Fell Running - Big field for Hutton Roof race (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Fell Running - Big field for Hutton Roof race

1:34pm Saturday 30th May 2009 in

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RUNNERS of all abilities from across the country took part in the 24th annual Hutton Roof Fell Race over the Bank Holiday weekend.

This year the race included the Fell Running Association’s Inter-Counties Championship, which saw 347 runners complete the course, more than a hundred up on last year.

Rain held off and although the ground was wet, conditions were generally good as the massed field sped across Hutton Roof Crag on route for Farleton Knott and the limestone scree slope climb.

As the race came to its climax, Yorkshire’s John Heneghan (45.50) emerged in the lead, having taken more than a minute out of the field to win the Sheepskin Warehouse Trophy.

Cumbria’s Morgan Donnelly Cumbria (46.55) was second and young Matthew Gillespie (47-21), representing West Scotland, ran a great race to be third in a fast race, with 22 of the field completing the seven-mile test with its 1,300feet of climing in under 50 minutes.

Olivia Walwyn (Cheshire, 52.36) won the women’s race from Katie Ingram (Lancashire, 54.20) in second, with Anna Lupton (Greater Manchester, 54.36) in third.

Yorkshire won the women’s Inter-Counties race, while club team prizes went to a men’s team from Bowland and a women’s team from Calder Valley fell.

John Brown was the first vet40, Philip Taylor first vet50 and Mike Walsh first vet60.

Sue Ridley was first woman vet40, Geraldine Walkington the first vet50 and Jan Atkins the first vet60.

Forty athletes competed in the junior races ofone or two short laps up and down the front of the crag.

Mary O’Reilly (Helm Hill, 13-01) won the U12 girls’ race from Maddy Bell (Dallam, 14-54) and Scarlet Dale (Hutton Roof, 15-05).

In the U14 girls’ race Lauren Munro-Bennett (Helm Hill, 23.21) beat Katie Buckley (23-36) and Alana Grundy (25-15), both of Bury AC.

In the U16 girls’ race Robin Goodellow (Dallam, 25-47) beat Reanne Harvey (Dallam 28-28).

The U12 boys’ race was won by Tom Taylor (Kendal AC, 11-02), who beat Davd Goad (Helm Hill,11-13) and Ben Kent (Helm Hill,11-59).

Ryan Sciacca (Chorley AC, 22-24) won the U14 boys from Nathan Milligan (Bury AC, 23-12) and Ben Heywood (Bury AC, 23-34).

Elliot Wylie (Rossendale, 20-16) won the U16 boys’ race from Luke Betts (Chorley AC, 20-36) and Alex Brown (Unattached, 26-19).

The Cup for First Local went to Joe Schofield (14-51) in the U12 race.

Finishers enjoyed the famous tea and cakes after the finish and next year’s race is on May 22, 2010.

For more information log on to www.huttonroof.org.uk.