The Cheviot Bomber trail race May 20th, 11.00am start
10 miles £10 entry. All proceeds to the restoration of the war memorial in memory of the airmen who lost their lives in the Cheviots.
Plus to celebrate the RAF 100 year’s anniversary
Full details on the McWilliams Round facebook page
A note from Ian Holland of the North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team:
“Entries for this year’s Allendale Challenge organized by the North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team, on 7th April, are going well at present there are 75 entries for the fell race. NFR members who intend entering save £5 if they enter before the end of January. Entries are via Si Entries.
Entries (Si Entries) have also opened for this year’s Alwinton Three Tops Fell Race which takes place on the Saturday 16th June. There is a 24k race and also a shorter 10k race to encourage less experienced fell runners. Both courses are well marked and marshalled by MR team members.
Proceeds from these events help to fund the annual running costs of the Rescue Team, currently running at about £15000. We would be grateful if NFR members could continue to support our events.“
Glen and Jack McWilliams’ Border Trail Series 2018:
“The series this year will consist of 3 races;
Race 1 – 11th March, Ingram Valley to Wooler.
Race 2 – 29th April, Kirk Yetholm to Wooler.
Race 3 – 23rd September, Fenwick to Wooler.
All 3 races are pre-entry only, and people can enter on the following link;
https://www.sientries.co.uk/series.php?series_id=260
For all 3 of the Races, competitors will be transported by coach from the registration and finish point at Wooler Bus Station to the start location. This means that the route for each race is a simple point to point, following the well way marked Sandstone Way or St Cuthbert’s Way.
A detailed route and map of each race route will be provided in due course.”
Here are the final scores from Frank. Well done to all!
Report of a grueling run from Steph on her blog here
Winners! – photo: K Bray
“We had a great day yesterday on a wonderful crisp winter’s day with all runners arriving back safely, a fair few with cuts and bruises due to the ice and hard ground.” – Paul
more photos from Kevin Bray: Continue reading
Final scores for the North East Fell Championship (NEHRA / NECAA) from John, who will be presenting the medals after the Simonside Cairns race.
Interim results following Pentland Skyline, from Frank:
report from John Tollitt
photo courtesy of Carnethy HRC
7 NFR’s lined up at the start line adjacent to Hillend ski centre enjoying the stunning views over Edinburgh, for this penultimate NFR championship fixture. The Pentland Skyline is billed as a 16 mile (although I clocked 16.8 miles) AL race with 6,200ft of ascent over 14 peaks in the Pentland Hills just south of Edinburgh. We were greeted with fine weather ( if a bit chilly) despite Paul Hainsworth’s predictions of doom and gloom. Continue reading
photo: John
Poor weather conditions meant this year’s Hodgson Relay was over a shortened route. It was essentially an out and back course from Patterdale to Kirkstone via Hartsop. The high tops of High Street to the east and all the western route over Red Screes and Fairfield were omitted. This was due to forecast low cloud, rain, and high winds.
NFR ran well with no mishaps or poor route choices. John Tollitt and Matthew Briggs ran leg 1 from Patterdale to Hartsop via Angle Tarn. There was a mere 38 years age difference, and they were soon handing over to Roger Sillito and Scott Gibson for leg 2. Scott’s local knowledge was rewarded when they hit Caudale Moor Tarn spot on when others went walk-about.
Kirkstone Pass was a cloudy and dreich affair with runners appearing out of the mist without warning. Mark Clarkson and Andy Higgins took over the baton for leg 3. Despite no prior recce, they ran superbly and were soon running back into Hartsop having made up several places. Steph Scott & I took over for the last leg back via Angle Tarn. Even this leg was firmly in the clag. As we emerged from the mist at Boredale Hause, the finish PA system was sounding eerily over the valley.
NFR finished 32nd overall. Many thanks are due to the organisers/marshals for their sterling work in putting the relay on in difficult conditions. Also thanks to Jane & Mike Briggs who provided support and invaluable transport on the day when parking was difficult.
The Borrowdale hegemony has now been well and truly broken. This year the relay was won by Keswick AC. Their team included Chris Edis who ran for the north-east in the inter-counties, and Carl Bell. One of Carl’s early races was at Lakeland Country Fair – click here if you want a walk down memory lane to see some youthful NFR faces – and he is now British Champion. The ladies’ race was won by Ambleside.
Results are on the Sportident website
John Duff
more on NFR and friends facebook page
