{"id":4836,"date":"2015-12-21T14:39:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T14:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2015-12-21T14:39:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T14:39:41","slug":"skirrid-fell-race-dec-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4836","title":{"rendered":"Skirrid Fell Race &#8211; Dec 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six brave Forest members ventured out to the Welsh mountains for the next WFRA Winter series Fell Race, some of whom were still recovering from the previous nights FODAC&#8217;s Christmas party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23226448823_ef9cf4e2ab_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4838 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23226448823_ef9cf4e2ab_z.jpg\" alt=\"23226448823_ef9cf4e2ab_z\" width=\"185\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23226448823_ef9cf4e2ab_z.jpg 413w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23226448823_ef9cf4e2ab_z-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23853331705_6e20b1bf6a_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4837 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23853331705_6e20b1bf6a_z.jpg\" alt=\"23853331705_6e20b1bf6a_z\" width=\"174\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23853331705_6e20b1bf6a_z.jpg 424w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23853331705_6e20b1bf6a_z-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This time the Skirrid was the mountain of choice. The weather was still mild, but very wet and windy &#8211; most choose to wear waterproof tops. The underfoot conditions were soft and muddy, leading to overall times being down on previous years. It is a relatively short course of about 3.5 Miles, with around 1,150 feet total\u00a0ascent. The main ascent to the summit was up\u00a0the very steep northern end of the Skirrid &#8211; more of an upwards crawl than a run..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23557553540_cb5dc9cf0c_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4840 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23557553540_cb5dc9cf0c_z.jpg\" alt=\"23557553540_cb5dc9cf0c_z\" width=\"253\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23557553540_cb5dc9cf0c_z.jpg 426w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23557553540_cb5dc9cf0c_z-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23557550810_f4e5c39442_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4839 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23557550810_f4e5c39442_z.jpg\" alt=\"23557550810_f4e5c39442_z\" width=\"259\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23557550810_f4e5c39442_z.jpg 426w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23557550810_f4e5c39442_z-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dan Sandford was the first Forest finisher 11th overall, in a time of 36.18.\u00a0Full results:<\/p>\n<table width=\"239\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"111\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Dan Sandford<\/td>\n<td>0:36:18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>Julian Boon<\/td>\n<td>0:40:38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<td>David Jenkins<\/td>\n<td>0:47:11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>Neville Turner<\/td>\n<td>0:48:51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<td>Sue Shergold<\/td>\n<td>0:48:55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>97<\/td>\n<td>Gemma Hewitt<\/td>\n<td>0:57:59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Next winter series race is Tor Y Foel, on Jan 10th.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23225149184_c942bd9ae2_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4841\" src=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23225149184_c942bd9ae2_z.jpg\" alt=\"23225149184_c942bd9ae2_z\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23225149184_c942bd9ae2_z.jpg 426w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/23225149184_c942bd9ae2_z-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six brave Forest members ventured out to the Welsh mountains for the next WFRA Winter series Fell Race, some of whom were still recovering from the previous nights FODAC&#8217;s Christmas party. 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