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

Preston Harriers Fell Section :- fellblog        

Carding Mill Fell Race

Carding Mill Fell Race. AS. 4 mile, 1800’ ascent.

4^th March 2006 , English Championship Race.

On a perfect day for Fell racing, three Harriers headed south for the first English Championship Race of the season. The venue was Church Stretton in Shropshire and part of the course was along the road where we parked, so it was ideal to spectate. I won the sweep stake by backing Natalie White to win the ladies race.

We gathered on the road for the 1pm start, when 232 runners sprinted up the road and on to the first steep climb, Gordon and Steve in the middle of the pack whilst I struggled at the back. We continued over the tops on muddy paths where the slippery under foot conditions caused me and others to fall on the descent back down to the valley road. A short run on the road before we again started a very steep short climb on to the hills again. I was starting to fade as each short decent was followed by a short steep ascent and was relieved to finally reach the stony path for the final decent to the finish.

I really enjoyed this very fast decent to the finish though I had a bad overall run. Gordon continues his excellent run of form and Steve is gradually getting back to his best.

We had a great day out, beautiful countryside, great company, excellent racing, what else is there, o, good local beer in front of a log fire, perrrrrrrrrfect.

Result,

1^st.        Tim Davies, Mercia ,   42.33  ( local knowledge )

108^th.    Gordon Thompson.    54.48

169^th.    Steve Forster.             60.57

190^th.    Michael McLoughlin 64.52

232 started, 252 finished.

back to fellblog

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