Les Croupiers Running Club Forum

Hi All

A bit late in the month, but plenty of off road races coming up in South Wales.

SAT 19 Sugar Loaf (*) BM

11.2km/526m or 7miles/1725ft NS/LK/PM

Details: 11.00 am £4.00 on day or £3 pre entry Teams free

Venue: From Abergavenny Leisure Centre (GR 298153). Toilets, showers, ample parking.
Age limit: Over 18
Records: M: 49.09 2006 Matthew Collins F: 60.10 2010 Jenny Heming
Organiser: Emma McWilliams 01873 854530 07736 048221 bayliss.racing@talk21.com
15 Hillcrest Road Abergavenny NP7 6BG. www.mynydd-du.org.uk


MON 21 Gilwern Grunt BM

16km/670m or 10miles/2200ft PM

Details: 11.00 am £12 on day only

Venue: From Brynmawr Foundation School , Brynmawr, Abergavenny (GR SO197125).
Multi-terrain. Fully marked and marshalled. Not under WFRA rules.
Kit requirements at Organisers discretion.
Age limit:
Records: New Race
Organiser: Andy Creber 07530 442066

FRI 25 Blorenge Downhill Race

4K/50m climb (No climb on most route options) LK NS

NO ROUTES ARE MARKED. Black and white map supplied. Runners can choose any route they wish on open fell. However, they must all go through the canal tunnel to the road.

Registration – Llanfoist Village Hall, Abergavenny. Grid Ref: SO 286133 Registration closes at 7-15. There is a remote start 10 minsdrive away, and will require ad hoc car sharing on the night.

Start – 7-30pm (Radio Masts car park) Sunsets at 8-15pm. You have an hour before the bears come out.
£5 inc Tea, cake and wound dressings.
Organiser: Andy Creber 07530 442066

SAT 26 Cribyn (*) AS


8.9km/946m or 5.5miles/3100ft LK/NS/PM

Details: 1.00 pm £5.00 on day only

Venue: From Cwm Gwdi Camp, Brecon Beacons (GR SO 024247). No toilet facilities.
Age limit: Over 16
Records: M: 52.59 2013 Simon Barnby F: 61.46 2013 Helen Fines
Organiser: Sean Taylor 07905 653351 sean_j_taylor@hotmail.co.uk.
4 Chapel Mead Goytre Pontypool NP4 0BR. www.cribynrace.org.uk

TUE 29 Pentyrch Hill Race BM


11km/488m or 6.8miles/1600ft PM

Details: 7.00 pm £5.00 on night only

Venue: From Pentyrch Rugby Club, CF15 9QJ. (GR 100816)
No safety pins; changing and shower facilities; bar snacks
Age limit: Over 18
Records: M: 42.46 2006 Matthew Collins F: 50.54 2003 Ruth Pickvance
Organiser: John Gough 02920 891721 johngoughpentyrch@btinternet.com
45 Maes y Sarn Pentyrch Cardiff CF15 9QQ. www.pentyrch.org.uk

More information on any of these races can be found at the following websites:
1. Welsh Fell Runners Website - http://www.wfra.me.uk/
2. On Facebook – South Wales Summer and Winter Hill Series and Othr Fell Races.

cheers

S

Cheers Simon

Amazingly, places also still going in the Highlander Mountain Marathon (26/27th April)

I will be doing Pentyrch..hopefully my legs are recovered after offas orror by then.. still sore and its wednesday.. worse than after glochester 20..

But the run was worth it, and the tea, cakes afterwards.

Howard,

Its thursday and I'm nearly recovered.. club 10 tonight..

Glochester is a place in the US, here is wishing I ran a 20 miler in that town. Rather than In Gloucheseter.

Oh well.

I must say we did a good job in offas orror in having matching watches to our running tops. Good colour coordination.

Great day of racing at the Sugarloaf yesterday - thoroughly recommend its inclusion in the off road championship next year, based upon price £4, free bottle of Sugarloaf beer for the early finishers (organiser was surprised with the number of entries - 137 and has promised more beer next year!!), safe runnable trails (no worse than Offas Orror or the Kymin) and great views and Les Croups company. The best bit is the three mile descent from the top!!

Results


Pos Name Club Sex Cat Time Award

43 Howard Owen Les Croupiers m s 01:03:56
48 Mike Murphy Les Croupiers m 60 01:04:28 1st MV60
68 Simon Hazel Les Croupiers m 40 01:07:58
73 John Magee Les Croupiers m s 01:08:31
133 Gill Murphy Les Croupiers f 60 01:39:51

Well run all - especially Mike Murphy who was 1st MV60.

cheers

S