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For us mere mortals there is plenty going on around the country. The legendary Borrowdale is on tomorrow, 17 miles of classic climbs over the likes of Scafell Pike. Jebby, Ben Bardsley and Pippa Madams are all down, along with hundreds of others… Read more…
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Racing in all home nations and Ireland continued unabated as the weather was a little kinder this weekend. With wins for Joe Symonds, Neil Parry and Brian Furey amongst others – it’s not all British Champs and Euro racing round here you know! Read more…
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Wins for Steven Cale, Ricky Lightfoot, Clare Whitehead and vet Paul Jenkinson, amongst others, as the UK summer continued to shine on the ever-popular mid-week racing in the UK. The Pen 3 Hills race looked particularly steep, as this image by Gwynfor James demonstrates! Read more…
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Sorry all UK readers, a bit late on this one this weekend. Plenty of interesting races this weekend in England, including Tebay. It’s Moel Hebog in North Wales and the classic West Highland Way race in Scotland… Read more…
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The upcoming weekend is one of the busiest of the year on the UK’s fell and hill racing calendar, with no fewer than 15 races across England, Wales and Scotland. Of course those are just the publicised ones (via FRA, WFRA and SHR ), with many more show and carnival races going ahead… Read more…
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Doubling as the first counter in the brand new UKA Mountain Running Challenge the big race this weekend takes place at Llety. The Inter Counties are a big target for many in any year, but with hard cash also at stake there could well be a few ‘road raiders’ hitting the slopes of Moel Famau on Saturday… Read more…
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Some highly competitive stuff at Cribyn, Goatfell, Moel Eilio and Sarn Helen over the weekend, amidst some glorious weather – and I have to say that the Manx race Creg ny Baa has produced my favourite fell photo of 2010 so far! Read more…
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It’s the big one this Saturday as the longer distance fell specialists hit Yorkshire for the 3 Peaks. Some more updates come in the form of Gary Devine – who is by all accounts going to have a crack at the MV40 record… Read more…
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Eryri Harrier Tim Higginbottom won the big mountain race in Wales this weekend, Ras Yr Aran. Calder Valley’s Helen Fines made one of her by now regular forays into the Welsh heart-land to take the women’s race… Read more…
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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…
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An absolutely glut of races this weekend after a quiet few weeks. The Mickledon Straddle is cancelled, but otherwise there is plenty to choose from. One of the picks for us is the super-tough Long Mynd Valleys, regarded as one of the hardest races on the calendar… Read more…
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Most of the UK fell programme remains badly affected by the snow and ice, albeit a thaw is expected this weekend. White Holme Circular, K.G.S.M.R. (Kielder) are canceled / postponed respectively, with Ashurst Beacon leaving it til the last minute... Read more…
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A few races scattered around the British hills and fells this weekend. The weather looks cold, but dry, however after 50-odd days of rain it will still be heavy out there. Pick of the bunch should be the classic team event, Calderdale Way Relay, 50 miles and 6 stages of fell running in teams of 12… Read more…
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237 runners turned out in bright, sunny conditions at yesterday’s Cardington Cracker. In contrast to some of the foul weather in the Marches over the last few weeks the Shropshire race was blessed with sunshine… Read more…
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Despite the time of year and rather damp weather, the hardy people of the UK still hit the hills for some fell and mountain action in Wales, Scotland and England. Results not through yet on Ras-y-Mast, Famous Grouse, Beinn Lora or Dave Staff memorial… Read more…
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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…
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Horizontal rain, stinging hail, mist and even a little snow is all a summit marshall needs. Having left a little late for comfort the summit marshalls “hurried” from base control in damp , slightly breezy weather at a creditable pace. Read more…
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Because of the severe weather – strong winds and blustery showers the bad weather route was used. The race was won by Steven Cale of Shrewsbury in a time of 45 minutes and 31 seconds. The ladies race was won by Andrea Rowlands of Eryri in 50.11. Read more…
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The weather looks a little iffy, however there are lots of races to get the pulse racing of the UK’s fell runners over the next couple of days. Read more…
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Some lovely images from Al Tye here of this weekend’s Black Mountains Fell Race, starting in Llanbedr and visiting, you guessed it, the Black Mountains near Abergavenny. The weather looked glorious… Read more…
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Whilst the prestigious Commonwealths were sucking most of the domestic races dry of elite athletes this weekend Calder Valley runner Helen Fines broke a nigh-on 20 year old record at the Llyn y Fan race on Saturday. Read more…
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Mercia man Pete Vale romped his way to the fifth fastest Peris Horseshoe race in history on Saturday. Andrea Rowlands won the women’s race. In the Half Paul Jenkinson won the men’s race with international Anna Bartlett leading the girls home… Read more…
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With a temporary halt to the frenetic European action of late, it is time for some domestic bliss for many of the UK’s fell racers this weekend. England offers-up the Sedbergh Hills and Weasdale Horseshoe, with the big Welsh classic, Brecon Beacons, taking place on Saturday at 10.30am… Read more…
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Whilst runners of all shapes and abilities were sharing the path of Wales’ highest mountain with the masses on Saturday (18), a few miles down the road in Capel Curig a large field of fell runners gathered for the 6.5 mile Moel Siabod race… Read more…
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Llanbedr played host last Saturday lunchtime to the 3rd fixture out of 6 which constitute the 2009 Welsh Fell Running Open Championships. The race chosen was the Rhinog Horseshoe Fell Race, a gruelling 15.5 mile event which took in the peaks of Rhinog Fawr, Rhinog Fach, Y Llethr & Moelfre… Read more…
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Great report and images from the WFRA and Alastair Tye on Saturday’s race at Ganllwyd in Snowdonia. Great to see ex-international fell racer and mountain biker Dafydd Roberts, coming in second, a minute behind Meirionydd runner Ifan Richards… Read more…
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If the Tuesday and Wednesday night fell racing scene is anything to go by then there is a big demand for this type of shorter, less time consuming racing. For those whose weekend time is precious it now seems mountain runners up and down the country can easily get their fix mid-week… Read more…
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Plenty of choice once again this weekend from all points on the compass. The classic Ras Y Moelwyn takes place at Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, Screel and the Highlander MM in Scotland, and the Coledale Horseshoe in Keswick – plus much more… Read more…
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Plenty of races to choose from around the UK this weekend (28th/29th March) for all you mountain goats. In Wales the racing is at all points from the Pen-Y-Cerrig Calch in the south to the Llangyhafel Loop in the north. Across the border the classic Wrekin Fell race also takes place. Read more…
