Quote Originally Posted by joeyd View Post
Run like 'ell to get to the stile before the bottle neck starts to build - a technique I've seen you use once or twice in the past I seem to recall Trig . My favoured method is to have a chat and catch my breath in the queue, then feel 'refreshed' and go off far to fast over the next section until it dawns on me that I feel like I'm going to have a nasty turn until I get to the next queue, catch my breath and repeat ad infinitum . All good fun though. If temporary stiles will protect fragile walls and keep landowners happy (happier?) then it might be worth while. Most runners are pretty careful and respectful though aren't they?
Had a walk up there today; looks like we will definitely use a new wider path to climb up through the woods to access fields around 1 mile in (many of those who have done our guided recces will have used this route). This new route variant still involves a narrow gate at the tree-line; farmer is OK with us building the temporary stile, so off with my tape measure, timber, and saw this weekend (plus someone who actually knows what they are doing:wink