Beginner friendly races

[Big N Slow]

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.

[Derby Tup]

I work in Keighley and have met a few KCAC members at races and they seem a great bunch. At this rate I will ave trouble fitting in all the races I now fancy.

You'd best get signed up then Big N

[dominion]

The Stirton Classic in July is definitely beginner friendly, even I managed it once!

[Derby Tup]

The Stirton Classic in July is definitely beginner friendly, even I managed it once!

Aptly named. You must be about due a return. 2007 was it? :closed:

[Vegan Runner]

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?

[IainR]

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..

[ydt]

........ ..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..

... but sure not every hill walker! Yiannis

[Stolly]

In grand weather all fell races are fairly beginner friendly. In bad weather though nearly all of them might not be

[jellybabyfairy]

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!

[sevendaughters]

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.