OUR SHOES WILL NOT DANCE AROUND THE FELLS, NOR WILL THEY GIVE YOU YOUR ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL AT THE FINISH LINE, BUT WE CAN GUARANTEE YOU A GRIPPING EXPERIENCE OR EVEN A p.b. P.B. TRAINER MK. II HOW HAVE WE MADE THE BEST SHOE EVEN BETTER?!! TO BE UNVEILED AUGUST 1995 FOR ALL YOUR FELL RUNNING EQUIPMENT. MAJOR STOCKISTS OF WALSH SHOES (PB’S). FAST, EFFICIENT MAIL ORDER SERVICE. SWITCH, ACCESS AND VISA TELEPHONE ORDERS TAKEN. WRITE OR PHONE FOR PRICE LIST. 34A Kirkland, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AD. Telephone: (01539) 731012. Bit at the Front - Neil Denby Get it General meetings - of companies, institu­ or regulated - especially not while the tions, running clubs, trade unions, associa­ Golden Rule is still open - but the sport on disk!! tions - are often the way in which pressure does need administering and we would be and interest groups manage to make their a poorer sport without the people who The Association has bought some influence felt. The FRA AGM last year take on the jobs and functions listed on right expensive computer could quite easily have been held upstairs page 2. Our membership is around 4000; equipment to try to drag us into the at Rock and Run and it is perhaps a surely more than 1% can make the effort 20th century. If you can provide sobering thought to realise that had any to turn up and make their views felt?? articles etc. on 3+" discs of DOS or group of individuals wanted, for instance, Boulsworth Hill or Lad Law, an outcrop DFS format (not Unix); preferably to vote that their club should receive all of the Pennine Chain, a remote moorland, in ASCII; then we can handle them FRA membership money, it would not an area of natural beauty, a hill rich in easily - the amount of stuff that have taken many of them to make it stick! history and legend - and a private shooting comes that is obviously a computer I realise that as fellrunners we are free fiefdom for Lord Savile - is this really the print out is growing but still needs spirits and have no wish to be organised 20th century? See article on page 13. to be re-typed if the disc isn’t with it. This costs us MONEY! We can handle RISC OS as well if you Contents must. Disks will be returned immediately. Regulars 20. Profile: Colin Valentine - Bill Smith 3. Committee News 27. The Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge - If you have no idea what 4. News & Views Monica Shone any of this means, then 6. Calendar Update Race Reviews 10. Peter Travis’ Poem 9. Rostrevor - Newcastle Relay ignore this space! 10. Championship News - Brian Ervine 16. luniorNews 12. Boulsworth Hill - Ben Higginson 25. Prize Crossword 17. Bunny Run Series - Runny Egg 27. Kit Review International 28. Long Distance News 23. Grand Randonee 20 - Dennis Thomas Features 26. Cime Calendar 15. Analysing Performance Extras - Ewen Rennie 7. Safety Guidelines 18. Cumberland Adventures - Jason Went 8. Access & Environmental Guidelines Cover Photos: Front: Sharon Woods (M.D.C.) Welsh champion 1994 on her way to winning Moelwyn Peaks. Photo: Francis Uhlman Back: Jonathon Deegan finished 14th at Mickleden Straddle. Photo: John Cartwright The Fellrunner is published 3 times a year BAF (FRA) Insurance for Fell Races 1st week in June, October and February. Deadline for articles, letters etc. for the next issue is All ‘Official FRA Races’, i.e. those reg­ for Competition). Organisers promoting SEPTEMBER 1st istered with the FRA and included in the races for younger athletes should note Neil Denby, 13 Greenside, Denby Dale, Fixtures Calendar of supplementary lists in that they are not covered by FRA W. Yorks HD8 8QY (01484 861812) The Fell Runner are covered by the BAF Insurance. Results and Race Reports to: Public Liability Insurance. David Weatherhead, 16 Birchlands Grove, 3. I guess the Insurers are likely to take a Wilsden, W. Yorkshire BD15 0HD (01535) 273508 A summary of the cover provided can be dim view of a claim arising from an Advertising Copy to: obtained from the FRA Fixtures Secretary. event where the organiser is shown to Francis Uhlman, Beudy Newydd, Llanfrothen, Briefly, the policy indemnifies the insured have failed to implement a relevant part Gwynedd, LL48 6SP (01766 770257) (FRA and Race Organiser) against all sums of the FRA Safety Requirements. In the which they become legally liable to pay as light of a recent inquest on a fell runner, I damages for occurrences in respect of cannot stress too strongly the respon­ FRA Radios a) Accidental bodily injury to any person sibility of the organiser to do everything C.B. Radios now available and reasonably possible to ensure the safety As reported previously the Association has b) Accidental damage to material property. bought 10 c.b. radios which are now avail­ or competitors competing in a fell race. The limit of indemnity provided arising able to race organisers. It is hoped that the Perhaps I should take this opportunity to use of the radios will significantly improve from any one occurrence is £10,000 plus the organiser’s ability to monitor competitors costs and expenses. clarify a popular misunderstanding. Our In­ progress, particularly in long and medium surance provides cover for third party claims events. Particularly points to note: arising from the event. It does not provide The sets are each powered by non recharge­ 1. The cover EXCLUDES THE FIRST personal cover for athletes sustaining injury able batteries which will not be supplied by through no fault of the organisation. Com­ the FRA. The scheme will be administered by £500 OF EACH AND EVERY CLAIM committee member Pete Browning, and tech­ IN RESPECT OF THIRD PARTY prehensive personal cover for their members nical advice on the use and maintenance of PROPERTY. The FRA has been seeking is available to BAF affiliated Clubs and the sets has kindly been offered by John Fish. suitable cover for this excess, but so far further details can be obtained from the It is hoped that written notes for guidance has been unsuccessful. BAF brokers, Beddis Hobbs and Partners, will be produced and possibly a course may Beaufort House, 94-96 Newhall Street, Bir­ be set up to make some training available for 2. The MINIMUM AGE FOR COM­ mingham, B3 1BH. race organisers PETITORS in an event covered by this Tel: 0121 606 0660. Organisers should initially contact Pete Insurance is 11 YEARS, (the minimum Browning on 01254 56681. age for competitors under the BAF Rules Mike Rose 1 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1994-95 Chairman Secretary Alan Judd Mike Rose 32 Hollin Lane, 15 New Park View Far Headingley Farsley, Leeds Leeds LA16 5LZ LS28 5TZ Tel: (0113) 2743364 Tel: (0113) 2556603 Treasurer Membership Secretary Martin Clark Pete Bland Hillcrest 34a Kirkland 175 Belmont Road Kendal Horroeks Fold, Cumbpa Bolton BL1 7BU LA9 5AD Tel: (01204) 301504 Tel: (01539) 731012 Fixtures Secretary Magazine Editor Dave Jones Neil Denby 12 Victoria Avenue 13 Greenside Cheadle Hulme Denby Dale Stockport, Cheshire W. Yorkshire SK8SDL HD8 8QY Tel: (0611)4851639 Tel: (01484) 861812 Statistician Press Officer Richard Lecky-Thompson Tony Hulme 6 Sawrey Court 140 Altrincham Road Broughton-in-Fumess Wilmslow Eric Frost in the latter stages of the Boulsworth Fell Race a few years ago LA20 9QA SK9 5NQ Photo: Bill Smith Tel: (01229) 716021 Tel: (01625) 529874 Environment & Access I cannot claim to have been a close friend Matt Simms, Tyne View Cottage, Fellside, Hexham NE46 1RF. Tel: (01434) 607637 ERIC FROST of Eric Frost’s but I always looked Junior Co-ordinator forward to meeting him at certain races Eric Frost died on January 7th. He was Dave Richardson, Canny Brow Foot, Gatebeck, through the year, when we’d have a good Kendal, Cumbria LA8 OHS. Tel. (01539) 567132 aged 66. About five years ago, he had an chat about running and walking. He was CLUB REPRESENTATIVES operation for cancer. A few months later Richard Day Peter Dyke always cheerful and full of enthusiasm for 7 Brean Road, 13 Falkland Road he ran the London Marathon. Stafford Sheffield the outdoors, despite battling against can­ ST 17 0PA Sll 7PL Eric loved the walking and running. I cer these past few years (though never Tel: (01785) 661637 Tel: (0114) 2662807 went with him on many trips to Scotland complaining about it), and would often Willie Gaunt Dave Hodgson 30 Beechwood Mount 197 Hall Lane, where we climbed many mountains to­ recount details of long walks he’s recently Leeds Horsforth, Leeds gether. He was a very courageous man, as been on in the Lakes or Scotland. LS4 2NQ LS18 5EQ although competing in many fell races, he Tel: (0113) 2787513 Tel: (0113)2585586 Boulsworth was usually the first time I’d was continually visiting Christies, Gis- Membership Reps meet Eric each year and we’d always Angela Brand-Barker Jon Broxap bum Park as well as a hospital in London 8 Caldecote Avenue 32 Castle Garth shake hands and wish each other all the for operations. Cockermouth Kendal best. At this year’s event, race organiser Cumbria CAI3 9EQ Cumbria LA9 7AT Tel: (00900) 828367 Tel: (01539) 720149 He won several over-60s awards on the Duncan Thompson held a minute’s silence Ali Crabb Frank Galbraith fells. He often left his car at Barley, for Eric before sending the runners on 3 Beast Banks 3 St. Helens Croft, their way, and it was a particularly poig­ Kendal Grindleford climbed Pendle’s "Big End", jogged down Cumbria LA9 4JJ Sheffield S30 1JG to the Nick o' Pendle, then to my cabin in nant moment, with the moors rising up all Tel: (01539) 74066 Tel: (0114) 2631367 Stainscombe.