Shepherding Wild Boars

As we don't have many pictures available to us yet - here are some cute but wild boars waiting to be shepherded - pic by science photo library

Fell Running Briefs reporters did a great job of getting the results out within minutes for the Shepherd's Skyline and the Really Wild Boar races today. Thank you newshounds Kirsty at Street, Tamara at Lumbutts, @TheWrongTrod and @slemeckf. We'll be sending you a "I'm an FRB Newshound" badge this week.

Shepherd's Skyline

• Place and time - The Shepherds Rest Inn, Lumbutts Road, Todmorden, 1pm Saturday 5 November
• Distance - 6.25 miles and 1150ft
• Records -  39:25 - Ian Holmes 2007 - Ladies - 48:23 - Jo Waites 2006 

Yesterday we mentioned;

"Bingley's Ian Holmes won it last year, Ian Holmes has the record and Ian Holmes came away winner of the 2011 Yorkshire Championships last weekend saying "I feel great, I felt very little discomfort today"

and also.....

"Fellrunners are like dogs - they like to go back where they've been before. Last year Tom Adams from Ilkley was 2nd and James Logue of Calder Valley Fell Runners was 3rd." 

Results
1. Ian Holmes - Bingley -  42:24
2. James Logue - Calder Valley Fell Runners - 42:36
3. Chris Birchall - Leeds City - 43:51
4. Fred Slemeck - Pudsey and Bramley - 44:00
5. Sean Carey - Todmorden - 44:12
6. Jon Wright - Todmorden - 45:05
7. Matt John - Otley AC - 45:09
8. Greg Hull - Leeds City - 45:16
9. Sam Watson - Wharfedale Harriers - 45:26
10. Matt Athersmith - Wharfedale Harriers - 45:32

Team - Wharfedale Harriers

Chris Birchall (3rd today) coming off Stoodley Pike  - picture by Sportsunday

Ladies
1. Anne Johnson - Calder Valley Fell Runners - 53:10
2. Steph Curtis - Pennine - 54:28
3. Lucy Crookes - Leeds Uni - 55:19
4. Looie Pickles - Wharfedale Harriers - 57:07

Team - Calder Valley Fell Runners

Full Results

Really Wild Boar

• Place and time - Street on the A683 Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen road, 12 noon Saturday 5 November
• Distance - 5 miles and 1400ft
• Records -  37:47 - Ian Holmes (that man again!) 2010 - Ladies - 46:47 - Emma Clayton 2010

Yesterday we told you

"we believe that new fellrunning style icon and Howgill Harrier, Carl Bell, hasn't quite won enough chocolates to see him through the winter training season." But........

Results
1. Danny Hope - Pudsey and Bramley - 38:40
2. Tom Addison - Helm Hill - 38:52
3. Carl Bell - Howgill Harriers - 39:00
4. Mark Addison - Helm Hill - 39:10
5. Jim Davies - Borrowdale - 40:11
6. Tom Brunt - Holmfirth - 41:** (not sure - muffled communication!)
7. Gary Devine - Pudsey and Bramley - 41:36
8. Francis Blunt - Northumberland Fell Runners - 42:47
9. Mike Robinson - Dark Peak - 42:52
10. Jon Deegan - Ambleside - 43:08

Team - Helm Hill

Ladies
1. Claire Green - Pudsey and Bramley - 50:10
2. Nicola Davies - Borrowdale - 53:32
3. Jen Mattinson - Howgill Harriers- 53:34

Team - Wharfedale Harriers

Peel Hill - no news yet!

• Place and time - Fenella Beach, Peel, Isle of Man, 13:30 Saturday 5 November
• Distance - 3 miles and 400ft
• Records -  20:25 - Lloyd Taggart 2009 - Ladies - 25:09 - Jackie Lee 2009

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