You're right, Pauline and John. As a first timer, I thought it was a wonderful route. Obviously, it's a race geared for runners, so no indoor CPs or complicated route finding, but a really friendly atmosphere and fabulous countryside. Plenty of LDWA "purposeful" walkers would manage 32 miles in the 11 hour limit, although we have to be prepared for a fair amount of solitary walking, as the runners clear off pretty quickly. All this and a visit to the Bronte parsonage, a town full of real ale pubs and the original of Wuthering Heights - a great excuse for a March weekend away!

An excellent route. Food a tad simplistic - either scones, do nuts, hot x buns or broken biscuits but plenty of them. Chance of a cuppa at several places. If something savoury needed a a bit lacking but cannot fault the supplies available, Nearly 100% runners. Came in almost last at over 3mph but I don't care. We walkers complain about runners taking over our events. This is one worth reversing the trend.

Take plenty of your food for the walk, The Howorth Hobble is noted not very substanical food at check points, well it was not when I walked it some 10 years ago

Thanks Dave

Good question.

There are quite a few. The full list can be found on the Event Notification Form in http://www.ldwa.org.uk/library/library.php

The main ones are a maximum 500 limit, a route of at least 20 miles and mainly cross-country.
There is also one about it not being advertised as a race but I'm a bit flexible on that. If walkers are encourage to enter then I'll usually list it.

Hope that helps

Is it possible to let members know what the criteria is/are for inclusion of an event in Strider? I suspect an entry limit of 500, but don't know other criteria.

Thanks

As I said in my first column, in the August edition of Strider, if you know of an event that meets the criteria for a listing then please let me know at Events@LDWA.org.uk or get the organiser to contact me.

Dave Findel-Hawkins
Challenge Event Sec

For info - event not listed in Strider. 32 miles in max 11 hours from Haworth, West Yorks. Entries opened today. Website www.kcac.co.uk.