Horse & Jockey in Chorlton, down Beech Road/Barlow Moor Road/Maitland Ave to Chorlton Water park, full circuit of the lake, up on to the river, turn right, and back via Chester Road and Edge Lane. http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/102381053/ Biggs (49:44 – 10.9km) Steve S (49:45) Roo Owen Steve C Ben Kev Biggs managed to claim his KOM on […]

http://www.mapometer.com/running/route_2039273.html Down Burnage Lane towards Parrs Wood, left turn onto Didsbury Road towards Stockport, over the Pyramid roundabout and onto the river near Ye Olde Woolpack pub towards Didsbury. Off the river at Wilmslow Road, turn right then bear right onto Kingsway at Parrs Wood. Follow Kingsway until Barcicroft Road, turn right then right again […]

Thanks to Steve for this week’s route. A pleasant run along the canal and through Dunham Massey. Decent boozer as well, we were offered a taster of their latest guest ale before we decided what to have, can’t remember what it was called but it was tasty. http://www.mapometer.com/running/route_2026152.html Out of the pub turn right, over […]

This week was the annual cross-country through Styal Woods and a number of random farms before returning to Styal via Quarry Bank Mill. It’s a nice summer run but there are many opportunities to get lost, fall over (Matt), tread in cow dung, get chased by bulls/geese, have heart palpitations (Steve C), and destroy your […]

Down Wilmslow Road towards Kingsway, over Kingsway onto Wilmslow Road towards Cheadle, right onto the river at the Galleon, follow the river until the Ford Lane bridge, over the bridge and follow that until Northenden, right on Boat/Mill Lane past Biggs’ old house, right onto Palatine, follow Palatine until Lapwing, right on Lapwing, right on […]

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/91079697/ Right out of the pub down Didsbury Road, over Kingsway onto Wilmslow Road towards Didsbury village, turn left on Millgate Lane, turn right into Stenner woods, try not to slip off the wooden walkway into a swamp, turn left, bear left along the flood run-off to the river, turn left, under Kingsway, through the […]

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/83970315/ Down Burton Road towards West Didsbury, left on Central Road, right on Palatine towards Northenden, after crossing Barlow Moor Road sprint for 0.8 miles until you get to the bridge (see segment below, 6 min mile pace needed for #1 spot), left on Mill Lane past Biggs’ old house, left on Ford Lane, follow that […]

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/84626331/ Right out of the pub under the railway bridge, right on Albert Road (which turns into Ladybridge Road), past Daz’s, right onto the river before you get to the March Hare, follow the river, you’ll go up and over Bramhall Park Road, back into the park, follow the path through and you come out […]