Greetings from the South

Hi - Daniel here - thought I would join the forum having moved from Sheffield to Reading and no longer have the hills in my back yard to keep up with events/chat at the pub. I ran with the Dark Peak club most of last year warting - not sure if there are any members online here?

Does anyone know if there are any good runs in the south downs? closest i am going to get without going to Wales or back to the Peaks. seems i have swopped m for ft on the map in the move south....hmmm.

Allreet Dan

Welcome to the forum.

Yeh, there'll be a couple of warts active on here. Ian Dark Peak (Winterburn) the most prominent.

Ex big dark bog trotter myself. I moved north though, not south.

Reading eh? I can only sympathise! Ouch.

How did you manage the withdrawals from the DP bogs? Ah - Ian and co taught me how to navigate on one of his courses - good bloke - will keep an eye out for him.

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Originally Posted by northerndan

Hi - Daniel here - thought I would join the forum having moved from Sheffield to Reading and no longer have the hills in my back yard to keep up with events/chat at the pub. I ran with the Dark Peak club most of last year warting - not sure if there are any members online here?

Does anyone know if there are any good runs in the south downs? closest i am going to get without going to Wales or back to the Peaks. seems i have swopped m for ft on the map in the move south....hmmm.

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Head for the chilterns and the Ridgeway. Fantastic hilly woody, but not felly, running :)

Having been born and brought up in Reading I'd agree with Stolly, the Ridgeway, particularly the area around Uffington White Horse, is good. I've cycled the whole thing. I didn't know what fell running was when I was there and was more into kayaks and horse-riding but there is some lovely countryside accessible from Reading and the woodlands are beautiful. If I was there now I'd spend some time running and exploring Burnham Beeches which wouldn't be too far to go. Definitely not felly but some good trail running.

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How did you manage the withdrawals from the DP bogs? Ah - Ian and co taught me how to navigate on one of his courses - good bloke - will keep an eye out for him.

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Hi Dan.....Thanks nice of you to say so.

I'll need to check but we organise a a mud run type race down near the chilterns I think. Not really fell running but it's a nice area for running.

Come back North as soon as you can...:)

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How did you manage the withdrawals from the DP bogs?

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I find Ben Lawers a suitable remedy.

Thanks for the tips - will check out the ridgeway and white horse as i work over in Wantage.

Ian - as soon as i can get back i will - i intend to come up every few months - you havent got rid of me that is for sure!