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Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Another trip up Ingleborough and, cor blimey, the Commondale Beacon Fell Race!!!

For the second weekend on the trot another gorgeous run up Ingleborough from Austwick on Saturday morning, this time with Hester as well as Harry, and catching a small splash of snow (the first of the season) while we were up there. To be honest this week's run was completely different to last week's.... because we ran it clockwise rather than anti-clockwise.

Totally, totally different then....

Hazzer in 'alert mode' on Little Ingleborough

Harry on the side of Ingleborough with Simon Fell beyond

The boy and, behind him, 'the girl'

Harry barking at the para-gliders - summit of Ingleborough

H and H playing in a snow "drift"

Limestone grikes with Pen y Ghent on the far horizon

Pen y Ghent again

Mine and Harry's land as far as the eye can see

Rock rooted tree!!!

And what do you know, me and Harry and Hester actually ran a fell race on Sunday, the 8 mile Commondale Beacon race in the North York Moors. It turned out to be a right good blow out too, with it really being not nearly hilly enough to suit my 'skill set' (cough). Jesus it felt like we sprinted all the way round! Anyway I came 45th with a time of 63 minutes, Harry was first dog and Hester zoomed home to finish 71st, 4 minutes later. Fantastically muddy as you'd expect and jolly good fun..

Results here

Ze fell race route
The Stolly and Harry fell racing team

Uh oh.... stream crossing alert

Face plant!
Hester demonstrating how it's done


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