To weekend of 20th / 21st May

English Championships

James Lowe reports elsewhere that “Fairfield Results (are) in. I make us first men’s team and second women’s with another cracking win (by 6 minutes!!!) from Phillipa Williams and a stonking 5th and 1st U23 for Fin Grant! A huge turnout from the club and lots of great performances, amazing team effort!”. At the sharp end of the men’s race Finlay Grant was 5^th and 1^st MU23 with Nathan Lawson 8^th, Edward Corden 12^th and 3^rd MU23 with Bertie Houghton 14^th. As above, Phillipa won the won’s race by a whopping 5 minutes 52 seconds and has now won both of the English Championship medium counters. Despina Berdini was 14^th, Lisa Watson 16^th with Sally Fawcett 25^th and 5^th W40. In the age categories Will Boothman was 3^rd M45, John Hunt 1^st M55, Joe Blackett 5^th M55, Andy Barnett 9^th M60, Keith Holmes 8^th M65, Rachel Rose 6^th W40 and last, but by no means least, Jane Crowson was 2^nd F60. Stirring stuff! Provisional results here.

Congratulations to:

Issy-Mai who became the Yorkshire under 17 champion at Coiners a couple of weeks ago.

Phillipa Williams running for Yorkshire, who won the British Inter County Mountain Running Championship at Sedbergh last weekend

Finlay Grant, running for Derbyshire, who was first MU23 at Sedbergh.

Past races

Trunce 3 – Results.

Shining Tor – Mark Jones 6^th. Results.

Upcoming races

Monday 15^th May – Summer Series – Brogg in Boots, from just beyond Strines. The Summer Series races are invariably fine little outings and are recommended. Details on Nicky’s website here.

Wednesday 17^th May – Club AGM, Norfolk Arms.

Wednesday 17^th May – Gun Run, Swythamley. A Macc Harriers race.

Thursday 18^th May – Parks Life, Belper.

Friday 19^th May – Hayfield May Queen, the first of three Hayfield races held on consecutive days.

Saturday 20^th May – Old County Tops, with three and a half Dark Peak teams entered so far.

Saturday 20^th May – Mount Famine, Hayfield.

Sunday 21^st May – Lantern Pike Dash, Hayfield which I’m guessing is the shortest fell race in the calendar.

Sunday 21^st May – Youlgrave Pommie Panter. A new race, pre-entry only here. https://www.youlgraveharriers.com/pommie-panter-fell-race

Sunday 21^st May – Shutlingsloe

Saturday 15^th July – A plug for Buttermere Sailbeck, which “… is a classic tough, rough fell race! It packs in over 4000ft of climbing into just over 9 miles so is not for the faint hearted!” Enter via SiEntries. Highly recommended!

JimP

Saturday 13^th May, 2023