Ingram Hill Race

• Very short but traditional Northumberland Show race, part of the Ingram Show.
• Fixed route, 0.9 mile / 450'. No race numbers and no categories other than men, women and juniors who all race the same route together.
• Fell shoes / grippy trail shoes.
• 2007 entry details: £2.00 adult entry (children free) to Ingram Show. Free parking field or £3 to park inside showfield. 20p entry to Hill Race (register at green caravan with PA system). Start time for Hill Race: 4:45pm.
• Start is 1.5 miles from the main showfield (see map), just beyond Peggy Bell's Bridge. Drive, cadge a lift or use the journey as a warm-up.
• Finish is close to Bulby's Wood National Park car park and toilets.
• The race is a steep scramble up Brough Law via Ingram Glidders to the top (just south of the Hill Fort), and then a fast descent down alongside the wood, onto a track to the finish near Bulby's Wood. Faster runners can do it in about 8 mins.
• Presentation of the Silver Cup goes to the first local (Breamish Valley) runner, a tradition dating back to 1923.
• Ingram Show is a small rural show which includes horticultural / industrial tent and terrier racing as well as the usual rural show attractions. Adult / children sports include 100m, sack race etc.