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 The RAB Mini Mountain Marathon from Hayfield appeared to be in jeopardy on Friday as the snow came down heavily, blanketing the event area. It looked like there might be a repeat of the Macclesfield Forest event last January that was postponed not once but twice due to last minute snow. But things improved and over 200 competitors arrived on Sunday, many looking to repair some of the damage they had inflicted on themselves over the Christmas & New Year period. Given the bugs going round, the still difficult driving conditions with icy roads and a dusting of snow on high level routes it was another excellent turn out. Everyone had been prompted to arrive early and most seemed to take the hint with the car park filling up quickly and most competitors off and running before 9.45 a.m.
While the weather was fairly cold down by the start at Hayfield Scout HQ it was benign in comparison to the conditions up on the Kinder plateau and full kit including waterproofs was mandatory. The forecast had suggested a -15C wind chill on the tops and marshals were checking anyone who looked to be travelling light and from personal experience I can assure you that plenty of kit was required up there on Kinder.
Continue reading Race Report – RAB Mini Mountain Marathon
 Following the successful launch of Tri-Adventure in 2010, Tri-Adventure is pleased to announce an additional two new races to be held in June and July.
The Tri-Experience is a 3.5 hour adventure race, combing off road running, mountain biking and navigation in the Swinley Forest, Berkshire on the 12th June. On the 10th July, the Tri-Challenge will push racers even further through navigating on foot and bike for a total of 5 hours on the North Downs.
The established Trail and Sprint series will run on the 3rd Sunday of February, March and April. The one and two hour format is proving to be increasingly popular with beginners and elite racers alike. Following its success Tri-Adventure is delighted to announce that the Spring Series is being sponsored by Astounding Adventure. They offer excellent mountain biking, single track, navigation and orienteering courses which are ideal for those wishing to improve and sharpen up their adventure racing skills.
The format for all events remains the same; solo entry, with a mass start on foot. Competitors must gather as many checkpoints as possible within the agreed time limit, with one transition to bike in the Sprint, Experience and Challenge events. Competitors are more than welcome to buddy or race as a team.
All details can be found at: www.triadventure.co.uk. Online entry is now open and there is a Series prize and discount available for those who wish to enter all three Trail or Sprint events the Spring.
Tri-Adventure would like to thank all our competitors who supported us in 2010 and look forward to seeing old and new faces in 2011.
Sam and Jonathan Mayne
Firstly we hope you had a fantastic Xmas and New Year. No doubt like us you will be keen to address the excesses of the festive period and will be looking forward to the year ahead.
2010 has been a great first year for Might Contain Nuts, only made possible by your support. Hopefully we all have many more years of adventure ahead of us. 2011 is certainly shaping up to be an exciting year.
The 12th March is the final round of the first Welsh One Day Ultra Marathon Series, a linear 50 mile journey through the upper reaches of the beautiful Wye Valley. Compared to the first two rounds it would be easy to underestimate this course, whilst it will certainly feel different the challenge will remain considerable. This is best reflected by the 2 qualifying points awarded by UTMB. There are a few places remaining, if you want to take on the challenge please don’t hang around.
Link to Event Website
Next up is an event we have wanted to organise for many years, a Summer 40 in the Brecon Beacons. Those of you who made the 40 in December will now have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful National Park in hopefully warmer conditions! Being May we are able to take full advantage of what the mountains can offer, the course will visit the highest peaks in Southern Britain and some of the best high level trail in the country. Expect plenty of climbing and conditions allowing fantastic views. The event again qualifies for 2 UTMB points and also forms part of the 2011 UK Ultra Running Championships.
Link to Event Website
Continue reading News – Happy New Year
 Location: Hope, Hope Valley, North Derbyshire
Race date: 3rd October 2010
Report by: Jeremy Sainter & Adrian Boyes
The 12th Hope Moors & Tors race will go down in the annals as a bit of an epic. As the saying goes “what a difference a day makes” Saturday was a beautiful sunny Autumn day for setting out the course, not so on Sunday the day of the event, it can be best described as persistently and exceptionally wet! The rain started around 6.45 a.m. and did not let up until everyone had crossed the finish line late in the afternoon.
Competitors huddled around the sports pavilion in Hope as they registered for either the shorter 8.5 mile Hope Skyline course or the full classic Hope Moors & Tors 20 miler. Surprisingly given the weather there was an excellent turn out with 87 competitors on the short course and 103 on the long course – there were even several entries on the day, they must have been mad or hadn’t seen the weather forecast!!
Continue reading Race Report – Dark & White 12th Hope Moors & Tors fell race
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Fresh from his victory at Round 2, The Welsh One Day Ultra Series, Barry Murray shares some of his knowledge on this vital subject for endurance athletes.
Barry can be contacted at;
website – www.OptimumNutrition4Sport.com
or email - on4sport@gmail.com
As a Sports Nutritionist, a favorite saying of mine is that “You don’t get fitter during training, you get fitter after”. The most important part of your nutrition strategy is what you drink/eat during the first few hours after exercise. The reason for this is that all of the physiological changes that take place as a result of training happen mainly post training (1,2). Aerobic and Anaerobic infrastructure are built after training. New muscle fiber tissue is produced after training. Prevention of immune system damage is most prominent post training. Thus, Recovery is not simply “refueling”, there are more complex biochemical processes that take place such as;
Continue reading Training & Health – Essential Recovery for Endurance Athletes
Breaking News – Matt has been in conversation with the guys at UTMB, who have now confirmed they will support us in adding an optional loop for those of you who are chasing the two points.
You will now have the option of revisiting CP1 at the end of the course which will qualify for two UTMB points. The extra loop adds approx. 9 miles and of course some climbing. We hope this gives those of you chasing two points an option.
We have had some snow today but the roads and course remain good to go, we have members of the support team out for an evening run testing and marking the route as I type (21:37, they are legends).
Matt and I will be running the majority of the route tomorrow so will be able to report first hand on conditions.
Hope to see as many as you on the start line as possible, it will be a rare chance to race in true UK winter conditions.
Round 2 of the Welsh One Day Ultra Series, December 4th 2010
Following the great British tradition of discussing the weather, we are delighted to announce that we will definitely be ringing the start bell to start Round 2 of the Welsh One Day Ultra series. As expected, we will be running with the revised route.
As said before, please don’t underestimate it! It may not reach the same heights as the bigger peaks in the Beacons, but there are some exposed sections which could produce some pretty testing times and wind chill is something to be very aware of. This is still a very tough demanding course. Extremities such as hats and gloves will undoubtedly be tested and it would be wise to take some extra layers and wind cheaters. Please note that the compulsory equipment is by no means an exhaustive list. Whilst you must abide by it, you do need to be confident that you have enough additional gear and food to cope with testing conditions and at least get to the next checkpoint if you need to.
Continue reading News – Might Contain Nuts Newsletter – 1st December
Round 2 of the Welsh One Day Ultra Series, December 4th 2010
Anyone who has seen recent weather reports will be aware that full winter conditions have arrived early this year in the Brecon Beacons. It was our aim to offer a challenging ultra course in the high hills, however a recce at the weekend on the intended course was very much curtailed by significant ice and the hazards highlighted later in the day by the fact that the Mountain Rescue was called out to attend to several incidents around the peaks of the Brecon Beacons
Whilst we appreciate that competitors have a personal responsibility, we as race organisers would be irresponsible to expect participants to run on sheet ice particularly when the hours of sunlight at this time of year are limited. The forecast is set to remain below freezing for the rest of the week. For these reasons it is highly likely that we will be changing the event to our bad weather contingency course.
Continue reading News – Might Contain Nuts Newsletter
Round 2 of the Welsh One Day Ultra Series, December 4th 2010
I’m sure that you don’t need reminding that Round 2 of the Welsh One Day Ultra Series is not so far away now. The response has been astounding and as always the event promises to be a truly epic grand day out!
The route is now confirmed. Please note that there have been some very minor changes and updates on the map. Also note that not every checkpoint is not a water stop but most are. There is no excuse to not have sufficient water with you at all times.
This is the final call for all those who have entered and are the waiting list to complete the payment by midnight Saturday 2oth November. Those that have not paid by this time will assumed to be not attending.
Continue reading News – Welsh One Day Ultra Series – Round 2 Newsletter
The ‘Grand Day Out’ is almost upon us and we hope that you are very much raring to go, or at least looking forward to a challenging day out!
Weather Update:
We’ve had a few calls concerned about the weather, but generally the outlook is reasonable. As with most areas around here it can be a bit random, raining in one valley and sunny in the next, but the general consensus appears to be pretty good, but with the distinct possibility of showers at times.
Weather Update
Food Update:
I expect that you will be pleased to know that the Castle Inn has decided to open all day for food (officially 12pm until 9pm) which means that you can order any time of day should you require.
Continue reading Welsh One Day Ultra Series – Round 1 Final Newsletter
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