Has Joss Naylor been mentioned recently? He was half decent in his day wasn't he..?
Won Ennerdale once or twice along with a couple of other achievements!
('His day' being practically all his life as his Jubilee Run last year would've been beyond the abilities of most people in their prime!)
Yep, fantastic long-distance runner, but as Iain says about Nicky Spinks, the best ever has to be an all-rounder.Originally Posted by L.F.F.
2014?
I think we have to accept that many of the better athletes will be tempted by the greater fame and money of other forms of racing.
Andi Jones could probably have a great year on the fells.
However, unless runners have a personal allegiance to fell running, there are too many other types of races that will clash with the champs somehow.
There are lots of decent fell runners who can't manage the champs. For example, it would be good to see the Addison boys target the champs. But I would say that, having included Tom in my relegated fantasy fell running team.
PS. I realise these people have lives as well, and aren't professional athletes motivated by our entertainment. Also, I consider myself solely a fell runner, but I have yet to do all the English champs races in one year.
You've had nearly 5 years to respond to that comment! Is that the best you can come up with!
And you've had nearly five years to talk him into knocking road-running on the head.You've had nearly 5 years to respond to that comment! Is that the best you can come up with!
Jackie Lee and her tight lycra shorts made an impression on me
Dare I mention that it isn't impossible to be at top form for mountain, fell & road at the same time (I'm sure Kenny Stuart must've managed it). A certain person not mentioned thus far achieved the results below within the space of a few weeks in September 2004...
World Mountain Running Trophy - Women individual (8.46 km/862 m uphill)
1 ROTA GELPI Rosita ITA 50:27
2 PICHRTOVA Anna CZE 50:37
3 MAYR Andrea AUT 50:52
4 CONFORTOLA Antonella ITA 51:04
5 BRINDLEY Tracey SCO 51:16
6 DEMIDENKO Svetlana RUS 51:43
7 ZATORSKA Izabela POL 51:57
8 CRUMPTON Shireen NZL 51:59
9 GAVIGLIO Flavia ITA 52:18
10 SUMMER Petra AUT 52:51
20 WILKINSON Victoria ENG 54:58
27 RIDLEY Susan SCO 55:53
34 WILSON Lyn SCO 56:50
42 SHARP Louise ENG 58:53
44 FROST Anna NZL 59:32
46 ARMITAGE Sonia SCO 1:00:16
48 SLOAN Patricia NIR 1:01:02
57 WHITE Natalie ENG 1:03:43
58 LLOYD Jayne WAL 1:04:03
65 LEE Jacqueline WAL 1:05:23
And a few weeks later :
Two Breweries (Final Race in 2004 British Champs)
1 N SHARP AMBLESIDE AC M 02.42.49
2 C DONNELLY CAMUSLANG HARRIERS MV45 02.43.28
3 J LENNOX SHETTLESTON HARRIERS M 02.44.39
4 S WHITLIE CARNETHY HR MV40 02.47.56
5 T AUSTIN DARK PEAK FR M 02.50.01
6 M FOWLER PENNINE FELL RUNNERS MV40 02.50.54
7 A DAVIES CARNETHY HR MV40 02.52.51
8 A LISTON FIFE AC M 02.54.11
9 C WATSON PITREAVIE M 02.54.47
10 G BARTLETT FORRES HARRIERS M 02.57.04
11 A KITCHIN LOTHIAN RUNNING CLUB M 02.57.32
12 C FRAY PENNINE FELL RUNNERS MV45 02.57.50
13 M ROBERTS BORROWDALE FR MV40 02.58.42
14 J DUNCAN COSMIC HILLBASHERS M 02.59.02
15 T BRINDLEY CARNETHY HR L 02.59.12 (to win the british champs overall)
16 S BOLLAND BOWLAND FELL RUNNERS M 02.59.19
17 A ROBERTSHAW OTLEY AC M 02.59.27
18 A KEITH HUNTERS BOG TROTTERS MV40 02.59.41
19 A HART HUNTERS BOG TROTTERS M 03.01.18
20 P VALE MERCIA M 03.01.57
I'll never forget the look on Mark Roberts' face looking over his shoulder on the run in to the finish in Broughton!
She also managed to squeeze in a win at the Scottish 10k champs in a pb in between the two races above.
Joss Naylor reckons that Rob Jebb would have made a mess of the Borrowdale record if he applied himself to this a few years ago.
It has to be Angela as the only fellrunner who ever had a word in the english language named after her.
In the 2007 waltz she smashed the ladies record, finished in the top few, (7th?) and a lot of top men were trying to work out where on the course they got "mudged"!
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