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
Lads
Leap 2006 2nd September Report from Mick Mack
Lads Leap Fell Race, AS, 5.9m/1700’, Sat. 2nd
Sept.
Even though the weather forecast was horrendous Gordon
and I went to the
Dark
Peak
for this race, it also give us the opportunity to watch some of our juniors run
in an English Championship race.
The junior races went along the access lane, over a
stile and up the hillside to various turn points, on a muddy and rock strewn
path where overtaking was almost impossible. The weather was foul, driving rain
with a very strong side wind as our U14 pair of Nichola Jackson and Andrew
Harrison began their 3 mile race, both having excellent runs despite the
conditions.
Thankfully the rain stopped as we started the senior
race, the same route as the juniors up onto the tops where we continued over
Lads Leap waterfall being constantly battered by the strong wind. We descended
on fast tracts down and through a quarry before climbing back on to the moors
and eventually retracing our steps back to the finish. It was a tough race, not
helped by the strong wind and poor starting path up the first climb, but still
great to be out in the very fresh air.
Results,
U14.
1st Tom
Doyle, Helm Hill, 18.23
16th Andrew Harrison,
22.01
22nd Nichola Jackson,
22.38
29ran.
Smiles
before the race
Seniors.
1st Lloyd
Taggard, Eryri, 42.01
38th
Gordon Thompson
, 55.35
56th Mick McLoughlin,
60.31
83 ran.
See
Junior Race
on same day
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