HELM Hill's Tom Addison won the 30th running of the Hutton Roof Crags fell race in swelteringly warm conditions on Saturday.

The current English champion, who previously won the seven mile race in 2010, took control on the first climb and went on to take the Sheepskin Warehouse Trophy in a time of 47 minutes and 11 seconds.

"I'm really chuffed because it's a race that I love to do and try to fit it into my racing season," said Tom, 25, a recent winner of Stretton Six Summits and Coniston. "I have been doing it since I was a junior and it brings back a lot of good memories. It's a local race and one I enjoy."

In second place, winning the Will Ramsbotham Memorial Trophy, was last year's winner Darren Kay, of Calder Valley, in 47-59. Darren was the winner in 2006 and came second in 2005 and 2008.

Third place went to Helm Hill's Mark Addison, another regular competitor, who clocked 49-17. Kendal's Craig Roberts (51-25), a two times winner of the race in 2008 and 2012, was fourth in 51-25. Craig has a long history in the race having come second in 1994 and also in '96, '97, 2004 and 2010.

Bingley's Victoria Wilkinson repeated her success of last year by winning the ladies' race in 53-57, and like last year finished in sixth position. Second was Calder Valley's Jo Buckley in 1-2-16 with Ilkley's Kate Archer (1-03-28) in third.

Ambleside's Dorothy Pelly (1-10-55) was first LV50 while Milnthorpe's Wendy Dodds (1-16-42), who runs for Clayton-le-Moors, won the LV60 prize.

This year's senior race attracted a field of 244 runners with participants coming from Cornwall, Inverness and Australia!

A near record number of 129 juniors also turned out competing in six age groups for boys and girls aged from six to 17. It was the highest number taking part since 2003 when the event hosted the junior championships.

Ambleside sent a 20-strong squad and twins James and Harry Bowen finished first and second in the U12 boys' race. Their team mate Sophie Rylance was first girl home in the U10 race with Hoad Hill's Bethan Saunders in second.

Helm Hill junior runners also met with success, Chris Richards winning the U18 race from team mate Matthew Senior second and Dallam's Jacob Steele in third. Georgia Stevens was U18 girls' winner.

Ambleside's Luke Bowen set a new course record in the U16 race at Bank Holiday Monday's Austwick Amble race.

He clocked 17-53 in finishing ahead of team mate Oliver Gajdowski (18-12) and Helm Hill's Jacob Aubrey (18-58).

The U12 boys' race was won by James Bowen (9-46) with his twin, Harry, not far behind in 9-55.

The senior race was won by Wharfedale's Nick Charlesworth (50-03) while the best placed South Lakeland athlete was Helm Hill's Andy Thompson who was 11th in 54-36. Holly Page set a new course record of 56-03 in winning the ladies' race, finishing 19th overall out of a 169-strong field.

Keswick's Hannah Horsburgh smashed the Helvellyn and the Dodds course record by 15 minutes in finishing 10th overall in the 16-mile race, recording a time of 2-32-23. Borrowdale's Simon Booth won in a time of 2-18-37 from the unattached Steven Snape (2-21-08) and Wharfedale's Mark McGoldrick (2-25-22).