Did the Ben Nevis race back in September and loved it! I'm getting my entry in asap for 2012...
Does anyone else fancy a crack at the ben?
If there are a few interested then perhaps we could make a weekend out of it :)
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships
Really well done to Steve Hebblethwaite who put in a fantastic run at the Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships at Pontefract Park in Wakefield.
Steve finished 58th out of 685 senior men in an extraordinarily competitive field, featuring some of the country's finest runners.
Full results: http://www.noeaa-athletics.org.uk/Pages/Article.aspx?id=262
Senior Men:
1 - 39:52 Steven VERNON Stockport Harriers & AC
2 - 39:57 James WILKINSON Leeds City Athletic Club
3 - 39:59 Patrick MARTIN Stockport Harriers & AC
Senior Women
1 - 30:40 Lizzie ADAMS Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
2 - 30:54 Susan PARTRIDGE Leeds City Athletic Club
3 - 31:00 Jess COULSON Stockport Harriers & AC
Steve finished 58th out of 685 senior men in an extraordinarily competitive field, featuring some of the country's finest runners.
Full results: http://www.noeaa-athletics.org.uk/Pages/Article.aspx?id=262
Senior Men:
1 - 39:52 Steven VERNON Stockport Harriers & AC
2 - 39:57 James WILKINSON Leeds City Athletic Club
3 - 39:59 Patrick MARTIN Stockport Harriers & AC
Senior Women
1 - 30:40 Lizzie ADAMS Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
2 - 30:54 Susan PARTRIDGE Leeds City Athletic Club
3 - 31:00 Jess COULSON Stockport Harriers & AC
Blakes Heaven - 28th January 2012
Results at: http://www.c-f-r.org.uk/results/2012
Plenty of excellent performances from Keswick AC members. Well done all.
Some race photos courtesy of Stuart Stoddart can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stustod/sets/
Plenty of excellent performances from Keswick AC members. Well done all.
Some race photos courtesy of Stuart Stoddart can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stustod/sets/
Monday, January 23, 2012
Annual Dinner - Saturday Evening
I'm driving from St Bees on saturday for the Annual Dinner. If anyone wants a lift from the west-coast or Cockermouth area, let me know:
iandavversdavies@googlemail.com
iandavversdavies@googlemail.com
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Sped's Three Peaks Sun. 22nd Jan 2012
No hospital cases this year so that made a pleasant change. A good attendance with 14 girls and 24 boys.
Anticlockwise route yet again. Clockwise must be a banker for next year!
A bit of an informal list of names and sometimes accurate times might give you an idea of how much form your rivals currently have.
Lee Newton 2.08
Carl Bell 1.47.35 fastest time and didn't cut any corners [so I'm told]
Jenn Mattinson 2.36
Dave Burton 2.20.29
Lesley Malarkey 2.47
John Beetham 2.04
Toby Cushion 1.59
Robert Lenning 2.22
Mike Robinson 1.50.45
Louise Roberts 2.19
Hazel Robinson ? 2 dogs in tow
Gavin Bland 2.06
Jo Gillyon 2.26
Cat Evans 2.26
Chris Evans 2.26
Catherine Spurden 2.36
Pat Richards 2.47 2 tops
Pete Richards 2.47 2tops
Siobhan Brewer 2.40
Rachel Mellor 2.40
Sarah Bailey 2.40
John Horne 2.45
Adam Campion 2.44
Simon Jackson 2.42
Stephen Norman 2.45
Anne Downie 2.59
Jim Downie 2.59
Dave Birch 1.58.40
Pippa Maddams 1.58.40
Paul Cornforth 1.50.45
Dan Barton 2.04.23
Libbie Graham 2.36
Peter Egan 2.45
Tony Morley 2.52
Rob Jones 2.21
John Nicoll 1.57.06
Simon Booth 1.47.49 close 2nd
Dave Spedding 1.39 could only manage Walla & Latrigg
With a 7 strong creche and a few partners we were delighted to host the best part of 50 in our flat.
The route length has always been a bit of a talking point. On the 2003 result sheet I have a note saying Debbie officially measured route at 11.5 miles. Depressing? Then the 04 sheet has notes to the effect of flat length 12.17 miles hidden length 14.00 miles and climb 3947 ft.
What say you GPS folk??
Sped
Anticlockwise route yet again. Clockwise must be a banker for next year!
A bit of an informal list of names and sometimes accurate times might give you an idea of how much form your rivals currently have.
Lee Newton 2.08
Carl Bell 1.47.35 fastest time and didn't cut any corners [so I'm told]
Jenn Mattinson 2.36
Dave Burton 2.20.29
Lesley Malarkey 2.47
John Beetham 2.04
Toby Cushion 1.59
Robert Lenning 2.22
Mike Robinson 1.50.45
Louise Roberts 2.19
Hazel Robinson ? 2 dogs in tow
Gavin Bland 2.06
Jo Gillyon 2.26
Cat Evans 2.26
Chris Evans 2.26
Catherine Spurden 2.36
Pat Richards 2.47 2 tops
Pete Richards 2.47 2tops
Siobhan Brewer 2.40
Rachel Mellor 2.40
Sarah Bailey 2.40
John Horne 2.45
Adam Campion 2.44
Simon Jackson 2.42
Stephen Norman 2.45
Anne Downie 2.59
Jim Downie 2.59
Dave Birch 1.58.40
Pippa Maddams 1.58.40
Paul Cornforth 1.50.45
Dan Barton 2.04.23
Libbie Graham 2.36
Peter Egan 2.45
Tony Morley 2.52
Rob Jones 2.21
John Nicoll 1.57.06
Simon Booth 1.47.49 close 2nd
Dave Spedding 1.39 could only manage Walla & Latrigg
With a 7 strong creche and a few partners we were delighted to host the best part of 50 in our flat.
The route length has always been a bit of a talking point. On the 2003 result sheet I have a note saying Debbie officially measured route at 11.5 miles. Depressing? Then the 04 sheet has notes to the effect of flat length 12.17 miles hidden length 14.00 miles and climb 3947 ft.
What say you GPS folk??
Sped
Latrigg Fell Race - Wednesday 16th May 2012
Latrigg will again be part of the Keswick Mountain Festival and they have asked if I will take entries in advance and I have set this up on the club's online shop. Entries will of course be available on the evening.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Noon Stone Fell Race - CANCELLED
To club representatives
I am contacting you to let you know that the NOON STONE FELL RACE 2012 (25/02/2012) has been cancelled due to environmental reasons.
I hope it will be possible for you to let your members know of our decision as the event is in the FRA calendar as race details were submitted prior to cancellation.
I would appreciate it if you would pass on our apologies to any of your club members who were planning to run this year and thank them for their support over the years.
Regards,
Colin Duffield
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Keswick AC Club Championships 2012 -races announced!
A great set of fixtures this year. Some fantastic races which will make for some close competition for the 2012 championships. All local races -get the dates in your diaries now.
ROAD
24th March : Lorton School 10k
30th June : Eaglesfield 5k
17th November (date TBC) : Brampton/Carlisle 10M
FELL
29th April : Buttermere Sailbeck (M)
4th August : Borrowdale (L)
16th September : Dale Head (S)
ROAD
24th March : Lorton School 10k
30th June : Eaglesfield 5k
17th November (date TBC) : Brampton/Carlisle 10M
FELL
29th April : Buttermere Sailbeck (M)
4th August : Borrowdale (L)
16th September : Dale Head (S)
Cumbria League XC race #5 photos
There is now a large set of photographs from the final Cumbria League fixture which took place yesterday at Fitz Park online here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stustod/sets/72157628764318839/
Many thanks to Stuart Stoddart for sharing these pictures.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Lochaber Marathon
There is a Keswick women's team in the Lochaber Marathon on Sunday 15th April 2012. The team consists of Julie Carter, Hazel Davies, Siobhan Brewer and me (Sam Ayers). If anyone else would like to join us, it would be great to have you along.
http://www.lochaberac.co.uk/lac2012marathon/
As part of the build up, Hazel and I will be doing the following races:
http://www.lochaberac.co.uk/lac2012marathon/
As part of the build up, Hazel and I will be doing the following races:
- Sun 22nd Jan: Inskip Derby Arms 1/2 M (near Preston)
- Sun 29th Jan: Chernobyl 10K (near Preston)
- Sun 12th Feb: Keswick Buttermere Round
- SunMarch 4th: Trimpell 20
Some of these races will be done at marathon pace rather than the correct race pace for that distance. Others will be used as a 'quality sandwich', e.g. for the 10K, we're likely to do something like a 5 mile warm up before the race, followed by a similarly long cool down. This makes a long run of around 16 miles far less daunting and a lot more interesting.
If anyone would like to join us and share transport, you'd be welcome. E-mail me: sam.ayers@tiscali.co.uk
Next year... Pippa suggested getting a women's team on the championship start for the London Marathon. For this we need more women to get involved. To qualify, you need to have done one of the following in the two years preceeding the race (April 2013):
- Completed a marathon in sub 3.15hrs or
- Completed a half marathon in sub 1.30hrs
So if any of you who are there or there abouts... how about giving it a go?
If you're not up to that speed yet, don't worry, you could still aim to qualify for the 'Good for Age' places. Look at the following page for further details.
http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/enter-virgin-london-marathon/good-for-age-entries/
Cheers!
Sam
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Christmas Racing Action
Below is a press release of some of the racing that has happened over Christmas and New Year. If you've done any races that I've missed, get the results on the blog.
There was plenty of racing action over the festive period for Keswick Athletic Club members. This would help to alleviate the impact of the various temptations that tend to arise over Christmas and the subsequent widening of waist sizes.
The Wansfell fell race in Ambleside is the perfect antidote to gluttonous Christmas behaviour. The race takes place two days after Christmas so provides the perfect opportunity to work off too much turkey.
The race can sometimes be affected by cold weather and icy conditions but this year was mild and the toughest part of the race was the wet underfoot terrain on the side of the fell. The race is a short and sharp affair starting from Ambleside. It is just over two miles in distance but squeezes in 1,300’ of climbing. The lung-bursting ascent to the summit of Wansfell is followed by an electrifying descent back down the hill-side and into the town.
Bingley’s Rob Jebb made his return to racing after suffering a dislocated shoulder earlier in the season and took the win in a time of 19:59. This was some way off the record of 18:56 set by Keswick’s Kenny Stuart in 1984 but times were generally down due to the damp conditions. The first female was Sarah McCormack of Moorfoot who finished in 23:57. The runners up were Kim Collison (Eden Runners) and Lindsey Brindle (Horwich) respectively.
The first Keswick AC runner was Chris Edis who placed well in a competitive field to finish 10th in 22:32. Following close behind Chris was John Nicoll in 12th (22:49).
For those looking to get the New Year off with a racing start, there is the Nine Standards fell race in Kirkby Stephen on New Year’s Day. Starting from the Market Square in the small town, the route is a simple out and back course to the mysterious Nine Standards stones that sit above Kirkby Stephen. The course includes a fair bit of tarmac for a fell race but still manages to squeeze 1800’ of climbing into the 8 mile course. The event was clear of snow this year but there were some wild winds and blustery showers for the competitors to deal with.
There was some excitement in the ladies race as the record was broken in dramatic fashion. Keswick’s Pippa Maddams and Todmorden Harrier’s Lauren Jeska crossed the line together in joint 10th place overall and clocking a record time of 1:00:55.
The men’s race was won comfortably by Howgill Harrier Carl Bell, finishing over two minutes ahead in a time of 52:57. Kim Collison, as at Wansfell, finished second getting back to the Market Square in 55:25. Keswick AC’s Russell Maddams was third in 57:52.
Russell was joined by Steve Angus, running his first race in a Keswick vest, and Richard Unwin to secure a men’s team prize. Steve finished 7th in 1:00:16 and second veteran over 40 and Richard finished 41st in 1:09:37. Further Keswick representation came from Angela Armstrong who finished 55th overall in a time of 1:12:33.
Along with the action on the fells, a number of Keswick members took to the roads to get some racing in over the Christmas period. Two Keswick runners happened to be in the south of England over Christmas and both took part in the 8th annual Pilot Inn 4 Mile Christmas Road Race in Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. Keswick’s Steve Hebblethwaite was in amongst the front runners and secured a worthy 3rd place, finishing behind Andy Kaighin of Cheltenham Harriers (20:50) and Kyran Hale of Severn AV (21:09). Steve’s time was 21:26 and he was joined by club colleague Dave Burton who ran 25:46 and finished 23rd. Dave has been training with Keswick AC for many years and this was his first race as a first-claim member.
There was only one Keswick runner at the hugely popular Ribble Valley 10K in Clitheroe, Lancashire. But Samantha Ayres ran a strong race to finish 6th female over 40 and 31st female overall. There were 898 runners in total and there was some fantastic racing at the front of the field as the course record fell. Jonny Mellor of Liverpool Harriers & AC pipped the international triathlete Alistair Brownlee (Bingley Harriers & AC) to the line by a mere five seconds. Mellor ran the record breaking time of 29:10 and Brownlee was just adrift stopping the clock at 29:15. In the female race the victory was a little more comfortable for Katrina Wootton of Bedford and County AC. She ran a time of 33:57, some way ahead of second placed Tessa Walker (Salford Harriers & AC) who ran 35:51.
There was plenty of racing action over the festive period for Keswick Athletic Club members. This would help to alleviate the impact of the various temptations that tend to arise over Christmas and the subsequent widening of waist sizes.
The Wansfell fell race in Ambleside is the perfect antidote to gluttonous Christmas behaviour. The race takes place two days after Christmas so provides the perfect opportunity to work off too much turkey.
The race can sometimes be affected by cold weather and icy conditions but this year was mild and the toughest part of the race was the wet underfoot terrain on the side of the fell. The race is a short and sharp affair starting from Ambleside. It is just over two miles in distance but squeezes in 1,300’ of climbing. The lung-bursting ascent to the summit of Wansfell is followed by an electrifying descent back down the hill-side and into the town.
Bingley’s Rob Jebb made his return to racing after suffering a dislocated shoulder earlier in the season and took the win in a time of 19:59. This was some way off the record of 18:56 set by Keswick’s Kenny Stuart in 1984 but times were generally down due to the damp conditions. The first female was Sarah McCormack of Moorfoot who finished in 23:57. The runners up were Kim Collison (Eden Runners) and Lindsey Brindle (Horwich) respectively.
The first Keswick AC runner was Chris Edis who placed well in a competitive field to finish 10th in 22:32. Following close behind Chris was John Nicoll in 12th (22:49).
For those looking to get the New Year off with a racing start, there is the Nine Standards fell race in Kirkby Stephen on New Year’s Day. Starting from the Market Square in the small town, the route is a simple out and back course to the mysterious Nine Standards stones that sit above Kirkby Stephen. The course includes a fair bit of tarmac for a fell race but still manages to squeeze 1800’ of climbing into the 8 mile course. The event was clear of snow this year but there were some wild winds and blustery showers for the competitors to deal with.
There was some excitement in the ladies race as the record was broken in dramatic fashion. Keswick’s Pippa Maddams and Todmorden Harrier’s Lauren Jeska crossed the line together in joint 10th place overall and clocking a record time of 1:00:55.
The men’s race was won comfortably by Howgill Harrier Carl Bell, finishing over two minutes ahead in a time of 52:57. Kim Collison, as at Wansfell, finished second getting back to the Market Square in 55:25. Keswick AC’s Russell Maddams was third in 57:52.
Russell was joined by Steve Angus, running his first race in a Keswick vest, and Richard Unwin to secure a men’s team prize. Steve finished 7th in 1:00:16 and second veteran over 40 and Richard finished 41st in 1:09:37. Further Keswick representation came from Angela Armstrong who finished 55th overall in a time of 1:12:33.
Along with the action on the fells, a number of Keswick members took to the roads to get some racing in over the Christmas period. Two Keswick runners happened to be in the south of England over Christmas and both took part in the 8th annual Pilot Inn 4 Mile Christmas Road Race in Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. Keswick’s Steve Hebblethwaite was in amongst the front runners and secured a worthy 3rd place, finishing behind Andy Kaighin of Cheltenham Harriers (20:50) and Kyran Hale of Severn AV (21:09). Steve’s time was 21:26 and he was joined by club colleague Dave Burton who ran 25:46 and finished 23rd. Dave has been training with Keswick AC for many years and this was his first race as a first-claim member.
There was only one Keswick runner at the hugely popular Ribble Valley 10K in Clitheroe, Lancashire. But Samantha Ayres ran a strong race to finish 6th female over 40 and 31st female overall. There were 898 runners in total and there was some fantastic racing at the front of the field as the course record fell. Jonny Mellor of Liverpool Harriers & AC pipped the international triathlete Alistair Brownlee (Bingley Harriers & AC) to the line by a mere five seconds. Mellor ran the record breaking time of 29:10 and Brownlee was just adrift stopping the clock at 29:15. In the female race the victory was a little more comfortable for Katrina Wootton of Bedford and County AC. She ran a time of 33:57, some way ahead of second placed Tessa Walker (Salford Harriers & AC) who ran 35:51.
Keswick AC pictorial review of 2011
A number of the following photos have appeared on www.keswickac.blogspot.com over the previous 12 months, while a number are new additions for this review. Kind thanks to Steve Angus at athletesinaction.co.uk, Gwynfor James at sportpicturescymru.co.uk, Dave Woodhead at woodentops.org.uk, Paul Dobson at fellrunner.net, Alastair Tye at fellrunningpictures.co.uk, Stuart Stoddart, and Phil Winskill.
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British Fell Running Championship 2012 preview
The 2012 British Fell Running Championship which kicks off with the Coledale Horseshoe on Saturday 14t April, and culminates with the 4.7m/1772' Moel Wnion in North Wales on 8th September, is previewed on the mudsweatandtears.co.uk website HERE.
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