Photo Competition from John: This photo was taken a week ago in the lake district. Can you identify: The name of the hill on which the trig point sits (either name is acceptable) The April fell race that goes over … Continue reading
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This year’s Club dinner is on Wednesday 27th February at The Newcastle House Hotel in Rothbury 7.30 start. £20 per head – pay on the night. menu Please email paul@davidapplebybuilders.co.uk with names and menu choices by 25th Feb. … Continue reading
“Peter Moralee has this afternoon successfully completed the UTMB in 45h 07m after setting out from Chamonix at 6.30pm on friday evening. This is Peter’s 2nd successful completion of the UTMB, his first being in 2010. This has to rank … Continue reading
“Congratulations to Geoff Davis who notched up another successful Joss Naylor Challenge completion on Saturday. Geoff finished in 14 hours 52 minutes, well inside his allotted V60 time. Conditions were ideal with high clouds, dry footing and a cooling breeze. … Continue reading
Jack and Glen McWilliams have set up a 32 mile challenge route in the Cheviots, ‘The McWilliams Round‘. Details on their facebook page … Continue reading
A reminder from Phil and Glen: “No dogs in fell races unless on a race that is entirely on rights of way. Then and only then on a lead. Any breeches will be reported to the FRA and the runner … Continue reading
“Well done to everybody who identified Roseberry Topping as the hill in question. Most folk also named Little Roseberry, no doubt having slogged up it on the Gisborough Moors race (which also goes down the descent in question). The second … Continue reading
Here’s a photo competition from John: Name the hill in the background, its little namesake on the right, and the 2 fell races that descend the path in the foreground. A pint of beer (or drink of your choice) awaits … Continue reading
Links to Mark Smith’s Summer (2007) and Winter (2009) Bob Graham Rounds have been added to the BGR page. Mark was running for Tattenhall Runners at the time and his Winter round was unfortunately over the time limit, but they are awesome … Continue reading
“The organisers of the Chevy Chase made a special presentation on Saturday. It is a book “Moods of Northumberland National Park” by Tony Hopkins, which features photos of Northumberland including routes on fittingly the Brough Law race and Alwinton Fell … Continue reading