Sutton Pinnacles Fell Race

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Originally Posted by dominion

I think so, and if I am I might as well make it worth my while!

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Well make sure you're not too knackered by the first three.

You have to leave pretty sharpish from Buckden to get to Cononley on time. No hanging around having cake and beer.

We're going to Langdale for Great Lakes but back on Sunday for Pinnacles. Think I'll be running round steadily with some friends.

Look forward to seeing you. :)

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Originally Posted by Livi

macali - would it be ok to bring blue to run round at the back with me? also do you have a min age as I think the Boy might like to join in!

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Livi I think he'd be fine - obviously on a lead through the fields. The very last field, above the Clough, had ows and calfs when I was up there, yesterday, though.

Cows and calves, perhaps?

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Originally Posted by BigO

As memory serves it started from the school playing fields, over the road and down to the 1300 bridge, up a path (through the fields and the lions share of the course / climb) to a road crossing followed by a short steep section of fell to the salt (or pepper - could never remember which) pot before a good fast descent back the way you came... Prob 18+ years since i last raced this so not not a great description (seem to remember some time following dave woodhead in his horwich colours!) that makes me feel OOOOLD.

Stanners & Kiddo were very much old school PE teachers - looking back it's hillarious the stuff they got away with, but i always loved PE / Outdoor pursuits. Not sure they'd have faired so well in this day and age!

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The Crosshills Gala fell race started in the approx early 1980s from South Craven School and was held at the beginning of May. It was a out and back race as you describe in which you went to Sutton Pinnacle first then onto Cowling Pinnacle returning back the same way. Past senior race winners have been Mike Hawkins, Tommy Sedgwick, and Steve Carr, as for myself i won the under 17s 3 years in succession.
There was also a race from Eastburn in 1986 that was advertised as a fell race but was more a road race the went to the top of Sutton Pinnacle and back that was won by Dave woodhead with myself winning the under 17s. Also there was a fell race from the Dog & Gunn pub at Malis in the early 1990s which went through the fields to the top of Sutton Pinnacle & Cowling Pinnacle with John Atkinson winning a few times.

I didn't realise there had been several different races. Hopefully this one will keep going and increase the number of entrants. There's been a lot of interest this year, so it seems to have gained momentum.

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Originally Posted by dominion

Anyone else planning a Cononley - Pinnacles double this weekend? Or even a Buckden - Cononley - Settle - Pinnacles quadrathon??? :w00t:

Is Buckden - Cononley achieveable in an afternoon?

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I'm doing all three! Aim is to not be last in any!!
Thanks Macali - will bring Blue and risk the cows - we had a field full tonight which was interesting!

Will be marshalling on this one with little biara, say hello as you run past. Don't know where yet, still waiting for macalis instructions.......

The weather and a realization that I'd only end up injured put me off stupid ideas about running 4 races in 2 days, but I'll make it 1 out of the 4!

I'm going to stumble round this one :)

Can't make this now, daughter is planning a Father's Day feast for me, been away all weekend so can't disappear when she's gone to so much trouble.
Have a good un folks:thumbup: