NEWS
RESULTS
Jason's 1st hot win
Jason Stevens reveled in the hot conditions to record his first ever race victory at the 16 miles Kinder Trog on Sunday, crossing the line in 1:55 to take the trophy by just two seconds after a sprint finish to the line, just pipping local runner Andy Pead.
Double Success at the Weekend
Alistair and Jo win Mixed Pairs in Elite
Whilst the rest of the country was hit by cold and snow there was a small pocket of good weather in the North West of Scotland where the 2009 Kintail Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon was held. A number of Calder Valley members headed north for the "Connoisseurs Mountain Marathon", a two day race in the wilds of Scotland. Jo and Alistair covered the 70km, 4300m Elite course in 13 hours and 56 mins to take 1st mixed pairs and 7th place overall. Jon Underwood and Steve Smithies had an excellent race on the A course to take 11th place. Barbara Lonsdale and Jackie Scarf improved on last years results and were 4th female and 55th in the B class. Rob Sharrat and Mark Nutter had a good second day to come in 13th in the C class.
Will Steigler completes Bob Graham Round
The MWIS forecast was spot on with the conditions: Heavy rain from 3am - 4pm with scattered snow showers. warming up in the evening. Despite this a small team supported Will around the Bob Graham Round in 23 hours and 31 mins despite horrendous conditions on the Dodds. Well done!
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Third in the Three Peaks in Under Three Hours
Karl Gray had a stunning run at the weekend at the Three Peaks Fell Race taking third place only minutes behind long time champion Rob Jebb. Karl showed his amazing descending skill clsoing by two minutes on the final descent from Inglebrough
Ben's Mourne Magic
Ben place 5th in the first of the British Championships in the Mourne Mountains in Ireland. This is the highest position a Calder Valley member has placed in an international championship. Well done Ben
Pennine Bridleway Success ...
Congratulations to the Pennine Bridleway Relay teams taking 1st place in
both the ladies and mens race. THIS WAS A FIRST FOR THE MEN TO WIN A RELAY
OUTRIGHT. It was a hard fought battle with everyone having to dig deep to
take the honours. Some of the pairs also took the record for their legs. We
will be celebrating this early season success with a night out ... Watch
for the email for the date. WELL DONE EVERYONE - A WELL DESERVED VICTORY FOR
BOTH TEAMS.
A first and double gold for Calder Valley.
It was a very proud moment watching the girls go up to get their British and
English team trophies in Kendal the other weekend. We have always been the
bridesmaids but never the brides. We have won various silvers and bronzes in
the championships in the past but never the "Big Ones". To do both in one
season is a fantastic achievement. Well done and just rewards for all the
hard work. (A key member of the team is missing from the photo, Helen had a
disaster with her van travelling up and unfortunately missed the
presentation). Sally also won 4 individual medals. We had to get a trolley
to carry out her treasurer!!!
Gails "Silver" Moment
Gail Tombs is pictured here with her English LV55 Silver Medal. She battled through the season with injury but got her just reward with this medal. Well done Gail.
