by IanF | May 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
More details https://www.nlfr.co.uk/races/kettlewell/
by Guest Contributor | May 27, 2019 | News, Race Report
Calderdale Way Relay is the biggest off-road club event, organized by Halifax Harriers. There are six legs that cover the 50 mile run, and teams run in pairs. We fielded a women’s team. Leg One: West Vale to Cragg Vale, 10.55 miles I hadn’t done Leg One for a...
by Guest Contributor | May 3, 2019 | News, Race Report, Results
My friend N. doesn’t do much fell running, but now, after marshalling for a few years at Three Peaks, has decided to do it in earnest. She began looking for qualifiers right after the race last weekend, and found Black Fell. Pre-entry but a guaranteed entry for elite...
by Guest Contributor | May 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
AL, 23 miles, 5000+ft “The Marathon with Mountains”. First completed as a recorded route in 1887 by three teachers from Giggleswick in 10 hours, and run competitively from 1954 [ed: but only opened to women in 1979], the Three Peaks race is definitely not a new kid on...
by Guest Contributor | Mar 27, 2019 | News, Race Report, Results
This was my third year of running Heptonstall Fell Race. The first year it rained all the way round. The second year I got lost. And here I am again on the cobblestones, listening to a kindly vicar say actually very sensible Christian things (I am an atheist but think...
by Guest Contributor | Feb 6, 2019 | Race Report, Results
The Wadsworth Trog is a 19-mile category BL (hilly and long) fell race over Wadsworth Moor near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. It is known for its energy-sapping boggy and muddy terrain. The only thing sapping my energy on this occasion was the snow covering the...
by Guest Contributor | Feb 1, 2019 | News, Race Report, Results
Lake District Eastern Fells. 26/27 Jan 2019. Having done numerous mountain marathons and a lot of night running, when I was asked if I wanted to join my MM buddy Toby on this adventure I thought it seemed a great opportunity to combine the two. The fact that I...
by Guest Contributor | Jan 29, 2019 | News, Race Report, Results
Saturday 19th January 2019 This running and/or walking event was previously organised by the LDWA (Long Distance Walkers Association), and is now run by the Halifax Sea Scouts (as Cat commented, Halifax couldn’t be further from the sea but apparently they do lots of...
by Guest Contributor | Jan 28, 2019 | News, Race Report, Results
Simonside Cairns, Totley Two Turtle Doves and the Soreen Stanbury Splash. So 2018 has rushed past, as every year seems to. The highs of countless days running in the Lake District and the lows of injury troubles seem long behind. After my foray into Northumberland for...
by Guest Contributor | Dec 9, 2018 | News, Race Report
Is there a better way to spend a sunny winter Sunday morning than Mytholmroyd Fell Race? Probably, but it was pretty unbeatable for those who did it. Two steep climbs and fast muddy descents makes this a smile bringer, especially with a craft beer to sup on the finish...
