by Rose | Jan 29, 2019 | News, Race Report, Results
Saturday 19th January 2019 This running and/or walking event was previously organised by the LDWA (Long Distance Walkers Association), and is now run by the Halifax Sea Scouts (as Cat commented, Halifax couldn’t be further from the sea but apparently they do lots of...
by Rose | Jan 28, 2019 | News, Race Report, Results
Simonside Cairns, Totley Two Turtle Doves and the Soreen Stanbury Splash. So 2018 has rushed past, as every year seems to. The highs of countless days running in the Lake District and the lows of injury troubles seem long behind. After my foray into Northumberland for...
by Rose | Dec 9, 2018 | News, Race Report
Is there a better way to spend a sunny winter Sunday morning than Mytholmroyd Fell Race? Probably, but it was pretty unbeatable for those who did it. Two steep climbs and fast muddy descents makes this a smile bringer, especially with a craft beer to sup on the finish...
by Rose | Dec 5, 2018 | Race Report
I wasn’t born or raised in Newcastle, but I did a lot of growing up there. I moved when I was 17 to study at university, and the nine following years formed me as much as the previous 17 in Edinburgh had. Weekends were usually spent driving out into Northumberland to...
by Rose | Nov 28, 2018 | Race Report, Results
Standing in the queue for some post race replenishment, I’d asked Bill what his next race would be. “Tour of Pendle in November, last AL of the season”. Never heard of it. “How is it?” “Oh, it’s great!”, he informs me with his usual wide-eyed enthusiasm. An enthusiasm...
by Rose | Nov 7, 2018 | News, Race Report
I’ve had a pretty good year so far. I planned to train for, and then run a proper Lakes AL. From January to June I put the hours and miles in, culminating with the Ennerdale fell race at the start of June. My little training chart — compiled by a mystical computer...
