by DaveM | May 13, 2024 | Members' posts, News, Race Report
Fairfield Horseshoe fell race, 11 May 2024 (AM, 14.5km, 914m ascent) “You’ve come all the way here before to do a 20-minute race?” exclaimed Adam in surprise. He wasn’t referring to the race we were about to do – the 10-mile Fairfield Horseshoe – but to my several...
by DaveM | Feb 9, 2024 | Members' posts, News, Race Report
4.9 miles, 890ft Most fell races start mid-morning, which makes organising your pre-race routine pretty straightforward: get up – have breakfast – get stuff together – travel – register – warm up – race. An early afternoon start is a bit...
by Guest Contributor | Jul 1, 2023 | Big Rounds, Members' posts, News, Paddy Buckley, Race Report, Ultra
INTRODUCTION A couple of weeks after my Paddy Buckley Round on 10th/11th June 2023, I’m feeling alright – a little tired and in the midst of that, really pleased. What a brilliant feeling, I’ve done it! I moved through and over 47 copaon/peaks in Eryri/Snowdonia with...
by Guest Contributor | Apr 14, 2023 | Members' posts, News, Race Report
It’s a balmy easter bank holiday weekend in Wardle village, and the R.O. has just done about his fifth lap of the square encouraging all runners to drink plenty of water (the dangers of heat exposure are real, folks, he’s seen it before on this race, etc,...
by Guest Contributor | Dec 13, 2022 | Members' posts, News, Race Report, Results
9am and I’m woken by Ollie knocking on the door. I’m still in my pyjamas and still in bed. I’ve been snoozing the alarm since 8.30, desperately grasping for the last remnants of sleep, all the while wondering why the hell I’d signed up for a fell race the morning...
by Guest Contributor | Dec 2, 2022 | BGR, Members' posts, News
It started with a handful of club runners, then slowly but surely, the word spread, a Whatsapp group was created and a few months later 24 fresh legs stood at the bottom of Dunmail Raise ready for a three-day Bob Graham Round. The Bob Graham Round (BGR) is a renowned...
