Any forumites doing this tomorrow? 20m/4000ft to the top of The Cheviot and Hedgehope.
Not that I'm looking forward to the 6am start to get to Wooler in time
Any forumites doing this tomorrow? 20m/4000ft to the top of The Cheviot and Hedgehope.
Not that I'm looking forward to the 6am start to get to Wooler in time
Did it last year - sprained ankle in the last 100 metres, on tarmac, after 20 miles!! Maybe I'll do it again next year...
Missed the Sky programme though. Anyone got more details?
The programme I think you're looking for is called "Chevy Chase: Shaking Loose the Borders" - shown on the Community Channel. It's a documentary as much about how the town of Wooler prepares for the occasion as the race itself, but still good to watch (I make a very brief - and I mean brief - appearance on it too!).
Results and photos of this year's race on the Northumberland Fell Runners site.
any forumites doing this tremendous trip round the cheviots in 2 weeks?
I know that its full and with a waiting list for drop outs. subsitutions are being allowed from same club i think.
phil
I am after a substitution, doesn't have to be the same club as far as I know, if you know of one please let me know, 07966 689237
Thanks,
Geoff
Tod Harriers
Geoff, have you spoken to Mary or Clare at Wooler running club?
If i hear anything ill let you know!
phil
Dear Phil,
Yes, I have spoken to Mary and she has my details. Thanks for keeping an ear out for me.Do you know of any maps of the route online for the race? I have wanted to do this one for a while as I lived in Newcastle for four years before I started fell racing and used to cycle all over, then didn't have a car when I was doing a lot of racing in the 80's. So I never raced in Northumberland (apart from the first Tyneside People's marathon and the first Great North Run, which got me started...So it is about time!
Cheers,
Geoff
Any tips / info on this one this wknd??
Take plenty of fluids.
Find someone to follow who knows a good line between The Cheviot and Hedgehope, the key issue being whether to climb early to the crest of the ridge or run a more easterly line towards the summit after crossing the stream.
Oh, and don't sprain your ankle on the pancake-flat asphalt footpath 50m from the finish. It's very annoying and hugely embarrassing.
"Get yourself together, Jones" - Ray Davies