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    Re: Bleasdale Circle

    Aye, looks like an ace route - I've run on those fells before but never done this race.

    My only question - what's the best way to get to Bleasdale from the M6?

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    Re: Bleasdale Circle

    Leave M55 at 1st Junction for A6 - up to a right turn - Bilsborrow Lane just a few miles up the A6.

    I should be there - hopefully with Mrs WP.

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    Re: Bleasdale Circle

    Quote Originally Posted by Witton Park View Post
    Leave M55 at 1st Junction for A6 - up to a right turn - Bilsborrow Lane just a few miles up the A6.

    I should be there - hopefully with Mrs WP.
    Thanks for that WP, hope to get over. I only know getting there via Beacon Fell way but that's too "round the houses" really.

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    Re: Bleasdale Circle

    Please car share, where you can. Parking is tight and sharing will save you some money - £1 / car to the village school, we use their playground as an overflow car park. Bring some extra spends, as the ladies will have pie and peas on offer, after the race.
    A classic, traditional 'low key' event, in the middle of nowhere, so do allow yourself plenty of time, especially for the final 6 or 7 miles from the A6. Once you find the estate entrance adjacent to Higher Brock Mill, there will be 'Fell Race' signs. W.P.'s route from the A6 will bring you N under the W flank of Beacon Fell - pretty direct.
    Last edited by wheezing donkey; 24-02-2009 at 12:06 AM.

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    Re: Bleasdale Circle

    Quote Originally Posted by Chocolate_Chops View Post
    Anybody doing this one on Saturday?

    Clashes with Noon Stone.

    route map here : -
    http://www.bowlandfellrunners.org.uk...rcle_route.pdf
    I should have been MTB'ing tomorrow but something has cropped up. So I'm gonna do this race instead (Stuff Noonstone ~ it's cr@p).
    See the light in the night

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    Re: Bleasdale Circle

    A lady who parked next to me and Mrs WP left a pair of Inov8 Fell Shoes outside her car and drove off leaving them behind.

    She was parked up at the Church.

    I've brought them home with me, so anyone knows who she is, or if any of the Bowland Crew have knowledge of it, please PM me.

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    Re: Bleasdale Circle

    Ayway, to the race - all going quite well until the top of Fairsnape.

    Followed a bunch of 4 or 5 in to the clag and then after about 400m realised we were working our way backwards around the Paddy's Pole route.

    I pointed this out to them and lead the bunch back across the moor until we picked up the race route.

    Enjoyed it though - at least until that last muddy field - who put that there!

    Thanks to Bowland and the people of Bleasdale - had a good day.

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    Second race on way back to fitness. Good to be out-thanks to all the organisers.

    Still too heavy to run

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    Re: Bleasdale Circle

    I think I was in the same group as yourself Witton Park, who went off course. I finished in 53 minutes, what time did you do? I think 51 minutes was achievable but for the wrong slot. I'm happy though, as I was 2/3 minutes up on last year. Thanks to the organisers again for what is one the best races in area.
    Last edited by Bigfish; 28-02-2009 at 07:46 PM.
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    Re: Bleasdale Circle

    Quote Originally Posted by Bigfish View Post
    I think I was in the same group as yourself Witton Park, who went off course. I finished in 53 minutes, what time did you do? I think 51 minutes was achievable but for the wrong slot. I'm happy though, as I was 2/3 minutes up on last year. Thanks to the organisers again for what is one the best races in area.
    I was 50:58 I think but I did pick up quite a few on the 2nd half - as usual I wuss out on the climbing and then pick up on the flat and descent.

    Suzanne from Horwich was in the group with me.

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