B TEAM TRAILS: May 2007

Sunday 27 May 2007

Saints and Sinners trail

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON JUDGEMENT DAY?

The B Team present a seven mile trail race from The Swan ph in Thaxted (between Saffron Walden and Dunmow on the B184)

‘’SAINTS AND SINNERS’’

Wednesday 18th July, Starts from 7pm

Entry £4 inc. £2 drink voucher

Are you a Saint? Then it’s the parish church of St. John The Baptist for you- one of the grandest in the county of Essex, 183 feet long and 87 feet wide, and so beautiful that it may well claim to be the Cathedral of Essex.

Or are you a sinner? Then right opposite the church is the Swan pub where you’ll get a pint to help you cool down!
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The Return of The Magnificent 7

75 runners took part in our Wednesday evening trail this week from the Black Bull in Fyfield. We were lucky with the weather and had a glorious sunny event. Gary Chandler was first man home with Sarah Colbert coming in as first lady. Resultts can be found at www.trailfreaks.co.uk. As we get more familiar with the running of this forum, we'll add the info ourselves. At the moment i'm fumbling thru it's creating whilst watching the Monaco Grand Prix!!!

Please add your views

cheers

yan

ps by the way, i've written to the local footpath man about the lady at the end in the last field who insisted on making so many of you walk so that her cows didn't get upset. I'm not sure what the law says about running on footpaths and will let you know when I do.

THE MAGNIFICENT 7 ROUTE DESCRIPTION FROM THE BLACK BULL, FYFIELD NR. ONGAR

Each paragraph represents approximately one mile. 1 leave pub, TR, X RD and continue SA along lane opposite. As it bears R, continue SA on RD becoming gravel TK then very rutted. Ignore L and R TKs eventually passing Maltings Farm on R. At RD junction TL, becomes TK 2 Continue SA. At RD TL. At FPSP TR onto RHFE. Ignore hedge gap in FD corner and continue on RHFE, hedge on R. SA, ignoring WM on R. As hedge approaches, bear R onto LHFE, hedge on L. At RD and old caravan thing, TR. 3 100m after Corbert’s on R, TR at hidden and probably still broken FPSP and X FD in directed way, no visible path, to WM eventually in the distance. At WM TR onto LHFE, ditch/ hedge on L. At FD corner, continue SA X FD passing L of large oak tree to X FB onto LHFE, BEWARE HOLES! soon TL X FB, immediately TR onto RHFE. At FD corner continue SA to WM and TL onto LHFE, wood on L 4 As wood ends, TR with TK onto LHFE eventually to RD. CROSS RD WITH CARE and TL onto grass bank. TR at TP onto RHFE, ditch on R. TR at TK and immediately TR into FD then TL onto LHFE, soon church on L. At hedge end and WM on L, continue slightly R X FD on visible path ignoring all tractor Xings. 5 As path ends, continue SA into next FD on RHFE. Ignore TK on R and continue SA on RHFE. X 2nd FB on R and continue on path thru’ wood. At path junction and hidden triple WM on R, TR and immediately TL. Continue SA pass WM by tree to X FB with WM onto LHFE. X FB, TL onto LHFE, BEWARE BADGER SETS! To RD. SELF SERVICE DRINK STATION.EMPTY CUPS IN BINLINER PLS. 6 TR for 800m then TL at FPSP on L. X ST, X FD, thru’ open gate, SA X FD, to X FB in FD corner. TL on enclosed path. X FB on R. TL, WM, onto LHFE. Eventually up steps and TR on RD. TL at black FPSP into Hydes. TR after 50m and TP to X FD passing fence/garden on L then faint path to continue SA thru hedge gap then hedge on L and TR at WM on R onto RHFE. 7 X FB on R, up steps, X FD path. TL at WM onto RHFE. X FB on R to TL at RD then TL at RD junction. TR at FPSP, X FB, continue SA X 2 FDs then X grass at WM to gates and TL at RD WITH CARE . TR at FPSP along house drive passing L of house X garden to gap in L corner then onto LHFE. 8 Soon conifers on L, fence on R. At TK junction TL, 5m, TR. At TK junction continue SA to X FB then half R X FD, X ST, X FB, X ST, half L, X FD, X ST and finish!!!! WELL DONE!!!! 7.38 bandit miles.

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THE MAGNIFICENT 7 ROUTE DESCRIPTION FROM THE BLACK BULL, FYFIELD NR. ONGAR