Course records for Ben Rothery and Amelie Lane - fell round-up

Course records for Ben Rothery and Amelie Lane - fell round-up

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Published: 18th March, 2023
Updated: 24th January, 2025
BY Steve Smythe
New marks on Ilkley Moor plus a big win for Victoria Wilkinson at Pendle in our latest coverage from the fells

ILKLEY MOOR FELL RACE (inc. Yorkshire senior championships), Ilkley, March 5

Ben Rothery not only won the race by half a minute but he also took three seconds off of the course record and also won the Yorkshire title held in conjunction.

He was followed home by Ben Sharrock and Joe Baxter.

Ilkley Moor Fell Race start (Dave Woodhead)

There was also a course record in the women's race as Amelie Lane also clipped the previous mark by a few seconds.

Lane, who is in the under-18 category, finished 24th overall in a time of 42:00.

She finished two minutes clear of Rosalind Mather who had the consolation of the Yorkshire title.

Amelie Lane (Dave Woodhead)

Overall (5M/1320ft):
1 B Rothery (Ilkley) 35:28
2 B Sharrock (Amble) 36:03
3 J Baxter (P&B) 36:31
4 J Cummings (Ilkley) 36:33
5 G Rush (Leeds C, W40) 37:31
6 M Howard (Calder V) 37:33
7 B Houghton (Dark Pk) 37:34
8 T Saville (Dark Pk) 37:47

First four finishers (Dave Woodhead)

M50: J Green (Ilkley) 42:28

M60: C Parrack (Old Box) 49:27

M70: K Robinson (Wharf) 62:56

U18: S Bentham (Ilkley) 37:54

Yorkshire: 1 Rothery; 2 Baxter; 3 Cummings

TEAM: Yorkshire: Ilkley

Amelia Lane (Dave Woodhead)

Women:
1 A Lane (Wharf, U18) 42:00
2 R Mather (Knave) 44:12
3 B Penty (Knave) 44:32
4 E Hopkinson (Wharf, W40) 44:46
5 B Bergstrand (M’bro) 46:02

W50: R Thackray (Bing) 50:04

W60: J Collins (Wig D) 59:12

Yorkshire: 1 Mather; 2 Penty; 3 Hopkinson

Yorkshire champion Rose Mather (Dave Woodhead)

TEAM: Yorkshire: Knave

MOORHOUSE’S STAN BRADSHAW PENDLE ROUND, Burnley, March 4

Victoria Wilkinson, a regular in Britain's team in the major mountain running championships, won the women's race by a stunning 13 minutes.

Joshua Holgate won the men's race by a much tighter 11 seconds.

Joshua Holgate (Dave Woodhead)

Overall (9M/2250ft):
1 J Holgate (B’burn) 62:20
2 E Bland (Bowl) 62:31
3 I Holmes (Bing, M50) 64:38
4 M McGoldrick (Sett, M40) 65:04
5 J Craig (Barl) 65:52
6 S Atkinson (Bowl) 66:12
7 D Mirfield (Barl) 66:20
8 S Watson (Wharf) 68:16

M60: N Hayhurst (Bowl) 78:31

M70: J Holt (Clay) 87:43

Women:
1 V Wilkinson (Bing, W40) 70:08
2 K Macfarlane (C’thy) 83:56
3 M Ralphson (Barl, W40) 85:02
4 F Hall (Barl, W40) 85:06
5 J Greenhalgh (Lost, W50) 85:18

W60: K Brierley (Tod) 96:07

Victoria Wilkinson (Dave Woodhead)

WOLF’S PIT, Shatton, Hope Valley, March 19

Overall (5.8M/1610ft):
1 F Grant (Dark Pk, U21) 38:57
2 E Corden (Dark Pk, U21) 39:26
3 S Franklin (Totley) 40:46
4 R Howie (HHR) 42:15
5 O Matharu (Holme) 43:40
6 C Battersby (Hallam) 44:10
7 J Wills 44:20
8 T Perry (Mat) 44:40

M45: A Young (Belpr) 45:01

M50: A Frost (Dark Pk) 48:43

M55: S Bell (Dark Pk) 50:15

M60: T Raffle (Alt) 55:19

M65: A Fox (Penn) 58:32

M70: D Gould (Mercia) 62:41

Women:
1 H Tait 53:29
2 C Leigh (Penn) 54:49
3 C Bradbury (Beest) 57:22
4 J Crowson (Dark Pk, W60) 58:04
5 S Maybanks (Beest, W40) 58:43

W65: A-M Jones (Macc) 62:45

CRAIG DUNAIN, Inverness, March 18

WINNER Sam Alexander and runner-up Alasdair Bisset were both inside the previous course record, while Helen Leigh also set new figures in the women’s race.

Overall (6.5M/1280ft)
1 S Alexander (W’lands CC) 39:41
2 A Bisset (Edin U) 39:54
3 D Dry (Shett) 41:11
5 S Gardiner (HHR) 41:49

M40: J Cabrera (HHR) 42:15

M50: R Burnett (I’ness) 44:16

M60: P Moody (HHR) 55:56

Women:
1 H Leigh (HHR) 48:15
2 K Meek (I’ness) 49:47
3 L Buchheim (HHR) 51:11

W40: D Borrowman (HHR) 58:01

W50: S Beck (HHR) 64:23

SLIEVE GULLION, Mullaghbane, March 18

Overall (3.9M/340m):
1 S Lynch (G’more, M40) 31:41
2 B McEvoy 31:57
3 A Tees (BARF, M40) 32:06
4 J Mcatee (Mourne) 32:10
5 P Mcansepie (Armagh, M50) 33:36

M55: P Grant (Newc) 39:09

M65: D McGreevy (Bedwc) 40:58

U20: P Nugent (Armagh) 35:52

Women:
1 E Dickson (Newry) 36:29
2 K Wilton (Jog Lisb, W50) 40:20
3 K McBride (G’more, W40) 40:54

W55: A McNeill (G’more) 48:36

GLENARIFF MOIUNTAIN 6, Waterfoot, March 11

Overall (5.9M/1200ft):
1 J Macatee 46:36
2 A Cunningham (Mourne) 46:44
3 J Scott (Mourne) 46:50
4 J McKenna (B’mena) 47:00
5 A Tees (BARF, M40) 47:11
6 P Mcanespie (Armagh, M50 48:29

M55: S Hoey (J Lisb) 52:20

M60: C McAleenan (Mourne) 59:26

M65: A McCreanor 85:57

U21: R Smith (Annad) 50:19

Women:
1 A Gosling (Newc, W40) 52:37
2 E Dickson (Newry) 52:41
3 S Brady 57:47
4 N McCurry (Glens) 58:10

W55: H Sutherland 59:24

W60: K Monteverde (BARF) 73:39

HAWORTH HOBBLE, Oxenhope, March 11

Overall (32M/4400ft):
1 E Hyland (Calder V) 2:43:01
2 O Beilby (Wharf, M40) 2:44:00
3 O Barnes (M40) 2:58:24
4 M Warters (Wharf) 2:59:46
5 R Lawrence (Bing, M50) 3:06:02
6 A Bunyan (Macc) 3:07:01
7 Z Jennings (Sett) 3:08:59
8 D Jackson (AchClC, M40) 3:10:29

M60: S Rhodes (Hyde P) 3:34:25

Women:
1 K Klunder (Chorley, W40) 3:17:16
2 R Pilling (W40) 3:25:58
3 K Archer (Ilkley, W40) 3:31:57
4 V Mousley (W40) 3:34:42
5 L McGuinness (Sadd) 3:39:25

W50: L Murphy (Craven) 4:17:55

Mixed pair: J Boocock/D Kirkham (Bing) 3:28:48

 

BLACK COMBE, Silecroft, Cumbria, March 4

Overall (8M/3400ft):
1 F Grant (Dark Pk) 69:01
2 H Bolton (Kesw) 69:50
3 T Simpson (Amble) 73:40
4 J Hartley (B Combe) 73:48
5 L Bowness (Helm H) 75:34
6 A Perry (Helm H) 75:49

M40: K Collison (B’dale F) 75:54

M50: A Dunn (Helm H) 78:44

M60: P Crompton (C’land F) 97:43

M70: S Brearley (Bowl) 2:02:00

Women:
1 H Russell (Helm H) 79:01
2 C Taylor (B Combe) 80:52
3 A Fan (Amble) 81:02
4 E Pannone (Eden) 83:21

W40: P Wakefield (Kesw) 92:34

W50: J Powell (Wharf) 1:48:56

W70: W Dodds (Dallam) 1:52:52

BROUGH LAW, Powburn, March 12

Overall (5M/1250ft):
1 C Jones (N’land F) 39:59
2 M Jones (M40) 40:09
3 J Graham 40:50
4 R Hughes (N’land F) 42:56
5 J Malley (Amble) 42:59

M50: L Bennett (N’land F) 47:31

M60: T Mccall (Norham) 49:19

M70: P Reed (N’land F) 71:57

U21: N Silence (NSP) 44:46

Women:
1 C MacDonald (Morp) 47:36
2 K Robertson (N’land F, W50) 50:00
3 K Davis (NSP, W50) 50:33

W60: M Drozdowicz 61:41

CLOUD NINE, Congleton, March 5

Overall (9M/1250ft):
1 J Scott (Inov-8) 55:52
2 S Harding (Macc) 58:18
3 L Beresford (Mat, M40) 59:47
4 J Ross (Staffs M) 61:36
5 M Basnett (Staffs M) 61:40
6 M Burley (Macc) 61:50
7 M Taylor (S Ches, M40) 61:58
8 R Whitby (Macc) 63:10

M45: A Mason (R Nxt Sea) 64:37

M50: N Lindop 68:47

M55: D Barlow 70:31

M60: A Renfree 76:23

M70: M Moorhouse (Mat) 80:33

Women:
1 C Leather (Liv PS) 65:16
2 C Brock (Steel) 66:20
3 N Reece (Wilm, W40) 66:32
4 F Sharpley (Macc) 68:57
5 R Jackson (Wilm) 70:37

W55: N Skilton (C&S) 71:20

W60: J Searle (Dark Pk) 81:21

W65: A-M Jones (Macc) 89:29

IAN ROBERTS MEMORIAL, Marsden, March 5

Overall (6.4M/853ft):
1 R James (Royt R) 45:06
2 L Hinchcliffe (Sadd) 49:54
3 J Wood (Holm) 50:10
4 M Tibbot (Sadd, W) 50:32
5 V Jubbs (Sadd, M40) 50:57
6 A Storer (M50) 52:17

M60: S Booth 63:18

M70: D Agnew (Sadd) 82:20

Women:
1 Tibbot 50:32
2 R Pymm (Sadd) 57:32
3 A Wilson (Sadd) 59:15
4 J Brown (Roch) 62:57

W50: J Goorney (Lyth) 64:43

W60: K Forster (Spec) 70:52

W70: A Baldwin (Stain) 82:37

SADDLEWORTH 10 RES’S, Saddleworth, March 4

Overall (38.6km/1220m):
1 A Smith (Slaith, M40) 3:39:18
2 R Scott (Agile O) 4:04:10
3 T Campbell (Eden, M45) 4:04:13
4 Joshua Southall (G’dale) 4:07:50
5 Jake Southall (G’dale) 4:07:59
6 M Fleming (Sadd, M40) 4:16:28

M45: T Campbell (Eden) 4:04:13

M55: B Johnson (Calder V) 4:24:30

M60: T White 4:56:37

Women
1 C Horsfall (CHC, W45) 4:32:50
2 N Butterfield (Calder V, W40) 4:37:30
3 A McGushin (Clap C) 4:38:48
4 S Richardson (Calder V, W40) 4:44:16

W50: S Chrisanthou (Calder V) 5:07:25

W55: L Goddard (Bowl) 5:43:53

W60: J Scarf (Tod) 6:03:55

PIPE DREAM, Dolgarrog, March 4

Overall (6.8km/390m):
1 T Haynes (Eryri) 32:50
2 G Roberts (Calder V) 32:56
3 T Gill (Mat) 34:53
4 S Godsman (Calder V, M50) 35:59
5 T Land (GOGT) 36:37
6 N Hockley (Eryri, M40) 36:49

M60: S Toogood (Buck) 43:33

M80: D Williams (Eryri) 59:47 (rec)

Women:
1 K Reynolds (Eryri) 40:03
2 L Richardson (Eryri) 40:11
3 S Richards (Eryri) 41:32
4 R Probert (Mynydd D, W50) 41:42

W60: E Collins (Denbigh) 48:26

W75: M Oliver (Eryri) 70:07 (rec)

CARDINGMILL CANTER, Church Stretton, March 4

Overall (4.8M/1900ft):
1 J Agnew (Mercia) 42:05
2 J Gomes (Wrex, M40) 43:40
3 S Smith (Shrews) 44:52
4 D Saunders (M40) 44:57
5 D Jones (Mercia, M40) 45:19

M45: J Stuart (Mercia) 45:25

M50: P Vale (Mercia) 45:37

M55: J Atyeo (Mercia) 48:34

M60: J Langton (Mercia) 54:18

M65: S Daws (Mercia) 59:52

Women:
1 M Price (Mercia, W50) 50:31
2 J Lloyd (Mercia) 52:13
3 M Jones-Walters (Mercia) 56:15

W60: G Evans (Shrews) 65:49

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