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 Andy K: Worsley Woods 5 Mile Trail Race The penultimate race of the season saw another great turnout for team green as 14 Lostockers made the short trip to Salford and the leafy Worsley Woods for the 5 mile trail race. The course is a mix of flat paved tree line paths, ... Worsley Woods Trail Race
Race report by Tony; Inaugural Preston half marathon. Following on from yesterday’s 3 shires Fell race I decided that I would start this very steady and try not to get caught up in any ‘racing battles’. I bumped into clubmate Matt Withers at registration, also competing in yhe half and his wife Jo. The race ... Preston 1/2 Marathon and 10k
Race report by Tony: 3 shires fell race. Two lostockers, josie greenhalgh and Tony Marlow ventured to Tilberthwaite in the lake district to take part in the 3 Shires Fell race by Ambleside AC. The race is over 40 years old however due to access issues a couple of years ago the organisers had to ... Three Shires Fell Race