This race was being run in memory of Danny Hughes who sadly passed away this year. Danny was pivotal in the development of fell-running, a keen member of Cumberland Fell Runners and well known on the Mountain Running scene. There is a lovely article in the latest Fellrunner about Danny.
The race starts in Nether Wasdale and takes in the lower of The Screes fells, Whin Rigg. Yesterday saw mixed conditions with a warm air temperature but a cool breeze and some cold showers. 48 runners lined up outside the pub at the start and it was Joss Naylor who got us underway accompanied by a starters horn.
Three Keswick runners were out for the race. Toby Cushion, showing no signs of weariness after a quick mile time-trial at Club training (5:10), set a fierce pace up the fell. He was well up the field at the summit but took a couple of tumbles on the boggy and rocky descent and I managed to sneak in ahead of him. I finished 6th and Toby 8th. Colin Valentine was also out adding another race to his impressive number this year and finished 11th.
A cracking little race that would have seen us first team except you needed four runners to count - d'oh. Nick Fish of Borrowdale was overall winner in 43:28 and, keeping it in the family, Julie Fish was first female finisher.
Ian Davies - 6th (48:17)
Toby Cushion - 8th (48:37)
Colin Valentine - 11th (50:54)
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Thanks for sharing the report with us Ian -would like to have been there...Well done to the three of you -a good result, particularly after the Thursday night 2x 1 mile timetrial...a few people posting some fast times.
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