Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Causey Pike fell race -Keswick AC Short Championship, and Lancaster 3 Bridges 10K -Club 10K Championship

The next two weeks will see the opening fixtures in the 2011 Club Fell, and Road Championships. First off is the 4.5m/1780' Causey Pike fell race this Saturday 26th March, sure to provide exciting racing and a fitting start to this years Fell Championship which promises to be one of the most competitive for several years. Registration is at Stair Village Hall, £3.00 entry on the day and the race starts at 2.00pm. Note that parking is very limited -please carshare or go on a bike.

A week later (on Sunday 3rd April) is the fast, flat Lancaster 3 Bridges 10K -race 1 in the 2011 Road Championship. The race starts at 11.00am, a minibus from Keswick will depart outside Booths at 8.30am. Entry form here. Online entry at www.shoestringresults.com.

Both the Road and Fell Championships in 2011 consist of six races. Best four results at any distance to count.

In addition to the titles of overall 2011 Club Road or Fell Champion and category winners, a new initiative this year will see individual Short, Medium, and Long Champions recognised based on the results of a selected race for that distance -Causey Pike is the 2011 Short Championship race, while next week's Lancaster 10K will see the Medium road title decided. Club Championship details here.

Keswick AC Road Championship 2011 - Best 4 from 6 to count
Lancaster 3 Bridges 10K, Lancaster, -Sun 3rd April
Keswick Half Marathon, Keswick -Sun 1st May
Lambfoot Loop 10K, Cockermouth -Tues 24th May*
Bodyfit 5K, Cockermouth -Wed 13th July*
Lancaster 5K Series race 4, Lancaster -Sat 27th August
Brampton-Carlisle 10, Carlisle -Sun 20th November*

Keswick AC Fell Championship 2011 - Best 4 from 6 to count
(S) Loweswater Show, 2.6m/1000' -Sun 4th September
(S) Causey Pike, 4.5m/1780' -Sat 26th March*
(S) Blisco Dash, 5m/2000' -Wed 20th July
(M) Dockray Hartside, 6m/2000' -Wed 4th May
(M) Tebay, 8m/3000' -Wed 15th June*
(L) Three Shires, 13m/4000' -Sat 17th Sept*

*Individual Distance Club Championship Races

5K Road Champs: The Bodyfit 5K
10K Road Champs: Lambfoot Loop 10K
10 mile Road Champs: Brampton-Carlisle 10 mile

Short Fell Champs: Causey Pike
Medium Fell Champs: Tebay
Long Fell Champs: Three Shires

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