Long Mynd Valleys

[tarren]

Marvin, I also suggest you visit here lots of info and discussion.

[Marvin]

Marvin, I also suggest you visit here lots of info and discussion.

Thanks Tarren

[Pauline Richards]

Please note: This race is close to the entry limit. No entries will be accepted after Friday 15th January 2011.

[Chris]

Can't believe i missed out on this great race, kept putting off applying just due to laziness and now gutted that entries closed just before my application arrived. Hopefully i'm somewhere near the top of the reserve list. Don't forget to let the organisers know if you can't make it:wink:
If i don't get a place i'm thinking of running it early morning, then after breakfast watching the race.

[Forden Fell Runner]

Please note: This race is close to the entry limit. No entries will be accepted after Friday 15th January 2011.

Going to recce it Sunday if anyone fancies it. 10am in car park near finish?

[jtinnion]

I will be running the Gill Harris challenge (see here) on Sunday morning. This crosses some of the same ground so I may see some folks out doing recces. I'll be the slow one with too much kit, going the "wrong" way, possibly in a Mercia top.

Enjoy your recces, don't forget to save a bit for the end. Most of the useful route choices are in the final third, starting with where you cross the shoulder of Minton Hill from Callow Hollow into Minton Batch. I'll be going the other way there at around 10 am. If your going at 10 I'll be more likely to see you over near the road section a bit later...

Cheers
Jim

[Forden Fell Runner]

Went round long mynd valleys-never been so wet on a run. 2 & half hours of solid rain-might have seen you somewhere Jim!! It was worth it with the coffee and soup in the cafe after! Loads of runners out everywhere too!

[jtinnion]

Saw someone and waved (I was wearing the red cag and going the "wrong" way!) near the road at about 10:55. Saw another couple of runners (one in a very bright yellow top) further off but they were on the LMV route at about 11:10. I agree on the weather. The rain started about 09:30 and I was absolutely soaked to the skin by the time I finished just before one. It was grim up there for a while yesterday. I'm just thankful it was relatively warm.

Hopefully you got an idea of how entertaining the valleys section will be if it's wet and the clag's down.

Jim

[DickyTicker]

Route GPX and MMO Files

I have plotted the "popular route" shown on the race web page in Memory Map and exported it as .mmo and .gpx below. Have a nice "Long" day.

GPX here (right click and use "save link as"). MMO here.

[trilathon]

what a top day...nice addition of the race with a its championship status adding to the event and bringing some sun for once....not sure who won though ?