Dear All,
After Saturday’s recce, I have made an amendment to the route. We can descend across the golf course/fields from Appletree Road into the valley for the last couple of miles along the Sett Valley Trail. Apart from the fact that this is a nice route to run, with only one mile to go (where the trail crosses Station Road at Birch Vale), we have The Special Touch Café. I have checked with the owners and they are happy to cater for a dozen or so muddy/sweaty runners – “they will wipe down the seats after we’ve gone”!
More importantly they will order cake for us – I just need to phone them before we set off and lie about the numbers!
Finally if you are planning to leave a car, try the bus station car park as it’s at the end of the Sett Valley Trail. (There is access to public toilets).
I will be leaving my car there before the run. Please let me know if you have spare seats.
Hope to see you there.
Jon
07973 629 639
j.falkner@ntlworld.com