Preston Harriers' fell & trail running section . Some of our fell runners also do cross country and road running, but fell running is our main activity.Fell Running tends to be a Northern sport, the Lake District being the main centre for fell runners. The Harriers are the organizers of Paddy's Pole Fell Race, which usually takes place in June. 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 the chairman of fellblog did the Bob Graham Round in 2005. Fell Runners are not as much bothered about PB's as they are about 3B's ( a local brewery).

Preston Harriers Fell Section :- fellblog

The fell running section of Preston Harriers. 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        

4.12.04 Bolton-by-Bowland Fell Race. 8m/800’

Three Harriers dragged themselves away from Christmas shopping to do this local race in aid of the village hall. It was ideal running conditions as 147 runners ran out of the village and down the farm road. The pace was steady until we reached the first of many fields, the overnight rain made it hard going as the mud clung to our fell shoes. After crossing the river and crossing yet more fields we came to the only real climb in the race, I walked all the way up, though it was run able, to save some energy for the fields to come. Once at the top it’s a very fast decent back down to the road, along the road, back into the fields, across the brook and into the fields again. This combination repeated right to the end, which was a fast decent down the road to the finish back in the village. It’s more a cross-country race than a fell race, though it was tough. Great to see Steve Forster back racing after his mishap.

Results.

1^st. T. Cornthwaith, Blackburn , 45.48

45^th. Gordon Thompson.            58.04

55^th. Steve Forster.                  59.27

63^rd. Mick Mcloughlin.               61.25

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 at Chipping Show Fell Race 2007 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 126 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. The website is based in Riley Green, where the blogger is also Mayor of Riley Green. If you want to see more about the club, you can visit our main site. Click here