It’s my goal this year to complete all the Lakeland Classic Fell Races. Last weekend was the first of the big races and this weekend, it got bigger! Ennerdale is a true horseshoe layout traversing major peaks in the Western Lake District. It’s notorious for its rough terrain and covers 23miles and almost 8,000ft ascent.
The day started in cloud with poor visibility making navigation very tricky. I made a few errors dropping too low on a traverse and also went over summits I needn’t have. This added unnecessary climbing and l lost many places. Thankfully, the sun came out for the final 7miles & I finished strong as 1st Lv50 in 6:34:52, 9minutes faster than 7years ago!
There were some outstanding results at Parkrun. At Bolton Parkrun, Lostockers celebrated Heather Soden’s 25th Parkrun. Soden finished in 28:16 securing 2nd in her age category. Andy Kirks had an awesome run, finishing in 22:57 for a Bolton PB. Other Bolton results include: Lee Burns 28:51, Bev Atherton-McKenna 29:00, Dougie Ainsworth 30:26 and Lynda Hardman ... Heather’s 25th Parkrun
Race report by Greg: Today me and Janet travelled to Lancaster to take part in the Golden Balls run. There’s a Ten mile and 20mile option. 2 laps out and back for the 20. It’s a flat fast route along the river Lune using the old railway lines . Janet chose this as its great ... Golden Balls 20 Mile Run
Race report by Josie; Whilst on holiday in the Langdale, I took the opportunity to do The Hartsop Hop Fell Race. A challenging 12-mile (19.5 km) race through some of the wildest and most spectacular terrain in the Lake District. Organised by Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, the race was first run last year and has quickly become ... Hartsop Hop Fell Race (22/8/26)