The best of the month's mountain running action includes the English Schools Champs in North Yorkshire

BRITISH FELL AND HILL RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Broughton Heights, October 15

Carnethy Hill Running Club were the hosts for this year’s British Athletics Fell and Hill Relays at Broughton in the Scottish Borders.

On a cool blustery showery day, 181 teams lined up with a rainbow in the background.

After the first short solo leg, Helm Hill Runners (Chris Richards) had a lead of nearly two minutes over Dark Peak Fell Runners in the men’s race whilst for the women only four seconds separated Scout Adkin of Ambleside from Phillipa Williams of Dark Peak.

The second longer leg, which is run in pairs, saw the Dark Peak men’s team (Jonny Crickmore and Nathan Lawson) take a two-minute lead over Matlock and they extended their lead in the navigation leg, also run in pairs. Ochil Hill Runners through Ali McLeod and Ross Spalding moved ahead of Matlock by the end of the third leg but a storming run by Dan Howarth for Matlock restored their second place after a great battle with Ochil’s Rory Abernethy.

Finlay Grant’s fourth fastest time in the final leg was sufficient to secure a comfortable victory for Dark Peak.

The second leg in the women’s race saw the Carnethy pair of Naomi Lang and Holly Page take a five-minute lead which the host club retained at the end of the navigation leg although both Ambleside and Dark Peak had closed the gap.

Ambleside had an ace up their sleeve for the final leg with Sarah McCormack recording the fastest time to give them the gold medals ahead of Carnethy. Dark Peak only just managed to retain the bronze medal position, finishing only seventeen seconds of Black Combe who had set the fastest time on the navigation leg by Cat Taylor and Lizzie Browne with Kate Maltby second fastest on the last leg.

It was great to see members of the British team selected for next month’s World Mountain and Trail Championships running well in the relays – Chris Richards, Scout Adkin, Phillipa Williams, Holly Page, Dan Howarth, and Finlay Grant - we wish they all look for success in Thailand.
Pete Bland Sports sponsored the event while members of Carnethy Hill Running Club contributed to a successful organised event.

1 Dark Pk 3:25:36 (B Houghton 35:39, J Crickmore/N Lawson.66:34, T Saville/J Woodley 67:19, F Grant 36:04)
2 Mat 3:28:03 (A Campbell 36:30, G Foster/Billy Cartwright 68:00, H Holmes/J Oldfield 69:36, D Haworth 33:57)
3 Ochil 3:28:52 (S Wainwright 39.57, A Graves/F Roberts 69:34, A McLeod/R Spalding 64:19, R Abernethy 35:02)
4 Kesw 3:30:19 (M Atkinson 35:49, J Battrick/H Bolton 69:39, D Spencer/S Halsall 68:20, S Hebblethwaite 36:31)
5 C’thy 3:32:20 (T Morgan 38:23, J Taylor/S Tosh 76:56, A Chepelin/A Masson 61:21, F Lydon 35:40)
6 Helm, H 3:36:36 (C Richards 33:48, R Jebb/T Lamont 72:55, P Rutter/A Perry 69:59, D Kay 39:54)
7 Shett 3:36:45
8 Howg 3:38:51
9 Ilkley 3:39:16
10 Amble 3:40:39
11 HHR 3:41:01
12 Calder V (M40) 3:47:37
13 Wharf 3:48:35
14 C’thy B 3:48:37
15 W’lands CC 3:49:55

M40:
1 Calder V 3:47:37 (M Roberts 38:02, A Whittem/K Gray 73:10, J Logue/S Godsman 76:43, A Osborne 39:42)
2 Wharf 3:51:54
3 C’thy 3:54:45

M50:
1 B’dale F 4:02:42 (Bardsley 42:14, J Davies/A Schofield 77:54, S Birkinshaw/A Davies 81:48, P Davies 40:46)
2 Dark Pk 4:16:23
3 C’thy 4:21:35

M60:
1 Clay 5:20:33 (B Horrocks, R Bellaries/P Browning, M Nutter/I Whigham, M Terry)
2 Holm 5:33:34
3 W’lands CC 5:36:55

Mixed:
1 Edin U 3:53:09 (G Pow 49:06, F Bunn/A Goodall 78:47, R Sparks/D Bunn 71:51, M Knowles 33:25)
2 Dark Pk 4:10:13 (Z Wray 49:51, S Fawcett/R Rose 92:19, R Findlay-Robinson/J Williams 69:50, A Smith 38:13)
3 C’thy 4:20:31 (L Barraclough, T Otton/D Ashwood, H Ross/L Knox, E Lennon)
4 Holm 4:32:44
5 Ochil 4:42:27

Women:

1 Amble 4:04:01 (S Adkin 39:43, A Fan/L Osborn 81:24, C Powell/N Beadle 84:33, S McCormack 38:21)
2 C’thy 4:11:15 (K Dickson 42:35, N Lang/H Page 73:32, J Paris/S Hodgson 87:13, P Edwards 47:55)
3 Dark Pk 4:16:27 (P Williams 39:47, L Watson/M Kunicka 81:34, J Downs/L Robertson 86:33, E Patton 48:33)
4 B Combe 4:16:44 (H Orr 52:54, A Forster/S Pike 88:21, C Taylor/L Browne 75:38, K Maltby 39:51)
5 HHR 4:18:13 (K Rogan 48:48, C Marwick/M Padilla 84:49, Z Harding/C Graves 77:59, E McFadden 46:37)
6 Helm H 4:19:51 (A Rea 50:22, E Gould/S Taylor 76:38, J Oates/K Roberts 85:03, B Dyer 47:48)
7 Kesw 4:33:42
8 Wharf 4:44:13
9 Sadd 4:46:18
10 Mercia 4:47:46
11 Shett 4:48:37
12 Eryri 4:49:12
13 HBT (W40) 4:49:40
14 Penn 4:50:38
15 Amble B 4:53:06

W40:
1 HBT 4:49:40 (V White, C Gordon/C Magill, M Mowbray/C Ward, J Stephen)
2 Eryri 4:59:42 (J Lee, J Charlton/N Albiston, S Barnwell/M Gillie, T Wright)
3 Calder V 5:09:15

W50:
1 Dark Pk 5:03:27 (L Batt, H Elmore/N Spinks, K Bryan-Jones/J Caddick, P Wilkie)
2 Amble 5:43:34

Fastest – leg 1 (7.8km/550m):
1 Richards 33:48
2 Houghton 35:39
3 Atkinson 35:49

Women:
1 Adkin 39:43
2 Williams 39:47
3 S Willhoit (Mercia) 40:57

Leg 2 (11.2km/890m):
1 Crickmore/Lawson 66:34
2 J Espie/R Simpson (Dees R) 67:10
3 Foster/Cartwright 68:00

Women:
1 Bunn/Goodall 78:47
2 Fan/Osborn 81:24
3 Watson/Kunicka 81:34

Leg 3 (navigational):
1 Chepelin/Masson 61:21
2 McLeod/Spalding 64:19
3 J Wood/J Cummings (Ilkley) 66:54

Women:
1 Taylor/Browne 75:38
2 Harding/Graves 77:59
3 Powell/Beadle 84:33

Leg 4 (7.8km/520m):
1 Knowles 33:25
2 Haworth 33:57
3 Abernethy 35:02

Women:
1 McCormack 38:21
2 Maltby 39:51
3 Stephen 43:27

WITHINS SKYLINE, Keighley, October 16

Overall (6.2M/820ft):
1 R James (Royt R) 42:38
2 G Pearce (P&B, M40) 44:14
3 M Malyon (Bail, M40) 44:26
4 J Wynne (Felland) 44:58
5 N Crampton (P&B, M40) 45:57
6 D Leckie (Tod) 46:10

M50: K Jones (Sadd) 50:22

M60: N Hayhurst (Bowl) 51:36

U21: N Hughes (Hali) 49:17

TEAM: Sadd 43

Women:
1 M Tibbot (Sadd) 49:26
2 L Parker (Acc RR, W40) 53:31
3 L McCabe (Otl, W40) 58:09
4 C White (Wharf, W40) 58:59

W50: J Powell (Wharf) 59:21

W70: A Baldwin (Stain) 66:30 (rec)

U21: E Eastwood (Leeds U) 59:54

TEAM: Wharf 15

ENGLISH SCHOOLS FELL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Giggleswick, October 1

English National cross-country winner Jess Bailey, who took the European under-18 silver medal at 3000m during the summer, added the English Schools' fell title to the cross-country gold she won in March with a clear win in the year 12-13 race over Emily Gibbon.

Her Leven Valley clubmate Georgia Bell was an even more dominant winner of the year 10-11 event and won by over two and a half minutes from Olivia Aldham.

The margin was not quite as great in the year 8-9 category but it did produce the performance of the day as Clara McKee won by over two minutes and with the race held with the boys event only winner Ben Brassington headed her and she did actually lead some of the way as shown in the picture below.

Freddie Roden, only 103rd in the English Schools Cross-Country Champs this year, was a clear year 12 and 13 winner from Edward Hobbs while Jack Sanderson was a runaway winner of the year 10-11 event.

Robert Carter and Isla Jebb were the winners of the year 7  events.

Years 12/13 (5.95km/251m)

Boys:
1 F Roden 25:50
2 E Hobbs 26:49
3 I Battye 27:08

Girls:
1 J Bailey 28:25
2 E Gibbons 29:08
3 A Lane 30:17

Years 10/11 (5.59km/247m) 

Boys:
1 J Sanderson 23:37
2 F Goodman 24:16
3 S Perry 25:03

Girls:
1 G Bell 27:17
2 O Aldham 29:49
3 S Cowin 30:28

Years 8/9 (3.96km/206m)

Boys:
1 B Brassington 20:46
2 H Berry 21:09
3 T Kunicki-Holda 21:11

Girls:
1 C McKee 21:05
2 I-M Wilson 23:23
3 B Buckley 23:29

Years 7 (283km/130m)

Boys:
1 R Carter 13:46
2 O Goodman 14:08
3 J Smith 14:11

Girls:
1 I Jebb 14:44
2 M Ford 15:15
3 E Ranner 15:44

BREIDDEN HILLS (Welsh championships counter), Criggion, October 9

Overall (7M/2300ft):
1 J Gomes (Wrex, M40) 60:13 (rec)
2 A Lees 60:52
3 J Bywater 63:57
4 J Stuart (SyTri, M45) 66:31
5 J Brown (Buck, M50) 66:58
6 D Saunders (M40) 67:24
7 O Parry (Mercia, M40) 67:58
8 D Maskew (W&B) 68:12
9 M Cliffe (Eryri, M50) 69:00
10 K Breeze 69:38
11 J Atyeo (Mercia, M55) 70:20
12 R Price (Sedgl) 70:36
13 T Kieniewicz (Mercia) 71:09
14 J Henderson (Cybi, W40) 71:47
15 S Adney (Mercia, M40) 72:32

M60: B Foreman (Mat) 76:50

M65: E Davies (Mercia) 81:31

M70: D Powell (BMH) 1:43:14

M75: G Gunner (Croft A) 1:49:09

Women:
1 Henderson 71:47 (rec)
2 R Probert (Mynydd D, W50) 74:20
3 J Toone (Mercia) 79:11
4 C White (Mercia) 80:36
5 J Heming (Eryri, W50) 83:03
6 M Funnell (Shrops S) 84:12
7 K Baugh (Denbigh) 87:14
8 A Grundy (Tatten, W45) 88:31
9 R Stafford (W45) 89:02
10 S Cordingley (Mald, W40) 89:05

W60: G Evans (Shrews) 91:58

PENTLAND SKYLINE, Hillend, Edinburgh, October 9

Overall (16M/6200ft):
1 A Masson (C’thy) 2:27:16
2 B Van Dijk (Ochil) 2:30:21
3 R Abernethy (Ochil) 2:30:49
4 A Fallas (C’thy, M40) 2:32:46
5 A Smith (Dark Pk) 2:34:28
6 H Pulham (Shett) 2:34:42

M50: A Macrae (C’thy) 2:48:23

M60: S Whitlie (C’thy) 3:03:02

M70: B Howie (C’thy) 4:22:49

TEAM:
1 C’thy 14
2 Edin U 46
3 HBT 63

Women:
1 J Stephen (HBT, W40) 2:57:07
2 B Garland (C’thy) 3:05:02
3 M McClelland (HBT) 3:13:42
4 C Malcolm (C’thy) 3:18:31

W50: V Oldham (Cosmic) 3:23:32

W60: M Ockenden (Bowl) 4:13:09

TEAM:
1 C’thy 18
2 HBT 22
3 Edin U 35

LANGDALE HORSESHOE (English championships counter), Great Langdale, October 8

Overall (14M/4000ft):
1 M Elkington (Amble) 2:02:18
2 B Townshend (Kesw) 2:07:15
3 D Clarke (Tod, M40) 2:08:23
4 M Atkinson (Kesw) 2:09:30
5 P Vokes 2:11:12
6 T Simpson (Amble) 2:11:28
7 P Rutter (Helm, H) 2:11:32
8 H Davies (Mercia) 2:13:11
9 J Oldfield (Mat) 2:13:35
10 H Bolton (Kesw) 2:15:44
11 R Jebb (Helm, H, M45) 2:16:02
12 B Abdelnoor (Amble, M40) 2:16:50
13 H Cooling (Howg) 2:17:16
14 O Murphy (Ilkley) 2:20:22
15 I Holmes (Bing, M55) 2:20:33
16 T Watt (Amble) 2:20:47
17 H Stainton (B Combe) 2:21:13
18 O Subuh-Symons (Dur U) 2:21:17
19 J Harris (Amble) 2:21:44
20 J Hartley (B Combe) 2:22:14

M60: M Roberts (B’dale F) 2:46:05

M65: W Procter (Helm, H) 2:48:18

TEAM:
1 Amble 35
2 Kesw 47
3 Helm H 74
4 B Combe 157

Women:
1 N Jackson (Kesw) 2:24:39
2 H Russell (Helm, H) 2:34:10
3 E Pannone (Eden) 2:41:18
4 M Kunicka (Dark Pk, W40) 2:45:05
5 S Likeman (C’land F) 2:45:07
6 V Thompson (Helm, H) 2:46:35
7 J Oats (Helm H) 2:47:13
8 K Roberts (Helm H) 2:51:07
9 F Royle (Lanc U) 2:58:26
10 S Richmond (Penn, W40) 2:58:44
11 R Thackray (Bing, W50) 3:00:05
12 S Fawcett (Dark Pk, W40) 3:00:44

W55: D Gowans (Tod) 3:08:03

W60: R Browne (Bowl) 3:21:26

W70: W Dodds (Dallam) 3:50:23

TEAM:
1 Helm H 15
2 Dark Pk 29
3 Calder V 82
4 Bing 85

HODGSON BROTHERS MOUNTAIN RELAY, Brotherswater, October 2

Overall (50km/2450m, teams of 8 in pairs):
1 Kesw 3:34:23 (M Lamb, D Spencer, J Battrick, S Halsall, M Atkinson, C Bell, S Hebblethwaite, H Bolton)
2 Amble 3:39:00
3 Dark Pk 3:41:59
4 Calder V 3:42:10
5 Howg 3:49:29

Mixed:
1 B Combe 4:11:29
2 Eden 4:28:48
3 N Fells 4:31:35

Women:
1 Amble 4:36:48
2 Helm, H 4:39:14
3 Dark Pk 4:52:44

CURBAR COMMOTION, Calver, October 1

Overall (8.4M/1640ft):
1 E Brown (Dark Pk) 65:17
2 L Hudson (K&C) 65:17
3 T Hartley (Notts, M50) 66:24
4 P Williams (Dark Pk, W) 67:03
5 T Arthur 69:18
6 C Andrade (Dark Pk) 69:33

M60: R Murphy (G’dale) 86:12

M70: J Gorman (Totley) 97:44

Women:
1 Williams 67:03
2 A Pearse (Steel) 75:44
3 H Elmore (Dark Pk, W50) 79:52
4 E Clossick (H&R) 80:27

W60: P Goodall (Totley) 1:41:01

LONGMYND HIKE, Church Stretton, October 1

Overall (50M/8000ft), gender and age not declared, h:m only):
1 A Davies 9:17
2 D Moxon 9:37
3 F Roberts 9:39
4 M Price 9:49
5 M Jones-Walters 10:19
6 W Fitter 10:39

YETHOLM BORDERS SHEPHERDS SHOW (SHR championships counter), Yetholm, October 1

Overall (6.5km/360m):
1 F Wild (L’ber) 28:54
2 A Douglas (I’clyde) 29:30
3 A Masson (C’thy) 30:26
4 J Espie (Dees R) 31:07
5 A McLeod (Ochil) 31:22
6 R Spalding (Ochil) 32:10
7 T Callan (W’lands CC) 32:46
8 M Reid (C’thy, M45) 33:00
9 A Davis (Ochil, M45) 33:06
10 I Oldfield (Edin U) 33:53
11 A Macrae (C’thy, M50) 34:27
12 I Gilmore (C’thy) 34:52
13 J Connaghan (Shett, M50) 35:11
14 R Walsh (Chev) 35:20
15 A Lamont (C’thy, M40) 35:36

M60: S Whitlie (C’thy) 37:10

M65: D Duncan (Ochil) 48:25

M70: E Paterson (HHR) 48:41

TEAM (provisional):
1 C’thy 34
2 Ochil 42
3 Shett 76

Women:
1 E Cowper-Coles 37:17
2 M MacDonald (Bella R) 38:10
3 M Padilla (HHR) 39:36
4 C Marwick (HHR) 40:27
5 A Mudge (Ochil, W50) 40:48
6 M Watson (Law) 41:01
7 L Hellam (Hartf) 42:13
8 C Lumsdon (Ochil) 42:30
9 M Eades (Edin U) 43:22
10 M Breckenridge (Shett) 46:38

W60: J Wilson (Lom) 50:08

TEAM: Ochil 30

Overall winners:
Men: Wild
Team: C’thy

M40: A Fallas (C’thy)
Team: C’thy

Women: Marwick
Team: HHR

W40: Mudge
Team: Fife

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