Sunday June 27, Approx 7 miles You just cannot beat races which involve food afterwards and what better than getting a giant bakewell pudding for your efforts (and warm too). You certainly earnt it too after this super trail race which starts in Bakewell town centre and climbs up the…
Shining Tor Fell Race Wednesday 26 May 2004, 10oC, 5 miles, 1500 feet of ascent, perfect conditions 15 Ian Smallwood 43.26 29 Tony Hulme 45.42 3rd MV50 116 Trevor Faulkner 59.03 (140 finishers) Tittesworth Reservoir Thursday 3rd. June, 12oC, fine rain. 6 Michael Halman 27:59 10 Bill Heaton 29:06 15…
Sunday 23 May 2004 19oC 6 Mike Halman 1.13.54 544 Ian Ashcroft 1.43.25 792 Trevor Faulkner 1.48.58 920 Simon Poyser 1.52.05 (1874 finishers) Trevor Faulkner
This years event was the 25th running of the race, consequently there was a strong field of runners (330) and relays teams (88) striving to beat the horses (50). Wilmslow was represented by Ian Smallwood and Andy Watts who tried their hardest to win the £25,000 prize, but somehow during…
Hough End, Saturday April 24 – 3, Mike Halman, 27:01 – 68, Ian Ashcroft, 35:48 – 69, Roy Pownall, 36:13 – 84, Simon Fenton, 37:23 (175 finishers) Computer problems delayed the results and given that Simon was credited with knocking-out the miles at an average of 29 seconds I suspect…
Two significant changes:- Given the larger number of races this year it is the best of five races. Graham’s table (click on picture left) shows the results after 6 races (Blackpool Beach), but with the rank order based on best five results. The Macclesfield Half has been excluded because of…
Roaches Race 7 Staff’s Moorlands Summer Series. Excellent conditions prompted most people to don their mountain bear fell shoes (even Tony was noticed wearing the new blue model). The race got off to a very casual offyou go, and upwards we headed. Parts of the course were very slippery and…
Latest news on Summer Series, looks like there will be very few Group 1 runners for Race 7 at Shutlingsloe. Good opportunity to grab some points! Graham
Not a summer series event, but part of a series co-arranged by Altrincham and Spectrum Striders (the series also includes Dunham Massey 5k). A good evening for racing, race HQ being the Stamford Arms ……………happy memories of a mis-spent youth, or perhaps well spent ! Sixteen from Wilmslow ran, additionally…
This was Race 3 of the Staffordshire Moorlands summer series, a 4.5 Mile XC. Race start delayed due to England playing football!! That meant that all stripped and raring to go everyone froze on top of Grin Low and had to huddle together. Very pleasant location, fantastic views with two…
