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Elvet Striders Handicap May 2023

Houghall Woods, Wednesday, May 24, 2023

4.8 miles

Nick Latham

Herding cats. Knitting fog. Getting Striders to follow instructions…? Wendy and Michael did a fantastic job of arranging the format (keep it simple: tick), gathering volunteers and getting everyone in the right places at the right time. I was probably one of those moggies, as I’d toodled off for a warm-up and arrived back with … Continue reading Elvet Striders Handicap May 2023

Blencathra Fell Race 2022

Mungrisdale, Wednesday, June 1, 2022

AM / 8.1 miles / 2,700 feet

Nick Latham

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

British Fell and Hill Relay Championships 2021

Tebay, Saturday, October 16, 2021

Nick Latham

Waiting in the pen to start leg 2 If you’ve ever driven down the M6, you may have passed through a section of high fells just south of Tebay village. If you were blessed with good weather, you might have been able to see the tops of them. If you’re wired the same way as … Continue reading British Fell and Hill Relay Championships 2021

NEHL Lambton Estate Cross Country

Saturday, March 14, 2020

Nick Latham

The 2019-20 cross country season saw its fair share of disruption. Lambton Estate was a new fixture this season but the first attempt was rained off and it was rescheduled to March.  Druridge Bay suffered the same fate and by the time Thornley Hall Farm came around in February there wasn’t an option to postpone … Continue reading NEHL Lambton Estate Cross Country