White Christmas Running

'Twas the night before Christmas Eve, with two BAT's taking on the extreme conditions at Princetown.  With an air temperature of 4 degrees below freezing, and windchill making it feel like minus 10!

We managed ten kilometres, taking the Old Railway Line from Princetown to Swell Tor, returning via King Tor.  Most of the route was snowbound, with drifting to half a metre in places!  Unsurprisingly, we were slowed down by the conditions.

Team Grizzly Running in Icy Weather

Sadly today's official training session on the Tavy 13 half-marathon route was cancelled.  A snow and ice-bound course does not allow for safe running.  However, some of the team managed a 10 mile run on the cleared roads near Bere Alston.  

Glorious Views on Sunday Run

Sunday 5 December - Again today, the Sunday runners were out with temperatures below freezing!  A challenging route, of ten and a half miles took the runners across Dartmoor, from High Down, to Bleak House, Sourton Tors and Prewley Moor, returning via Great Nodden. 

The cold morning didn't detract from the stunning scenery.  Once the high points of Great Links Tor and Sourton Tors had been reached, it was clearly possible to see out to the North Devon Coast.  Looking west, into Cornwall to Rough Tor and Brown Willy and South West to the Clay workings near St Austell. 

Well done to all who ran today!

BAT's Run in all weathers

1 December 2010 -

The three Bears who are BATs (Bere Alston Trekkers), were out training tonight.  5 Mile Route, with hills, teperatures below freezing again.  Finished just in time to miss the snow!

Sub Zero Orienteering

30 November 2010

Julian joined the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team (Plymouth) Hasty Team for an evening's orienteering.  Starting and finishing at Princetown, temperatures were well below freezing, with windchill possibly as low as -12 centigrade.  Course was about 10k, with a great incentive to keep moving.

Thanks to DSRT (Plymouth) for supporting Team Grizzly's training. 

Team Grizzly Training Run Sunday 28 November 2010

28th November - Laps of Burrator Reservoir

Despite being -6 and with a colder wind-chill, 27 runners turned up to run either 1, 2 or 3+ laps of Burrator.  A large number not only ran the 13.1 half-marathon distance they also achieved a distance Personal Best which is fab.

We think the bacon butties and hot steaming mugs of tea provided by our support party Phil and Sandy (whose name is not Ken) at the end of the session, was a big inducement to the run and were greatly received.  Well done everyone.