Reddish Vale Hit The Trail

[DazTheSlug]

Jan.11th
organised by Belle Vue Racers
lovely 5ish-mile undulating trail race
http://www.bellevueracers.co.uk/Hit_..._Form_2009.pdf
I'm in - anybody else?

[Richard Head]

Whats this one like underfoot? Can you get away with road shoes or do you need trail shoes?

[emmilou]

I need to be doing the longer stuff really - was just looking at The Cannock Chase which is the same day as this....

[DazTheSlug]

Whats this one like underfoot? Can you get away with road shoes or do you need trail shoes?

I ran round the course last Saturday, and road shoes would've been fine - mainly well-made trail and decent path.
there are a couple of short cross-country-type sections that could become muddy if we get significant rain before 11th though...

I need to be doing the longer stuff really - was just looking at The Cannock Chase which is the same day as this....

I've resigned myself to being rubbish at the longer stuff, so am going to concentrate on shorter/less extreme stuff for 2009

[Alf]

I need to be doing the longer stuff really - was just looking at The Cannock Chase which is the same day as this....

I did that race last year Em, its a bit boring to be honest as its mainly paths, roads and tracks but it is a fast course as all the hills are runnable and you can do it in trail shoes. There's some muddy bits round the checkpoints but not worth wearing fell shoes just for those. You cross a railway line going out and coming back just to make it interesting

[emmilou]

I did that race last year Em, its a bit boring to be honest as its mainly paths, roads and tracks but it is a fast course as all the hills are runnable and you can do it in trail shoes. There's some muddy bits round the checkpoints but not worth wearing fell shoes just for those. You cross a railway line going out and coming back just to make it interesting

Thanks for that Alf......still undecided....I may go and recce the Trog instead as this is a bit of a schlep out really but I need the Nav practice and as I say some longer runs...

[Mike - TheBoyBarry]

Good to see you out running today Daz ! I passed you on my way back from Styal after my interval sets. You were heading thataway.....

Anyway, yes I'm probably running it although I have to say it doesn't fill me with excitement....