North Herefordshire
Like last year, a pleasant sunny evening for the first in the fell series, held on Caer Caradoc (though last year the wind was a force to be reckoned with on the top). Croft had probably a record number of runners, 9 in all. I don’t suppose either there had ever been three Yapps running […]
Continue ReadingOver 300 runners competed at some stage in the winter series, which comprised 5 races. Flora ran in all, and not only was she first W55 (hearty congratulations!) but she was 18th overall! Tim and Gary who only ran in two were ‘penalised’ in the overall positioning, beaten by slower runners who had completed more […]
Continue ReadingA race that starts in Little Stretton and takes runners twice up the Callow is strangely named after Ragleth Hill, the other side of the valley, but the explanation lies in the fact that Ragleth Inn is named after the hill it looks out on. So a rather small field of 71 runners assembled in […]
Continue ReadingThe day after running the Mick Ligema 5 mile race at Leinthall Starkes, Gary and Huw turned out again for this short summer fell race. The Croft ‘team’ was completed by Tim, back from running 105km over the Spanish Pyrenees, Jo and Steph K on their fell running debuts and me, nearing my last outing […]
Continue ReadingA very warm evening (23 degrees when we set off) in Pontesbury, for the third in the Shropshire fell running series. This is a relatively short race (4.9km), with 385m of ascent, but it has its own brand of demands. Matt Yapp was hoping to carry on improving his excellent positions: 4th at the Batch […]
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