rather than just belting round X

[@NicolaRuns]

Emma this is just the best comment, thank you! This is exactly why I make videos of our adventures 🥰 it's so easy to get caught up in thinking we should be doing one thing when really... We live once and our choices are our own! We don't have to stay in the box, we can make the most of every experience if we want to, it's a choice! 😃 I often think the people belting round are missing out! But of course sometimes belting it round is fun. It's whatever you'll enjoy more on that day! This race concept is BRILLIANT isn't it?! 🏃‍♀️vs🚴‍♀️ 😃😃😃 thanks again for your lovely positive words 🤗

[@antoniocardinale6958]

I agree with all the positive comments about your afternoon in Appletreewick. . You are a good runner and a natural film maker . Well done Nicola .

[@NicolaRuns]

Antonio! So lovely to meet you properly on Sunday 😃 I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. Hope to see you at another race soon. Thanks for your kind words ☺️

[@davidirwin9017]

Oooh that’s my sort of bonkers race. Times out the window and just looking to complete!

[@NicolaRuns]

Exactly that... And overtake as many bikes as possible! 😃

[@ruthrobson9112]

I'm going to get Ste to do this race next year so I can go and spectate, it looks like so much fun, to watch, not to do it! Loved the comment at the end.

[@NicolaRuns]

I know right?! I said that I'd wished I was faster as it must have been awesome to see the people at the front of the race come in and then to see us all streaming down the hill in a wiggle! It was actually beautiful but I only got to see a bit of it because I was running so you've got the right idea! Get someone else to do it, you can walk halfway up the hill or something to watch the race start and everyone storming towards you up the hill and then you can watch everyone come in! It's such an exciting race! 😃

[@lisehegre2351]

i love your energy :)

[@NicolaRuns]

Awww thank you. This race was the most exciting race I've ever done! 😃😃😃 I can't wait to do it again 🙃🏃‍♀️

[@tirzah1978]

What a great idea for a race! And grandad Norman is phenomenal! What a man! Marvellous vlog once again so thank you for sharing xx

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks Susie, isn't Norman just incredible?!!! I've never seen him race and I was flabbergasted! 😱💪🏃‍♂️

[@dualranger]

Hilly!!! Oh my goodness!!! Benji is so cute! Runners vs Riders is such an interesting concept. 81 WOW!!! thats truely amazing! Well done Grandad Norman. Look at him go!!! The hills just seemed endless. Ouchy!!! I just don't know how you keep on smiling, Nic You are really fit and you found it tough. Simply brutal!! Al was amazing!! What a fantastic time!! Thank you for sharing this experience with us, Nic

[@NicolaRuns]

Isn't it an incredible concept! Takes some really clever course design to make it competitive and unfortunately some ridiculous hills as they're what favour the runners over the riders... Terrain so steep you can't ride it! 🤦‍♀️🤣 Grandad Norman is an inspiration 😍💪🏃‍♂️

[@lukedaniel7669]

Genius race concept, I'm glad I don't have to decide on the course but it looks like the people who did know their stuff. I also loved the race brief being given while standing on top of a quad bike parked broadside on to an insane slope 😂

[@NicolaRuns]

Luke I honestly loved everything about this race! It was AWESOME! The course was very clever indeed! 😃

[@AllenMulliss]

Well done to you, Al and amazing Norman for doing this race and especially you whilst filming. If Al thought it was torture that's warning enough for me to not even think about ever taking part.

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks Allen 🤗 Noooooo... Don't listen to Al, he thinks every race is torture because he pushes so hard! 🤣 It's an awesome race and only as hard as you make it 😃

[@barnabynorman157]

Well, I heard of beat the barge, but never beat the bike! Looked like a lovely atmosphere. Thanks for sharing.

[@NicolaRuns]

This is hands down my favourite race ever! It's such an awesome concept! 🏃‍♀️🚴‍♀️ If you ever get the chance then I'd highly recommend it! 😃

[@sunnysidey]

Ooh that look like awesome fun! Next time I go to the UK I would love to do some fell running, I love mud! Your zest for life is truly uplifting and inspiring 💚💚💚

[@NicolaRuns]

Awww thank you. We have lots of crazy events here! Cheese Rolling and The Knaresborough Bed Race and loads of mud and crazy events plus beautiful and tough fell races 😃 life is short and I intend on making the most of it 🤗

[@Mookiethedog]

Wow...another great idea racing with cyclists....also a great message at the end, we only have one life so get out and do it! I just love Grandad Norm's shirt....I want one like it! He looked amazing. Cool dude!

[@NicolaRuns]

He is an incredible human! Raw food, simple life and fit as a fiddle! This is probably my favourite race concept ever!

[@Mookiethedog]

@@NicolaRuns yes!! I’m going to try and be like Norm!

[@richsullivan1950]

Brilliant video Nicola, life is definitely for living and enjoying. The setting looked stunning, but that start hill looked absolutely brutal. Sincerely hope I'm as sprightly as Norman when I get to 80

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks Rich 😃 it was stunning but yes I'm still coughing today after running up that first hill 🤦‍♀️😂 it was TOUGH! You're right, Norman is definitely someone to aspire to when we're his age! 🏃‍♂️

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

A lovely video and an amazing event! There should be more races like this.

[@NicolaRuns]

Definitely! I can't wait for next year!!! 😃🥰❤️

[@OlgasBritishFells]

I am so glad you filmed it. I wanted to see what's it like after seeing the pictures on the fell running page on fb. And now I have come across your awesome video, just what I wanted to see.

[@NicolaRuns]

😃😃😃 Really pleased you enjoyed watching! It was a really brilliant event that I'd definitely recommend ☺️

[@xandershawvlog]

Thank you for this. My wife and I are racing each other this year. She runs and I ride so now I have some sneaky recon and the advantage. 😂

[@NicolaRuns]

😂😂😂 nooooooooo... I'm team runners! I demand you show her this in the interest of true competition! 😜

[@147AndyH]

Glad you enjoyed it, it was great fun wasn't it 🙂

[@NicolaRuns]

So much fun! I'm still grinning now 😃😁😃

[@tom_new]

Well done! That looked super tough! Always have greatest respect for fell-runners, though that cyclist running while carrying his bike probably took the medal at the start!

[@tom_new]

But amazing guy running that type of run aged over 80! 👏👏

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks Tom 😃 That start hill wasn't fun! 🤦‍♀️😂 But it was so exciting to see the different ways people got their bikes to the top of the hill because that hill is a beast! Can't have been easy to get up it with a bike! 😱 And yeah, Al's dad is crazy fit! It's funny because it's just normal to him but to us mere mortals it's remarkable! We can but hope to be like Norman when we're in our 80s! 🤞 It's unlikely... but we can still hope! 🙃

[@pj595]

This looked like so much fun!!

[@NicolaRuns]

It was honestly just awesome! Brilliant fun! 😃

[@ELEV8EMPOWERMENT]

Looks amazing this :D! Not done fell running yet...but this has sold it to me :P

[@NicolaRuns]

It was worth making the video just for this comment 😃 enjoy, it's so fun and just the best views! 😍

[@AllardsLovechild]

What a mad format! Looks a proper laugh.

[@NicolaRuns]

It was exactly that! Mad and just so much fun! 😃 Highly recommend it! I was grinning and laughing all of the way round 😁☺️

[@mattcarr3798]

Fantastic vlog Nicola, well done and well done Grandad Norman 81 years old brilliant, I'm coming up 55 hope I'll still be running at this age, I did the St Aidens Winter Beast 10k yesterday which was also a great race, keep up the good work.

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 😊 I think all us runners hope we are Norman in our 80s! 🤞Well done on your 6.66 miles! How was the huge puddle/river bit?! I thought about doing it but was in Nidderdale so it was a bit far to come but I'm pleased I didn't or I wouldn't have found out about this awesome fell race! 😃

[@geraldinepugh4093]

Great video! Sad I missed this one but no car means no run. 😥 Hopefully next year.

[@NicolaRuns]

Thank you 🤗 Oh no! I'm so sorry you missed out 😩 I really hope you get to race next year and get to do some cool races in the meantime 😃

[@Tonyr2]

"Prize giving is at 4 o'clock at the pub". Excellent 🤣🤣

[@NicolaRuns]

Running, cycling, hills, beer, cake. What more is there to life?! 😃

[@Tonyr2]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ozenfant_ozn]

looks like a fun concept! out on the trails few things motivate me more than seeing a bike up ahead, struggling uphill...

[@NicolaRuns]

🤣 exactly that! For me it's on the moors, it can take a while to catch them up when you see them on the horizon but then you always fly past them! Feels amazing doesn't it 😁

[@projectshoe]

Wonderful video :). Would be great to see some more Fell Run vids - lots of the BOFRA races are in Yorkshire and are great!

[@NicolaRuns]

Thank you 🤗 Unfortunately fell races are the hardest to film due to the terrain! I was super cautious on that steep descent carrying a camera! Would love to do a few more though, especially if it can be a family affair again. Will definitely keep my eyes open for what's out there as you're right, there are some awesome events! ☺️

[@ALittleAdventureTime]

Looks an awesome race, definitely one to add to my must run list!

[@NicolaRuns]

Definitely! Awesome concept and just BRILLIANT fun! 😃

[@katiepillar]

What an awful/fun looking race! Kudos for just going out and doing it. I simply cannot imagine cycling that

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks, it was awesome and definitely AWFUL and FUN! 🙃 That's the perfect description for it! No way would I dare cycle it, I just don't have the bike handling skills! 🤦‍♀️🤣 Maybe one day though 🤷🏻‍♀️😃

[@DaveHaygarth]

Well done Nicola. Enjoyed that. Lie you, this was my first time at this race and I did it on a bit of a whim having raced (cyclo-cross) the day before and having thought 'what's the worst that can happen?' I've done the 'Harriers v Cyclists' event in Shipley (look it up) a handful of times but not for a few years. Love these events because like a lot of cyclo-cross riders I'm also a fell runner. Perfect mix of communities and above all else, just a lot of fun ad good honest effort. Thought it was brill.

[@NicolaRuns]

Thank you 😃 Were you a runner or a rider? And which is more fun if you have the skill to do both? My bike handling skills are massively lacking so running was my only option! 🤣 It's brave doing this if you raced the day before! Massive respect! 💪

[@DaveHaygarth]

@@NicolaRuns I was riding. (Well, where I could do!). Finished 7th in the end. Trying to weigh up the idea that it’s brave to race two days on the trot vs your comment about grabbing these moments and living them. You’re winning that one. Let’s enjoy life and identify those perceived barriers, eh?! 😊

[@NicolaRuns]

@@DaveHaygarth definitely! Being brave = being awesome! 😃😃😃 7th is awesome, well done! 💪 You must have mad bike handling skills... Give them to me!!! 🤣

[@rachbentley9967]

This looks amazing I so want to do one of these races!! And Al’s Dad is awesome 👏

[@NicolaRuns]

Isn't he just incredible!!! I've never seen him racing before 😱 yeah I'd heard of these races before and was so pleased when I had the chance to do one 😁

[@tonystrange7224]

I've done a couple of these in the past Nicola but on the bike. They are great fun. Can't believe I missed this one. Bingley Harriers run an event as well.

[@NicolaRuns]

I'd absolutely love to do another one of these! No way on a bike though 😱 I do not have the bike handling skills for that 🤣 I'll keep an eye out for the Bingley Harriers one 😃

[@tinapotter3084]

Norman is phenomenal! Great stuff from you and Al too. Couldn’t help wonder if Ben-G would have done it with you xx

[@NicolaRuns]

Ben would have cycled it for sure!!! He'd have struggled at that low bridge though! Yes Norman is a total inspiration! 😱💪🏃‍♂️

[@susanheneghan5879]

Loved it Nicola. God Grandad Norman is some runner for his age. How are the legs today ?

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks 😊 Isn't Norman amazing! Legs were actually fine! 😱 Took a friend out to help give her confidence navigating when trail running and we did just over 10 miles of beautiful trail and I felt good but it was stop start to do the nav 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[@dannynorman4717]

Yay! More Norman! And why was Al clothed?

[@NicolaRuns]

He said to me at the start "shall I run topless?" And I said NO 🤣🤣🤣 Sorry Bev 🤣 Isn't watching Norman run amazing?! 😱

[@MrCol104]

Thanks Nicola . Another brilliant video. Wow. What a fantastic event, great fun and a truly unique format. I'm not overly keen on hills so this should really be my idea of hell, but it would be a brilliant race to be part of. Looked like it had a fantastic social side too which is a lovely part of any race day. Stormin' Norman - what a superstar. There's some incredible & inspirational runners who are very much in the veteran category. Do you know Hils Wharam from Horsforth Harriers? She's my no.1 running hero. Now in her 80's and still a marathon regular at Its Grim Up North events. She's a truly remarkable lady. Ps. The lady laughing at the steep hill (1:36) ....... was this because she wasn't running it herself? 😆😂

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks 😃 you don't like hills?! No hills means no views so try to love the hills!!! 😍 I don't think I know Hils... 🤔 But if she's anything like Norman then I hope to meet her soon! 😊 lol yes the lady was laughing at me because I had to run up the hill and she didn't 🤣🤣🤣

[@lornapotter9330]

Wowzers.... 😱😂 It looks like my kind of fun. Please invite me for next year!!? Your video is so brilliant as are you! 💋💋

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks gorgeous 🥰 I didn't have time to invite anyone as I didn't know about it but YES let's do it next year! Would you run or ride?! 🤔🏃‍♀️🚴‍♀️

[@lornapotter9330]

Yes perfect!!!!! So I'd definitely run it, and Dalia said she'd ride it!! I'm also trying to get Stu to come on his bike next year too!! 🤞🤞🤞

[@NicolaRuns]

@@lornapotter9330 that would be bloody AWESOME!!!!! 😃

[@lornapotter9330]

@@NicolaRuns yes wouldn't it just!! I even think I'll invite my CX and XC friends too... Eeeek!!! Xx

[@NicolaRuns]

@@lornapotter9330 can't wait!!! Xx

[@maggiebush9846]

Good day out with my family

[@NicolaRuns]

Loved it! Thank you so much 🤗🤗🤗 more please! When's the next one? 😃

[@avinashbhogun]

Same time next year?

[@NicolaRuns]

Absolutely! Wouldn't miss it now I know about it! 😃

[@geraldinepugh4093]

Do you think you need fell shoes or will trail shoes do? What's Norman's secret? Looks about 60!

[@NicolaRuns]

Norman believes strongly in a raw diet. He doesn't eat cooked or processed foods and doesn't take any medication. He's crazy fit and healthy for his age! Trail shoes might have been okay but it has been relatively dry, if that steep descent was wet/muddy then you'd 100% need fell shoes but this year trail shoes would have been okay. The moor is boggy, wet and muddy but it was grippy enough... that could easily change with a period of wet weather. Fell shoes best but if it's running in trail shoes or not running then I'd run in trail shoes 😃

[@jessica_rhea]

😁👏

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks 🤗