Mud Sweat and Tears is Matt Ward's take on the sport he loves; getting under the skin of off-road running with lively comment, race reports, interviews and running equipment reviewed.
A measly 8 seconds separated Mercia’s Andrew Davies from 2009 English fell champ Simon Bailey at yesterday’s Long Mynd Valleys race in Shropshire. In what appears to have been a really close race the first 6 finishers were separated by less than a minute… Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 15 Nov '09
It will be no surprise to many in the UK that fell racing in the north and mid Wales this last weekend were a bit…wet! Yesterday’s Penmaenmawr fell race was reduced from the normal 11 to 8 miles due the wet and wild conditions in Gwynedd… Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Tue 25 Aug '09
Good report on the Brecon Beacons race from the vibrant Eryri Harriers site . A comfortable win for Mynydd Du runner Martin Shaw, who has shown some great form this summer, from Richard Roberts who hands his Welsh Fell Running champion’s title to Shaw. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 28 Jun '09
The Pontesbury Fell race took place last Weds (24) in balmy conditions – the fourth round of the six-race Shropshire Hills Summer Series. Welsh international Tim Davies strode out to a comfy win, with Anna Bartlett taking the ladies race. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 01 Apr '09
3-time English fell running champion Simon Bailey scored a comfortable 50 second win over fellow international and Mercia team-mate Tim Davies at the classic early-season Wrekin fell race in Shropshire on Sunday. Read more…