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    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 ?

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    Re: First race Bolton or NW ?

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

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    Re: First race Bolton or NW ?

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

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    Re: First race Bolton or NW ?

    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

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    Re: First race Bolton or NW ?

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

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    Re: First race Bolton or NW ?

    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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    Re: First race Bolton or NW ?

    Quote Originally Posted by GeoffB View Post
    I'd have thought either Sedbergh Hills or Three Shires would be a bit ambitious for a first race.
    Tanky's was my first fell race!

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    Re: First race Bolton or NW ?

    Quote Originally Posted by The Hat View Post
    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 ?
    Tockholes this Saturday.
    Not far away from you and a gentle 5 miles up to Darwen Tower.
    http://www.dashers.org.uk/

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    Re: First race Bolton or NW ?

    Thursday 12th July Bull Hill Fell.

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

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