Masson Hill race

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30-04-2014, 06:26 PM
Sam W

Masson Hill race

Anyone else do this cracking wee race yesterday evening? Thought it was really well organised and marshalled - big thanks to the organisers for an enjoyable evening. Hope the school managed to raise plenty of funds from the race & that we didn't tread too much mud into the building!

Just happened across a blog post from Daz H 2 years ago on the race: http://laidbackfellrunner.blogspot.c...-race.html?m=1
Never got to meet Daz but thought it would be nice to post this as testament to the man's ability. Unlike Daz, I certainly didn't manage to run all parts of the course last night :)
30-04-2014, 09:42 PM
Eckaslike

Yeah, proper steep little race. A worthy edition to the calendar. I know a number of the locals and was good to see them out running... http://massonhillrace.org.uk/
30-04-2014, 11:12 PM
Sam W

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Originally Posted by Eckaslike

Yeah, proper steep little race. A worthy edition to the calendar. I know a number of the locals and was good to see them out running... http://massonhillrace.org.uk/

My shins are feeling particularly knackered! Enjoyed the amount of stiles & gates that had to be passed through, found it pretty taxing mind! Unfortunately, my downhill tactics of speeding up, slowing down, speeding up didn't pay off - got rightly overtaken by 4 blokes in the final 200m...
01-05-2014, 01:26 PM
Sam W

Results now up:

http://massonhillrace.org.uk/Results%202014.pdf
02-05-2014, 08:33 AM
Eckaslike

Some excellent junior finishes in that result. Always nice to see some proper running talent amoungst us also rans.
02-05-2014, 09:27 PM
Sam W

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Originally Posted by Eckaslike

Some excellent junior finishes in that result. Always nice to see some proper running talent amoungst us also rans.

Yeah, it was great to see some younger runners taking part. I knew that top 10 had fallen beyond my reach once overtaken by a young lad in a Matlock AC vest two thirds up that first brutal climb.
26-02-2018, 01:23 PM
anthonykay

I had noticed that this race wasn't on this year's FRA Calendar. I didn't do it last year, but the previous two years it was my "season opener"; one of the most accessible races for me, just 15 minutes' walk from Matlock Bath railway station.

Anyway, they have just posted a notice on the race website asking for a new organiser: http://www.massonhillrace.org.uk . No, I'm not going to volunteer, my organisational skills are at about the same level as the Government's Brexit-negotiating skills. :)