UPDATED 5th October, 2020 The Director of Public Health in Cumbria has issued the following new advice as a result of increased case numbers and hospital admissions. “By law in England people must not meet indoors or outdoors in groups…
2020 should have seen the inaugural Golden Trail National Series in the United Kingdom, a national series of fell/trail running races, sponsored by Salomon. The Serpent trail 50km (south downs national park), The Snowdon Trail Marathon (Wales), The Scafell Pike…
“Just think next year you get another 3 hours” – the prospect of another run across the Lake District was the last thing on my mind having just completed something I had been focusing on for over three years. I…
The Keswick Museum on Fitz Park has a FREE exhibition on at the moment, celebrating Women and Sport and featuring two of our own, Julie and Lesley. A woman’s relationship with sport can be a rocky road, full of twists,…
You can tell by the way I dedicate myself to sartorial elegance, always having perfect hair and makeup, and carefully chosen matching outfits – I must have style in my genes. It’s true (honestly now) my grandfather was a hairdresser…
Massive congratulations to James Appleton for winning the Virtual Fell Race Championships, to Catherine Spurden coming in 2nd, to Annabel Callis Holmes coming in 2nd Vet, and all of the ladies who took part to be crowned First Female Team. And a…
Memberships – please can everyone who wants to rejoin the club make their membership payment? We’re fast approaching the England Athletics deadline but even if you don’t want to join EA, please can you pay your subs to the club….
Training is to resume from Tuesday 1st September – We’re all still trying to find our way through this strange time but England Athletics released some new guidance recently which will allow is to start training again in unlimited numbers…
Calum had planned to do a Solo BG last year, but picked up a foot injury early in the season then races started, so it didn’t happen. He said this about his Solo BG on Saturday 18th July, 2020… So…
Katie Kaars Sijpesteijn setting a new Abraham’s Tea Round record by over an hour. 30 miles and 12,000+ft ascent! Katie said “I had a super fun day out on the fells today. Chuffed to set a new female Fastest Known…