Preston Harriers' fell running section . Some of our fell runners also do cross country and road running, but fell running is our main activity. Our junior fell runners are in a keen fell running section, you can read about them in juniorfellblog below. Preston Harriers running club was established in 1881. Mick McLoughlin our chairman of fellblog recently did the Bob Graham Round. Fell Runners are not as much bothered about PB's as they are about 3B's ( a local brewery).

Preston Harriers Fell Section :- fellblog

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Shutlinsloe

 

SHUTLINGSLOE FELL RACE. JUNIOR FRA CHAMPIONSHIP Race 2/6, Monday 26th May 2008  

The second FRA championship race of 2008, headed south to Cheshire and the lovely, rural setting of Crag Hall, Wildboarclough. The races were taking part with a senior race and a Rose Queen Fete, with lots of stalls selling everything from bric-a-brac to homemade cakes & jams. There was a beat the goalkeeper competition, tombola, and lots of money being spent at the plant stall. However it was very, very windy...perhaps not as bad as the first race at Anniversay Wa on the tops, but still enough to make running hard work. The courses were not to everyones liking as there was limited climbing and certainly no ascent, if only along a track for a short distance, of the nearby dominant peak of Shutlingsloe. The courses were over a mixture of grass, a descent and re-ascent through a wood leading to a steam. With piles of leaf-mould to sink into, some of the route had been cleared and pressed down and it had the feel of hilly cross country race.   Nichola Jackson & Andrew Harrison were both running in the U16 race, over 2.5k and 137m of ascent. Neither though the race was long enough. Ashley Kay (Rossendale) having a good season was 1st in 11.06, with Andrew 19th (13.06), with Nichola 29th (14.05) and 6th girl,and not too happy with her run.

Nichola & Andrew both going well

Nichola approaches the finish. Number one is the winner, Ashley Kaye.

You might wish to view the Junior Fell Runners website.

 Keeping abreast with our Fell Runnners

Lots of fell runners break away from their original running clubs, mainly because they have no interest in track & field, fell running being their main interest. The fell running section of our club decided to have their own website, probably for the same reason. Now a V70, George Arnold is our oldest active fell runner. There are a few more of us close behind! One of our top female road runners, whilst marshalling recently at Chipping Show Fell Race commented on just how friendly fell runners are.

Preston Harriers Fell Section :-  FELLBLOG  is the proud fell running section of the famous Preston Harriers Athletic Club. Our athletic club has been around for well over a hundred years. We like to call it famous because it is what Brendan Foster calls us on BBC athletic programmes. We are well represented in Track & Field presently by our pride & joy, Helen Clitheroe.  We also have some accomplished road runners. Our Fell runners are a mixed bunch of beer drinkers, most fell runners seem to be like that! We do run lots of races, as can be seen in the site itself. We have a world record holder Pete Benson, you can read about his feat inside. We are pleased that you have visited our website, which of course is mainly about fell running. If you want to see more about the club, you can visit our main site. Click here