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T Ony F Iidkes P Hotog 50Th Three Peaks Fell Race THE WEATHER IS HOT & SO ARE OUR SPECIAL OFFERS!! I would like to thank all FRA Members and Race Organisers for their continued support of Pete Bland Sports. We have now been in business for 23 years and feel that FRA Members have made a huge SPORTS contribution to our continued success. As a way of thank you we would like to offer free postage on all the items below. ADIDAS SWOOP PB SOCKS WERE £60.00 NOW £40.00 £4.00 OR 3 PAIRS FOR £10.00 Fell runnins shoe for the keen fell runner. Our own unique socks, designed with all runners in mind. This predominantly wool sock is well cushioned EXCLUSIVE TO PETE BLAND SPORTS throughout the sole and are ideal for any type of running. (SIZES 8 -131/2 INC Vi SIZES) SIZES: 4-7, 8-11, 11-13 COLOURS: WHITE, NAVY, A ND BLACK NIKE STATEMENT CAPRI TIGHT SAUCONY GRID AURA 5 WERE £35.00 NOW £25.00 WERE £60.00 NOW £45.00 Aerodynamic textured surface at front & low friction A well cushioned trail shoe offering gusset at crouch. versatility on a wide range of surfaces. Reflective prints at the front. MEN’S SIZES: 7-12 (INC Vi SIZES) LADIES SIZES: 4 - 8 (INC Vi SIZES) SIZES: S, M , L, XL Ladies HILLY SOL 3 RUNNING GLASSES WERE £30.00 NOW £15.00 Polycarbonate frame and lenses. Shatterproof lenses. Anti-scratch lenses. Anti-bounce design. ASICS GEL CUMULUS V Free hard carrying case. 100% UV protection against invisible rays. Anatomical close fitting design to give WERE £65.00 NOW £50.00 maximum protection to eyes. Frameless design for Designed for the neutral runner seeking a maximum peripheral vision. 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SIZES: S, M , L, AND XL SIZES: S, M , L, A ND XL COLOURS: BLACK, GOLD, NAVY, A ND ROYAL COLOUR: STEEL ONLY LADIES RON HILL ELITE VEST WERE £20.00 NOW £10.00 LADIES RON HILL CLASSIC TEE Intera mesh body, rapidly spreads moisture, keeps you WERE £15.00 NOW £10.00 dry and cool in summer and dry and warm in winter A popular, comfortable training garment, the Classic Tee is also bacteria, odour and stain resistant offers effective moisture control through Aquaduct fabric, Side seams displaced for a smooth, comfy fit. while a smooth internal finish and heat transfer label Shaped hemline. I maximises comfort next to your skin. SIZES: S, M , A ND L SIZES: S, M , A ND L COLOUR: LAVENDAR/GUNMETAL ONLY COLOUR: LAVENDAR ONLY NB: This offer only applies to Telephone Orders and not those placed over the Internet. You can however still order over the Internet if this is more convenient. There are loads more offers on the web site as we . www.peteblandsportsxo.uk ^^34/^IRKLAN dH^NDAL^UMBRIA, LA9 5AD TEL 01539 731012 7^IBB I .o^tURU%% Fellranner M agazine Editor: Dave Jones, 12 Victoria Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, SK8 5DL. Tel: 0161 485 1557 Mobile: 07950 440972 Email: [email protected] any of our members will be aware that because of a series of events too complex to summarise effectively in this editorial, the organisation of our International and Junior running was recently thrown into chaos by the resignations of a number of people connected with those areas. Happily the situation has been remedied and Mthings are back on track but, if you are in contention for an International place, please take notice of a number of pieces of information contained in this edition. Likewise, if you are a Junior, or concerned with the training/development of Juniors in any way please have a very careful read of the Junior Pages. The new Junior Co-ordinators, Dave and Eileen Woodhead, together with Steve Fletcher and Chris Knox, have set about their task with enormous enthusiasm and industry but the upheaval has meant that the dates, times and venues of many of the major events in the Junior calendar have had to be altered. If, even after reading all the information, you're still a bit vague as to whether you’re affected or not then please give Dave or Eileen a ring and they will, in their inimitably efficient fashion, make sure you know what’s what!! I read with a great deal of dismay a recent article in the “Guardian”, which had as its subject the regrettable closing-down of many Riding Schools simply because there are now only two insurance companies prepared to insure them and their premiums are rapidly going through the roof. And why is this? Because of the escalating number of people (often, but not exclusively parents) who insist on suing the Schools for dislocations, breaks, cuts, bumps, and, believe it or not, stress caused by falling off the horses they Editorial Team were riding, despite the fact that it was their own choice to get on the beasts Contents Access & E n v iro n m e n t in the first place!! Be aware of the Chris Knox, 38 St. John’s Street, Chairman s Chat Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5AG. possible parallels with fell-running; Tel: 017687 72922. the legal and insurance worlds do not Calendar Update C h a m p io n s h ip s much like “risk sports” and if we do Notice of AGM Jon Broxap, 32 Castle Garth, not proclaim long and loud at every Secretary's Corner K endal, C u m b ria, LA9 7AT. opportunity, especially to newcomers Eric Walmsley Remembers Bob Graham Tel: 01539 721603. to the sport and to would-be Burnsall Feast welcomes back an FRA legislators that it is our choice to do old friend Alan Brentnall, 8 Leygate View, what we do AND our fault if we hurt N ew M ills, H ig h Peak, SK22 3EF. The 16th UK Athletic British Fell & Hill Tel: 01663 746476. ourselves doing it then we might find ourselves heading down the same Running Relay Championships Ire la n d 10 Access and Environment Ian Taylor, 52 Bladon Drive, slippery slope. As you might gather I Belfast, BT9 5JN. loathe and detest both the 12 Trans-Atlantic Fellrunning Tel: 02890 280790. “compensation culture” and the slimy 13 John Taylor Foundation for Young lu n io rs individuals who encourage it - end of Athletes Dave and Eileen Woodhead, heated rant!! 14 Dr Martyn's Problem Page 166 Hainworth Wood Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 5DF. I'd like to finish with an appeal, 15 And The Sun Shone : Tel: 01535 669100. which you will find repeated inside The 50th Three Peaks Race Long Distance this issue, to anyone who is in the 20 Junior Pages Martin Stone, Sleagill Head Farm, habit of taking a camera to races, to 25 A Moor, A Race, A Song Sleagill, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3HD. send me a copy of any decent photos Tel: 01931 714106. 29 Results they get. Our small band of regular R esults photographers can’t travel everywhere 50 From Airedale to Kentdale Dave Weatherhead, 16 Birchlands Grove, 53 Pubs and Fellrunning Wilsden, Bradford, BD15 0HD. and it really does brighten up the Tel: 01535 273508. “Results” section to have a good 57 Book Reviews Email: [email protected] selection of shots to illustrate the 58 DPC International Snowdon Race 2004 S c o tla n d results - provided you put your name 59 All Over in 13 Minutes Keith Burns, 21 The Dean, East Linton, and address on any prints you send 63 Celtic Corner East Lothian, EH40 3ED. you’ll get them back and we pay the Tel: 01620 860257. princely sum of £7 for every photo 67 Bunny Runs 2004 - Blue is the New You W ales published!! 69 Windfarms on The Hills - Yes or No? John Sweeting, Lower Lodge, Cynghordy, Llandovery, SA20 OLD. 70 Fell & Hill Running PST Notes Tel: 01550 721086. Data Protection Act 71 What did the Romans ever do for us? Email: john@ grottoview.demon.co.uk The Data Protection Act requires us to tell all members that their 74 Letters, Opinions et. al Adrian Woods, Ty'r Mynydd, addresses, dates of birth and club names will be maintained on a 7 Heol Coedcae Uchaf, Blaenafon, computer. The Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge NP4 9JA. Tel: 01495 791754. This allows us to send you an FRA calendar and three magazines each year. You have the right to request that your name be removed 75 When being first is the last thing on Email: adrian.woodsl@ virgin.net from the computer database and you should contact the Membership your mind Secretary if this is your wish. Website (www.fellrunner.org.uk) Unless your details are kept on a computer we will be unable to send A Blast from the Past!! Bill Waine, 36 Blandford Drive, you an FRA calendar, the magazine or an annual membership C oventry, CV2 2JB.
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