Fell Running News

We were blessed enough with the weather, as much of N.Yorks suffered from flooding but we had a sunny day with a light breeze. The day before was a different story with torrential rain so whereas the course was muddy it had drained a lot in 24 hours! On the first lap of three there were three principal contenders in Aidan Rigby of New Marske, David Beech of Northumberland Fell Runners and Paul Lowe, a previous winner on a number of occasions, not separated by much. Just behind them were... Read More

Start 2016 with a great run over the North Yorkshire Moors. The next race in the Northern Runner/Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series is Captain Cooks Race on New Years Day. All the proceeds from this race go to local charities. Registration is at The Royal Oak, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire. The start and finish is on the road just outside. Entry is on the day only and £7. The race starts at 11am ish (there is often still a queue of runners trying to enter at 11am so the... Read More

Here are some more pictures from Gisborough Woods Race. Thanks goes to Brian Gleeson for these images. Click here.

Thanks to Dave Bannister for some more great pictures from yesterday’s Guisborough Woods Race. Click here.

The latest round of the Northern Runner/Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series saw a record turnout of over 180 seniors and 19 juniors in an exciting Guisborough Woods Race. Sibling wins for Aidan Rigby Men’s and Alice Rigby ladies with David Beech 2nd and Paul Lowe 3rd in the men’s and a New Marske 1,2,3 in the ladies with Shelli Gordon 2nd and Kath Aspin 3rd. Full results to follow. Click here to see David Aspin’s action shots from todays race.

The next race in the Northern Runner/Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series is Guisborough Woods Race on the 27th December 2015. The race is back on the original 3 lap course for the seniors with a 1 lap and a half lap race for the juniors depending on age. Entry is on the day only at Guisborough Rugby Club, Guisborough, North Yorkshire and is £7. The event starts at 11am. Each lap is just short of two miles long and starts with a gradual climb on a wide forest track... Read More

Eskdale Eureka with Link to Official Results The latest round of the Northern Runner Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series was a good running day with temperatures at about 6 degrees C but only 1 deg C with the chill factor on the tops. The very wet weather on the West did not get this far east and beck crossings were straightforward. In the women’s race Alison Matthews of Darlington was soon in the lead ahead of Kay Neesam, ( New Marske) and Ella Towers. In the men’s there was... Read More

The next race in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series is the Eskdale Eureka on Sunday 6th December 2015. Entry is on the day only and £7. Registration/Start/Finish is from the Car Park above Dibble at the West end of High Castleton, Castleton, Nr Guisborough, North Yorkshire. The route is about 8 miles long with about 1200 feet of ascent. There is a lot of single track moorland paths on this route which will be slippy due to the rain and snow we have had recently. So,... Read More

A challenging day with the wet, particularly underfoot for the second race in the Northern Runner/Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series. This did not deter the mud loving field and saw 70 finishers in the main still smiling! The women’s race was in the early stages a contest between Karen Pickles of Pudsey and Sarah Attwood of York Knavesmire, with Louise Venables not too far away. As the race developed the gaps just grew to eventually give the veteran Karen a comfortable win. Sarah however led her team to victory... Read More

Thanks to Nick Cousins for these great pictures from the latest round of the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell race Series. The Saltergate Levisham Fell Race was well organised by Kim England and Pickering AC. Results are to follow shortly. The next race in the series is Eskdale Eureka on Sunday 6th December 2015.