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    peak district races

    I have never entered a Fell Race before and I'm keen to enter some this winter. Is this the best website to find out local Peak District races or is there another source of info? I live in Macclesfield.

    Thanks

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    Re: peak district races

    There is quite a bit of information on the Dark Peak website http://www.dpfr.org.uk/ and also on the Hayfield site http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~temples/hc/

    If you fancy a race tomorrow then there is the Stanage Struggle, 11:00 from Hathersage school. Not too steep or rough and well flagged and marshalled.

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    Re: peak district races

    The races should be listed in the calendar section of this website.
    But if you live in Macc, come along and run with the Harriers (if you don't already!....). We're out on Wednesday nights and various places over the weekends.
    Great website (I may be a bit biased being the webmaster...)

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    Re: peak district races

    Decided I'll have a go at Lambs Longer Leg in Jan, what should I expect?

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    Re: peak district races

    Quote Originally Posted by novice View Post
    Decided I'll have a go at Lambs Longer Leg in Jan, what should I expect?
    Bit of info in this thread.

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    Re: peak district races

    novice - have you done any races/hill-training yet?

    Lamb's Longer Leg is a "short sharp shock" jobby: steep up-down-up-down

    slightly less extreme would be:

    Famous Grouse
    (Birch Vale) on Nov.25th, or

    Gravy Pud (Tintwistle) on Dec.2nd

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    If you think that the Grouse isn't a short sharp shock you're in for a ....

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    Re: peak district races

    i still have nightmares about trying to catch the man in yellow (aka known as the pennine champion) going up that bloody hill part way in the race.
    it certainly shocked me at the grouse

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    Re: peak district races

    shhhh! don't tell him that!
    I did say "slightly" less extreme

    anyway, I like that first hill at the Grouse

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    Re: peak district races

    Quote Originally Posted by daz h View Post
    i still have nightmares about trying to catch the man in yellow (aka known as the pennine champion) going up that bloody hill part way in the race.
    it certainly shocked me at the grouse

    Would that be this years Pennine Champion Daz?

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