Bradwell Fell Race

[daz h]

this race is next tuesday and i cant believe ive never done it
can anyone give me the route ?

[TurboTom]

Yeah it starts in Bradwell and then climbs and descends a bit before finishing in Bradwell :P

[daz h]

Yeah it starts in Bradwell and then climbs and descends a bit before finishing in Bradwell :P

Tom have you not got any more detailed information. I think id already worked out the start and finish.
I need details my friend.
Hope your well

[fellgazelle]

Daz, My memory is dreadful and it's a few years since I've done this one but here goes:
Starts at a playing field next to the road at the Northern tip of the village, follows the road through the village and branches left up some side streets.
A path is followed up a steep climb to the top of Bradwell Edge. From here the race crosses pasture and open moorland until it picks up a rough stony track with
a longish descent towards Brough. A sharp left turn and a narrow path leads to a farm and another stoney track which turns into a concrete road leading back to
the playing field.
The terrain underfoot is mainly grass and rough tracks, very similar in nature to the Stoney Middleton race last Thursday
Good luck

[daz h]

Info much appreciated

[Corniceman]

Welll done to Alan and his team for organising this last night. great race, faster pace than most i've done but quite pleased with 20th. I wonder why Stuart was not running last night but took his place in cheering the rest of us on?

[noel]

Welll done to Alan and his team for organising this last night. great race, faster pace than most i've done but quite pleased with 20th. I wonder why Stuart was not running last night but took his place in cheering the rest of us on?

Nice one Corniceman. I guess Stuart might have been saving himself for Cracken Edge tonight.

Mrs Noel said she liked the different finish, relative to the stony track and road from a few years ago.

[simgreen78]

Super little race. Was a bit surprised by the lightning quick start but managed to hold onto the coat tails of the front pack long enough to get a decent position on the first climb and hold it together from there. Was pleased with 15th in the end, although I found myself wussing a bit on the last descent which is not like me - injury mental hangover?!

Had the pleasure of properly meeting Daz H and also Mrs Noel post race. Very nice to meet you.

Thanks to the organisers and marshalls for a great event. Male course record went I think...

[PJAZ]

I did this last year as my first ever fell run and returned last night to see if it was any easier - it wasn't the ascent and final descent as hard as I remember. Still a lovely race, friendly and nice to see the locals cheering us on during that initial sprint along the road. Like simgreen I struggle with the first part of that final descent - just a bit too steep, but managed to knock 2m off my time from last year and came home in 39m.

Where will the actual results be posted? Anyone know?

[noel]

Super little race. Was a bit surprised by the lightning quick start but managed to hold onto the coat tails of the front pack long enough to get a decent position on the first climb and hold it together from there. Was pleased with 15th in the end, although I found myself wussing a bit on the last descent which is not like me - injury mental hangover?!

Had the pleasure of properly meeting Daz H and also Mrs Noel post race. Very nice to meet you.

Thanks to the organisers and marshalls for a great event. Male course record went I think...

Ah, so it was you. Mrs Noel said she'd met Daz H and was talking to mystery tall, young dark peaker. Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh on you here Simon, but I wouldn't have called you tall.

Anyway, she seemed to have enjoyed both the race and the post-match banter.

Nice one on finishing 15th.