Untitled - Dark Peak Fell Runners

EILDON 2 HILLS : 21.6.86
Highlights of this race (A British Championship Race in
1986) for me were
an enjoyable and interesting drive up from the Lakes,
through the gentle hills of the Lowlands, woollen mill country,
until eventually the dramatic twin peaks of Eildon came into
vi ew
a warm-up spent sussing out the notorious bottleneck of
the steps (after a road route through the centre of Melrose,
the runners have to descend a narrow flight of steps and then
climb through a narrow strip of woodland before emerging, over a
stile, onto the open hillside)
the race itself, jostling on the road for a good position
on the steps, busting a gut on the steep climb to the North
Summit, trying to recover slightly on the descent to the col
before climbing to the South Summit, agonising over the route
choice off this summit and making the wrong choice thereby
losing vital seconds after a rough descent through the heather,
lungs bursting as 1 try in vain to make up the lost ground,
eventually giving up the chase and easing off to hold on to my
position
.....the welcome pint of local ale immediately afterwards
RESULTS
Malcolm
Patterson
1 J.Maitland.(Pud) 26.38 79 W.Lightfoot.(L) 35.41
5 M.Patterson. 27.31 95 J.Feist. 39.28
77 B.Thackery. 35.41
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MOUNT FAMINE s 29.6.86
Results
1 D.Cartridge.(Bol) 39.23 135 W. Lightfoot.(L) 55. 33
24 A.Harmer. 44.58 161 P. Kohn. 57. 14
39 G.Berry. 47.28 162 D. Jones. 57. 19
50 R.Toogood. 48.51 164 B. Thackery. 57. 34
59 D.Sant. 49.32 171 N. Soper. 58. 30
60 A.Forsyth. 49.34 172 G. Goldsmith(L) 58. 34
74 M.Pedley. 51. OO 173 J. Herbert. 58. 37
76 J.Hayward. 51. OS 181 E. Rybinski. 59. 40
HO E.Trowbri dge. 33.05 196 K. Demengel.(L) 62. 46
115 C.Crofts 53.26 205 J. Fei st. 63. 40
130 N.Goldsmi th. 55. 18
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