Heatherley 10 miles

[Deleted User]

Anyone done this one? What's it like?

The race profile says flat/hilly. How hilly is hilly??

Dutch Johnny

FS you beat me to it!

No one come for yet then, come you guys someone out there must know!

Slad

The first 3.5 miles are more or less flat. Then there is one long hill for about a mile. After a short flat bit it is downhill for a mile or so and the last 3.5 are more or less the reverse of the first. Thus all the hard work comes in the first half. I can't remember off the top of my head how big the hill is - it goes up in stages - but I guess is a couple of hundred feet in total.
The end is a bit frustrating as you get to within 100m of the finish and then have to run past it and do another 1/2 mile.

Dutch Johnny

Cheers Slad Might well give this a go now.

Redhead

Hmmm, tempting. Which roads does it go along? I know where the Copthorne Hotel is and the garden centre nearby but not much else.

[Deleted User]

Its on minor roads and then on tracks and farm lanes. Near the Hedgehog Pub if you know the area at all. The hills are not that bad (and I don't particularly like hills!). Steady climbs rather that steep inclines. Worth doing!

[Deleted User]

DJ - you going to do this one then? Still in wibble mode about it as my longest run for months has been 7.5 miles and that was a couple of weeks ago.

Dutch Johnny

Yeah I think so, 10.30 start so by the time we finish the pubs will be either open or about to open (depending on your speed!)

Like the sound of the Hedgehog, what's it like and does it do good grub? Might be able to talk Mrs DJ into coming along if it does!

[Deleted User]

That would be the YOUNG Mrs DJ?