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The Fellrunner is published 3 times a year mountains to run? It seems that ever more The full list of Championship point scorers 1st week in June, October and February. exotic locations to which the average fell will appear in the next issue; this one is always Deadline for articles, letters etc. for the next issue is runner has little chance of access are tight for space due to the number of results at January 6th generally considered ‘better’ because they have this time of year. Neil Denby, 13 Greenside, Denby Dale, Features W. Yorks HD8 8QY Tel/Fax: (01484 861812) CONTENTS 6. Membership schemes - Mark Rigby Results and Race Reports to: Regulars 20. Profile; Peter Hartley - Bill Smith David Weatherhead, 16 Birchlands Grove, 3. Secretary’s Corner 27. The Cairngorms - a big day - Bob Berzins Wilsden, W. Yorkshire BD15 0HD (01535) 273508 4. News and Views Advertising Copy to: 7. Joss Naylor’s Lakeland Challenge Race reviews/reviews 9. 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Tel: 017687 71922 Dave Jones on 0161 485 1639 as soon as FRA COMMITTEE possible Junior Co-ordinator Roger Lawton, 5 Jim Lane, Marsh. Huddersfield Alastair Scholey, Music Cottages, Giggleswick, Settle Would Organisers who have got their forms HD1 4QS. Tel: 01484 536066 BD24 0BL. Tel: 01729 823479 please ensure that they are returned no later OTHER ASSOCIATIONS 1998-99 CLUB REPRESENTATIVES than Saturday. 30th October so as to ensure Angela Brand-Barker Jon Broxap ATHLETICS UK, POLICY AND SUPPORT TEAM, that the Calendar can be produced before 8 Caldecote Avenue 32 C astle G arth STEERING GROUP Christm as. Cockermouth Kendal Danny Hughes, Hallsteads, Gosforth. Cumbria CA13 9EQ L A 97A T C A20 1BJ. Tel: 01946 725366 Tel: 01900 828637 Tel: 01539 720149 N. IRELAND FELL RUNNERS ASSOCIATION Norman Matthews, 8 Snowdon Drive, Horwich, Bolton lan Taylor, 52 Bladon Drive, Belfast BT9 5JN COMPUTERS BL6 7DG Tel: 01204 468390 Tel: 01232 280790 Please provide copy on floppy, MEMBERS REPRESENTATIV ES SCOTTISH HILL RUNNING COMMISSION Alan Barlow Linda Hannah Robin Morris, 33 Momingside Road. Edinburgh wherever possible. ASCII., 12 R edcar Close 84 Ramsey Avenue EH 10 4D R . Tel: 0131 4478846 WORD, WRITE, RTF, MAC Hazel Grove Bacup, Lancs Stockport SK7 4SQ OL13 9PJ ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION OF WALES, OS, even RISC OS will do. Tel: 0161 4839330 Tel: 01706 875899 ENDURANCE COMMITTEE John Sweeting, Lower Lodge. Cynghordy, Nr. Llandovery Even if it's a weird format, send Joanne Prowse Bill Waine C arm arthenshire SA20 OLD. Tel: 01550 721086 42 St. James Road 36 Bland Drive the disc with the printout Ilkley, W. Yorks Coventry WORLD MOUNTAIN RUNNING ASSOCIATION LS29 9PY CV2 2JB Danny Hughes, Hallsteads, Gosforth, Cumbria anyway, it may save us TIME Tel: 01943 602522 Tel: 01203 603813 C A20 1BJ. Tel: 01946 725366 and FRA MONEY !!! i GILBERT SCOTT 1932-1999 AFFILIATION TO It is with great sadness I have to report this success was largely a matter of bad REGIONS OF UK the death of Gilbert, who died in June luck and injuries including operations after a long battle with cancer. on both knees, and in 1986 a badly ATHLETICS Although Gilbert’s name will be broken arm when he fell near the end unfam iliar to newcomers to fell of the Coniston race (he picked himself Since its formation, the existence of the running, older readers may remember up and ran on to finish 1st Over 50). In FRA has always been based on that his star shone brightly in the mid 1987, after having led the Individual membership. During 80’s when he was a regular at Lake championship for most of the season, negotiations to link with the AAA of District races and won the Over 50’s he lost out in the final race, finishing a England in the early 80s, we were category of the British Championship very close 3rd to Danny Hughes and pressed into accepting Club affiliation, in his first full season in 1984. Bill Gauld. After this, his appearances because it was said, athletics is Club on the fells became fewer and fewer as orientated. The day after his death, I ran to the top continued problems with his knees of Watch Hill near Cockermouth, Most Clubs at that time were affiliated forced him out of running and back to where we had often trained, and looked to the North of England AA (or his first love cycling, where for the next out over the Lakeland Fells.