January 2010 Archives
The 2009 Beacons Ultra, starting from the small village of Talybont-on-usk near Brecon is a great introduction to the world of Ultra running. Well that's what it said on the website so who am I to argue.
After much internal debate I settled on attempting an ultra marathon before I'd even had a go at a conventional marathon, I'd have plenty of time to do a marathon during my training (I did 3 in the end).
I got through my training unscathed and as the day drew nearer the nerves became more apparent, but I felt confident, I'd done a lot of training, I new I could do it! (I also new that I wasn't going to brake any records in the process)
Continue reading Beacons Ultra December 2009 (45 miles).
The next club meeting is scheduled for Friday 29th January, venue : Ledbury Rugby Club, time : 7.30pm, please make every effort to attend. If you have any items / issues to be put on the agenda please forward to Jenny Jones - Club Secretary.
Ledbury & District Harriers will be staging the Magnificent Eastnor Castle Seven (Google Maps link) again this year on Sunday, April 18th, starting at 11:00am.
The race starts and finishes in the Deer Park on the Eastnor Castle Estate. It is an undulating 7 mile rural course over footpaths, tracks and through woodland, culminating in the "Orrible" climb to the Obelisk. There will be a drinks station at approximately 4 miles and refreshments at the finish.
Race fees: affiliated £8, unaffiliated £10 - £2 extra for entry on the day. A proportion of the entry fees will go to the maintenance of the Eastnor Deer Park.
The entry form can be found here as a PDF file: EastnorSevenEntryForm2010.pdf
The race starts and finishes in the Deer Park on the Eastnor Castle Estate. It is an undulating 7 mile rural course over footpaths, tracks and through woodland, culminating in the "Orrible" climb to the Obelisk. There will be a drinks station at approximately 4 miles and refreshments at the finish.
Race fees: affiliated £8, unaffiliated £10 - £2 extra for entry on the day. A proportion of the entry fees will go to the maintenance of the Eastnor Deer Park.
The entry form can be found here as a PDF file: EastnorSevenEntryForm2010.pdf
