Fell Section
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Welcome to the Fell Section
E-mail me with any results you want to go up on this page, or reports from races, or anything else which could be of interest…Tom
We've listed 2010 and 2009 race reports and news below. For earlier reports, see the old website, link at the bottom of this page.
2010 – HHAC Fell Championship –Races
- More details will be added to this list when the FRA calendar comes out in early January.
- Same format and scoring system as in recent years – best 6 races to count which must include one of each length.
- As last year there will also be separate “All-to-Count” and “Local” championships. The “Local” races (for “Local” people?) are Ian Roberts, Holme Moss and Dennis Stitt.
January 23 – Stanbury Splash BM ( Haworth – an excellent first fell race for any roadies who feel tempted to come over to the dark side)
March 14 – Ian Roberts BS (Marsden)
April 14 – Herod Farm AS (Glossop)
April 24 – Three Peaks AL (Horton-in-Ribblesdale, N.B. ONLINE ENTRIES FROM Jan 11 – KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON www.threepeaksrace.org.uk)
May 8 – Buttermere-Sailbeck AM (north-west Lake District)
June 19 – Buckden Pike AS (upper Wharfedale)
July 18 – Holme Moss AL ( Holme Valley; N.B. English Championship race so there may be pre-entry requirements)
August 4 – Cracken Edge BM (Hayfield)
August 19 – Dennis Stitt AS ( Holme Valley)
September 18 – Good Shepherd BL (Mytholmroyd, Calderdale; N.B. Details not in calendar, but will be on Fellrunner website)
October 9 – Langdale AL ( Lake District)
December 5– Cardington Cracker AM ( Shropshire)
Kinder Trog (16m /3490’)
Tom Brunt – 2nd – 1:57:45
Andrei Vais – 39th – 2:25:43
Barbara Hinchliffe – 57th – 2:33:40
Paula Gould – 65th – 2:37:50
Karen Sinkinson – 93rd – 2:54:16
128 runners, 127 finishers with one retirement. Winner was Andy Pead from Goyt Valley Striders in 1:55:40.
Club prizes:
2nd place for Tom Brunt
1st ladies team (Barbara Hinchliffe, Paula Gould and Karen Sinkinson)
English Fell Championships at Coniston
Saturday saw the second counter in the English Fell Championships at Coniston. Last year the race was a counter in the club championship, so a number of Harriers had the benefit of knowing the course though this time they were surrounded by a couple of hundred more competitors!
I felt really old when I realised that the last time I did this race, or at least part of it, was about 20 years ago when they held a junior race as part of the English Junior Championship series!
Traditionally held on Bank Holiday weekend, the event seems to attract as many people for the race itself as it does for the post-race entertainment! A huge marquee erected in the grounds of the Sports club hosted a ceilidh on Saturday night and a band on the Sunday night. The Sports ground became a make shift campsite with various camper vans (not quite all up to Gavin’s standard of van!) and tents. Perhaps John and Gavin can report on the social side of the weekend!!
The race covers 9 miles and 3500 feet of climb, taking in the summits of Wetherlam, Swirl How and Old Man, with some fantastic views from the summits (I wasn’t going all that way and not admiring the view!). We had a total of 9 Harriers set off, though unfortunately for Fell Secretary Tom Brunt he had to retire. I’m not sure if I speak just for myself but Nathan, Sophie and I had all done the 3 Peaks the previous week and I for one was rather tired!
The weather on the morning of the race was beautiful and sunny, but by the time we were up on top of Coniston Old Man, the heavens opened and the hailstones made for a rather slippery decent off Old Man and through the slate mine. The rain continued but it didn’t seem to dampen spirits…… not even for the happy campers!!
Ian Holmes of Bingley won the race for the 9 th time and Scunthorpe’s Emma Clayton won the ladies race.
Full results:
110 th Gavin Baxter 1:27:00
153 rd John Ewart 1:30:59
195 th Nathan Martin 1:35:45
197 th Helen Berry 1:35:49 (16 th lady)
246 th Ian Shuttleworth 1:40:44
250 th Lucy Griffiths 1:40:59 (30 th lady)
395 th Jim Somerville 2:06:37
416 th Sophie Barroclough 2:31:03
Helen
Three Peaks race brings mixed fortune for Harriers Captains and special award for super-vet Wade
Herod Farm, Wednesday 14 April 2010
A record turnout at the Herod Farm fell race last Wednesday evening - in general and
from Harriers too.
We had the fell captain, the ladies captain and the club captain – plus 10 more of us
who don’t have official titles, but were keen to make the most of the light
nights/absence of rain and pick up a few championship points into the bargain.
The race itself is only three miles but there are two big climbs totalling 1100 feet,
hence its rating as an ‘AS’. That’s A for ‘lots of up’, S for short.
First man home was Stuart Bond of Dark Peak in 23 minutes 4 seconds. Zanthe Wray,
also of Dark Peak (snap), won the ladies race in 28 minutes 56 seconds (31st overall).
Tom was first of the Harriers back at base, running a personal best to finish third in
24:25. Bill took fifth place in 25:01, this time getting the measure of Salford
youngster Ryan Gould, who finished ahead in the Ian Roberts fell race in March.
John E was the third Harrier to finish, just missing out on the V50 prize. He crossed
the line in 25th place (28:34), one place behind V50 winner Dale Hartley.
For the ladies, Helen finished well up the field in 38th place (29:48), coming second
in the ladies race.
Dark Peak were winners of the men’s team prize, though owing to a counting error
their prize (a four-pack of Budweiser each) was erroneously awarded to the
Macclesfield Harriers team. The ladies team prize went to Pennine, with Holmfirth
ladies missing out by the narrowest of margins. And I really do mean narrow. Based
on the ladies positions, both teams got 19 points but Pennine had the higher-placed
third counter.
The race was sponsored by Joe Barber (Plumbers) Ltd in Glossop, so all cans of lager,
bottles of cheap white wine, and Easter eggs that were given out as prizes were
adorned with a picture of a semi-naked woman taking a shower. Thanks, Joe.
Results:
3 Tom Brunt (24:25), 5 Bill Stewart (25:01), 25 John Ewart (28:34), 38 Helen Berry
(29.48), 50 Philip Hobbs (30:44), 57 Chris Beadle (31:02), 67 Andrei Vais (31:43), 88
Paula Gould (34:23), 98 Robert Halstead (35:30), 102 Karen Sinkinson (36:06), 105
Deborah Hall (36:31), 113 Rebecca Halstead (36:54), 128 Sophie Barraclough (40:26).
Bunny runs 2010
Race reports for race 1, 2 and 3 here>>
Ian Roberts Sunday 14th March
Coniston
Holmfirth 'team' at Coniston
Harriers results: 8 Tom Brunt (1.17.19), 17 Julian Rank (1.21.56), 28 Gavin Baxter (1.24.00), 197 Jason Kaushal (1.52.29), 210 Karen Sinkinson (1.55.29), 222 Robert Halstead (1.59.57), 236 Bill Hunter (2.04.17), 237 Jim Sommerville (2.04.21), 262 Sophie Barraclough (2.12.13).
Soreen Stanbury Splash, 24th January 2010
Ian Hodgson mountain relay, Sunday 4 October
2009 Fell Championship results
Download Results table here (Excel file)
Whernside, Saturday 26 September 2009
Lantern Pike, Saturday 19 September 2009
La Marmotte – An Alpine Cycling Adventure
Cross Keys Fell/Road relay
Skipper John joins Bob Graham Club
Duddon Valley Fell Race- Saturday 30 th May 2009
Long Mynd Valleys, 8 February 2009
Mickleden Straddle, 1 February 2009
Soreen Stanbury Splash, Sunday 25 January 2009
