British V50 Teams.

[Lost Lad]

Asking around at Slieve Bearnagh, there were clubs who had three V50 runners and we talked about having a V50 Team grouping. This is completely unofficial, low-key, and just for interest between ourselves, and in no way trying to interfere with the current British Championship set-up.
Three races to count, three runners in a team, and hopefully a completely informal bring-your-own-prize bottle/cake effort at Y Garn, the final event.
Not a remote thought of awarding any medals. All just for interest, nothing more.
At Slieve Bearnagh, Mourne Runners scored 55, Eryri scored 64, Pennine scored 52, Clayton scored 45, Dark Peak scored 27.
DT - Dark Peak.

[Lost Lad]

At Stuc a Chroin four clubs had three counters for this unofficial, between ourselves British V50 Team grouping. Three clubs were from Scotland, with only one travelling club - a reluctance to travel for the British Championships?
At Stuc a Chroin:-
DPFR - 12pts - counters 3,4,17 = 22pts
Fife - 9pts - counters 10,11,35 = 56pts
Ochil 8pts - counters 2,34,41 = 77pts
Carnethy 7pts - counters 49,51,59 = 159pts

After two events,
DPFR - 24pts
Fife and Clayton - 9pts
Ochil and Pennine - 8pts
Carnethy and Eryri - 7pts
Mourne - 6pts

This is only for interest, one short, one long, one medium race to count. At Y Garn there'll be an informal, bring along a prize gathering.
DT - Dark Peak

[IanDarkpeak]

At Stuc a Chroin four clubs had three counters for this unofficial, between ourselves British V50 Team grouping. Three clubs were from Scotland, with only one travelling club - a reluctance to travel for the British Championships?
At Stuc a Chroin:-
DPFR - 12pts - counters 3,4,17 = 22pts
Fife - 9pts - counters 10,11,35 = 56pts
Ochil 8pts - counters 2,34,41 = 77pts
Carnethy 7pts - counters 49,51,59 = 159pts

After two events,
DPFR - 24pts
Fife and Clayton - 9pts
Ochil and Pennine - 8pts
Carnethy and Eryri - 7pts
Mourne - 6pts

This is only for interest, one short, one long, one medium race to count. At Y Garn there'll be an informal, bring along a prize gathering.
DT - Dark Peak

Hi Lost Lad

May be you could give that dodgy vest away you used the other day as a booby prize

Speak soon
ian

[GeoffB]

Hi Lost Lad

May be you could give that dodgy vest away you used the other day as a booby prize

Speak soon
ian

Hey, he looked great in that vest!

[Lost Lad]

At Tebay there were 83 V50+ runners, and 10 clubs had a team of 3. These were all from the home country.

At Tebay:- DPFR - 12pts - counters 2,12,20 = 34pts
Clayton - 9pts - counters 6,13,21 = 40pts
Rossendale 8pts - counters 3,19,45 = 67pts
Pennine 7pts - counters 10.24,37 = 71pts
Ilkley 6pts - counters 14,28,39 = 81pts
Horwich 5pts - counters 17,34,36 = 87pts
CFR 4pts- counters 8,48,52 = 108pts
Todmorden 3pts- counters 7,66,75 = 148pts
Bingley 2pts- counters 54,59,62 = 175pts
Keswick 1pt - counters 68,69,83 = 220pts

After three events,
DPFR - 36
Clayton - 18
Pennine- 15
Fife - 9
Ochil and Rossendale - 8
Carnethy and Eryri - 7
Mourne and Ilkley- 6
Horwich 5
CFR 4
Todmorden 3
Bingley 2
Keswick 1

I'm not sure how much travelling support there will be for Y Garn, as many Championship issues are now decided, and the attraction of the Lakeland Classic race at Borrowdale.Instead of a rather meaningless "prize ceremony", please can any V50 (and anyone else...) runners bring along an end-of-series picnic - following the superb Pennine example at Tebay.
This is completely unofficial, just between ourselves, for interest.
DT - DPFR

[GeoffB]

Dave,

Yes, we did rather enjoy our picnic at Tebay - in fact we did the same at Stretton Hills (not so much fun in the rain!)

Not sure how many of us are going to Y Garn, though. I'll be at Borrowdale as I missed the other 2 British counters, unfortunately.

[Lost Lad]

An extremely low turnout at Y Garn in all categories, 78 men starting, of which 25 were V50 and over. Is this the lowest number of entrants for some long time? Many understandable reasons for people not travelling, but a shame for the oganisers, who had put in so much effort to stage an excellent event.
What to do about the the British Championships might need some thought - 78 male runners suggests that the current set-up doesn't work.

At Y Garn - only two V50 teams, DPFR and Eryri.
Final V50 Team positions.(all unofficial and only for interest...)
DPFR - 36
Clayton - 18
Eryri 16
Pennine- 15
Fife - 9
Ochil and Rossendale - 8
Carnethy 7
Mourne and Ilkley- 6
Horwich 5
CFR 4
Todmorden 3
Bingley 2
Keswick 1
DT - DPFR.

[IainR]

With the current format the last race will often be poorly attended, unless a real classic like a lakeland long. One bad run at the un repeated distances and its Brits over, so high dop out rate, also most categories were about decided as we've already raced once at each distance before this one.