CALENDAR

Short efforts (1/4 mile / 400m approx)

Total distance about 6/6.5 miles – route Bankhouse, Fulneck, Pudsey centre

Meet at Pudsey Civic Hall car park

• Region: Peak District
• Category: AL
• Website: https://dpfr.org.uk/wp_dpfr/edale-skyline
• Distance: 34 km / 21.1 miles
• Climb: 1373 m / 4505 ft
• Venue: Edale Village Hall., S33 7ZA
• Grid reference: SK123862
• Skills: ER, PM, LK, NS
• Minimum age: 18

8 x “800m” efforts.

Route – Rodley, Calverley, Thornbury (distance 8.5 miles)

Start/finish points for efforts:

1. Junction half mile court/half mile lane (just after Tesco) to end of half mile Ln/Coal Hill Lane junction.
2. Bagley Ln (bus stop) to traffic lights/round about
3. A657 (speed camera) to Town Wells Garden
4. 40mph sign to Clara Drive
5. Just after Sainsbury’s side rd to the pedestrian crossing
6. Bus stop (just after Ravensliffe Ave) to the lights/round about
7. Leeds Rd – first telegraph pole to traffic lights at the end
8. Gain Lane (opposite Mortimer Ave (by Morrisons/Hovis buildings) to side road/new houses

Distance – 8.75 miles

Efforts – 5 x  0.75 to 1 mile efforts (approx)

Route – Through Farsley, down to The Owl pub at Rodley, up Coal Hill Lane, along Intake/Swinnow through Stanningley, to Pudsey centre, then down to Fartown before heading back to the school.

1. 2nd entrance to Westroyd Park to Springbank Rd/Coal Hill Ln/Bagley Rd junction
2. Pedestrian crossing (just after Club Ln) to Top of Coal Hill Ln/Intake Ln junction
3. Bus stop after the bypass bridge to The Britannia Pub
4. Corner/bend on Littlemoor Rd (building that used to be a pub opposite Busy Bees) to top of Fartown where it becomes Greenside
5. The Marsh Pub to round about at Bradford Rd (A647)

8 x hill reps on Calverley Cutting/Adjacent hill

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

• Region: Lake District
• Category: AM
• Website: https://c-f-r.org.uk/pages/race_newlands_memorial.html
• Distance: 18.5 km / 11.5 miles
• Climb: 1100 m / 3609 ft
• Venue: Newlands Adventure Centre, Stair, Keswick, CA12 5UF
• Grid reference: NY237212
• Skills: ER, LK, NS
• Minimum age: 18

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: 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