Because of Tebay on Saturday and blanket rain across the County there were only twenty runners out for this cracking little evening race.
No official times or positions as I had to get away quickly due to evil midges and biblical showers but I think the following is pretty accurate.
Steve Birkinshaw and Mike Robinson were the leading runners but MDS was only just behind at checkpoint 2 on Hart Side. Unfortunately, Mark headed off in the direction of Helvellyn but managed to get back on course and finish an excellent 3rd. I also had a navigational mis-hap and picked a poor line to Common Fell. I lost a couple of places (and took a couple of impressive tumbles) but just about managed to hold off Dave Owens. I finished 7th and Dave 8th (excellent considering recent injuries for Dave). Richard Unwin was also running but, apologies Richard, I didn't get your final position.
Great race and I'm going to rope Dave into doing a recce for 2010.
4 comments:
ha ha -that sounds like a funny evening...count me in for a recce in 2010.
There isn't a good line from Hartside to Common Fell, just some bad ones...... and I know them all!!.
It was fun.
Evening race, low-key, start and finish at a pub. Potentially a good CC race if it avoids the National races next year.
Results and report on Joe Faulkner's site...
http://www.joefaulkner.blogspot.com
1 Mike Robinson Dark Peak 53.56
2 Steve Birkinshaw Borrowdale 54.09
3 Mark Denham-smith Keswick 57.22
4 Anthony Lambram Eden R 57.31
5 Steve Bennett Eden Runners 57.46
6 Craig Smith Keswick 58.47
7 Ian Davies Keswick 60.11
8 Stephen Hartley Eden R 61.08
9 David Owens Keswick 61.18
10 Robin Gillespie Eden R 63.05
11 Chris Harling u/a 63.27
12 Gary Johnson u/a 64.65
13 Richard Unwin Keswick 68.09
14 P W Bailey u/a 68.41
15 B Curtis (F)Edinburgh H+H 68.42`
16 Shaun Hardisty Eden R 69.03
17 Terry Nichol u/a 74.23
18 Simon Veitch u/a 76.29
19 Jane Davies (F) Borrowdale 79.27
20 Liz Cowell (F) Borrowdale 79.29
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