January 2025

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by Josh Pearson Brass Monkey Race MorningAfter grabbing a morning Lucozade sport I headed out the door around 7am before nearly falling flat down on black ice before even getting in the car. Change of plans meant I was driving down to York and meeting the rest of the guys there. Anyone who was up early on race day will know how bad the ice was and the thoughts going through my head were I hope it is not like this

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by Brad Wight We’ve only had a couple of teams here in previous years but this year we had SEVEN teams of three on the start-line. I think the surge in popularity may have been driven by Spond. Perhaps people missed the relay posts on Facebook over the busy Christmas period in previous years? Either way, it was yet another fantastic turnout for our little club. The two lap course is a twisty, windy 3K route with a couple of short steep

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by Joanne Hope I looked at this event last year after doing Chopwell Woods parkrun as it such a beautiful place. Unfortunately I hadn’t been able to make the date. I attended a free trail event with Wild Deer up there earlier in the year where I got talking to someone who recommended the races so decided to sign up early. There’s a family mile, a 4 mile and an 8 mile, the event is canicross friendly. I decided to go for