by Guest Contributor | Jan 15, 2018 | News, Race Report
14 January 2018, 1200ft (BM) This was a strange race this year as it was the first one not organised by Dave / Eileen Woodhead aka Woodentops. It was first hosted in June 1984 apparently.  However, the registration was as efficient as ever, the race start was the...
by Guest Contributor | Dec 18, 2017 | Race Report
I’ve not run a fell race since June, due to focussing on the Dublin Marathon. So it was great to get back out on the moors. I drove over with Jenny Cooper and a friend from Pudsey Pacers. The forecast wasn’t great and on arrival the sheet ice on the car park gave an...
by Guest Contributor | Nov 29, 2017 | News, Race Report
I like Tour of Pendle. I like Pendle Hill. This may seem odd, given the conditions of last year’s ToP. But I do like it, and I wanted to do well on it. I began training over two months ago, using, as usual, a bespoke training plan designed by FRB (Fell Running...
by Guest Contributor | Oct 13, 2017 | News, Race Report
What is it about Langdale and me? Every year I do the race there’s a “problem” and a “success”. On the problems front, over the years there’s been terrible cramp, a lack of fitness, bashing my knees, getting stuck on the Bad Step, wonky lines...
