ROB Jebb conquered the Paps of Jura to win the Isle of Jura Fell Race for the second time on Saturday.

Jebb, from Staveley, finished six minutes clear of Bingley Harriers teammate Ian Holmes as he darted around the 16-mile-course on the isle to the west of the Scottish coastline in 3:28:36.

He said: “It is a unique race on an island and I am really pleased to win it. It is one of the most classic on the calendar and its always a good aim for runners.

“I went a bit wrong early on but I got back to the pack. Two guys had got away but I caught up with them and won by a few minutes.”

Jebb said it is a commitment just to get to Jura but he has entered the race many times and should be back in the future, hoping for a third win.

* BORROWDALE runners continued an impressive fell running season with a win in the Helvellyn Fell Race on Sunday, Mike Fanning was first to complete the 11 mile route which climbs to 4,500 ft, coming home in 1:39:44m a minute clear of Northumberland’s Phillip Sanderson.

Fanning’s team mates Steve Birkinshaw and Paul Cornforth were fourth and fifth, while Keswick AC runner Dave Prosser was eighth.

Stuart Shuttleworth of Ambleside AC came 23rd in 1:59:57.

* KENDAL’s Judith Irving was the first woman home in the Keswick Triathlon as she rounded the course in 2.28.59, almost two minutes clear of her nearest rival, Cheryl Frost.

Frost led going into the run but Irving chased her down through the Great Woods to win the triathlon and the female vets over 40 category, while Frost was awarded first place in the senior women’s race.