North West Counties Road Relays
Keswick AC sent two women’s teams to the North West Counties Road Relays held on the Edge Hill University campus in Ormskirk on Sunday. The teams finished a credible 15th and 42nd in the event.
Borrowdale Fell Race
Also at the weekend, the challenging Borrowdale fell race! And a different Keswick men’s team managed to win this too. This is always a very popular race and this year was no exception in spite of the British Championship race…
Keswick AC round up and Carl Bell British Fell Running Champion
Keswick AC’s Carl Bell has become British Fell Running champion for the second time in three years after just doing enough in Scotland at the Creag Dhubh Hill Race to win the series overall over the weekend. Saturday’s race was…
Into the Bowels of Fleetwith
Last Saturday saw the inaugural run of this race which will hopefully continue to feature on the fell running calendar. It was part of Honisterfest, a new fun event held at the quarry. As it was part of the festival, the…
Old Crown Round
On the northern fells, the Old Crown Round took place on Saturday 22nd. Starting from the Old Crown pub in HesketNewmarket, this 23 mile route takes in the summits of Carrock Fell, Blencathra, Skiddaw, Knott and High Pike. With free…
Railway Line Closure 15th July
Work will start next week to carry out essential refurbishment work on two of the “bow string” railway bridges at the Threlkeld side of the route. This maintenance work will require the closure of the path from the A66 and…
Mr & Mrs Bell
Keswick fell running couple Carl Bell and Jenn Mattinson tie the knot on Latrigg Fell with friends and family, Saturday 6th July, 2019 They ran to the top in vest and shorts with Keswick AC club mates, pulled on a…
KESWICK ATHLETIC CLUB – WAINWRIGHTS IN A DAY 29TH JUNE
Last Saturday 58 runners from Keswick Athletic Club rose to the challenge of getting a club member on every Wainwright summit in the day. To our knowledge no club or organisation has achieved this before and it is a testament…
Great Lakes Fell Race
Closer to home it was the British and English Championship race held at Stool end farm in Langdale. This is a long counter race and covers a lot of rocky terrain in the first half before turning to wet boggy…
World Trail Running Championships
Saturday 8th June 2019. Two Keswick AC runners, Carl Bell and Katie Kaars Sijpesteijn, were selected to run for Great Britain in the World Trail Running Championship, taking place in Portugal last weekend. The route was 27.5 miles and was…