Despite York Marathon taking place on the same weekend, myself, Tony Heron, Barry Atkinson and Anwen Darlington decided to head to the Lakes for the last big Lakeland race of the year. The Langdale Horseshoe is a 13 mile course which features around 4000ft of climbing. After an early start and long drive we arrived in Langdale. There was a lot of clag about on tops and a few showers which made choice of clothing tricky, thermal or no thermal? In the end I opted for just a vest and it paid off … [Read more...]
Shelf Moor Fell Race Report
14 September 2014 by ·
By Neil Stabbs When I mention that I'm originally from Glossop, those that know the place usually tell me about the traffic jams they've sat in or how the front doors on the high street are unfeasibly small (seriously, check it out!). What they don't say is that it's the gateway to the Dark Peak, with access to some amazing running, biking and climbing. One of the races organised by the local running club (Glossopdale Harriers) is the Shelf Moor Fell Race, heading east from Glossop to the top … [Read more...]
Burnsall 10 Mile and Classic Fell Race Report
25 August 2014 by ·
To celebrate Alistair's birthday a few of us headed to the Dales this weekend. This included a visit to the Burnsall Feast Sports which hosts a full day of races and activities ranging from the entertaining wheelbarrow and egg and spoon racing to the serious business of the Classic Fell Race. In the 10 Mile race YKH had three entrants for the hilly course from Burnsall through Grassington and back on the opposite side of the river. Stef Durkin was first home in 41st in 68:52 followed by Rich … [Read more...]
Knavesmire’s Summer of Fell Running Gathers Pace
11 August 2014 by ·
Report by Neil Stabbs. The NEHRA summer series continues on apace, with 3 races in the last 5 weeks, plus the Ravenscar Rumble organised by the National Trust . As ever, there’s been some good Knavesmire performances, some new runners trying out the fells and many more bottles of wine won. The recent races started off with the Carlton Midsummer Meander, a short loop above Carlton in Cleveland including a couple of tough climbs up Cringle Moor/Drake Howe. By the time we reached the … [Read more...]