Heptonstall gears-up for fell running festival

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Tue 02 Jul '13

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This Saturday sees one of the best fell races on the calendar, as Heptonstall in Yorkshire gets ready for a festival of fun and a cracking 6 mile fell race, which takes in 1500ft of climb as it winds it’s way up and back…

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Heptonstall Festival Fell Race takes place on Saturday as local runners take on a Germanic theme to raise funds for the village festival despite the on going closure of Lee Wood Road. Heptonstall Hurrier’s decided that with sufficient planning the challenging Category A Fell Race could be staged on its usual July date, with minimal impact on traffic flows.

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Holly Page at the 2012 Heptonstall Fell Race

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