UKA and FRA sanction first fell race in England..... Lowther Trail & Fell Race, sunday 9th August... staggered starts of 6 at a time.
Not sure how much of a bona-fide race it is (not wanting to do it any injustice).... but it's promising.
UKA and FRA sanction first fell race in England..... Lowther Trail & Fell Race, sunday 9th August... staggered starts of 6 at a time.
Not sure how much of a bona-fide race it is (not wanting to do it any injustice).... but it's promising.
It's an *ahem* CL....
It’s got three miles of the devils black stuff 😬
Don't think I've ever done a "C" race...
As I suspected, it's not exactly Wasdale then... But the fact both FRA and UKA sanctioned a race would appear to bode well for future races...
I have seen various other statements from English races due for the autumn, that unless government guidelines are re-tightened, they are looking good for going ahead... And heard similar even sooner in other areas...
No need for any snobbery, if itÂ’s the same route that I did in 1998 and 99 I remember it as a pleasant run out. In those days it was on a Friday morning before the show so that meant it wasnÂ’t a big entry.
All in all a nice day out
CL made me think of the forumite, not a race category
Poacher turned game-keeper
Fully marked 13 mile route with about 1400ft of ascent. The route has about 3 miles of tarmac. £14 to enter.
Welcome back to "fell" running
Any race is tough if you work hard enough.Originally Posted by Richard Head
I reckon the National Cross Country is tougher than some fell races.
Some track races are as painful as anything I've done on the Fells (albeit shorter-lived). Steeplechase
BOFRA races were the toughest.
Speed off the line.
100% up the hill.
100% on the down.
Back to the start and totally knackered.
and we've had a few tough Northern XC Champs.
I doubt you know Sherdely Park St Helens, but the Northern there (in 2004 if I remember correctly) was just off the scale.
Mud, mud, mud and back then the U20 Men had to follow the senior men so I don't envy what they had to contend with.
Think of the Alton Towers National a few years back, but worse.
Many have said that the last Northern at Witton was comparable. The ground was already a bit heavy but mid way through the programme we had a 20 minute hailstorm, which the woman raced on, melted it all and mushed up the ground big time for the senior men.
I was the RO that day so didn't run, but it certainly looked a grim one.
Witton normally recovers very quick from a XC. Within 2 weeks you struggle to see the line the runners have taken. Some of the ground was still damaged after 6 months and had to be repaired.
Probably the first Northern at Knowsley Safari Park edges it for me. 6-8" of fresh snow overnight. My daughter was an U20 Fell international, a outside chance for a medal and was first up on fresh snow - she dropped out - very rare for her.
By the time the men ran, it was 12km of pure slush.
One guy ran in wellies!
Dave Norman was taken to hospital and treated for frostbite.
It was incredible seeing the winner Steve Vernon float across it as he lapped me
Richard Taylor
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