Lakes fell training weekend

The dates for the 2010 weekend are Fri/Sun 19th/21st November.  For more information, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Please note that this event is organised by Julian personally, rather than it being a Striders Club event.  However, all Club members, their families and friends are welcome to attend.  Please note that we may have to restrict numbers as we are reaching the centre limits.

The weekend is a fun introduction to fell running but it also attracts experienced fell runners from Spectrum Striders and other clubs, such as Hull Springhead Harriers.  It is based at Newlands Adventure Centre near Keswick where there is a total of 5 runs on offer throughout the weekend – do one, do none, or do them all!  For those people who do not wish to run there are usually a series of walks to choose from which may or may not include a coffee shop.  Your choice.

Running Options:

Sat pre-breakfast run:  2½ miles (about 7am).

Sat 10:30am run:  6 miles.  Introductory fell run up Cat Bells and back, ideally wearing fell or trail shoes.  The run is done as a muster so we wait for any slower runners.  It may be hard to run up but you can discover how exhilarating it is to run downhill.  Please come and try it.

Sat 3pm run:  Warm-up, then hill sprints and a tag relay race – just to use up any spare energy left over.

Sun pre-breakfast run:  2½ miles (about 7am).

Sun main run:  either

• 12 miles road run around Derwent Water, with options to do 6 or 7 miles as we can drop a few of you off in Keswick if 12 miles is too far.  We usually have a staggered start for the long run, with probably 3 starts (10am, 10:15am and 10:30am for the quickest).
• Or a 2 hour fell run from the Centre, at an easy pace but somewhere different to Cat Bells.

On the Saturday night there is a quiz and fancy dress night. The winner of the fancy dress competition chooses the theme for the following year’s event. This is a great fun introduction to fell running and a chance to meet our friends from the other clubs who attend.

The address of the centre is:

Newlands Adventure Centre
Stair
Keswick
Cumbria
CA12 5UF