by Rose | Aug 30, 2019 | Members' posts, Mountain Rescue, News
Having recently experienced two incidents in the fells, I thought it wouldn’t hurt to remind myself, and everyone else, of the respect we need to give to the mountains and high fells, and the importance of what we need to carry and how to prepare ourselves for all...
by Rose | Aug 21, 2019 | Members' posts
Whilst the old adage “you can’t out-train a bad diet” is undeniably (and sadly!) correct, it’s also true that you cannot starve yourself of sleep and hope to put in a good turn when racing. Having enjoyed recce-ing Calderdale Way for a couple of years, I was greatly...
by Rose | Aug 13, 2019 | Members' posts, Race Report
Saturday 10/08/2019 This brilliant round starts and finishes at the doors of the George Fisher shop in Keswick. It takes in all the tops that can be seen from Abraham’s café window, which sits above the shop, and amounts to 30 miles and 11,000ft of ascent. The tops...
by Rose | Jul 26, 2019 | Members' posts, News, Race Report
This was the inaugural Ilkley Half Marathon, held on 14th July. It was my first road half marathon, with the added spice of my eldest son also running it. Obviously no familial competitiveness there! Training had not been as intended when I registered last year, as I...
by Rose | Jun 25, 2019 | Members' posts, News
The Pennine Way extends 268 miles from Edale, in the Peak District, through the Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park, ending at Kirk Yetholm, just before the Scottish border. On 6th June, in a day’s window of sunshine, we decided to do the first two...
