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Stoops Upside Your Head…

WAYNE MCINTOSH 26 DEC 2013
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So the day finally arrived, the long awaited debut in a Trawden vest at the annual Stoop fell race which takes place on the Bronte moors above the Yorkshire town of Haworth.

This was my first time at one of the infamous Woodentops races that are known to attract huge fields of runners with a reputation for good, fun, down to earth racing. There was kids' racing going on all around the quarry at Penistone `hill, which seemed like the coldest place on earth. It was definitely a base layer day, with gloves and the free Santa hat would take the wind off my sparse bonce too.

After getting some confused looks off a few people as to why I wasn’t in a Clayton vest, it was soon time to make our way down to the start in the quarry, there was a really healthy turnout and the pre-race Woodhead instructions put everyone in good spirits. Soon after 11.30am and we were away, heading first out of the quarry before spreading like a football hoolie squad over the car park and fields down towards the road crossing and onto a steady track which headed up to the moors!

We were soon off this track and onto the open moorland, the boggy open moorland, and I mean boggy! It was very stop start for a good mile or so and if I’m honest I was glad of the respite as my legs were finding the leg sucking terrain tough going, the bog monsters were out in force trying to pull your feet under at every available opportunity, like a war on fellrunners!

Once at the ‘Stoop Stone’ it was time to descend an incredibly fun, wet, boggy descent it was too (funny how it doesn’t sap your legs going down!) people going A-over-T everywhere in an attempt to gain a few places in this downhill jostle – one poor lass decided it was a day and conditions for road shoes!

I was soon back on the outward track near to the start and all that really remained was to be snapped racing in a TAC vest before being spurred magnificantly up that last climb to the finish by my new Humbug teammates! Mention also to Gaz Wilky for his support on the course!

All that was left was a brief post race dissection of the race at the prizegiving and lots of 'what happened at Clayton’ questions. Truth is nothing ‘happened’ I just knew I would be happier as a Humbug and on early evidence I’m sure of it!

Onto Whinberry Naze on Boxing day and the Battle of the fancy dress!
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