Cronkley Fell Race

Holwick, Teesdale, Sunday, June 27, 2010

BM / 16.9km / 535m

Jan Young

I’ve run this race in past times when Quakers used to organise it and am chuffed DFR have resurrected the event as it must be one of the most runnable and scenic local races on the hills. OK, it has climbs, but you can either plug away or walk them, depending on your ability. The climbs are not as severe as many fell races, which makes the route more of a challenging trail race and all the underfoot surface is runnable, including bog and stream crossings. The out and back course means you can floor it downhill on the return, as Will did, pulling away and increasing his winning margin.

Recovering in the shade after a bit of a hot one.

I jog/walked 3/4 of the route and had a fab day out in the sunshine, shouting encouragement at the runners. No pressure. Tom looked fresh after keeping his wife, Joan, company the previous day at the Durham Dales Challenge Run over 16miles, Phil’s legs were still moving after all his recent miles and Nina was so close to Shaun’s time!

Let’s have more Striders out there next year!

Results

Pos Name Club Cat Pos Time
1 Will Horsley NFR M 1:18:46
17 Thomas Reeves MV40 1:33:54
20 Pippa Archer DFR F 1:34:36
36 Shaun Roberts MV50 1:46:24
37 Nina Mason F 1:46:54
61 Phil Owen MV40 2:01:43

72 finishers.

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