Quote Originally Posted by anthonykay View Post
I do actually remember one Leics & Rutland County Cross-Country Champs which included a section along a farm track. The track itself was tarmac, but with broad grass verges on both sides, and the grass was quite rough. Most runners were wearing spikes, and ran along the grass; I was in Walshes, and could run along the tarmac, which was definitely faster.

But yes, tarmac isn't good for studs, although I often wonder if gravelly or sandy surfaces may wear studs down even faster than flat tarmac.
Fitz Park Keswick used to be good for that. The long stretch up the riverside track must have been over 400m and I could just pick off folk in spikes in my New Balance Walsh lookalikes.
It was a great course as well with some super views of Skiddaw from the far field.