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January 1984 THE RUNNER January 1984 THE RANGEPB ___________________M AD E B Y NORM AN W A LSH __________________ _ Thirty years of sports shoe manufacturing, combined with thirty years experience in competitive fellrunning brought together to give you the finest range of fellrunning and orienteering shoes on the market today. PB R A C E R PB T R A IN E R PB ORIENTEER This shoe needs no Made on a slightly broader Same as the Racer but with introduction. The original last, fitted with 6mm mid­ the upper made from a water PB worn by more fellrunners sole plus 6rrm heel wedge proof tear resistant PVC than any other, including for extra protection. material. Colour: Black The Champion. Colour: Colour: Royal Blue & and Burgundy. Green and Red. Weight: 2 5 Og Silver. Weight: 300 g. Weight: 275 g. Price: 4-5% £28.50. Price: 4-5% £28.50. Price: 4-5% £2 6 .0 0 . 6-12 £32.50. 6-12 £32.50. 6-12 £29.95. All the above shoes are fitted with the prickle or pimple sole unit. We stock a comprehensive range of running gear, but unlike other running shops we also specialise in fellrunning gear. Our range includes: Helly Hansen Lifa Wear; Troll Marathon Sacks; Harvey Maps; Bum Bags small and large; Compasses; Troll Rain Suits; Energy Bars; Socks; Staminade; Tracksters; Gloves; Shorts; Vests, and of course, Free Advice. Write to the address below for our full price list. Free Postage on all our items Mail Order. Better still, drop in to the shop, situated in Kendal, the gateway to the lakes. Look out for our van at most major fellraces throughout the 1984 season. Special 10% discount given to paid-up members of the FRA. PETE BLAND SPORTS A 34a KIRKLAND, KENDAL, CUMBRIA Telephone: 0539 31012 (9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.) 0539 821688 (after 6.00 p.m.) The Fellrunning Specialists *The Fell Runner* is the magazine of The Fell Runners1 Association and is published tuice yearly. CONTENTS- Page Editor 1 s Notes 3 Championships 1983 4 Kenny Stuart and John Wild interviewed by Jeff Connor 8 Results 13 Running the Himalayas by Adrian Crane 62 Joss Naylor's Day Trip around the Lakes by Alex Smith 65 Dennis Beresford 's Dales Way Record by Stuart James 67 Re-inaugurat ion of the Bens of Jura fell Race by George Broderick 71 The Scottish Islands Peaks Race by Roger Slamire 73 The Brecon Beacons Traverse by Derek Fisher 76 The Bob Graham 24 Hour Club 78 More Amazing Feats 7 9 Regional News 31 Obituary - Bob Roberts 86 Letters 87 The British Junior Fell Running Championship 88 Committee News 3 9 Competition Results 95 Lakeland Fell Race by Peter Travis 96 Comp etition 98 COVER PHOTOS TOP: Bryan Troughton of Bury AC on Beinn Shiantaidh with Beinn an Oir in the Background - Bens of Jura 1983. (Photo - courtesy of Times Newspapers Ltd) BOTTOM: Adrian and Richard Crane passing prayer flags in the Himalayas. 1 ___________________ 4________________ The Isle of Man's 227 square miles offers a wide range of terrain to test the fell-runner, with 40 peaks of more than one thousand feet. FELL-RUNNING Why not make a weekend of it, and enjoy evenings of warm hospitality with local enthusiasts? in the The Island's Athletics Association (under AAA and WAAA Laws) with Group & ISLE OF MAN Conference Travel have produced weekend tours for visiting competitors. Here are a few of the 15 races planned for 1984:— Creg-ny-Baa 10m 12 February Axn Fell 20m 4 March Manx Mountain Marathon 30m 23 April Elian Vannin 20m 6 May Bradda 15m 1 July Vi Bob Baxter Round 27m 9 September The cost? From £41 to £47, including : ★ 2 nights' dinner, bed and breakfast in a local guest house/private hotel ★ one night out at the Casino/Night Club (bars opento5a.m.!) ★ local coach transfers to hotel and return ★ sea travel from Heysham to the Isle of Man and return s You could choose to sail from Liverpool, Belfast, Ardrossan, Dublin or Fleetwood (depending on date) for an extra £2; or stay an extra night for around £10. Rates for air travel are also available. For a leaflet detailing all the Island's Fell-Running and Road Races, together with full information on travel and accommodation, plus entry forms, contact: — GROUP & CONFERENCE TRAVEL Central Promenade The Isle of Man has attracted most o Douglas, Isle of Man the big names: here Jos Naylor \A/aH<s ° water — showing how tough the gom9 Telephone: Douglas (STD 0624) 27711 can get! EDITOR'S NOTES "What are the FRA going to do with all the noney?" is a question which I was asked at a race this summer. Since the AGM the new subscription of £3 brings each member two magazines a year plus a comprehensive calendar and a late summer supplement to the fixture list. With about two thousand members, the postage and printing bills don't leave a lot spare but the Committee have spent money on new trophies and several complementary tickets and prizes were given away at the dinner this year. Naturally the accounts yoyo through the season and an idea put forward to keep the balance healthy is to attract life membership to the first hundred applicants at £50 per time. This is 1imitedfas in the unlikely event of everyone opting for itjthe Association would have problems if there was no regular annual income. In order to send the English team of four to Italy this summer a large sum had to be lent from the FRA funds before the Italian sponsors returned all expenses after the race. This left the balance low and in danger of running dry in paying for the summer magazine but the Lire soon came flooding back. The Committee has been busy again. One of the highlights is always the selection of the championship races. This year the bizarre idea of scoring Borrowdale and Lattrigg on consecutive days was accepted but rumours soon spread and feelings against it reverberated around the hills so Lattrigg was cut out and Blisco brought in at the next Committee meeting. The Committee are keen to know your ideas but this is one item frhich had to be dealt with outside the AGM unless an all-day meeting was held. It took the Committee over two hours to reach their choice. I wish everyone good days on the hills this season and particularly the juniors who will be competing for the first FRA Junior Championship. Hugh Symonds ADVERTISING RATES: Full Page £25 Half Page £14 Quarter Page £ 8 COPY DATE FOR NEXT ISSUE: April 7th 1984 Championship races Short Med ium L o n g Northern Counties Blisco Black Combe Blackstone Edge Coniston Enne rda I e Saddleworth Fairfield Glossop Eildon Two Hills Moe1 S iabod Bor r owd a 1e Sedbergh Hills Th ieveley P ike Ben Nevis 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS BRITISH FELL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS 1983 A stunning championship season with a shock start at Kentmere, a series of red hot summer races and the final race at Thieveley deciding victory Despite Jon Broxap and Shaun Livesey's win at Kentmere, the championship was soon seen to be between just John Wild and Kenny Stuart. The inter­ view which follows the championship results describes how the two felt through this epic season. Statistician's Report Team Championship. Keswick won this newly devised event but they were pushed hard throughout the season by Horwich. Veterans. The young Paul Murray (some say he 's only 26) had won by the Ben even though he was beaten there by runner-up Andy Philipson. George Brass had a good second half of season but as he only turned 50 in the summer the super vets was won by Peter Carmichael. There was only one point between these two so it promises to be a good event next year. Ladies. A fine victory for long distance traveller Angela Carson. It wasn't until Burnsall that she overtook Carol Walkington who had led for most of the season. Carol did well finishing second after four years off to raise a family. Fa c ts 162 men scored one or more points in the main championship, 18 with 100 plus points, the same as last year. The most improved must be Geoff R6ad of Rochdale who rose from 80th last year to 16th in only seven races. 121 vets and 48 ladies scored. There are quite a few changes for next year so it should make the season interesting. See you all at Blackstone Edge - have a good winter. Kevan Shand TOP TEN RACE POSITIONS SENIORS Pos Name Pts Pos Name Pts Pos Name Pts 1. K Stuart 311 53. G Griffiths 32 107. J Eaton 12 2. J Wild 306 55. B McGonigle 31 P Cadman 12 3. J Broxap 274 R Futrell 31 B Watkins 12 4. H Symonds 257 57. R Owen 28 G Edwards 12 5. S Livesey 247 D Cartwright 28 111. K Webster 11 6. W Bland 219 59. K Taylor 27 T McDonald 11 7. J Maitland 190 N Mathews 27 113. M Jones 10 8. B Brindle 152 A Darby 27 P Mackrill 10 9. M Short 143 M Bishop 27 D Leaf 10 10. P Barron 139 63. N Lanaghan 26 D Bleakley 10 11. R Ashworth 135 J McGee 26 D O'Neil 10 12. D Cartridge 127 65. W Todd 25 118. G Walmsley 9 D Hall 127 66. M Goodhall 24 D Cunningham 9 14.
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