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Heptonstall fell race 2017

Fell Racing, Seniors March 29, 2017
19th March 2017 – Heptonstall – 15.4 miles / 3169 ft – Emil Andrews My listening material in the car is Bach’s St Matthew Passion: a story of betrayal, injustice, suffering, humiliation, crucifixion and horrible death. A portent for today’s Heptonstall race maybe? (I ...Read More
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FRA Junior English Championships

Fell Racing, Juniors March 6, 2017
The following 6 races form the 2017 FRA Junior English Championships – full details in FRA Handbook and www.fellrunner.org.uk. These are competitive (as a national championship series) only for the U13, U15, U17, U19 age categories (see page 51 of the 2017 FRA Handbook ...Read More
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Tour of Pendle – 19 Nov 16

Fell Racing, Seniors December 11, 2016
Tour of Pendle – 19 November 2016 – 16.8 miles / 4833 ft My First Fell Race — Emil Andrews   “Bet yer looking foid to this one eh?……..HHHahahahahahahahaaaaaaa!!!!” I’ve just walked into Barley village hall and already I feel like I don’t belong. ...Read More
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Cop Hill Fell Race

Fell Racing, Seniors November 19, 2016
Cop Hill – 6th November 2016 – 6 miles / 899 feet Like many, I started running much later in life. As a youngster in school, I absolutely bloody hated the yearly cross country race, as did most fellow students bar the few athletically ...Read More
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