Frodsham Wobbler race

Race: Robbie Webster Wobbler, Frodsham (6m/400m)
Time/Position: 40.31 (11th from 79)
The narrow twisting paths and short steep climbs characteristic of the sandstone hills above Frodsham and Helsby are quite familiar as a training ground: it is a fairly frequent stop for me on the way back from work. But incorporating them into a fast and furious new race, which hovered somewhere between cross-country and fell race in style, gave me a rather different perspective on the landscape! The hills are short and sharp so the pace was fast from the start, which went from Frodsham up to a short loop round Beacon Hill and top of the woods, then all the way along towards Woodhouses Hill. A longer climb up this before various additional climbs led back to the finish on Beacon Hill. The nature of the race meant there was a lot of place changes, all quite exciting, but as usual I finished at the back of a large and fairly closely matched group battling for the minor places. This is the first year the race has been opened up, and it is an excellent addition to the calendar, with a great post-race spread in Helsby.