Nottingham City Harriers 2018- Training for road, cross country running, fell racing

Great Kinder Beer Barrel Challenge by Anna McCormack on 13 September 2004 The history of the event In 1999, the unthinkable happened in the isolated village of Edale in the heart of the Peak District. The popular Nags Head inn ran out of ale. Fortified by a pint or three, the locals came up with numerous ways of rectifying the situation (none of which involved relocating to one of the other nearby pubs!). The most popular solution was for a group to walk over the high moor land of Kinder Scout to the Snake Pass Inn to bring back a full 44kg barrel. Although there is arguably some sense in this – it is only 4.5 miles over the top as the crow flies, as opposed to 17.5 miles around by road – their addled brains had overlooked the strenuous 1000ft climbs and precipitous descents at each end and the featureless peat bogs in the middle! The disbelieving landlord jokingly wagered 100 pints of free beer to the group should they manage it, and thus is responsible for the birth of the arduous te...

Training and Racing: Tuesday 18 July - Tuesday 25 July 2006 Tuesday 18 July - 6:30pm Bramcote Leisure Centre for a 10M steady and with 6 * 0.5 mile efforts. Saturday 22 July - 9am Wollaton Park easy run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. Sunday 23 July - 9am Papplewick for a 13.75 mile run around the forests of north Nottinghamshire. Tuesday 25 July - 6:30pm Bramcote Leisure Centre for a 10M both steady and with 6 * 0.5 mile efforts. Races 22 July 3pm 30th International Snowdon Race , Llanberis, Wales. (WMRA International ‘associate member’ races).Padern Park, Llanberis. 10 miles/3300ft £12 to organiser with SAE. Records: 1:02:29 K. Stuart 1985 f. 1:12:48 C. Greenwood 1995. http://www.snowdonrace.com Details: Please note the organiser has changed to: Jayne Lloyd, Tyddydn Cae, Pontrug, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 2SW. Tel: 01286 677785. E: timjayne.caeathro@btopenworld.com W: www.eryri.org.uk Simon and Gary doing this race + biking on Sunday. Monday 24 July 7pm Pr...