Posted on June 16th, 2009 by RichieS
The Glen Mona Horseshoe Fell Race takes place on Sunday 5th July starting near the Glen Mona Hotel at 2.00pm. Distance is 7 miles with 2150ft of ascent. Please park at the Dhoon School not at the Glen Mona Hotel.
There will be an early start at 1.30pm for those expecting to finish in 1hr 40 mins or longer. Minimum age is 18 years on day of race. Full safety equipment is mandatory for all competitors.
The race still requires 3 marshals or it will net be held. There are still a number of runners who have not put there names down for a compulsory marshals stint so this is their opportunity to volunteer and ensure qualification for the league. Any runner who completes the required 6 races but does not do the marshalling stint will be excluded from the league. If the slots for marshalling at the remaining races fills up we will double-up to ensure qualification.
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Posted on June 14th, 2009 by TomC
Terrible news for the fell running community is the death of John Crellin who lost his life in the Senior TT on Friday. John was a keen and well known member of the Manx sports community particularly fell running and it was obvious to all that he loved to race and train over the manx fells.
A few words about John from Richie Stevenson below
A few years ago I was on a Sunday morning training run with John and we got talking about the dangers in motorcycle racing. ” Why,” I said, “do you carry on racing when you have lost so many fellow competitors and you have been so close to death on more than one occasion yourself”. His reply was quite simple. “The immense pleasure I get from road racing, especially on the TT Course, is worth all the risks”. Senior Race Day Friday 12th June 2009 at the Mountain Box John paid the ultimate price for his pleasure in a high speed crash that cost him his life and the Isle of Man lost a great sportsman.
I knew John for a long time, we go back over 40 years and were in the same year at St Ninians High School . In the late 80`s he took up fell running a
nd quickly showed he had a talent for this sport as well. Descending was his specialist, no doubt his seeming total lack of fear enabled him to take risks most of us would hold back from. I can remember in a Carraghan race some time ago on the old course where you had to go over a fence near the finish. I was ahead of John( we have always enjoyed some great battles) and I thought a quick hop over the fence and there is no way he will catch me. Next thing John flew past me and the fence totally air borne feet first. He landed with a thud jumped up and scampered over the finish line ahead of me. Incredible!
Unfortunately we will never see John in action again on the fells. His passing will leave a huge gap in our sport as he was extremely popular with competitors and officials alike.
I feel proud to have been a friend of John, a quiet, laid back and gentle person who had a fierce competitive instinct. He was a proper sportsman, adventurer and gentleman and we will miss him greatly.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.
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Posted on June 9th, 2009 by TomC
A meeting will be held on Monday 15th June for anyone interested in being considered for selection for the Commonwealth Ultradistance and Mountain Running championships.
These championships will be held in Cumbria in September and are expected to attract high quality entries from many Commonwealth countries.
The meeting will take place at St Georges AFC clubhouse on Glencrutchery Rd. at 8.00pm
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Posted on May 23rd, 2009 by TomC
There are a few events and news coming up that I have received some direct contact and information for, see the details below.
IOMCC Race the Sun
A relay along the islands coastal footpath, about 98 miles. It starts at sunrise and you must finish by sunset on Saturday June 27th, one of the longest days of the year. Sunrise is at 4.47am and sunset is at 9.55pm.
To secure your entry teams must pay a deposit of £50 and pledge to raise a minimum of £250 for the charity.
Record is 15hrs 37 minutes but I think an MFR team could better that!
I know there are a couple of MFR members looking to put in a team so if you are interested just post here or email mail@manxfellrunners.org in the first instance. For more information on the event contact Mark Eastham adventuremann@iomcc.org.im.
Exmoor 30:30
This is a challenge that requires teams of 5 to carry 30lbs over 30 miles of Exmoor in a timed competition held in aid of:
- St John Ambulance
- Royal British Legion
- Help For Heroes
- Army Benevolent Fund
Registration is free but participation does require each team member to raise £1,000 for the team’s selected charity.
More details here from Henry Gordon Clark
Run Off Road Magazine
New free magazine dedicated to trail and fell running. The magazine is available as a download from the trail guides website here . Info thanks to Keven Shevels
Pyrenees Haven
Running and mountain bike guides holidays in the Pyrenees ran by Gary and Debbie Devine, info on there website here.
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Posted on May 12th, 2009 by TomC
Simon Skillicorn took the honours in a tight race over Carraghan this evening. He made a break from Tom Cringle near the summit of the hill and was not to be caught on the descent finishing about 50 secs clear. Third place went to Peter Bradley, who had a great race, climbing well and managing to hold off the master of descenders Ian Gale who took 4th spot and the Vet 40 prize.
First lady was Sarah Curphey continuing her line of wins on the Manx fells and improving with every race, Rose Hooten was second once again running well with Lorraine Stigant 3rd.
Full results now available here
Pictures by Sarah Cringle are available here and coverage from Murray Lambden is at manxathletics.com
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