Ovenden is already on my list as I used to lie very close and had some lovely runs in that area.
Thanks for The reply.
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Ovenden is already on my list as I used to lie very close and had some lovely runs in that area.
Thanks for The reply.
You'd best get signed up then Big N
The Stirton Classic in July is definitely beginner friendly, even I managed it once!
I'd like to ask a quick, related question here if I may.
ER - Experience Required. Does that simply mean that if you've never run off-road before this race isn't for you or are there differing levels of experience required? How much fell running does one need to have done?
FWIW I found the last couple of Lakeland Trails trail races to be far harder than, say, the Stanbury Splash for example. Yet one is a fell race, the others aren't.
Should I be entering ER races by now?
It depends..
I know the Peris organiser denied a local mountain guide entry for lack of experience....
Ridiculous.. the runner posed no threat to the race..
personally I think an experienced mountain walker has the experience.. it doesn;t mean running.. most/many runners will race for years and not use a map and compass half as much as a hill alker..
In grand weather all fell races are fairly beginner friendly. In bad weather though nearly all of them might not be :)
Midgley Moor was my first off road run, never mind race! I wasn't quite last, largely through running to keep up with the person in front for fear of getting lost! Midsummer Madness is also OK for beginners, I think I made the series my 2nd, 3rd and 4th races (and lost my big toenail in the process :thunbdown: which made me feel like a proper runner). Cragg Vale is another one suitable for beginners, though bring your midge repellent! The Hebden Bridge race tends to hand out a prize to anyone doing their first race, and the Heptonstall Festival organisers welcome anyone they can persuade into trainers into their race.
Happy Running!
I did Thieveley Pike as my first one. How does that size up in terms of beginner-friendliness? Genuinely have no real frame of reference. Seemed simple enough in theory, run up that hill following those men, etc. Downhill was hard, not a fan of that.