Club Fell-Championship race #4: Dale Head, 4.5m/2210' -Sun. 19th September

Rick Cooper at Dale Head -final race in the Keswick AC Club Fell-Championship 2010

It was a damp afternoon at the Borrowdale Shepherds Meet and Show yesterday, making for testing conditions for the final race in the 2010 Keswick AC club championship.

There was some close racing across the age categories. With a number of absentees -Pippa Maddams and Steve Hebblethwaite sealing the top spots in their respective categories last month at Borrowdale, and also several of the ladies whoare in preparation for an attempt at team gold in the British Championship next weekend in South Wales, the door was left open for some good competition for medal positions, and for age category medals too.

Well done to Dave Birch who was first placed Keswick AC runner home in 4th to take 2nd in the 2010 Fell Championship -congratulations Dave. Though it was far from easy run as he was chased home hard by John Nicoll second club counter, and a trio of the club's runners in a close fought battle for V40 honours -Craig Smith, Dave Prosser, and Mark Denham Smith taking it to the wire.


Craig Smith descends beneath the quarries in yesterday's Dale Head race. Photograph copyright © 2010 Darian Bridge

Well done also to Kim Clark, and to Jim Downie who both featured in the prizes yesterday finishing FV50 and MV60 respectively, and in particular Jim who sealed this year's V60 Club Championship in convincing style, with of a clean sweep of category victories in the year -placing 1st MV60 at the Causey Pike, Skiddaw and Dale Head races.


Jim Downie, Keswick AC V60 Champion 2010, at Dale Head

Full results to follow when they're available. Some good photographs as ever by Darian Bridge here.

The 2010 Keswick AC Club Road-Championship reaches it's climax at the final race, the Derwentwater 10 on November 7th -details here.