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0 EDITORIAL Apologies on Errors APOLOGY 3 Apologies are due for the more than usual number of errors and omissions in the last magazine. Many of these involved the formatting of tables and results and occurred from LETTERS 4-7 difficulties in the printer reading the floppy disc on which copy was sent. The articles on GRIPPING YARNS No. 4 WHEEZE 6 “The Corsican High Level Route” by Chris Gravina and the “Cairngorms in One Go” by Mark Rigby were also presented anonymously and the first five paragraphs of Peter STOP PRESS 6 Knott’s article on “K.I.M.M. from an Organiser’s View" were in fact written by a competitor COMMITTEE NEWS in the Elite Class, Inken Blunk. Brian Covell and not Peter Hartley took the photo on page 4 of Colin Donnelly descending F.R.A. Officers and Committee Members 8 Barrow and John Taylor’s photo in the World Cup insert has somehow been inverted. No Membership Form 8 special prize is offered for those able to list all the errors but I hope that in this smaller issue with extra checking fewer errors will go undetected. Committee News, Selwyn Wright 8 Championship Reports 1988, T. Shand, 9 Wheeze’s Cartoon Junior News, Konrad Manning 9 The agreed apology from the Committee to Chris Brasher and Andy Hyslop appears below World Cup Accounts, Dave Hodgson 9 and Danny Hughes gives the arguments for not publishing the cartoon in the letters page. Some may unfortunately be led to question the value of sponsorship after these events but Mandatory Safety Rules for Scottish Hill Race, Peter Brooks 10 as Jim Orrell points out below: “You cannot have your cake and eat it.” At the time of Junior Training Weekend, Malcolm Patterson 11 publication I felt I would be doing a disservice to members by not publishing the cartoon but I grossly obviously underestimated personal feelings and potential for libel. Fixtures Update 24 There are now many people running and jogging on the hills; we do not know how many INTERNATIONAL NEWS because they are by no means all F.R.A. members. I thus doubt if satire such as this will ultimately lead to a monopoly market as Danny Hughes suggests and I sincerely hope that Fixture Update, John Blair-Fish 12 a competitive market encourages much needed development in fell shoe technology. Bonker’s Nightmare, Michael Falgate 13 Fellrunning and Coffee, Stops on the Polish-Czech Proposed Editorial Subcommittee Border, Paul Sewter 13 Following the last issue Danny Hughes has again been suggesting the setting up of an On Being Un-cool in Africa, C.A.T.S., PI.S. 13-14 Editorial Subcommittee. As editor I appreciate help from Dave Weatherhead and Martin Stone on sections of the magazine. Also I can call on friends at hand for help in choosing Exceptionally Un-cool in Africa, C.A.T.S., P.I.S. 14-15 photographs, judging contentious issues and, for this issue, with proof reading. An editorial subcommittee of members living in close proximity who already had a working relationship RESULTS 16-24 could be effective in dealing with many of the problems in editing the magazine. I wish to EXPERIENCES ON THE RUN continue to keep my present role as editor until the next A.G.M. and, if the membership then considers that editorship by subcommittee is desirable the F.R.A. committee will have The Fell Runner’s Alphabet 10 the job of finding a subcommittee with a workable interface. A possible paradox in Danny’s Glen Rosa Horseshoe Fell Race Preview, Dave Freeman 25 suggestion is that Neil Goldsmith writes suggesting editorial censorship on Danny for The Record Business, Andy Walmsley 25 speaking with the wrong hat on. Mountain Navigation, Selwyn Wright 25-26 The Editor’s Broken Arm, John Blair-Fish 26 World Cups and Downhill Running The World Cup in Keswick last October can now be judged a financial as well as A Trinity of Fells, Peter Travis 26 organisational success as a promotion of a major international event. Jean West has Rumour Has It, Psst 24 written to me at length complaining about facilities for spectators but Danny Hughes assures me that we can do better next time. The abridged letter appears below, perhaps The Over the Hill Caper, Chas Ryder 27 too late to merit publication as Danny has suggested. BOOK PREVIEWS 29 Further reflections after reading Jonathan Gibbon’s article “Jeux Sans Frontieres” in the last issue would suggest that it will be some time before the World Cup is representative of LONG DISTANCE NEWS World Mountain Running. Uphill only running is a peculiarity to Alpine Countries with Running the Munros, Mark Elsegood 30-31 funiculars, chairlifts, and a network of restaurants and huts high up in the mountains. These countries are for the most part in the best position to finance and be involved in Register of Long Distance Records, Martin Stone 31 World Cups of Mountain Running but do not represent completely the global picture of Bob Graham Award, Martin Stone 31 countries who run up mountains and certainly not of those who run down them. Perhaps there is a case for promoting downhill only running, perhaps to international level. Few Wild Wales Two Thousands, C. Brooke 32 may remember the Doon the Ben Race in 1974 but surely such an event could be even What a Buster, Gillian Hartley 32 staged to rival Ski Sunday! There may be serious several environmental issues involved here though. Pennine Way Records, Bill Smith 33-34 In the letters page Stephen Hicks questions selection procedures for the World Cup. While Almost the Loch Lyon Watershed, Anthony Kay 34-35 the “horses for courses” argument will have the final say in World Cup selection I have a lot of sympathy for the view which crudely may be expressed as “Road running clones who Damp Debut above Derwent, Kevin Borman 36 do not take the real fell races on board are not worthy to represent King and Country". In Scotland there are now World Cup Derby training squads and uphill only selection races Front cover: Eileen Burnip (Clayton) in sight of the finish, Boulsworth which sometimes leaves me to question my perceived values. Certainly uphill only races do have a place in my racing schedule but once a year usually suffices. Fell Race. Back cover: Early in the Haworth Hobble, heading for Bronte Bridge and Top Withens. Photos by Peter Hartley Letters and Articles for Next Issue - deadline August 20th John Blair-Fish, Five The Screes, 28 Howdenhall Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 6UR (031 664 8425) Apology Results and Race Reports to: The December edition of the “The Fell Runner" David Weatherhead, 47 Clarendon Road, Eldwick contained a cartoon under the title ‘‘Gripping Bingley BD16 3DL (0276 567589) Yarns” written by Wheeze. Advertising Copy to: We accept that the cartoon was offensive to both Martin Stone, 12 Moorlands, 103 Garstang Road, Preston Chris Brasher of Reebok U.K. and Andy Hyslop of Rock and Lancashire PR1 INN (0772 562395) Run, and was generally in bad taste. The F.R.A. sincerely regrets the publication of an item which went against the spirit and fellowship of the hills by introducing an element of malice into the sport. We would like to apologise unreservedly for the publication of the cartoon and hope that no lasting offence has been caused to two Our distinctive T-shirts are now longstanding and highly supportive members of the Association. on sale to FRA members. The cartoonist Wheeze, alias Simon Blease, stresses that it was never his intention to cause offence and wishes to be associated Navy and Grey, and bearing with this apology. the FRA logo, they are available with short or long sleeves and sizes. Small 32/34, Medium 34/36 Advertising Rates: and Large 36/38. £100 Full Page £50 Half Page £25 Quarter Page £13 Eighth Page Pete Bland is selling ttiem for the FRA at most fell races or Classified £1 for first twenty words, then lOp per word thereafter. write to him for yours, stating size, style and colour. Classified Advertisements: Prices: Short-Sleeved. Small, Medium and Large - £4.95. Rates: A bargain at £1.00 for the first 20 words, then lOp per word Long-Sleeved. 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3 WORLD CUP The one course which finishes at or agreement, which did not go to the near the top of the mountain can be vote, maintains the viability of the With reference to Jonathan Gibbons’ either the long or short course for World Cup competition. The only rather gloomy prognosis on the senior men. Surely we have more other position was to “opt out”. development of the World Cup (Jeux hills than Jon imagines where we can Those of us preferring the British Sans Frontiers) I would make the get 30 to 45 minutes of mainly uphill tradition should be well pleased that following comments. running. so much was achieved for our point In Die (16-17th September 1989), of view without serious dissention. We are still in the very early stages the women’s, juniors’ and seniors’ I agree that the treatment of of development and are pleased with short races start and finish in the Scotland’s candidature for the 1990 the number of nations taking part. same place. The long senior men’s World Cup was unfortunate to say the Interest from non-participating course, over which there will be an least. However, I am glad to report nations is high and I.A.A.F. support is open race for all categories on 17th that the Austrian Federation have LETTERS encouraging. September, has 4,000 ft of ascent and written to me confirming their As the rules stand, having been 1,000 ft of descent - a tough course intention to stage the 1990 event THE modified at Keswick, three-quarters of 15 km. giving some details of their of participants in future World Cups I believe there was a consensus at organisation. I’m sure they will do a OBJECTIONABLE will start and finish in the same place. the Keswick meeting. Two quite splendid job. CARTOON That cannot be achieved without different approaches to mountain Danny Hughes Dear Editor, descending. The nature of the ground racing have come up with a Secretary International Committee I object to the publication of the over which the descent is made will compromise solution which allows for Mountain Racing (I.C.M.R.) cartoon by WHEEZE for the (mercifully, knowing the sadistic everyone to have some flavour of P.S. The 1989 World Cup will include following reasons: instincts of some course planners) be their own preferences. But by an open and vets race for all (1) It is possibly libelous and could subject to on the spot assessment by definition, that compromise is not the categories over the long course. The prove very expensive for the F.R.A. the controlling body. position preferred by either side. The course profiles are attached. (2) It promotes one shoemaker at the expense of another which I do not believe is the function of the magazine. (3) It was probably hurtful to our two members who were targeted. (4) It does the fellrunning fraternity a disservice by discouraging the development of fellshoes by more than one supplier. Any monopoly will only inflate the cost of the already scandalously overpriced shoes on the market. I hope this does not discourage WHEEZE from displaying his undoubted talents to amuse, with observations which steer well clear of the defunct NASTY (Styan) column sentiments. If anyone wishes to make useful, constructive observations about fellrunning gear, supported by facts in a straightforward article or letter, I’m sure these would be welcomed. For instance, can anyone tell me why the front of the soles on my expensive Walsh fellshoes comes unglued after one can say that we did so well only three or four outings? BRITISH appreciated, and personally made all because of this or because of that. Danny Hughes the difference to myself and I am sure SELECTION RACES the rest of the England team. Just as importantly it would have I’d like to make a criticism of the two Just as I felt that I was about to be been pretty miserable for the races used for selection of the English dropped by the Italians on the final spectators if it had been pouring with FELLRUNNING team for the World Cup. Although climb up Grisedale Pike, the shouts rain and poor visibility, instead of these races may be on a par with the of encouragement (and abuse?), which our guests were able to take AND DRUGS type of running we may expect on the brought me around to find a little the best possible picture home with Dear Editor, continent, I think Skiddaw is being extra and dig in, and prevented me them of the area. No sport these days can regard itself over-used as a selection counter. from being dropped back into the Lastly, I hope everybody enjoyed above the danger posed by Correct me if I am wrong but it’s chasing pack. From then on my mind the weekend, and that there were performance enhancing drugs. twice now. Skiddaw does not was in a different world and instead many “conversions” of those who Fellrunning would be foolish to resemble a true British fell race, i.e. of thinking of “hanging in there”, I were against such an event taking suppose that none of its participants the first 10-15 runners may be made felt that I was in with a good chance place in this country. For those who would be tempted to try them at some up of good road runners, track of taking a medal, although it may haven’t changed their minds, well, time. As the rewards and recognition runners, and not true fell/mountain not be the gold. I apologise to the never mind, it’s unlikely to happen for success are increased, so will the runners. Compare the races in supporters on Barrow for not quite again here for a good length of time. temptation (for some) to avail question to Borrowdale, The Ben, being able to find that extra bit of Yours in sport themselves of readily available drugs. Scafell, 3 Shires etc. It may be that effort to take the silver, but I was Rod Pilbeam, Keswick A.A.C. If we ignore the possibility and we need to select our teams from the going the best I could, and was bury our head in the sand, the races in question to be competitive, pinning my hopes more on the man in NO COMMENTARY chances of deflecting anyone so but it would be nice to see some of front slipping in his road shoes! tempted are diminished to vanishing our runners selected on the results Perhaps if the weather had been AT VETERANS’ point. they have achieved in other quality more typical of our usual weather WORLD CUP RACE We should, without going events throughout the season. then it may have made some (ABRIDGED LETTER) overboard, publicise the adverse Yours concernedly difference to the overall results, As a long time supporter and effects these drugs have and stay alert Stephen Hicks although the Italians would have been spectator of fellrunning (my husband to the possibilities of abuse. very difficult to beat anyway; but is now SV over 55) I feel I must air a Any competition held under the WORLD CUP: personally I am glad that we were few of my opinions of the World Cup patronage of the I.A.A.F. is blessed with such grand weather and race ... I, along with many I spoke constrained under their rules to test THANKS TO THE that we did not have what we would to, was disappointed that there was for drugs and this is the position so SUPPORTERS have thought to have been an no commentary on Sunday’s open far as the World Cup competition is May I take this opportunity to say advantage, for if we throw open the race and the veterans . . . Also, there concerned. thank you to all the supporters of the challenge to the rest of the were no drink facilities available on D. Hughes World Cup races for their superb fellrunning nations to race then let it the field for spectators. Secretary I.C.M.R. support on both days, it was most be on the best of conditions so that no Yours faithfully, Jean West

4 letter “B.N.F.L. and other Environmental Factors”, and I expect to see his bicycle parked next to mine at some future fell race venues - that is, provided British Rail don’t succeed in their campaign to drive away customers (me) with fare increases above inflation, and by making it awkward for those of us who like to take our bicycles by train (the environmentally sound way of travelling long distances to places not served by public transport). Yours with bum on saddle Anthony Kay

WORLD CUP: MISPLACED APOLOGIA Danny Hughes’s long apologia for the activities of B.N.F.L. was surely misplaced in the World Cup report section of the last issue. It seems to me that as a personal view, it should have appeared instead on the letters page along with Reg Clucas’s contribution on the same subject. It would have been remarkable if Danny had written to oppose the activities of his employers. More important, our thanks are due to Danny for a long period of hard work in organising the Mountain Danny Hughes finds it hard keeping pace with Ruth Pickvance, first lady at Winter Hill. Dave Woodhead Running World Cup, which I and many others enjoyed immensely. competition a more popular sport Steve Dempsey WORLD CUP CAKE “TONGUE-IN- CANNOT BE TAKEN might create! CHEEK”CLUCAS I would like to add that I am EDITORIAL AND EATEN amazed that such a “minority sport” AND ANTI-B.N.F.L. CONTROL ON I was interested to read the article in can produce such an excellent ACCUSATION the F.R.A. World Cup Reports and magazine. The only advantage of the I’m sorry to prolong the by now DANNY HUGHES Results on the C.M.R. meeting. old A5 size was that it was easier to rather boring argument over the AND B.N.F.L. A major problem seems to be one store on a bookshelf. Anything A4 B.N.F.L./environmental politics I was appalled at the article by Danny of finance for international meetings. tends to be thrown away with the debate but I feel it is necessary to Hughes in the supplement to The I have also noticed views expressed lesser magazines by over zealous correct some misleading statements Felt Runner, which reported on the in “The Fell Runner” and verbally house-keepers. Colour would be an made by Mr Reg “tongue-in-cheek" World Cup. His article concerned from individuals of the seemingly obvious improvement, but I suspect Clucas in the last issue of The Fell itself solely with a case in support of self imposed isolationism of the cost is a problem here. Runner. B.N.F.L., it had nothing to do with sport. The “We don’t want TV or How about selling slide or print Firstly, the implication that the fellrunning. This may have pleased press coverage or the sport will copies of some of the excellent previous letter by myself is “anti- his employers, who were also the become too popular and spoil it” photographs?. That may bring in B.N.F.L.”. It is nothing of the sort. If sponsors, but had no place in a attitude. some money. Mr Clucas had actually read my letter journal supposedly concerned with Well! I think it’s a case of you Yours sincerely he will have understood that what I fellrunning. I would be equally can’t have your cake and eat it. If Jim Orrell, F.R.A. and Dark Peak was concerned about was not the vociferous in my condemnation if the you’re a low profile sport, there rights or wrongs of nuclear power article had propounded the opposite won't be much in the way of WORLD CUP: etc., but the freedom to discuss and opinion. sponsorship coming in. If it wasn’t SQUEEZE THE debate such matters within the pages My point is this, reports of fell for the fact that B.N.F.L. was situated of the magazine. You may recall that races and issues of general concern to in one of the heartlands of SPONSORS the original correspondence was a the membership relating to the sport fellrunning, I’m sure even they would Perhaps I can have the final word in reply to a suggestion by a previous are proper topics for articles, letters, not be interested. the B.N.F.L. debate which has writer that such issues should be cartoons and so on. The journal is no Whilst I’m usually a lone continued on your pages recently. excluded from this publication place to argue the rights and wrongs runner/walker on the hills (not just After becoming the British Fell­ because he thought they were of little of nuclear power, U.S. foreign policy, because I can’t keep up with most of running Champion in 1976 (or Fell- interest to fellrunners. My main point perestroika, or anything else of that the pack, I want more people to enjoy runner of the Year as it was then was that issues of both environmental ilk, interesting though they may be. the experience and also encourage known), I reduced my profile on the and non-environmental politics I am not arguing that we should not them to do so. I came upon fells considerably in order to pursue inevitably have a bearing on sports discuss from whom we are prepared fellrunning almost by accident, a my career in - yes, you’ve guessed - such as fellrunning and therefore are to accept sponsorship. Should we mixture of walking which I did for nuclear power. I now hold a senior valid topics for discussion in a accept sponsorship from tobacco pleasure and road running which I did managerial position in one of the fellrunning journal. This doesn’t companies, food companies and the for fitness. As a spectator sport, I’m country’s largest nuclear power mean, however, that by merely like, is a valid topic for articles. sure it must be much more interesting plants. Nothing is more certain in my discussing these topics, the magazine Blatant propaganda, for or against the than many sports on TV. mind than the fact that a blend of is biased towards one particular view products, is not. I can’t imagine that more fellracing and nuclear power are the or another, as Clucas seems to be I appreciate that copy is at times fellrunners would ruin the ingredients of success. implying. difficult to obtain, however, I do countryside anymore than the My own plant is one of B.N.F.L.’s Yours sincerely think that editorial control needs to be increasing number of walkers. customers and in the knowledge of Colin Wells exercised. Surely we should be working with what we pay for their services, they Yours in sport organisations such as the Ramblers are not short of a bob or two! My Neil Goldsmith Association to open up more “open criticism of the sponsorship deals is REG CLUCAS country” and repair certain over-used perhaps that our Committee did not GREEN ACTIVIST? paths. Judging from the Dark Peak squeeze them hard enough. I May I respectfully suggest to Reg B.N.F.L. “THE F.R. newsletters there are still plenty thoroughly support this deal and long Clucas that he should remove his FACTS” DISPUTED of problems with access. may it continue. tongue from his cheek, and maybe The article “B.N.F.L. Sponsorship”, Surely those existing fellrunners Yours sincerely even become a Green activist? He included as part of the World Cup are not worried about the extra Martin Weeks makes some important points in his reports in the last Fell Runner, ^

5 indicated two things. Firstly, that the exemplary”. Which is why the Irish as £6 billion was spent on the fast Away from the concrete and the debate over B.N.F.L.’s sponsorship of Sea is the most radioactive sea in the breeder reactor at Dounray. fumes. Fellrunning champions the fellrunning had suddenly leapt from world - no less than a quarter of a “As a result of burning oil and desire for what is natural over what is the letters page on to the broader tonne of plutonium has already been coal, acid rain from the emission of artificial; what is clean, healthy and space given over to articles; secondly, discharged into it. That sea sulphur is destroying Europe’s beautiful over what is dirty, injurious that Danny Hughes was given the will remain radioactive for 250,000 forests. Carbon dioxide emissions are and destructive. I believe B.N.F.L. option of such a lengthy piece years. And then there are the contributing to the greenhouse effect. represents the latter. As such, I see no without once having to explain that abnormally high occurrences of Prevention of these emissions is place for B.N.F.L. as a sponsor of he is in fact employed by B.N.F.L. leukemia around Sellafield. Mothers hugely expensive.” fellrunning. and as such cannot be in the least not only around Sellafield but All coal-fired plants in Britain Boff objective or impartial. immediately across the sea on could have “scrubbing” equipment Leeds For these two reasons I feel it the Irish coast giving birth to fitted which would remove 90 per important to redress the balance by Downs Syndrome babies in cent of their contributions to the sending this article answering significantly high numbers. Waste problems of acid rain and the WATER Danny’s blatant misconceptions entering the food chain, ending up on greenhouse effect. The cost? About PRIVATISATION about nuclear power and the role of our dinner-plates. In fact, repro­ the same as it would cost to build just AND ACCESS B.N.F.L. in fellrunning. Not least cessing of waste at Sellafield has one nuclear power station. Most fellrunners are presently because Danny insisted that his caused more radioactive con­ "It is right and proper to examine concerned about right of access after words were “the facts”.. . tamination than any other nuclear the credentials of a potential sponsor the privatisation of the existing Water B.N.F.L. British Nuclear Fools. I plant in the West. and to decide their suitability not on Authorities. It was mooted at a recent read that article by Danny Hughes, “The unanimous verdict of a the basis of what a vociferous Saddleworth Runners management too, in the World Cup supplement House of Lords all-party select minority may believe, but on the meeting that we purchase shares in with the last Fell Runner. I found it committee is that radioactive waste information available.” the new Water Companies in order to sad and annoying. Sad because I can be disposed of safely.” Minority? Numerous polls show have some sort of voice in the matter. didn’t particularly want to see the A recent poll showed that only 17 the majority of U.K. citizens to be Is this food for thought for other debate over B.N.F.L. sponsorship per cent of the public actually believe opposed to nuclear power. In a recent fellrunning enthusiasts? There may taking up so much space in the ministerial assurances of the safety of poll, only 11 per cent wanted more well be strength in numbers. magazine. Annoying because it was nuclear power. Which is hardly nuclear power stations - 71 per cent Yours faithfully littered with misinformation and surprising when you consider how wanted to see money spent on Brian Beedham public relations whitewashing. much fuss MPs kick-up when the establishing safe alternatives. Are we Saddleworth Runners Danny Hughes. Now, doesn’t waste is going to be buried in their fellrunners not also in favour of the Danny work for B.N.F.L.? Correct constituencies, not in some setting-up of safe, healthy, WATER me if I'm wrong - and doesn’t that unemployment black-hole in the environmentally-concious rubbish his assertion that he was north. alternatives? PRIVATISATION presenting us with “facts” and not “The anti-nuclear lobby confuse Fellrunning is unique as a running - ACCESS RIGHTS opinion? Danny has a vested interest the issue further by making no sport essentially because it places the Fellrunners depend upon access to in telling us all that nuclear power is distinction between nuclear weapons competitor outside the city. In the moors and fells not only for races safe. I don't have a vested interest in and civil nuclear power." Because it amongst the mountains and valleys. but as a natural part of the sport. telling you that nuclear power is is a fact that Sellafield reprocessing destructive, wasteful, and dangerous. plant produces plutonium for nuclear Fellrunning needs sponsors. weapons. Nobody can argue with it. When “All renewable sources of power, organised sensibly and whilst admirable and in need of conscientiously, sponsorship is a vital development, can never economically No. 4 CHEAP FUN? part of the sport. But B.N.F.L.? Are supply man’s appetite for energy.” there really, as Danny claims, so More importantly, they cannot many silent supporters of the link supply governments with the basis of between nuclear power and a nuclear weapons programme. fellrunning? We'll never know. The Which is why renewable energy silence is convenient. Now. What was sources - sun, wind, water, tides, it Danny was saying, exactly? wave, etc - are deliberately starved of “The safety record of the company funds: £14 million was being spent in dealing with waste fuel is on these alternatives at the same time STOP PRESS STOP PRES £30K Sponsorship for known athletes at both Scottish Edinburgh A.C. (the Club with and British international level, the top Ladies’ World Cup including Yvonne Murray, Course Team). Commonwealth Games bronze medallist; Mary Anderson, Edinburgh Athletic Club entered Scottish Champion shotputter; and into a £30,000 sponsorship perhaps the strangest team agreement with Edinburgh of women hill runners in the Solicitors Property Centre. Capital U.K. comprising; Paula Hawtin, PR who were also approached but Patricia Calder and Penny Rother. declined to assist in finding sponsorship for the World Cup 1989 WORLD CUP - FRANCE arranged the deal. The three-year The F.R.A. is seriously agreement, commencing from considering organising a 4 day May 1st, is one of the largest tour to attend the World Cup at sponsorships agreed with a Die in France this September. Scottish Athletic club. The club is Details are not yet available but, changing its name to the Espc as in Keswick, there will be an ATHLETIC CLUB (Espc A.C.). open race and the event is expec­ The Espc A.C., with a ted to have a wide appeal. Those membership approaching 600. is interested, please contact the one of the largest and most Secre-tary or any Committee successful athletic clubs in Member. Scotland. It has amongst its members a large number of well- Selwyn Wright

6 Fellrunning is, after all, all about all be the poorer, and not just in the PPP.S. I wonder if whoever planned HAIRCUT running over fells not just racing over pocket. the Elite course also plotted the set of OR TALENT? them. Whole tracts of land in the Neil Goldsmith Vet’s handicap results which placed I refer to the article “Training upland areas, the place where we us at the top of the palsied heap only Weekend 16- 18th September - practice our sport, are owned by the in order, it seems, that we should be Threlkeld,” and the last sentence in water authorities. This is particularly struck down later? Isn’t life cruel? the fourth paragraph about Mr true in the Peak District but is also ED. Mike also assures me that while Robinson, the caretaker, describing true in the Lakes, notably around “K.I.M.M. FROM Inken Blunk who wrote the first five Kenny Stuart’s special shoes, diet, Haweswater and Bassenthwaite. No AN ORGANISER ’S paragraphs of the K.I.M.M. article training, haircut etc. doubt the position is similar in Wales VIEW BY is a friend of his, no collusion is He omitted one essential item: where most of the lakes are “owned” involved here. / can further state TALENT. by English water authorities. PETER KNOTT”- that there is no conspiracy to bring Yours in sport The effects of the Bills laid before FELL RUNNER the Karrimor organisation into Neil Shuttleworth Parliament will remove, or allow the disrepute. Glossopdale removal of, traditional rights of DECEMBER 1988 access. All of the organisations As I read this article in the December committed to the use of the fells, magazine I began to feel both including notably the Ramblers surprised and pleased. Surprised, DIAL-A-FELLRUNNER & EROSION because when I had written to Peter Association (R.A.) and the British I am a bit disgusted to see the enclosed clipping in Northern Runner magazine Knott expressing my disappointment Mountaineering Council (B.M.C.), (February - March issue), particularly in view of the now over-subscribed regard the access provisions of the with the “E” course, he’d told me I fellrace entries and trouble with The National Trust and other bodies over Bill prior to the amendment as should take the rough with the erosion of the terrain. laughable; cleverly drafted to give smooth, improve my route selection, Yours, Bill Smith the appearance of rights of access try more adventurous lines etc., and if which turn out to be non-existent on I felt strongly enough perhaps John close reading. Most important is the and I should not bother entering provision of an amendment to the again. (There were also veiled threats Bill by the Government to allow the about handing over future course water companies to set up property planning to us but I prefer you should companies to manage the land for the not alarm your gentle readers with water companies. The amendment this). I was now pleased, of course, clearly allows these property because it began to appear that on companies not to be bound by the reflection Peter was acknowledging access provisions of the Bill, which that the course had fallen below the relate only to the watr companies. usual standard. Maybe, I thought, all The right to run or walk over the those people who had expressed their moors and fells dates back in most disappointment with the course had areas to medieval times. This right also written to him. As I read further, will be removed for water authority my admiration for his honesty (and land by this. Act. his prose) began to overwhelm me. The prospect is that runners will Unfortunately just as I was have to pay to go over water revising my personal philosophy of authority land and race organisers human nature, it struck me that the will have to collect and pay fees to high degree of authenticity in the the appropriate property company for account signified not honest appraisal the privilege of running over their but actual experience. The writer had land. Indeed, the possibility of actually experienced the winding trail running over some land may be of bodies and the tedious (though TELFORD AC removed because more lucrative uses admittedly novel) shuttle runs back exist for that land, such as grouse and forth along the forest tracks. PRESENTS shooting. The B.M.C. is convinced In all honesty and with due thanks that climbers will have to pay to gain to those who probably devoted much access to crags on water authority time and care to planning the routes, I THREE GREAT land, the same is bound to apply to believe this Elite course was below fellrunners. standard, the worst of the 21 I would RACES No matter what your politics, or submit. Not only were the optimum stance on privatisation, the full lines frequently too obvious at first 1. THE WREKIN FELL RACE powers of the Act will remove your glance but whenever “Pathfinder rights to run over the fells we all Richardson” and I pursued a lonely Saturday 26th August, 6 miles and 1700 feet love. This is the most serious issue to or more adventurous furrow, we paid of climbing over the Wrekin and Ercall Hills. face fellrunners in the history of the for our boldness with precious time. F.R.A. It is clear that the current A relatively slight re-positioning of a Cabinet have no sympathy with the number of control points would have outdoor fraternity, apart from the easily produced a variety of 2. THE STRETTON SKYLINE hunting and fishing brigade, and competitive route choices. Sunday 10th September, a 20-mile fell race appears to be populated by unfit I was a little relieved to discover chain-smoking enemies of the fitness that my feelings had been shared by with 4200 feet of climbing. A classic race over and health lobby (eg Nicholas Ridley someone else, even if this was a some of Shropshire's finest countryside. and C. Clark), and when did you last fellow competitor and not Peter hear of the Prime Minister taking a Knott after all. Alas for my re­ walk, let alone in the hills. modelling of human nature! Mind As an individual you can write to you, I bet he’s hopping mad. In his 3. THE CARDINGTON CRACKER your own M.P., it does not matter account which followed, he said “the Sunday 3rd December, a 10-mile new scenic which party he or she belongs to, it is event went off without a hitch” Well, the cumulative effect which counts. it did, didn't it? race for those tired of those big over­ Once they learn that access is a vote Yours erringly subscribed Lakeland events. loser the Government will begin to Mike Cudahy rethink. P.S. The 1988 K.I.M.M. was not the The greatest impact will be 21st but the 19th event sponsored by through the F.R.A. The F.R.A. is our Karrimor. Details of all races from: governing body, it must act now to PP.S. Go on. I’ll admit it. Even after PAUL SANDERSON join with the R.A., the B.M.C. and doing all 21 events we still can’t 41 Bridle Terrace, Madeley, Telford the outdoor fraternity in the always pick the best routes, but as campaign for the right to access to Peter said in his letter to me ‘So Telephone: Telford 680107 the hills. If the battle is lost we will who’s perfect?”

7 FELL RUNNERS ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE NEWS OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1988-89 Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: There has been three meetings since the The Secretary was asked to write to last magazine went to press and it’s the Environment Minister objecting Dave Hodgson Selwyn Wright Barbara Carney probably fair to say that things have against the privatisation of Water 4 Brade Street 16 Birchlands Grove 197 Hall Lane been pretty quiet following the World Boards as this may well have a detri­ Horsforth Broughton-in-Fumess Wilsden Cup. mental effect on our access. We agreed Leeds LSI8 5EG Cumbria W. Yorks BD15 0HD HORWICH 27.11.88 to subsidise a junior training weekend H - 0532 585586 H-0229 716797 0535 273508 The two major items on the agenda being set up by Konrad Manning. W-0532 441244x2343 were the setting up of an Introduction to John Blair-Fish seriously damaged Fellrunning Course and the impending his arm during the pre-meeting run and Membership Secretary: Fixtures Secretary: Editor: arrival of the British Athletics wasn’t able to take part in the discus­ Pete Bland David L. Jones John Blair-Fish Federation. It had been the wish of last sion on the magazine. Two members c/o Peter Bland Sports 12 Victoria Avenue 28 Howden Hall Cres. year’s committee to step up our com­ had complained about a cartoon in the 34a Kirkland, Kendal Cheadle Hulme Edinburgh mitment to “grass roots” issues this year December issue. The next issue will and the course, to be held in the Peak carry an apology. Cumbria LA9 5AD Stockport SK8 5DL EH16 6UR District in May, is the first result. New H - 0539 821688 H-061-485 1639 H-031-664 8425 committee members Roger Baumeister SADDLEWORTH 22.1.89 W-0539 31012 W-061-776 1977 x247 and Kath de Mengel agreed to do the There was further discussion about the “leg work” to make sure it happens. magazine, centreing on John Blair- Statistician: Press Officer: Welsh Representative: The setting up of BA.F. is a very Fish’s wish to use a printer in Kevin Shand Andy Styan Jonathan Gibbon complex issue. Everyone agrees that a Edinburgh, in view of various difficul­ 13 Chichester Close Wentworth Farm 53 St Fagan’s Rise new administrative mechanism is neces­ ties in the production of the last issue. It Smithy Bridge Wessenden Head Road Fairwater, Cardiff sary for British Athletics but no-one was decided to stay with the present Littleborough, Lancs. Meltham, Huddersfield S. Glamorgan CF5 3EZ wants to lose any of their present power. printer for the time being. H - 0706 70080 H - 0484 850770 H - 0222 555369 As far as fellrunners are concerned the The B.A.F. meeting had been very meeting decided it was necessary for us successful. For the first time ever repre­ to meet with the S.H.R.A. and sentatives of fellrunners throughout the Club Representatives: N.I.F.R.A. to discuss the way we want U.K. sat down together to discuss the Norman Berry Tony Hulme David Weatherhead fellrunning to be administered. We also future of the sport. We agreed to a joint 165 Penistone Road 140 Altrincham Road 47 Clarendon Road discussed again championship races for proposal to the B.A.F. working party Kirkburton Wilmslow Eldwick 1989 and thanks were expressed to which has been comprehensively Huddersfield HD1 0PH Cheshire SK9 5NQ Bingley BD16 3DL Kevin Shand who organised an accepted. A Fell and Hill Running H - 0484 602922 H - 0625 529874 H - 0274 5567589 extremely successful annual dinner and Commission will be directly represen­ 0422 43798 even managed to make a profit. ted on B.A.F. rather than as at present KENDAL 22.1.89 being responsible to a national Athletic Member Representatives: Further work was done on the organisa­ Association. England will have three Roger Baumeister Danny Hughes Kath de Mengel tion of the fellrunning course. A BA.F. representatives on the Commission, meeting with the S.H.R.A. etc will take 51 Shepperson Road Hallsteads, Gosforth 85 Marsh Lane Scotland two, and Wales and Northern place next week. Dave Jones introduced Ireland one each. Oddly, it was the Sheffield S6 4FG Cumbria LA20 IBS Crosspool the possibility of getting the calendar English runners at the meeting, myself Sheffield S10 5NP H - 0742 347203 H - 0940 5366 out earlier and a scheme was approved and Norman Berry, who suggested that W - 0940 27726 H-0742 680016 which should mean he will be able to England should not have an overall present us with an early Christmas gift. majority. We feel that the sport can be Scottish Representative: Co-opted: Danny Hughes reported back on a run without resorting to the sort of John Hampshire Konrad Manning meeting of the I.C.M.R. The good news block voting which infects the A.A.A. 3 Greenbank Crescent 253 School Road is that there will be an Open race at the Roger Baumeister and Kath de Edinburgh Sheffield S10 1GQ 1989 World Cup. We have offered to Mengel reported that the training course H-031-447 3230 H - 0742 686242 buy a “World Cup” out of Keswick is now virtually booked up. Our • profits as there isn't one at the moment. Insurance cover has changed. The Fell Runners Association — Welsh Regional Committee: The I.C.M.R. hopes to start a Grand excess is now £50 and not £175. The Prix involving five races in Europe over Third Party indemnity has been raised The following Officers and Committee members were elected at the AGM on a season, the year after next. to £2m. Saturday 28th October 1988. Chairman: Les Williams, 30 The Fairway, Cyncoed, Cardiff CF2 6RE (0222 752876) SECRETARY’S NOTES Deputy Chairman: Malcolm Jones, 42 Isgraig, Tremadog, Porthmadog, Gwynedd LL49 9PT The privatisation of Water Authorities An apology to Chris Brasher and (0766 513876) may mean major problems for fellrun­ Andy Hyslop appears elsewhere in this ners. Rights of open access to lands in magazine. Many members reading the Secretary and F.R.A. Committee Representative: many areas are under threat. There is a “Wheeze” cartoon in the last issue will Jonathan Gibbon, 53 St Fagan’s Rise, Fairwater, Cardiff CF5 3EZ possibility that users of Water Board have found it funny - I did so myself - (0222 555369) land will have to pay for the privilege; until I thought of a serious point. If Treasurer: that other interests, e.g. shooting, will Reebok’s fell shoes are unable to com­ Eilir Evans, Rowen, Dinas, Y Felinheli. Gwynedd LL56 4RX (0248 671150) pay to have us excluded etc. In the Lake pete with Walsh’s then what implica­ District this affects Helvellyn and High tions would that have for prices? - I Statistician: Street; in the Peak and Pennines - much think the price of shoes is high enough Martin Lucas, Chestnut View, St Brides Major, Near Bridgend more. The Association has written to as it is! It is surely in our interests to Mid-Glamorgan CF32 0SY protest. 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8 third next year? One to watch in the Championship senior men’s is Micky Whatt - 6th British, 10th English. The lad has Reports come from nowhere, he’s had a JUNIOR NEWS tremendous season all on 40 miles a week. I looked at Clare Croft, 1989 1988 “dressed to kill" at the dinner Finally presentation and I thought how come (Results published in The 1988 Junior Men’s Team this lass managed to paste everybody English December 1988 issue) Championship was won by Holmfirth in the two ladies’ championships? with 135 points to Pudsey and She looked anything but a tough lady I honestly don’t know why some of Championships Bramley’s 136. I apologise for the fellrunner in her smart outfit. By the you runners bother competing in confusion caused but I missed way, the 1986 ladies’ winner in the There has been a promising start to these championships, you do so well English you still have the trophy. the 1989 season following our Holmfirth’s third counter at and get into medal winning positions Poor Vanessa Brindle never received excellent second team place in Thieveley in the rush to publicise the only to stick your noses up at the big it last year. Keswick. This year we have a Junior results at the World Cup weekend. dinner night. Out of 26 individual In the vet categories Andy Styan Women’s Championship which Konrad Manning prize winners we had 12 on the night, battled hard all season, but that man attracted twelve for the first counter and these people I am grateful to for Billy Bland thwarted him each time, at Chew Valley, Sara King, last year's making the effort. After all it is Andy coming second to Billy in both unofficial champion, leading them supposed to be one’s big moment at home. The junior men have also the end of the season. I also think it’s championships. Mike Walford had a good season: fourth English and third turned out in numbers and no fewer your duty to the other people that turn British. Well done, must be at least 28 than eight teams were represented at up who want to see the elite runners - creep, creep. He might get more Chew, won by Pudsey and Bramley. collect their awards. I know many prizes for Sedbergh hill race now World Cup runner-up Mark Rice will 1989 have good excuses, but it has been second. Last but not least the Over be looking for his first F.R.A. advertised for 6 months! Anyway, at World Cup 50s. What a brigade, 30 scoring in the Championship title after winning at least over 200 people had a good English and 42 in the British. We had Kentmere and a familiar name to night in Bolton on the 5th November, a Cumbrian one and two in both. watch amongst the juniors this year - 1988. Important Danny Hughes repeated his English Bland. Another medallist at Keswick, Getting on to the championships, victory of last year, he did one better John Taylor of Holmfirth, leads in the which I think was one of the best Junior in the British second last year. To Bill Intermediate Championship which selection of races I’ve come across, Gould, first this year in front of Harry has had disappointing support so far. that goes for both, you could not find Blenkinsop. The highlight, however, was another Selection one imposter. Well, young Shaun Keswick as you see dominated the successful training weekend held at finally did it winning the English by team championships in both. When Pendleton in late April with the help This year’s races will be held II clear points, and it could not have are they going to be beaten? I of Malcolm Patterson and Jackie around Die in France on the happened to a nicer lad. Second in the suppose Clayton came close last year Smith, of which an article follows. 16/17th of September and a team British as well. What a pocket only one point behind in the English. of four juniors will be picked to dynamo the lad is. I must admit I had This year they were a clear 18 points my money on young Gasser at the represent England. To be eligible in front of Pudsey & Bramley and 23 start of the season but the Yorkshire juniors must have been born in points in front of the same club in the Lakeland lad with the multi-coloured “hair” 1970 or after, so all junior and British. Possibly Pudsey could be the only managed 3rd behind super-duper “first-year” intermediates will club to do it, when all their young up Billy who’s retiring yet again, mind Training qualify. Selection will be based on and coming fellrunners mature a bit. you they say retire when the going’s all junior and intermediate A club of the future. good. He picked up 6 pots at the championship races but per­ K.T. Shand, F.R.A. Statistician Weekend dinner - second English; third formances at Mytholmroyd (8th British, Vet over 40 in both and Total points scorers This will be my last year as junior co­ July) and Latrigg (6th August) ordinator but hopefully there will be a second team trophies. You will be British Men 117; Ladies 42; Over will be given more emphasis. further training weekend around the missed mate. 40 116; Over 50 42; Teams 24. Those selected will be notified by end of September. For further details Well done to Colin Donnelly on English Men 86; Ladies 25; early August. winning his second British title on the Over 40 80; Over 50 30; Teams 16. nearer the time, please contact John trot. I wonder will he be going for his Taylor (0484) 862446. WORLD CUP 1988 ACCOUNTS The World Cup accounts show a also reduced accommodation very healthy profit. I should like costs due to early departure of to take this opportunity of some of the International teams. thanking the Sports Council and In view of some pre-race % Reebok for their generous comments, it may be appropriate support and all F.R.A. members to mention that the costs of whose hard work in fund raising awards in the Veterans’ event helped to make the World Cup a was £469. This figure includes financial success, as well as an presentation medals for the first enjoyable weekend. Although the three in each five year age surplus is to be divided equally category and slate souvenir with the Sports Council, F.R.A. medals despatched to all finishers funds will none the less benefit after the event. The expenditure considerably as a result of the on awards also includes the cost event. of a World Cup donated to the The main reasons behind the I.C.M.R. as a perpetual trophy. profit were the fine weather, Dave Hodgson Notes: 100% = £27,186. Surplus = £3,133. The item labelled which boosted T-shirt sales, and World Cup Treasurer EXPENSES represents Committee and Secretarial expenses. 9 equipped and dressed on the start It may also be added, and I think as (c) any other equipment as specified, line. fair and constructive criticism, that in addition, by the organiser. Mandatory The conditions of both the 1980 the F.R.A. has over the years And, in addition, for all long Ben Nevis race when the event was appeared to be rather dismissive of races: cancelled and last year’s event, could safety on the hills: where one might (d) emergency food equivalent to at Safety best be described as inclement and ask, as an example, can anyone find least 2 oz of chocolate. were, in fact, no worse than the the elusive Appendix 1 which (e) a map of at least 1.50,000 scale of conditions that Scottish hill runners successive F.R.A. fixture lists have the full area of the race and an Rules for have to contend with when training in referred to as containing the F.R.A.’s orienteering type compass. the hills on a large number of days Safety Requirements? A random equipment check of throughout the year. “That they got approximately 5 per cent of the worse as the race progressed", competitors shall be carried out by SCOTTISH contrary to Mr Jackson’s view, was the organisers on the start line. entirely predictable, as was the SCOTTISH HILL RUNNING SAFETY RULES 5. Retirements: improvement of the conditions as one If possible, competitors should first progressed even further through the Applicable to all hill races held un­ HILL inform a checkpoint official of their der S.A.A.A. and S.W.A.A.A./or race. retirements from the race. They must S.W.C.C.U. & R.R.A rules. It should be recognised that there is then make their way directly to the The rules below apply to all long RACES a basic meterological phenomenon finish and report to the finish official. whereby, in general, the temperature hill races and other designated races Competitors must retire from the drops by around 1.5"C to 2°C for as listed. By Peter Brooks race if requested to do so by a race each 1,000 ft. climbed. Non-compliance will lead to automatic disqualification from the official, e.g. when a checkpoint As writing forms a large proportion For the two Ben Nevis races in race and possible disqualification closing time has expired. All of my day to day activities I seldom question a quick check of a from competing in future hill races. competitors who registered for the feel inclined to put hands on the thermometer would have indicated 1. All entrants should have obtained race must report to the finish official, keyboard for issues concerning temperatures of around 10’C on the experience in at least three other either on completion of the course or personal sport and leisure activities. field and therefore an expected category “A” hill races. on retirement. But, for most of us there is at least temperature at the summit of around 2. Entrants should have obtained 6. Any marked sections of the course one compelling issue that motivates 3°C; certainly not “freezing some knowledge of the course. They must be strictly adhered to. comment. For some it’s the sanctity conditions”. should make a note of, and carry with of stone dykes, for others: burning In addition there is the venturi 7. Competition numbers must be them, details of the course, any fosil fuels, or litter on the hills, or effect of the mountain sides on wind worn, and shown to checkpoint checkpoint closing times and posers who play badminton and drink speed which can lead to either calm officials if requested. Competitors emergency telephone number. pretty little cocktails in lieu of a good or greatly magnified speeds and wind must register their arrival at each 3. Competitors who stray from the pint of Thwaites. For me it’s the chill factors; when the event was checkpoint using the system adopted course and are out of contact with the continuation of hill racing over cancelled in 1980 the summit of the for that race, e.g. depositing a tally race officials for a considerable demanding mountain terrain, as Ben was in the lee even though it was and/or registering with a marshal. period (e.g. by descending into the scheduled and in any conditions other a little breezy in parts on the way up. wrong glen) should contact the race Note: than where progress is made Anyone on the start line for those organisers as soon a possible by Peter Brooks is a long standing impossible by deep snow, a white-out two events with less than two layers telephone (either using the race member of Lochaber A.C. He sits on or verglas. of thermal wear, a fully waterproof emergency number or through the the General Committee of the It has been a tradition of hill racing cagoul and at least knee-length police). S.A.A.A. and the S.H.R.A. that an event is not cancelled or re­ thermal breeches was inadequately 4. The following minimal essential Committee and is the Convenor of routed because of rain, high wind, clad and acting either knowingly, or equipment must be carried: the Scottish Hill Running mist or low temperature per se. That unknowingly, in a totally (a) whistle. Commission. In 1988 he was placed is in conditions which are normal and irresponsible manner. (b) full body cover of waterproof third in the British Super Veterans’ to be expected on the hills, Unfortunately a large proportion of clothing. Championship. particularly in Scotland - at any time the field, our editor excluded, fell into of the year. the irresponsible category, presenting While the sport was populated the organisers with unnecessary THE FELL RUNNER’S ALPHABET largely by participants who had come worries and very justified fears for from a mountaineering background the life of some of these competitors. A is for Ascend - The first mistake a “normal" runner makes. there was little problem, but over the Last winter, with these and other B is for Bonk - The result of ascending too often. last eight years the growth of the similar event problems in mind, the C is for Continental - A slang term for half a fell race. influx of punters to hill running, who Scottish Hill Runners’ Association D is for Descend - The vita! missing ingredient in “continental". think the O.S. grid reference of the (S.H.R.A.) was faced with the E is for Extortion - Old Scottish term meaning “to set a race fee". start is the organiser's telephone dilemma of either continuing the number and a compass is for drawing much favoured and desirable “leave it F is for Falling Stone - The correct Descending technique. circles, has increased to the point to the runners” approach which has G is for Guru - To assume correct facial expression during Falling Stone. where either positive steps had to be prevailed to date or recognising all H is for Helly-Hansen - Fellrunner's winter plumage. taken to protect the very nature of the the inherent and serious dangers of I is for Idiot - Slang. Flatrunner’s term for Fellrunner. sport — and the punters, or to accept not imposing rules for the safety of J is for Jerk - Slang. Fellrunner's term for Flatrunner. its transition throughout to “world the inexperienced and foolhardy, K is for Karrimor - A type of race where you wished you could Karriless. cup” type organisation. Not that there particularly with consideration to an L is for Langdale - Ancient Cumbrian term for overcrowding. is anything wrong with continental organiser’s liabilities. M is for Mountain - Celtic word for Fell. style hill running but it is an entirely Unfortunately, in the context of the different sport. traditional freedom of the sport, the N is for Norman - The patron Saint of Fellrunners. So what, you might ask, has outcome was inevitable and the O is for Ordnance Survey - Specialist publications to prevent prompted this article? Well primarily following safety rules became “pilbeaming”(q.v.) in a race. comments from experienced mandatory in Scotland on the 1st P is for Pilbeam - Old English verb "to get lost". newcomers to the sport that events April, 1989. These apply to all long Q is for Quandary - Polite term for mental state following a “pilbeam". such as the magnificent Arrochar races and other “designated” races R is for Reebok - Old Norwegian word for sponsor. Alps race is too dangerous, that the which include: Ben Lomond, S is for Sheep - The Boulder Brothers favourite training aid. Moffat chase should not be run in Goatfell, Ben Nevis, Tinto and in misty conditions and, finally, the 1990: Camethy and Criffel. T is for Theakstons - Special post-race revival fluid. comments in the last issue of The They were drawn up both from the U is for Urban - areas of the country avoided by Fellrunners. Fell Runner on the 1988 Ben Nevis experience of the S.H.R.A. V is for Valley - another area avoided unless a “bonk" has occurred. race and in particular the suggestion committee and from an exhaustive W is for Walsh - special breed of Cumbrian Goat renowned for its climbing that the date of the race should be study by the C.F.R.A. following the ability. brought forward! tragic fatality in the Ennerdale race, X is for X-Ray - Part of World Cup sponsors contribution to the These views indicate, amongst which led to their comprehensive environment. other things, that there are some 1981 report: “Safety of Fell Races”. Y is for Yomp - Military version of Fellrunning hampered by big boots prevailing misconceptions that need It is unfortunate that the F.R.A. never allaying amongst the inexperienced, saw fit to publish this report, in full, and backpacks. and the experienced but foolhardy, in The Felt Runner as it provides Z is for Zombie - Trance-like state induced by too much bonking (q.v.). who are continually setting bad essential and compelling reading for Wheeze examples by being inadequately every hill runner.

10 JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE TRAINING WEEKEND

The general aim of the technical The idea was to walk/jog, and Sunday dawned bright and early weekend, there was a short RELAY exercises was to increase the with the actual navigation being ... far too early as we had to get up event. Participants were divided into awareness amongst participants of fairly straightforward, give every­ at 6.30. There was fresh snow on pairs, with each person having three the range of information contained one a chance to get used to the map higher ground, as everyone controls to find, and one member of on maps and to develop their skills and identify features along their discovered when their morning run each team running at a time. In the in interpreting maps, thus improving route. took them up towards Pendle mass start those who paused to read their navigational ability In the afternoon, everyone did a summit. Whilst they floundered in their maps gained time (sometimes (hopefully!). 4-5km orienteering course, the first the snow I set up the remaining minutes!) on those who cracked All the exercises used the 1:15000 few controls being easy and the exercises. . . under the pressure and rushed off - orienteering map of Pendle and remainder a bit harder. The main There were two exercises, both on a lesson to be learnt here about Barley. thing that seemed to catch people the more finely detailed western end navigating in a race situation! On the Saturday, we started with a out was the amount of fine detail on of the map around the Nick of Everyone certainly seemed to short talk which introduced the map the map; they weren’t used to Pendle. First there was a LINE enjoy themselves and hopefully, at itself, and the symbols used. The use looking for a 1 m high earthbank or a event, where people had to follow a the same time, they will have gained of a compass was also demonstrated lm deep depression! Problems were line marked on their maps to find an skills and learnt some valuable and everyone did a simple exercise compounded when one control was undisclosed number of controls. lessons about navigation. Hopefully to ensure that they had understood. mysteriously destroyed, whether by With the need to concentrate very they can now not only develop these Participants were then split into animal or human we were never carefully on the fine detail of the skills, but pass them on to their three groups and each navigated certain . . . Most people then ran map and to proceed at an friends and perhaps even to those their way across the area covered by back across the area (as the mist appropriate pace, many were found senior fellrunners who need to the map, from the west (Nick of came down!) and down through the wandering well off the line! sharpen up their navigating! Pendle) to the east (Barley village). fields back to Pendleton. Secondly, and to finish off the Malcolm Patterson Brundholme Country House Hotel Brundholme Road, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4NL Telephone: 07687 74495 A A/RAC ★★★ Proprietors: Ian fit Lynn Charlton

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11 ---- FIXTURES UPDATE------Calendrier officiel de la CIME 1989

Date Denomination Pays Cat. Dist. Deniv. Coordinateur en km max.

26.3 Mont Faron F grise 14,7 480 J. Mayer, Route de la Seyne, 83190 Ollioules, 94 06 91 91

9.4 Montee des 3 Communes F grise 10.5 760 J.L. Sivas, 5 r. Doyen Gosse, 38700 La Tranche. 76 42 13 79 16.4 Balcon de Belledonne F rouge 65 1400 P.A. Dufaud. 110 galerie de lArlequin, 38100 Grenoble, 76 22 10 37 29.4 Cesky Krumlov CSR brune 10,8 542 Z. Privatsky, ZA Nadrazim 204, 38101 Cesky Krumlov 30.4 Chatillon F brune 10,8 700 Assoc, du Grand 8, 26140 Chatillon, 75 21 14 44

4.5 Montee du Grand-Ballon F brune 16,8 1000 J.M. Bellicini, 55 a r. Gallieni. 68760 Willer-s-Thur, 89 82 38 32 7.5 Die - Col Rousset F rouge 21,3 1000 S. Aubert, rte de Romeyer, 26100 Die, 75 22 23 00 15.5 La Foulee Verte F super 14,7 850 Office du Tourisme. 38970 Corps 20.5 Vallorbe - Dt de Vaulion CH brune 10,5 850 J.-M. Charlet. Anc. Pontarlier 18, 1337 Vallorbe, 021/843 30 40 27.5 Cressier - Chaumont CH grise 13 750 S. Fournier, St-Martin 6, 2088 Cressier. 038/47 15 19

4.6 Gedenklauf Seelisberg CH brune 9.5 1115 T. Tramonti, 6377 Seelisberg, 043/31 32 56 11.6 Cross de la Roche CH brune 12.2 678 C.B. Goy. 1261 St-George, 022/68 13 58 11.6 Crete des Voirons F brune 14 1000 ARC Cranvessales. Mairie, 74380 Cranves-Sales, 50 39 30 18 18.6 Blumenstein CH grise 8 792 H. Hausler, 3638 Blumenstein, 033/56 24 97 25.6 Arette - St-Martin F rouge 23,3 1250 M. Ipas, 64570 Pierre-St-Martin, 59 28 41 10 25.6 Montreux - Rochers de Naye CH rouge 19,7 1700 F. Bruhlart, Riant-Mont 10, 1804 Corsier, 021/922 60 01 25.6 Six-Blanc CH super 7,2 1200 J.-F. Murisier, 1937 Orsieres, 026/4 13 13

2.7 Cross du Mont-Blanc F rouge 23,3 1360 C. Roussel, 63 rte des Praz. 74400 Chamonix, 50 55 88 59 2.7 Randonnee des Douaniers F rouge 20,8 300 J.-Y. Salliou, 10 r. de la Croix-Blanche, 22590 Pordic, 96 79 00 73 8.7 Cretes du Pays Basque F rouge 28 750 G. Etxart, 64250 Espelette, 59 29 95 24 9.7 Danisberglauf CH grise 13 860 Verkehrsverein Lenzerheide, Sportsekretariat, 7078 Lenzerheide. 081/34 34 34 9.7 Grimpee du Mole F gris 12 800 S. Stedile, Av. de la Mairie, 74130 Marignier, 50 34 53 38 9.7 Torrenthornlauf CH brune 7 1220 A. Mathieu, Flaus Sabine, 3941 Albinen, 027/63 27 06

16.7 Chaumont - Chasseral CH rouge 32 1150 J. Pierrehumbert, 2067 Chaumont, 038/33 44 86 16.7 Vogorno - Bardiighee CH brune 7,9 1143 A. Marra, via Molini, 6596 Gordola, 093/67 11 09 22.7 Arles-sur-Tech F rouge 50 1320 J. Faure, Alzine Rodone, 66150 Arles-s-Tech, 68 39 08 23 22.7 Brides - Courchevel F rouge 18,5 1100 Office du Tourisme, 73120 Courchevel, 79 08 00 29 23.7 Frutigen - Adelboden CH rouge 19 950 Vehrkehrsburo, 3715 Adelboden, 033/73 22 52 29.7 Cime de la Bonette F rouge 27 1722 P. Jaud, 2 bd Raimbaldi B, 06000 Nice, 93 85 53 67 30.7 Cretes de Megeve F super 19 765 Club des Sports, r. de la Poste, 74120 Megeve, 50 21 31 5Q 30.7 Sierre - Montana CH grise 14,7 995 M.-A. Berclaz, Rilke 4, 3960 Sierre, 027/55 47 69

5.8 Thyon-Grande Dixence CH brune 16,35 680 J.-W. Sierra, 1987 Heremence, 027/81 19 10 6.8 Grand Prix des Isards F brune 12,9 710 P. Flonthaas, 64490 Aydius, 59 34 75 69 7.8 Bareges - Pic du Midi retour F rouge 27 1600 J. Lopez, r. de Doumet, 65120 Luz-St-Sauveur, 62 92 68 19 12.8 St-Martin-La Planchette F grise 11 800 R. Bois, Les Lisots, 73140 St-Martin-la-Porte, 79 56 65 71 13.8 Sierre * Zinal CH hors cl. 31 2000 J.-C. Pont, Chantevent 28, 3960 Sierre, 027/55 22 85 15.8 Cross du Grand Massif F rouge 20,3 1029 C. Sauvage, club des Sports, 74300 Flaine, 50 90 80 74

20.8 Neirivue - Moleson CH rouge 20 1265 C. Pythoud, Russalet 9, 1630 Bulle, 029/2 91 60 20.8 Trophee des Martinaux CH super 10 1370 M. Borloz, 1892 Lavey-Village, 025/65 24 63 27.8 Kitzbiiehlerhornlauf A grise 12,9 1234 F. Puckl, Kaiserweg 111, 6353 Going, 05358.2590 27.8 Cretes Vosgiennes F rouge 32 1000 L. Marlier, 8 r. de Zimmerbach, 68000 Colmar, 89 79 51 87 27.8 Matterhornlauf CH brune 12 977 P. Fuchs, Haus Mistral, 3920 Zermatt, 028/67 20 63

3.9 Ovronnaz - Rambert CH brune 8,4 1360 B. Bessard, 1912 Ovronnaz, 027/86 17 84 10.9 Balcon du Mont-Blanc F grise 11,647 780 Office du Tourisme, 74700 Sallanches, 50 58 01 57 17.9 Fellhornberglauf D grise 8,2 870 G. Soellinger, Lindenstr. 7, 8980 Oberstdorf, 083/22 51 30 17.9 St-Julien - Le Saleve F rouge 18,5 900 J. Poulhies, 2 1 r. H. Berlioz, 74160 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, 50 49 25 23.9 St-lmier - Mt-Soleil CH grise 10 500 J. Buhlmann, Tivoli 47, 2610 St-Imier, 039/41 18 41 24.9 Fully - Sorniot CH brune 7,7 1600 A.M. Bender, Ch. Pre Fleuri, 1926 Fully, 026/46 18 80

1.10 Liberec CSR grise 8,4 567 O. Cepelka, Gagarinova 754,46007 Liberec 7 8.10 Cret de la Neuve CH brune 15 830 P. Humbert, 1261 Marchissy, 022/68 14 34 8.10 Peyrinissime F rouge 21 450 N. Chambaud, 26380 Peyrins, 75 12 70 97 15.10 Aldapa F rouge 20 500 P. Ainciart, Elizaberry, 64240 Hasparren, 59 29 57 51 15.10 Astberglauf A super 7,7 568 F. Puckl, Kaiserweg 111, 6353 Going, 05358.2590 12 A Bonker’s Nightmare or races. Certainly the sight of me places in huge steps. The climb ends Super running caused a few startled on the border ridge at 1950m. Here I It could only happen in a bad dream, expressions amongst the walkers, but turned south for the peak at Beskid no downhill, 5200ft of ascent and then it does in Britain too! The area 2012m before gaining the comfort of Marathon of only 5 miles long. Well it exists, in south of Zakopane is an extensive the restaurant at the cable car station Switzerland from a town called national park. The Tatry are a range on Kasprovy Wierch 1986m. The Mont Blanc FULLY up the valley side to of granite and limestone mountains thick mist was on the Polish side SORNIOT. over 2000m high, that extend into only. From the peaks there was a This three stage event takes place on Last year’s winning time by World Czechoslovakia. The park has an clear view of the Tatry mountains in 29th - 30th September in the following Mountain Race Champion Jay extensive network of rather rugged Czechoslovakia. A far greater order - Chamonix-Courmayeur Johnson 59.43, this year no-one got paths, to which walkers (and runners) proportion and some higher peaks lie (70km), Courmayeur-Champex (45km) up under the hour. are expected to keep. Most of the within Czechoslovakia. Leaving K-W and Champex-Chamonix (40km) with The race starts in the main street, paths are so solidly constructed of on the misty Polish side I could see 5500m of ascent. Possibly a tough immediately turns right to zig-zag up stone that they take on the appearance the cables stretching from the cable classic long distance path race. Entry through terraced vineyards, then of eroded wall footings. Running on car station away down into the mist fee 700 French francs including through thick forest and finally on to them is rather like running on shrouded valley. I had missed the Hotel(!) and refreshments - Details rocks before a short flat dash to the Hadrian’s Wall instead of alongside path here and had to run with a nasty from Saudan’s Club, BP 807, 1211 alpine hut finish. The view back it. In my opinion they rather scar the vertical cliff face to my right. Once Geneva 1, Switzerland. across the valley to snow covered landscape but they do save the rest of below the mist it was an exhilarating peaks, with Mont Blanc in the the terrain from erosion. They are a run down cutting some of the hairpin distance is well worth the journey. rather severe test of ankles and feet. bends, past the cable car station at Courir en Abundant wine, fruit and biscuits There is a profusion of wild plants Myslenickie-Turnie, through the at the finish along with gear bags and grasses as well as dwarf woods to the river's edge. As one handed personally to each runner by mountain pine. There are several high descends, the track becomes Montagne happy young girls numbed the pain of altitude lakes. The peaks are rocky increasingly well made, which dead legs. But, before the prize with many vertical cliff walls, equates to rugged. The last half mile The French mountain runners are giving the sting in the tail, no roads to excellent climbing. The high valleys into Kuznice is based on an old mine now producing a newsletter which the top so it’s 5200ft down on foot have forest, pasture or dwarf pine access road. It is constructed of very includes details of mountain races in the same way we ran (sorry walked) depending on the altitude. A highlight large cobbles and is exceedingly France and training tips. The up. of the valleys are the mountain huts, painful to the feet, ankles and legs. newsletter, Courir en Montagne, is No one went away empty handed, “schronisk” some quite large that sell published on 31st January, 30th April, Both runs were about 8.5 miles and fruit in a basket or local wine went to excellent food. 30th July and 30th October and can took me a little under 2.5 hours every runner. We lived on the pears, Run 1 started at the cable car running time, in a 4 hour trip. It be obtained from Serge Moro, Le grapes and apples for the next week. station at Kuznice, a half hour walk obviously can be run a lot quicker. Serre de L’aure 0500 0 GAP, France up from Zakopane. A very rough My excuse is I was carrying a light at 100 French francs annual 1st Ruedy Bucher, Switzerland cobbled road leads away from running sack, it was extremely hot subscription. I am exchanging the 1.00.21. 2nd Mike Short, England Zakopane. Soon a track dives off into and humid, I had a heavy cold and Fell Runner and Courir en 1.00.55 1 st Vet. 3rd Aldo Rusconi, the forest. Here the stone settings are streaming nose and should not have Montagne with Serge and can provide Switzerland 1.02.55. 22nd Mike intermittent. The track climbs gently been running at all. A week before I a photocopy of the January edition. Falgate, England 1.14.19. 31st up through trees and pasture. At had missed two days of the WaWel This includes details of World Cup Carol Haig, England 1.17.16 21st approximately 1330m a mountain Cup orienteering competition when I races at Die, training courses with Lady. “hut” Hala Kondratowa sells food was struck down by this cold. This Jack Maitland as technical consultant 183 finished. and drink, including the nicest explains my preoccupation with food and a French runner’s impression of biscuits I tasted in Poland. From here and drink and the long pauses fell races lasting less than an hour there’s a climb of over 560m in between the running bits. If I had between lakes, cottages and golf Michael Falgate 2.3kms, the last bit a chain assisted been fitter I would have run more courses (what really happened last scramble on to the rocky peak. A ridges. The paths make it very tough October at Keswick?). ridge run follows, south to Suchy P.S. The April edition has just work underfoot. Though gorse, gras­ Fellrunning Wierch Kondracky 1890m on the arrived through my letterbox. ses and flowers stretch away each Czech border. Then a fast descent side un-eroded it’s rather like running & Coffee back to the hut for more tea and along a 2ft wide strip of the rockiest biscuits, before the run down to terrain Lakeland can offer. On the Ultra Stops on the Kuznice. steep parts the paths are stepped with Run 2 was cooler, there was mist massive stones and even lower down Running on the tops. Again from Kuznice. this can be extremely rough. Polish-Czech time via Wysokie 1287m, a small I found the horseshoe courses a Just a quick reminder that we do peak hidden in forest. Then through good mixture, an easy run out, long exchange copies of the Fell Runner Border upland pasture to the “hut” at Hala steep climbs and fast descents. I think with Ultra Running which contains Gasienicowe the Schronisko the region and the other Polish details of long distance trail races in During a visit to Poland in July 1988, Murovaniec, at 1500m altitude. This mountain areas have great potential the mountains in North America. I managed to get two days running in is a large establishment, 110 beds, for mountain races. I hope to return Anyone interested in having sight of the Tatry mountains, based at open year round and sells good food. next summer to further my these magazines should contact me. Zakopane. Enquiries have failed to From here it’s a 490m climb in 3kms experience of the Polish mountains. John Blair-Fish unearth any Polish mountain runners with the rock path set in the steepest Paul Sewter On Being Un-Cool in Africa by C.A.T.S. P.I.S. (Campaign Against The Seriousness of Publications In Sport).

Introduction the world. Here was a chance for a (although in the Capital some One Moment in the Life of a Hero Once upon a time, not so long ago, 26 juicy story - an affliction in real life! Amazonian ladies were attempting to A “Hello Mr Mike Short, you are gentle Europeans went on holiday to These happy voyagers spent their make it so) and “Radio" became an welcome. You are the Main Man.” Africa. They had all cleaned their time wandering along tropical bea­ acronym for “Rather Awkward and B “I’m not Mike Short.” teeth and put undies on without holes ches as rosy suns set behind them Difficult Individuals Organisation”. A “You do go climb dat big in: some even had clean creating photogenic silhouettes used Who would have suspected the mountain? You Engleesh?” handkerchiefs! As they were too by Guinness in their advertisements. Public Relations Officer would have B “P*** off. I’m frae Scotland.” immature to be trusted, a lot of elders This, at least, is what the runners a tenacity for western values closely A “Ha ha, my name is Mgno Bgfgno, (press) came to look after them. The signed up for - little did they suspect rivalling the abilities of a flea. I go do interview for Radio press were very excited, especially as the run of (for?) their lives was about You've read the papers. You’ve Cameroon. Tell me. what is your the disease known as “Fellrunning” to commence. “Press” became a seen the film. Now here’s the name? You do like Cameroon? You had been eradicated in other parts of physical action not a profession TRUTH!!! tink de race hard?”

13 C “Oh Jack, please excuse me, Mr Cameroon dress as you hold the Cup Mgfgno, Jack do you want to go to victoriously over your head?” the beach at 10.30am or 10.33am? It’s really important that my Apology Company get photos of you being The 14th Mount Cameroon Race was super human in the tea plantations certainly no easier than the 13th. when the sun is at 45 degrees There is truth indeed in the statement precisely.” that “ignorance is bliss” - the B “Well . . .” survivors from last year nibbled nails, A “Ha ha . . . you John Makeland, toes and Guinness bottle tops in pleased a meet you—” anticipation of the ordeal ahead. Now C “Look, excuse me. Will you think it seems that one can die from that about it, please, we need to know ignorance which causes bliss - I within the next 2 seconds and also do refer, of course, to the bedraggled you prefer white socks or blue for state of the first time finishers! But to photo calls? 1 think blue will match continue, the mountain hadn't shrunk your yellow swimming goggles best at all in the past year, neither had the but I’ll leave it to you.” passage of many feet smoothed its A “Mr Maitfield, tell me, how you do knife-like lava flows. Yep, it was still win dis race?” painful! B “I ran as far as hut one and This year accommodation at the then...” University close to Buea and the start A “Ha ha, you ran. Now tell me Mr of the race suited everyone’s needs John how you drink so much for training and sight-seeing. As you Guinness?” may have gathered (gentle reader) we C “Excuse me but have you made were also accompanied by an your mind up yet Jack, we’re all assortment of the various Press. In all waiting for you. I don’t care if we go shapes and sizes, they provided us at 10.40am even, but I really think with wonderful entertainment and you should change your T-shirt, it alternative conversation to the rather clashes with my nail varnish and the limited “How many miles have you bus will pick you up for breakfast done today?” or, “I think PB’s will be better than raids”. It was actually a tomorrow in two shifts, one at Mike Short demonstrates the Booth knot on a recce of Mount Cameroon. 8.00am and one at 9.00am. If you useful insight into the difficulties Photo: Martin Stone prefer I could arrange an 8.30 pick-up encountered by this profession, and I, too. Anyway, would you see what the for one, found it heartening to 1. Unfortunately legally he cannot be I hope the publicity from this others think?” discover that they thought Mount disqualified and modifications will be year’s event encourages other runners A “Now, Mr Makepeace, you tell me, Cameroon was “big” too! made for next year’s race. A superb to participate. It is certainly a run to you ran: how, to be candid, did you The organisers coped admirably run by Robert Iyonga placed him complete - a challenge for those run?" with all the headaches that occur in a third overall. The newcomer to this people who find a frontal lobotomy B “My name is Maitland, I’m frae Third World Country when trying to year’s race was Fabiola Rueda, the fun for Sunday evenings. Scotland and I run by putting one organise even the simplest event. The World Cup holder. An impressive Helene Diamantides foot in front of the other; sometimes most notable hiccup was the lack of climb to the summit in 3 hours quite fast, usually in a very odd money in the Main Bank! ensured her place as first lady, RESULTS style.” Sunday, 29th January, was reducing the record to 4 hours 40 1. Jack Maitland 3.47.34. 2. A “Ees true ma man. You say . . .” fortunately the coolest day of the minutes. Ngou Njombe David, 3.48.43. 3. The dual sponsors U.T.A. and Iyonga Ekema Robert, 3.50.18. 4. Guinness have much to be Tatah Thomas, 3.50.32. 5. Brent complimented upon. A trouble-free Brindle, 3.54.02. 14. Billy Bland, week in Africa is, by any standards, 4.08.06. 16. Mike Short, 4.11.13. impressive. The main problem in a 43. Martin Stone, 4.36.28. *55. tropical climate - that of dehydration Fabiola Rueda, 4.42.31. *79. - was carefully considered by the Helene Diamantides, 4.59.24. organisers and liberal quantities of *93. Christina Etonge, 5.05.24. the company product prevented any *Lady occurrence of this. Exceptionally Un-Cool in Africa Edition II by C.A.T.S. P.I.S.

Introduction reality of impending pain looms nigh. Yes, Gentle Reader, the more One benefit (the only one?) of the demented section of the fellrunning 3rd Super Marathon du Hoggar, is the society have been “at it” again. Once improvement in my French. I more brains a boiling and feet a summarise here the essentials for blistering we venture forth into the those with even less in their skulls hostile heat of Africa - Algeria to be than I, who may wish to take part in precise. this event in the future. “What for?” I hear you ask in a voice full of rapt amazement and A brief guide to Hoggar French for fascinated interest. (The tone closely the British Billy Bland keeping cool before Mount Cameroon. Photo: John Evansresembles that used to indicate a total De I'eau lack of understanding for the Grief I’m thirsty. Where’s the next B “Can I have some water now?” week. A slight haze protected us from repetition of an exceptionately stupid watering station? C “Jack, the photographers want you the worst of the sun and a light breeze deed.) Being totally unable to justify Ravitaillement to stand on the podium now. You’ve was quite cool at 13,000 feet. my desire to run 100 miles in the Waterhole that isn’t a mirage, usually been sitting for 2 minutes - surely A swift climb to the summit by central Saharan mountains of the manned by two red and peeling that’s enough rest after a three and a Jack in 2 hours 32 minutes followed Hoggar, I can only say that it sounded volunteers. by a rapid descent earned him first half hour run of 10,000 feet ascent like a good idea at the time. Of course, Perform place in a time of 3 hours 47 minutes. and descent. We were thinking - once you’ve told enough people you Nothing to do with your running or could you please do a Highland jig The second placed David Njombe are going to do it, it becomes other abilities. This call refers to a for us wearing full traditional cheated between the stadium and hut impossible to back down as the harsh request for an isotonic drink. Kilometre out. The first stage was won by the Day four led to a marked decrease the stars and watching birds fly from An arbitrary distance, usually further American Pablo Vigil with Daniel in mental ability to cope with the long one sweetly scented prickle bush to than one can see. Opplinger and Hans Schnyder in stretches of never ending sandy track. another, does restore a certain calm to Comment ga va? second and third places. Fourth place “If I pick my nose it will break the the puddled runner's brain. Are you in more pain than I am? went to Emo Kis-Kilary, the amazing monotony until the next water stop.” The mountain bikers who took part Seance de stretching moustached Hungarian, with Jack Fortunately for my nose this approach in this event for the first time, Nothing to do with dying. Usually Maitland in fifth place. He and Mike was unnecessary for very long. An provided hours of amusement in their involves contortions of a painful Short (sixth on the first day) were to exceptionally garishly clad runner matching pink outfits and pink nature. do battle for places in the next few appeared at my side; he seemed to sunblock. On the other hand we all Petit dejuner days. However, the ensuing days of have the same peculiar stride length as kept the local Tuaregs (real Arabian It’s 5.30am. exciting competition left the final myself and the same aversion to Nights stuff) highly amused by our II fait chaud rankings generally unchanged. running up any inclining slope, no wish to move through the desert under It’s 30 degrees in the shade. Rankings amongst the enormous matter how small. Only 10 miles from our own steam (literally). Massage field of four ladies could hardly be the finish I had found a running On the final day however we Form of torture. seen as exciting. The positions on the partner! extracted our revenge as we cheered first day remained identical throughout Hysteria set in as the last water stop in the winners of the first ever Tuareg To perform or not to perform. the race: Fabiola Opplinger-Rueda, announced we only had 5km to go. Mountain Bike Race. That is the Question first, Rosly Brechbuhl second, Helene Both myself and Mr Fluorescence My thanks go to: (a) The organisers Only 24 kilometres into the first day’s Hobbler third and Noelle Julian fourth. perked up for all of the next 500m. who coped well with the usual delays 49 kilometre stage and the mental Day two, alias the crippler, However, we soon decided we’d both of flights, with the only hiccup being strategies employed to encourage consisted of two short stiff sections. rather finish this event than set a new cancellaton of the prologue, (b) movement in the lower parts of my The first part in the morning climbed record for 5km. Reebok who footed the bill, enabling body were taking on a recognisably very steeply to a completely shadeless A cartwheel over the finish line me to remove 5 years from life desperate slant: lunch spot. After four hours of hiding signalled the progressive state of my expectancy, (c) Jack for having made “If I can run 6km to the next water under trucks a 2pm start in the heat of dementia whilst others simply kissed this event “Public” last year. station, then I will only have another the afternoon took us to the Col the ground or sat down on the line. The smell of my week-old washing three sections of 5km each to go. That d’Assekrem at an airless altitude of Almost instantly aches and pains and delicate Saharan colour to all my means I have nearly come half way so 2780m. appeared, and within half an hour clothing serves as a reminder. Despite the rest isn’t really that far.” Day three saw the return of most runners were complete wrecks. the chic shades and suave hat, for a For me the longest first stage was infantile mental strategies: People who had jogged or stretched in while I was exceptionally un-cool in definitely the hardest. Without a doubt “It's not so bad, Helene. You’ve the intervals of the race, now wept as Africa. the long, straight stretches of done three sections already and your they tried to reach their feet and untie scorching desert road tended to legs haven’t fallen off. You can still shoe laces. Mind over matter had Results of 3rd Super Marathon demoralise me somewhat. The see Fabiola in the distance (okay, so never before been so graphically du Hoggar, 28th February frequent floundering in sand didn’t what if it’s only because she’s wearing illustrated. 1. Pablo Vigil, 10.17.02; 2. Daniel help either. I’m also not so proud that banana yellow shorts) and Opplinger, 10.22.23; 3. Hans I won’t admit to being thoroughly you haven’t had heat stroke. Eat Apology Schnyder, 10.26.13; Erno Kis cheesed off when Fabiola and Rosly another fruit pastille at the next water Not all gloom, doom and pain, the Kilary, 10.33.41; 5. Mike Short, managed to leave me as if standing so stop and then you only have another Hoggar mountains are fantastical. 10.46.51; 6. Jack Maitland, early in the day! three water stops to go before the one Sometimes shattered lava outcrops 10.49.52. A high point (the only one?) of my which is only 5km to the next.” form the main part of the terrain. In Ladies day was passing Bouidifa walking In actual fact this downhill section other places smoothed gigantic 21. Fabiola Rueda, 12.41.15; 22. along the road. Someone was actually was one of the most enjoyable for me, boulders perch in precarious heaps. Rosly Brechbuhl, 12.53.49; 27. moving slower than I was! A recent mainly due to the fact 1 kept finding The colours and atmosphere of sunrise Helene Diamantides, 13.35.02; 42. motorbike accident had caused people who were moving even more and dusk in the desert make the event Noelle Julien, 14.58.25. injuries and he eventually had to pull slowly than I was. almost magical. Sleeping out under SANDERSONS MOURNE MOUNTAIN MARATHON

SAT. 16 th SUN. 17 th SEPTEMBER TWO DAY NAVIGATION/ENDURANCE EVENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND ENTRY FORMS WRITE TO - DENIS RANKIN Leppin Enduro and Carbo Booster and Energy Tablets 18 CRANMORE GARDENS. BELFAST BT9 6JL _____ or TEL ANDERSONS. BELFAST 741222 MAIL ORDER - POST FREE - VISA - ACCESS Anderson Industrial Doors 4 CHAPEL LANE, BINGLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE BD16 2NG Telephone: (0274) 563349 -THE PACE SETTERS FOR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE! I______I 15 RAS MOEL Y GEST, CORRIEYAIRACK ECCLES PIKE the lonely moorland checkpoint at AS/3.75m/1500ft/21.8.88 PASS RACE FELL RACE Pilgrims Cross. After the tower he Gwynedd CL/16m/2250ft/11.9.88 BS/3m/750ft/l.10.88 again escaped on the flagged route to Inverness-shire Cheshire the finish. 1: C. Donnelly (E.R.Y.R.I.) 25.22 The well placed Bolton trio of 2: H. Griffiths (Hebog) 25.33 1; S. Ugunas (Liv’ton) 1.47.56 I: R. Jackson (Horw) 20.44 Turner, Lee and Nash received the 3: G. Griffiths (L. Group) 27.30 2: J. Macrae (Loch) 1.50.22 2: A. Whalley (Macc) 21.18 team prize. Hilary King also of 4: D. Roberts (Hebog) 27.32; 5: M. 3: R. Campbell (Loch) 1.51.43 3: T. Hulme (Pennine) 21.20 Bolton led the ladies’ race from the Jones (Hebog) 28.12; 6: D. Carson 4: B. Edridge (Unatt) 1.54.31; 5; J. 4; D. Cartwright (P’stone) 21.40; 5; gun to win her category comfortably. (Unatt) 29.07; 7: A. Hayns Beagrie (Loch) 1.58.57; 6; S. G. Cresswell (Pennine) 21.41; 6: T. D. Bleakley (E.R.Y.R.I.) 30.51; 8; M. Holiday Stewart (Coast) 2.00.53. Veterans Parr (Notts) 21.44; 7: R. Day 1: A. Trigg (Gloss) 2.06.33 (Leeds) 31.22; 9; R. Griffiths 0/40: 1: B. Eldridge (Unatt) (Mercia) 22.03; 8; A. Haigh (Holm) 2; K. Gaskell (Horw A) 2.07.14 (Holm) 31.25; 10. G. Williams 1.54.31. Veterans 0/50: 1: R. 22.25. Veterans: 1; T. Hulme 3; P. Turner (Bolt) 2.11.18 (N.W.R.R.C.) 31.29. Veterans Barker (Red Rose) 2.05.49. Ladies: (Pennine) 21.20; 2; D. Cartwright 4: M. Lee (Bolt) 2.12.08; 5; C. 0/40: 1; R. Piercy (Unatt) 32.51; 2; 1: S. Niedrum (Clyde) 2.11.58. (P’stone) 21.40; 3; R. Bradley Nash (Bolt) 2.12.15; 6. T. Duffy F. Uhlman (Unatt) 33.49; 3: W. Ladies’ Veterans : 1: A. West (Holm, 22.48. Ladies: 1; A. Jones (Y.M.C.A.) 2.12.50; 7; P. Percival Robertson (E.R.Y.R.I.) 34.12. (Cam) 2.42.25. (Alt’cham) 24.31. (Chor) 2.12.59; 8. S. Duckworth Veterans 0/50: 1: Griffiths (Rad) 2.16.08; 9: F. Loftus (Horw) (Hebog) 35.20; 2; J. Carson 2.16.12; 10: M. Bell (Horw) (E.R.Y.R.I.) 39.14; 3; R. Evans END TO END RACE 2.16.19. Veterans 0/40: 1: S. (Prs'tyn, 41.29. Ladies: 1: S. BM/7m/1900ft/6.10.88 Furness (Black) 2.19.46; 2: K. Roberts (Hebog) 32.38. Juniors: 1; Cumbria Munton (Unatt) 2.20.44; 3: D. D. Carson (Unatt) 29.07; 2; G. Extremely bad weather with gale Kearns (Bolt) 2.21.02; 4; B. Jones (E.R.Y.R.I.) 33.31; 3: G. STRETTON SKYLINE force winds, hail and rain greeted the Deegan (Roch) 2.22.34. Ladies: 1: Richards (E.R.Y.R.I.) 35.00. FELL RACE small field for this midweek event. H. King (Bolt) 2.38.34; 2: S. D. Ellis BL/20m/4200ft/11.9.89 D. Thompson Shropshire Ratcliffe (S’wth) 2.41.49; 3; J. 1: M. Bagness 69.00 Harold (Horw) 2.44.42; 4; C. The course conditions this year were 2: G. Bland Walkington (Clay) 2.48.14; 5; C. MOUNT SKIP excellent, firm underfoot, with bright 3: A. Beck Cook (Clay) 2.49.26. FELL RACE and very warm weather. BS/4.5m/1000ft/27.8.88 Steve Hughes led from start to Yorkshire finish, opening a three minute gap at This race is now re-established as a half-way and further extending his THREE TOWERS RACE regular event on the last Saturday in lead to the finish. Both men's and BL/20m/2500ft/16.10.88 GALE FELL RACE August. The But-Law Trophy, named ladies’ records remained intact from Lancashire CS/4.5m/900ft/30.10.88 after Butterworth and Tetlaw, who 1986 (Ken West 2.17.16 and Winky A clear autumn day, great conditions Lancashire donated for the last Mount Skip Race, O’Neal 3.02.01). One of the oldest records remains was missing last year and has now for the 233 athletes who started the race. Pre-event favourites Andy Trigg intact for yet another year, the 22.52 been replaced. 1: S. Hughes (E.R.Y.R.I.) 2.22.38 and Kevin Gaskell made the pace recorded by Andy Holden during his The new race record went to this 2; R. Lee (Macc) 2.29.02 with Mark Lee in close attendance. peak years proves just how good an year’s winner, T. Parr, although 3; D. Davies (E.R.Y.R.I.) 2.32.10 Andy got away on the long climb to athlete he was, and still is. Robert Jackson was very close on his 4: J. Wagstaff (Tip) 2.34.50; 5; P. the maggot farm - where he wisely This though did not detract from an heels, having been unlucky to have a Jones (Telf) 2.34.56; 6: R. Dawson waited for Kevin to be sure of finding interesting race where 168 turned up collision on the run in. (Telf) 2.36.38; 7. A. Hulme (Penn) Jill Thistlethwaite gained her first 2.36.56; 8; R. Day (Mercia) win in the ladies’ race. Calder Valley 2.37.28; 9: P. Cleary (Mercia) easily won the team prize in view of 2.37.40; 10; M. Thorogood (RAF their strong representation in a local Cos) 2.38.16. Veterans 0/40: 1: D. event. A sprint finish saw John Pegg Davies (E.R.Y.R.I.) 2.32.10; 2; A. just pip Alex Bowden in the junior Hulme (Penn) 2.36.56; 3; R. race, which has proved a successful Boulton (Mercia) 2.50.10. Ladies: addition this year. 1: A. Capp (Telf) 3.18.18; 2; C. Rod Sutcliffe Osbourne (Telf) 3.22.28.

1: T. Parr (Notts) 31.36 2: R. Jackson (Horw) 31.43 3: M. Rice (Tod) 32.15 4; I. Holmes (Bing) 32.25; 5; D. Cartwright (P’stone) 32.30; 6: R. Rowlands (Calder) 32.43; 7; J. SIMONSIDE FELL RACE Winder (Calder) 33.18; 8: M. Holmes (Calder) 33.32; 9; B. BS/6m/1170ft/17.9.88 Deegan (Roch) 34.37; 10: K. Northumberland Munton (F.R.A.) 35.00. Veterans 0/40: 1; D. Cartwright (P’stone) 1: M. Ligema (Elsw) 40.34 32.30; 2; B. Deegan (Roch) 34.37; 2; P. Hyman (Liv’ton) 40.49 3; K. Munton (F.R.A.) 35.00. 3; P. Dymoke (Liv’ton) 41.00 Veterans 0/45: 1: B. Jackson 4: D. Bell (Gosf) 42.25; 5; R. (Horw) 35.18; 2; P. White (Halifax) Walker (Elsw) 42.34; 6; A. 37.36; 3; M. Ormerod (Halifax) Philipson (Gosf) 42.42. Veterans 40.38. Veterans 0/55: 1; H. 0/40: 1; A. Philipson (Gosf) 42.42; Thornton (Esca) 46.09. Veterans 2; J. Cockbum (Alnw) 44.50; 3: C. 0/60: 1: D. Mason (Esca) 51.39. Atkinson (Walls) 47.06. Veterans Ladies: 1; J. Thistlethwaite 0/50: 1: P. Carmichael (Morp) (Calder) 43.58; 2; P. Dore (Roch) 48.21; 2: J. Peacock (Derw’side) 48.27; 3; J. Smith (Calder) 54.31. 49.31; 3: M. Hyman (Liv’ton) Juniors: 1; M. Rice (Tod) 32.15; 2: 51.18. Ladies: 1; G. Hale (New M. Anderton (Calder) 36.11; 3; R. Ay’ffe) 49.45; 2; H. MacPherson Blamires (Calder) 37.03. Juniors (W'lands) 53.11; 3: C. Boad (J&H) 2.25m/500ft: 1; J. Pegg (Ross) 55.05. Juniors U/16 (shortened 16.11; 2; A. Bowden (Calder) course): 1; R. Gander (Alnw) 16.12; 3; R. Skelton (Calder) 40.20; 2: M. Philipson (Gosf) 17.33. 42.28; 3; L. Wren (Ayc’ffe) 44.18. Jack Soper, D.P.F.R. 0150, on the long trot to Alphin, at Chew Valley. Dave Woodhead

16 ESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESl on the day although the limit was SHEPHERD’S SKYLINE FFORD Y BRYNIAU LOGGERHEADS 125! Some had an extra race as well, FELL RACE BM/9m/2000ft/6.11.88 FELL RACE as the Calendar listed the Gale Inn as BS/6m/1150ft/5.11.88 Wales BM/10m/2600ft/6.11.88 being in Todmorden. Yorkshire Jonathan Hooper first ran this race six Clwyd With the larger than usual turnout This race from the Shepherd’s Rest years ago on the first occasion it was Held for the first time this year from there was a hotter than normal pace Inn on the moorland scarp near held. Now he knows the way he was Loggerheads Country Park just up the road to the steps but, Lumbutts, above Todmorden, is able to set a new record by 1 min. 4 outside Mold, the race attracted 61 unfortunately for those who wanted really an extended Stoodley Pike sec. Jan Evans, another regular starters, but next year there will to get their breath back, there was race, with an extra climb back on to attender broke the ladies’ record by certainly be a lot more for this very little time lost queueing. The the moor edge. an even wider margin, 3 min. 2 sec. excellent race. The course is run over real race did not start until the return Mark Rice, the 17-year-old Sixth placed Howard Kent, cut the slopes of Moel Famau Country journey from the White House as no Todmorden Harrier and England himself during the race, only to spend Park taking in the summits of Moel gaps had opened on the ascent. John International fellrunner, sliced nearly a week in the Cardiff Royal Infirmary Famau and Foel Fenlli. Although a Taylor had sufficient speed to get three minutes off his previous best for when the wound went horribly lot of the course is on wide forestry away from Sean Livesey, Gary this event to win his first major race. sceptic - but he says he will be back tracks, this does not detract from the Devine, Graham Schofield and the Graham Schofield led the 230 next year! toughness of the constant climbing rest of the field who were not too far runners with Mark in second place Hopefully, so will the good and descending on a course that was behind. Further back there was an until on the return, at Black Clough, weather that accompanied this race very well marked. excellent run from William Styan to he took the lead and finished to the over the hills that lie to the north of The race itself was won by Colin finish 18th. enthusiastic cheers of a home crowd. the Welsh capital. Donnelly from Tony Hulme who had Alan Bocking Jonathan Gibbon the satisfaction of leading his club to 1:J. Taylor (Holm) 24.48 1:M. Rice (Tod) 41.08 victory, and also being the first 2: S. Livesey (Ross) 25.05 2: G. Schofield (Black) 41.14 1: J. Hooper (Card) 51.48 Veteran. 3: G. Devine (P&B) 25.18 3: G. Read (Roch) 41.22 2: A. L. Williams (M.D.C.) 57.36 Alan Bocking 4: G. Schofield (Black) 25.21; 5: A. 4: R. Jackson (Horw) 41.31; 5: R. 3; D. Thomas (M.D.C.) 58.19 Whaley (P&B) 25.29; 6: D. Rawlinson (Ross) 41.38; 6; I. 4: W. J. Darby (M.D.C.) 58.21; 5: 1:C. Donnelly (E.R.Y.R.I.) 1.09.04 Baskerville (Spen) 25.35; 7: G. Ferguson (Bing) 41.39; 7; A. M. Lucas (M.D.C.) 59.12; 6: H. 2: A. Hulme (P.F.R.) 1.12.54 Kirkbright (Skyrac) 25.41; 8: M. Whalley (P&B) 41.40; 8; P. Kent (L’Croup) 1.01.20; 7: C. 3: M. Cawood (Leic) 1.13.25 Falgate (P&B) 25.43; 9: P. McWade (Clay) 42.04; 9: A. Styan Ryder (M.D.C.) 1.01.28; 8: S. 4: D. Davies (Hebog) 1.15.05; 5: J. McWade (Clay) 25.50; 10: G. (Holm) 42.16; 10: G. Wilkinson Phillips (Card T.C.) 1.02.36; 9: S. Hey (Unatt) 1.18.05; 6: J. Griffiths Wilkinson (Clay) 25.51. Veterans (Clay) 42.36. Veterans 0/40: 1; P. Blease (L’ Croup, 1.02.33; 10: W. (Aberyst) 1.18.42; 7: J. McGill 0/40: 1: P. McWade (Clay) 25.50: McWade (Clay) 42.04; 2; A. Styan Roberts (Card T.C.) 1.04.22. (Epic) 1.20.45; 8: A. Bocking 2: L. Clarkson (Roch) 26.28; 3: B. (Holm) 42.16; 3; J. Holt (Clay) Veterans 0/40: 1: L. Williams (P.F.R.) 1.21.11; 9: W. James Deegan (Roch) 27.40; 4: M. 43.24; 4: M. Targett (Clay) 44.33; (M.D.C.) 57.36; 2: D. Thomas (B.I.C.C.) 1.21.18; 10: E. Coombes Rowbotham (Roch) 27.55; 5: P. 5: I. Clarkson (Roch) 45.49. (M.D.C.) 58.19; 3: A. Morgan (Vaux) 1.23.36. Veterans: 1: A. Lyons (Bury) 28.12; 6: K. Carr Veterans 0/45: 1: B. Jackson (C.H.S.O.B.) 1.04.49; 4: B. Hulme (P.F.R.) 1.12.54; 2: D. (Clay) 28.44. Veterans 0/45: 1; K. (Horw) 47.32; 2: D. Gibson Thomas (M.D.C.) 1.04.57. Davies (Hebog) 1.15.05; 3: J. Lodgeon (Hfx) 28.50; 2: D. Tomas (S’worth) 49.57; 3: J. Dean (Saif) Veterans 0/50: 1: D. Fisher Dearden (B.I.C.C.) 1.25.56; 4: M. (E.R.Y.R.I.) 29.05; 3: F. Gorman 49.58. Veterans 0/50: 1: D. (Newport) 1.08.39; 2: E. Alexis (L’ Spry (Mersey) 1.27.59. Ladies: 1: (Hfx) 30.23. Veterans 0/50: 1: T. Ashton (Black) 47.02; 2: R. Barker Croup) 1.18.35. Ladies: 1: J. Evans A. Moore (Prest) 1.48.04. Shaw (Roch) 28.15; 2: R. Barker (Red Rose) 50.23; 3: L. Sullivan (C.H.S.O.B.) 1.11.02; 2: F. Donald (Red Rose) 30.56: 3: W. Smith (Clay) 53.24. Veterans 0/55: 1: T. (C.H.S.O.B.) 1.24.44. BLACK LANE ENDS (Clay) 33.02. Veterans 0/55: 1: W. Sykes (Roch) 55.03. Veterans FELL RACE Tidswell (Hfx) 32.37; 2. D. 0/60: 1: B. Crook (Bury) 57.06. CS/5m/1000ft/6.11.88 Clutterbuck (Roch) 33.00. Veterans 0/65: 1: J. Riley (Clay) Veterans 0/60: 1: E. Frost 38.59; 69.40. Ladies: 1: C. Haigh (Holm) Yorkshire 2: J. McDonagh (Tod) 39.26. 51.22; 2: K. Drake (Spen) 52.03; 3: Early morning heavy mist gave way Veterans 0/65: 1: J. Riley (Clay) L. Lord (Clay) 53.22; 4. S. Ratcliffe to a lovely November sunny day and 40.29. Ladies: 1: C. Walkington (S’worth) 53.54; 5: S. Haines although the going was good the (Clay) 32.10; 2: C. Cook (Roch) (Ilkley) 55.21. Juniors U/16: 1:. I. course record remained intact. Dave Cartridge won the race easily 32.40; 3: M. Ashton (Clay) 34.31; Powell (Calder V) 15.44; 2; D. 347 Peter Marshall, Todmorden. 361 4: B. Robinson (Bury) 35.31; 5: E. Beels (Roch) 16.12. Junior Girls for the 7th time in succession and Douglas Clarke, Ml A 0140, on ru n was presented with a special Woodhead (Clay) 36.42; 6; C. U/16: 1; J. Croston (Roch) 17.09; to Alphin, at Chew Valley. Williams (Horw) 37.12. 2: L. Lacon (Horn) 17.29. commemorative trophy. Keith Dave Woodhead Anderson and Gary Devine had a battle for the runner-up spot. Gary losing out on this occasion.

1: D. Cartridge (Bolt) 30.11 2: K. Anderson (Amble) 30.47 3: G. Devine (P&B) 30.50 4: S. Livesey (Ross) 31.18; 5: A. Whalley (P&B) 32.10; 6: C. Valentine (Kesw) 32.19; 7: I. Holmes (Bing) 32.29; 8: G. Wilkinson (Clay) 32.36; 9: M. Fleeming (Amble) 32.44; 10: D. Woodhead (Horw) 32.53. Veterans 0/40: 1: R. Hargreaves (Clay) 33.18; 2: J. Holt (Clay) 34.26; 3: C. Oldham (Clay) 35.11. Veterans 0/45: 1: D. Scott (Clay) 35.32; 2: N. Matthews (Horw) 35.43. Veterans 0/50: 1: M. Simpson (N. Veterans ) 39.35; 2: R. Jaques (Clay) 40.01. Ladies: I: C. Haigh (Holm) 40.30; 2: F. Thompson (Unatt) 42.40; 3: K. Taylor (Clay) 46.29; 4: C. Porritt (Ilkley) 47.02; 5: P. Dore (Roch) 47.24. Juniors: 1: C. Walker (P&B) 10.01; 2: D. Smith (P&B) 10.23; 3: N. Matthews (Horw) 10.40.

17 3SULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESU] TINTO HILL RACE DUNNERDALE PENMAENMAWR of 1.49.01 set the previous year and AS/4.5m/1500ft/12.11.88 FELL RACE FELL RACE with Colin Donnelly and Andy Trigg Lanarkshire AS/5m/I800ft/12.11.88 CM/12m/1415ft/19.11.88 present there was a good prospect for A record entry of 140 tackled this one Cumbria Gwynedd an excellent race. Indeed it was these three who quickly moved away from hill race in cold wet conditions with A clear sunny day brought runners the rest of the field at a pace that mist on the summit. from far and wide to the Blacksmith’s 1: E. Roberts (E.R.Y.R.I.) 1.06.34 looked as if it would bring a new The 1985 record of 31.33 held by Arms to tackle the picturesque but 2; B. Nock (H.O.A.C.C.) 1.07.45 record. Colin moved through in the Tiso 1988 Scottish Champion Alan testing course. 3; H. Griffiths (Hebog) 1.10.59 latter stages to take victory on the Farningham (now race organiser) Rod Pilbeam running in one of his 4; D. Davies (Hebog) 1.13.21; 5; R. line in a very close finish. Such was was not threatened. At the top four favourite races led the way over Cudworth (H.O.A.C.C.) 1.13.38; 6: the pace that the course record was runners turned together but John Knott, High Point, Stickle Pike and M. Jones (Hebog) 1.14.22; 7: J. reduced by two minutes and all three Wilkinson was too fast on the Great Pike to show his supremacy, Quine (Bolt) 1.14.54; 8; P. Clark finished seven minutes clear of the downhill to win comfortably. Penny reducing his own record by 33 (Kend) 1.15.31; 9; T. Bolland rest of the field. Rother avenged her World Cup defeat seconds. Ruth Pickvance turned in (S.W.A.C.) 1.16.31; 10; R. Wadeley The race became an International from Tricia Calder in the ladies’ race. another fine performance, scoring a (Biggies) 1.16.55. Veterans 0/40: event with two French competitors R. Morris convincing win over Carol Haigh 1: D. Davies (Hebog) 1.13.21; 2; R. travelling out and back overnight, just who had a curiously subdued run Wadeley (Biggies) 1.16.55; 3: P. to compete - the snow was more than finishing in 90th position. Carol Jones (Hebog) 1.18.58; 4: I. Knight 1: J. Wilkinson (Gala) 32.13 they bargained for! 2: L Davidson (Camethy) 32.33 McNeill virtually running on home (S.W.A.C.) 1.23.17; 5; D. Glass 3: G. Kerr (Fife) 32.48 ground was first lady veteran 0/35 in (E.R.Y.R.I.) 1.24.14; 6; N. Pratten 1:C. Donnelly (E.R.Y.R.I.) 1.47.00 4: B. Potts (Clydes) 33.06; 5: A. 100th place. (W.A.C.) 1.24.15. Ladies: 1; S. 2: J. Taylor (Holm) 1.47.03 Curtis (L’stone) 33.29; 6; D. Farrar (E.R.Y.R.I.) 1.29.05; 2; S. 3; A. Trigg (Gloss) 1.47.15 Rodgers (Loch) 33.38; 7: R. Hope Clark (Kend) 1.32.40; 3; D. Evans 4; G. Hall (Holm) 1.54.12; 5: P. 1; R. Pilbeam (Kesw) 37.22 (E.R.Y.R.I.) 1.40.46. Juniors: I: D. (Gala) 33.53; 8: J. Hampshire 2; K. Anderson (Amble) 37.47 Brownson (Alt) 1.54.23; 6; J. (Camethy) 33.56. Veterans 0/40: Cash (Rydal) 28.04. 3; D. Lee (C.F.R.) 38.24 Nixon (Ach Rat) 1.54.44; 7; M. 1; J. Shields (Clydes) 34.52; 2: A. 4; A. Bowness (C.F.R.) 38.40; 5; R. Rigby (Amble) 1.55.07; 8; D. Letham (Biggar) 35.12. Ladies: 1: Trowman (Potts) 1.55.35; 9: S. Rawlinson (Ross) 38.45; 6; G. P. Rother (Edin) 36.39; 2; T. Calder Huddleston (Kend) 38.57; 7; H. Elliott (Notts) 1.56.33; 10; C. (Edin) 37.09. Juniors: 1: B. ROACHES FELL RACE Penny (Eves) 1.57.02. Veterans Jarrett (C.F.R.) 39.28; 8; I. Holmes BL/14m/3600ft/20.11.88 Rodgers (Loch) 35.07; 2; H. (Bing) 39.41; 9: N. Lanaghan 0/40: 1; J. Nixon (AchRat) Lorimer (Duns) 38.00. 1.54.44; 2; D. Thomas (M.D.C.) (Kesw) 40.01; 10; A. Schofield Derbyshire (Roch) 40.21. Veterans 0/40: 1; The first snow of the winter caused 2.02.11; 3; P. Boulton (S.M.A.C.) M. Hudson (L.O.C.) 43.28; 2; W. the start to be delayed to make sure 2.03.56; 4; A. Gratton 2.04.23; 5; Cooper (Manch) 44.53; 3; T. everyone had arrived. However, the A. Hulme (Penn) 2.08.02. Veterans Peacock (Clay) 45.12. Veterans fierce winds dropped and sun shone 0/50: 1; B. Carey (Mercia) 0/50: 1: H. Blenkinsop (Kesw) giving views across the South West 2.09.49; 2; E. Knight (Mercia) 47.41; 2; B. Hilton (C.F.R.) 48.15; Peak District. 2.22.49; 3: J. Feist (Dk Pk) 2.38.27. 3: B. Smith (Clay) 51.15. Ladies: The snow made the going muddy Ladies: 1: R. Pickvance (Clay) 1; R. Pickvance (Clay) 46.56; 2: C. and the slight breeze was chilly, but 2.14.59; 2; S. Lewsley (Border) Mike Wyhatt sets the pace on Haigh (Holm) 51.07; 3; C. McNeill despite this the field of just under 200 2.29.25; 3: C. Osbourne (Telf) Alderman Hill, at Chew Valley. (L.O.C.) 51.59. set out at a brisk pace. John Taylor 2.31.49; 4; A. Capp (Telf) 2.39.55; Dave Woodhead returned to defend his course record 5; C. Procter 2.45.32.

18 ESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESl ROMBALDS MOOR 1:G. Devine (P&B) 1.23.39 FELL RACE 2: D. Cartridge (Bolt) 1.23.41 BS/5m/800ft/20.11.88 3: G. Schofield (Black) 1.26.10 Yorkshire 4: C. Valentine (Kesw) 1.26.28; 5: Generally good conditions with a W. Brindle (Horw) 1.26.55; 6: R. covering of snow suited Gary Devine Jackson (Horw) 1.27.13; 7: R. but clubmate Allan Whalley gave Owen (Black) 1.28.04; 8: T. him a close run. All proceeds from Hesketh (Horw) 1.28.12; 9: J. this event go to charity. Nixon (A’Ratti, 1.28.20; 10: C. Lyon (Horw) 1.28.40. Veterans 1:G. Devine (P&B) 34.49 0/40: 1: T. Hesketh (Horw) 2: A. Whalley (P&B) 34.54 1.28.12; 2: J. Nixon (A’Ratti, 3: M. Rice (Tod) 34.57 1.28.40; 3: A. Styan (Holm) 4: D. Baskerville (Spen) 35.02; 5: 1.29.25; 4: J. Boswell (E'wash V) R. Pallister (P&B) 35.10; 6: S. 1.36.34; 5: D. Kearns (Bolt) Hawkins (Bing) 35.11; 7; C. 1.36.43. Veterans 0/45: 1: D. Kay Valentine (Kesw) 35.13; 8; S. (Bolt) 1.34.45; 2: J. Nuttall (Clay) Livesey (Ross) 35.19; 9; T. 1.37.18; 3: J. Whitter (Wigan) Lofthouse (Bing) 35.40; 10: P. 1.41.33. Veterans 0/50: 1: D. Rombalds Moor - Karen Taylor on the snow. Dave Woodhead Harlow (Kesw) 35.46. Veterans Ashton (Black) 1.36.25; 2: D. Weir 0/40: 1: T. Hesketh (Horw) 35.48; (Horw) 1.40.48; 3: R. Barker (Red 2: M. Target (Clay) 36.48; 3: P. Rose) 1.43.07. Ladies: 1: R. Lyons (Burn) 38.08; 4: J. West Pickvance (Clay) 1.43.08; 2: C. (Clay) 38.35; 5: D. Scott (Clay) Haigh (Holm) 1.43.37; 3: V. 39.36. Veterans 0/50: 1: D. Brindle (Clay) 1.51.34; 4: K. Ashton (Black) 38.55; 2; R. Barker Martin (Dk Pk) 1.55.23; 5: W. (Red Rose) 40.11; 3: P. Watson Dodds (Clay) 1.56.32. (P&B) 42.02. Ladies: 1: S. Niedren Intermediates: 1: P. McAndrew (Clydes) 44.13; 2: E. Thackray (Chor) 40.42; 2: J. Taylor (Clay) (Fell & D) 44.35; 3: S. Watson (V. 42.36; 3: N. Haliwell (Holm) Strid) 44.42; 4: K. Taylor (Clay) 45.03; 4: C. Taylor (B Aero) 45.17; 50.25; 5: C. Porritt (Ilk) 50.25. 5: J. Kennedy (Clay) 46.08. Juniors: 1: A. E. Waterworth Juniors U/15: 1: N. Matthews (Clay) 40.38. (Horw) 14.35; 2: W. Styan (Holm) 14.40; 3: S. Beaumont (Kghly) 14.46. Junior Girls: 1: R. Forber (Wigan) 19.54; 2: A. Forrest (Wigan) 20.17; 3: L. Fargher 20.37.

CALDERDALE Eric Forst, Veteran 0160, during the Rombolds Moor race. Dave Woodhead WAY RELAY 50m/600ft/ll.12.88 Yorkshire WINTER HILL Eighty-four teams of 12 runners FELL RACE followed the climbs, valleys, rivers, AM/llm/2700ft/27.11.88 moors and peaks around 50 miles of Lancashire Calderdale. Running in pairs over well recennoitred paths taking in no SHEFFIELD TO Conditions were perfect for this fewer than a million farms, 3,000,000 year’s race: a clear sunny day with no MACCLESFIELD disused mills and 6,000,000 yapping wind and much of the notoriously TRANSPENNINE farm dogs! boggy course frozen to comparative RELAY 18.12.88 First to show are Rochdale, in front firmness. An additional bonus was This event, a lightehearted break after the first leg - Geoff Read and the view of the surrounding from the more serious fellrunning partner coming in ahead of Horwich Lancashire hills rising out of a sea of races of the summer months, took the and Rossendale. Seventh-placed white mist. form of a six stage relay starting at Pudsey and Bramley overhaul the Sheffield City Hall and finishing at Ray Owen, winner of the inaugural deficit on leg two over Stoodley Pike, Macclesfield Town Hall. The route event in 1983 and runner-up on gaining on the descent into was virtually all cross country and subsequent occasions, was again the Todmorden to overtake Rossendale included Win Hill, Lose Hill, Mam early leader but gradually faded to and Horwich, Rochdale dropping Tor and Shining Tor, covering finish seventh. The race meanwhile back. Favourites Bingley then put in approximately 40 miles with over developed into a duel between triple a remarkably fast section, catching 2,000 metres of ascent. victor Dave Cartridge and last year’s their fourth leg pair still wrapped in The winning team, in a time of winner Gary Devine, who got away cags and trousers! The clear morning 5hrs 14mins 45secs, was Manchester towards the finish but held off a gives way to a cold wind and rain, as and District Orienteering Club. Close strong final surge from Dave. befits the wilder part of the route. behind were Macclesfield Harriers Carol Haigh led over virtually the Gary Devine and Jack Maitland, and fast finishing Pennine Fell whole course in the ladies’ race, but typically undaunted, break the fourth Runners. Other teams, although perserverance paid off for Ruth section record to put Pudsey and Calderdale Way Relay - Starting leg completing the course, were Pickvance who was steadily cutting Bramley back into the lead. 5 - Clayton Harriers, W. S. Bateson. handicapped by lack of route into her lead as they progressed. On At this stage in the ladies’ race Peter Hartley knowledge and team shortages. the final descent to the finish, Ruth, Clayton are well ahead of Bingley. Individual runners Mick Hornsey, undaunted as ever, caught Carol to Despite the added spills and thrills of 1: Pudsey and Bramley 5.44.17 Pete Coppack and Jim Kelly covered win by nearly half a minute, also the busy road crossing at the start of 2: Bingley A 5.46.58 the complete distance in a time of reducing the ladies’ record by five the last leg, and the numerous 3: Rossendale A 5.50.29 8hrs 49mins. minutes. bloodied, muddied and near 4: Clayton A 5.54.18; 5: Horwich Ralph Murray In the junior Pike Race Nathan collapsing pairs after leg five, the A 6.01.34; 6: Halifax A 6.15.38; 7; Matthews significantly reduced his situation remains unchanged - Kendal 6.15.47; 8: Rochdale A own record after a battle with Pudsey and Bramley achieving their 6.16.22; 9: Skyrac A 6.18.23; 10: William Styan. Paul McAndrew was first victory in this event, Clayton Holmfirth A 6.18.40. Veterans: 1: an easy winner in the intermediate Ladies and Veterans clearing up the Clayton 6.19.52; 2: Rochdale race, also setting a new record. rest of the prizes. 6.22.21; 3: Bingley 6.36.18. Bill Smith D.T. Menace

19 ESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESTJ Boulsworth Hill by a succession of 1; D. Lee (C.F.R.) 19.26 1: P. Lowe (Mand) 38.50 RON HILL SPORTS boggy paths and tracks. A sting in the 2; K. Anderson (Amble) 20.00 2: C. Wright (Mand) 39.08 WHINBERRY NAZE tail was a near vertical climb, on all 3; A. Peace (Bing) 20.10 3: G. Webb (CaldV) 39.38 DASH fours, back-up to the pub at the end. 4: A. Whalley (P&B) 20.26; 5: M. 4: D. Fielden (Mand) 40.03; 5: N. BS/4.5m/750ft/26.12.88 After a week of rain the underfoot Rigby (Amble) 20.31; 6: S. Hale Conway (Notts U) 40.28; 6: J. conditions were heavy compared with Lancashire (Perth) 20.43; 7: C. Valentine Williams (Mand) 40.47; 7: F. Smith last year’s frozen terrain. (Kesw) 20.45; 8: M. Fanning A field of 214 runners, many in fancy (Salt) 41.31; 8: K. Wood (Salt) Andy Peace was leading at the (Kesw) 20.50; 9: I. Holmes (Bing) dress, turned out for rossendale 41.54; 9: K. Edwards (H’pool) summit but had the misfortune to take 20.51; 10: G. Devine (P&B) 20.53. A.C.’s annual Boxing Day Fell Race. 42.05; 10: G. Chapman (Unatt) a tumble, which Gary Devine and Veterans 0/40: 1: D. Spedding The 4.5 mile route takes runners to 42.34. Veterans 0/40: 1: J. Wilf Brindle weren’t slow to take (Kesw) 22.06; 2: J. R. Nuttall the summit of one of the highest hills Williams (Mand) 40.47; 2: L. Small advantage of. A lively scrap between (Clay) 22.09; 3: J. Holt (Clay) in Rossendale where Santa Claus and (Mand) 45.58; 3: K. Fielden these lads - and their pursuers - 22.30; 4: A. Evans (Amble) 24.04; his assistants handed out the usual (Mand) 45.59; 4: R. Stevenson ensued all the way back to the 5: M. Wood (C.F.R.) 24.10. tubes of Smarties to the runners as (Mand) 46.50; 5: D. Parker (Mand) Herders Arms, with Gary eventually Veterans 0/50: 1: R. W. Booth they reached the trig point. Heavy 47.04. Veterans 0/50: 1: A. proving the stronger. (Kesw) 25.28; 2: B. Hillon (C.F.R.) rain both before and during the event Morgan (Nthn Nav) 50.26: 2: J. These times shouldn’t be compared 26.46; 3; D. Hayes (Kesw) 27.04. ensured that Ray Owen’s record of Bedwell (C.L.O.K.) 63.00. Ladies: with those of the inaugural race in Ladies: 1: C. Haigh (Holm) 25.06; 24.57 set in 1986 would remain 1: S. Kay (Loftus) 45.58; 2: S. 1987, won by Ray Owen, as that was 2: J. Salvona (Liv) 25.11; 3: R. intact. Graham Schofield ran a superb Wright (Mand) 46.29; 3: A. over a longer course. Pickvance (Clay) 26.41. Juniors race leading from start to finish to Bedwell (Mynydwyr) 47.35. Carol Haigh triumphed again on U/ll: 1: J.A. Millar 8.50; 2: S. win by 50 seconds from a fancily Juniors U/17: 1: D. O’Callaghan this occasion, although only two Smith (Hoad H) 8.50. Juniors dressed Geoff Read in second place. (Mand) 12.42; 2: C. Pennington places in front of the tenacious U/13: 1: A. Walker (Kend) 6.51; 2; Mervyn Keys from the host club ran (Mand) 12.44; 3: D. Moorcroft Angela Carson, who pursued her like D. Hope (Horw) 7.10. Juniors an inspired race to take 3rd spot. First (New MH) 14.30. Juniors U/16: 1: a hound-dog, perhaps inspired by U/15: 1: D.Coleman (Clay) 11.39; Veteran 0/40 was Duncan Overton, a M. Brown (Mand) 12.37; 2: S. Carol’s recent Winter Hill defeat at 2; N. Morris (Cope) 12.23. Juniors notable fellrunner of late, whose Purcell (Mand) 14.13; 3: C. Hine the hands of Ruth Pickvance. U/17: 1: J. Taylor (Clay) 10.32; 2; absence from the fells in former club (Mand) 14.44. Juniors U/14: 1: S. Bill Smith N. Helliwell (Holm) 11.13. colours of Kendal, has been noted by Blower (Mand) 15.08; 2; A. Wilson his fellow competitors. 1:G. Devine (P&B) 47.33 (Mand) 17.54; 3: A. Younger Despite instructions from the 2: W. Brindle (Horw) 47.44 (Anatt) 18.07. Girls: 1: L. Sweeney organisers to use stiles, and not to 3; A. Peace (Bing) 48.04 (Mand) 18.11; 2: K. Parry (Mand) climb walls or fences, two fences 4: A. Whalley (P&B) 48.27; 5: G. 18.48. were tom down by runners and had to Watson (Arien) 48.50; 6: C. Lyon be rebuilt. One competitor from a (Horw) 49.02; 7: M. Bell (Horw) local club, and we know who he is, 49.10; 8: G. Wilkinson (Clay) was observed not to use a single stile 49.30; 9: J. Hope (A’Ratti) 49.56; and to climb fences. In an event 10: G. McMahon (Notts) 50.05. GUISBOROUGH WOODS which is fairly low key, is this really Veterans 0/40: 1: P. Hartley (Ross) HILL RACE necessary? Next year, we will 51.26; 2: T. McDonald (Bing) BS/5.75m/1000ft/27.12.88 consider removing fences ourselves 54.35; 3: C. Oldham (Clay) 54.48; Cleveland before the race to avoid breakages. 4: K. Carr (Clay) 56.49; 5: G. This year’s event was run under NINE STANDARDS RACE James (Blackpool) 58.33. Veterans Carol Haigh was easily first lady, excellent conditions with 70 CM/8m/1800ft/l. 1.89 0/50: 1: R. Barker (Red Rose) competitors in the senior race. followed by Sue Ratcliffe from Yorkshire Saddleworth. 57.08, 2: L. Sullivan (Clay) 60.35; On the first of three laps, G. Webb, What better way to shake off that Graham Wright 3: R. Jaques (Clay) 61.18. Ladies: of Calder Valley, led and it looked 1: C. Haigh (Holm) 55.31; 2: A. likely that he would repeat an earlier New Year celebrations hangover than 1: G. Schofield (Black) 26.22 Carson (E.R.Y.R.I.) 56.16; 3: K. victory in this race. On the second an eight mile Fell Race with a 2: G. Read (Roch) 27.12 Drake (Spen) 61.46; 4: K. Martin lap, however, Paul Lowe, still a 10.00am start. 3: M. Keys (Ross) 27.15 (Alt) 63.35; 5: W. Dodds (Clay) junior at Cross Country, made a Well, runners in the inaugural race 4: I. Holmes (Bing) 27.19; 5: H. 63.53; 6: C. Williams (Horw) superb effort through the quarry seemed suitably cheerful and awake, Waterhouse (S'worth) 27.26; 6: D. 37.12. section to break away and eventually chatting on the start as they lined in Overton (Weston) 27.28; 7; G. win. He now looks forward to the market square awaiting the Wilkinson (Clay) 27.37; 8: A. tackling his first long fell race in chimes of the village clock. Then the starter fired the last party popper Whalley (P&B) 27.45; 9; J. Hope 1989. (A’Ratt) 27.48; 10; K. Taylor In the Ladies’ section, Sally Kay, from the night before and they were (Ross) 27.55. Veterans 0/40: 1; D. an excellent Cross Country runner, off! Overton (Weston) 27.28; 2; K. managed to hold off a late surge by The course is “out and back”, through the village, winding out over Taylor (Ross) 27.55; 3; P. Hartley Sheila Wright to win. (Ross) 28.05; 4; D. Kay (Bolt) Derek Fielden had the run of his footpath and road to the open fell 28.41; 5; S. Furness (Black) 29.17. life on the hills to defeat both Neil turning at the furthest point, Nine Veterans 0/45: 1: J. Dean (Saif) Conway and Jon Williams, the latter Standards Rigg, a line of weird 30.36. Veterans 0/50: 1: D. WANSFELL RACE being the first Veteran 0/40 in sixth looking standing stones along the Westmorland and Yorkshire border. Ashton (Black) 29.43; 2: J. Jackson AS/3m/1500ft/27.12/88 place. (Roch) 32.07; 3: P. Duffy (Aber) Cumbria In the Junior race, Mark Brown, At the halfway point, two Kendal 33.45. Ladies: 1: C. Haigh (Horn) Surely some mistake - it’s not Denny O’Callaghan and Chris runners Paul Tuson and Phil Clarke 31.59; 2: S. Ratcliffe (S'worth) raining. Nearly 200 runners, half of Pennington struggled hard as they turned together, with Duncan 35.08; 3: S. Watson (Indiv) 35.17; them wearing brand new shoes fiercely contested the leading Frampton of Keswick close on their 4: C. Walkington (Clay) 36.17; 5: they’ve got for Christmas, storm off positions, the younger man crowning heels, and these three positions were maintained until the finish. A superb G. Barnes (Amble) 37.06. Juniors: up the road to Wansfell, pausing only an excellent run, breaking away along descent by Ian Holmes of Bingley 1; B. Taylor ( Ross) 31.35; 2: J. to queue at the stile. Off goes Donald the top section. Harriers took him from 10th to 4th Pegg (Ross) 32.13. Lee with vast numbers of Ambleside D. J. Parry position. and Keswick runners just behind. First Veteran was Mike Walford of Round the summit and a fast sprint BOULSWORTH HILL Kendal, finishing in 11th position, all the way back down - local Keith FELL RACE one ahead of the first lady, Carol Anderson suddenly bearing off to the BS/6.5m/1200ft/17.12.88 Haigh of Holmfirth. Carol rounded right to take a faster route down - up the festive running spree with her Yorkshire recceing does pay off. He reaches the The Herders Arms, standing in the third victory in as many fell races road just in front of Andrew Peace RUNNING/CLIMBING/WALKING/ bleak, picturesque setting on the over the Christmas period, as well as but still behind Donald. Carol Haigh SKIING CAIRNGORMS finishing third in the Durham moorland road from Colne to complains of being unfit, but still Comfortably furnished two bedroom modem Haworth, provides the venue. The wins convincingly in the ladies’ race. bungalow sleeping 4/6, located in Aviemore. Invitation Cross Country event TV. Central heating. Ideal for the ROUND. (which we all watched on race starts in the valley of Smithy A classic race, even when it doesn’t Clough Beck and ascends to the Trig ADRIAN KLATMAN Grandstand?) on New Year’s Eve. 0436 71987 or 0479 811463 G. Nasher point on lad Law at 1700ft on D. T. Menace 20 ESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESl which initially swamped the Recent Pudsey & Bramley recruit, 1: P. Tuson (Kend) 57.08 1; K. Callister (M.A.C.) 16.54 organisers and caused the start to be Graham “Chopper” Kirkbright, who 2: P. Clarke (Kend) 57.32 2; P. Scott (E.R.Y.R.I.) 17.00 put back 20 minutes. The large seems to revel at Stanbury, pulled 3: D. Frampton (Kesw) 58.07 3; A. Gage (W.A.C.) 17.14 number of people caused parking through to take fourth place, though 4: I. Holmes (Bing) 58.10; 5; S. 4; R. Callister (S.A.C.) 18.03; 5; J. problems which could not have been he was back in tenth at the Trig. Hicks (Amble) 58.28; 6: G. Bastow Crellin (M.A.C.) 18.33; 6; T. Varley foreseen. Next year, extra parking in No-one could touch Bingley for (Rich) 60.34; 7; A. Harker (Rich) (M.F.R.) 18.37; 7; I. Callister Hedben Bridge will be laid on with a the Keighley News Team Trophy, 62.02; 8: J. Hawksley (Kend) (M.A.C.) 18.58; 8; D. Knowles free mini-bus service. The organisers which they won for the sixth time. 62.23; 9: R. Janoszewki (Clay) (W.A.C.) 19.21; 9; R. Stevenson apologise to anyone who suffered Scorers were A. Peace, S. 62.36; 10; S. Watson (T.W.T.C.C.) (M.F.R.) 19.36; 10; D. Corrin inconvenience in this way. Winstanley, I. Ferguson (7th) and I. 63.29. Veterans 0/40: 1; M. (M.A.C.) 19.57. Veterans 0/40: I: The race eventually got underway, Holmes (10th), but the tables were Walford (Kend) 64.02; 2; N. Bush D. Corrin (M.A.C.) 19.57; 2; M. and the huge field began the turned at the Ale Drinking Challenge (Kend) 67.19; 3; D. Pearson McGurgan (W.A.C.) 20.00; 3; D. adventurons eight mile circuit. at the Grouse Inn afterwards, in (Swale) 70.40; 4; M. Raine (Clay) Young (M.F.R.) 20.47; 4: P. Andrew Peace set a good early pace, which Pudsey & Bramley took the 70.53. Ladies: 1; C. Haigh (Holm) Simpson (M.F.R.) 21.56; 5; G. Hull followed by Mark Whyatt, and these honours! 64.25; 2; R. Pickvance (Clay) (M.F.R.) 22.02; 6; J. Wright two were never headed. Billy Bland, Holmfirth’s Carol Haigh made it a 69.03; 3; C. Proctor (T.W.T.C.C.) (M.A.C.) 22.43. Ladies: 1; D. recovering from a recent operation, hat-trick of firsts, picking up the new 77.51. Wilson (B.H.) 26.40. started slowly but by half way, had Field & Fell Trophy, an oil painting worked his way through the field to of Ponden Clough and Kirk, over 15th. On the ascent of Horsehold BOX HILL RACE which the race is run, and a special prize of Bumble-Bee slippers, perfect CHASE TRIG Scout, he made further improvement BM/7.5m/1700ft/21.1.89 and by the closing stages had a titanic Surrey for steep descents. POINT RACE All ladies received prizes. In fact, battle on the final descent with Ian The numbers problem hits Surrey! CL/15m/1500ft/7.1.89 Ferguson, Three Peaks winner - Ian all who turned up at the prizegiving, 261 finishers at the Box Hill Race! Staffordshire and there were many, went away with just managed to hold him off. But only eleven of them were able No proper fell but an excellent race something . . . even if it was only a Also deserving a mention was the to complete the “severely undulating" over Cannock Chase, that’s if you excellent run by William Styan malt loaf for two. circuit of the North Downs faster than don’t get lost. Mercia certainly put a (Junior), who headed his father for G. Nasher Sarah Rowell (better known for her on a good event with plenty of grub most of the race, until Andy finally indecently fast time in marathons!). 1: A. Peace (Bing) 30.47 after at the village hall. took him near the end. William Having such good opposition spurred 2; M. Whyatt (Gloss) 30.49 Most of the pre-race chit-chat was earned 24th place and, in doing so, Angela Carson on, and she came 3: S. Winstanley (Bing) 32.13 about how easy it is to get lost on the beat a number of well-known names. through strongly in the later stages to 4: G. Kirkbright (P&B) 32.19; 5; G. various tracks over the open ground Carol Haigh was again first Lady finish only 37 seconds down on Devine (P&B) 32.21; 6; G and in the forest, even with maps with an improved personal best of Sarah. Angela wasn’t the only long Wilkinson (Clay) 32.24; 7; I. provided. It’s even more 69.38. distance traveller to forsake the Ferguson (Bing) 32.25; 8; H. disconcerting when everyone goes The domination of the race by Pennine peat or Lakeland boulders Waterhouse (S’worth) 32.31; 9; M. different ways to the checkpoints. Andrew Peace with some excellent for the chalk and treacherous wet clay Rice (Tod) 32.35; 10: I. Holmes The lack of a real climb made the front running meant a new record of the Downs - the vests of Keswick, (Bing) 32.47. Veterans 0/40: 1: J. race very fast with a group of five time of 57.50 and, indeed, the first 13 Fellandale and Clayton were in Holt (Clay) 34.32; 2: B. Deegan pulling away from the rest. Still beat Gary Devine’s old record. evidence, among others. (Roch) 35.32; 3: B. Hilton (Leeds) together at the first Trig point this Thirty-four completed the race in the However, it was two Southerners - 35.34. Veterans 0/45: 1: B. group was gradually whittled down Elite time of 65.00, and 503 ran. Mark Chapman (London O.K.) and Toogood (Dk Pk) 33.40; 2; D. Kay as the race progressed until Simon The Junior race was also won in a last year’s winner, Steve Nicholson (Bolt) 34.41; 3: D. Quinlan (Bing) Forster took the lead and by the far new record time of 19.51 by the (Cambridge University F.R.C.), who 35.19. Veterans 0/50: 1: G. Spink side of the Chase had gained a 30 impressive Alex Bowden of the home broke away from the rest of the field (Bing) 38.24; 2. D. Tilley (Bolt) second advantage. However, on the club, Calder Valley. soon after the start. They both 39.14; 3: P. Duffy (Aber) 39.19. return Dave Troman overhauled Dave Yates finished comfortably inside the old Simon and opened up a two minute Ladies: 1: C. Haigh (Holm) 37.53; record set by Steve in last year’s gap in setting a new course record. 2: K. Drake (Spen) 40.06; 3: S. 1: A. Peace (Bing) 57.50 much worse conditions, but this time Helen Diamantides stamped her Watson (VStrid) 42.10; 4; W. 2; M. Whyatt (Gloss) 58.15 Mark won by 13 seconds. However, authority in the ladies’ race, leading Dodds (Clay) 42.15; 5: E. Thackery 3; I. Holmes (Bing) 59.15 Steve led C.U.F.R.C. to an easy team from start to finish, to win (Fell) 43.18; 6: M. Jagan (E.P.O.C.) 4; I. Ferguson (Bing) 59.43; 5; W. victory, and his clubmates also comfortably. 44.36. Bland (Kesw) 59.46; 6: G. provided a remarkably fast results Kirkbright (Skyrac) 60.08; 7; C. 1: D. Troman (Pott Mar) 1.29.43 service - mine came through my Valentine (Kesw) 60.21; 8; A. 2; S. Forster (Cardiff) 1.31.35 letterbox on the following Tuesday. Whalley (P&B) 60.35; 9; M. Bell CARNETHY FIVE 3; S. Palmer (Mercia) 1.32.39 Anthony Kay (Horw) 61.04; 10; G. Wilkinson HILL RACE 4: J. Forster (Mercia) 1.34.39; 5; D. (Clay) 61.20. Veterans 0/40: 1; W. AM/6m/2500ft/18.2.89 Peel (Walton) 1.36.16; 6; M. Bland (Kesw) 59.46; 2; A. Styan STANBURY FELL RACE Midlothian Seddon (S.E.L.O.C.) 1.36.55; 7; J. (Holm) 62.47; 3; P. Hartley (Ross) BS/5m/1100ft/28.1.89 With conditions far from perfect, Boswell (Erewash) 1.36.57; 8; D. 62.59; 4: J. Nuttall (Clay) 65.22; 5; Yorkshire Malcolm Patterson made it three wins Cooligan (Tipton) 1.37.18; 9; R. G. Palmer (Roch) 65.24. Veterans A glorious Saturday morning saw the in a row, although the course record Lee (Macc) 1.37.57; 10; R. Panter 0/50: 1; E. Blamire (Tod) 84.22; 2; 20-year-old English Junior held by Kenny Stuart, the only other (Octavian) 1.38.25. Veterans: 1; R. T. Conniffe (Unatt) 84.40; 3; P. International, Andrew Peace, fend off runner to win the event three times in Panter (Octavian) 1.38.25; 2: A. Dubby (Aber) 85.09.Ladies: 1; C. strong opposition to win the sixth a row, remained intact. Hulme (P.F.R.) 1.39.27; 3; R. Haigh (Holm) 69.38; 2; K. Drake “Stanbury Splash” from Ponden Mill, The weather gradually worsened Dawson (Telf) 1.39.41; 4; Axon (Spen) 76.32; 3; K. Martin (Altr) near Haworth. Andrew Peace led the during the day and by mid-afternoon (Stone) 1.40.06; 5; E. Knight 79.02. Juniors: 1; A. Bowden (C almost 300 strong field from the off, it was wet and windy. Malcolm (Mercia) 1.47.22; 6; P. Graetz (Pott Valley) 19.51. chased by Bingley Harriers clubmate, showed his confidence when he led Mar) 1.47.32. Ladies: 1: H. Shaun Winstanley, and Mike Whyatt, the pack form the start up Scald Law Diamantides (Dk Pk) 1.59.36; 2; R. of Glossopdale. and by South Black Hill, he and nine Gillick (Stone) 2.02.36; 3; C. CARRAGHYN As the rough tussocks which others had opened a good lead over Osbourne (Telf) 2.10.57; 4; V. FELL RACE abound the moors in the Bronte the rest. Malcolm, Brian Potts and Tandy (Unatt) 2.12.30; 5; H. AS/21.5m/900ft/15.L89 country took their toll, Winstanley Peter Dymoke battled through the Johnson (Mercia) 2.13.07; 6; E. I.O.M. found himself walking virtually every final stages to head the field of 421 Marlton (Walton) 2.36.16. The highlight of this year’s race was step up the climb to the Trig, starters. the rapid descending of Paul Scott as allowing the strength of Whyatt to Despite the atrocious conditions, he tried in vain to catch winner Keith pull through into second place. former British Champion and first BLUE PIG HILL RACE Callister. Both runners broke the The leading pair ran away on the time runner in the race, Angela BM/8m/2600ft/8.1.89 course record, as did third placed descent over the gentle fast moorland Carson smashed the ladies’ record Yorkshire Alan Gage, who suffered his first tracks, providing a thrilling finish for previously held by Penny Rother. Mild conditions greeted the runners defeat on the fells for over 12 the awaiting crowds as Whyatt came As a matter of interest, the entry for the second Blue Pig Hill Race, months. close, just inched out on the line by fee for the first race in 1971 was 2/- with a very big field of over 500 Richie Stevenson the local lad. (lOp), which included a meal! +■

21 ESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESTJ 1: M. Patterson (Dk Pk) 49.42 (Veterans 0/50: 1: R. Barker (Red LONG MYND RAS MOEL Y Cl RACE 2: P. Dymoke (Liv) 50.03 Rose) 73.37. Ladies: 1: S. Ratcliffe VALLEYS RACE AS/2.5m/800ft/4.3.89 3: B. Potts (Clydes) 50.42 (Saddle) 75.10; 2: J. Johnson AM/10m/4000ft/26.2.89 Gwynedd 4: J. Wilkinson (Gala) 51.02; 5: A. (Denby D) 76.13; 3: S. Boler (Pen) Shropshire A wet and windy morning turned into Bowness (C.F.R.) 51.05; 6: K. 78.24. Juniors: 1: W. Styan (Holm) With snow covering the whole of this a warm and sunny day by the start of Anderson (Amble) 51.09; 7: I. 23.03; 2: S. Brophy (Holm) 23.24; tough course, and with strong winds the race which Colin Donnelly Davidson (Carn) 51.19; 8; M. 3: S. Beaumont (K’ghly) 24.44. forecast, clothing regulations were controlled from start to finish. Hoffeth (Amble) 51.23; 9; J. emphasised and enforced, in fact race Veteran Huw Parry slipped back from Musgrave (Aber) 51.37; 10; A. organiser Eddie Harwood was so third place at the top to finish sixth. Curtis (Liv) 51.39. Veterans 0/40: CREG-NY-BAA concerned he actually carried out his 1: J. Shields (Clydes) 54.22; 2: J. FELL RACE threat to check that runners had 1:C. Donnelly (E.R.Y.R.I.) 18.10 Holt (Clay) 55.00; 3: D. Spedding AM/10m/2700ft/19.2.89 cagoules with them! As it turned out 2: D. Roberts (Hebog) 18.21 (Kesw) 55.28; 4: D. Milligan I.O.M. the weather was not as bad as 3: M. Roberts (Blaen) 18.42 (Solway) 59.05; 5: R. Nicoll (Fife) Conditions were good for this year's expected and even became quite 4: P. Stott (E.R.Y.R.I.) 18.49; 5: J. 59.06. Veterans 0/50: 1: H. race, with just strong winds a bright towards the end of the race. Hey (Unatt) 18.50; 6: H. Parry Blenkinsop (Kesw) 62.59; 2: T. handicap on the exposed parts of the Ground conditions were still very (E.R.Y.R.I.) 18.53: 7: D. Davies Moffat (Cam) 63.22; 3: R. Kettles ten mile course. In form Keith bad with athletes slipping and sliding (Hebog) 18.54; 8: C. Urmston (Lassw) 63.40. Veterans 0/60: 1: Callister knocked one minute off the on the descents, while on the ascents (Roch) 18.59; 9: S.Jones course record to beat last year’s J. Gillies (Scot Vets) 77.40; 2: D. hand-marks were often visible among (E.R.Y.R.I.) 19.39; 10: E. Evans Manx Fell Champion, Alan Gage. Jones (H.E.L.P.) 104.55. Ladies: 1: the foot-marks in the snow, the signs (E.R.Y.R.I.) 19.54. Veterans 0/40: Tony Varley, running for the newly A. Carson (E.R.Y.R.I.) 58.32; 2: J. of runners desperate attempts to stop 1: H. Parry (E.R.Y.R.I.) 18.53; 2: Darby (Carn) 60.59; 3: R. formed Manx Fell Runners, made up D. Davies (Hebog) 18.54; 3: N. the first three. themselves slithering back down. Pickvance (Clay) 61.25; 4: P. Fisher (E.R.Y.R.I.) 20.48; 4: H. Dr. David Young, from Laxey, ran This is a race where route choice Hawtin (Edin) 61.57; 5: J. Salvona Stansfield (E.R.Y.R.I.) 21.20. very well to better the Veterans’ can give a distinct advantage, Dave Veterans 0/50: 1: D. Charles (Liv) 62.15. record by some two minutes. Troman and Mick Ligema took off (E.R.Y.R.I.) 25.43; 2: J. Pope The numbers competing in local fell from the start and on reaching the runs seems to be on the increase this featureless white plateau, went in (E.R.Y.R.I.) 27.32. Ladies: 1: S. TIGER’S ‘T’ HIGGER year, which is very pleasing to the opposite directions. A longer route Bennell (E.R.Y.R.I.) 23.12; 2: D. ROR RACE organisers. Hopefully, this trend will with less steep climbing, as favoured Evans (E.R.Y.R.I.) 27.08; 3: S. BM/9.5m/1400ft/l 9.2.89 continue for the rest of the season. by a small group containing most of Adams (Unatt) 37.32. Yorkshire Richie Stevenson the eventual leaders, proved to be A record entry of 187 lined up to run better under the conditions. Eddie, the third Tiger’s Fell Race, it was a 1: K. Callister (M.A.C.) 1.13.48 Paul Brownson and Duncan AXNFELL RACE bright, clear morning but very windy 2: A. Gage (W.A.C.) 1.15.38 Thompson, were amongst this group AL/21m/7000ft/5.3.89 and wet underfoot. The start round 3: T. Varley (M.F.R.) 1.19.15 and broke clear in the final stages, I.O.M. the pitches was standing in water 4: R. Stevenson (M.F.R.) 1.20.06; Duncan forging ahead only to get lost Eddie Brew won the event for the after Saturday's matches. 5: D. Young (M.F.R.) 1.24.30; 6: R. leaving the other two to fight it out second successive year in weather The record holder, and last year’s Moughtin (W.A.C.) 1.24.53; 7: I. for first place. conditions that were the worst in the winner, Andy Trigg (Glossopdale) Callister (M.A.C.) 1.25.39; 8: D. history of the event. Despite the soon set the pace and knowing the Corrin (M.A.C.) 1.26.02; 9: P. weather, a record entry saw a record course this year, would be hoping to Crowe (M.F.R.) 1.28.29; 10: D. 1: E. Harwood (Mercia) 2.02.49 number of finishers. Most runners improve his time in spite of the Davies (M.F.R.) 1.31.11. Veterans: 2: P. Brownson (Penn) 2.02.50 were well down on their previous unfavourable conditions. By Carl 1: D. Young (M.F.R.) 1.24.30; 2: D. 3: P. Haines (Ilkley) 2.06.17 years’ times although handicap Wark, his clubmate, Mike Whyatt, 4: J. Nixon (Ach Rat) 2.06.50; 5: P. showing his improved form, had Corrin (M.A.C.) 1.26.02; 3: J. winner, Eddie Brew, actually Stott (E.R.Y.R.I.) 2.07.59; 6: D. edged into the lead. Trigg again Wright (M.A.C.) 1.34.21; 4: M. managed a ‘ PB ’. Troman (Pott) 2.08.23; 7: S. Jones pulled back in front by the turn round Joughin (B.H.) 1.37.36; 5: E. Brew Richie Stevenson (E.R.Y.R.I.) 2.08.36; 8: D. on Stanage Edge, but Whyatt went on (N.A.C.) 1.44.56. Ladies: 1: S. Handicap times in brackets: to win by eight seconds to set a new Quirk (M.F.R.) Thompson (Calder) 2.08.56; 9: M. 1: E. Brew (W.A.C.) 5.36.35 course record of 60min. 47sec. P. Ligema (Croft) 2.10.10; 10: J. (5.46.35) Marlands in sixth place gave Glossop Boswell (Erewash) 2.10.18. 2: R. Stevenson (M.F.R.) 4.50.40 the team prize. TITTERSTONE Veterans: 1: J. Nixon (Ach Rat) Andy Harmer’s (Dark Peak) fifth CLEE RACE 2.06.50; 2: J. Boswell (Erewash) (6.20.40) position gave him first Veterans’ AS/2.5m/750ft/25.2.89 2.10.18; 3: M. Hawkins (Erewash) 3:1. Callister (M.A.C.) 5.00.21 prize from Bob Toogood (Dark Peak) 2.15.48; 4: M. Wilcox (G.E.C.) (6.30.21) Shropshire 4: D. Davies (M.F.R.) 5.25.17 in ninth place. Heavy precipitation the previous day, 2.15.56; 5: A. Hulme (Penn) (6.35.17); 5: G. Hull (M.F.R.) Sue Ratcliffe (Saddleworth) with the snow-line being only 2.16.06; 6: R. Boulton (Mercia) 5.24.00 (6.44.00); 6: S. Temple retained the Ladies’ title, but couldn’t marginally above road level, gave the 2.16.20. Ladies: 1: S. Niedrum improve on her record and won in organiser cause for concern. However (Clydes) 2.24.59: 2: S. Watson (M.F.R.) 6.43.25 (7.53.25); =7: D. 74.07, two minutes in front of Judy it turned very pleasant with only a (Vail Str) 2.25.14; 3: A. Bedwell Corrin (M.A.C.) 6.34.06 (7.54.06); Johnson (Denby Dale), who won the slight breeze. (Mynydd) 2.26.41. =7: R. Moughtin (W.A.C.) 6.34.06 Lady Veterans’ prize. Race underfoot conditions (7.54.06); 9: D. Hughes William Styan won the Junior race favoured those who could stride out (E.R.Y.R.I.) 6.22.50 (8.22.50); =10: in 23.03, 21 seconds ahead of his on the speedy but not too steep E. Roberts (E.R.Y.R.I.) 6.26.20 Holmfirth clubmate, S. Brophy. The descent. John Wooton proving fastest (8.26.20); =10: G. Wyme Juniors this year managed to find Ox on the day. The first youngster was (E.R.Y.R.I.) 6.26.20 (8.26.20). Stones, or should I say the marshals 12-year-old Barry Marshallsay just TITTERSTONE CLEE & managed to find it - last year they four minutes behind John. LONG MYND VALLEYS sent the Juniors the wrong way! D. Longley 1: J. Wooton (Merci) 21.06 COMBINED RESULTS 2: J. Hope (Ach Rat) 21.14 (Amended results to CHARNWOOD 1:M. Whyatt (Gloss) 60.47 3: J. Mostyn (Wrex) 21.20 those sent out) HILLS RACE 2: A. Trigg (Gloss) 60.58 4: P. Ratcliffe (Telf) 21.23; 5: P. 3: G. Read (Roch) 63.27 CM/12m/1500ft/5.3.89 Stott (E.R.Y.R.I.) 21.24; 6: T. 1: E. Harwood (Mercia) 3.07.16 Leicestershire 4: H. Waterhouse (Saddle) 63.33; 5: Longman (Huncote) 21.28; 7: E. 2: P. Haines (Ilkley) 3.12.08 A field of 228, unique for the East A. Harmer (Dk Pk) 63.49; =6: M. Harwood (Mercia) 21.29; 8: S. 3: P. Stott (E.R.Y.R.I.) 3.12.11 Midlands, started the race with Marland (Gloss) 64.05; =6: T. Part Jones (E.R.Y.R.I.) 21.33; 9: P. 4: S. Jones (E.R.Y.R.I.) 3.13.15; 5: newcomer to the “country”, Mark (Notts) 64.05; 8: M. Seddon Haines (Ilkley) 21.57; 10: I. Keyte J. Nixon (Ach Rat) 3.15.35; 6: R. Freer, registering a fine win in the (Holm) 64.20; 9: R. Toogood (Dk (Broms) 21.58. Veterans: 1: M. Day (Mercia) 3.16.32. Veterans: I: heavy conditions. Pk) 64.26; 10: G. Cresswell (Penn) Dawes (Shrews) 22.14; 2: A. J. Nixon (Ach Rat) 3.15.35; 2: R. Ladies’ winner, Pauline Shore of 64.44. Veterans 0/40: 1: A. Thompson (Mercia) 22.39; 3: J. Boulton (Mercia) 3.25.53; 3. A. Burnham Joggers, travelled up from Harmer (Dk Pk) 63.49; 2: R. Nixon (Ach Rat) 22.55. Ladies: 1: Thompson (Mercia) 3.30.13. the deep South because she was Toogood (DkPk) 64.26; 3: G. Berry S. Watson (Vail Str) 24.27; 2: A. Ladies: 1: S. Watson (Vail Str) looking for something different, and (Dk Pk) 68.21; 4: C. Todd (H’gate) Bedwell (Mynydd) 24.40; 3; C. 3.38.35; 2: A. Bedwell (Mynydd) narrowly missed the ladies’ record by 68.31; 5: D. Powell (Saddle) 68.44. Osbome (Telf) 25.31. 3.40.41.

22 ESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESl 1 :M. Freer (West E) 75.18 CRIFFEL HILL RACE 1: K. Anderson (Amble) 2.46.36 and he along with the competitors 2: K. O’Connor (B Leys) 77.18 AM/7m/1800ft/l 2.3.89 2: C. Donnelly (E.R.Y.R.I.) 2.47.34 thanked Arthur Jones and his many 3: T. Longman (H’cote) 78.13 Dumfries 3: H. Symonds (Kend) 2.47.57 helpers for another well organised 4: P. Hands (Leic) 79.10; 5: D. 4: M. Hoffe (Amble) 2.48.20; 5: M. event. Pearce (Wreake) 79.18; 6: N. 1:J. Wilkinson (Gala) 51.17 Whyatt (Glos) 2.50.03; 6: D. Richie Stevenson Wilson (N’eaton) 79.22; 7; G. 2: D. Bell (H.E.L.P.) 41.34 Cartridge (Bolt) 2.50.21; 7: A. Slight (G.E.C.) 79.43; 8; M. Elliott 3: A. Famingham (Gala) 52.15 Trigg (Glos) 2.55.08; 8: G. Webb Elite: (Charn) 80.04; 9: J. Haywood 4: A. Curtis (Liv) 52.30; 5: D. (Cald Vail) 2.55.11: 9: A. Hauser 1: B. Brindle (Horw) 4.42.33 (H’cote) 80.36; 10; P. Chilton McGonigle (Dundee H) 53.09; 6: P. (Holm) 2.56.41; 10: P. Tuson 2: P. Irwin (Ross) 4.42.47 (Mercia) 80.42. Veterans 0/40; 1; Marshall (H.E.L.P.) 53.26; 7: B. (Kend) 2.58.07; 11: R. Ashworth 3: A. Schofield (Roch) 4.56.59 J. Haywood (H’cote) 80.36; 2; G. Grieve (Dumf) 54.22; 8: A. Bennett (Ross) 2.59.18; 12: P. Clarke 4: J. Maitland (D.O.S.S.) 5.06.51; Brennan (H’cote) 82.00; 3; M. G. (W’lands) 54.25; 9: P. Stott (Kend) 2.59.23; 13: D. Ibbetson 5: P. Browning (Clay) 5.09.11; 6: J. Wilcox (G.E.C.) 83.14; 4: R. Panter (E.R.Y.R.I.) 54.36; 10: M. (Glos) 2.59.47: 14: W. Gaunt Worswick (Horw) 5.12.51. (N’eaton) 84.02; 5; R. Marlow (Dk Johnstone (Cam) 54.39. Veterans (P&B) 3.03.52; 15: A.Styan (Holm) Standard: 1: J. Amies (Macc) Pk) 84.20. Veterans 0/45: 1: A. 0/40: 1: P. Marshall (H.E.L.P.) 3.04.06; 16: B. Horsfall (Holm) 5.39.22; 2: G. Oliver (Jnr L) George (Rugby) 93.18; 2: T. Ulston 53.26; 2: D. Davies (Hebog) 55.45; 3.04.19; 17: S. Hicks (Guest) 5.40.16; 3: R. Stevenson (Manx) (B’line) 93.20; 3; J. H. Sherwood 3: D. Milligan (Solway) 56.04; 4. 3.04.29; 18: R. Pallister (P&B) 5.47.26; Veterans: 1: J. Amies (D-Lux) 93.26. Veterans 0/50; 1; Shields (Clydes) 56.20. Veterans 3.04.58; 19: K. Lilley (Dk Pk) (Macc) 5.39.22; 2: M. Cowboume B. Carey (Mercia) 84.30; 2; D. 0/50: 1: B. Gauld (Cam) 62.32; 2: 3.05.02; 20: M. McDermott (Macc) (B.H.) 5.46.16: 3: A. Ireland (Dk Dalziel (S’shed) 99.17; 3: J. Watson J. Buchanan (Scot Mar) 66.52; 3: 3.05.03; 21: R. Edwards (Leics) Pk) 5.55.26. Veterans 0/50: 1: G. (S’borough. 101.12. Ladies: 1: P. R. Mitchell (Teviot) 68.41. Ladies: 3.05.13; 22: T. Laney (Clay) Oliver (Jnr L) 5.40.16. Ladies: 1: Shore (Burnham) 90.46; 2: H. 1: J. Salvona (Liv) 61.06; 2: A. 3.05.42; 23: M. Seddon (Holm) Fiddament (Lutt S) 97.50; 3: L. Curtis (Liv) 62.53; 3: S. Niedrum 3.05.58; 24: M. Rigby (Amble) Ewing (L.S.M.C.) 100.12. (Clydes) 67.38. 3.06.11; 25: G. Huddleston (Kend) 3.09.01; 26: T. Parr (Notts) 3.09.06; CHAPELGILL 27: J. Nixon (Ach Rat) 3.10.09; 28: HILL RACE IAN ROBERTS R. Berzins (Dk Pk) 3.10.48; 29: J. AS/1.5m/1400ft/25.3.89 MEMORIAL FELL Maitland (P&B) 3.11.19; 30: R. Peeblesshire Whitfield (Bing) 3.15.18. Veterans AND ROAD RELAY 1:D. Bell (H.E.L.P.) 19.41 4x4m/18.3.89 0/40: 1: A. Styan (Holm) 3.04.06; 2: J. Nixon (Ach Rat) 3.10.09: 3: C. 2: J. Taylor (Holm) 20.00 CALDER VALLEY Yorkshire Taylor (Clay) 3.16.04; 4: M. 3: A. Curtus (Liv) 20.14 This race has developed a reputation FELL RACE Walford (Kend) 3.16.09; 5: A. Judd 4: D. Shiel (Carn) 20.51; 5: D. for poor conditions, but this year the (Leeds) 3.17.33; 6: J. Boswell Rogers (Loch) 21.01; 6: P. Stott AL/14m/3600ft/12.3.89 weather excelled itself. Gale force (Erewash) 3.18.02; 7: C. Keogh (E.R.Y.R.I.) 21.08; 7: P. Hughes Yorkshire winds, torrential rain (which turned to (Loch) 21.15; 8: B. Rogers (Loch) Slight changes in the course this year, (Roch) 3.18.56; 8: B. Deegan sleet on the top of Pule Hill) (Roch) 3.23.44. Veterans 0/45: 1: 21.24; 9: S. Bennett (W'lands) and a Public Relations job to keep the produced exposure symptons to three F. Thomas (Dk Pk) 3.30.05; 2: D. 21.25: 10: H. Lorimer (Duns) landowners happy. Everyone seemed competitors and also several officials. Jones (Penn) 3.33.00; 3: A. 21.28. Veterans 0/40: 1: D. Davies to enjoy the new route which I think Fortunately, no one was seriously Wardale (Horw) 3.35.04; 4: E. (Hebog) 21.34; 2: R. Nicolln (Fife) myself was easier on the way back, affected other than comments like Trowbridge (Dk Pk) 3.35.26; 5: D. 22.55; 3: A. Milligan (Solway) but more scenic, although it was “never again”. Crofts (Heanor) 3.38.20. Veterans 23.33. Veterans 0/50: 1: J. tougher around Stoodley. The team race was never really in 0/50: 1: D. Ashton (Black) Buchanan (S.M.C.) 26.47; 2: B. The race numbers were up slightly doubt when Paul Dugdale only runs 3.17.43; 2: M. Hayes (Dk Pk) Bennett (Pen) 29.26. Ladies: 1: T. this year, which was pleasing. The the second fastest road leg for his 3.26.18; 3: B. Thackeray (Dk Pk) Calder (E.A.C.) 23.58; 2: P. junior race, however, was depleted to club then Horwich clearly have a 3.30.13; 4: W. Fielding (Leeds) Hannaford (Cam) 29.55. Juniors: six runners. This, I think, was due to strong team out. 3.30.43. Ladies: 1: C. Crofts (Dk 1: J. Taylor (Holm) 20.00; 2: B. the calendar missing out the junior Pk) 3.21.08; 2: R. Pickvance (Clay) Rogers (Loch) 21.24; 3: H. Lorimer 1: Horwich R.M.I. race in our advert. 3.32.04; 3: J. Johnson (Denby Dale) (Duns) 21.28. 2: Pudsey & Bramley Unfortunately, we may have to 3.49.52; 4: F. Cole (C.F.R.) 3.52.16; 3: Horwich B make some more changes in the route 5: J. Smith (Dk Pk) 3.52.52; 6: A. next year which I hope will add to the Stentiford (Macc) 3.58.14; 7: J. KENTMERE course. Then, hopefully, we can settle Harold (Horw) 4.00.07. HORSESHOE down to a standard route. FELL RACE The race was easily won by Gary DON MORRISON EDALE AM/12m/3300ft/1.4.89 Devine and Pudsey & Bramley Cumbria turned up in numbers again, SKYLINE FELL RACE MANX MOUNTAIN deservedly winning the team prize. AL/21m/4500ft/19.3.89 MARATHON 1:C. Donnelly (E.R.Y.R.I.) 1.23.53 Ian Holmes, of Bingley, ran very well Derbyshire AL/30m/8000ft/25.3.89 2: M. Patterson (Dk Pk) 1.24.05 and will surprise a few this year. Typical late winter conditions greeted I.O.M. 3: K. Anderson (Amble) 1.25.46 J. Winder over 200 starters for this, the season’s Most U.K. competitors managed to 4: M. Whyatt (Gloss) 1.26.05; 5: G. first British and English Champion­ brave the stormy ferry crossing to the Devine (P&B) 1.26.18; 6: J. Taylor 1:G. Devine (P&B) 1.58.47 ship event. Low cloud and cold Isle of Man to witness Horwich’s (Holm) 1.26.46; 7: P. Skelton 2:1. Holmes (Bing) 2.02.48 intermittent rain with very heavy Brent Brindle scoring his fourth (Kesw) 1.26.49; 8: P. Dymoke (Liv) 3: A. Whalley (P&B) 2.06.01 conditions underfoot ruled out any consecutive victory in the Mountain 1.27.02; 9: R. Jackson (Horw) 4: A. Schofield (Roch) 2.06.46; 5: chance of a new record, even with the Marathon. He was pushed all the way 1.27.06; 10: D. Cartridge (Bolt) A. Styan (Holm) 2.07.37; 6: T. class field assembled. by Pete Irwin Just 14 seconds 1.27.17; 11: I. Davidson (Carn) Lofthouse (Bing) 2.08.14; 7: B. A group of six broke away and separating them after 30 miles and 1.27.24; 12: A. Peace (Bing) Horsfall (Holm) 2.08.59; 8: P. stayed together to finish within four 8,000ft of ascent. Andy Schofield 1.28.05; 13: A. Bowness (C.F.R.) Hartley (Ross) 2.09.23; 9: G. minutes of each other. A number of finished third as last year, with Jack 1.28.20; 14: A. Trigg (Gloss) Kirkbright (P&B) 2.09.38: 10: R. runners who became detached or took Maitland dropping to fourth. Fifth 1.28.39; 15: G. Webb (Cald V) Mitchell (Mand) 2.10.03. Veterans off on their own suffered route place went to Pete Browning and he, 1.28.43; 16: R. Pallister (P&B) 0/40: 1: A. Styan (Holm) 2.07.37; finding difficulties, hence the lowly along with D. Nuttall in seventh and 1.28.48; 17: N. Lanaghan (Kesw) 2: P. Hartley (Ross) 2.09.23; 3: A. positions of one or two top class M. Clark in ninth took the team prize 1.29.01; 18: R. Jamieson (Amble) Judd (Leeds) 2.11.36; 4: C. Taylor athletes. In the ladies race, a high for Clayton-le-Moors. Fastest 1.29.18: 19: R. Whitfield (Bing) (Clay) 2.17.46; 5: K. Munton (Cald class field saw Carol Haigh and newcomer was sixth placed John 1.29.34; 20: M. Fleming (Amble) V) 2.21.15. Veterans 0/45: 1: A. Angela Carson early casualties with Worswick of Horwich. 1.29.51; 21: I. Ferguson (Bing) Wardle (Horw) 2.19.59; 2; F. J. the fast pace and subsequent injuries. It was fitting that the 20th 1.30.08; 22: P. Clark (Kend) Gibbs (F.R.A.). 2.27.03; 3: W. A terrific battle ensued between Clare anniversary of the Manx Mountain 1.30.15; 23: G. Kirkbright (P&B) Fielding (Leeds) 2.27.37. Ladies: 1: Crofts and Ruth Pickvance up to Marathon should see an upsurge in 1.30.15; 24: T. Parr (Notts) 1.30.17; C. Haigh (Holm) 2.15.01; 2: S. Mam Nick where Clare started to interest with increased entries in both 25: W. Nock (Hales) 1.30.30; 26: Watson (V Strid) 2.35.45; 3: W. draw away to win the category runs and non-competitve walk. The A. Curtis (Liv) 1.30.33; 27: D. Lightfoot (Dk Pk) 2.39.48. comfortably. Manx Government’s Chief Minister, Spedding (Kesw) 1.30.34; 28: D. E. A. Trowbridge Miles Walker, presented the prizes 23 ESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESULTS:RESU Frampton (Kesw) 1.30.35; 29: D. ever times for a Lady. Last year's the opening race of the 1989 Hill and MOUGHANMORE Ibbotson (Gloss) 1.30.50; 30: M. winner, Jackie Woods, was 20 Dale Series. FELL RACE minutes behind, despite improving All-Ireland Fell Running Roberts (Kend) 1.30.59. Veterans AS/3m/1500ft/16.4.89 her time by 13 minutes! Champion Robbie Bryson took an 0/40: 1: D. Spedding (Kesw) County Down Alan Smith retained the Super Vet’s early lead but reached the top of Hen Brian Ervine, Gwenda McNeilly and 1.30.34; 2: P. McWade (Clay) prize for the third consecutive year. Mountain with Brian Ervine a turnout of 44 runners together 1.31.43; 3: A. Styan (Holm) G. Buffet alongside. Over Hen and towards produced an evening of new records 1.31.47; 4: J. Holt (Clay) 1.33.28; Rocky the runners slipped and slid in the Hill and Dale Race series. 5: J. Williams (Mand) 1.34.38; 6: J. 1:L. Williams 2.07.10 their way down to banks of the Ascending Pigeon Rock Brian Hodsan (Unatt) 1.37.08. Veterans heavily swollen Rocky River. 2: D. Thomas 2.07.23 opened a clear lead and on the 0/45: 1: T. Birtwistle (Ross) Runners paced nervously up and 3: P. Cleary 2.11.46 descent he further extended the 1/38.55; 2: A. Wardle (Horw) down the bank, unsure whether or not 4: P. Stott 2.12.45; 5: K. Tonkin margin to win easily, more than a 1.43.19; 3: R. Blamire (Strew) they should take the plunge. 2.14.05; 6: J. Darby 2.14.30; 7: P. minute inside the old record. Gwenda With weary limbs and darkness 1.43.40. Veterans 0/50: 1: D. Ratcliffe 2.17.43; 8: G. Woods McNeilly opened a half-minute lead falling, all but a few made Ashton (Black) 1.37.33; 2: R. Hird 2.17.55; 9: C. Gildersleve 2.18.15; on Morag McRoberts by the summit navigational errors, causing many (Maccles) 1.41.47; 3: N. Matthews 10: R. Parkinson 2.18.20. Veterans and maintained this to the finish. runners to forfeit earlier hard fought (Horw) 1.43.59. Veterans 0/55:1; 0/40: 1: L. Williams 2.07.10; 2: D. positions. Brian managed to hold off B. GaUld (Carn) 1.52.39; 2: B. Thomas 2.07.23; 3: J. Jameson 1: B. Ervine (B’drain) 30.59 a late challenge from Robbie to create Thackery (Dk Pk) 1.53.53; 3: N. 2.22.30. Veterans 0/50: 1: A. 2: J. Patterson (N. Down) 32.02 a new course record. Soper (Dk Pk) 2.02.21. Veterans Smith 2.35.35. Ladies: 1: P. Gibb 3:1. Park (B’drain) 32.44 0/60: 1: W. Fielding (Leeds) 2.29.32; 2: J. Woods 2.49.40. 4: D. Graham (B’drain) 33.32; 5: 1.49.16. Veterans 0/65: 1: F. 1: B. Ervine (B’drain) 36.41 D. Ross (N’castle) 33.34; 6: K. Carradus (Kend) 2.49.50. Ladies: 2: R. Bryson (N’castle) 36.43 Quinn (Tully) 34.06; 7: P. Holmes 3: B. McBumey (N'castle) 41.34 1: P. Hawtin (Edin) 1.42.17; 2: C. FIENDSDALE (N’castle) 34.25; 8: P. Mallon 4: D. Ross (N’castle) 41.47; 5: D. (Unatt) 35.42. Veterans: 1: M. Crofts (Dk Pk) 1.46.01; 3: A. FELL RACE Graham (B’drain) 42.23; 6: K. McNulty (Drom) 36.39; 2: B. Carson (E.R.Y.R.I.) 1.46.12; 4: R. AM/9m/2600ft/1.4.89 Lancashire Quinn (Tully) 42.36. Veterans: 1: McNeilly (N’castle) 40.51; 3: B. Pickvance (Clay) 1.47.53; 5: N. Despite a strong easterly breeze, W. McNeilly (N’castle) 51.35; 2: Magee (Lame) 41.06. Ladies: 1: G. Lauery (Amble) 1.51.06; 6: H. conditions seemed perfect for records W. McNulty (Drom) 52.12; 3: W. McNeiliy (N’castle) 48.41; 2: M. Diamantides (Dk Pk) 1.51.34. to be broken. Paul Tuson did not Magee (Lame) 54.35. Ladies: 1: G. McRoberts (Unatt) 49.06; 3: F. Juniors: 1: M. Rice (Tod) 44.29; 2: disappoint us. His knowledge of the McNeilly (N’castle) 60.31. Magowan (Unatt) 50.40. S. Brophy (Holm) 47.13; 3: P. area gained through training on the Daccus (P&B) 47.46; 4: G. Bland Bowland fells and, having taken part in exercises with the rescue team, all stood him in good stead. Dave PENDLE FELL RACE Cartridge’s record was lowered by Psst. AS/4.5m/1500ft/1.4.89 almost six minutes. Vanessa Brindle Rumour has it that the F.R.A. is setting and road shoes are for uphill use only in Lancs did an even more comprehensive up a working party with representatives summer. demolition job on the ladies’ record from all the Home Countries to agree on Rumour has it that even magic gear 1: J. Maitland (P&B) 31.09 and reduced that by almost 15 the recommended size of Mars Bars to can fall apart on rough terrain and 2: G. Huddleston (Kend) 31.26 minutes! be carried in races. The S.H.R.A. is said Government health warnings on not 3: G. Wilkinson (Clay) 32.18 In the Veterans’ class, the Veteran to favour two bottles of Greenmantle or sharing needles and choosing your 4: G. Gough (Black) 32.33; 5: P. King of the Bowland fells, John equivalent. A semi-retired, well- known partner carefully also apply to Mountain Hardowe (Kesw) 32.39; 6: S. Nuttall, used his local knowledge to member of the S.H.R.A. committee has Marathons. Further research is Breckell (Black) 33.12; 7: C. Lyon keep John Nixon at bay and to lower pointed out that he has available a large continuing on self-erecting magic stock of miniatures for competitors in cagoules to carry on Mountain (Horw) 33.38; 8: W. Horvath his own record by four minutes. But future races which he has collected from Marathons and the Ben Nevis Race. (Unatt) 33.42; 9: R. Hargreaves will his crown be still in place after discards at previous races. Rumour has it Chris Donnelly would (Clay) 33.44; 10: N. Weaver (Clay) the Paddy’s Pole Race on 6th June? Rumour has it that the Government is like to know who Keith Anderson is. 33.46. Veterans 0/40: 1: R. Holding the race on the same weekend as both Kentmere and secretly negotiating with the F.R.A. on Rumour has it that several Scottish Hargreaves (Clay) 33.44; 2: M. Pendle paid off. We had a small entry issuing personal I.D. cards to be carried race organisers bewildered by the Targett (Clay) 34.55; 3: C. Beever and this must have made for an in bumbags at all times on the hills to multiplicity of organisations offering (Holm) 36.16; 4: I. Beverly (Clay) enjoyable race. Perhaps a field of aid collection of local tariffs for use on rules, laws and advice, and competitors 37.14; 5: A. Evans (Amble) 37.19; only 88 runners needs to generate a Lakeland hills. making irate ’phone calls concerning 6: C. Taylor (Clay) 37.22. Veterans bit more income, if only to make a Rumour has it that the use of two-way their race organisation while wearing 0/50: 1: D. Tilley (Bolt) 40.00; 2: bigger contribution to the rescue lift passes enforces the view that alpine sun hats, wish some runners would just G.Brass (Clay) 41.42; 3: J. Jaques team. Can you all afford to pay £1.50 skis are for downhill use only in winter run. (Clay) 41.51. Ladies: 1: A. next year? Buckley (Lds Univ) 39.15; 2: K. Brian Jackson Drake (Spen) 40.27; 3: D. FIXTURES UPDATE Kenwright (Sarn H) 41.05; 4: J. 1: P. Tuson (Kend) 1.18.32 1. Please note that the date of the Kinniside Fell Race has been changed, it will now be held on Saturday, Kenyon (B Aero) 41.34; 5: K. 2: D. Nuttall (Clay) 1.19.11 July 15th. 2. Paddy Pole race on 6th June at 7.15 p.m. requires navigation skills in bad weather and to find the start at Patten (S.E.C.O.C.) 43.30. 3: T. Watkins (Clay) 1.20.23 GR 602442. 4: D. Thompson (Cald V) 1.20.37; 3. Please find below details of eight races additional to the existing fixtures: 5: A. Taylor (S’fields) 1.21.37; 6: P. THURSDAY, JUNE 29 - POTTER FELL RACE. N. 7.30 p.m. 7m/700 ft from Oakbank House, Skelsmergh, Kendal. £1 on night only. Teams free. Marked course. Also junior race: U14; 3m. Details: J. LLANBEDR TO Haines (Mand) 1.23.37; 7: J. Chapman, 1 Oakbank House, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ. Telephone: 0539 31863. BLAENAVON Nuttall (Clay) 1.24.11; 8: R. Clucas WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 - DANEFIELD FELL RACE. N. 7.30 p.m. 4.5m/ 800 ft from Otley Old Road, FELL RACE 1.24.20; 9: J. Nixon (A’Ratti) Otley Chevin. £1 to organiser by July 1st, or on night. Teams free. Limit 200. Marked course. Over 16. 1.24.27; 10: S. Taylor (Prest) Details: C. Wicks, 32 Grove Lane, Leeds LS6 2AP. Telephone: 0532 787422. AL/14m/4500ft/1.4.89 THURSDAY, JULY 6 - FOX AND HOUNDS CHASE. N. 7.00 p.m. 9m/ 1100 ft from the Fox and 1.24.48. Veterans 0/40: 1: J. Hounds Inn, Ainthorpe, Danby, N. Yorkshire. £ 1.50 to organiser or on night. Teams free. Marked course, Gwent Nuttall (Clay) 1.24.11; 2: J. Nixon Over 18. Also 4m cross country fun run. Records: 1.02.18 H. Stevenson 1988; f. 1.15.25 S. Wright 1988. A fairly murky day caused a few (A’Ratti) 1.24.27; 3: T. Peacock Details: T. Chadwick, 4 Station Road, Castleton, Whitby, N. Yorkshire Y021 2EG. Telephone: 0287 60195. minor problems for some on the SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 - RAS Y CNICHT. AS 11.00 a.m. 4.5m/1800 ft from Croesor, near (Clay) 1.25.35; 4: M. Hudson summits, but everyone turned up in Penrhyndeudraeth. £1 to organiser by August 21st or £2 on day. Obvious route. Over 15. Entry includes (L.O.C.) 1.26.56. Veterans 0/50: refreshments. Records: 32.57 C. Donnelly 1986; f. 37.45 A. Carson 1988. Details: F. Uhlman, Beudy the end! A good entry for a non­ 1: D. Brown (Clay) 1.43.55. Newydd, Llanfrothen, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd LL48 6SP. Telephone: 0766 770257. championship year of 58 produced 53 MONDAY, AUGUST 28 - CILCAIN MOUNTAIN RACE. N. 1.00 p.m. 3.75m/1150 ft from Cilcain. £1 Ladies: 1: V. Brindle (Clay) finishers. on day. Teams free. Navigational skills. Over 16. Also junior race: 11-15 years; same course. Records: 26.22 1.31.50; 2: H. Diamantides (Dk Pk) J. Messum 1985; f. 31.57 A. Carson 1985. Details: D. F. Gregg, The Poplar Cottage, Hatton Heath, Chester. In the absence of any previous 1.38.45; 3: W. Dodds (Clay) Telephone: 0244 332676. winners, Les Williams finally made it WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 - COMBS FELL RACE. N. 7.00 p.m. 3.25m/950 ft from the Beehive, 1.46.50. to the winner’s rostrum. Les Combs, Derbyshire. £1.50 on evening only. Teams (4) free. Marked course. Over 15. Also junior race. Details: C. L. Lomas, 46 Chapel Road, Whaley Bridge, via Stockport. Telephone: 06633 4247. incidentally is one of only two people SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 - SANDSTONE TRAIL RACES. CM. Race A 10.00 a.m. 16.5m/1750 ft to complete every Llanbedr to from Duckington. £2.50 to organiser by September 17th. Teams free. Over 19. Records: 1.43.54 S. Anders Blaenavon Race, of which this was HEN/ROCKY 1984; f. 2.15.18 A. Shepherd 1985. Race B 10.50 a.m. 9.5m/950 ft from Beeston Castle. £1.50 to organiser by September 17th. Over 17. Records 57.06 A. Thiemicke 1986; f. 1.08.37 J. Pearson 1979. the tenth. Les is, of course, also a MOUNTAINS RACE Both one-way races; buses will depart from the finish at Barnes Bridge Gates, Delamere at 8.30 a.m. If you Veteran, as is Dennis Thomas in N/3.5m/1500ft/6.4.89 wish to book a place on one of these, please include £1 with your entry fee. Details: B. Barnes, Hillcroft, second place. Where are all the County Down 111 Station Road, Delamere, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 2HZ. Telephone: 0606 888845. Torrential rain, snow and the Rocky SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 - BREDON HILL BASH. N. 11.00 a.m. 6.25m/712 ft from Elmley Castle youngsters? Recreation Ground. £1.50 on day only. Teams (4) free. Over 17. Records: 39.29 G. Patton 1988; f. 50.50 C. Of the Ladies, Polly Gibb was a river in flood was the welcome McCarthy 1988. Details: M. Burrows, 14 Willow Road, Four Pools, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 6YW. convincing winner in one of the best awaiting the 34 eager competitors in Telephone: Evesham 48464.

24 For the purpose of this survey, only and John Wild, still in the top records published in the 1989 F.R.A. three despite a lengthy absence Mountain Glen Rosa Fixture Calendar are counted; this from the sport; tough times to puts the ladies at a slight crack, huh? Jumping over them Horseshoe disadvantage as some race organisers, though is Colin Donnelly. Navigation inexcusably, quote only a male MEN - The top three: record. It can’t be that no ladies have You may think that someone who has 1; Colin Donnelly 16 ever competed in these events, managed to get lost on the flagged Fell Race 2; Kenny Stuart 12 surely! Rectification of this state of route to the map issue of a Mountain 3; John Wild 9 affairs required for next year’s Marathon is hardly the sort of person Preview - calendar. Other notable totals: to be writing an article on this subject. Once I began counting up Dave Cartridge 7; Rod Pilbeam 7; You would have the wrong end of the individual runners totals I realised Jack Maitland 6; Ray Owen 5; Billy stick! This is not a tub-thumping Isle of that here was a task likely to cause Bland 5; Sean Livesey 5; Paul piece aimed at making sure we always brain-fade and this is my excuse for Dugdale 4; Andy Trigg 4; Andy know exactly where we are on the Arran, any errors discovered by those with Styan 3. fells; rather in making sure the other an Einstein-size capacity for facts and WOMEN - The top three: fellow doesn’t! Yes folks - it’s time to figures. 1; Carol Haigh 43 blow the gaff on all those simple The results are interesting; does Scotland 2: Angela Carson 17 subterfuges which can be used to Carol Haigh hold more records than 3: Vanessa Brindle 11 The route, as near as possible that any man? No Contest. In fact, she throw your fellow competitors off the suggested by George Broderick in holds a staggering 43, making her Other notable totals: scent, thereby promoting yourself the early ’70s, is a great surely the most prolific record Pauline Stuart 9; Clare Crofts 6; Ruth considerably higher in the results lists. introduction to the Arran ridges. breaker, male or female, in the history Pickvance 4; Sue Parkin 4; A. Race routes may be roughly The alterations - included to of British fellrunning. Angela Carson Bedwell 4; Stephanie Quirk 3; Jean divided into two. Those you know appease landowners - have resulted is next with 17 and Vanessa Brindle Lochead 3; Penny Rother 3; Sarah and those you don’t. To take the in a safer, more runnable route more 3rd on 11. Look out in future for Ruth Haines 3. familiar ones first - there is one or less following the skyline around Pickvance too, she's much improved Mental Note: Two Andys among golden rule: NEVER WEAR YOUR Glen Rose. Underfoot is an and has been giving Carol a hard time the men. Hmm, there’s hope for me CLUB VEST! Particularly if the interesting variation between rough in some races lately! yet! event is in the locality. The wearing of grass, rock and heather. Among the men, it’s interesting to a club vest denotes that you are a The venue of Brodick Castle has see those old stagers, Kenny Stuart Andy Walmsley mature, experienced athlete well ^ many attractions, to me the most pleasing is that unlike the Goat Fell Race there is no road section at the end of the race. The Castle has a tearoom which will be open all day, so wives and friends will have some­ where to wait. There is an adventure playground for kids and a stately home for grannies. The race has been timed so that no overnight stay on Arran is required, but Arran offers some very varied and interesting running, so staying at least for the weekend is recommended. There has been a healthy interest in the race, several runners have been over to Arran to look over the course, entrants coming from as far as London. Ferries to Arran sail from Ardrossan which is south of Glasgow so it isn’t such a huge distance to travel for those coming from the south. The race is on 24th June and see the calendar for further details. Well worth the effort for someone who is looking for a race that is a bit different. Dave Freeman The Record Business Who holds the most fell race records? That was the subject of a lengthy discussion recently in a pub somewhere in darkest Lancashire. No-one was sure if Kenny’s one time domination of the record list had now been eclipsed and, if so, who by? In the female ranks the issue was never in doubt, the quick little lass from Holmfirth would surely reign supreme, but who would be second to her, and would Carol hold more records than any man? I resolved to get to the bottom of this as soon as I could find my fixture list. Clare Walker Telford, followed by Gordon Trevor, Titterstone dee, Saturday, February 25th 1989 W. S. Bateson

25 versed in the ways of fellrunning. If clubmates!) If Norman is running you sport Keswick colours in the with a group, as a short cut Borrowdale Race or Dark Peaks in the approaches he will imperceptibly THE EDITOR’S BROKEN ARM Marsden to Edale people will think shorten his stride until, reaching the Pete Bland has suggested that not To add to the drama I had to be you know the way! When the mist back of the group, he will slide off on everyone will be bored by tails of stretchered across the Golf Course comes down runners will gather to his own route. He is not seen again woe demanding your sympathy. and the bearers, who were not around you and expect you to become until he reappears 50 yards in front a Following a very busy frustrating wearing P.B.s, slipped and nearly their leader. You will turn around and minute or two later. No-one ever sees time producing the magazine before dropped the stretcher. After 70 find that you have acquired a “tail" of him go! Norman is increasingly Christmas and a very active cross­ minutes from the point of impact the 15 or 20 people who will blindly turning to an unlikely arena for his country skiing holiday in ambulance men were lifting me into follow wherever you lead. However unique talents. Taking short cuts in Switzerland, I left home at 7.30am, casualty at Kendal Hospital and slowly you run and loudly you protest marathons has never really received on the 22nd January to attend an removing mud from their stretcher. I that you too are lost, you will be much official blessing. He must F.R.A. Committee meeting in Kendal wish to thank all those who helped unable to shake them off. Thfey will surely be hoping that Road Race and answer the shortcomings in the me on this occasion, especially Steve follow you until the mist lifts or you officials may follow the lead set by magazine. On a bumbagless training who later the same day had to take drop down out of the cloud towards the F.R.A., and develop the art of run before the meeting I slipped in a his wife to hospital to give premature the finish. Suddenly you are alone navigation in their events. flat field, fell on the only rock again without even a “by your leave!” One tactic to watch out for on birth. Even the N.H.S. for all its A word from the wise! There are unknown terrain is the numbers game. therein, and landed with the weight of shortcomings some of which I ways of dealing with this problem. Put simply it is based on the my body on my arm striking the rock. encountered in the succeeding six You don’t have to start five minutes proposition that quantity of navigation The next minute my lower arm was weeks, has some dedicated workers after everyone else as Billy Bland did is more important to the fellrunner rotated outwards and the pain did not who must be thanked if they are at Ennerdale one year to make your than quality. So if 15 people are quite explain what had happened. reading this article. point. If Billy ever ran in my quarter running on a bearing 90 degrees out Was this a result of the early start, The Committee Meeting was of the field he’d know the answer. A from your own then you will follow weak ligaments damaged when nearly over by the time I was short halt is called for to admire the them. Orienteers among you will falling on adventurous skiing trails, discharged from the hospital and the view, re-apply the Booth knot to your know that this is usually the wrong or just a way of avoiding the discussion on the role of editor was shoe laces, or to reply to a call of answer - you should trust your own committee meeting? deferred and actually took place nature. Depending on the length of judgment implicitly. This is why in a The only person running with me, in my absence at the subsequent the race and degree of “lostness” of 400 strong field on a beautiful Steve Peruzza, ran on to find help meeting. A three hour wait, a pre­ your tails they may latch on to some summer’s day the runner who while I tried to walk towards the Golf lude to other waits when using public other poor unfortunate leaving you to approaches the checkpoint from Course and the route back to Kendal. transport, preceded the arrival of go about your business. Needless to completely the wrong direction and Walkers passed, bridges were sat on, say this ruse is best employed leaves it in similar style will a rescue vehicle from junction 36 immediately after you have led them invariably turn out to be an orienteer! feelings of nausea and incredulity to take me and the car, or ash­ off-route either accidentally or There are many variations on this came and went, the bum bag was tray as the Australian driver called otherwise! It will not always work. simple theme. One which I shall call searched for. Finally, Steve alerted it, home courtesy of the R.A.C. Jon Broxap tried it on Black Combe the “Peart Numbers Game Double some walkers who thankfully lent me After four weeks of some­ and half-a-dozen runners stood Bluff’ was worked cruelly on me by some extra clothes and led me to a what pedestrian activity I started around twiddling their thumbs until an old adversary, Ken Peart, on the shed on the Golf Course to await the training again and actually man­ he set off again. (This story was Dartmoor K.I.M.M. Ken and his ambulance Steve called. Readers may aged some P.G.s (performances as passed on to me: I have never seen partner Big Daft Ian were on the ‘A’ be surprised at the lack of Joe well as shoes) jogging on the flat in Jon Broxap after the first 100 yards of Course while Frank Reddington and I Simpson Andean ambiance. plaster. a race!) had misguidedly thought we could If it doesn’t work sterner measures compete at the Elite level. Half-way are called for. I well remember Barrie through the second day Frank and I Laycock and myself leading a pack on were contentedly on a bearing over a A TRINITY OF FELLS to Fairfield during the Ian Hodgson long leg to Control 42 when Ken and Relay. The clag was well and truly Ian loomed up out of the mist with a SKIDDAW - GREAT CALVA - down and we didn’t want our 20 tail of half-a-dozen pairs. The strong accompaniment to find the encounter was jovial enough at first - LENCATHRA way down to Cofa Pike. (We had both Ian enquiring after our health and This - the umpteenth time I've climbed made the classic mistake of wearing entering a discussion on the rocket from Fitz Park's field to the balding summit. club vests!) Running past the correct propulsion qualities of Vesta dried But now we run a special gauntlet, exit point we turned Fairfield summit foods. Ken was now clearly keen to for time is our sword of Damocles. into a huge roundabout and ran a 300 be off (in fact Ken had nearly Heads bowed, as though in reverential deference, yard circle, stopping several times to disappeared over the skyline) when I we stride the ever widened path consult the map. Two by two our asked which control they were headed until the ascent by the monument entourage trotted off at tangents, for. Number 86 came back the squeezes the lungs, grasps the muscles, and we fight the increasing steepness. leaving Barrie and myself to slip shouted reply and since they were quietly down the correct ridge. These virtually on the same bearing as us I Along a levelled path we increase the pace people were easily fooled - whoever reconsulted the map, which showed and then the steepness, though less in fierceness, heard of an Ambleside runner being the two controls almost two miles meets us as we tread the windswept slate. able to read a map! apart. The six teams behind Ken all At last the shelter is within our view - In some circumstances it may be seemed convinced he was right and so we drop beneath the western flank, necessary actually to become lost I altered our bearing accordingly. We dismiss the springing heather that hides our feet, yourself in order to lose your ran on for a mile before finding a lake and once again we contend another fell. pursuers. But be careful! This strategy where clearly it had no right to be. It Great Calva, shapeless, of nothing to boast, is for desperate situations only: there slowly dawned that we had been on demeaned by greater summits, may be someone in the group who the correct line all the time. Seeing but the ascent, though fast, does not diminish knows where he is! Unlikely as this Ken a few miles further on his face the human effort to the top where may seem it has happened that a was beaming that rather malevolent ageless rusting fencing posts protrude from crude cairn, group simply switches to a new and smile and we realised that we had been like so many discarded weapons. more confident leader, leaving you had by a most complex navigational alone in the mist with only your map ploy, the numbers game double bluff. Not until we reach the gentle beck does coarse heather find its boundary. and compass for company. Ken had swung the trick by the No time to choose a crossing, Even in short races there are imaginative use of his six pair tail! we leap into the waters. usually short cuts which the But how did we come to be lost on We assault the extensive flank experienced runner will know about. a flagged route? 1 hear you ask. That's that never seems to surrender distance. The rule here is: NEVER SHOW a story for another day, but suffice it On, forever onwards, rising steepness, ANYONE A SHORT CUT. The to say that one of the consequences until we break the serrated rim erstwhile President of my own club, lay in our being able to experience a and view a cauldron of greyness Norman Walker, is a past master of delightful afternoon tea at Ennerdale beneath our feet; down we must plunge, and so we seek the sharp arete, this particular aspect of the sport. Youth Hostel at 8 pm, towards the end the ridge that will bring us Norman knows all of the short cuts of of a 13-hour day. As I recollect we into Threlkeld’s hamlet, a mellowing of the spirit. every race in the Lakes and has never didn’t win that one. Perhaps I ought to Peter Travis shown any of them to anybody - even go on a course? his clubmates (especially his Selwyn Wright

26 The Over the Hill Caper by Chas Ryder

CHAPTER ONE November 5th. Sure, a few things I peered over the top of my contact schmuks. They were on direct line for were odd. The green Lurex tracksters, lenses and looked the ape right in his the target area Cruise missile-wise and It was evening. I sat in my office. The the odd stains on his white sweatshirt. eye. “Yeah,” I snapped. I was on burn-out, one step behind for traffic outside in the city sounded like But something made him Mr Less- “Registration over there.” their three. My luck held. In front heavy breathing. The ’phone rang. I Than-Average. I couldn't figure it. I knew his sort, built like a Yamaha Morganstern was flagging like a answered it. The voice sounded like Then it hit me. It was the Silver organ, Lycra shorts and a 59 pb for doorkeep flags a yellow cab. He was heavy traffic, mostly Ladas and Shadows. I don't like being hit with 10k. This was serious with a capital C. going no place. That made two of us. I mainly obscene. I slammed it down. A Silver Shadows. Like Mike Yarwood, I paid my moolah and got my had to get the low-down on this guy. figure appeared in the glass of my they leave a bad impression. I bugged number. Morganstern hadn't noticed What made him tick? What made him door. A bountiful figure. him round the block, through the me. He was 23, 1 was 28 but looked sweat? What made him rub his thighs “Come in,” I neighed hoarsely. Leisure Centre and into the shower. I older. 1 checked out the field. The like that? She was a dame. And I mean dame wanted to frisk him but I could see he things these creeps were doing with Sure, it was all up, but so was the from Dame School. was clean. I went back to the office Vaseline made blue movies look like A1 Capone racket if you know what I "Real Damesville,” I growled. and poured myself a slug. I once tried Bambi meets M. Poppins esq. And the mean. But now it was up like the Her hand went to her purse. a snail-on-the-rocks but it stuck to my smell! There was Deep Heat abuse Empire State’s up. We was all Something snapped in my brain. throat like Bostick. here. No sweat. I looked over at walking. As the man once said, “it “Stooge,” I thought, pulled from my "This guy’s just too normal,” I Morganstern's feet. Something was was a nice walk if you like grunting”. desk drawer a Clairol 1200. She thought. “Norman Normal, road up. And I don't mean the Dow Jones Time passed with the speed of paused. jogger and fun runner. Too much, Index. OK, so he had runner's feet, the continental drift. There was a breeze. I “Easy on the artillery,” she where’s the kink in that?” size of two road gang shovels and just checked my hair in the mirror. I may whispered like a canary on coal gas, The room was hot. So hot you as clean. But the shoes. Rubber spikes be a gumshoe, but I’m a neat and then smiled knowingly. “Two could only see it with a heat seeking on the soles? Crazy but crazy! I’d hit gumshoe. I like to reflect. It was OK. speed, blow dry, thermostat device. I was sweating. But it was no­ first base and how. But before I could Suddenly there was no up. Up had controlled.” She knew her stuff all sweat. I’m a cool character. Fiction’s say Dunlopfetish, the race was off. gone. There was only down. right. like that. I sat and thought. I had a Morganstern had gone too. I didn't Slowly, like a broad taking a shrewd hunch, but the Doc said with CHAPTER THREE like it. Something stank. It could’ve handkerchief from her purse, she took surgery and a big overcoat nobody been my feet. It could have been the a handkerchief from her purse. She would notice. The road stretched ahead like a mist. Hey! What mist? Who's writing was crying. Usually I slap dames who pussy after a cat-nap. Morganstern this story? Cut the mist or it’s a cry, but we hadn't been introduced. CHAPTER TWO was at the front but when I'm paid to wooden overcoat for you, buster! “I'm Hank Marblejaw," I said, and follow, I follow good. If I'd tailed him That’s better. No mist. There was slapped her. Saturday. I was up with the dawn. any closer, it would certainly have Morganstern on the slippery slope. I “It’s my husband.” she said. No wisecracks, I don’t need cheap been unnatural, probably illegal. It followed. I thought flats were Limey “No. It was me." And I slapped her laughs, I drove out to Morganstern's was fast. But I was OK. I could handle apartments ’til my feet went and I was again. place on 25th and Vine. Then waited. it. Our feet were hitting the deck like a on my butt. Toboganning without She got off the floor. It was ten after nine when he came out Shamus hits a suspect when, wham! snow? Now that’s bizarre. Then I saw “I want you to follow my husband." the house. He drove off in his car. It The stiff turns off the road. The bozo! Morganstem fall, a real prat fall on the Easy. As easy as ABD. They don't was an ’86 Skoda Convertible. The I thought he’d goofed, when I sees the rocks. “Some drunken legs” 1 thought. call me Hank for nothing. Hank, Hank man wears his style like a kaftan. I whole field’s making like a rattlesnake Another dumb-cluck went past like a Marvin. Shadows. See? It all fitted tagged behind like a St. Michael label up a storm drain. These dopes were Space Shuttle with flapping sails, and into place. on Y-fronts. He took a left, a right, a heading for the hills. This was the nose-dived into a stream. This was I sneered. I sneer good. I got a BSc left again, then straight on down the Klondyke without the Klon and only a kamikaze stuff without Pearl or her in sneering. expressway out of town. The road was few dykes. sister Harbour. Morganstern went “Got a floozy, huh?” sticky, the sky as blue as a dame’s Ahead the hills looked like a pool again and slid like a well-oiled heel on She shook her blonde head. rinse, but for lOg and expenses it was table that had been upturned in a bar­ a greasy pole. Then it clicked. Clicked “Two floozies?” I sneered to easy meat. I followed Morganstern room brawl. They were up, steep and like a thing going click. These guys research level. into the mountains. He pulled up. green. The 7 ball was a rock, the cue were falling down. They were fall “Worse, I ... 1 don’t know. I think There were two mean looking stooges ball a sheep and there was a rip up by guys. They ran. They fell. They were it’s some sort of perversion.” there, that made three stooges but it the top pocket. It looked tough. fellrunners. I'd heard the word on the I like sleeze. Give me good old don't make me laugh. They talked. Tougher than backspin on the black. grapevine. Some bunch! They were sleeze any day. A murder wrap’s OK Time passed like a prawn vindaloo. And it wasn’t even my break. Like it into pain like the Third World's into for amateurs but sleeze is for real More stooges showed, mainly guys, was wild. There was more grass here debt. So this was Morganstem's bag. Dicks. She told me all she knew. It some dolls. And what dolls. They had than a Harlem pyjama party. I'm not His dame should worry. He was sick. was bad. The man had a problem. I more up front that a Klaus Barbie an outdoor man. Outdoors is for They were all sick. What would drive had to find out what. She smiled like a Doll. Something was cooking. At 100 alleycats and I sure ain’t a pavement a man to this? To the pits and up a neon sign saying “help", or was it degrees in the shade, it was me. I got princess. And it was hard. My breath mountain? Now I was really flying. “Andrex”? I forget. Then she turned out of my car. I tried to look came in short pants. I clawed my way Downwards at mach 3. My ankle went and left the office. Wow! She had inconspicuous, but with the bulge in up the hill like I clawed my way up over. I fell again. My mug hit the more curves than a Bessemer Steel my tracksters it wasn’t easy. This pug- from West-side Milwaukee and these deck. It hurt like hell. But I could get Converter. ugly sap sidles up to me. His voice guys were still running like Nancy to like it. Maybe . .. When 1 saw him he seemed like a sounded like gravel on a peptic ulcer. Reagan ran for president. And she regular guy. And it wasn’t even “You runnin'?” he grunted. caught him. I wasn't catching these TO BE (DIS)CONTINUED

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he sees the challenge is within his The Long grasp. For the next seven months we Distance share his life as this focuses increasingly on his goal. There are high points of memorable days spent Record Book training or racing and of growing The Long Distance Record Book by friendships with other runners such as Andy Milroy. Published by The Road Adam Brandthwaite, a Borrowdale Runners Club, 1988. £4 (inc. p&p) stonemason, and there are lows as from Don Bonser, 76 Benhill Wood doubts beset his mind and especially Road, Sutton, Surrey SM1 3SJ. when Joe Palmer, a fellow runner, weather, safety, and mentions the Some members may question a dies in a tragic accident in a race, as The Mountains history of the area. It also has a review of this book appearing in others have done in reality. Then compact but comprehensive section “The Fell Runner" as only six of its there is the initially unwelcome of Connemara on the geology of the area by 100 pages are concerned with fell and presence of Colin Foster, who is to Professor Paul Mohr of University share Gordon’s attempt. His A hill-walkers’ guide. By Joss trail (USA) records, including a College Galway. The final walk is the photograph of Jos Naylor. However, appearance seems to intrude on Lynam, Justin May, Paul Mohr, Western Way from Oughterard to it can be thoroughly recommended to Gordon’s private world, but in time and Tim Robinson. Folding Leenaun covering 31 miles with only anyone whose interest strays even a they are reconciled. Landscapes. 1:50,000. 1,600 feet of ascent, although the little beyond the realms of our own At last the day comes. Does An invaluable little opus for going is quite rough underfoot. The sport, and particularly those with a Gordon complete the Round? You anyone - walker or runner - who toughest route is the Maumturks walk liking for ultra-distance events. Andy must read the book to find out. It is intends visiting this gloriously which takes in 8,000 feet of ascent in Milroy lives in Wiltshire and is totally fascinating, and in his fictional isolated part of the Republic of 15 miles. The record which is held by Honorary Statistician of the Road account Peter Travis comes closer Ireland. Up to recently, in the opinion Aengus O’Cleirigh is well under four Runners Club. He is not one of the than anyone to conveying what of most users of Ireland’s mountains, hours. new breed of athletics writers trying moves men to try this amazing feat. If the Ordnance Survey in Ireland was All in all, an essential piece of to cash in on the jogging boom with you too know the satisfaction of a considerably underfunded, especially equipment for visitors to this sensational stories and gossip and ill- long day in the hills, then you’ll when you discovered the contour beautiful part of Ireland. founded advice on training methods, delight in The Round. I did. interval of 250ft missed significant Recommended. etc. His approach is that of the true Ned Paul crags and cliffs. This discovery was amateur, using the term as we would (Courtesy of Compass Sport) generally made when you were trying in regard to ourselves and our so- to find your way home in a pea- called “professional” brethren of the souper! This contour interval and the Kenmare Lakes and Dales, and this book, Ten Years upland maps had not been revised actually a development from three since 1837 due to other priorities, 1:50,000 MAP earlier booklets, bears the fruits of his although major efforts are being Ordnance Survey of Ireland. of D.P.F.R. extensive research into long-distance made to produce a revised 1:50,000 “Preliminary” Edition. To mark their 10th Anniversary Dark running over the past 12 years or so. and a new 1:25,000 series, based on I’m sure you’re all wondering what Peak Fell Runners have produced a The first dozen pages trace the the photogrammetry, which will a preliminary edition is? Well, it’s the record of their first ten years of history of running from over three cover the major mountains. The cause of much dancing and whoops million years ago up to the present, existence from 1976-1986. The end “preliminary” Kenmare map which is of delight in Irish mountaineering covering all corners of the world. result may have been a little late in also discussed below is the first one circles, as finally the Ordnance Much of this material was new to me arriving, but the two editors, Graham printed. However, production of all of Survey have produced an accurate and wholly fascinating. The rest of Berry and Dave Sant, should be these maps should take some photogrammetric map of the the book consists of detailed listings congratulated on their achievement of considerable time. McGillicuddy Reeks - a range of of records and other noteworthy assembling a wide range of articles, In the meantime Joss Lynam has mountains which includes performances, achieved mainly on cartoons, photographs and results produced a very useful map and Carrauntoohil. the highest in Ireland road and track. The book has been which depict the evolution of the guide-book to this inadequately at 3,414 feet. The map is a neatly typed and bound with a stiff major fell running club in the Peak mapped area. Joss is a founder of the preliminary one because none of the cover, and includes several Federation of Mountaineering Clubs upland areas depicted have had any District. photographs and drawings, the latter in Ireland, an orienteer, hill runner, field surveying. However, this still Many of the articles are esoteric of great historical interest (as are and climber who led the Irish does not remove the fact that this is and rely on some knowledge of the many of the photos). It is certainly a expedition to Zhanzi in the the best map that the Ordnance personalities involved to be fully valuable contribution to athletics Himalayas recently. Justin May is Survey has produced. appreciated. Nevertheless the book literature. also an experienced hill-runner and The map has a contour interval of does provide an interesting insight Bill Smith former Irish orienteering champion. ten metres which is nearly more than into fellrunning and many of the The map covers an area from the user can absorb at this scale. articles are full of humour. In Letterfrack in the West to Lough While crags and cliffs are not marked particular a verbal blow by blow Corrib in the East, and from Recess at present the steep slopes appear as account of one entertaining annual in the South to Ireland’s only fjord, walls of solid brown contours which general meeting has been recorded in Killary Harbour, in the North. It has show the hill shapes clearly. Paths The Round an unabridged form. It indicates just been prepared from aerial photos and and tracks aren’t shown either but the how silly apparently important issues the field work was done by Joss and O.S. would welcome comments from Peter Travis appear, when viewed in retrospect Tim Robinson, an accomplished clubs and other users on any There is in beautiful countryside the after the dust has settled. I am sure mapper and author, who, though bom amendments that they might consider power to change men’s lives. The any fell-running club member will in England, has an intimate useful. So, now you know what to do mountains and lakes of the English identify with this comedy. Other knowledge of Connemara from living with your holidays! Lake District have had this effect on articles range from the treatment of there since 1972. The area covered stretches from many, and author Peter Travis is penile frostbite with warm porridge The contour intervals are at 30 Dingle Bay to Kenmare and covers amongst them. For though the hero of to an emotional account of the 11th metres with bold index contours at some of the most magnificent this book is one Gordon Shawcross, Ennerdale Horsehoe. 150 metre intervals. Distinct changes mountains in Ireland. The Reeks with he is but a thinly disguised version of Ten years of D.P.F.R. has been are shown by means of form lines at their six Munros, the Purple Peter himself, and it is Peter’s professionally assembled and printed, 15 metre intervals, and screes and Mountain area, Mullaghanattin, and intimate knowledge of fell and tarn, producing an excellent finished crags are clearly marked. The map the Coomasaharn Horseshoe are all Peter’s aspirations and ambitions that article. It is well worth the £5.00 also shows footpaths and forestry included. So, those of you who are I felt I was sharing when I read this purchase price, especially for those rides which will be a relief to the coming over to compete in the book. ageing competitors who ushered in many people who have spent Strickeen Hill, and Carrauntoohil hill The facts of the Bob Graham amateur fellrunning in the late 70s, as unhappy hours trying to bash their races on the 3rd and 4th June, and Round are now very well known, at well as the younger element who only way out of unsympathetic forest intend spending some holidays here, least to readers of these pages, and in joined the ranks after all the hard plantations. The map also shows that have a treat in store. The Round we follow how Gordon, at work was completed. essential Irish landmark - the pub! Cribs? Well it doesn’t show the 53, comes to be persuaded against his The book is available from: G. The map is accompanied by an pubs or hotels in the area. Still, you own self-doubts that he has the ability Berry, 28 Montrose Road, Sheffield extensive guide book with 18 walks can’t win them all! to complete the Round. He is an S7 2EE. Price £5.00 + 60p p&p - among the Twelve Bens and Douglas Barry experienced fellsman, both a climber total £5.60. Cheques made payable to Maumturk mountains. The book Chairman and runner, but it is only because of D.P.F.R. covers access, accommodation, Irish Hill Running Association the encouragement of his peers that E. A. Trowbridge 29 driving most of the day. Good job the with it the occasional drop in spirits daylight lasted almost 24 hours up although I never doubted myself, my RUNNING THE there. reasons or my motivation. By now I was several days up on Having bagged the Southern schedule and had to replan the Highlands, all that was left was the MUNROS remaining mountains. The finish was remainder of the Western Highlands re-scheduled from Ben Hope to the and Skye. One of the highlights left (or 277 reasons why PB’s are best!) jewel of the Scottish mountain scene, on the mainland was the brutal but the Black Cuillin of Skye, a fitting beautiful Torridon. I managed the An account of a complete traverse of the climax but 130 or so summits to Torridon triptych of Beinn Alligin, climb yet. I started a southern sweep Llathach and Beinn Eighe one Munros, 277 Scottish Mountains over to tidy up the Munros south of the Sunday to complete a long held 3,000ft in 66 days. Great Glen. These included the Glen ambition. These seaboard mountains Coe and Glen Etive areas, the Ben cannot be beaten for the magic of Lawers Group and Mull, the first of “Munro-bagging” has become a tundra as Scotland can offer. The their scenery. Like vast rugged the two islands with Munro. major pre-occupation for thousands Whit holidays made the area slightly fortresses they tower over the glens. of mountaineers, hillwalkers and fell­ busier than normal but I was still able I timed my second visit to the Glen Not the kind of mountains that can be Coe/Fort William area to coincide runners. It’s a game that adds purpose to enjoy long, long, lonely days climbed with hands in pockets. As a and discipline to those with running in the hills. During the first with the 3 Peaks Yacht race. This scaled up version of Yorkshire’s 3 wandering feet who enjoy the few weeks in the eastern ranges I was enabled me to catch up on a bit of Peaks these mountains would make a gossip and borrow a few friends to mountains. It broadens the averaging about 120 miles, 40,000 superb fell race, but only for those appreciation of the Highlands and feet of ascent and 30 mountains per act as pacers. The gossip seemed to with a head for heights. be about other epics, 24 hour Munro Islands by taking you across the week. I was ahead of schedule thanks A week or so saw the rest of the records, solo Bob Grahams etc. The length and breadth of Scotland, from to my fitness but due mainly to the mainland Munros tidied up and I was the popular areas such as Glen Coe, kinder than normal weather. With the pacers, Andrew Addis, Adrian Belton ready for the climax of Skye. The and a short hairy gentleman(?) who Ben Nevis and Ben Lomond to the Cairngorms complete, I moved Cuillin Ridge on Skye demands shall remain nameless helped me wilder, more remote ranges such as westwards down the A86 climbing respect from upstart fellrunners like over the Munros and the Black the inner Cairngorms, the big glens of the Monadh Liaths, Creag Meagaidh. me and so I had to enlist the help of the Western Highlands and the barren the Ben Alder massif, Ben Nevis and Mount before heading back to work. I some climbing friends to help me was able to repay the favour later in reaches of Sutherland. the Grey Corries to Fort William and over the climbing sections. Again the summer as a pacer on a couple of It all started in 1891 when Sir then northwards to Glen Shiel and they acted as porters and provided the their 24 hour epics in Wales as Hugh Munro first published his list of Kintail. By this time the weather was ropes and hardware. The hardest reported in a previous issue. Munro, aptly named the Inaccessible all the 3,000ft mountain summits in proving to be exceptional. Day after Scotland. Hence the designation day I was toiling (or was it boiling?) The training effect of 30 days Pinnacle, was scaled on a grim day running over mountain terrain for “Munro”. The game it inspired has under a blazing sun in a cloudless with the whole ridge shrouded in a several hours each day meant I was driven many a hillman up the A74 blue sky. Something I hadn’t misty mantle thus providing us with able to cover up to 30 miles every some treacherously greasy climbing. and A9 to “bag just a few more" but, anticipated. The weather was so dry, day with an ease I’d never before With the biggest obstacle over, only as with many games, there are that Fort William was suffering from achieved and may never again. I felt numerous ways to feed the obsession, a drought and I even had to resort to the northern half of the ridge completely at ease in the mountains even to add a competitive element. melting snow when traversing the remained for the last day. whatever the type of terrain or Hamish Brown was the first to Glen Shiel ridges. Unfortunately the gales which had weather which incidentally had begun been predicted for a week or so complete a continuous round of the Apart from suffering from Munros in 1974. It took him 112 sunburn(!) I didn’t develop any to revert back to a more normal arrived. A cruel blow. What made it Scottish summer. This meant cloud, days. Since then there have been serious injuries during those early worse was the fact that this, the last rain, mist and wind which brought (now penultimate) day was also our several other record breaking rounds. weeks. My calf muscles needed to get One of these later rounds in 1984 set used to the perpetual ascending and up a record of 83 days (in winter) my knees to the descending, but which inspired me to try a generally the steady early pace and lightweight fellrunning summer sensible schedule allowed me to get attempt in 75 days or less. The idea used to the new daily workload. just grew and grew and wouldn’t be My planned route then took me cast aside. north to roam the big glens of the I spent most of the long evenings Western Highlands, Glen Affric, Glen of the 87/88 winter studying maps Strathfarrar and Glen Cannich. Some and guide books trying to produce an of these glens have been changed optimal schedule based on a 75 day irreversibly by hydro-electric target. The schedule split the schemes. Well trodden stalkers paths mountains mostly into day trips with now mysteriously disappear into deep a few two or three day expeditions. man-made lochs. Each diversion The method used was similar to adding a few more boggy miles to the Martin Moran's 1984 trip - i.e. using totals. motorised transport to travel between During my forays into Glen Affric the ranges and a series of temporary I noticed I wasn’t the only person base camps. I had planned four two- wearing PB’s. There were stud marks day ‘Karrimor’ style expeditions into everywhere! Who could it be? I later areas such as Ben Alder, Cairngorms, learnt that the weekend before, Jon Glen Affic and Knoydart. Hopefully, Broxap had been recceing the route a few friends would be able to for his record breaking 24 hour round accompany me into these wilder in Affric and Kintail. areas. With the planning complete all To ease the load I’d arranged for a I had to do now was wait for spring. I friend to act as a porter for this set off in May, traditionally a fine expedition. As well as carrying most month in Scotland and so it was this of the equipment along the low route year. The first day traversing the while I took the high route, he also Arrochar Alps near Loch Lomond surpassed himself by packing wine was a grand day only saddened by the and whisky to celebrate the halfway departure that first evening of my mark. wife and friends drifting back to My journey continued northwards home and work. From Arrochar I in an anti-clockwise circuit of the far moved north east to the Cairngorms. north via Lairg, Tonge and Ullapool. A vast tract of wild, desolate The mountains in this area are mostly mountains as near to the Arctic solitary and spread out so I ended up Overlooking Barrisdale, Knoydart from Luinne Bhienn. Photo Mark Elsegood first wedding anniversary which I must also be thankful for coincided with the worst gales in the absence of injury. The most Register of Long Distance Scotland for 35 years! sericus of which was self inflicted. I felt pretty durable but I wasn’t Showing off to the tourists on Ben going to test my immortality by Lomond with a racing descent I Individual Fell Records ascending the knife edge ridge in a inadvertently provided them with force nine gale. So “we” (by this time some more entertainment by Throughout the past year there was You will read elsewhere of Mark the finishing party, wife et al, had including a somersault over the more interest in long distance running Elsegood’s fast round of all the arrived) consoled ourselves in the rocks. On another occasion my track on the fells than ever before and many Munros last summer, a great piece of Talisker distillery. running (railway track) was of the established records became planning and this reduces Martin Moran’s record from 83 days (set in The final, final day arrived and the interrupted almost permanently by history. After sifting many pieces of winter) to 66. task was completed in a force 7/8 the afternoon “express” from paper I’ve compiled a list of records Mike Hartley has set 1989 off to a gale instead on Sgurr nan Gillean, the Inverness to Kyle. which I believe have been set since blazing start by first taking Denis My final statistics totalled 1,054 the beginning of 1988. To quote conditions robbing me of a Beresford’s Dales Way record in Selwyn, “If anyone’s feeling miffed at celebration until we could get down miles, 412,000 feet of ascent and 277 March and then John Britton’s off the mountain. I can't really mountains in a new “record” of 66 being left out, it’s probably because Staffordshire Way record in April. complain, I was only stopped by the days and three pairs of PBs. The they haven’t told me”. I’ve come to Rumour has it that he is preparing for weather on one day. The contrasts in daily averages worked out at 16 and the conclusion that I can’t do justice an assault on Mike Cudahy’s the weather over the months was a half miles, 6,500 feet of ascent. to both individual and relay records, awesome Pennine Way record later illustrated in the rainfall figures. Five Hardly epic stone stuff but I had to so I'd appreciate it if some keen team this Summer. inches for April, May and June and last more than 24 hours! minded person would come forward The F.R.A. make an annual 13 for July alone! Lucky me! Mark Elsegood to take the relays off my hands. presentation at the dinner for the To round off 1988, a few notable year’s most outstanding long distance performances deserve mention. In mountain run. The LONG June, Helene Diamantides completed DISTANCE AWARD for 1988 went her second round of the Bob Graham to Mark McDermott for setting a new The Bob Graham Club’s in 20 hours 17 minutes and knocked Lake District 24 Hour Record of 76 14 minutes off Ros Evans’s 1979 peaks. Worthy performances are record. What makes this performance considered by the committee in early Achievement of the exceptional is that it was Helene’s October and so to make sure you’re first solo-unsupported run and it took not forgotten, please send details of Year Award place on a hot Ennerdale Saturday. record-breaking runs to: Martin Stone, Only Martin Hudson has run the route 12 Moorlands, 103 Garstang Road, This award is made annually in achievement and why he or she feels faster without support. Preston PR1 INN. October or November to a member the member merits the award. of the Bob Graham Club for one or The nominations are scribed by more long distance achievements on the fair hand of Mike Rose in a the fells. The period covered by the beautifully produced book which RECORDS 1988/DATE presentation this November will be after 8 years is now a fine record of the calendar year 1988. Nominations mountain endeavour. A summary of England Lake District 24 Hour Record: for the award should be made by the the most outstanding performance is 76 peaks and 39,000ft ascent 23hrs 26 Mark McDermott 18/6/88. end of July each year for then added and the book retained by Bob Graham 42 Peaks Ladies’ achievements the previous year. The the winner for 12 months. Record: 70 miles and 27,000ft nominator may be a friend of the Please send nominations to: Mr ascent 20hrs 17 Helene Diamantides 1/6/88. nominee or have witnessed the event Fred Rogerson, Tethers End, Pendle Way: 45 miles 6hrs 17.30 Mike Wallis 11/11/88. and should describe both the Lindeth. Windermere, Cumbria. Dales Way: 81 miles 13hrs 34 Mike Hartley 4/3/89. Staffordshire Way: 92 miles 16hrs 10 Mike Hartley 8/4/89. Wales Welsh 3,000ft Peaks: 15 peaks, 22 miles and 13,000ft ascent 4hrs 19.56 Colin Donnelly 11/6/88. Glamorgan 500 metre Peaks Round: 14 peaks. 33 miles and 3,800ft 5hrs 57.58 Joe Baldry, Chas Ryder, Derek Thomley and Martin Lucas 9/10/88. South Wales Traverse: All 31 2,000ft peaks. 75 miles and 15,000ft 17hrs 15 Adrian Belton, Andrew Addis and Mark McDermott 30/4/88. Welsh Classical Round: 47 peaks of Snowdonia, 69 miles and 29,000ft 22hrs 02 Adrian Belton 13/8/88. North Wales 2,000ft Peaks Round: 24 peaks 23hrs 38 Colin Brooke and Tony Wimbush **/*/88. Scotland Southern Upland Way: 212 miles 55hrs 55 Mike Hartley 2-4/7/88. West Highland Way: Official route, 95 miles 17hrs 35 Mike Cudahy 30/4/88. Scottish 24 Hour Record: round of 28 Munros, 76 miles and 33,000ft 23hrs 20 Jon Broxap 30/6/88. Cairngorm Munros Round: All 17 Munros, 76 miles and 21,000ft 22hrs 44 Mark Rigby 24/7/88. Scottish Munros: 277 peaks, 1,054 miles (not continuous) Paul Sanderson, only runner to compete in all 20 Rossendale Fell Races,and 411,000ft 66 days Mark Elsegood 22/5-26/7/88. climbing Whinberry Naze. W. S. Bateson WILD All summits as defined by George Bridge in “The Mountains of England & Wales” WALES TWO THOUSANDS Attempt by C. Brooke and T. Wimbush. Support by K. Guest, J. Hallas, J. Palmer, R. Monaghan, G. Orchard. A new 24 mountain challenge was inaugurated last year in 23 hours 38 minutes. The route starting and finishing near Lake Bala takes in 32 tops of 2,000 feet-plus in the rugged Aran, Arennig and Berwyn hills. A further 14 tops can be added to the basic round. The Wild Wales Two-thousands 1 Moel Llechwedd 17 Pen y Cerrig - duon OPTIONAL TOPS: 18 Pen y Boncyn establishes a trio of Welsh 2 Arennig Fawr 3 Pen y Diocyn 19 Stac Rhos A Pen yr Allt-uchaf peak-bagging challenges 4 Moel Llyfnant 20 Cefn Gwyntog B Gwaen y Llwyni following on from the Brecon 5 Foel Boeth 21 Cyrniau Nod C Aran Benllyn Beacons Traverse and the 6 Y Dduallt 22 Y Groes Fagl D Pen-aran Snowdonia Classical Round - 7 Rhobell Fawr 23 Trum y Sarn E Foel Goch both previously completed by 8 Pen y Bryn - fforchog 24 Moel Sych F Bryn Gwyn the Yorkshire based runners. 9 Glasgwm 25 Cadair Berwyn G Post Gwyn Subject to interest in the route a 10 Aran Fawddwy 26 Cadair Bronwen H Moel Poethion suitable certificate will be 11 Erw y Ddafad - ddu 27 Pen-y-bryn I Godor 28 Y Foel J Tomle designed. Details of the route 12 Foel Hafod - fyndd 13 Foel Rhudd 29 Foel Goch K Foel Wen can be obtained from C. 14 Llechwedd Du 30 Gylchedd L Mynydd Tarw Brooke, 22 Sellerdale Avenue, 15 Cerrig - duon 31 Carnedd Llechwedd M Rhos Wyke, Bradford BD12 9LJ 16 Foel y Geifr 32 Arennig Fach N Moel Fferna (enclose large SAE). WHAT A BUSTER As part of the master plan for this The first section was a disaster. the grass, avoiding the good stony Kettlewell and arrived at Grassington year Michael has decided to do the Setting off in the dark going the track. Had he got sore feet? - never, 13 minutes down. Eighteen miles to Dales Way during March as a training opposite way they went wrong and he’d only gone 45 miles. What on go, could he do it? Richard was run. We had walked it together some lost 15 minutes. Michael arrived at earth had he round his ankle? He getting excited. three years previous, from Ilkley the checkpoint alone having left eventually arrived at the car. His shoe “Go for it, Mick” he shouted as we to Bowness, taking three days to Richard behind nursing an old ankle had fallen apart! Almost brand new, set off for Burnsall. Michael came cover the 81 miles. To refresh his injury. So he was to proceed alone. only second time out and the sole, flying over the bridge - “I’m not memory over what was to be the last Richard appeared out of the darkness together with the midsole and all, had stopping, give me the guide book, 40 miles or so, he decided to do a limping, I consoled him and we drove fallen off and he was "running” with Guy’s gone to relieve himself,” he quick recce with Richard Ezard, off to the next check. the remains flapping about his ankle. shouted. Off he sped along the river affectionately known as his Over the next few miles Michael He was laughing. Fortunately it had bank, 67 miles down and now he’d “apprentice”. Short on time they picked up the vital minutes he had happened only two miles from the car found his flow. Guy came out of the decided to run alternately, then on the lost only to lose them again over and he had managed to keep off the gents and the three of us drove off to day, as long as Richard accompanied ground unknown. Frustration set in - painful ground by sticking to the bogs Barden Bridge. Michael appeared a him on the bits he had done, Michael he could have gone faster, if only he avoiding injury. “Never seen running little breathless having covered the would get by. didn’t have to keep referring to his shoes like those before, what are last four miles in 31 minutes. Ten Watching the weather forecast a map and guide book. I tried to keep they?” asked Guy. “New Balance miles to go and at last he was up on few days before, I suggested a change him calm, after all it was only a Trail Busters” Michael replied. “Well time, just five minutes, but that was in plan. Why run against the wind? training run, Richard muttering in the they’ve certainly bust” he said. Off all that was needed to keep the He decided to go the opposite way. A background and feeling a little they went laughing together, Michael pressure on. Bolton Bridge - up by telephone call to Yorkshire and Guy helpless. I was also nursing a knee now in his tried and tested Walsh 19 minutes, but the remaining five Collinson agreed to join in at injury, but anyway, I knew I couldn’t Raids, limping slightly because his miles was to be in the dark. Oughtershaw and run the last 35 have kept the pace up uninjured, so leg had stiffened running without a Richard couldn’t wait, as soon as miles to Ilkley with him. A schedule had to settle for supplying food and shoe. He was now almost half-an- we saw the torches in the distance he was drawn up based on the record, warm drinks of honey and sweet tea. hour behind schedule, but at least the was off to hobble to the finish at half hoping he may just get within We left him at Far Gearstones, well sun was shining. Ilkley with them. It seemed to take an sight of it - but conditions would be behind schedule, for the long drive to Over the next few miles he flew age for them to arrive. Brilliant - 12 against him, it was only March, it Oughtershaw to meet Guy. Knowing along. At each check he was gaining minutes inside the record, and we would be very muddy and the days what time he was due Guy set off up a few minutes and looking easy, the were full of it. were short and after all it was only a the track to meet him. Michael company was doing him good. He training run! appeared in the distance “running” on lost time on the climb out of Gillian Hartley

32 Many readers will have knowledge of whether we could have justified the Pennine Way, even if they haven’t going over Black Hill at night in our traversed the route themselves, but tired condition if we hadn't been able for the benefit of those not familiar to rely on him.” with it, a brief introduction may be in In May, 1971, Ranelagh Harriers of order. Starting at Edale in Derbyshire, London (!) reduced Clayton’s relay it runs northward for 270 miles over record of 34 hours 54 minutes 37 such notable summits as Kinder seconds by over an hour. Seven Scout, Bleaklow, Black Hill, weeks later, two of their members, Penyghent, Great Shunner Fell, Cross Bill Bird and Dave Locke, set off Fell and the Cheviot before from Kirk Yetholm in an attempt to descending to its terminal at Kirk break the record for the complete Yetholm in the Scottish Borders. It traverse. Unfortunately, Locke was was devised in 1935 by rambler Tom forced to retire after 140 miles with Stephenson, but not officially an injury, but Bird bravely continued “opened” until 30 years later. Chris alone, experiencing varied weather Bolshaw recently remarked to me conditions, to finally achieve a new that if Stephenson could have WAY record of 4 days 8 hours 8 minutes. foreseen the state his “Way” would Two of his clubmates had deteriorate into during the 1970s and administered roadside support. ’80s, due to erosion, he would never Clayton’s ultra-distance fell have gone ahead with the idea in the specialist Alan Heaton also made an first place, and I fully agree with attempt that year, south to north, but Chris. like Dave Locke, he was thwarted by The first known attempt to set a injury after 180 miles (his own record for completion of the route Lakeland 24-Hour Record had been was made just over 30 years ago, but broken by Jos Naylor this same year, it wasn’t till 1970 that a second incidentally). On June 30th, 1972, he attempt was made and this inspired a by Bill Smith and his clubmate Mick Meath set off number of subsequent efforts. from Edale and, despite much bad Clayton-le-Moors Harriers estab­ weather, including almost continuous he did compete in cross-country and generally fine weather. Like Puckrin, lished a relay record in 1970 which rain for the last 29 hours, succeeded track races at that time and later they utilised youth hostels en-route, has since changed hands several in lowering the record to 4 days 5 became a four-times winner of the but also had a small back-up team at times, but this article will be hours 10 minutes. Alan was to make Lyke Wake Race. His father Tom and road-crossings consisting of Weir’s concerned only with complete three more record attempts during the brothers Philip and Richard are also wife and five-year-old son, and John traverses of the “Way”. My own ’70s, two being terminated by injury accomplished fellwalkers and Eckersley of Waterloo Harriers, while experience of the route is mainly while abysmal weather put paid to athletes, while his sister is the noted from Hebden Bridge onwards they confined to walking it: from Edale to any chance of the record on his other ultra-distance runner, Eleanor Adams. were accompanied by Stan Bradshaw Dufton on a week’s holiday in 1966, attempt, which he did complete. In August, 1970, Ted Dance and (senior) of Clayton Harriers, who had the full route in 12 days the following Former holder Bill Bird, along Dennis Weir of the Rucksack Club, already been up the previous night year, and in 10 days in 1969. I have with some other southern athletes and both seasoned fell runners, set a new helping out on a Lakeland 24-Hour never contemplated running it (apart Lakeland fellrunners, was present on record of 4 days 23 hours and 20 Record attempt. “Stan was a tower of from pacing Alan Heaton on one the first fully-supported attempt at the minutes, going from north to south in strength”, said Dennis. “I don’t know attempt) because of the several cross­ Pennine Way record in June 1974 by country sections, which I found dull the redoubtable Jos Naylor of Kendal and tedious by comparison to the Arthur Puckrin, the first Pennine Way record holder and four times a Lyke Wake A.C. He went north to south, upland areas (though admittedly quite Race winner. Courtesy A. W. Puckrin enjoying good weather but hampered pleasant if taken as walks/runs by by an old back injury and a pulled themselves), and it was here that I muscle, yet still succeeded in was liable to make navigational achieving a new mark of 3 days 4 errors rather than on the fells and hours 36 minutes, due mainly to moorland, and particularly when such cutting down on sleep and rest sections came late in the day, after periods by comparison to the descending from the tops. However, I Heaton/Meath attempt. Mike Cudahy, have great admiration for those who who is well-qualified to speak on have attempted to run it and this such matters, wrote in the 1983 article is by way of a salute to these Rucksack Club Journal that Naylor’s hardy souls. initial burst of 108 miles in 18 hours The first Pennine Way record was a mistake as he afterwards began seems to have been set in 1958 when to stiffen up and finally had to stop 20-year-old Arthur Puckrin of for rest prior to the crossing of Middlesbrough and Cleveland Kinder when he was still on schedule Harriers completed the route in 6 for a sub three-day record. days 7 hours and 25 minutes. His was Another Kendal A.C. runner, Pete also the most adventurous attempt Dawes, who had previously made a since he had no support of any solo traverse of the route in 6 days 3 description, not to mention the fact hours 30 minutes, with roadside that route-finding was much harder in support from his wife Jean, left Kirk those days: “Although there were a Yetholm in June, 1975, aiming to few Pennine Way signposts on the break the three-day barrier. Jean, who roadsides, there was generally no sign two years later was to become the first of a footpath on the other side, and lady member of the Bob Graham most of the time I travelled by map Club, again provided car support, and compass.” Puckrin experienced while his clubmate Boyd Millen, the mixed weather, including two whole first of only two men to complete a days of rain and mist, and he actually “Double Bob Graham", was his only did comparatively little running. His support on the fells till Widdybank approach was really that of a Farm in Teesdale was reached, and fellwalker, though he did wear shorts even then Peter covered three sections and plimsolls along with his anorak alone, including the Way’s highest and rucksack, and he mainly used point, Cross Fell (2,930 feet), where youth hostels for his night stops. His he strayed off-course in mist. From admission at Mankinholes Y.H., near Widdybank, he had ample support, Todmorden, that he'd come over the including Alan Heaton, and though tops from Edale that same day was ultimately missing his target, still greeted with disbelief. Puckrin was a succeeded in lowering Jos’s record to very fit walker, needless to say, but 3 days 1 hour 48 minutes. Also in 1975, another southern The next arrival on the Pennine Cowling, where his night section new record time of 2 days 21 hours athlete, John Offley of Thames Valley Way record scene was the began, having been accompanied 54 minutes 30 seconds. Harriers, who had assisted in aforementioned Mike Cudahy of the from Crowden by Inken Blunk, Ted Mike ran 62 miles solo and was Naylor’s attempt, succeeded in Rucksack Club, who in 1979 just Dance and his son, Mark Cudahy. otherwise accompanied by his som completing the course but missed the prior to Harney’s attempt, had Mike went solo through the night to Mark (79 miles), Inken Blunk (61), record with his time of 3 days 6 hours reduced John Richardson’s record of Malham and set off for the next John Richardson (58), Will McLewin 17 minutes. A fine effort, anyway. 38 hours 10 minutes for the 120-mile upland section over Fountains Fell (48), Ted Dance (18), Geoff Bell (16) At the end of June 1979, Roger Tan Hill-Cat and Fiddle “walk”, and Penyghent with Mark, who and Donald Talbot (12). This record Baumeister and Brian Harney of linking England's two highest inns dropped out for alternate sections. On still stands at the time of writing Dark Peak Fell Runners made the (though not by the Pennine Way), to reaching Hardraw, with 108 miles (April 1989). Not content with just second attempt at a “Double Bob 32 hours 20 minutes. Hearing of the behind him, Cudahy was 45 minutes one Pennine Way record, however, Graham’’, but while Baumeister was new record and no doubt flushed with inside his sub-three day schedule. Mike Cudahy made an attempt to set successful in breaking Millen’s the success of his own record, However, persistent rain now a north to south record last year record, Harney had to pull out with Cudahy made his first Pennine Way began to cause him worries about the which ended with only 50 miles to go ankle injuries after 64 peaks. Five attempt that same year but had to schedule and he was an hour behind due to injury. Well done, anyway, weeks later, however, with his ankles retire through injury. Six more Brian Harney’s time at the halfway Mike. in good shape once more, Harney set attempts came to an untimely end point. The section from Cauldron REFERENCES off from Kirk Yetholm intent on during the next few years before he Snout to Dufton, via the rim of the Howard Artiss, “Brian Harney’s relieving Pete Dawes of his Pennine finally succeeded in achieving his spectacular High Cup, was Pennine Wav Record Run” (The Way record. He cut down on his sleep goal. If at first you don't succeed . .. accomplished in darkness, without a Fell Runner: July 1980). and rest periods more drastically than Mike’s preparation for his 1983 moon, and he reached the village one Mike Cudahy, “The Pennine Way any previous contender had done and attempt included a traverse of the minute inside his schedule. He had a in Three Days and Five Years” arrived at Edale with a new mark of 3 Welsh 3,000s in winter conditions brief, fitful sleep here before setting (The Rucksack Club Journal: 1983) days and 42 minutes. A sub three-day and yet another Tan Hill-Cat and off at 04.00 for the steep climb to Pete Dawes, “Pennine Way Solo” record now seemed a certainty, but a Fiddle Record of 29 hours 10 Knock Fell and a misty crossing of (The Fell Runner: Autumn 1973). few more years were to elapse before minutes. Following the latter epic, snow-seamed Cross Fell to sunlit Eddie Leal (ed.) “ The Pennine it became a reality. however, he felt really tired and Garrigill. A pleasant, mainly cross­ Way Complete Traverse by Bill Meanwhile, Jack Betney of depressed and wondered if he’d country route brought him to Bymess Bird of Ranelagh Harriers” (The Fell Runner: Spring 1972). Clayton Harriers had made two blown his chances of a Pennine Way near midnight, leaving him 11 hours Boyd Millen, “Peter Dawes” attempts during the late '70s to record. A week later, though, he felt for the 29-mile crossing of the Pennine Way Record” (The Fell recovered, but to be on the safe side, Cheviots. complete a “Double Pennine Way” Runner: Spring 1976). During the early morning hours of (540 miles), both being brought to an decided to put the date of his attempt John Offley, “Midsummer untimely end by injuries. Another back a week so as to give him a three darkness, with a bleak wind roaring Madness: A Personal Account of a Clayton runner, John North, had, and a half weeks’ recovery period. over the tops, Cudahy stumbled with Run Along The Pennine Way” however, established a new cyclo- This proved to be a canny move as fatigue on several occasions, and (Photocopy of article in TVH cross record for the one-way trip in the original date was blighted by John Richardson suggested he could magazine, 1975). 1978, taking 2 days 8 hours 45 atrocious weather conditions, take a short nap in the refuge hut near Dennis Weir, “The Pennine Way minutes, previous marks having been including a blizzard on the Cheviots. Lamb Hill, to which he agreed. At Complete Traverse by Dennis Weir set by two noted cyclo-cross men On May 31st, he left Edale at Cheviot summit, he still had over two and Ted Dance: A Personal with fellrunning experience, Barry 10.55 in perfect conditions and made hours left and finally made the Reflection" (The Fell Runner: Spring 1972). Davies and John Rawnsley. good time over the first 58 miles to Border Hotel in Kirk Yetholm with a

would not be able to complete the 150 ft lower) had been apparent as a round in daylight (so was I!). hump in the cloud layer, the cloud Nevertheless, they kindly phoned flowing smoothly over it as a river round all the relevant stalkers to flows smoothly over a rock which confirm that my route would not reaches to just below the surface. interfere with their activities, and When I reached Creag Mhor’s Almost the made various suggestions as to where summit, the cloud was still flowing I could take refuge if night fell while over it, so I did not linger but carried I was still up in the hills. on round the ridge to Stob nan Clach. I made no attempt to get up The next three peaks (Cam Chreag, specially early the following morning Beinn a’Chaisteil and Beinn nan (I was on holiday!) and accepted the Fuaran) are all below Munro level, offer of a lift to the top of the road but involve a great deal of descent Loch Lyon from Loch Lyon to Kenknock in Glen and re-ascent between each one - Lochay. I then set off on the long, however the navigation was made boggy drag up to Beinn Heasgamich, easier by the fence which runs along soon entering the cloud. I was the watershed from Carn Chreag to beginning to wonder whether the the pass between Loch Lyon and summit would ever appear, when I Auch Gleann. began to notice a certain blueness in It was just above this pass that I the cloud above me. Then suddenly I stopped for lunch (for about half-an- Watershed emerged into a new world: bright hour), before embarking on the long blue sky above me, the sun shining, a ascent of the rather uninspiring south Like the anonymous (Mark Rigby?) Highlands, cycling and running. I had sea of cloud below, studded with slope of Beinn Mhanach, my third writer of the article “The Cairngorms come expecting wind and rain, islands. Ben Nevis, the Mamores, Munro. Though it is 250 ft below in one go: an alternative approach” in instead, an anticyclone settled over Beinn a’Ghlo and many more distant Creag Mhor’s summit height, I the December 1988 Fell Runner, I Britain for the jsntire week, giving peaks; and the summit of Beinn noticed a certain blueness above me prefer my long runs in the Highlands calm dry weather, though a layer of Heasgamich just 100 feet above me. on the summit, suggesting that the to involve the minimum (zero!) of stratocumulus cloud made the Arriving at the summit, my temperature inversion, below which organisation. However, since I am atmosphere in the glens somewhat euphoria was only slightly dented by the cloud layer was trapped, was afraid of the dark (or more precisely, gloomy. the discovery that I only had one lowering. I turned west to Abeinn a afraid of falling over while running I spent three nights in the middle exposure left in my camera, and no Chuirn, a nearby top, and then over rough ground in the dark) my of the week at Dalchiorlich, a farm spare film. After some minutes spent descended to the col before the climb runs tend to be somewhat shorter than two miles down Glen Lyon from the gazing in awe at the view and trying to Beinn Achaladair. 24 hours, especially in November. So Loch Lyon dam, where Peter and to identify peaks as far away as the It was on this descent that I nearly what was I doing in the Highlands in Kate Conway provide dinner, bed and Cairngorms. 1 descended into the had to abandon the attempt to November 1987? It was the lure of breakfast. On Tuesday evening I cloud to tackle the rather tricky complete the round. I had stopped to orienteering events on successive revealed my plan to run the Loch navigation required to find the col on re-tie a shoelace, and when I stopped weekends in two of my favourite Lyon Watershed the following day. the route to Creag Mhor (which was again by a stream 50 ft further down Scottish areas (Inshriach, near Being used to the fact that remote not made easier by the col lying for a drink, I realised that my faithful Kingussie, and Linn of Tummel, near places like Dalchiorlich attract almost on the boundary between O.S. compass was no longer in my hand. Pitlochry) that had made me decide to nutcases, they were not dismissive, sheets 50 and 51). From Beinn On the second attempt to retrace my take a week’s holiday in the Central but were somewhat concerned that I Heasgarnich, Creag Mhor (less than steps, I was relieved to find that I had

34 indeed left it behind when tying the Because of the impending lace. darkness, I decided that it would not My suspicions about the lowering be sensible to complete the of the temperature inversion were watershed route over Meall Buidhe confirmed as I emerged into the (a different Meall Buidhe), and “bright new world” at an altitude turned down the glen towards Loch of about 3,200 ft on Beinn Lyon, on the shore of which I met a Achaladair, about 200 ft lower than ghost. It was the ghost of Caledonian on Beinn Heasgarnich in the pine forest: whitened remains of morning. Running ecstatically along roots and parts of trunks. The bleak the stony summit ridge in the shore of Loch Lyon would certainly glorious sunshine, I became aware be improved if some of these noble that I was not alone, there was trees were planted there again. It is a shadowy figure running along the not improved by the Hydro-Electric surface of the cloud below me, with Board drawing down the water level a circular rainbow round his head. to reveal several feet of bare, stony I had seen pictures of the “Brocken lake-bed. Spectre” in the meteorological The path along the north shore of literature, but this was the first Loch Lyon turned out to be nothing time that I had come face to more than a cartographer’s doodle, face with him. The presence of and it took me an hour to stumble this haloed character seemed to little more than three miles confirm the feeling of being in back to Pubil, where Peter Conway heaven. was waiting for me. I had taken 8% I descended in to the cloud for hours to run 24 miles, with 10,500 ft the traverse of the Meall Buidhe of ascent - not exactly record- ridge, before emerging on to my breaking pace, but then I never last Munro, Beinn a’ Chreachain. went out with the intention of setting The sun was now getting rather a fast record. However, the full low, and reddening; 1 said watershed route, starting and “Goodbye” to it for the last time finishing at Loch Lyon dam, (until the following day, when I would make a good challenge had a new film in my camera, run; those who would find this the inversion had lowered to rather short might consider start­ 2,800 ft, and I became quite ing and finishing at Invervar, friendly with the Brocken Spectre so including the Ben Lawers while running over the hills range, and Carn Gorm and Carn around Loch an Daimh); and I Mairg. started the long descent to Gleann Meran. Anthony Kay

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35 Damp Debut Above Derwent At Derwent Edge we turned north here? One kilometre on forty-three trig, was unmanned so there would be passed. But he was right. We sloshed towards the most remote stretch of degrees.” Trudge, squelch, just no glowing tent to home in on. A along the stream before clawing our the route. The recent snow had managing a run to keep the group golden plover’s plaintive cries way on to Alport Low and picking up mostly thawed but the resulting water ahead in sight. “Everyone okay? haunted us through the drizzling the broad swathe of slop which would make the going difficult. A seven-fifty metres to a knoll, twenty- gloom. I had the distinct impression passes for the Pennine Way. The west wind was howling at us as we two degrees.” that I was walking south but my worst was past and for the first time moved along the Edge. We had been We hit that checkpoint but it was compass said otherwise and for once we believed we might complete the out from Edale for four hours. The the following section that I was I believed it. The punch hung route. night seemed darker and colder than concerned about. On a re­ forlornly from the concrete pillar in At Snake Top tea, soup, hot dogs, before and the deep mud and water connaissance we’d gone badly wrong the mist. cake and more tea revived the spirits began to chill our feet as we passed here even in daylight. Almost at once We moved slowly over Featherbed if not the feet. Just before we left the the huge tor of the Coach and Horses. we lost the path. Rain began Moss and on to Bleaklow. Dawn was All Night Burners showed up. We We guessed we were lying about spattering down as we fanned out to now gradually arriving. It turned out wondered if we would be able to stay 20th. locate it, wading through deep sodden to be a truly miserable damp grey in front of them because immediately Colloquially this is the Derwent heather. We stuck with our bearing daybreak. Col and Tim, our two after this refuelling stop we found the Watershed, officially it was the High despite the nagging feeling that we strongest runners, were tending to first mile towards Mill Hill very Peak Marathon, held annually in should be further right. Lamps were pull ahead. Harry had not been back tough with deep water-filled groughs early March, at night, over 40 miles following us. Did this mean our in training for long and I sensed that too wide to jump barring our way of the roughest terrain the Dark bearing was okay or were they simply he was beginning to have a bad time. every few yards. Things then eased Peak’s gritstone moors can offer. following, hoping we were on the I was struggling too. From sodden and just after Mill Hill we topped Fifty teams of four had started this correct line? gloves to frozen feet 1 was wet another peaty rise and saw Kinder year and for all of our team, the The cones of light from our beams through and shivering even with all Scout. We still had ten miles to go but Bogrollers, it was our debut. began swirling and we realised we my gear on. “Bloody desperate, isn’t to our battered brains Kinder seemed Apprehension was mingling with the were in hillfog. The gradient was it, H?” I tried to let him know how like home. adrenalin but our tactics were simple. insufficient to be of much help for bad I felt too without sounding too The crossing of Kinder remains as We would avoid going too quickly navigation. Col took the lead with the demoralised. The drab landscape a series of linked memories; a steady early on and if we still had energy left rest of us 20 yards back to guide him: seemed interminable. Despite run over the ascending gritstone after 30 miles we could speed up then. “Right a fraction . . . Slow down, stopping for coffee, raisins and blocks of the edge path; wind Teams started from 11 p.m. at one we’re losing you . . .” Seemingly chocolate we felt low on energy and whipping the spray back in a lashing minute intervals so starting at 11.42 every few yards red grouse would very thirsty. Behind us several teams arc over the Downfall: the banks of we had only a few teams behind us. explode noisily from under our noses. seemed to be catching up. I just wave-patterned peat around Along the Lose Hill ridge and on to This was bad for the nerves but hoped they felt as knackered and Kinderlow, curved like dunes in some Win Hill we tried to avoid speeding proved a useful distraction away from dispirited as we did. vast chocolate desert; and the new up as teams of friends - the increasingly cold feet. After what Bleaklow is not a clear memory. energy working through which Matterhorn Marauders and the All seemed far too long, when I thought Our morale was at its lowest ebb. allowed a fast descent to the Night Burners - came past. we must be seriously lost, Harry gave Harry had turned distinctly pale. My checkpoint at Edale Cross. The descent from Win Hill was to a shout: “Cut Gate checkpoint!” An fingers appeared to have joined my The weather had improved too. As be one of the strongest memories. It eerie tent glowed in the fog 40 yards feet in the early stages of frostbite we breasted the whaleback of Brown was the steepest section of the entire ahead of us. The All Night Burners (four days later I still had pins and Knoll the clouds had ragged blue route, via a quagmire masquerading were clustered around it munching needles in my toes). Tim stopped at holes punched in them and the sun as a path down Parkin Clough. flapjack and drinking tea. We didn't one point and stood stuffing food into was trying hard to appear. Overhanging trees created pitch know it at the time but this was where himself. There were endless banks of At Rushup Edge control, with the blackness and our breath swirling in the Matterhorn Marauders’ attempt rotting snow and every glutinous end literally in sight far below, we felt the headtorch beams gave further ended. Last year they performed as grough we had to slide into and stronger than we had for hours. We problems. Immediately to our right Eiger Sanction so no doubt they’ll be clamber out of looked identical. careered down the path from Hollins but lost in a chasm the stream roared. back next year as the Weisshorn We checked in at Bleaklow Stones, Cross. Edale village hall loomed and The few minutes this descent took Veterans or some such. though a week after the event Harry suddenly that was it. After more than were punctuated by unrepeatable Five twenty a.m. Darkness, cloud, asked me whether we’d missed it! He 13 hours on the move we could sit shouts as footing was lost and contact clammy rain. Before we started we’d had no recollection of it at all. The down and indulge our overwhelming made with the deep sludge. blithely talked of dawn on Bleaklow. east-west trudge in:o the wind in this desire for tea. We sank back in a But now we had reached the trig at Dawn was now near but Bleaklow monochrome desolation of snow and mixture of relief and anti-climax and Back Tor and our route swung north- was not. We had a quick swig of tea peat was soul-destroying. elation.We had beaten the Burners by north-east in a vast curve round the but it was too cold to hang about. “Hearn Clough! I recognise that half-an-hour and of the 34 teams tributaries of the Abbey Brook. Our Out for nearly six hours now, we tuft of grass. It’s a landmark on the which finished we had come 12th. bearing was confirmed by a set of weren’t even half-way. We kept our Marsden-Edale. We go due south You’d be right in thinking this was a bobbing lights a few hundred yards thoughts most to ourselves and only from here!” shouted Harry, abruptly very moderate achievement in the ahead. Conversation, earlier wide- much later did we all admit we’d had coming to life. It looked annals of fellrunning but we were ranging and almost continuous, was serious doubts about finishing. indistinguishable from several dead chuffed. now strictly functional: “Are we all The next control, at Outer Edge million other tufts of vegetation we’d Kevin Borman

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