Tea & Espresso Rounds

Tea and Espresso Rounds

The Tea Round (ATR) is a 30 mile route with 12,000+ feet of ascent that starts and finishes
at the corner of Lake Road and Derwent Street in Keswick.

The tops you need to ‘touch’ are.. Catbells, Robinson, High Stile, Grisedale Pike, Hobgarton Crag, Eel Crag, Sail, Causey Pike, Rowling End and Barrow.

You can do them in any order/sequence that you like. A Winter Round is deemed as being during December, January and February.

If you would like to be added to the Leader Board below you need to supply a GPX track of your round, your name, date of run and TOTAL time to email keswickathletic@gmail.com. There’s no need to register just send an email or message via KAC Social Media and let us know you’re heading out. When you have completed the round we need the total ‘Elapsed Time’, from start to finish; this includes any stops, breaks or delays. On Strava you will need to make sure that your run type is set to ‘Race’ to get total time from door to door.

The route on Strava – https://www.strava.com/routes/22334145 (A guideline only). A Harvey’s Map of the Round is available for purchase HERE

Finally, it’s important to stay safe and be prepared for any weather, this run is through mountainous areas and the weather can be very unpredictable. There are lots of guides to staying safe, information on what to carry, what to wear and what to do in the case of accidents. A couple of great resources are this Runners World article and we recommend getting advice and guidance from our Club Coach, Dave Troman at Love to Run Coaching or contacting Joe from NAV4 Adventure or Matt from Lakeland Mountain Guides as he has both guided the route and run it himself a few times.

Keswick Athletic Record Holders

Catherine Spurden on 13 July 2018 8.51 – 1st fastest (at the time) solo woman

Ladies V40 Relay Team on 29th September 2018 6.32* – fastest relay round

Brennan Townsend on (1) 28th October 2018 6.43 (2) 1st December 2018 5.54* – fastest winter round (3) 5th November 2019 5.30

Katie Kaars Sijpesteijn on (1) 21st March 2020 7.00 (2) 12th July 2020 6.26* – fastest solo woman

Lesley Malarkey on 27th October 2019 10.52* – fastest V70 female

Northern Fells Record Holders

Andrew Martindale was the VERY first on 29th June 2017 in 10.26

Natalie Hawkrigg, Clare Regan and Liz Berry breathed new life into the Tea Round on 29th of April 2018 in 10.18

NFRC were the 1st to do a team relay 3rd June 2018 in 7.39

Nic Ward – fastest round 20th August 2018 6.46

Paul Wilson – fastest Double Round & anti-clockwise* (1) 13 July 2018 9.17 (2) 19 Nov 2018 8.21 (3) 16th April 2019 21.38* (4) 21 Nov 2019 AC 8.20* (5) 1st Dec 2019 8.31

Chris Curtis – fastest anti-clockwise in 8.22 on 7th September 2018

Angela Wilson – fastest female (1) 29/09/18 9.01 (2) 23/11/2018 8.31 (3) 1 Dec 2019 8.31

Robin Regan – fastest youngster on the 5th of October, 2019 at the age of 16

Gwen – fastest collie on 21 Jan 2020 in 10.28

Leader Board of Glory

Email keswickathletic@gmail.com to get your name added

*Indicates the Fastest Time and if there are 2** it means 2 records are held. Categories are Women, Men, Team, Anti-clockwise (AC), Winter (Dec, Jan, Feb) This (1) indicates how many full rounds an individual has done.

Andrew Martindale – Northern Fells Running Club	29/06/2017	10:26
Natalie Hawkrigg, Clare Regan, Liz Berry – NFRC	29/04/2018	10:18
Natalie Hawkrigg, Liz Berry, Clare Regan, David Regan, Steven O’Keefe, Richard Clarke, Rose Singleton, Alistair McCaig, Jenny Russell, Claire Guest – NFRC	03/06/2018	7:39
Stuart Percival – Sunderland Strollers	30/06/2018	10:15
Catherine Spurden – Keswick Athletic Club	13/07/2018	8:51
Paul Wilson (1) – NFRC	13/07/2018	9:17
Christopher Colla – NFRC	14/07/2018	14:29
Paul Foster	21/07/2018	10:59
Sam Holding – Cumberland Fell Runners	01/08/2018	7:27
Chris Curtis (1) and Steve O’Keeffe – (anti-clockwise) NFRC	11/08/2018	8:44
Nic Ward – NFRC	20/08/2018	6:46
Jack Davis	30/08/2018	10:22
Chris Curtis (2) – NFRC (anti-clockwise) and 1st to do it twice	07/09/2018	8:22
Claire Nance and Philip Withnall – Lonsdale Fellrunners	09/09/2018	8:53
Joe Shaw	15/09/2018	9.06
Richard Smith	26/09/2018	12.31
John Butters and Rob Brooks – Northumberland Fell Runners and Saltwell Harriers	27/09/2018	9.13
*Keswick Athletic V40 Ladies – Annabel Holmes, Dilys Riley, Lyn Thompson, Nicky Butler, Helen Winskill, Julie Carter, Jo Gillyon, Trudy Beetham & Sam Ayers – KAC – fastest relay team	29/09/2018	6.32*
Angela Wilson (1) – NFRC	29/09/2018	9.01
James White, Marion Crawford and Ben Lowe	22/10/2018	12.31
John Fleetwood – (anti-clockwise)	22/10/2018	8.53
Duncan Potts – CFR	26/10/2018	9.55
Brennan Townsend (1) – KAC	28/10/2018	6.43
Mike Harrison – Cumberland Fell Runners	28/10/2018	8.34
Geoff Williams	05/11/2018	12.03
Paul Wilson (2) – NFRC	19/11/2018	8.21
James Gibson	20/11/2018	8.40
Angela Wilson (2) – NFRC	23/11/2018	8.31
*Brennan Townsend (2) – KAC – fastest men’s winter round	01/12/2018	5.54*
Alison, Joyce, Mike, Jan, Paul, Jane, Helen, Rachel and Val – Ilkley Harriers	01/12/2018	8.21
Martyn and Helen Price – 1st Couple + 1st Winter Round for a Couple	01/12/2018	10.14
Richard Pennock -1st Night Round	20/12/2018	17.29
Sophie Noon and Miriam Leonard – CRFC	22/12/2018	9.01
Ross Coles – Strathclyde University Harriers	30/12/2018	8.31
*Bryony Halcrow and Tom Simpson – Fastest winter round for a couple Harrogate AC and Ambleside AC	02/01/2019	8.37*
Jason and Victoria Millward	05/01/2019	10.04
Ben Abdelnoor – Ambleside AC	08/01/2019	8.10
Lucy Spain and Rachel Findlay Robinson – Helm Hill and KAC	19/01/2019	10.43
Julie Carter – KAC	20/01/2019	8.58
Jon Heaney, Graham Lewis-Dale, Georgina Hinton-Lewis, Danny Ric – North Shields Poly	27/01/2019	11.06
Simon and Patrick Gray – (1st Father and Son)	28/01/2019	10.25
David Williams – Ellenborough AC	01/02/2019	10.35
Harvey Lord, Tim Ripper and Pup Harris (1) – Black Coombe + Ambleside AC	02/02/2019	8.50
Victoria Miller (1) and Neil Davies	02/02/2019	12.16
Andrew Basford and Ed Poulter	14/02/2019	9.51
Mark Smith (1) – North Shields Poly	15/02/2019	10.17
Jacob Snochowski, Matthew Beresford, Jeremy Lefton and Ian Palmer starring Ralphie and Pedro our 1st canine ATR’s – Ambleside AC	17/02/2019	8.36
Darren Graham – Todmorden Harriers	23/02/2019	8:38
Kevin Barron and Jim Loudon	23/02/2019	8.09
Michelle Crowley (run not tracked or verified)	23/02/2019	8.20
Paul and Jo Simpson – Ambleside AC 1st Father and Daughter	23/02/2019	10.39
Jon Morgan (1)	24/02/2019	12.35
Jack Wright – Ambleside AC	26/02/2019	7.35
Howard Seal (anti-clockwise)	28/02/2019	7.40
Dave Garner and Craig Stansfield – Todmorden Harriers and Rossendale Harriers	23/03/2019	9.11
Kim Collison – Borrowdale FR	24/03/2019	7.23
Little Dave and Pup Harris (2) – Fell Ponies	28/03/2019	8.31
Lee Shimwell and Mike Clayton – Calder Valley Fell Runners	30/03/2019	8.51
Louise Winter and Lou Stubbings – New Balance Run Club	30/03/2019	9.13
Stephen Jefferson and Nick Gallavin – Selfie Sunday Runners of Maidstone	30/03/2019	13.39
Mike Holliday – DH Runners	06/04/2019	8.32
Victoria Rose Miller (2), Rob Jones, Dan Milton and Bodil Oudshoorn	06/04/2019	11.35
Mark Smith (2) – 1st to go clockwise and anti-clockwise – North Shields Poly	12/04/2019	10.17
Alice McLean – Saddleworth Runners	13/04/2019	11.15
Jane Hodgson, Jill Davies and Nicky Torr – Saddleworth Runners	13/04/2019	11.52
Paul Nelson – Howgill Harriers	13/04/2019	8.13
Nicky Snook, Jill Boustead, Suzanne Darke, Sue Ratcliffe, Sarah Johnson, Liz Tromans, Christobel Heginbotham, Ruth Hutchinson, Brenda Roberts (V70) – Saddleworth Runners	13/04/2019	11.52
Simon Rowe – Ambleside AC	13/04/2019	8.07
Des Thorpe, Oz Kershaw and Winnie – Saddleworth Runners	14/04/2019	11.08
*Paul Wilson – 1st and fastest DOUBLE round, starting 15th April going clock-wise and then anti-clockwise finishing on the 16th of April – NFRC	16/04/2019	21.38*
Chris Bunker	19/04/2019	20.03
Paul Slone, Simon Wright and Alex Braysford – Clayton le Moor Harriers	19/04/2019	10.50
Paul Turner – Helm Hill	19/04/2019	9.51
Rob Humphreys and Roger Owen – Gade Valley Harriers and North Cotswold Tri and Run	19/04/2019	12.11
James Penson, Lee Collins, Paul Johnston – (anti-clockwise)	27/04/2019	10.45
Jake Lodge, Harry Yarrow and Mark Duggan	04/05/2019	9:15
David Wilson and Jura – Bowland Fell Runners	05/05/2019	8.22
Stu Garlinge	05/05/2019	11.30
Estelle Mortimer and Alison Munford – (anti-clockwise)	11/05/2019	11:31
Ali Milner and Matt Le Voi (1) – Lakeland Mountain Guides – if you want to do the round in safe hands, contact Matt and the team 🙂	16/05/2019	9:50
David Johnson	19/05/2019	7.47
Matt Stapley	19/05/2019	7.37
Ian and Lou Haworth – South Downs branch of the Tea Round with a combined age of over 100! Centenary Couples	21/05/2019	14.40
Guy and Sam Russell – Ambleside AC	23/05/2019	13.36
Peter Simpson – V70	23/05/2019	12.01
Krystal and Richard Garnett – Howgill Harriers	25/05/2019	10:52
Lynsay Adair	25/05/2019	10.49
Rob Allen – (anti-clockwise) KAC	29/05/2019	9.05
Jonathan Tombs – (anti-clockwise) Eden Runners	31/05/2019	12.07
Ross Jenkin	01/06/2019	7.52
John Allan and Simon Fisher	09/06/2019	9.47
Alex Jones	18/06/2019	9.50
Hannah Corne and Andy Bell	19/06/2019	13.52
Amy Grace & Skye Steven Crowe & Barney – South Cheshire Harriers	22/06/2019	12.21
Oliver Blomfield & Foley – Eden Runners	23/06/2019	8.02
Craig Edwards, Karen Kemish, Sandra Williams, Dave Cumins (2) and Emma Phillips – Dirty Daps Muddy Tracks #DDMT	25/06/2019	15.18
Kate Sutton and Peta Rowand	26/06/2019	13.34
Jann Smith and Paul Carman – Ilkley Harriers	27/06/2019	8.54
*Simon Reed – 1st EVER Swim Run Round – swim Derwenwater run swim Buttermere run swim Derwentwater	29/06/2019	15.02*
Honor Thompson, Maria Cook and Bill Beckett – Skelmersdale Boundary Harriers and Chorley Athletic & Tri Club	30/06/2019	10.03
Amy Freeman, Gareth, Claire Davies and Iain Asher – Darwen Dashers	06/07/2019	11.02
Hedley Fletcher – (anti-clockwise)	13/07/2019	9.35
John Leitch, Fiona Comrie, Angela Reid and Gareth Brown – North Ayrshire AC	13/07/2019	11.11
Patrick Bonnett – Durham Fell Runners	13/07/2019	12.09
Roy Ruddle – Ilkley Harriers (run not tracked or verified)	13/07/2019	9.24
Daniel Cade – Dark Peak Fell Runners	15/07/2019	7.40
Lotte Gale	23/07/2019	11.32*
Jeremy Lefton, Jim Tyson and Steve Brown – Ambleside AC	23/07/2019	12.09
Jenny Russell, Claire Dickinson and Kathy Batty – NFRC	02/08/2019	12.08
Jon Morgan (2)	03/08/2019	11.16
Matt Kiddle and Nick Chamberlain	03/08/2019	12.13
Simon Mortlock – Dumphries Running Club	03/08/2019	10.50
Kirsty Reade and Kate Fogelberg	04/08/2019	10.42
James Badcock	08/08/2019	12.30
Oliver Roberts and Dan Cade – North Leeds Fell Runners and Dark Peak Fell Runners	10/08/2019	7.12
Matt Le Voi (2) – Lakeland Mountain Guides	13/08/2019	8.45
Will Turner and Holly Smith – got engaged on their ROUND	13/08/2019	12.04
William Waller and David Bowes	16/08/2019	11.01
Greg Hopkinson	17/08/2019	8.24
Mark Burley (1) and Billy Parkinson – (anti-clockwise)	17/08/2019	9.16
Sara and Thomas Hollins	17/08/2019	14.30
Tony Harris and Jamie Hardman	17/08/2019	9.35
Ben Thomas	24/08/2019	15.15
Chloe Lumsdon and Ross Spalding	24/08/2019	10.27
Jessica Hartley and Rebecca Atkinson	24/08/2019	15.30
Matt Harris – Norfolk Trail Runners	24/08/2019	11.39
Sally and John Parkin – Celebrating their 12th Wedding Anniversary with 12,000 feet of ascent at night – Bingley Harriers	26/08/2019	16.17
Stuart Davison	26/08/2019	16.57
*Mark Burley (2) – fastest anti-clockwise round Macclesfield Harriers	29/08/2019	7.26*
Paul Richardson, Gemma Bradley and Iain Armstrong – (anti-clockwise) *To be verified – only half gpx route	29/08/2019	10.40
Katherine Davis and John Butters – Northumberland Fell Runners	01/09/2019	8.48
Amelia Hunt and Colin Allott – Goyt Valley Striders	07/09/2019	11.48
Alison Love & Mizzle the border terrier – (anti-clockwise)	14/09/2019	9.34
Juliet Percival, Nigel Heppell and Mike Hughes – Elvet Striders	14/09/2019	14.01
Mark Burley (3) and Nathanael Booker – Macclesfield Harriers	14/09/2019	7.47
Rich Down	14/09/2019	11.10
Steve Wathall	14/09/2019	10.14
Adam Anderson	16/09/2019	10.13
Alex Smith and Thomas Howard – Westbury Harriers and Roundhay Runners and Rucksack Club	20/09/2019	13.14
Darren Parker – Cumberland Fell Runners	25/09/2019	9.15
Kevin Bray and Mike Steven – V60 Morpeth Harriers	25/09/2019	13.15
Duane Roberts and Michael McCarroll	28/09/2019	10.11
Josie Greenhalgh and Tony Marlow – Lostock Athletic Club	28/09/2019	10.52
Michael Taylor, Wayne Baker and Barry Champion – (anti-clockwise)	28/09/2019	12.53
Ryan Crellin and Jim Masters – Cumberland Fell Runners	28/09/2019	10.35
*Robin Regan – Youngest at 16 and 2nd fastest NFRC	05/10/2019	6.29*
Dan Summers, Matt Waters and Dean Russell	12/10/2019	8.25
Ian Renouf, Rich Bagnall, Joseph Mulroy and James Desmond aka RIJJ	12/10/2019	9.22
Jennifer Grange and Alison Love	19/10/2019	11.58
Sarah Gerrish – Helm Hill	26/10/2019	11.24
*Lesley Malarkey – V70 female (anti-clockwise) Keswick Athletic Club	27/10/2019	10.52*
James ‘Pup’ Harris (3) – Ambleside AC	27/10/2019	5.41
Danny Richardson and Graham Lewis-Dale (2) – (anti-clockwise) North Shields Poly	28/10/2019	8.56
Dan Haworth – Matlock AC	29/10/2019	6.39
Max Wainwright – Dark Peak Runners	30/10/2019	5.44
Alex Kendall – Howgill Harriers	31/10/2019	6.54
Emma Beveridge and Kirsty-Jane Birch (anti-clockwise)	02/11/2019	15.18
Brennan Townsend (3) – Keswick Athletic Club	05/11/2019	5.30
Jenni Rees-Jenkins, Graham Kelly, Bruce Taylor, Kevin Stephen and Nicola Redgwell – Garioch Roadrunners	09/11/2019	13.50
Kevin Stephen	09/11/2019	13.50
Jeremy Willis and David Riley	14/11/2019	12.13
John Allan and Kirsty Patten	15/11/2019	10.05
Rob Brown – Keswick Athletic Club	18/11/2019	6.34
Ross Jenkin	19/11/2019	8.14
Paul Wilson (4) – NFRC (anti-clockwise)	22/11/2019	8.20
Steve Rhodes, John Kennedy, Ian Bitcon and Richard Garratt	25/11/2019	14.00
Paul Aitken – Helm Hill	29/11/2019	6.42
Angela Wilson (3), Paul Wilson (5), Dave Cumins (3) – NFRC	01/12/2019	8.31
Jon Morgan (3) – Keswick Athletic Club	01/12/2019	10.26
Scott Boswell, Andy Waidson, Tyron Lewis and Andy Bryan (anti-clockwise)	02/12/2019	10.07
Sean Holmes and Michael Tosh	17/12/2019	15.18
Nathanael Ingram and Stephen Wilson	20/12/2019	10.31
Paul Johnson, Mike Harrison, Darren Parker, Paul Jennings, Daryl Tacon, Peter Walmsley, Sam Holding, Mick Allen, Les Barker – Cumberland Fell Runners – biggest group to complete the round overnight	21/12/2019	12.16
Adam Jackson – NFRC	30/12/2019	8.46
Keith Fazey and Claire Forsythe	21/12/2019	15.10
Leon Boreham	31/12/2019	9.52
Scott Morley – Eden Runners	31/12/2019	7.38
Mike Walton – (anti-clockwise)	01/01/2020	8.46
Paul Aitken and Adam Lloyd – Helm Hill Runners	04/01/2020	8.19
Matt Tomkins and James Allard – (anti-clockwise)	10/01/2020	9.45
Joasia Zakrzewski	18/01/2020	7.45
Luke Von Freeden and Ella May Foreman	18/01/2020	16.20
Dan Clark – Thanet Road Runners	19/01/2020	9.45
Rose Singleton, Jenny Lee and Gwen the collie – NFRC	21/01/2020	10.28
Pedro Thompson – Keswick AC	25/01/2020	9.41
Emma Watson	07/03/2020	10.16
*Ricky Lightfoot – fastest men’s time	08/03/2020	5.16*
Keith Stronach and Megan Lowery	13/03/2020	9.25
Ross Branningan	17/03/2020	8.23
Katie Kaars Sijpesteijn (1) – KAC	21/03/2020	7.00
Tim Grimwood, Chrissy Wheeler-Waller, Ian Oldham	22/03/2020	9.39
Steve Hopwood	08/06/2020	6.20
Matthew Atkinson	20/06/2020	5.46
Mark Gist and Tom Priestly	26/06/2020	10.34
Nathan Richmond, Tom Pilley, Nick Outram	01/07/2020	11.59
Peter Jobes	01/07/2020	9.16
Sam Birch-Machin	09/07/2020	6.56
Mingma Tshering Sherpa (KAC)	11/07/2020	7.28
*Katie Kaars Sijpesteijn (2) – fastest ladies time KAC	12/07/2020	6.26*
Richard Bolton	15/07/2020	7.22
Wayne Davis, Tim Downie, Mike Gilpin (Runstrong Team)	18/07/2020	12.56
Mark Milner	19/07/2020	10.08
Paul Managh, Alastair MacDonald and Rob McClymont	20/07/2020	10.17
James Wilson	23/07/2020	7.58
Gill Dickson	24/07/2020	13.43
Laura Iredale and Andy Campbell	25/07/2020	11.50
Adam Oliver, Tim Roe and Ben Jackson	25/07/2020	9.59
Chris Larkin	29/07/2020	6.46
Pate Faulkner	29/07/2020	8.17
Michael Taylor and Barry Champion	01/08/2020	11.43
Fiona Hodgson and Bruce Attwood	01/08/2020	12.56
Andrew Elwood (Skipton Athletic)	03/08/2020	9.50
Lisa and Pete Deacon	06/08/2020	11.08
Graham Lewis-Dale	08/08/2020	8.12
Simon Woodbury	08/08/2020	9.51
Amy Duck and Betty the Spaniel	08/08/2020	9.47
Helen and Steve Lindley-Jones	11/08/2020	15.46
Andy Cole	19/08/2020	12.34
Andy Bannister	26/08/2020	13.54
Tamsin Cass	26/08/2020	9.13
Megan and Andrew Elliot	27/08/2020	13.02
Ian Hawley	30/08/2020	8.40
Sean Constantine and Graham Stevens – Holcombe Harriers	31/08/2020	11.43
*GF (athletes name and date with-held BUT time is worth noting and yes we have the GPS as proof if clarification is needed, email us!) BUT Ricky’s 5.16 time stands as fastest men’s solo round to date. BUT sub-5 is possible apparently!!	Date	4.44*
John Tollitt V55 – Northumberland Fell Runners	14/09/2020	10.21
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Espresso Rounds

If you’ve done an Espresso Round and want it recorded, same deal, email keswickathletic@gmail.com with dates, times, names and a gpx track and we’ll add you on… Our club coach Dave Troman was the first to plan and then run this route, very aptly taking an Espresso Cup with him and photographing it at the top of each fell top… just saying!

Our Menu of Mentions

15th August 2020 – Mike Hall in 2.45.55 and on a very hot day said ‘A real struggle with Causey glad to be back’
2nd August 2020 – Debbie Hope Buxton AC V45, Martin Dearden Staffs Moorlands AC V45 and Ben Williams Staffs Moorlands AC. We took an early trip up to Keswick on Sunday, leaving Leek at 5:30 am! We set off running at 8:22 am when the town was so, so quiet and we returned about 11:40 ish as we had recorded an elapsed time of 3 hours 23 min 51 sec
14th July 2020 – Gareth Brown, marked as race on Strava and was a total time of 2hrs 30 mins 52 sec
12th July 2020 – Sally Golightly with 10 year old Louis Parkin
20th June 2020 – We did it on a lovely sunny day, Ambleside lady vets Sarah Jones F40, Cath Musetti F50, Kate Ayres F60, Carole Fleming F60, Kat Evans, Anne Giles F50
Had a lovely time and didn’t rush- lots of photo stops and chats to walkers along the way. 3.47.40