Dave McGuire reports:
1st Jon Deegan Ambleside AC (Vet40) 01:13:51
8th Dave McGuire Hyde Park Harriers (Vet40) 01:19:59
(329 runners in the Trail race and a further 288 in the Challenge event)
Enjoyed a tough race on the hills south east of Windermere up in Cumbria. Special rights by local farmers allowed tracks to be opened up exclusively for the trail race providing wonderful scenery. I had a good race and moved from a steady pace and 19th after 2 miles right up to 8th by around mile 7 and defending this until the end. However I was severely pushed by a very strong female runner from the Calder Valley Fell
Runners club - a mere 10 seconds behind. Incidentally the first lady was a City of Leeds girl finishing in an amazing overall 5th place in 01:17:35!
Jan was along to provide great support and the event was a fun one to attend; with a carnival feel to it including nice foods to consume and lots of spot prizes given out. Managed a 1st vet 40-50 prize as the podium included 2 more in my age group!
Look out for the Lakelandtrails run series on the web, which offers two runs to cater for all ability levels.
Well done Dave!
