The next day following on from the Waltz I drove over to Bakewell to take part in one of the "nicest" races in the fell running calendar, The Bakewell Pudding Race. (I'm in there somewhere!!)This scenic tour of the hills around Bakewell starts and finishes on the recreation ground and it's always a hot day. Sunday 26th June was no exception. The 115 starters were soon off haring around the perimeter of the field before exiting via footpaths onto the lane and the first climb past the golf course and into the woods. A tough singletrack with little chance of passing until it opens out to a wider trail still climbing. Plateauing out as we emerged from the trees it was then a swift run / decent across glorious fiels with the town spread out below. I'd run this course a couple of times in the pas so knew what was coming, another wooded climb, this time a wide track but a longer ascent. Thankfully the trees provided some cooling shade but once over the top we emerged again into searing heat as we chased down narrow tracks and lanes that seemed to go on forever. Soon though there were just a few stiles and the road before the river crossing and back on to the park. A chasing finish saw a time of 49.56, slower than last year but satisfying nevertheless.
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