can we have a list of fell races lost ??
defunct races etc
can we have a list of fell races lost ??
defunct races etc
oh and please dont tell me if you prefered walsh or some other fell shoe which you prefered to run the now lost fell race in
Three Towers.
It means nothing to me as I've only been running 5 years, but George Davies at our club keeps papping on about it so much that I almost feel like setting it up again.
Anyone else out there?
Apparently it was about 22 miles and was Rivington, Darwen Tower and Holcombe Tower - Horwich to Holcombe Brrok.
I'll start you off Daz...
Royal Dockray (20 mile + long race that went over Helvellyn). Before my time.
Heard mythical stories about a mad short one that went halfway up Blencathra straight up from Threlkeld through crags which was proper silly.
Fellside (fast running on Back o' Skiddaw) - last did this a few days before Wasdale in 2005. Marrow won it.
That's three for starters.
What's with all the research into fell race history Daz?
Are you working on "Welding On The summits?"
Can someone put them in a list
like when we have names for recces
It will be interesting to see how many we can come up with
Black Lane Ends
Rombalds Moor
Boulsworth Hill
Chew Valley Skyline
Darwen Moors
Muncaster
Clitheroe
Cowpe Fair
Downham
Butter Crag
Gale
Boulsworth was one of my early fell races and I thought they were taking the piss with the last bit up to the car park!! Almost a vertical climb