Cleveland Search and Rescue team must have been well pleased with the fee payers for the Viking Chase Fell Race. Good turnout against a chilly wind; first outing for buffs, thermal headbands, gloves, long sleeves. Starting and finishing at Lord Stones cafe/carpark, route headed west on a short circuit of Carlton Moor, back through the … Continue reading Viking Chase
Monthly Archives: September 2010
This is the third time I’ve run this race and up until this time I’ve not really enjoyed it and have sworn, ‘Never again.’. This time was different, I was properly fit, properly prepared and lastly, and I think this makes all the difference, a Strider. Going on the coach was excellent and I thoroughly … Continue reading Great North Run
Truro? What the … ? Well, I’ve been on me hols, doing some camping down in Cornwall, bit of surfing, bit of pasty-munching, a lot of sampling Cornish beer, as you do, and I noticed this race. Noticed it, as I took the precaution of searching for races before I went, to be honest. My … Continue reading Truro Half-Marathon
This was my third run of this quirky and entertaining fell race and a reassuringly half-decent one it was too. After what seems like an interminable series of lacklustre performances I was chuffed to have a faster than usual scramble across the boulders and heather of Simonside. There was the small matter of a little … Continue reading Simonside Fell Race
Twenty runners completed the 2010 handicap final on a cool, sunny September evening. Several runners managed to convincingly beat their handicap to finish around five minutes early. Next year, I won’t be quite so generous with the handicaps. Jan Young was first runner home with David Shipman, on his first handicap this year, first male … Continue reading Handicap Final
Paras 10, The Ultimate 10 Mile Endurance Race… Stand By… Ready… Go WOW, awesome, fantastic atmosphere, superb organisation, excellent course with lots of hills, dirty water and mud loads of tents selling running, fell and trail stuff for humans and dogs! Plenty to keep kids busy while you are running, big kids can play too! … Continue reading Parachute Regiment 10M
This didn’t get off to a great start when I discovered my Garmin was flat just before, but it turned out to be a lovely morning’s run and I’m glad I chose this over Wallington 10K which was my other option as last race before the GNR. Parked up at Sedgefield cricket club and a … Continue reading Sedgefield Serpentine
A blue sky developed and the sun shone on Castleton Show, held on the cricket ground next to the River Esk, surrounded by the heather clad moorland. Sounds pleasant enough? As well as fudge, ferrets and flapjack, a 10k race was on offer, described as ‘a road race for fell runners, a fell race for … Continue reading Castleton Show 10K
The Good Shepherd is a relatively recent and low-key addition to the fell calendar, attracting this year a field of only around 50. Run from the Good Shepherd church in Mytholmroyd, it takes in a good chunk of the moorlands to the south of the Calder Valley and is, for a race with such a … Continue reading Good Shepherd
I travelled down with Angela who wanted a reasonably gentle race before the GNR. I also wanted to take it easy, so we agreed to run together. We arrived at the village green with lots of time to spare. The entry on the day fee was only six pounds. As usual everybody was welcoming and … Continue reading Snape 10K