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
Withins
Skyline October 22nd 2006 Pictures from Nichola Jackson
Report from Mick
Mack
Withens
Skyline, BM, 7m/1000’. Sun 22.10.06.
Five
senior and one junior harrier at Peniston Hill near
Haworth
for this very popular race, more waterlogged cross-country than fell. Nichola
was first off in the U14 race and had a great run to finish 2nd girl,
well done. (See below) The large crowd of senior runners gathered in the
quarry, the weather dry but a strong wind was blowing. At
11.45am
we stampeded out of the quarry, down the hill to cross the road and head for
the moors along the access road, the early pace to fast as we needed to save
ourselves for the slog to come.
When we
left the track it was single file through the heather on wet and muddy paths,
where it was difficult to overtake. Gordon was first across the marshy tops
followed by Ash, I could see them in front but couldn’t make any head way on
them as the under foot conditions made it hard going. We finally reached the top
and veered right to head to Within’s ruin allegedly connected to the
Bronte’s, it was good to be moving fast on the down hill but it was short
lived as we reached the flagged tourist path which was very slippy and hard to
keep your balance.
After
the flags we were on the wide path leading to Bronte Bridge and the pace
quickened for those with any energy left, a few overtook me here before I
reached the bridge and the short steep climb up to the tourist path and the long
run back to the finish.
You
could see the finish in the distance as I tried to keep going and not let anyone
else pass me and it seemed ages to cross the road and finally climb to the
finish.
I was a
good race which suited the speed merchants but everyone enjoyed the day and all
got a good workout.
Results,
1st,
Alistair Brownlee, Bingley, 41.28
58th,
Gordon Thompson
,
51.10
73rd,
Ash Nixon
,
53.09
100th,
Mick McLoughlin,
55.27
156th,
Steve Jackson
,
60.14
165th,
Peter Carter
,
61.05
273
finished.
The
lads. Michael, Ash, Gordon, Steve & Pete.
The
Start in the quarry bottom.
The
Finish or nearly.
The
Finish or nearly.
The
Finish or nearly.
The
Finish or nearly.
See
Junior Race
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