CALENDAR

Distance: 22km / 13.7M

Climb: 1500m / 4920ft

Route: https://www.scottishhillrunners.uk/Racemaps/Stuc%20a’Chroin580.jpg

This year, the race takes place on May 3rd, 2025 in Strathyre, Perthshire at 13:00.

Allow plenty of time for the journey and registration. It’s early May Bank Holiday and traffic from Stirling, past Blair Drummond Safari Park, and through Callander can double the normal journey time.

There’s a licensed bar and free ceilidh after the race. Bar open from 5, and ceilidh starts at 8pm.

Pre-entry via Sportident

Distance: 10.5 miles

4 min efforts with 3 min recovery

Route: Calverley, down to Apperley Bridge, up to the Billings, back to the canal near Rodley, then longish jog back to Priesthorpe

8 x hill reps on Calverley Cutting/Adjacent hill

Possibility to split into 2 groups starting on opposites climbs if needed

Ras y Gader

16.9km, 915m ascent (10.5miles/3000ft).

WFRA race Category: AM; & SER/NS/PM/LK.

Route Description – see Race map
The start and finish for all races is at SH728177 Eldon Square in the middle of Dolgellau. It leaves by the steep metalled Cader road (bearing right at a junction) for c.2.5 km to Gellilwyd Fawr (SH707167, map Check point ckpt 1/7), the first marshalled checkpoint. At this point the route follows public footpaths to the rear of the Gwernan lake reaching the main Cader car park at Ty Nant (SH698153) in another 2km or so. Underfoot there good forest path gives way to boggy fields with tussocks and rocks. Ty Nant is a marshalled checkpoint (ckpt 2/6). Water is also available here.

The race then crosses the road and proceeds up the mountain on the “Pony Path” to Rhiw Gwredydd (SH691136) in another 1.5 km, just below the 2000ft point. Rhiw Gwredydd is a main race checkpoint (ckpt 3/5), all runners must pass the marshals here, where numbers are recorded.

The route then follows the main footpath to the summit of Penygadair (SH711130) which is unmarked. The path from Ty Nant has open grass, scree and sections of laid block steps and bare rock. It is indistinct in places especially near the cwm edge at Cyfrwy. The final section runs close to the cliff edge and can be very windy. Marshals will be at the summit (ckpt 4), where once again race numbers will be noted.

The return leg is a reversal of the ascent. All runners must pass the key marshalled checkpoints on the descent back to town.

Map: https://www.cader-race.co.uk/map/cader%20race%20map.pdf

Note: This race is now full – we have 9 P&Bers on the list

Distance: 8.9 miles

Possibly 12 x 2min efforts (could be more)

Route: Down towards Calverley, heading back near river, efforts end at canal crossing, then longish jog back to Priesthorpe

Distance: 8.2 miles

Possibly 9 x 3min efforts (could be more or less)

Route: Fulneck and Black Carr Woods

Tempo run/time trial on Rhubarb course

or

Grass session – Jog to park – Short timed efforts, pyramids, etc – jog recovery

Distance: 10.5 miles

4 min efforts with 3 min recovery

Route: Calverley, down to Apperley Bridge, up to the Billings, back to the canal near Rodley, then longish jog back to Priesthorpe

8 x hill reps on Calverley Cutting/Adjacent hill

Possibility to split into 2 groups starting on opposites climbs if needed

• Start time info: Registration from 17.30
• Region: South/West Pennines
• Category: AS
• Website: http://www.halifaxharriers.co.uk/club-races/ogden-midsummer-madness
• Distance: 5 km / 3.1 miles
• Climb: 300 m / 984 ft
• Venue: Ogden Water Visitor Centre, Ogden Ln, Halifax HX2 8XZ
• Skills: PM, LK
• Minimum age: 16

• Entry on day: Yes
• Entry on day fee (members): £5.00
• Entry on day fee (non-members): £6.00

A beautiful but challenging fell race from Ogden Water Local Nature Reserve.

Route description here: https://www.halifaxharriers.co.uk/club-races/ogden-midsummer-madness/

Strava route: https://www.strava.com/segments/19774790

A recce or serious revision of the strava and route description are highly recommended