Keswick AC Club Championships continue this week with Keswick Half and Dockray-Hartside.

This Sunday 1st May the second race of the 2011 Club Road Championship takes place -Keswick Half Marathon (race details here). Eighteen Keswick AC members contested the first race in the Championship at the Lancaster 3 Bridges 10K earlier this month, and an even greater club turnout is expected on Sunday. Entries are available on the day with registration open from 9-11am and the start (a "15 minute walk" from the rugby club) at 11.30am.

Next week (Wednesday 4th May) sees the second race in the 2011 Club Fell Championship with at the minor classic, Dockray-Hartside (details here). The course has 2000' of climb over 6 miles, as well as a fair amount of route choice -once off the track after the first 1/2 mile, much of the route is over little more than sheep trods, with better lines to be found over the open fell in many parts, and a fast final descent off Common Fell. The race starts at 7pm, outside the Royal Hotel in the centre of the village. Parking/registration is at the quarry car park (GR 397211) 500 yards down the road towards Patterdale. Runners are requested not to park at the Royal until after the race.

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

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