This is a lovely race which I have done several times. The organisers always keep it interesting by varying the route each year. This year it was a lap of the tram track against the tram, then a figure of eight off road (the tram was strangely reluctant to do this bit), followed by another … Continue reading Beamish Tram Challenge
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Alan Purvis … The Beamish Tram Challenge is certainly unique. Where else do you get the opportunity to chase a tram? In some respects I was better placed than the majority of runners in that I was around when trams and trolley buses were the latest mode of transport. I became pretty good at jumping … Continue reading Beamish 10K
A cracking course, different from when I did it two years ago, but still pretty hilly. Its started with two and a bit laps of the tram track and then a hilly off road section along paths and across fields which was pretty muddy in the final section. The tram challenge itself was the first … Continue reading Beamish 10K