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Fell Race Report 2007
Race report---Coniston Country Fair fell race - Coniston – Cumbria AM/6 miles/2400 ft - Sunday 22nd July 07 With much of the rest of the country flooded, amazingly, runners enjoyed warm sunny conditions for Coniston Country Fair’s Open fell race with over 80 runners competing in the seniors race. It is a classic up and down fell race from the show field, in a glorious setting at Coniston Hall, on the shores of Coniston Lake, not far from Donald Campbell’s fateful crash site. A crowd of over 2,000 visitors to the country fair got the adrenalin of the runners going, with the start taking place in the main arena and the runners exiting via a race funnel through the crowds of onlookers, then away onto the fell crossing the Walna Scar track and then on to the top of Coniston Old Man. The winner Peter Howorth ( Horwich) winning in a time of 56 mins 29 secs ( 4 mins slower than last year ), with Peter Brittleton ( Helm Hill ) second in 57.18. First lady home in 11th place overall was Jackie Lee( Eryi) in a time of 62.16, with the second lady Jane Reedy ( Ambleside). Helm Hill won the team The vet’s classes were very also well represented. The junior race, run over the first part of the senior course, was won by Ben Bennet ( Barnstable) in a time of 19.15 with first female Heather Parker( Bacup) in 21.10 Coniston Country Fair provides an excellent setting for the fell race and a very enjoyable family day out with plenty to do and see, including Herd wick sheep show, Cumberland and Westmoreland wrestling, craft marquee, children’s sports, ferret racing, terrier racing, demonstration of local crafts, stick show, hound and terrier show, pet show, over 70 trade stands, side shows and refreshments. Last but not least was the beer tent which was still going strong many hours after the fell race ended. The runners deserved it! We are indebted to our sponsors Langdale Estates( who presented the prizes), Pete Bland's Sports, Norman Garside and the 3 Shires Inn – Little Langdale, for their support and also the marshals/ helpers on the day including Coniston Mountain Rescue who marshalled the top of the Old Man and Ambleside AC. Full results list on the web site :- www.conistoncountryfair.com David Robinson Green Bank Cottage Little Langdale Ambleside Cumbria LA22 9NX Tel: 015394 37172 Fax: 015394 37367 Mob: 07774 778615 E/mail:- robinsondr@btinternet.com
2007 RACE RESULTS
Coniston Country Fair SENIOR fell race Sunday 22nd July 2007 Race No. Name Club Category female finishing position time winners 10 Peter Holworth Horwich 1 56.29 1st 15 Peter Brittleton Helm Hill 2 57.18 2nd 17 Douglas Tullie Edinburgh 3 58.04 3rd 72 Jonathan Hare Halifax Harriers 4 58.42 24 Colin Moses Bingley V40 5 59.3 1st MV40 31 Paul Brittleton Helm Hill V40 6 60.37 13 Gareth Jackson Rossendale 7 60.48 44 Steve Hicks Borrowdale V40 8 61.2 14 David Armstrong NFR V40 9 61.46 11 Peter Tayler Blackcombe V40 10 62.06 23 Jackie Lee Eryri Female 11 62.16 1st F 77 ollie Fielding Helm Hill 12 65.01 18 John Tullie Teviotdale V50 13 66.21 1st MV50 28 Andrew Lomas Charnwood 14 66.28 48 Paul Wright v40 15 67.45 61 Jane Reedy Ambleside Female 17 68.27 2nd F 1 Richard Unwin Keswick V50 18 69.16 56 Phil Metcalfe V50 19 69.34 25 Dave Vcoley Mercia 20 69.44 73 Mac Knowles Black Combe V50 21 69.46 78 Nicola Davies Borrowdale FV40 Female 22 69.55 1st FV40 / 3rd F 41 Paul Barnes 23 70.09 42 Pete Waywell Wesham Road V40 24 70.16 Male V40 63 Benjamin Blain 25 70.43 40 David Fell Cumberland V60 26 70.58 MV60 57 David Holmes Preston Harriers V50 27 71.28 51 A Bennett Helm Hill 28 71.35 65 Stephen Nicholls Wigan Phoenix 29 71.46 52 David Aspden Dallam v40 30 71.54 55 David Appleyard Helm Hill V40 31 73.3 49 Roy Woodland n/A v50 32 74.11 118 Junior 74.2 53 Andrew Firth Clayton v40 33 74.22 22 Peter Butterworth Clayton V50 34 74.23 20 Paul Jackson Chorley V40 35 74.26 35 Geoff Smith Clayton 36 74.4 36 Chris Knox Keswick V50 37 74.49 46 Andrew Howarth Clayton - Le - Moors v40 38 75.12 4 Ian Shutleworth " V40 39 75.19 8 Pete Williams Lonsdale 40 75.31 34 Gary Zoller V40 41 75.49 6 Gary Lunn V40 42 75.55 67 James Goffe BCA V40 43 76 74 John Matthews Ambleside V40 44 76.12 79 Paul Johnson Ellen 45 76.55 71 Chris Schofields Helm Hill V40 46 77.09 64 Andrew Walmsley Bowland V40 47 77.37 75 Gary Forrester Humberside V40 48 77.44 59 Mike Peat Vale of Aylesbury V40 49 77.52 66 Graham Clews 50 78.08 60 Dave Thomas V40 51 79.45 68 Sarah McGuire 52 79.46 47 Ian Horne Eden Runners v40 53 80.38 50 Dave deason Dallam v40 54 81.11 29 Phil Walters Dark Peat 55 82.31 3 Gavin Pilkington Holmfirth 56 82.41 43 Simon Eaton Wesham Road 57 82.48 54 Stephen Ralston Lancaster and Morcambe V40 58 83 7 Max Howard V40 59 83.31 9 Lisa Handcodk Lonsdale Female 60 83.36 37 Tony Varley Horwich 61 84.08 26 Gordon Fletcher FRA V50 62 84.29 69 Charlie Rowlands South Cheshire Harriers 63 84.45 39 Ian Tarvit Vale of Aylesbury V50 64 86.26 45 Emma Aspden Dallam 65 87.22 21 Ian Smith Horwich V50 66 87.42 19 Dave Foster Penistone V50 67 88.21 32 Colin Bostock Long Eaton V50 68 89.19 70 Robert Rowlands 79 91.06 38 Huw Williams Har Road V40 76 93.04 2 Chris Jamieson Burn RoAD v40 70 93.57 12 Peter James West Pennine V50 72 96.13 30 Andrew Frame Bingley V40 74 101.29 33