THE popularity and variety of traditional Lakeland sports was on display in Ambleside on Thursday (26).

Video: Giles Brown

Hundreds turned out to the community-minded Ambleside Sports near Rydal, to watch runners, cyclists, hound trailers and wrestlers all compete at the historic sports day.

Ninety-five runners took part in this year’s Rydal Round, the gruelling nine-mile fell race that opens the event and sees runners complete the Fairfield Horseshoe.

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Joss Jardine, running for Helm Hill, won the race with a time of 1:23:31.

Giles Brown took the superb video of one of the hound trails (above).