Penson leads Stainland Lions’ charge in Austwick Amble race
James Penson was the first Stainland Lions’ runner home in the Austwick Amble Fell Race, a counter in this year’s Fell Racing Championship.
Five Lions took on the senior race, run over a loop circuit of approximately eight miles and covering a total ascent of 1,200 feet.
The first four miles of the route passes through the beautiful Crummockdale limestone scenery and briefly joins Sulber Nick, which connects the Yorkshire Peaks of Pen-y-Ghent and Ingleborough. The return leg descends slowly back through spectacular scenery to Austwick and to the finish on the village green.
Penson clocked a time of 1:05:29, followed by Paul Patrick 1:11:36, Ray Mooney 1:15:17, Aileen Baldwin 1:16:30 and Helen Hudson 1:19:15.
The 6.9-mile Pete Shields Ilkley Trail Race has spectacular views over the Wharfe Valley and across Ilkley Moor.
The out-and-back route contains 810 feet of climbing on multi-terrain and Martin O’Brien was the first Lion to finish in 1:04:01. He was followed by Michelle Rogerson in 1:04:24.
The Pen-y-Ghent Fell Race is one of the few ‘mountain course’ events in Yorkshire, which puts this race in the longer end of the AS fell race category.
The new 6.8-mile route has a climb of 1,590 feet and Lions’ Damien Pearson ran 1:14:34, with Will Rushworth, representing Calder Valley Fell Runners, finishing in 1:03:53.
A healthy turn-out of 35 Lions ran the Northowrun 5, a counter in the Club Championship, and they recorded some impressive results.
There were course personal bests for David Farrar, Sue Cash and Phil Richards, and age category places for Richard Crombie (1st MV40), Daniel Sykes (1st MV35), Mags
Beever (2nd FV40), Derek Parrington (2nd MV55), Helen Armitage (2nd FV55), David Farrar (3rd MV60), Michelle Rogerson (3rd FV45), Angela Lee (3rd FV60), Sue Cash (3rd FV55) & Claire Haigh (3rd FV35).
Lions results: Mags Beever 32:18, Richard Crombie 34:09, Phil Moyles 35:00, Derek Parrington 35:38, Daniel Sykes 36:03, David Farrar 37:04, Mark Preston 38:32,
Steve Hallam 38:36, Ben Golding-Smith 39:02, Clayton Cutter 39:07, Martin Wood 40:00, Helen Armitage 40:09, Michelle Rogerson 41:29, Angela Lee 42:41, Tim Walker 42:59, Laura Goodwin 44:08, Lindsay Upton 44:40, John Carless 44:41, Susan Wade 44:42, Sue Cash 44:59, John Rushworth 45:25, Paula Pickersgill 46:24, Maria Chandler 46:33, Hayley Kelly 47:12, Paul Butterfield 47:19, Sandy Gee 47:26, Claire
Haigh 47:57, Alan Whiteley 48:18, Heather Anderson 48:35, Phil Richards 49:07, Rebecca Hill 50:19, Jenny Walker 51:08, Anne-Marie Killeen 52:47, Helen Rees 57:52, Rosaline Sykes 57:52.
Queensbury Running Club results – Bronte 5 mile race: 36 Lorna Dodd 34:09, 37 Simon Brady 34:15, 42 Manjit Mandar 35:02, 44 Neil Windle 35:17, 48 Andy Dovernor 36:09, 49 Matt Dodds 36:42, 54 Beth Shaw 37:29, 55 Andy Paterson 37:43, 56 Jamie Hill 37:54, 73 Phil Lee 40:21, 74 Ryan Tinker 40:22, 91 Laura Taylor 43:48, 103 Martin Sellors 46:57. Northowrun 5 mile: 11 Lucy Collins (1st FV35) 32:32, 25 Neil Windle 35:29, 29 Manjit Mandar 35:54, 45 Andy Paterson 37:43, 54 Jamie Hill 38:45, 74 Ryan Tinker 40:43, 77 Phil Lee 41:15, 79 Phil Lickley 41:55, 115 Stephen Brook 45:35.