Rob shines in the rain at Stretton Hills
Rob Hope descends in third place
At a wet and windy Stretton Hills race on Saturday Rob Hope took the win to lead the English Fell running championships after two rounds. His lead is now a rather slender two points, over Pudsey & Bramley team mate John Heneghan.
Although only third coming off the first descent Hope managed to overcome Heneghan and brother Danny to take a relatively comfortable win.
1 Rob Hope Pudsey & Bramley 00:44:37
2 John Heneghan Pudsey & Bramley 00:45:00
3 Danny Hope Pudsey & Bramley 00:45:03
4 Morgan Donnellly Borrowdale FR 00:45:43
5 Simon Bailey Mercia 00:46:02
6 Ian Holmes Bingley Harriers 00:46:06
7 Lloyd Taggart Dark Peak FR 00:46:29
8 Tim Davies Mercia 00:47:06
9 Karl Gray Calder Valley FR 00:47:43
10 Robert Baker Dark Peak FR 00:47:50
In the women’s race Keswick’s Phillipa Jackson made it two wins out of two after her round one win at the Pendle Half Tour. She was chased home by Lizzie Adams and Anna Lupton as the first three runners finished within 9 seconds of each other.
Phillipa Jackson leads Anna Lupton
1 Philippa Jackson Keswick AC 0:54:12
2 Lizzie Adams Dark Peak FR 00:54:20
3 Anna Lupton Radcliffe AC 00:54:21
4 Emma Clayton Scunthorpe & Dist 00:54:53
5 Jo Waites Calder Valley FR 00:56:39
6 Helen Fines Calder Valley FR 00:57:05
7 Anna Bartlett Shrewsbury AC 00:57:21
8 Jane Reedy Ambleside AC 00:58:42
9 Zanthe Wray Hallamshire Harriers 00:59:53
10 Helen Berry Holmfirth Harriers 01:00:20
Full mens and womens results and runners’ reviews at the lively Mercia Fell Runners site
Photos of the mens and womens races, courtesy of Alastair Tye / Fell running pictures
