Osmotherley, Saturday, August 6, 2022
BS / 6.4 miles / 1050 feet
The Race A Facebook post from Geoff Davis the day before piqued my interest in this race. It is part of the Elvet Striders Grand Prix Fell category. Sadly, these races have not had a huge take-up from Striders, so I thought I would give it a go, and at only “5.5 miles” it couldn’t … Continue reading Osmotherley Show Fell Race 2022
What is the Elvet Striders Grand Prix? The Elvet Striders Grand Prix (GP) is an annual competition for club members that covers a range of different races. It is a fantastic opportunity to try event types that you haven’t done before. The GP is a long tradition in the club, and is making a welcome … Continue reading Grand Prix 2021-22
Grand Prix 2021 – 2022 Standings These are the standings in the GP after the Osmotherley Show Fell Race. So far, 158 Striders have competed in at least one GP event. There are still two more GP races taking place in August: the fell race at Bellingham Show, on the 27th. See the fixtures list for … Continue reading Grand Prix 2021-22 – Standings
Introduction Welcome to the July issue of Striders’ RUNdown. This month Lucy Whelan is our front cover model. Lucy has recently come back from a painful injury that meant she was unable to run for 12 months. After a lot of patience with physio exercises and rest she is back running and took part in … Continue reading RUNdown – July 2022
Anna Linfoot of Elvet Striders receives the women’s winner’s prize from club chairman Ian Butler Full Results Prizes Our sponsors, , kindly donated prizes of £50, £25 and £10 vouchers for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd men and women. Consumable prizes were awarded to the best-placed runners in each gender and age category. Stephen Jackson … Continue reading Willow Miner Trail Race Results 2022
Introduction Welcome to the June issue of Striders’ RUNdown! Have you ever run a mile race? Would you like to try? Or for those of you who have, give it another shot? What is a good race strategy for running one mile as fast as you can? Hopefully this issue should help to answer some … Continue reading RUNdown – June 2022
Pooley Bridge to Greendale, Sunday, June 12, 2022
48 miles, 17,000' of ascent, 30 Lakeland peaks
Leaving Red Screes on a mission The Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge (JNLC) was set up by the veteran fell runner himself in 1990. It is a self organised, anytime mountain challenge for fell runners over 50. So there are no race directors, no exorbitant entry fees, no way markers, mile markers or fellow competitors. The … Continue reading Geoff Davis’s Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge 2022
These are the currently known best marathon times for the 2021-22 Grand Prix. Striders who think that their time is incorrect or missing, or who have done a better time in another marathon should get in touch with their result. These times are translated into Grand Prix points, and will be updated throughout the season; … Continue reading Grand Prix 2021-22 – Marathon Summary
Blencathra descent © Grand Day Out Photography “Why am I doing this?” I think that if you haven’t thought this in at least one race or run, you’re probably in a distinct minority. That I was only a few minutes into this race when the thought passed through my brain didn’t bode well, but then … Continue reading Blencathra Fell Race 2022
This is a route I’ve wanted to have a go of for a while now but at 30 miles and around 12,000ft of ascent it’s hell of a challenge. This year I’ve been back in training for the Lakeland 100 and as July approaches my training has stepped up to include some big days out … Continue reading George Fisher Tea Round