This is a beautiful 10K race set in the idyllic village of Ravenstonedale lying between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales and providing rolling vistas of the surrounding countryside.
Unfortunately, due to the location, there are some steep climbs for a 10K road race but with the course looping twice through the village there is plenty of support from the local spectators to spur the runners on.
There was a sprint finish at the end, with the top three runners finishing within 12 seconds of each other and only 2 seconds separating the first and second positions. Previous winner of the race, James Bulman of North York Moors AC, retained his trophy after a narrow win over the Borrowdale pair of Morgan Donnelly and Chris Steele. Bulman’s winning time was 33:17.
There was another win for Keswick’s Pippa Maddams as the British & English Fell Champion finished first in 37:42. Pippa was followed in by youngster Melanie Hyde of Helm Hill who finished second lady in 38:36. Third was Erika Johnson from Swaledale (40:41).
Pippa was joined by other Keswick runners Jim Downie (47:24, 3rd MV60), Louisa Tweedale (48:13) and Nicky Butler (52:08).
For those looking to sneak in a last 10K before the end of the year there are a couple of reasonably local races in the coming weeks. There is a fast 10K in Ulverston on the 6th and the Langdale Xmas 10Ks the following weekend. Full details in the member’s section of the ClubWeb.
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