The Fellsman is a strenuous ultra-distance challenge set within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park. It starts in Ingleton and finishes some 61 miles later in the village of Threshfield. It is organised by the Keighley Scout Service Network though originally the brainchild of a chap named Don Thompson of the Brighouse District Rover Crew,… Continue reading The Fellsman. Saturday 29th April 2023.
Category: Run Reports
The CRO Ingleborough Marathon. Saturday 21st May 2022
The Cave Rescue Organisation (CRO) Ingleborough Challenge is their annual fundraising event. For the benefit of those who aren’t familiar with who the CRO are or what they do, here’s a synopsis: They are a group of highly trained volunteers who provide cave and mountain rescue mainly in the region of the Three Peaks in… Continue reading The CRO Ingleborough Marathon. Saturday 21st May 2022
The Lap Clockwise (Spring Forward). Saturday 14th May 2022
I was late to the start line. Again. The Lap was my first attempt at an ultramarathon eight months previously. I was so concerned about potential gastrointestinal issues that I had forced myself to take advantage of the toilets at the start, and subsequently missed the klaxon. I was last out. That was not going… Continue reading The Lap Clockwise (Spring Forward). Saturday 14th May 2022