by Rose | Oct 31, 2018 | News
I know people write race reports, but what about recce reports? Either way, here is a ramble about plodding round the Tour of Pendle course. I decided I wanted to recce the full tour of Pendle route. The race itself is on the 17th, and I once heard that it takes two...
by admin | Sep 22, 2018 | News
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by Rose | Aug 30, 2018 | News, Race Report
A Soggy Story 9.8km / 12.3m 1006m / 3300ft Apparently we have experienced the best summer since 1976, which is quite nice for the Brits. I have spent about 60% of this summer in Vienna, which has had pretty much the same heat, but the locals are used to it. Either...
by Rose | Jun 21, 2018 | News, Race Report
I feel a week or so is a reasonable time to let the dust settle and try to get my thoughts down about Ennerdale. The good: I trained properly, or I did the training I had planned to do: 30 miles and 7500 ft ascent a week for a good few weeks before the race. I...
by Rose | Jun 11, 2018 | News, Race Report
“Do you fancy doing weets?” “Do I fancy doing what?” “It’s a race. Called Weets. A bit like a mini Tour of Pendle.” Ah. That clinched it. Although I know this is perverse, I’m very fond of Tour of Pendle, maybe because I got a 25 minute minute PB on it last year on my...
by Rose | May 10, 2018 | News, Race Report
May 5, 2018 (AS) I agree, this race sounds like a book by J.R.R Tolkein and in hindsight it could have been. It had rocky climbs, epic scenery and new discoveries were made as well as hairy feet exposed. AS stood for ‘Ard and Sunny: it was a tough, hot day at the...