Fell Runners, Josie and Tony travelled to the Lake District to compete in the 2024 Edition of the Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon. The event takes place over 2 days and participants have 12 hours to find controls, they must navigating the fells with a partner, carrying all theyneed for the weekend on their backs back. This years’ edition was held in the far eastern fells with an event centre near Askham.
Josie and Tony were running for 7 hours on Saturday and 5 hours on Sunday seeking out as many controls as possible.
Poor route choice decisions resulted in Josie and Tony sitting in 78th position at the end of the first day. However, they had a much improved performance on Sunday they finished 16th, providing an overall position of 40th over the weekend. During the weekend, they covered an epic 33miles and an elevation gain of 11000ft.
Race report by Gareth: Great pics courtesy of Sheila & Rachel Susan Hancock, results provided by Johanna, now it’s time for the race report.. Another great turnout of 14 Lostockers made the journey up the M6 to the lovely town of Garstang for the magnificently titled Garstang Gallop over the seldom raced distance of 7 ... Garstang Gallop
Bolton Parkrun Rachel Hancock 35:29 Haigh Woodland Parkrun Andy Laycock 26:36 Mike Berry 26:36 Ian Burns 29:34 (first in age category) Jersey Parkrun Sally McCoy 26:17 (first in age category) Worsley Woods Tony Marlow 22:39 (new PB and first in age category)
Race report by Josie: Beater Clough Fell Race – 6.8mi/2070ft Myself, Mark S & Mark C headed over to Todmorden this morning for this superb little race. Formally a midweek race that proved difficult for many to get to, race organiser Dan Taylor moved it to Saturday for a better turnout. With 82 runners on ... Beater Clough Fell Race