Loughrigg Fell Race 2007 sponsored by KD Sports Ambleside

Report

A record field of 136 runners stormed out of Millans Park on a glorious Spring evening. Last years winner Nick Sharp, running in road shoes was keen to take advantage of the perfect underfoot conditions. He opened up a lead of 16 seconds on the youngster Tom Addison at the summit. These two were closely followed by Danny Parkinson making a rare appearance on the fell, and Ben Abdelnoor who finished third last year.

Nick Sharp extended his lead on the descent to finish in a new record time of 27.00. This time was 19 seconds quicker than the previous record set by John Hooson in 1995. Tom Addison finished second with an impressive 27.31 clocking, followed by Ben Abdelnoor who overehauled Danny Parkinson on the descent to finish third.

The Vet 40 race was decided in an exciting sprint for the line which saw Chris Knowles getting the better of Chris Upson to win by two seconds. The vet 50 race was won convincingly by Peter Crompton of CFR in 30.59. Dave Tait and Donald James Rigg took the V60 and V70 titles respectively.

The Ladies race was won by Veronique Oldham in a speedy 32.51 which saw her finish 36th overall. Kate Beatty edged out previous record holder Lynn Thompson by 6 seconds to take second. Emma Stuart, talented youngster and daughter of the legendary fell runner Kenny Stuart placed fourth.

May I take this opportunity to thank KD Sports in Ambleside for their generous support which included vouchers for the category winners and numerous spot prizes for those who stayed for the prizegiving. I would also like to thank all the marshals who helped out on the course and at the finish.

See you next year

Dan

Results

Pos	Num	Name	Club	Cat	Time to summit	Total time
1	109	Nick Sharp	Ambleside AC	M	16.20	27.00 record
2	41	Tom Addison	Helm Hill	M	16.36	27.31
3	69	Ben Abdelnoor	Ambleside AC	M	16.57	27.55
4	6	Danny Parkinson	Kendal AC	M	16.47	28.07
5	72	Robert Gordon	Unattached	M	17.03	28.26
6	9	Steve Swarbrick	Bowland	M	17.52	28.54
7	96	Lee Amor	CFR	M	18.07	29.20
8	73	Tom Wild	Ambleside AC	M	17.58	29.28
9	100	Richard Vacquery	Unattached	M	17.51	29.36
10	79	Ed Loffill	Keswick	M	18.02	29.45
11	33	Chris Knowles	CFR	MV40	18.11	29.46
12	84	Chris Upson	Westerlands	MV40	18.08	29.48
13	113	M Mickleson-Barron	Borrowdale	M	17.54	29.52
14	106	N Cockbain	CFR	M	18.14	29.59
15	68	Paul Cornforth	Borrowdale	MV40	18.09	30.01
16	110	Chris Robinson	Helm Hill	M	18.12	30.07
17	97	David Blackshaw	Unattached	M	18.21	30.16
18	99	Paul Knowles	Ambleside AC	M	18.32	30.22
19	131	Anthony Labran	Eden	M	18.39	30.27
20	40	Joss Addison	Helm Hill	M	18.15	30.46
21	34	Alex Rowe	Wesham Road Run	MV40	18.58	30.55
22	78	Ian Cousins	CFR	M	19.28	30.56
23	2	Peter Crompton	CFR	MV50	19.17	30.59
24	123	Stuart Shuttleworth	Ambleside AC	MV40	19.14	31.06
25	52	Jerry Dawson	CFR	MV40	18.55	31.10
26	93	Peter Banks	Blackburn Harriers	MV40	18.52	31.14
27	31	Matt Berresford	Kendal	M	19.15	31.21
28	49	Andy Beaty	CFR	MV40	19.12	31.24
29	19	Paul Neild	Bowland FR	M	19.31	31.30
30	65	Syd Coxon	Tynedale	MV40	19.25	31.41
31	61	Andy Hyslop	Ambleside AC	MV40	19.33	31.44
32	46	Phil Vincent	Tynedale	M	19.38	31.47
33	23	Chris Reade	Bowland FR	MV40	19.48	32.00
34	92	John Bagge	Helm Hill	MV40	19.07	32.32
35	120	John Fleetwood	Ambleside AC	MV40	20.03	32.36
36	77	Veronique Oldham	NRC	FV40	19.56	32.51
37	29	John Beetham	Keswick	M	20.31	33.01
38	130	Dave Charles	Unattached	MV50	20.07	33.01
39	111	David Atkinson	CFR	MV40	20.17	33.02
40	87	Peter Taylor	Black Coombe	MV40	20.26	33.04
41	82	Neil Thompson	Keswick	M	20.46	33.16
42	107	Gavin Pattison	CFR	M	20.19	33.21
43	88	Rob James	CFR	MV50	20.52	33.22
44	44	Mark Buskwood	Totley	MV40	20.58	33.25
45	74	Andrew Gaham	CFR	M	20.29	33.26
46	114	Alan Miller	Kendal	MV40	20.41	33.30
47	14	Matt Foxwell	Kendal	M	20.38	33.31
48	8	Dave Tait	Dark Peak	MV60	20.53	33.39
49	47	Neil Cassidy	Tynedale	MV50	20.50	33.56
50	38	Daniel Grose	Kendal	M	21.26	34.26
51	32	Ian Weetman	Unattached	MV40	21.01	34.32
52	104	Paul Wright	Unattached	MV40	21.05	34.37
53	117	Zeke Dixon	Unattached	M	21.09	34.44
54	115	Ian Barnes	Lakes Runner	M	21.24	34.47
55	57	Martin Smith	Dark Peak	MV40	21.52	34.51
56	50	Peter Weaving	Unattached	MV40	21.38	34.53
57	18	John Walker	CFR	MV40	21.57	34.56
58	85	David White	Helm Hill	M	21.19	34.58
59	20	Paul Jennings	CFR	MV40	21.53	35.01
60	118	Phillip Dixon	Unattached	MV50	21.29	35.03
61	136	Rigby Jerram	Kendal	MV40	21.50	35.13
62	25	Nick Hewitt	Bowland FR	MV50	21.42	35.19
63	125	David Aspden	Dallam	MV40	21.44	35.22
64	67	Robin Gillespie	Eden	M	21.40	35.24
65	76	Simon Mark	Forglast	M	21.36	35.32
66	75	Michael Park	CFR	MV40	22.21	35.45
67	108	Steven Wilson	CFR	MV40	22.29	35.47
68	21	Jonathon Lagoe	LOC	MV50	22.02	35.49
69	35	Martin Bates	Wesham	MV50	21.35	35.49
70	48	Kate Beatty	CFR	FV40	21.55	35.59
71	60	Lyn Thompson	Keswick	FV50	22.25	36.05
72	95	Liam Taylor	Helm Hill	M	22.56	36.09
73	43	Mark Wilson	Totley	MV40	22.27	36.13
74	63	Lewis Veale	Manx FR	MV40	22.00	36.16
75	86	Roger Taylor	Preston	M	22.38	36.18
76	56	Emma Stuart	Keswick	F	22.23	36.19
77	16	David Howarth	Worthing	MV40	22.04	36.21
78	3	Andy Bennet	Helm Hill	M	22.22	36.23
79	126	David Appleyard	Helm Hill	MV40	22.36	36.24
80	39	Roger Grey	CFR	MV50	?22.16	36.25
81	62	Jim Downie	Keswick	MV50	22.34	36.30
82	83	Christopher Shepherd	Unattached	MV40	22.30	36.41
83	90	David Winder	Kendal	MV40	22.54	36.43
84	5	Mark Walker	Kendal	MV40	22.52	36.50
85	12	David Fell	CFR	MV50	22.33	36.57
86	53	Ian Mitchell	Helm Hill	MV40	23.04	36.59
87	71	Jo Grove	CFR	MV40	22.59	37.07
88	116	John Shedwick	Unattached	M	22.43	37.31
89	58	Ken Dacre	Kendal	MV50	23.41	37.35
90	4	David Woodbridge	Ambleside AC	MV50	23.09	37.49
91	80	Jim Evans	Ambleside AC	M	23.57	37.57
92	89	Mark Graham	CFR	MV40	23.31	37.59
93	133	William Ross	Black Coombe	M	22.53	38.02
94	81	Nick Moore	CFR	MV40	23.43	38.13
95	66	Martin David Kenyon	Unattached	MV40	23.51	38.16
96	102	Andrea Tucker	Ambleside AC	F	23.49	38.26
97	22	Kevin Hodgeson	WCOC	M	23.06	38.30
98	17	Roger Whittaker	CFR	MV60	23.02	38.40
99	112	Stuart Allan	Dallam	M	23.55	38.55
100	13	Chris Schofield	Unattached	MV40	23.58	38.59
101	124	Phillip Devin	Unattached	MV40	24.07	39.00
102	101	Pete Kelly	Head to the Hills	M	24.19	39.11
103	10	Pete Davison	Kendal	MV40	24.04	39.12
104	11	Neil Gibbison	Black Coombe	MV50	23.39	39.22
105	132	Susan Hodkinson	Black Coombe	F	24.18	39.30
106	26	Jo Taylor	Bowland FR	FV40	24.27	39.45
107	28	Mike Hodgson	Fell and? Dale	MV40	25.10	39.59
108	103	Jon Burghope	Whitby	M	24.23	40.16
109	91	Dave Till	Helm Hill	MV40	26.10	40.19
110	51	Tim Rollinson	Unattached	MV40	25.11	40.49
111	122	Neil McNicholas	CFR	MV40	25.17	41.08
112	55	Rebecca Weston	CFR	F	25.20	41.27
113	54	Chriss Cripps	CFR	M	25.13	41.28
114	135	Sally Spence	Eden	FV40	25.40	41.48
115	64	Howard Pimblett	Helm Hill	M	25.44	42.00
116	121	Helen Samson	Helm Hill	F	25.55	42.23
117	45	Anita Goldsworthy	Unattached	F	26.08	42.30
118	59	Lindsay Buck	CFR	FV40	26.06	43.57
119	36	Rhiannon George	Eden	F	27.07	43.58
120	128	Sarah Mc Gowan	Black Coombe	FV40	27.23	44.02
121	129	Ruth Charles	Unattached	FV50	27.30	44.23
122	27	John Taylor	Bowland FR	MV50	28.11	44.38
123	1	James Mitchinson	Unattached	MV60	27.50	45.06
124	42	Stephen Watson	CFR	MV60	28.04	45.15
125	127	Elly Sinclair	Black Coombe	F	27.52	45.15
126	70	Donald James Rigg	CFR	MV70	27.41	45.16
127	105	Peter Williams	Kendal	MV60	28.00	45.18
128	94	Edward Bland	Ambleside AC	MV40	28.26	45.46
129	119	Phil Sturgess	Bowland FR	M	26.47	45.53
130	15	John Rutter	Keswick	MV70	28.53	46.10
131	134	Gillian Dean	Eden	FV40	29.13	46.51
132	7	Julie Laverock	Salford	F	29.05	47.01
133	98	Sarah Jones	Derwent Athletic	FV40	28.31	48.20
134	37	David Morgan	CFR	MV60	29.50	48.30
135	30	George Arnold	Preston	MV70	30.36	48.39
136	24	Cath Slack	Keswick	F	30.20	49.36