Doesn't look much, does it? This is the back of Steel Fell, site of one of the shortest fell races of the season. It also happens to be one of the steepest, which explains it's curious attraction. At only 2.5 miles by my watch, it's a wee beastie, but has 1100 feet of ascent, which makes for a breathtaking run.
Having not done many such short, steep races in a while, it was a bit of a pull. The atmosphere at the start was good though, despite the race being held at a farm, 80 or so people milling around on the land. With a sense that the winds of change could be upon us with the Foot and Mouth outbreak farther south, someone at the start shouted "there's no one here from Surrey is there?"....
Looking around at the assembled throng, the chances of that looked extremely slim....
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