by Rose | Apr 29, 2018 | News, Race Report
My first Lakeland race Anniversary Waltz: AM, 18.5K, 1110m Two years ago I joined Hilary (mum) and Clare on a camping trip to Braithwaite. I was aware that they would be doing a race on the Saturday so I decided I would go with them, have a little walk and watch some...
by Rose | Apr 24, 2018 | Race Report
The first race of the year was at Honley, hosted by Holmfirth Harriers. It was a sunny morning as we left Leeds but by the time we had assembled on the start line in Honley it was raining lightly and the sky was looking very stormy. This is the longest, and in my...
by Rose | Mar 1, 2018 | Race Report
I love this race. I will try to do it no matter what. One year I did it with jetlag. Another year I’d overcome some other obstacle. This year I decided to do it while recovering from the second cold virus I’d had in two weeks. Reasonably, a friend asked if...
by Rose | Feb 21, 2018 | News, Race Report
Sunday 18th February A surprisingly pleasant February morning saw me rock up in Ilkley for the race. My race diary (yes, sad I know!) tells me this is the 13th time since 1998 I have entered it. Nothing much changes, an absolute mud-bath of a course. The first mile up...
by Rose | Feb 14, 2018 | News, Race Report
A very wet and windy affair at Windy Hill Fell Race I decided to cross the border into the Greater Manchester/Lancashire area to do this category B Medium fell race 9 miles/1281 ft. I fancied a change from the Dales and the Lakes and I didn’t encounter any...
by IanF | Feb 2, 2018 | Race Report
This event has been on my radar for a few years now, after having failed to make the start line a few years ago due to injury, and it’s taken me about 18 months post hip surgery to be confident enough to take something like this on. It’s been fascinating to hear...
