Gathering Winter Fools

For the Gathering Winter Fools relay, organised by Keighley & Craven, we fielded a women’s team. The weather was cold: sun overhead and ice underfoot. Leg 1 runners Sharon and Cat set off carrying Ruby the Reindeer baton. They beat the cut-offs, but Ruby the...

Open 5 – Coniston

Great Sunday spent running and cycling around the Lake District. I’m not going to write too much, the photos are far more impressive than any words I could contribute. Some please enjoy the small selection of the spectacular photos taken by excellent event...

Tour of Pendle 2017: Race report

I like Tour of Pendle. I like Pendle Hill. This may seem odd, given the conditions of last year’s ToP. But I do like it, and I wanted to do well on it. I began training over two months ago, using, as usual, a bespoke training plan designed by FRB (Fell Running...

Tour of Pendle 2017: Results

Well done to all our runners on this year’s Tour of Pendle. We had eight entries, and all did brilliantly. did brilliantly. Phil Livermore came 22nd, and Ann Hall came second W55. Maybe Phil’s placing was due to him finding the right stream to drink from?...

The OMM 2017: Langdales

For anyone not in the know, the OMM is a two-day mountain navigation race. Pairs have to remain self-sufficient  throughout the event, carrying tent, food, spare clothing etc. There are about seven classes, and as I was partnered with a friend from my Hampshire Scout...

Really Wild Boar

I had an interesting and surprisingly satisfying run today at my second Really Wild Boar Fell race (5 miles/1401ft) near the hamlet of Street off the A683 Kirkby Stephen/Sedbergh road. There was a lot of clag and it was very windy on the tops which led to a few...

British Fell Relays

We had three teams entered for the British Fell Relays (also known as the FRA relays), which this year were held in Llanberis, Wales, on Sunday October 15, the day before Hurricane Ophelia was due to arrive. The teams were FV40, Male Open and NFLR Boys n’ Girls...

Langdale Horseshoe Fell Race and Me

What is it about Langdale and me? Every year I do the race there’s a “problem” and a “success”. On the problems front, over the years there’s been terrible cramp, a lack of fitness, bashing my knees, getting stuck on the Bad Step, wonky lines...
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