28th November (Not) running the Baslow Bolt

Today should have been the day that I uploaded my adventures in the Baslow Bolt, a 12km run out of Baslow and along Curbar Edge. The report from the pre course reccy by the organisers on Friday suggested it might be a run during which runners might encounter four seasons in one day. As it turned out it was just one....snow. Snow that meant whilst the course itself might have been 'plodable', actually getting there from TOM's proved a step too far. 

With the interweb awash with tales of others who had tried to get there only to be forced to turn back by the weather and treahcerous roads, it wasn't certain that the actual race would even go ahead. In the end it did but with only 113 runners made the start line (out of a max 350 enties) compared to the 236, including my good self, who ran the event the last time it took place in 2019.

So instead of encountering weather cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey, never mind mine, navigating my way along Curbar Edge, I sat warming my tootsies infront of TOM's log burner. A disappointing day but there will be other races and who knows I might even attempt a solo jolly along 'the Bolt' next weekend.

Baslow Bolt 26th Nov

Baslow Bolt 27th Nov

 

 

 

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