Buttermere Shepherd's Meet 1.6m 1300' Sat 26th October

Forget Inov-8 Mudclaws, the new must have fellrunning kit is the Adidas Samba disco shoes as sported by Chris Edis. Having forgotten his fell shoes Chris opted to run in his flat soled casual shoes and was first to the top in this all out 1.6m sprint. Descending was a different matter and he slipped (literally) back to third spot. Pretty impressive all the same.



1. Lee Amor - u/a 20:28
2. Mike Robinson - Dark Peak 20:49
3= Chris Edis - Keswick - 20:59
3= Oscar Meanwell - Borrowdale (son) 20:59
5. Anton Meanwell - Borrowdale (dad) 21:34
6. Craig Smith - Keswick 22:21
8. Lewis Taylor - Keswick 22:33
9. Andrew Slattery - Keswick 22:41
18. Catherine Spurden - Keswick 23:56 - 1st Lady
21. Helen Winskill - Keswick 24:48 - 2nd Lady
22. Keith Loan - Keswick 24:52
26. Jo Gillyon - Keswick 27:01 - 3rd Lady

Full results HERE

Langdale Horseshoe 12th October - Keswick ladies retain their title.

Decent conditions for this year's Langdale Horseshoe with strong winds on the tops but dry rocks for a change. Ben Abdelnoor won ahead of a 398 strong field including a strong Keswick contingent. The men were outnumbered by our ladies who put in a fantastic performance to retain the ladies team title.

1. Ben Abdelnoor    Ambleside   2:07:00 2. Adam Perry          Pennine       2:13:19 3. Tim Ellis                Calder          2:13:24
50. Andrew Slattery     Keswick      2:35:23 115. Adam Jackson      Keswick     2:48:44 139. Colin Valentine    Keswick     2:53:45 153. Rick Cooper          Keswick     2:58:28 165. Cath Spurden       Keswick     3:00:42 185. Julie Carter           Keswick     3:04:35 224. Victoria Haworth Keswick     3:12:09 249. Richard Unwin     Keswick     3:15:39 255. Sam Ayers             Keswick     3:17:32 296. Lesley Malarkey   Keswick     3:27:21 336. Siobhan Brewer  Keswick     3:44:06
Ladies Team 1st Keswick 12,15,26,29 82 points   2nd Ambleside 4,19,40,44 107 points 3rd Ilkley 5,17,52,53 127 points

Full race report and results HERE

Loch Ness Marathon -Sat 29th Sept, 2013

Well done to Rachel Mellor (3:25:48), and Caz Lyall-Ford (3:28:30) for excellent performances both at the Loch Ness Marathon last week.

It was Rachel's first attempt at the marathon, and a pb for Caz in her second marathon after a 3:33 in Edinburgh earlier this year.

Baxters Loch Ness Marathon (including Scottish Champs), Sun 28th Sept

1. Tarus Elly -Salford Harriers- 2:27:21
2. Patryk Gierjatowicz -Endinburgh Uni Hare & Hounds- 2:30:49
3. Ross Clark -Hunters Bog Trotters- 2:36:05

14. Megan Crawford -Fife- 2:46:35
21. Alina Nituleasa - 2:50:21
26. Lisa Finlay -Dumfries- 2:52:22

Keswick AC:
321. Rachel Mellor - 3:25:48
353. Caz Lyall-Ford - 3:28:30

Rob Wynne's Bob Graham Round report

Rob Wynne's Bob Graham Report

Rob has done a great write-up of his & Neil's successful BG Round.  Rather than edit it down to fit in Pacemaker, we have linked to the full report from the Club website.  Link here: >>>>>

Something a little different...

The race organiser of "The Skeleton Run" has asked me to let you know about a run taking place in Whinlatter on the 2nd November:

I organise a number of events and wondered if you'd be able to add one of my new events to your club calendar? The Hope Northern Skeleton Run is a 5 mile night trail run set within the grounds of Whinlatter Forest near Keswick. The event is the 'Northern' version of the original Skeleton Run which has been running very successfully for 5 years in the Midlands.

The Northern Skeleton Run will take place a week after the Midlands version on Saturday 2nd November, and is open to runners of all abilities and nordic walkers. Being the Saturday after Halloween, fancy dress isn't compulsory but definitely encouraged! Check out www.theskeletonrun.co.uk for more information and photos of past Skeleton Runs.

Why not dust off your wigs and break out the fake blood and come and join us!

 

It looks like a lot of fun but perhaps not the best idea if you're doing the DW10 the following day! 

Keswick AC road running ranking lists 2013

A club road-running ranking list for 2013 has been pubished, and is online at the club website HERE.

As usual, should anyone be aware of results that are unlikely to have come to our attention or have been missed from the ranking, please submit them to stevenhebblethwaite@hotmail.com

Well done to those currently topping the categories, and best of luck to those who might aim to do so before the end of the year!

Jenn Mattinson at Moorclose 10K 2013

Three Peaks Cyclocross 38miles 5000' Sunday 30th September

After last year's hurricane and floods things looked a lot more promising in the Dales for this edition. 600 riders milled around at Helwith Bridge trying to work out how much to wear, how much to carry and where to put the mandatory orange polythene survival bag.

The sight of a 600 strong group rolling over the bridge in Horton is spectacular but the route really begins with the carry up Simon Fell. Colin Valentine was out on the fell cheering us along. Rob Jebb was on for a 10th win and didn't disappoint with a big lead already established on the first climb.

The wind on Ingleborough brought many riders to a standstill before the long, fast, tricky descent to Cold Cotes. A few miles of peloton riding back up the road to Chapel Le Dale took us to the bottom of the steep carry to the summit of Whernside where many riders were blown off or over in severe gales. I opted for running the first part of the descent and made up 23 places before the fast blast to the spectators at Ribblehead. Ahead of me Phil Winskill had a bit of bad luck with two punctures coming off Whernside.

A bit of solo time trialling delivered me to Pen-y-ghent lane where the crowds were big and noisy. Amongst them was Toby Cushion with cowbell giving much needed encouragement.

Much of this climb is rideable, if slow and steep, with the added complication of the leaders hurtling back down the lane towards you. The final carry to the summit becomes a death march of  silent exhausted riders shouldering increasingly heavy bikes. Phil passed me coming off the summit but I was too tired to respond to his shout. Rounding the summit and heading down should've been a relief but agonising cramp set in and just getting back on took ages

Descending the steep rocky track at speed on narrow tyres and drop handlebars isn't easy and plenty of punctured riders had to stop and suppress the desire to burst out crying. Colin was there again cheering us on as we clattered back down.

A short spell on mercifully smooth tarmac leads back to Helwith Bridge and the finish. Just getting back with bike and body intact feels like a massive achievement but I managed to knock 45 mins off last year's time so was fairly happy.

This is a highlight of the year for me and I can't wait to do it again even though it hurts like hell.

1. Rob Jebb - Hope Factory Racing - 3:05:14
2. Ian Taylor - Jedi Cycle Sport - 3:12:39
3. Dave Collins - Hope Factory Racing - 3:14:05
152. Phil Winskill - Beacon Wheelers - 4:11:04
232. Andrew Slattery - Wheelbase - 4:25:00

Apologies if I've missed any other Keswick AC riders.

Full results  HERE

Blog with links to photos/video HERE

Three Shires 21st September - results out

Results out HERE for the Three Shires which was a bit of an epic in very poor visibility.

Ben Abdelnoor won but not everybody finished............

1

Ben Abdelnoor

Ambleside

2:05:11

 2 David Wilby      Ilkley 2:05:46
3 Jim Davies          Borrowdale 2:07:12

26 Andrew Slattery     Keswick 2:23:44
111 Victoria Haworth Keswick 2:56:11
152 Lesley Malarkey  Keswick 3:13:15
166 Siobhan Brewer   Keswick 3:21:47
206 Richard Unwin    Keswick 3:47:18