by Guest Contributor | Aug 1, 2024 | Cycling, Injury, Members' posts, Race Report
Time Trialling is, in its very essence, a race against yourself. You have an individual start time, you depart the line alone, you push against your own capacity and race the clock: you have a lonesome journey through the course, unaccompanied other than the...
by DaveM | Jul 25, 2024 | Injury, Kit requirements, Members' posts, Mountain Rescue, News, Race Report
Health and safety reflections from Cracoe fell race, Sun 21 July 2024 Always carry a phone Always carry a waterproof Be able to call Mountain Rescue, and keep warm while waiting for them to arrive For all runs on the fells – short or long, racing or training, good...
by DaveM | Jul 16, 2024 | Members' posts, News, Race Report, Results
13 July 2024 Normally to merit a write-up on here you need to have completed some epic Category A fell race or ultra, reliving your day with the following likely sequence: weeks of training – meticulous on-the-day preparation – step-by-step details of each challenging...
by DaveM | Jun 23, 2024 | Lakeland, Members' posts, Race Report, Results
22/6/24, 20.8km, 1518m (AL) Preparation for this race began in 2022. I’d pre-entered that year but had to pull out with COVID. I’d obviously done a bit of research: when I dug my OS map out last week it still had the checkpoints dimly marked in pencil. My vague plan...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 4, 2024 | Injury, Members' posts, Race Report, Ultra
100 miles, 12,700 feet, average rainfall 52mm In the age of Strava, we’re used to being visible, to being watched. If it’s not on Strava, it didn’t happen. But the dramatic rise in popularity of ultra endurance events and multi-day adventure racing over recent years...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 3, 2024 | Members' posts, News, Race Report, Scotland
25th May 2024 Seven summits, 2370m of climbing, 28km and only 250 places. When I first heard about the Isle of Jura Fell Race a few years ago, I regarded it very much as one of those races for people who knew what they were doing. At that stage, I wasn’t one of them....
by Guest Contributor | May 27, 2024 | Lakeland, Members' posts, Race Report
Inspired by nostalgic memories of the NLFR Bob Graham weekend (3rd day, June 19th 2022) when I first encountered some of this route under clear skies and balmy temperatures, I’d tucked this fell race away in a memory bank for a future me with fresher legs. Then of...
by IanF | May 15, 2024 | Uncategorised
A few photos from out on the course. https://jackbloor.co.uk
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 Guest Contributor | May 6, 2024 | Fellsman, Members' posts, Overnight, Race Report, Ultra
About 60 miles About 11,000 feet Seven hours have just ticked over on my Garmin. I scramble to grab my jacket and zip it up tightly as quickly as I can. The temperature is beginning to drop, the clouds are rolling in and the rain is starting to pour as I make my way...
