Ian leads the way for SAC at Eskdale
Nine Scarborough Athletic Club members competed in the Eskdale Eureka Fell Race, the sixth Esk Valley Fell Club Winter Series of races.
This was held around Esk Valley near Whitby, and consisted of a testing 14.3km course with 470m of climb, writes Mick Thompson.
Ian Spence finished sixth overall of 123 and fifth Male.
He was followed by Robert Preston who was sixth Male and Matthew Jones 10th Male and second Over-45.
Matt Machouki completed the first of nine teams in 23rd Male.
The winning team was backed up by Robert Bailey 44th, Andrew Davies 45th and secondOver-65plusNeilScruton first Over-75.
Hester Butterworth finished seventh Female overall of 38 and second Over-50. Sue Haslam was 12th Female and first Over-65. Together they scored sufficient points for third team of 10.
Three club members competed in a classic High Cup Nick Fell Race based at the Cumbrian village of Dufton, that incorporates a 15-kilometre route with 450m of climb.
Matt Jones finished 63rd overall of 410 and 17th Over-40 in 1.19.31. Ian Beaver was 131st overall and 22 nd O 50 in 1.29.03.
Nikki Carr Walls was the 21st Senior Woman in 1.40.24.
Seventy-year-old Kevin Archer competed in two events at the England Masters Inter Area Indoor fixture, at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, En field.
In the 1500m for Over-70s he finished second in 5.55.05 behind the current British Champion, then wont he800m in 2.42.21.
Kevin Hutchings competed in the Stockport Trail Half Marathon, and finished ahead of 154 and 15th Over-55 in 1 hour 58 minutes