Borrowdale Race 6th August

Saturday morning saw early downpours but these cleared up and the cloud stayed above the tops to give ideal conditions for the 341 starters.

A leading group formed including including Simon Booth, Ricky Lightfoot, Carl Bell, Jim Davies, Ben Bardsley and Ben Abdelnoor and despite a stunning descent of the Corridor Route Simon couldn't shake the others off. Abdelnoor, Lightfoot and Bell left the rest of the group on the climb to Dale Head and finished in that order with the winning time being 2:52:37.

The ladies race was won by Andrea Rowlands of Eryri Harriers in 3:47:43 ahead of Heather Marshall and Nicky Spinks.

Borrowdale were out in force taking 1st and 3rd team prizes.

Craig Smith led the Keswick runners home in his 11th run with a PB of 3:38:51 finishing in 40th place. Rachel Slattery was first Keswick lady in 4:45:18 just outside the top 200.

1. Ben Abdelnoor - Ambleside - 2:52:37
2. Ricky Lightfoot - Ellenborough - 2:52:56
3. Carl Bell - Howgill - 2:2:53:43

40. Craig Smith - Keswick AC - 3:38:51
52. Andrew Slattery - Keswick AC - 3:42:22
77. Dave Prosser - Keswick AC - 3:53:21
118. Craig Dring - Keswick AC - 4:15:04
201. Rachel Slattery - Keswick AC - 4:45:18
204. Geoff Somers - Keswick AC - 4. 45:55
207. Rachel Mellor - Keswick AC - 4:47:03
265. Sarah Bennett - Keswick AC - 5:14:41
307. Siobhan Brewer - Keswick AC - 5:39:40
317. Alan Buckley - Keswick AC - 6:24:36

Full results are on the Borrowdale website

http://www.borrowdale-fell-runners.org/

Photographs of the race are on

http://www.keswicklakedistrict.co.uk/

http://www.sportsunday.co.uk/