Callow

[Travs]

I see the results are up: https://mercia.giz.me.uk/node/3336

The guy who finished a place in front of me went past me like a train on the final descent... didn't realise he had won the prize for the fastest descent from Callow to the finish!

I lost a chunk of time on the penultimate leg, the climb up to Callow... instead of going up the little hanging valley i was going sharply up the fellside to the right, and effectively hit the summit coming from the south instead of the south-west.... looks like it cost me a good two minutes (although only one position)

[anthonykay]

Sara Willhoit fastest climbing Callow, as well as 3rd overall. I seem to remember she was in the same position at the Cardingmill Canter in 2019, when I ran it. She obviously likes the steep, grassy slopes of the Long Mynd.

[Travs]

Yes she's a good athlete... sub-17 5km, sub-36 10km, and obviously even stronger on the fells.

[PeteS]

Looking forward to this in few weeks time. Hoping to beat last year's time but a PB is probably not on the cards.

[Travs]

Looking forward to this on sunday.

Not been on the fells for about 6 weeks but feeling fit.... Callow is a brute though so may come unstuck.

Looking at the lineup, there's no stand-out contenders for the win (yet.... and i believe there may be entry on the day). A few usual suspects from the Shropshire races, and a few names i don't know too well.... hoping to at least have a vague stab at a v40 prize.

[PeteS]

Good luck,Pete.

Hope to see you there. My aim is just to beat last year's time which was about 10 minutes off my best.

[Travs]

I know one thing... i'll be going out of that first field like a rocket, regardless of whether it puts me in a false position or not...

I can't afford to mess around on short races and there's some people on the list who we may well be within a minute or so at the finish, so i'll take any advantage i can get.

Looks like some healthy numbers for Llani in the v60, although got to make him favourite on current form and all that marathon training.

[Llani Boy]

Looks like some healthy numbers for Llani in the v60, although got to make him favourite on current form and all that marathon training.

Please don't burden me with such pressure Travs. That kind of talk just increases the number of pre race toilet visits I will have to endure.

[Travs]

There was a previous thread (Breidden Hills?) where somebody (Llani?) was enquiring as to the full list of Shropshire WInter Series races.....

Breidden Hills (as run on 9th October)
Callow – 20th November 2022
Cardington Cracker – 4th December 2022
Long Mynd Valleys – 11th February 2023
Cardingmill Canter – 4th March 2023
Wrekin– 2nd April 2023

best 4 results from 6 to score.

This is good news for me as it looks like i can scrape 4 races together...

[Travs]

Here we go then...

Looks like it might be a decent morning for it... although i suspect the damage has already been done with regards to the underfoot conditions.