First race Bolton or NW ?

I live in Bolton and have been venturing onto the moors and occasionally to North Wales so I'm very much a beginner/ novice.
I think I better bite the bullet and enter a race and was wondering what people think as a first race ?
No more than a 2 hr drive from Bolton and around 10 miles in distance?
What ya think ?

It's a few months away I think, and a touch over 10 miles, but I'd suggest windgather as an excellent first race.

Windgather, have googled it and found nothing, is it spelt right ?

Yup Oct 14th 21.7km Burbage Institute, Bishops Lane Buxton
Seems a long time to wait tho
Weasdale 18 Aug 14km
Sedbergh Hills 19 Aug 22.5km
Chipping Show 25 Aug 12 km
Three Shires 15 Sept 20km
Whernside 22 Sept

Turnslack 21st July
Crowden Horseshoe 29th July.
Some info available here: http://www.racemaps.org.uk/

I'd have thought either Sedbergh Hills or Three Shires would be a bit ambitious for a first race.

However, Crowden Horseshoe would be absolutely ideal.

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Originally Posted by GeoffB

I'd have thought either Sedbergh Hills or Three Shires would be a bit ambitious for a first race.

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Tanky's was my first fell race!

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Originally Posted by The Hat

I live in Bolton and have been venturing onto the moors and occasionally to North Wales so I'm very much a beginner/ novice.
I think I better bite the bullet and enter a race and was wondering what people think as a first race ?
No more than a 2 hr drive from Bolton and around 10 miles in distance?
What ya think ?

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Tockholes this Saturday.
Not far away from you and a gentle 5 miles up to Darwen Tower.
http://www.dashers.org.uk/

Thursday 12th July Bull Hill Fell.

Details at http://www.radcliffeac.org.uk/