Saddleworth Fell Race

[TurboTom]

Junior races this year. All ages starting from 11 am. U/16s and U/18s will race with the seniors. I will post more information as i hear it.

[Bant]

What is the terrain like for this race? And how steep/dangerous is the descent?? Cheers

[southernsoftie]

Ah, my first ever fell race back in those heady days of 2006! Though I was no more a junior than I am now, I remember taking the odd tumble on the way down. But think this was more to do with my southernsoftie tendencies than the terrain

Slope is steep, but grassy, few rabbit holes to lose your foot in, but otherwise nothing out of the ordinary...from recollection.

[janeho]

Info on the junior Saddleworth races:
The Junior Races will commence at 10.30am with the U8 race. Parking will be at Tanners Mill and it is a 10 minute walk to the start. (please be careful crossing the road) Registration will be at the start and is open from 9.45am. The presentations will be in the field (weather and time allowing) after the Junior races. Entry fees for all junior races will be £1

The age categories are as follows:

U8 0.3M/100’
U10 0.6M/200’
U12 0.75/275’
U14 1.3M/550’
U16 1.7M/645
U18 3M/950’ (Will run in the senior race)

It's the first time there has been junior races. I've e mailed one of the organisers your question about terrain and will post the reply when recieved

[Alphin]

What is the terrain like for this race? And how steep/dangerous is the descent?? Cheers

Descent is a beauty mate, naye too crazy underfoot and if like previous years you get run through a private nine hole golf course!!! Crackin course, good ascent, quick pop over from Alderman to Pots n' Pans and then swooping descent - Do It, it's great....Big Plus is The Clarence Pub less then 30 seconds walk from the start

[TurboTom]

Descent is a beauty mate, naye too crazy underfoot and if like previous years you get run through a private nine hole golf course!!! Crackin course, good ascent, quick pop over from Alderman to Pots n' Pans and then swooping descent - Do It, it's great....Big Plus is The Clarence Pub less then 30 seconds walk from the start

You make it sound easy.
Heres my view from the back.
Fast start along the road. Steadily ascending through the golf course and fields, it flattens out along the track until turn left onto field below Alderman. A 3 minute run over tussocky terrain before a steep slog upto the summit of Alderman. From alderman to pots n' pans is a fairly flattish run with a few short cuts where you can avoid extra ascent. Round the monument and descend steadily until you hit the steep descent. Stagger from here down to the fields again. Through the field and golf course back out onto the road. The hardest part a flat 100m run in to tanners mill. Slump over get some water and bobs your uncle

[Stagger]

Great event this morning.
Thanks to all who put this event on and marshalled on the hill.
Good to see plenty of juniors out running.

[withaY]

Fabulous races this morning.. loads of marshalls and flags.. good effort Saddleworth and all the kids!!

[FellJunior]

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