Long Tour of Bradwell

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Originally Posted by BritNick

A large crop of photos can be found here. It was a grand day.

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Interesting to see so many runners wearing race vests...something I'm thinking about but they're so bloody expensive.

Then again it is my birthday next weekend. ?worth the money (thinking Salomon 12)

This was my first ultra race and I whilst I found it tough in places I had a really great day out in the peaks - the weather was even good.

Big thanks to the organisers and all the marshals, I'm not sure I could have made it around without the bananas biscuits and jelly babies they were dishing out.

Top race!

I don't mind the escalator, but that road section after it is horrible. I preferred this year's route myself. Anyway, you've already got the link to Nick's photos - good pics Nick! - and I've just updated the Runfurther website with the Bradwell results.

I was more than an hour slower than last year. It's taking forever to get my stamina back. Four months with no running, and now I've been back running for over 2 months, but I'm nowhere near where I was before the injury.

Still - it was a great race as ever, & I was glad to finish in one piece. One runner ended up bramble-bound when he went astray on the descent into Bradwell, & needed rescuing by Mountain Rescue. There but for fortune...

I realise I'm a bit previous here
but I've not been well - although working my way back to fitness now
as a result I have made no firm plans for May, June or July in terms of target races
August though... I could maybe be vaguely fit by then
AHA! Long Tour!
I took last Friday off work and did a 19M loop of the latter half in reverse:
Leadmill bridge - Lawrence Field - Toad's Mouth - Upper Burbage (via valley floor) - Stanage Edge - to top of Bamford Escalator (still shut btw), down the road to Yorkshire Bridge, straight up to Win Hill trig via Parkin Clough(!), down to Thornhill, across the road and up via Shatton to the mast, rejoining the route at Abney Moor, then down via Abney to Stoke Ford and back to car at Leadmill bridge.
glorious day out
I love this route so much
entered today
see you there :)

Thinking of doing the Half. Is there much in the way of tricky navigation? Would it be much of a stretch navigation-wise to the Full Tour? Thanks

I did the half 2 years ago. I was glad I had recce'd it but more because I ran the whole race on my own in front, rather than any tricky nav. However, if you do want to run it without looking at the map, you should recce.

Fitness was improving well til a slight setback with a shin injury, but seem to have just about got fit enough for this not to be a bad idea ;)

I know Splatcher and BritNick are also down for this - anybody else toeing the line on Saturday...?

I'm doing the long tour....my first ultra. It's just a lovely nice day in the hills....yeah?!

Saving myself for the Bullock Smithy Daz! Have fun though...and Nick and Splatcher. Seems like one I should have a pop at one time. :)

I will be thee and have persuadedmy husband todo the Long this year!