Posts tagged with: british fell running championships

"Beans on toast, it's the food of Champions!" - Rob Hope

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Tue 03 Aug '10
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Pudsey’s Rob Hope is still on target to lift a fourth straight British Fell Championship after a commanding win at Rd3, the Dollar Hill Race. Still leading going into the final Long race at the Black Mountains Rob will now just need to keep his nerve, and finish in a leading position, to take the title. Read more…
Hope and glory

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 01 Aug '10
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Reigning British fell running champion Rob Hope went a long way to cementing yet another title at yesterday’s Dollar Hill Race. The Pudsey runner took the race by a mere 10 seconds from Prasad Prasad, with Lloyd Taggart third… Read more…
Another day, another Dollar...

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 30 Jul '10
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Except this year it isn’t. The Dollar Hill Race is special this year, why, well it’s a British Fell Champs counter. Expect to see a field loaded with British fell running talent – including Rd1 winner Andy Symonds, championship leader Rob Hope, and fresh from his Snowdon win Robbie Simpson… Read more…
It's Davies and Maddams at Sedbergh

Posted in by Matt Ward on Sun 27 Jun '10

Welshman Tim Davies is having a great year in 2010. The mid-Wales man was a recent winner at the Welsh 1000m and was too strong for the opposition at yesterday’s British championship round 2 race at Sedbergh, winning from Rob Hope and Andrew Davies… Read more…
Sedbergh 3 Peaks

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 25 Jun '10

There seems no let up in the warm and dry weather in the foreseeable future, which is great for race organisers, but sometimes not so great for those taking part in said race. Lucky then that this weekend’s Sedbergh 3 Peaks is merely a short dash… Read more…
Symonds "enjoyed" tough Silent Valley course

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Mon 12 Apr '10

The talk on the forums is about how tough the Silent Valley race was on Saturday, with its apparent big ascents and craggy tops it wasn’t for the light-hearted. For winner Andy Symonds all of that technical stuff was “right up his street”… Read more…
Symonds takes rd 1 of British fell champs

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 11 Apr '10

After a titanic struggle over at the Silent Valley, Kendal AC man Andy Symonds came out on top of the first race in the 2010 British Fell Running Championships yesterday. Pippa Maddams took the ladies race, but was run close by the in-form Lauren Jeska. Read more…
British Champs kick-off in NI...

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 09 Apr '10

The Silent Valley won’t be so peaceful this Saturday as the 2010 British Fell Running Championship hopefuls head to Northern Ireland for round 1 of this year’s race series. Reigning champs Rob Hope and Pippa Maddams (was Jackson) will be there… Read more…
2010 British fell champs announced

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 21 Oct '09

The dates for next year’s British Fell Running Championships have been announced. With one in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland – kicking off with Slieve Binnian (Mourne Mountains) in April. Read more…
Swinburn breaks record at Y Garn

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 01 Aug '09

Today’s British Fell Championship final round at Y Garn produced a fantastic new course record, which had stood since 1989. Nick Swinburn turned out a storming run to defeat a class field, and take Colin Donnelly’s long-standing record in the process. Read more…
British Fell Champs Rd 4 - Y Garn

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 31 Jul '09

The fourth, and final, round of the 2009 championship takes place on Saturday (1 August) at the short and super-steep Y Garn race. The titles were all but decided after round 3 at Tebay, leaving 2008 men’s champ Rob Hope and Keswick’s Phillipa Jackson in unassailable leads… Read more…
Bailey and Jackson triumph at Tebay

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 21 Jun '09

Although race reports are as yet unavailable news comes to MST of yesterday’s British fell champs fourth round battle on Tebay. It seemed that the field was completely loaded with internationals and some of the best fell runners in Britain descended on Cumbria. Read more…
British Fell Champs Rd 3 - Tebay

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 18 Jun '09

As the fell season unfolds the 2009 British Championships enter a crucial stage. This weekend’s Tebay Fell Race also doubles-up as an English champs ‘medium’ round and should see most of the championship hopefuls descend on Penrith. Read more…
Championships standings updated

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 08 May '09

After two rounds of the British Fell Running Championships the updated overall standings are now online over at the FRA site. In the women’s event Phillippa Jackson has slender lead over Helen Fines. Read more…
Duncan wins at Stuc a' Chroin

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 04 May '09

Jon Duncan is a world class athlete. Better known for being part of the world orienteering championship winning GB team of 2008 his prowess in the mountains was also underlined this weekend at round 2 of the British fell championship. Read more…
British Champs hopefuls head to Scotland for Round Two

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 01 May '09

As many folk roll out their barbeques this Bank Holiday weekend, the fell racers of the UK will have plenty to keep them away from the charcoal. On Saturday the super-quick and serious racers head to the Trossachs to take on the might of Stuc a’ Chroin. Read more…
'Race wins and fish and chips' - all in day's work for Rob Hope

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Wed 08 Apr '09

After a great run at Slieve Bearnagh on Saturday we caught up with reigning British Fell champ Rob Hope. We find out what top mountain runners do the day after a big win, and discover all about their post-race meals! Read more…
Saab Salomon head to Mourne

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 02 Apr '09

This weekend sees the opening round of the British Fell Running Championships in the beautiful Mourne mountains, Northern Ireland. The race at Slieve Bearnagh is only 4 miles in length but still has 2690ft of climbing. Read more…
UK fell racing round-up

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 11 Mar '09

The fell racers are hard at it. Andy Symonds had a good weekend with wins at Deuchary Hil and the River Tay Dash, with Karen Alexander taking the first round of the Northern Ireland Mountain Running Championship at Slieve Gullion on Saturday. Read more…
Teenage sensation Simpson wins again

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Tue 03 Mar '09

Deeside athlete Robbie Simpson scored yet another win over his older contemporaries at the Bishop Hill race in Fife on Sunday. Robbie was treating this as tester event for the Slieve Bearnagh race (part of the British fell champs) in the Mourne Mountains on the 4th of April. Read more…