Broomhead Chase

[Sam W]

Its an Anti clockwise loop down hill start(remember that) cross a river turn right the steep up through a wood until ridge line then left run round Broomhead Trig. Fast descent through some woods back along the river until the earlier Stream crossing(remember)...uphill finish and pretty tough

5 Minutes from my house

Cheers Ian. Are you racing on Sunday?

[IanDarkpeak]

unfortunately I'm not, I usually jog to start as it's just over a mile from my house.
I'm Guiding/teaching in the peak for 3 days then heading to Snowdonia for 5 days of DofE training/assessing.

[backtothefells]

unfortunately I'm not, I usually jog to start as it's just over a mile from my house.
I'm Guiding/teaching in the peak for 3 days then heading to Snowdonia for 5 days of DofE training/assessing.

AND I was going to take more photos of that toned body Ian!

[IanDarkpeak]

AND I was going to take more photos of that toned body Ian!

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well you can get too much of a good thing!

[Sam W]

Nice race but managed to get lost, along with about half a dozen other runners (all local or thereabouts judging by Penistone & Barnsley vests). Not what I expected on a short race, hopefully not a sign of things to come at Kentmere! Managed to have a laugh about it & jogged across the finish with a Rotherham runner. Kept my better half entertained who told me a should take a second look at the course map before heading out (ahem...)

[IanDarkpeak]

Nice race but managed to get lost, along with about half a dozen other runners (all local or thereabouts judging by Penistone & Barnsley vests). Not what I expected on a short race, hopefully not a sign of things to come at Kentmere! Managed to have a laugh about it & jogged across the finish with a Rotherham runner. Kept my better half entertained who told me a should take a second look at the course map before heading out (ahem...)

did you miss the left turning on the descent. it often over grown and I've know people miss it before

[backtothefells]

Images from today's race. Enjoy. Hopefully at the Trunce tomorrow. Would appreciate the odd coin or two in the Malaria No More tin. Cheers.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/mossie...7645613850626/

[Sam W]

did you miss the left turning on the descent. it often over grown and I've know people miss it before

I think some tape might've gone missing - there were a lot of runners at the finish talking about how they'd gone off course. Yes, we definitely veered right as we ended up just below Broomhead Farm on a road covered in Tour graffiti, before turning into the sheepdog trial fields & negotiating our way over a barbed wire fence. The runner who kindly stuck with me had done it a few times before & said the course had changed. We made up a half dozen of those who went most off course but it sounded like there were a fair few other folk who had gone a bit off course too. Good day out though & a timely reminder not to shy away from map reading at longer races.

[Running Man]

Think most went wrong after descending onto track but then not going into the wood but following the track right to come out on Strines Rd Ewden Bottom. Fortunately I knew the route

[IanDarkpeak]

Think most went wrong after descending onto track but then not going into the wood but following the track right to come out on Strines Rd Ewden Bottom. Fortunately I knew the route

They usually have a marshal at the bottom by the track. I guess it's easy to run through but race map clearly shows you turn left before the river.