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Club Runs: 31st May

Posted: 27 May 2015 12:34
by Philip Whiteman
31/05/2015

A: Arley Aboretum - Toby Draper.
B: Worcester Country Park - James Tate
C: Spetchley Gardens - Andy Terry

Posted: 27 May 2015 13:18
by toby
The route for Sunday's A run;

https://www.strava.com/routes/1616405

Out via St Kenelms and Sheepwalks. Feed station at Arley Arboretum, after which we'll cross the Severn on the footbridge, descend on Bewdley before looping round by Heightington and Dunley way, crossing the Severn again Stourport. From there, we'll bypass the usual plod back through Hartlebury, Chaddersley Corbett and Belbroughton and instead take in Cutnall Green, Elmbridge and Dodford, heading north to return to Brum via the much loved Quantry Lane.

Posted: 29 May 2015 09:32
by jdtate101
I'll take the B to Worcester Country Park if no-one else is around...

https://connect.garmin.com/course/9744242

Posted: 31 May 2015 07:40
by AlanW
jdtate101 wrote:I'll take the B to Worcester Country Park if no-one else is around...

https://connect.garmin.com/course/9744242
I was going to join you at the Black Horse this morning, till I just looked at the route out and noticed that you intend going up Rose Hill. After yesterdays ride I wouldn't make it up there so I'll maybe meet up with you by the Tardebigge?

Posted: 31 May 2015 08:09
by Robert Wade
Alan, I think Tardebigge is on the return route.

Posted: 31 May 2015 08:26
by AlanW
Rob Wade wrote:Alan, I think Tardebigge is on the return route.
Oh......is it, good job you said.

Posted: 31 May 2015 14:36
by toby
Three years ago, almost to the day, I turned up at the Black Horse for the first time on a Sunday morning and joined the A run to Arley Arboretum. I remember some of the other riders in attendance and some of the route. But most of the painful memories of that day have been erased by some kind of psychological block. I do recall the the demonstration of the inadequacies of my fitness levels as I was dropped multiple times and my very basic bicycle mechanic skills being exposed by multiple calls of "mechanical" and much rolling of the eyes.

To celebrate, I led a small group to Arley, consisting of a hardy bunch who weren't going to let the early morning drizzle and the blustery conditions put them off;

Toby Draper (L)
Keith Adcock
Steve Philpott
Nick Shenton

Gary Macintosh rode independently and joined us at the cafe

Posted: 31 May 2015 14:49
by Jsexpress
Thanks James for leading today.
Nice route and great company.

Posted: 31 May 2015 15:01
by jdtate101
Today's B run, small...compact and thankfully uneventful (troublewise). Riders were:

James Tate (L)
Claire Fudge
John Soady
Robert Wade

We only got a little bit wet despite riding under heavy, black clouds all day.

Posted: 31 May 2015 16:22
by Andy Terry
A good turnout on the C run to Spetchley despite the dodgy weather forecast, plus a few who made their own way to the cafe.

Andy Terry (L)
Lisa Spurgeon
Bob Green
Chris Ankorn
Simon Turner
Phil Elwell
Alex Croft
Huan Dong
Andy Wrightson

Jane Jerrin
Tony Webb
John Hitchcock
Maggie Hall

Cheers Andy great route and cafe stop

Posted: 31 May 2015 17:21
by Simmo
Andy Terry wrote:A good turnout on the C run to Spetchley despite the dodgy weather forecast, plus a few who made their own way to the cafe.

Andy Terry (L)
Lisa Spurgeon
Bob Green
Chris Ankorn
Simon Turner
Phil Elwell
Alex Croft
Huan Dong
Andy Wrightson

Jane Jerrin
Tony Webb
John Hitchcock
Maggie Hall

Posted: 31 May 2015 21:09
by keith
Thanks Toby for leading today really good route full of surprises ,especially the cunning twist coming out of Bewdley .