British Short Course Championship
Finlay Grant powering his way up beside the Mourne Wall on his way to becoming British Short Course champion.
Granite Peaks 10k in the Mourne Mountains decided the British Short Course Championships and, after a few recent near misses, Finlay Grant took the title in what must have been a very tight finish with the third placed runner just 8 seconds in arrears. With Joe Woodley 5th, Will Gratton 7th, and Alex Mason 9th Dark Peak should just about have held a very strong Ambleside team at bay for the team prize. Results
Congratulations to Tom Westgate who rightly looked to be very pleased with himself having completed the Jura Fell Race an astonishing 21 times.
Past Races
Youlgrave Pommie Panter – Adrian Baker 1st M60 and Ken Jones 2nd M75. Results
Shutlingsloe – Tom Moss 3rd, James Hulse 4th hotly pursued by young Amos Hulse in 9th. Amos was first MU23 and Liz ‘1st F60’ Batt was 1st F60.
Bamford Sheepdog Trials – Mark Jones 1st with another five Dark Peak Fell Runners in the top ten. Chris Ledger 1st M60 and Ken Jones 1st M70. Results
Burbage Skyline DPFR race – Results
Coniston Gullies
Joe Woodley fresh from his heroics in Northern Ireland won the BOFRA race at Coniston Gullies on Sunday with Mike Robinson 12th and Joe Blackett taking 1st M60.
Joe Woodley in full flight at Coniston Gullies.
Mike Robinson and fell racing’s finest beard.
Joe Blackett working hard to secure 1st M60 at Coniston Gullies.
Upcoming races
Saturday 31st May – Duddon Valley, the first of the Lakeland Classics.
Monday 2nd June – Trunce 4.
Tuesday 3rd June – Burbage Skyline.
Wednesday 4th June – Calver Peak and Up the Nab.
Friday 6th June – Castleton and further south, Carsington.
Saturday 7th June – Ennerdale, the second of the Lakeland Classics.
Sunday 8th June – Howtown, an AL over the Far Eastern Fells from the ‘other’ side of Ullswater. Young Carshare hopes to be there.
Sunday 8th June – Edale and Passing Clouds.
Saturday 14th June – Buttermere Sailbeck, one of and arguably the best AM in the Lakes is organised by our very own Mike Robinson and tackles the fells to the northeast of Buttermere village. Highly recommended! Entries are open on SiEntries here.
JimP
Friday 30th May, 2025