Shelf Moor Fell Race -entries reminder

Shelf Moor fell race on Saturday 4th September is the final race in this year's English Championship. The race is now close to the entry limit and is likely to fill up by next weekend -get your entry in NOW using the entry form on the Glossopdale Harriers website here.


Picture: Shelf Moor English Championship race 2004 courtesy of www.glossopdale.org.uk

If you have never raced an English or British Championship race then this is a great one to start with. Five men are needed for a men's team so we need more men to run.

We will be taking a couple of cars down -get in touch with Steve Hebblethwaite or Jo Gillyon to carshare.

Pre entries here. Keswick AC:

Ladies
Kim Clark (LV50)
Holly Williamson
Julie Carter (LV45)
Jo Gillyon
Cathrine Evans
Sarah Bailey
Helen Winskill

Men
Chris Clark (V60)
Steve Hebblethwaite
Ian Davies

Ennerdale Horseshoe, 23m/7500' -Sat 12th June

Fine conditions for this years running of this classic horseshoe -very clear on the tops with a good breeze to keep the worst of the heat away.

The race was a counter in the English Championship this year. A good turn out from Keswick AC with a strong ladies team and some good results from an young and improving mens team.

Men:
1. Rob Jebb (Bingley) -3:34:06
2. Lloyd Taggart (Dark Peak) -3:35:58
3. Ian Holmes (Bingley) -03:41:08

11. Steve Hebblethwaite -3:59:59
42. Jamie Luxmoore -4:22:25
48. Toby Cushion -4:27:50
63. Craig Smith -4:37:32
141. Chris Evans -5:15:01
178. Derek Queenan -5:31:43
225. Rob Wynne -5:48:28
230. Geoff Somers -5:50:12
243. Neil Elsender -5:57:35
260. Andrew Murray -6:28:36

Ladies:
1. Jackie Lee (Eryri) -4:23:43
2. Jane Reedy (Ambleside) -4:33:00
3. Helen Fines (Calder Valley) -4:38:39

10. Holly Williamson -5:09:33
14. Catherine Evans -5:15:00
18. Jo Gillyon -5:29:33

Well done to Jo for stepping in to make up the ladies team at the last minute -my back of the envelope calculations suggest that in an incredibly close competition the ladies team results are:

1= Keswick (10. Holly Williamson, 14. Cat Evans, 18. Jo Gillyon =42)
1= Ambleside (2. J. Reedy 8. H. Robinson and 32. B. Sendlhofer =42)
2. Dark Peak (4. Nicky Spinks, 11. Liz Batt, 28. Julie Gardner =43)

Does anyone know how teams are separated in the event of a tie? The position of the last counter or first counter perhaps?

Well done also to Craig for taking one and a half hours off his previous best of 6:03:55 set in 2006.

Full results and splits HERE.

The next counter in the English Championship is the short race, Sedbergh Three Peaks on June 26th, also a British Championship counter. This is followed by the British Championship medium race at Dollar on 31st July when entries will be available on the day.

Sedberh 3 Peaks -English/British champs race ENTRIES OPEN

Entries for the Sedbergh 3 Peaks race, 4.1m/1663' which takes place on Saturday 26th June, opened on Friday (March 26th). The race is a counter in both the English and British Championships and is likely to fill up very fast so get your entries in NOW.

5 (men) to count for a team and 3 ladies.

SAT. JUN 26. SEDBERGH 3 PEAKS. AS. Ladies 2pm, men 3pm. 4.1m/1663'. Venue: Howgill Lane, Sedbergh. GR 656923. £5, pre-entry, use FRA universal entry form from FRA website or calendar. Cheques to 'Jon Richardson'. Limit 500. Details: Jon Richardson, 12a Queens Drive, Sedbergh, LA10 5DP.

The printable FRA universal entry form can be downloaded HERE

CONISTON FELL RACE ENTRY HALF-FULL!

Entries for the Coniston Fell Race which opened on the 1st March have more than half-filled allready. A message has been posted on their website stating that over 200 entries have now been recieved.

Coniston is the second race in the 2010 English Fell Running Championship. The race is a classic route that starts and finishes from the village and takes in Wetherlam, Swirl How and the Old Man in 9 miles with 3500ft of ascent. We need 5 for a men's team, and 3 for ladies -get your entries in now! The entry form available here:

www.conistonfellrace.org.uk

We will be going for a recce of the route in the coming weeks.

CONISTON FELL RACE ENTRIES OPEN TODAY!

The next race of the 2010 English Championship is Coniston, on May 1st. Entries open TODAY (1st March). Forms will be available from the website HERE. With a limit of 400 entries, get your form in quickly! There will be no entry on the day.

A clssic route, the race starts and finishes from the Institute in the village centre and takes in Wetherlam, Swirl How and the Old Man -9 miles, 3500ft of ascent.

Noon Stone fell race, 9m/2300' -Sat. 27th Feb. English Fell Running Championship

The 2010 English Fell Running Championship got underway on Saturday 27th February with the Todmorden Harriers-organised Noon Stone fell race in W Yorks. "The race has a reputation for being a bit of a bog trot, and it is well earned" as Alister Murray put it, on the Horwich RMI blog, "The temperature was barely above freezing, the ground was saturated, and it looked like the clag was going to be down on top" -perfect conditions!


Photograph: Jill Bennett/Northumberland Fell Runners

Keswick AC ladies, missing one or two of the team who had to sit out because the race filled up early when entries opened in January, had a fine race to take 4th placed team at this first counter of the season -Julie Carter was first home, tackling the challenging course well, to finish in 1:32:54 for 4th F45. She was ably supported by Holly Williamson (1:34:13) happy to be back in Keswick AC colours and 23rd, while Jo Gillyon (1:36:04) glided across the moor as per Dunc's instruction in 28th, all three girls scoring points for the individual open ladies competition -no mean feat in what is always a competitive field for first race of the season. Hayley Hodgson placed 9th F40 in 1:47:06, with Debbie Edgington (1:51:52) close behind, and Kim Clark 7th F50 in 1:54:05.


Photograph: www.sportsunday.co.uk

The last time this race was selected for the season opener was 2004, Dave Troman led home a team of Mark-Denham Smith, Nimrod Lockwood, Dunc Overton, Dave Birch that packed five runners into the top 100. In what felt like a resurgent Keswick AC men's team this year Steve Hebblethwaite posted 1:10:53 for 11th, supported by strong runs from Jamie Luxmoore -1:17:59 (63rd), Ian Davies -1:21:04 (94th) and Chris Clark -1:45:49 (391st/15th M60), all of whom ran well in a highly competitive championship field where an improvement of a couple of minutes can gain you 20 places in the race. Keswick AC men did not field enough runners required (5) to place a team.

All in all a good day out, rounded off by a pint in the Top Brink Inn before the minibus back to the sunny Lakes, punctuated by stops to stretch bog-stiffened legs!

The next race of the English Champs is Coniston, on May 1st. Entries open on Monday 1st March. Entry-forms available HERE. With a limit of 400, get your entries in quickly!

Ladies
22. Julie Carter -1:32:54 (4th F45)
23. Holly Williamson -1:34:13
28. Jo Gillyon -1:36:04
68. Hayley Hodgson -1:47:06 (9th F40)
78. Debbie Edgington -1:51:52
85. Kim Clark -1:54:05

Ladies Team
1. Calder Valley
2. Bingley
3. Ambleside
4. Keswick

Men
11. Steve Hebblethwaite -1:10:53
63. Jamie Luxmoore -1:17:59
94. Ian Davies -1:21:04
391. Chris Clark -1:45:49 (15th M60)

423 finished
6 retired

Full results HERE

FRA English Championship -Noonstone fell race

The first race in the 2010 English Fell Running Championship is Noonstone on Sat. 27th February

The race is PRE-ENTRY ONLY with a limit of 500, so early entry is essential (i.e. within next couple of days).

Entry is via the official entry form only, which can be downloaded at link below:

www.todharriers.co.uk/noonstone/noonstone_entryform_2010.pdf

Further details about the race on the Todmorden Harriers website www.todharriers.co.uk

The other races in the 2010 English Championship (best 4 to count, 1 at each distance) are:

27th Feb -Noonstone (Medium)
1st May -Coniston (Medium)
12th June -Ennerdale (Long)
26th June -Sedbergh Three Peaks (Short)
18th July -Holme Moss (Long)
5th September -Shelf Moor (Short)

And in the 2010 British Championship (best 3 results, 1 at each distance):

10th April -Silent Valley (N.Ireland) (Medium)
26th June -Sedbergh 3 Peaks (Short)
31st July -Dollar (Scotland) (Medium)
25th September -Black Mountains (Wales) (Long)