Yearly Archives: 2015

Race Report by Rob Mackey Race the Train – Saturday 15th August   For the 32nd running of this amazing event the camping group from Buckley Runners was nearly 20, made up of runners, friends and family in tents and caravans.  By Friday evening everyone was on the site, enjoying the […]

Race the Train

Race Report by Simon Roberts Sticklepath Horseshoe Fell Race, Dartmoor, Devon   You might expect the landscape that inspired the Hound of the Baskervilles to play host to some decent fell races. You would be right, and the Sticklepath Horseshoe is perhaps the best and longest established of all the Dartmoor […]

Sticklepath Horseshoe Fell Race, Dartmoor, Devon

Gladstone 9 – 9th August, 2015.   Whilst many fell races require a significant effort in navigation just to arrive at the start the Gladstone 9 is a simple hop down the A55 which means getting there is a relaxed affair. On arrival the weather was glorious –  warm and […]

Gladstone 9 Race Report

Race Report by Rob Mackey   Two races in two nights! In a sensible world, on a cool wet windy Wednesday evening everyone should stay in and watch telly. It’s probably something mind-bogglingly interesting about baking, or 24 hours in the life of a dull person. But it’s not a […]

Ponderosa & Offroad Grand Prix

Race Report by Simon Edwards Whilst the setting might not sound auspicious – a deserted quarry – the Arenig Fawr fell race is quite special in a number of ways. Firstly in the manner the runners are taken care of before and after the race; warm greetings beforehand and wonderful […]

Arenig Fawr – 2nd August, 2015

Race Report by Rob Davies Sunday 2nd August – Dovedale Dipper   Marathon number 39 – the Dovedale Dipper, slowww and very undulating. Great! https://www.strava.com/activities/359874657 http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=489537&ClubID=1318   So why did I choose this as my 39th marathon? Because! Because I had a spare weekend having swapped my church stewarding duty […]

Dovedale Dipper

Race Report by Phil Tugwell Saturday 25th July – Montaine Lakeland 50 (Ultra Tour of the Lake District)    According to the Lakeland 50 website, the Lakeland 50 is one of the great Ultra running and walking challenges in Europe.  50 miles and almost 10,000 feet of climbing on challenging terrain […]

Montaine Lakeland 50 (Ultra Tour of the Lake District)

Race Report by Jez Brown Saturday 18th July – Ras Y Wyddfa   Three Buckley runners lined up for the Snowdon mountain race, in Llanberis.  Jez, Simon Edwards and Paul Stinton – all of us have done the race previously, and were looking forward to another go at one of the best […]

Ras Y Wyddfa

Race Report by Simon Roberts Saturday 25th July – Lingmell Dash Fell Race (British Championship)   There’s nothing like a British Championship fell race for putting you in your place. No matter how good a season you might be having, mere mortals like myself get blown away instantly by the […]

Lingmell Dash Fell Race (British Championship)