Sunday, 19 August 2012

Weasdale Horseshoe 2012 - English Championships

It was a great fell race preceded by and finished with a very tough cross county race.



The Start



Dark Peak's Rob takes the race out of the field
Fellrunners having to RUN to keep up

The Middle

But when the cross country race finished and the fell race started, Mercia's Simon Bailey broke away and started to build a big gap. "Simon Bailey ran away and left us 'cos we we weren't good enough to keep up!" said one of the top five finishers.

The End

The mud bath is ready



Our team sports photographer is in position

Now she's ready

And here come the runners, well just one runner, as we thought, first is Simon Bailey, alone without any pressure.




Winner Simon Bailey  - photo by Lisa Holmes

Morgan Donnelley, Tom Addison and Darren Kay getting ready to fight for second place -  photo by Lisa Holmes.


Results

1 - Simon Bailey Open Mercia 00:55:09
2 - Tom Addison U23 Helm Hill 00:56:03
3 - Morgan Donnelly Open Borrowdale 00:56:08
4 - Darren Kay V40 Pudsey & Bramley 00:56:18
5 - Rob Hope Open Pudsey & Bramley 00:57:01
6 - Lloyd Taggart V40 Dark Peak Fell Runners 00:57:25
7 - Mark Addison Open Helm Hill 00:57:33
8 - Robert Little Open Dark Peak Fell Runners 00:58:26
9 - Rob Baker Open Dark Peak Fell Runners 00:58:45
10 - Rhys Findlay-Robinson Open Dark Peak Fell Runners 00:59:12
11- Chris Birchall Open Leeds City AC 00:59:22
12 - Jason Williams Open Calder Valley 00:59:36
13 - Martin Mikkelsen-Barron Open Borrowdale 00:59:48
14 - Ben Bardsley V40 Borrowdale 00:59:55
15 - Mark Roberts V50 Borrowdale 01:00:16
16 - Shaun Godsman Open Calder Valley 01:00:23
17 - Tim Ellis Open Calder Valley 01:00:27
18 - Karl Gray V40 Calder Valley 01:00:36
19 - Tim Werrett V40 Mercia 01:00:43
20 - Ted Mason Open Wharfedale Harriers 01:00:47

Full Results


Saturday, 4 August 2012

Borrowdale - Ricky strikes Gold but Birthday Boy takes Silver

Ricky Lightfoot (facing photographer) and Lloyd Taggart (back to photographer) with race record holder Billy Bland  (in cycling kit) and race sponsor Miles Jessop (in check shirt)
 photo by Paul Dobson

1 261 Ricky Lightfoot Ellenborough Athletic Club M 2.49.20
2 397 Lloyd Taggart Dark Peak Fell Runners M40 2.51.11
3 116 Simon Bailey Mercia Fell Runners M 2.52.57
4 46 Ben Abdelnoor Ambleside Athletic Club M 2.54.55
5 111 Carl Bell Howgill Harriers M 2.55.08
6 41 Morgan Donnelly Borrowdale Fell Runners M 2.58.40
7 205 Rob Jebb Bingley Harriers M 2.59.00
8 475 Oliver  Johnson Dark Peak Fell Runners M 3.00.27
9 102 Rhys  Findlay-Robinson Dark Peak Fell Runners M 3.03.15
10 124 Rob Baker Dark Peak Fell Runners M 3.09.48
11 75 Paul Cornforth Borrowdale Fell Runners M45 3.10.23
12 167 Martin Mikkelsen-Barron Borrowdale Fell Runners M 3.10.32
13 99 Kim Collison Eden Runners M 3.11.17
14 276 Karl Gray Calder Valley Fell Runners M40 3.12.54
15 114 Tom Brunt Holmfirth Harriers M 3.13.32
16 26 Tim Ellis Calder Valley Fell Runners M 3.14.35
17 278 Neil Northrop Dark Peak Fell Runners M 3.15.26
18 18 Andrew Fallas Carnethy Hill Running Club M 3.16.34
19 233 Matthew John  Otley Athletic Club M 3.16.41
20 224 Dave Milliken Horwich RMI Harriers M45 3.17.54

link to results

Report on the race by winner Ricky Lightfoot on Mud Sweat and Tears.



Thursday, 2 August 2012

Round 4 English Championships - Borrowdale

The boulder strewn route to Scafell Pike pic from  http://www.thelakedistrictmountains.org/
"It's fierce in my dreams, It sees in my guts, 
It fills me with dread,
So consumed, it swims in my eyes by the bed
I pour myself over it, room spinning
And I wake up and I still have to run on Saturday....."

Amy Winehouse must have been thinking about the Borrowdale when she wrote that......But maybe there are a few other runners out there who feel like our little fellrunning journalist tasked with doing the race, just to bring you the news this Saturday?

But those at the top of the tables (and entered in the race) will no doubt be like the Team GB Beach Volleyball pair - Raring to Go!

High Fives down at Horse Guards Parade - pic by Metro
The Race
At 16miles and 6500ft, the record was set in 1982 by local man (and greatest fell runner ever) Billy Bland in 2:34:38. 

It starts off with a feisty run along a farm track with runners jostling for position, as if it matters. 
The first climb arrives (it's just after where Billy will be giving you a "Go on lad!") at Bessy Boot, followed by a flat and runnable stretch across to Esk Hause. 

Next is a boulder strewn steady climb to Scafell Pike, down a scree chute and keeping the momentum going, down the corridor route to Sty Head. 

Then a charge up Great Gable, which clever men will know exactly the best route off, then some fast running over to Honister. 

Feeling the length of the race a bit now, it's just one more climb up Dale Head, to find the best way down to the quarries, on legs that are getting too tired to run down hill strongly now, and last task, find the finish field.

Ben Abdelnoor winner of Borrowdale last year - pic by Andy Holden Borrowdale 2011
This year Borrowdale is a Long Counter in the English Championships which means the caliber of the front runners and therefore the racing, will be better than usual (and Borrowdale always attracts a high standard anyway). Let's have a look at the situation in the English Championships before the race.

English Championships - How they stand after Round 3
1 Ben Abdelnoor Ambleside - 144
2 Lloyd Taggart Dark Peak Fell Runners - 141
3 Graham Pearce Pudsey & Bramley AC - 118
4 Kim Collison Eden Runners - 117
5 Karl Gray Calder Valley Fell Runners - 114
6 Carl Bell Howgill Harriers - 108
7 Tom Addison Helm Hill Runners - 106
8 Morgan Donnelly Borrowdale Fell Runners (no long counter yet) 98
9 Simon Bailey Mercia Fell Runners (no medium counter yet) - 96
10 Ben Bardsley Borrowdale Fell Runners  (no short counter yet)- 91
11 Rob Baker Dark Peak Fell Runners  (no long counter yet) - 90
12= Rob Jebb Bingley Harriers & AC - (no short counter yet) - 89
12= Martin Mikkelsen-Barron Borrowdale Fell Runners - 89
14 Rhys Findlay-Robinson Dark Peak Fell Runners - (no short counter yet) - 81
15 Mark Addison Helm Hill Runners  (no long counter yet)  80
16 Mark Roberts Borrowdale Fell Runners - 76
17 Rob Hope Pudsey & Bramley AC  (no long counter yet)  74
18= Darren Kay Pudsey & Bramley AC . (no long counter yet)  73
18= Tom Brunt Holmfirth Harriers AC - 73
20 Gavin Bland Borrowdale Fell Runners - 72

Ladies standings are here and you can find out all the standings here.

Who's running on Saturday?
Here's the entry list (thanks Livi) and it's great to see Ben Abdelnoor right at the top (being an A). He'll be wanting to defend his win no doubt, remember he won the Great Lakes Race too.

So if you are running, we hope you are feeling fit, fresh and ready to inspire others. If you're like our journalist and feeling a little uncertain about it all, how about a bit of motivational high five-ing or mini hugs at every check point between runners, just like our Team GB Volleyball players.

A mini hug - photo from google images
Or if the possibility of 'high fives' won't get you round, perhaps this picture will.............

 Home of the post race reward - picture from http://www.lakedistrictwalkingexperience.co.uk
The Lake District Walking Experience perhaps puts it into perspective for us -
"The Borrowdale Fell race finishes at the Riverside Bar in the Scafell Hotel, in the bar there is a roll of honour board on the wall alongside a map of the route which leaves you tired just having looked at it!"
See you on Saturday, and for those of you we don't see, we'll let you know the results as soon as we can. Race starts at 11am Saturday morning.

Saturday, 7 July 2012

Arrochar Alps results

Arrochar Alps Results (Prov) -



1. Ben Bardsley 3:07:19
2. Joe Symonds 3:08:00
3. Rob Jebb 3:10:33
4. Martin M Barron 3:16:55
5. Lloyd Taggart 3:17:00
6. Findlay Wild  3:19:37
7. Oli Johnson 3:20:17
8. Earl Karl Gray 3:21:27
9. Morgz Donnelley 3:21:29
10. Richie Roberts 3:21:46
11. Pete Vale 3:21:51
12. Rhys F Robinson 3:22:09
13. Dan Gay 3:25:16
14. Mark Roberts 1V50! 3:25:22
15. Gav Mulholland 3:25:33
16. Paul Faulkner 3:26:06
17. Steve Cale 3:26:59
18. Stewart Whitlie 3:27:32
19. Andrew Fallas 3:28:07
20. John Hunt 3:28:46
21. King Kong Corny the forth 3:29:04
22. Sam Watson Watdog 3:31:44

From this it would appear Joe Symonds cannot be beaten to the British title (he has enjoyed two wins and a second) and the cudos of breaking a Billy Bland record (3:07:39) for Ben Bardsley makes for a great day's fell racing.

Ladies
1. Jasmin Paris
2. Helen Fines
3. Lauren Jeska

Thanks to @sngwinter for fighting through the midges and taking a picture of the results, from where these are taken.

Friday, 6 July 2012

Home and Away

Brax from Home and Away looking for Beinn Narnain
No, we're not going to bring you a synopsis of next week's episodes from Summer Bay, (where Brax is due to get knocked out and dumped in the bush), instead we are going to take a quick glance forward to a weekend of Fell Running Championship action for 'Home' and Mountain Running news from 'Away'.


Home - Arrochar Alps
Round 3 of the Fell Running British Championship takes the runners to Scotland, for the 'long' counter, the potently titled 'Arrochar Alps'. The race is 15.5miles and a very tough 8000ft.
A picture taken on a recce by Sarah Ridgway in January
This rather ominous description by Scottish Hill Racing well, says it all.
"The race was created in 1987 by Andy Dytch and Bobby Shields. In 1988 it was used as a Scottish Championship race - where Alan Farningham (who had already won the championship) climbed The Cobbler at the end by mistake, instead of Beinn Narnain.
In 1989 it was used as a British Championship race in very bad weather. The terrain is steep, wild and rough with complex navigation in places.
The race was run in 1990, 1991 and finally 1992 - won by Colin Valentine on a shortened course due to bad weather - before being abandoned for 15 years. The race was resurrected in 2007 by Westerlands Cross Country Club."

Map by Scottish Hill Racing

The record is a Billy Bland 3:07 set in the first year it was run (1987). Joe Symonds leads the championship having won the first race at Coledale (English Lake District) and the second at Slieve Bearnagh (Mourne Mountains Northern Ireland) and according to twitter he's been round the route and learnt some handy shortcuts.
But will he be able to find these short cuts on the day if the mist is down and his guide isn't with him? The English runners perfected their navigation and teamworking skills at the Great Lakes Race a few weeks ago, which could pay off on Saturday. 
Whichever way it goes, it will be interesting to see how close the winner gets to Mr Bland's record.

Here's the entry list. The race starts at 11am on Saturday 7 July.
To those of you who are going - we wish you all good luck. For those of us staying at home - we hope they'll be some newshounds on the course bringing us words and pictures from the race which we'll relay to you as soon as we can.

Away - Turkey
It's the European Mountain Running Championships in the challenging dry and dusty mountain terrain of Denizli - Pamukkale, Turkey. Apparently the course passes through the remains of the ancient Greco-Roman and Byzantine city of Hierapolis.
The ancient city of Hierapolis - Will they have to run the steps? Emma's good in stadiums
But sightseeing probably won't be on the Team GB minds, which features a few trusty fellrunners.

Ladies
Mary Wilkinson, Emma Clayton, Sarah O’Neil, Katie Walshaw
Men 
Steve Vernon, Robbie Simpson, Orlando Edwards, Chris Smith

The race is also on Saturday 7 July, at an early 8am for the ladies and 9:15 for the men. You can find out more here. Good luck teams!

Saturday, 16 June 2012

Great Lakes Run 2012

Karl Gray at Esk Hause
Results - link to full results on Ambleside website.

1 - Ben Abdelnoor Ambleside AC M 2:48:45
2 - Kim Collison Eden Runners M 2:49:11 
3 - Lloyd Taggart Dark Peak MV40 2:49:37 
4 - Ben Bardsley Borrowdale MV40 2:50:11 
5 - Rhys Findlay-Robinson Dark Peak M 2:53:03 
6 - Gavin Bland Borrowdale MV40 3:02:26 
7 - Simon Bailey Mercia Fell Runners M 3:04:03 
8 - Graham Pearce Pudsey and Bramley M 3:04:18 
9 - Stephen Pyke Staffordshire Moorlands MV45 3:04:27 
10 - Rob Jebb Bingley M 3:04:45 
11 - Tim Ellis Calder Valley M 3:05:12 
12 - Darren Holloway Pennine Fell Runners MV40 3:05:41 
13 - Mark Roberts Borrowdale MV50 3:05:57 
14 - Dave Wilby Ilkley Harriers M 3:06:53 
15 - Ian Nixon Pudsey and Bramley M 3:09:04 
16 - Paul Cornforth Borrowdale MV45 3:10:34 
17 - Mike Johnson Bowland Fell Runners MV50 3:10:55 
18 - Matt Reedy Ambleside AC M 3:11:15 
19 - Pete Vale Mercia Fell Runners M 3:12:23 
20 - Martin Mikkelsen Barron Borrowdale M 3:12:32 
21 - Carl Bell Howgill Harriers M 3:13:09 
22 - Karl Gray Calder Valley MV40 3:14:17 
23 - James Logue Calder Valley MV40 3:14:26 
24 - Tom Brunt Holmfirth M 3:14:52 
25 - Chris Hope Borrowdale M 3:15:56 
26 - Simon Booth Borrowdale MV40 3:15:57 
27 - Steve Birkenshaw Borrowdale MV40 3:20:39 
28 - Tom Addison Helm Hill MU23 3:21:42 
29 - Andrew Schofield Borrowdale MV40 3:22:01 
30 - Richard McGrath Ellenborough AC M 3:24:07 
31 - Sam Watson Wharfedale M 3:24:29 
32 - Matthew Hulley Dark Peak M 3:25:05 
33 - Nicholas Barber Pennine Fell Runners M 3:27:36 
34 - Hugh O'Donnell Ambleside AC M 3:27:54 
35 - Paul Aitken Helm Hill M 3:28:05 
36 - Gavin Mulholland Calder Valley MV40 3:28:13 
37 - Richard Talbot Ambleside AC M 3:28:16 
38 - Paul Barnes Borrowdale MV40 3:28:21 
39 - Chris Reade Bowland Fell Runners MV45 3:28:34 
40 - Lauren Jeska Todmorden Harriers L 3:28:38 
41 - David White Helm Hill MV40 3:28:55 
42 - John Hunt Dark Peak MV40 3:29:38 
43 - Nicholas Charlesworth Wharfedale MV45 3:29:43 
44 - Dave Sykes Dark Peak M 3:30:18 
45 - William Neill Mercia Fell Runners MU23 3:30:46 
46 - Holly Page Calder Valley LU23 3:31:04 
47 - Ben Mounsey Calder Valley M 3:32:47
48 - Jon Morgan Dark Peak MV40 3:33:01 
49 - Todd Oates Ambleside AC M 3:33:41 
50 - Nick Ray Ellenborough AC M 3:34:35
Ladies
1. Lauren Jeska
2. Holly Page
3. Sally Newman

Strange results you think...? Yes well the route was very tricky in the conditions, many got lost and couldn't correct their mistakes for some time, gullys to ascend that were waterfalls, rivers in spate to cross etc etc.

Apparently it was more like team building event from an episode of 'The Office' than a championship fell race......

Find out how it was at Esk Hause 50 mins in. Sports cameramen beware, this is BAFTA material.


Monday, 11 June 2012

An Invitation to A 'Great' Day Out


King Kong Corny, Rob Jebb and MMB on Scafell Pike

It's the Great Lakes Run on Saturday 16 June, that's the first long counter in the 2012 Fellrunning English Championships. It's only 13 miles, but as its 7000ft of ascent weaves its way through the Lake District's rough central fells, most of those 13 miles are rather 'challenging', at least, and completely 'unrunnable' for some. 
But today, and for a limited few days only, you have been invited to come on an armchair recce with some of Saturday's main contenders!
The Race
Let's ask organisers Ambleside to tell us about the race.......

"The race starts in Langdale at Stool End Farm, after an eyeballs-out ascent of The Band to Bowfell, the route makes a high-level summit-hopping circuit of Upper Eskdale, including Esk Pike, Great End, Scafell Pike and Scafell. There follows a crossing of what feels like Middle Earth, forging a path from Slight Side to Pike o' Blisco – fast running over the trackless reaches south of Great Moss. On a clear day it’s magic, but if the clags in then the map will definitely need to be out. The final descent from Blisco is notably steep if you choose to take it head-on."

So that's BOWFELL, ESK PIKE, GREAT END, SCAFELL PIKE, FOOT OF GULLY TO FOXES TARN, FLAGGED SECTION AVOIDING FOXES TARN, SCAFELL, SLIGHT SIDE and PIKE OF BLISCO. So reports of recces taking 8 hours are hardly surprising and yet the records are 2:37:41 (Simon Booth - 2009) and 3:30:36 (Kate Bailey - 2009).

An invitation to come on a recce

But for just a few days only, Fell Running Briefs is inviting you on a recce with, none other than, our British Silver Medalist Ski Mountaineer Ben Bardsley!

Here's Ben, don't be afraid, you can trust him, that's a Codade Horshoe buff he's got on his head, so he must be ok! Ben's meeting up with some friends today and they (like Ben) are top quality fell runners. 

Joining us on the recce are Borrowdale Fellrunners Captain Paul (King King Corny) Cornforth, this year's Grisedale Grind and Glaramara winner Martin Mikkelsen Barron (MMB) and the Jebi Master himself (and last year's English Championship runner up) Rob Jebb. I just hope we can keep up.......

Here we go up 'The Band'
Ben - "Are you ok back there?"
FRB - "I'll catch you up lads, wait at the top"
Now we've reached Bow Fell and we are looking over to Esk Pike
FRB - "Looks a bit rocky to me lads"
Ben - "Just a bit! But just watch Corny and MMB float over it"
Now we're at Esk Pike and looking over to Great End
FRB - "I think I can see a bit of grass I can run on for about two metres"
Corny - "Fill yer boots"
Heading off Great End towards Scafell Pike

OK we're heading off Scafell Pike now!
Ben - "There are some patches of grass here"
FRB - "Just finding them is the problem!"
Heading towards Slight Side

Ben - "Come on! It's good running!"
FRB - "It may be, but my legs have stopped working"

Looking back to Slight Side
FRB - "Surely you've transported us to the Alps Ben, that's beautiful!"
Ben - "Let's hope it's like this on race day"

Coming off Pike O' Blisco
Ben - "Simon Booth knows a good line off here if you can keep up with him"
FRB - "Is it nearly over Ben? I'm ruined, my legs are trashed"
Ben - "Honestly keep going FRB, I've got a treat for you at the end"
FRB - "Ugh, OK"

Back at Stool End
FRB - "Oh super, a bath with Corny, MMB and Rob Jebb - What a treat"

We hope you've enjoyed our recce today, don't forget to thank Ben for inviting us if you see him and good luck in the race! We'll hope to bring you news of the winners, shortly after the race as we know there isn't a lot of phone cover down Langdale.
Entry List
Here's the entry list.

Sunday, 20 May 2012

Glaramara



Here's a rough idea of the course! But we can vouch (as we ran it today) it's a brilliant race! It's very interesting and full of surprises; runnable, walkable, scrambling, boggy, dry, technical, fast -  just some of the words that would be helpful in another great FRB report, however we just can't wait to bring you the news so forget the description.... here are the facts!

The record for this race belongs to Lloyd Taggart it's 5 miles and 2050ft and it's 44:17.

Today, local man Martin Mikkelsen Barron won the race in a very fast time. Martin lives within walking distance of the start of the race but doesn't train on Glaramara. He told us, every time he's been up there he finds a different route! It's a very deceptive hill, even in clear weather.

Full results

1. MMB (Martin Mikkelsen Barron) 46:21
2. Mike Fanning 49:05
3. King Kong Corny (Paul Cornforth) 50:15
4. Tom Edwards 51:28
5. Phil Winskill 53:04
6. Stevie B (Birkenshaw) 53:06 - after winning the Old Counties Tops (37miles) yesterday
7. Bob Wiseman 53:13
8. Sam Johnstone 54:27 (under18)
9. Mickey Cunningham 54:59
10. Andrew Davies 55:22 (V50 and on a comeback)
11. Simon Gray 56:38
12. Paul Barnes 56:43
13. Colin Valentine 57:39
14. Neil Sidaway 60:00
15. Daniel Platt 60:01

The top three today - MMB (right) Mike Fanning (left) leaning on  King Kong Corny 


Ladies
1. Nic Davies 60:54 (18th overall)
2. Kate Beaty 64:27
3. Sarah Bailey 65:09
4. Sarah Yeomans 67:02
5. Judy Howells 67:53
6. Bethany Gregory Smith 68:55

PS Thank you Scoff for guiding the ladies back to the finish after also finishing a brilliant 3rd in the Old Counties Tops yesterday.

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Saturday, 19 May 2012

That County Feeling

Fell Running Briefs - brief and about fell running
The action may be hotting up but the weather certainly isn't.

The Old County Tops
We understand that Stevie B and Tom Gibbs won in about 7:03, 2nd were Chris Near and Steve Higginbottom and 3rd Jebby and Scoff. 5th was the mixed team that included last year's (Vet 40) British Champion Judith Jepson. Results are available here.

The Inter Counties Fell Championship
Update - results - A win for Greater Manchester - The race is 7.5miles and 1750 feet. 

Here's Will at this year's Three Peaks Race - picture by Dave Woodhead 

Will Neill  (who was part of a strong Team Staffordshire featuring Simon Bailey) brought us the results and finished 5th team.

Masters

It was the World Masters Mountain Running Championships 2012 in Bühlertal Germany. Ben Bardsley, Mark Roberts and Jon Deegan made a road trip.

Outcome! - Lucky 7s! A 7th place for Ben and Mark on their categories (V40 and V50) and a 27th for John (V45). Here are the results.

Bob Graham
And a big shout to Aly Raw last year's silver medal winner (British V40) on completing the Bob Graham Round this fine May day - 19 May 2012!
Here's Aly at the Lad's Leap race earlier this year  - Pic by Dave Woodhead.


Saturday, 12 May 2012

Slieve Bearnargh - Close Call

Joe Symonds won today but it was close. He said "it was a tough race, I just held off Rob Jebb and Morgan Donnelly for the win."


Rob Jebb, Joe Symonds and Morgan Donnelly

Rob and Morgz raced each other for second place, with Rob taking the honour just three seconds in front of Morgz."I was closing Rob down" said Morgz "and a few more metres maybe would have been enough".

Rob said it was a great race and was pleased with the result.

Top Twenty
1 Joe Symonds 49:13
2 Rob Jebb 49:39
3 Morgan Donnelly 49:42
4 Lloyd Taggart 50:23
5 Carl Bell 51:10
6 Karl Gray 51:17
7 Darren Kay 51:30
8 Ben Bardsley 52:08
9 Mark Addison 52:16
10 Martin Mikkelson Barron 52:25
11 Gavin Mulholland 52:55
12 Ben Mounsey 53:06
13 Danny Hope 54:04
14 Sam Tosh 54:13
15 Stephen Cunningham 54:17
16 Richard Roberts 54:19
17 Mark Roberts 54:33
18 Paul Cornforth 54:40
19 Tom Addison 54:44
20 Andrew Fallas 54:47

Full results here
Carl Bell (5th), being chased by Karl Gray (6th), being chased Darren Kay (7th)

Ladies
1 Angela Mudge 60:18
2 Helen Fines 61:39
3 Ciara Largey 62:04
4 Anna Bartlett 63:17
5 Mel Price 65:19
6 Lindsey Brindle 67:12
7 Helen Elmore 67:35
8 Charlotte Morgan 67:57
9 Diane Wilson 68:31
10 Nicola Davies 68:52

Full results here

Thursday, 26 April 2012

The Three Peaks - The Marathon with Mountains

Update - the results for the 2012 Three Peaks Race are here.

The Three Musketeers, Three Coins in a Fountain, Three Steps to Heaven, what is it with all these threesomes?

We even have them in fell running, embodied in what many like to think of the fellrunner's response to the London Marathon; The Three Peaks.


The calender tells us the race is 23miles and 5300ft. Andy Peace has the current course record 2:46:03 from 1996. Anna Pichtrova from the Czech Republic has the ladies best time of 3:14:43 from 2008 (when it was a World Mountain Running Championship).

The race is tough not because the route is rough or the navigation is difficult, this route is tramped every day of the year by charity eventers and other walkers who complete it in a day. No, this race is tough as it's so very runnable and fast, leaving the competitors no place to hide.


Penyghent (694m), Whernside (736m) and Ingleborough (723m), but the greatest of these is Whernside 

Matt of Mud, Sweat and Tears analysed the entry list and has picked out some of those to watch out for......

"The fields for the mens and womens races are absolutely stacked with fell and mountain running talent from the UK, with the likes of Rickey Gates making the long trip to Yorkshire from California to have a crack at adding this monument of a race to his list of career wins.

The men’s race is headed by 2011 winner Tom Owens, recent British Champs round one winner Joe Symonds, multiple winner of the 3 Peaks Rob Jebb and 2008 winner and Jethro Lennox.

The 2009 winner Jebb will be aiming to put himself even further up the Three Peaks hall-of-fame rankings as he goes for his fifth win.


One other contender is 2009 runner-up Ricky Lighfoot. The Ellenborough athlete has had a good start to 2012 and is proven over the longer distance races.

Others to look out for are Dark Peak’s Oli Johnson and Robert Little, Carl Bell, Graham Pearce, Eryri’s Richard Roberts, Andy Davies, Martin Cox....." 
here's the rest of Matt's preview. And you can find out more in an article on the FRA website here.

Matt has also reproduced some quotes from those that have won over the years in an article on his magazine website. 

Mary Wilkinson - Ladies winner in 2007 (2:30:22) by Bryan Mills
The race starts at 10am on Saturday 28 April. Why not follow the race from the comfort of your armchair or your Local (or even an armchair in your Local!) on the sport ident live event monitor linked here

If you are going along to Ribblesdale to watch we hope you have a great day. The fast runners are expected to take around 26 minutes to reach the summit of Penyghent. They should be at Ribblehead by 11.20am. The record time from the start to Whernside summit is 1hr 38mins. Spectators on Ingleborough summit can expect to see competitors from around 12.20pm with the winner returning to Horton by 12.50pm

And, if you are going to compete, don't forget it's as easy as One, Two, Three!

Saturday, 21 April 2012

Bell waltzes to victory

Carl Bell floating down Cat Bells - Pic by Hannah Fanning
Anniversary Waltz
Carl Bell today won the Anniversary Waltz Fell Race in the Newlands Valley near Keswick in a time of 1:33:46. The 11.5miles race (with 3600ft of climb) proved no problem to the Howgill Harrier, leaving our British Ski Mountaineer Silver Medalist Ben Bardsley with another second place.
Carl set off fast and led the field along the 3 mile flat track that marks the start of the race. When they hit the first climb (Robinson) expert climber Ben started to close in on Carl. Ben took a direct route up on to the ridge which leads to the top of Robinson while Carl decided to liven the day up with a spot of gully scrambling.

Once on the top of Robinson the significant climbs are over and Carl used his speed to seal the deal and beat the man who beat him on the same course in 2011.

1. Carl Bell 1:33:46
2. Ben Bardlsey 1:38:37
3. Mike Fanning 1:39:29
4. Martin Mikkelsen Barron 1:39:49
5. Tom Gibbs 1:42:25
6. Daz Holloway 1:45:02
7. Stevie Birkinshaw 1:46:45
8. Sam Ware 1:47:01
9. Richard McGrath 1:50:29
10. Mark McGoldrick 1:51:09
11. Mark Chippendale 1:52:00
12. Anthony Smith 1:52:17
13. Mickey Cunningham 1:52:51
14. Brian Taylor 1:52:58
15 David White 1:52:59

Ladies
1. Beckie Taylor - 2:09:06
2. Sarah Bailey 2:13:50
3. Sarah Massey 2:15:30

Full results

Teenager with Altitude

Andrew Fallas, Scoffer, S.Pyke and Corny at Hindscarth by Pauline Charters
Meanwhile at the longer, tougher, selective but more brutal younger brother, the Teenager with Altitude (15.4 miles, 7600ft). The fight was between the front four. FRB watched the runners go through Hindscarth, about 2 hours into the race and spoke to Scoffer after.

FRB - "Hey Scoff - I thought you were going to win that race! You looked strong at Hindscarth and you looked like you knew the way better than Andrew Fallas did."

Scoff  - "Yeah! It was a really close battle between all four of us and I too thought I was going to win! We were catching Andrew Fallas up on every descent. I was going to let my dog run with me from Dale Head where Sharon was with some water, but as I thought I was in with a chance, I thought I'd better not. Knowing our collie Nell, she'd wander off with another dog and I'd have to go and chase her!"

FRB - "So did Andrew Fallas know the route?"

Scoff - "Well I was occasionally shouting directions to him from behind but it's not a difficult route to follow, but Andrew was stronger on the climbs and deserved to win"

FRB - "Well bad luck this time Scoff - they'll be another win around the corner. Steve Pyke came through strongly to push you to third though didn't he"

Scoff  "Yeah he was jammy!"

1. Andrew Fallas 2:54:49
2. Steve Pyke 2:55:04
3. Scoffer 2:55:26
4. Paul Cornforth 2:56:33
5. Richard Mellons 3:00:47
6. Jon Ashcroft 3:06:54
7. Dave Ward 3:12:40
8. Matt Hulley 3:12:44
9. Ross Litherland 3:13:31
10. Mike Johnson 3:17:57

First Lady and new record! Judith Jepson - 3:23:32
2. Helen Bonsor 3:31:21
3. Hazel Robinson 3:31:38
4. Nicky Spinks 3:41:46
5. Anne Johnson 3:45:47
6. Jean Brown 3:47:22
7. Jo Gillyon 3:57:36
8. Rachel Hill 4:01:49

Full results

Sunday, 15 April 2012

Coledale Men's Results


Brett will be publishing the results on the FRA website shortly - but in the meantime here they are pasted below.
Message from Mike and Hazel
A big thank you again to everybody who helped us on the day, far too many to mention but you know who you are!
There were a number of photographers on the course, check them out at www.athletesinaction.co.uk and www.sportsunday.co.uk.
We do have a few items of lost property, we will take them to Anniversary Waltz and Buttermere Sailbeck so please come and grab them off us if you think you left any belongings behind.
Thank you

Coledale Horseshoe 2012 ~ Men's Results - updated 17 April
Position Name Surname Category Club Time
1 Joe Symonds M Kendal 01:07'45
2 Ionut Zinca M Team Valetudo 01:08'42
3 Morgan Donnelly M Borrowdale 01:08'48
4 Rob Jebb M Bingley 01:09'18
5 Ben Abdelnoor M Ambleside 01:10'37
6 Rob  Baker M Dark Peak 01:10'38
7 Lloyd Taggart MV40 Dark Peak 01:11'11
8 Ben Bardsley MV40 Borrowdale 01:11'13
9 Karl Gray MV40 Calder Valley 01:11'23
10 Rob Hope M Pudsey & Bramley 01:11'38
11 Mark Addison M Helm Hill 01:11'43
12 Tom Addison MU23 Helm Hill 01:11'44
13 Steven Cale M Mercia 01:11'51
14 Carl Bell M Howgill Harriers 01:11'52
15 Ricky Lightfoot M Ellenborough 01:12'12
16 Jethro Lennox M Shettleston Harriers 01:12'21
17 Phil Davies MV40 Borrowdale 01:12'22
18 Rhys Findlay-Robinson M Dark Peak 01:12'27
19 Sam Tosh MU23 Rossendale 01:12'52
20 Tim Davies M Mercia 01:13'09
21 Darren Kay MV40 Pudsey & Bramley 01:13'23
22 Kim Collison M Eden 01:13'25
23 Chris Steele M Borrowdale 01:23'29
24 John Heneghan M Pudsey & Bramley 01:13'29
25 Martin Mikkelsen-Barron M Borrowdale 01:13'37
26 Graham Pearce M Pudsey & Bramley 01:13'39
27 Robert Little M Dark Peak 01:13'55
28 Oli Johnson M Dark Peak 01:13'56
29 Richard Roberts M Eryri 01:14'01
30 Mike Fanning MV40 Borrowdale 01:14'34
31 Tom Brunt M Holmfirth Harriers 01:15'02
32 Math Roberts M Eryri 01:15'10
33 Kenny Richmond MV40 Shettleston Harriers 01:15'14
34 Jon Morgan MV40 Dark Peak 01:15'22
35 Matthew Sullivan M Shettleston Harriers 01:15'36
36 Gavin Mulholland MV40 Calder Valley 01:15'51
37 Jack  Ross MU23 Staffordshire Moorlands 01:16'35
38 Tom Adams M Ilkley 01:16'43
39 Mark Roberts MV50 Borrowdale 01:16'52
40 Neil Northrop M Dark Peak 01:16'58
41 James Logue MV40 Calder Valley 01:17'05
42 Andrew Peace MV40 Bingley 01:17'06
43 Paul Cornforth MV45 Borrowdale 01:17'11
44 Tim Ellis M Calder Valley 01:17'13
45 Pete Vale M Mercia 01:17'29
46 Gavin Bland MV40 Borrowdale 01:17'33
47 Ben Mounsey M Calder Valley 01:17'48
48 Dave Milliken MV45 Horwich 01:17'57
49 Tim Black M Calder Valley 01:17'58
50 Matthew Lockyer M Pudsey & Bramley 01:17'59
51 Phil Winskill M Keswick 01:18'20
52 Darren Holloway MV40 Pennine 01:18'25
53 Sam Watson M Wharfedale 01:18'39
54 Steve Birkenshaw MV40 Borrowdale 01:18'40
55 Matthew Reedy M Ambleside 01:18'41
56 William Neill MU23 Mercia 01:19'00
57 Jason Williams M Charnwood AC 01:19'06
58 Andrew Davies M Mercia 01:19'07
59 Dave Taylor MV45 Dark Peak 01:19'09
60 Andrew Schofield MV40 Borrowdale 01:19'13
61 John Hunt MV45 Dark Peak 01:19'19
62 Stephen Pyke MV45 Staffordshire Moorlands 01:19'57
63 Paul Jones MV40 Mercia 01:19'57
64 Hugh O'Donnell M Ambleside 01:20'07
65 Dave Eiser M Ochil 01:20'09
66 Bob Wiseman M Ochil Harriers 01:20'17
67 Tom Cringle M Manx Fell Runners 01:20'24
68 Ian Nixon M Pudsey & Bramley 01:20'30
69 Chris Knowles MV40 CFR 01:20'33
70 John Helme M Ambleside 01:20'41
71 Jamie Luxmoore M Ambleside 01:20'47
72 Sean Carey MU23 Todmorden 01:20'51
73 Richard Mellon MV40 Bowland 01:20'55
74 Jon Deegan MV45 Ambleside 01:21'02
75 Nicholas Barber M Pennine 01:21'17
76 David Kirkham M Wharfedale 01:21'19
77 Chris Reade MV45 Bowland 01:21'42
78 Andrew Jebb M Bingley 01:21'43
79 Anthony Smith MV40 Ambleside 01:21'55
80 Mike Johnson MV50 Bowland 01:21'57
81 Richard Houghton MV45 Macclesfield 01:21'58
82 Roland Stafford M Mercia 01:22'12
83 Robin Lawrence MV40 Bingley 01:22'13
84 Andy Brown MV40 Bingley 01:22'14
85 John Nicoll MV40 Keswick 01:22'15
86 Lee Athersmith M Bingley 01:22'19
87 Ed  Gamble MV45 Cheshire Hill Racers 01:22'20
88 Nicholas Charlesworth MV45 Wharfedale 01:22'24
89 Alistair Murray M Horwich 01:22'40
90 Dave Neill MV55 Staffordshire Moorlands 01:22'53
91 Muir Morton M Pennine 01:23'04
92 Dwane Dixon M Todmorden 01:23'09
93 Martin Cliffe MV40 Eryri 01:23'23
94 Mick Stenton MV50 Dark Peak 01:23'24
95 Andy Fleet MU23 Calder Valley 01:23'25
96 Mike Robinson MV40 Dark Peak 01:23'29
97 Mark Johnston M Bellahouston RR 01:23'34
98 Andy Thorpe MV40 Calder Valley 01:23'47
99 James Kevan M Horwich 01:23'53
100 Brian Stevenson MV45 Pudsey & Bramley 01:23'55
101 Matthew Hulley M Dark Peak 01:23'57
102 Sebastien Sillito M Helm Hill 01:24'00
103 Neil Ashcroft MV40 Ambleside 01:24'04
104 Konrad Rawlik M Carnethy 01:24'24
105 Dan Duxbury M Ambleside 01:24'44
106 Jonathon Bradshaw MU23 Wharfedale 01:24'45
107 Dave Motley M Clayton le Moors 01:24'51
108 Mark Chippendale MV40 Bowland 01:25'05
109 Chris Balderson MV45 Clayton le Moors 01:25'10
110 Chris Hope M Borrowdale 01:25'30
111 Lee Newton M Keswick 01:25'31
112 James Senior M Bingley 01:25'31
113 Lee Morley M Ilkley 01:25'34
114 Tom Roo M Mercia 01:25'42
115 Mark Goldie MV40 Calder Valley 01:25'50
116 Nigel Bunn MV45 Tring 01:25'52
117 Paul 'Crabby' Crabtree MV40 Wharfedale 01:25'54
118 John McGrath MV45 Ambleside 01:25'55
119 Peter Brittleton MV40 U/A 01:25'56
120 Paul Carman M Wharfedale 01:25'56
121 Andrew McFarlane MV40 Clayton le Moors 01:26'30
122 Dave Roberts MV40 U/A 01:26'35
123 Karl Steinegger MU23 Ambleside 01:26'37
124 Harry Dalby M Pudsey & Bramley 01:26'40
125 Howard Seal M CFR 01:26'43
126 Jason Hemsley MV40 Wharfedale 01:26'49
127 Graham Schofield MV55 Horwich 01:26'51
128 Alan Kirk MV50 Pennine 01:26'59
129 Tony Heron MV40 Dark Peak 01:27'11
130 Paul Barnes MV40 Borrowdale 01:27'18
131 Ben  Gibbison M Dark Peak 01:27'29
132 John Lloyd M Todmorden 01:27'40
133 Gavin Williams MV50 Dark Peak 01:27'40
134 Tom McGaff MV55 Cheshire Hill Racers 01:27'42
135 Paul M Crabtree MV40 Wharfedale 01:28'06
136 Paul Knowles MV40 Ambleside 01:28'08
137 Richard Stevens M Ambleside 01:28'10
138 David Edmondson MV45 Clayton le Moors 01:28'12
139 Andy Davies MV45 Mercia 01:28'14
140 Simon Reed MV50 Notts AC 01:28'25
141 David Keeling MV45 Cheshire Hill Racers 01:28'28
142 James McQueen MV40 Eryri 01:28'31
143 Steve Bell MV45 Dark Peak 01:28'40
144 Andy Hauser MV55 Holmfirth Harriers 01:28'44
145 Andy Staveley MV50 Burnden RR 01:28'46
146 Peter Winterbottom M Borrowdale 01:28'50
147 Mark Messenger MV45 Macclesfield 01:28'55
148 Ali Welsh MV50 Bowland 01:28'59
149 Nigel Wood M Coniston Fell Runners 01:29'01
150 Will Spain M Dark Peak 01:29'11
151 Christopher Loftus MV40 Keighley & Craven 01:29'18
152 Neil Armitage MV40 Pudsey & Bramley 01:29'22
153 Billy Procter MV55 Helm Hill 01:29'32
154 Rob Sellors M Manx Fell Runners 01:29'39
155 Josh Hubbard M Leicester Fell Foxes 01:29'48
156 Ged  Callan M Bingley 01:29'51
157 Peter Crompton MV55 CFR 01:30'06
158 Paul Aitken M Helm Hill 01:30'09
159 Phil Craker MV40 Ambleside 01:30'15
160 Robert Taylor MV60 Pennine 01:30'17
161 Ian Luke M U/A 01:30'19
162 Neil Hardiman MV40 Clayton le Moors 01:30'23
163 Ben Grant MV60 Harrogate Harriers 01:30'26
164 Richard Horsfield MV50 Dark Peak 01:30'29
165 Philip Taylor MV50 Rossendale 01:30'33
166 Paul Jeggo MV50 Springfield Striders 01:30'37
167 John Rainford MV50 Preston Harriers 01:30'40
168 Peter Ward M Shettleston Harriers 01:30'49
169 Gavin Fisher MV45 U/A 01:31'00
170 Gareth Briggs MV40 Staffordshire Moorlands 01:31'29
171 Ben Procter M Helm Hill 01:31'32
172 Jonathan Fish MV45 Ambleside 01:31'36
173 Dave Soles MV40 Pennine 01:31'51
174 Darren Roberts M Eryri 01:31'54
175 Steve Nolan MV50 Burnden RR 01:31'57
176 Huw Price MV50 Bowland 01:31'59
177 Scott Baistow MU23 Wharfedale 01:32'07
178 Kenneth Short MV45 Teviotdale Harriers 01:32'11
179 Andy Shaw MV50 Holmfirth Harriers 01:32'15
180 Chris Sanderson MV40 NFR 01:32'25
181 Pete Booth MV60 Clayton le Moors 01:32'29
182 Ivan Whigham MV50 Clayton le Moors 01:32'34
183 Roger Laycock MV50 Settle Harriers 01:32'44
184 Pete Tayler MV45 Black Combe Runners 01:32'56
185 Gary Fleet MV50 Pennine 01:33'02
186 Ashley Kay MV50 Dark Peak 01:33'25
187 Jack Holt MV60 Clayton le Moors 01:33'30
188 Andy Normandale MV55 York Acorn Running Club 01:33'33
189 Joel Dalby M Skipton AC 01:33'38
190 James Archbold MV45 Borrowdale 01:33'39
191 Robert Johnson MV55 Southport Waterloo 01:33'46
192 Marcel Ellison M Todmorden 01:34'00
193 Matt Dawson M Glossopdale 01:34'02
194 Jamie Baron MV45 Black Combe Runners 01:34'03
195 Jim Rhodes MV45 Bowland 01:34'10
196 Matteo Lorenzi M Team Valetudo 01:34'25
197 Mike Walsh MV60 Kendal 01:34'38
198 Dominic Carr M Clayton le Moors 01:35'01
199 Graham Moffat MV50 Howgill Harriers 01:35'02
200 Darren Rodmell M Beverley AC 01:35'07
201 Andrew Bradley MV45 CFR 01:35'09
202 Dominic Nurse MV40 Abbey Runners 01:35'14
203 Michael Formby MV40 U/A 01:35'20
204 Phil Clayton MV40 Black Combe Runners 01:35'20
205 Stephen Burthen MV50 Warrington AC 01:35'45
206 Peter Buchanan MV50 Ochil 01:35'47
207 Barry Blyth MV65 Macclesfield 01:35'52
208 Martyn Pollitt MV50 Burnden RR 01:35'58
209 Brian Walton MV55 Horwich 01:36'06
210 Jim Tyson M Ambleside 01:36'26
211 Dave Collins MV55 Todmorden 01:36'38
212 Martin Price M U/A 01:36'44
213 Vincent Booth MV45 Cheshire Hill Racers 01:36'48
214 Ian Warhurst MV50 Pennine 01:37'03
215 Keith Holmes MV55 Dark Peak 01:37'04
216 Nick  Lancaster MV55 U/A 01:37'05
217 Darren Shepherd MV40 Framlingham Flyers 01:37'19
218 Robert Crawford M Helm Hill 01:37'22
219 Peter Kemp MV40 Ellenborough 01:37'25
220 Gary Johnson MV40 Eden 01:37'26
221 Andy Blackett M Durham Fell Runners 01:37'27
222 Mark Nutter MV50 Clayton le Moors 01:37'42
223 Graham McAra MV55 Cheshire Hill Racers 01:37'45
224 Billy Fraser MV50 NFR 01:37'52
225 Jim Semmelroth M Southwell RC 01:37'54
226 Neil Sidaway MV45 CFR 01:38'21
227 Alan Renfree MV50 U/A 01:38'22
228 Ian Smallwood MV40 York Acorn Running Club 01:38'24
229 Rory O'Donnell M Eryri 01:38'47
230 Scott Davies MV40 Wharfedale 01:38'51
231 Kieran Carr MV65 Clayton le Moors 01:38'57
232 Dave Sykes M Dark Peak 01:39'00
233 Ian Haigh MV40 Southwell RC 01:39'02
234 Mike Cooper MV45 Cheshire Hill Racers 01:39'06
235 Dicky Wilkinson MV50 Dark Peak 01:39'13
236 Shaun Addison MV50 Helm Hill 01:39'20
237 Andy Cleworth M U/A 01:39'31
238 Alan Pickering MV45 Matlock AC 01:39'31
239 John-Paul Ainsworth M U/A 01:39'34
240 Paul Woolhouse M Southwell RC 01:39'56
241 Paul Tiffany M Bingley 01:39'57
242 Craig Dring MV45 Keswick 01:39'58
243 John Spencer MV45 Rotherham Harriers 01:40'00
244 Dave Tait MV65 Dark Peak 01:40'03
245 Andrew Murray MV40 Keswick 01:40'04
246 Alan Brentnall MV60 Pennine 01:40'04
247 David Beels MV60 Calder Valley 01:40'05
248 Paul Biddulph MV40 Calder Valley 01:40'15
249 Stefan Bramwell MV40 Pennine 01:40'34
250 Steven Andrew Bennett MV50 North Derbyshire RC 01:40'35
251 Bolcato Alberto MV45 Team Valetudo 01:40'40
252 Phil Hodgson MV55 Todmorden 01:41'00
253 Neil Cassidy MV55 Tynedale Harriers 01:41'25
254 Jonathan Walkingshaw M CFR 01:41'32
255 Stehen Fry MV45 Harrogate Harriers 01:41'43
256 Dick Waddington MV40 Ilkley 01:41'48
257 Hanno Torn MV40 Pennine 01:41'51
258 Simon Harden MV50 Buxton AC 01:41'52
259 Andy Watts MV60 Cheshire Hill Racers 01:42'17
260 Neil Worswick MV40 Clayton le Moors 01:42'27
261 Peter Hill MV50 Pudsey & Bramley 01:42'43
262 Ron Rees MV55 Pennine 01:42'50
263 Greg Rimmer MV45 Dark Peak 01:43'18
264 Steven O'Keeffe MV40 CFR 01:43'22
265 John Mooney MV50 Macclesfield 01:43'30
266 David Malia MV45 Mercia 01:43'31
267 Jim Tinnion MV40 Mercia 01:43'55
268 Mike Park MV45 CFR 01:44'26
269 Kevin Bray MV50 Morpeth Harriers 01:44'28
270 Roderick Pugh MV55 Kilmarnock Harriers 01:44'37
271 Rick Ansell MV50 Tring 01:44'42
272 Mark Cliff MV40 Pennine 01:44'43
273 Pete Robinson MV45 Pennine 01:45'28
274 Ian Connell MV45 Clayton le Moors 01:45'35
275 Adrian Dixon MV65 U/A 01:45'38
276 Colin Wilshaw MV45 Pennine 01:45'39
277 David Naylor MV55 Clayton le Moors 01:45'47
278 Trevor Longman MV60 Macclesfield 01:45'48
279 Mark Graham MV50 CFR 01:46'10
280 Russ McInroy MV60 Helensburgh AAC 01:46'21
281 Michael McLoughlin MV55 Preston Harriers 01:46'22
282 Stephen Bury MV50 Clayton le Moors 01:46'39
283 Mick Wilson MV60 Helm Hill 01:46'41
284 Mark Woodhead MV45 Valley Striders 01:46'50
285 Richard Bellaries MV55 Clayton le Moors 01:46'54
286 Aaron Forshaw M U/A 01:46'54
287 David Burton MV50 Keswick 01:47'20
288 Neil Smith MV45 Ilkley 01:47'28
289 Marcus Taylor MV40 Burnden RR 01:47'34
290 Martin Hancock MV40 Skipton 01:47'50
291 Jonathan Haynes MV55 Bishops Stortford 01:47'52
292 Andy Howie MV55 Pennine 01:47'58
293 Ian Newbold MV40 Wharfedale 01:48'01
294 David Ross MV40 CFR 01:48'05
295 Chris Jagan MV60 U/A 01:48'07
296 John Blair-Fish MV60 Carnethy 01:48'08
297 Michael Mummery MV55 York AC 01:48'14
298 Rigby Jerram MV50 Kendal 01:48'49
299 Brian Horn MV55 U/A 01:49'16
300 SPaul Coope MV45 U/A 01:49'30
301 Martin Whitehead MV55 Calder Valley 01:49'40
302 Stephen Dixon MV55 Valley Striders 01:49'41
303 Paul Jennings MV45 CFR 01:49'52
304 Mick Cochrane MV65 Dark Peak 01:50'01
305 Richard Lindsay MV40 Esk Valley Fell Club 01:50'04
306 Shaun Hardisty MV40 Eden Runners 01:50'13
307 Stewart Barrie MV40 HBT 01:50'21
308 Dave Culpan MV50 Calder Valley 01:50'35
309 Mark Bullock MV45 U/A 01:51'07
310 Jack King MV60 U/A 01:51'09
311 Richard Leonard MV50 Todmorden 01:51'21
312 Martyn Finn MV40 Pudsey & Bramley 01:51'28
313 Iain Glendinning M Calder Valley 01:52'03
314 Simon Froude MV50 U/A 01:52'07
315 Spencer Samson MV45 Kendal 01:52'14
316 John Taylor MV60 Bowland 01:52'52
317 John Fletcher MV45 CFR 01:53'06
318 Paul Hills MV50 Pennine 01:53'19
319 Nick Moore MV50 CFR 01:53'55
320 Giorgio Pesenti MV55 Team Valetudo 01:54'07
321 Colin Whitaker MV45 Bowland 01:54'09
322 Dennis Lucas MV65 Rochdale Harriers 01:54'12
323 Graham Eccles MV50 Clayton le Moors 0.079386574
324 Ian Smith MV60 Bolton 01:54'22
325 Andrew Firth MV50 Clayton le Moors 01:54'24
326 Ross Powell MV55 Mercia 01:54'26
327 Richard Watson M Black Combe Runners 01:54'28
328 John Parker MV70 Horwich 01:54'52
329 Paul Murray MV70 Horwich 01:54'54
330 Tim Ruck M Pennine 01:55'21
331 Mathew Driscoll MV40 York Acorn Running Club 01:55'26
332 Tim Done MV45 Wharfedale 01:55'55
333 Darren Webb MV40 Dark Peak 01:56'32
334 Dilwyn Rowlands MV40 Eryri 01:56'54
335 Dennis Learad MV60 Clowne Road Runners 01:57'03
336 John Williams MV60 Springfield Striders 01:57'22
337 Andy Ross MV45 U/A 01:57'23
338 Richard Pegram MV45 Wirksworth RC 01:58'10
339 Peter Calladine MV60 Saddleworth 01:58'15
340 Mike Troup MV55 Ambleside 01:58'25
341 Andy Neill MV40 U/A 01:59'19
342 Mark Irving M Bowland 01:59'32
343 Eric Gilhooley MV55 U/A 01:59'33
344 Chris Clark MV60 Keswick 01:59'41
345 Roger Whitaker MV65 CFR 2:00'29
346 John Robson MV45 U/A 2:00'30
347 Colin Ledlie MV45 Carnethy 2:00'43
348 Ian Wolfendale MV50 Pennine 2:00'46
349 Rod Campbell MV65 Staffordshire Moorlands 2:01'30
350 Andy Fletcher MV50 CFR 2:01'45
351 Martin Francis Walsh MV65 Bowland 2:02'04
352 Chris Drinkwater MV60 Todmorden 2:02'06
353 Roger Ashby MV65 Pennine 2:02'12
354 Elliott Lorimer M U/A 2:02'21
355 Stephen Firth M Bingley 2:02'50
356 Peter Dugdale MV55 Clayton le Moors 2:03'29
357 Ed Grimshaw MV50 Accrington 2:05'28
358 Richard Blakeley MV65 Todmorden 2:05'44
359 Peter Jagan MV60 Bingley 2:05'49
360 John Robinson MV60 Walton Chasers 2:07'15
361 Bill Alsop MV70 Buxton AC 2:07'15
362 Paul Walsh MV65 Bowland 2:07'17
363 Richard Beard MV45 Black Combe Runners 2:07'57
364 Jeremy Brayshaw MV65 Totley AC 2:08'13
365 Neil Goldsmith MV60 Pennine 2:10'17
366 Anthony Kent MV40 U/A 2:11'01
367 Bill Wade MV70 Holmfirth Harriers 2:11'40
368 Jim Sommerville MV60 Holmfirth Harriers 2:12'12
369 Barry  Johnson MV70 CFR 2:14'48
370 Pete Dowker MV65 Kendal 2:21'06
371 David Wilson MV55 Todmorden 2:21'26
372 Philip Walters MV45 Dark Peak 2:22'53
373 Andrew Frame MV45 Bingley 2:23'08
374 Roger Hall MV65 Wharfedale 2:23'13
375 Peter Ehrhardt MV65 Todmorden 2:23'46
376 Colin Waterworth MV55 Horwich 2:24'17
377 John King MV60 Helm Hill 2:26'47
378 Kevin Heywood MV70 Kendal 2:36'55
379 George Arnold MV70 Preston Harriers 2:40'12
380 Roy Lee MV80 Middleton Harriers 2:56'26
381 Roger Baumeister MV70 Dark Peak 3:30'46