first fell running magazine

[FellMonster]

The course was changed in 1984 to a totally different route - Cloughfold, Cowpe Lowe, Whittle Pike, Owd Betts, Knowl Hill, Naden Middle (I think) Reservoir, Top o' Leach, Cowpe Lowe, Cloughfold, Marl Pits. It was run in the opposite direction in alternate years.

Interesting route indeed.....when it's misty round there its easy to go wrong. I'm familiar with all those places with the exception of Cloughfold...i'm sure its on a map though.

[john doe]

the original race was stopped after Cribden End farm changed hands, the replacement to it was 12/13 ml but fell by the wayside when nobody wanted to organize it.
Another race in the 1970 results is Musbury Tor again won by D.Cannon in 8.21 ( 8mins 21 secs),I ran this in the 90s when it was called Tor Mile ,starting near the Airtours building in Helmshore. This fell by the wayside because of access problems with the farmer.

[john doe]

Interesting route indeed.....when it's misty round there its easy to go wrong. I'm familiar with all those places with the exception of Cloughfold...i'm sure its on a map though.

Cloughfold is where the Winbury Naze dash starts ( k Steels ).

[Erno]

Start at Marl Pits, down Newchurch Road to the Old House At Home, turn right, tracks and paths through to what is now that big housing estate at Constablelee, cross Burnley Road, up Cribden (although not quite to the top as there is no right of way), down to the ski slope, down through Whittaker Park to Haslingden Road, left towards Rawtenstall centre as far as the subway, through the subway then round the back of what is now Tesco (previously Asda), up through Hall Carr on to Cowpe Lowe, down to Waterfoot, up Burnley Road East then the steps/path up to Newchurch, up to Seat Naze then paths along and back down to Marl Pits.

That was the course from 1980. I don't know whether it was different at all before then.

You forgot to mention 2 laps of the brand spanking new track to start.At least that was for the first race in 1970.

[dnf]

You forgot to mention 2 laps of the brand spanking new track to start.At least that was for the first race in 1970.

you do the three towers Erno ??

[david]

you do the three towers Erno ??

A more pertinent question would be how many times did he win it.

[Erno]

Did Three Towers many times.
Also did Musbury Tor when it was a relay - great event that was.

[Swoop]

A more pertinent question would be how many times did he win it.

He certainly won it in 1974 when he won the British Championship!

[john doe]

Did Three Towers many times.
Also did Musbury Tor when it was a relay - great event that was.

Musbury Tor run as a relay must have been a great burnup!!!!!!!!!!

[disco stan]

Question? are john doe and DNF the same person with 2 different user names posting to himself?