Fell races – Croft Ambrey Running Club

Ragleth Inn fell race

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

A 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 […]

Caradoc Classic fell race

July 29, 2021Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

The 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 […]

Pontesbury Fell Race

June 17, 2021June 21, 2021Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

A 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 […]

Batch Bash

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

What a wonderful evening to be part of a mass start once again, 15 months after the last one at Presteigne. After the previous days’ rain, the air was clear and the hills were green beneath a blue sky. And runners were mostly in shorts and vests or T shirts. 91 runners set off from […]

Virtual fell Race – medium 1

July 27, 2020Guy WhitmarshLeave a Comment

The virtual fell series has moved into round 2, with the first of two medium courses (8 miles and 1800ft of ascent), selected by each runner over their local terrain. Once again the results are dominated by northern runners, from Keswick in particular, who no doubt wish to maintain their stranglehold on the team results […]