Not the Cat Lane Canter Grand Prix
Quirky virtual running in Sheffield's hidden places
Sunday 23rd April saw the third “in person” Cat Lane Canter and the second since the huge fun that was the pandemic NTCLC Grand Prix. Although there is nothing specifically wrong with actual races with real live people in them, everyone on this page knows that the virtual world is where it’s at, so itContinue reading Cat Lane Canter Race Report 2023
Well done everyone for taking part in Season 4 NTCLC. We will be arranging a celebration meet up and also some commemorative Not the Cat Lane merchandise in the near future so please watch this space (on facebook). Dominic Watts romped into first place with an impressive performance as always. However he didn’t do myContinue reading Season 4 Review
Summary Season 4 Race 10 Distance 12.5km Elevation (total climb) 85m Dates run 1st October 2021 – 23rd April 2022 Race designer Sid Fletcher Introduction This is it – the final frontier, the cherry on the cake – the last route to seal down the NTCLC Season 4 Grand Prix in the annals of runningContinue reading Season 4 Race 10 – Woodhouse Wastelands
Summary Season 4 Race 9 Distance 11km Elevation (total climb) 170m Dates run 1st October 2021 – 23rd April 2022 Race designer Katelyn McKeown Introduction Orgreave is a name synonymous with the events of 18th June 1984 when police violently attacked striking miners. The ensuing cover up is widely believed to be a precursor toContinue reading Season 4 Race 9 Orgreave: Not The Waverley Wander
Summary Season 4 Race 8 Distance 15km Elevation (total climb) 160m Dates run October 2021 – 23rd April 2022 Race designer Antony Adshead Introduction We’ve all heard of the Seven Hills, but this run takes you around the four ‘major’ river confluences in Sheffield. It starts and finishes, however, at our ‘home’ confluence, which makesContinue reading Season 4 Race 8 Crosstown Confluence Caper
Summary Season 4 Race 7 Distance around 10.7 km Elevation (total climb) around 220m Dates run 1st October 2021 – 23rd April 2022 Race designer Jo Rose Introduction A checkpoint based race with options to go through woodland and parks, but can also be done as an all road option for the dark evenings ahead…..Continue reading Season 4 Race 7 Cobnar Road Challenge
Summary Season 4 Race 6 Distance 9.8km Elevation (total climb) 208m Dates run 1st October 2021 – 23rd April 2022 Race designer Karen Stevens Introduction Welcome to the Seldom Seen Saunter Linking together elements of Four Gallon Glide, Charnock Chaser and Moss Valley Meander with the hidden Victorian industrial gem. This is a mixed terrainContinue reading Season 4 Race 6 Seldom Seen Saunter
Summary Season 4 Race 5 Distance maybe 14km Elevation (total climb) maybe 200m Dates run 1st October 2021 – 23rd April 2022 Race designer Richard Hanks Introduction A celebration of Sheffield’s Street Art with a lot of help from streetartsheffield.comThis is a check point run. Visit the 12 artworks in any order you like. StartContinue reading Season 4 Race 5 Better Than Watching Paint Dry
Summary Season 4 Race 4 Distance 9.2km Elevation (total climb) 150m Dates run 1st October 2021 – 23rd April 2022 Race designer Dom Watts Introduction Choose any route you want to connect the 9 checkpoints together, starting and finishing at Staveley Road Community Gardens, S8 0ZQ. Muddy trails could be entirely avoided and you canContinue reading Season 4 Race 4 (I Want to go to) Chelsea
Summary Season 4 Race 3 Distance 9.5km Elevation (total climb) 200m Race window 1st October 2021 – 23rd April 2022 Race designer Jane Huws Introduction Jo Gleig and I have come up with the next race route – the theme being ‘Footbridges’. It’s not particularly long (about 5.8 miles) but it does have one veryContinue reading Season 4 Race 3 Bridging the Gap