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
llkley
Fell race
26th
Feb 2006
ILKLEY
MOOR FELL RACE. AS
5 miles, 1260’ ascent. 26.2.06
Report By Michael McLaughlin
First
Fell championship race of 2006 and nine harriers went to Ilkley in the minibus
expertly chauffeured by Gordon. A large entry delayed the race start by 15
minutes to allow everyone to register. Eventually 328 runners squeezed on to the
lane for the start which was a mad dash up the lane to reach the narrow path
before it got congested, those at the front got a good 5 minutes lead while the
rest of us squeezed through the various bottlenecks on the narrow path. It was
single file up the first climb but things opened up on the first fast decent to
the foot bridge, this was followed by another single file climb and then good
running on rocky paths across the tops.
Finally,
after a short climb we reached the open moors and excellent running across the
tops until we reached the road. A fast descent and we are heading back towards
the finish through the bracken, though it was fast running it was difficult to
pass any one as we hurtle down the final hill to the finish. Except for the
congestion at the start this is an excellent tough race and it caught out those,
like me, who have done little training.
No such
problem for Gordon whose circuit training showed on the day, as did Eddy’s
winter training in the sun, both will be hard to catch.
Results,
1st
Ian Holmes, Bingley, 36.37
78th
Gordon,
47.57
112th
Steve Forster,
50.37
133rd
John Griffiths
,
52.03
159th
Mick Mac,
54.37
189th
Nick Conlon,
56.37
195th
Roy Parkinson
, 57.04
248th
Eddy,
61.25
285th
Simmy,
66.48
305th
Brian,
71.50
328
started, 323 finished.
NOTE,
Next
race Half Tour, pre-entry before March 24th.
Don't the lads usually wash down Mick Mack?
Gordon our leading Harrier
Eddie our leading V60 Harrier
Parky caught out behind the bottom of the month
Mick Mac behind the same bottom
Parky in a determined mood. Football finally finished
with. Back on the fells!
fellblog
