Morgan and Anna conquer 3 Peaks
Anna Lupton won a second successive 3 Peaks race yesterday as she overhauled the long-time leader Victoria Wilkinson in the final hour of the 23.5 mile classic that takes in the peaks of Pen-Y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough…
Anna Lupton
Though not hot, the unseasonal warmth seems to have taken its toll on the field too, with many complaining of the heat, and runners such as Ricky Lightfoot and Nat White retiring with knee and blister problems. However, there were no such dramas for men’s winner Morgan Donnelly.
The Borrowdale man bided his time through the Pen-y-Ghent checkpoint as he ran through in second place behind the fast-starting Chris Birchall. By Ribblehead Morgan had a lead of almost two minutes and held his form to win by a comfortable 4 minutes by the finish at Horton-in-Ribbleside some 3 hours after the start.
Morgan Donnelly
Some great banter over at the FRA forum, with tales of tiredness, dehydration and most of all enjoyment. Some great images are also starting to appear courtesy of Northender, Rochdale Harriers and ‘Addy in Accy’s sportsunday.co.uk photo site.
Full results with splits over at the Sports Ident site
Leading positions
Men
1st Morgan Donnelly Borrowdale Fell Runners 3:02:34
2nd John Brown Salford Harriers & AC 3:06:37
3rd Pete Vale Mercia Fell RC 3:08:31
4th Chris Birchall Leeds City AC 3:11:49
5th Nicholas Leigh Pudsey & Bramley AC 3:13:26
Women
1st Anna Lupton Radcliffe AC 3:30:45
2nd Victoria Wilkinson Bingley Harriers & AC 3:37:58
3rd Lynne Clough Chorley Harriers 3:45:45
