Fell

English Fell Race 3 and Bingley Harriers Junior Championship bonus race

Venue, Cowpe in Rossendale, weather – good old Lancashire welcome, rain and wind, just 5 days since the beautiful sunshine and blue sky’s of Yorkshire and the Calder Valley. Typical Lancashire welcome!!

Day started with a missing junior, poor Katy Boden was on her way until a smashed windscreen in the car caused them to turn back.

On to the races, Max Nicol got proceedings in the in the U16/U18 races, yes strange way to run things has we thought we was lining up with the U8’s race. Well a great start was had (left home without his thermals) so a start was required in his summer kit in the usual weather of Lancashire. Overall Max had a great race, a little cold and his face told a story at the finish.

New to fell running Lilly Smith then join fellow U8 Callum Watson in the U8’s race. Callum had a great race well up in the field with Lilly following him home. Great to see these two running for Bingley at such a tender age.Read More »English Junior Fell Championship Race 3

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Well, here we go again, the Bingley Junior Championship race 3 at a Sunny and Warm Pendle Hill, Barley Village. Overall, a great event with 11 Bingley juniors joining Keighley and Craven and Ilkley to keep the Yorkshire Flag flying at what was the Lancashire Championship race. K&C turned up on mass but it was the Bingley Blue and White who flew around the fell and blended in with the colour of the sky and the few light clouds.Read More »Bingley Junior Championship-Race 3 Pendle by John Merrick

The venue, Rivington Pike Fell Race, also hosting the U12, U14, U16 FRA English Fell Championship Race 1.

On a warm (yes I said warm) sunny day, 8 of our junior team made the trip across the Pennines to Rivington for a very steep and challenging Fell race.

The race day started with an entry in the U8 race, sorry but I didn’t get a name, just a flash of the Bingley shirt when he stormed past.

The U10’s then took to the stage with Bingley being represented by Joe Carnelley, do I need to say anymore!!  On the first of the climbs which was on tarmac, Joe was 4^th, looking strong and you could see he could make up a place or two, well the Saturday morning training paid off and ran past me making up two places to be 2^nd on the final climb, he then decided he had enough of the pace and took to the front and stormed away.  At the turn he had a good 20 metre lead which he carried all the way back down the hills and to the finish line.  A well planned run to match the 1^st place.Read More »Rivington Pike Junior Fell Race – FRA English Championship Race 1