Hi, I'm not new to running but I am to the "fell" type!
I live in the Co. Durham area and was wondering where would be a good place to train and any races coming up soon.
(I dont want to join a club just yet).
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Hi, I'm not new to running but I am to the "fell" type!
I live in the Co. Durham area and was wondering where would be a good place to train and any races coming up soon.
(I dont want to join a club just yet).
Join a club!
onwards and upwards
Gaz
oh yes, and welcome:)
Hamsterley Forest is not far from you. Some good routes in there,I've done a couple of duathlons in there.
Join the FRA it will be the best 12 quid you'll ever spend in a year and you would be in for the new calandar and February mag.
Durham Fell Runners based at Hamsterely Forest.
Check out www.durhamfellrunners.org.uk or drop me a PM for further info.
Dont really want to join a club
Ah go on go on go on...
It was a wise man who once said "If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit join a club".
why not, there is no finer way to find out where, and how to train for the fells races, and Apres fell events.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by BrooownAle
Does anyone know what are my options for relatively local clubs given that I live in Cheltenham?
Probably too far away from you but a good little club is TACH- based around Bristol and run off-road on a thursday from various decent boozers scattered in the countryside around Bristol.
www.tach.org.uk
Still miss those thursday runs...
All this talk of clubs....any in the Birmingham area? We are a little hill locked but there may be some travellers around. Drop me a line.......
The closest specific hill club is probably Mercia Fellrunners out in Shropshire. There's always a few faces from the Midlands at races, but never much in terms of club representation.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr pitt
the north york moors ac organise some good runs which i found a nice introduction to fell running. check out there web site. www.nym.ac
Are there any clubs in the Devon/Cornwall area that anyone knows of?
You'd need to be a bit more geographically specific loopybunny1 - it's 150 miles from St Just to Axminster....
I was being open to any suggestions. More specifically West Devon/East Cornwall. Where are you? I gather you are a neighbour hence my targetting you with posts! Besides hearing that you are a sex god. or was it NOT a sex God. Cant remember.Quote:
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Shall we have a poll?Quote:
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oh yes please. Though it concerns me that there may be enough people who are able to make an informed decision.Quote:
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Is this the same Mud I met at Borrowdale last year? (I got a bit confused with names on the new forum). If so, not sure about the sex god, but a thoroughly decent bloke, though.Quote:
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from what I gather that may depend on what sex you are. Joke Mud! Or is it?!Quote:
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Still concerned about the desire to throw your women downstairs. Sisters unite!
As long as you're not getting me mixed up with Swiss Toni - the other decent bloke you had a pint the night before with - then you're spot on.Quote:
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I would only ever nudge a mad GF downstairs if JJ was lying there already to soften the blow.Quote:
Originally Posted by loopybunny1
Might not appeal to you Geoff, but it's all in the eye of the beholder as they say... :)Quote:
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Note that it is ONE eye. What does that tell you?Quote:
Originally Posted by socks
I appear to have lost my winky thing.
Personally i can see his point, although i think the DFR are good and friendly , i am about to leave a local club because i get little out of it and thinking of joining the DFR . However clubs aren't for all.
Hamsterley is good. Also Weardale good running but much bleaker on the tops not walked as much as Teesdale so few trails but i pefer that. Alongside The Tees High Force etc and a big loop to Holwick is nice , uses part of The Cronkley fell fell race. Depends where in Durham mate , i'm in Darlo , I go to Hamsterley , teesdale , weardale and the North York Morrs mainly. Good routes for there on nym website. Also i sometimes use Mark Reids walks in The Northern Echo as runs and of course usual walk guidebooks.
Have fun mate.
Isn't that what happened to Hayley from Coronation Street?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by loopybunny1