Goyts Moss Fell Race

Goyts Moss Fell Race, Buxton. BM - 7m, 1700'

Results

Kinder Downfall Fell Race

Kinder Downfall Fell Race, Hayfield. AM - 10m, 2500'.

Results

National Road Relays

National 12 Stage Road Relays. Sutton Park, Birmingham. Leg 9 (Long).

Time, 32:23

Midland Road Relays

Midland 12 Stage Road Relays. Sutton Park, Birmingham. Leg 11 (Short - 2.995m).

Time, 18:07.

British Masters Cross Country Championships

British Masters Cross Country Championships. Ruthin School, Ruthin. 8km.

Staffordshire Cross Country Championships

Staffordshire Cross Country Championships. Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich. 6.7miles.

Results

Birmingham Cross Country League

Birmingham and District Cross Country League - Abington Park, Northampton.

Results

Harriers vs Cyclists

Harriers vs Cyclists Fell-Cyclocross Race, Bingley. BS - 6m, 650'.

Results

Passing Clouds Fell Race

Passing Clouds Fell Race, Upper Hulme. BM - 9m, 1800'.

Results

Windgather Fell Race

Windgather Fell Race, Buxton. BL - 13.5m, 2500'.

Results

BMAF Cross Country Relays

BMAF Cross Country Relays - Berryhill Park, Mansfield. 4Km

Arenig Fawr Fell Race

Arenig Fawr Fell Race, Arenig Quarry. AM - 6.7m, 1900'.

Results

Carding Mill Canter Fell Race

Carding Mill Canter Fell Race, Church Stretton. AS - 5m, 1000'.

Results

Giants Tooth Fell Race

Giants Tooth Fell Race, Halifax. CS - 3m, 400'.

Packed in after 1/2 mile with pulled / torn calf.

Welcome to the new year....

Boxing Day Handicap

Boxing day handicap in Tipton. 5k around the school playing fields.

Mortimer Forest Fell Race

Mortimer Forest Fell Race, Ludlow. CM - 10m, 1650'

Results

Total miles for week 37.

Rivock Edge Fell Race

Rivock Edge Fell Race, Silsden. BM - 7.3m, ??'

Fell Race from Silsden. Not quite as quick as last year, but the training starts here.

Photo's

Total miles for week - 32.7

Helwith Bridge Duathlon

Helwith Bridge Duathlon - 4m / 23m / 4m

Somewhere back in early August I wrote,

"I've had half an eye on this as a first duathlon? Views, comments...."

A day later I wrote,

"Sod it! 20 miles on the bike today - not sure I could run 4 miles now though.... I've entered...."

And so it happened that I lined up for the Helwith Bridge Duathlon. I went out fairly hard on the run, and wondered early on whether I might have gone out a bit too hard. In hindsight I don't think it would have made any difference. Out on the bike I was quickly overtaken by a significant number of riders, but I'd known from the outset that this would be my downfall. Back in for the second transition and my legs nearly buckled when I climbed off the bike. It was as much as I could do too walk the bike back into the transition area. The second run passed remarkably quickly and I managed to pull back a handful of the places that I'd lost on the bike section. The splits for the three legs tells the story.

1st run - equal 3rd fastest
Bike - 38th fastest
2nd run - 6th fastest

Finishing 18th overall (discounting the winners who competed as a relay team) was a good performance I reckon. I might be back for more!

Results

Lantern Pike Fell Race

Lantern Pike Fell Race. Hayfield, Derbyshire. BS - 5m, 1050'.

More road than fell! Holds the record as the longesting standing course record in the fell calendar, 29-15 by Ricky Wilde in 1977. Andi Jones took the win with 30:04, which equals the second fastest time.



Results

Andy O's 25th Year Race

Andy O'Sullivans 25th Year of Promotions Race. 5 miles road / trail.

5 mile Multi-terrain race from Littleborough nr Rochdale. Nice course over Whittaker and Rakewood, but raining and legs were tired from Blackshaw Head the previous day.

Results