Preston Harriers Fell Section :- fellblog
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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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2008 PADDY'S POLE ROUTE DESCRIPTION PADDY’S
POLE 2008. AS
4.5m/1100’ Tuesday June 3rd.
Parking.
Road side parking with one way system, please follow marshals instructions and
do not block any access. Share transports, as parking is very restricted and
allow extra time to get to the start. If you are late you may have a 20 minute
walk to the start.
Maps.
OL 41 Records.
27.27 Male J Symonds 2007 Female 34.04 N White 2007.
Registration.
Entry on the night.
Course.
A cracking fell race which will suit everyone, a steep start, fast in the middle
with a steep descent to the finish. Start on the road at 602442 and head for
Fell Foot, through the gate, turn right and ascend Parlick due north to pick up
the path which contours around Parlick to the gate at 596456. Through the gate
and continue north on a distinctive path keeping the wall on your left. The path
veers away from the wall and heads to the ladder stile at 592472, cross and turn
left and head to Paddy’s Pole cairn on a faint path which crosses a step stile
on the way to the cairn. Again turn left at the cairn and follow the path down
hill in a southerly direction back to the gate at 596456. Keep the fence on your
left and continue south ascending Parlick, cross the fence at any step stile on
the way up to the c.p on Parlick summit at 596450. From here the steep descent
will be flagged to the finish back at Fell Foot. If you ran Fiendsdale when it
was a championship race in 2005, the start and finish is the same, except you
will turn left at the bottom of the descent to the finish line. We may make a
few minor changes to the course to accommodate the additional runners. Prize
Giving. In
Chipping Village Hall as soon as possible after the last runner has finished.
Changing and showers will be available in the hall after the race and the bar
will be opened. All categories will be recognised thanks to Sweatshop, but only
one prize per runner, there will also be a number of spot prizes for those who
return to the hall. Accommodation.
www.forestofbowland.com TIC 01772
253731 www.visitpreston.com Contact.
www.prestonharriers.com
Michael McLoughlin 07977439060
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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 |
