by Guest Contributor | May 10, 2018 | News, Race Report
May 5, 2018 (AS) I agree, this race sounds like a book by J.R.R Tolkein and in hindsight it could have been. It had rocky climbs, epic scenery and new discoveries were made as well as hairy feet exposed. AS stood for ‘Ard and Sunny: it was a tough, hot day at the...
by Guest Contributor | 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 Guest Contributor | 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 Guest Contributor | 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 Guest Contributor | Jan 29, 2018 | News, Race Report
Trigger: Sunday 14th January Wow, what a race! It’s an epic. A whole sheet of an OS map! And a race for the older person: more than 60% of runners were over 40. Place names like Pudding Real Moss, Soldiers Lump, Shining Clough Moss, Old Woman, Wool Pack, Fox Holes to...
