BCR News
Lizzie Adams out on her own at Causey Pike, 2012. Photo by Dobo
BCR wins at Causey Pike
posted by Will Ross, Saturday, March 31, 2012
Black Combe ladies had a very good day at Causey Pike yesterday. Lizzie Adams put in a superb performance (despite fitting in a hard training run that morning) to finish first lady, in 16th place overall, and take a minute off the course record. Jackie Casey was first lady vet 50 and well ahead of most of the Black Combe men, who spent the day ambling around in midfield admiring the view. Congratulations to both, and our thanks to Keswick for putting on such a well-organised and lavishly catered race. We’ll all be back next year. Picture thanks to Dobo, and there’s nice coverage on Mud, Sweat and Tears.
DSM reaches the top of Fairfield at 6am, about a third of the way into his Bob Graham round. Picture by Sue, who was pacing.
A Proud Day for DSM
posted by Pete Tayler, Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Many congratulations to Dave, who kept the recent BCR record of a successful Bob Graham Round each year going by the skin of his teeth. On a hot day Dave lost a few minutes against plan on each of the first three legs, held his own on the fourth and then released a monumental effort on the last to finish in 23 hrs 59!! The usual BCR support was out in force to help, with Pete/Chris/Zoe and the girls on the road and Chris F as chief motivator on leg 5. The focus and effort Dave put in towards the end had to be seen to be believed. What a great day.
Penny finishes her 10th marathon in 10 days
Penny completes 262 mile race
posted by Will Ross, Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Penny Moreton has completed an amazing 10 marathons in 10 days – all on the same Windermere marathon course – to become the women’s vet 50 record holder for the Brathay 10 in 10. She ran 262 miles with great consistency in a total of 51 hours and 11 minutes, and even speeded up for the last round: her tenth marathon was the quickest of all, in 4:52.52.
Penny was running for Hoad Hill but she’s also a Black Combe member and we congratulate her on a superb feat of endurance. Not many people can drink a whole bottle of champagne immediately after running a marathon.
Jamie enjoys the new beach finish of the Manx Mountain Marathon while Dave cools off in the background
Manx Marathon 2011
posted by Will Ross, Monday, April 25, 2011
You probably remember Easter Saturday for its hot sunshine and gentle breezes, but for some reason on the Isle of Man it was all horizontal sleet, gales and fog. At one point it was so bad that Jamie considered putting his coat on.
The Black Combe raiding party was strong again, with four runners in the full event and one in the half. There was top class road support from Hazel and Pete (whose whole leg was still purple from the marathon), and the sun did eventually come out. Jamie and I ran together for most of the day, then he dropped me in the last quarter to finish 24th (of 96) in 6:37. I was 28th in 6:45. Sue was 37th and 3rd lady, in 7:07. Dave Watson was 60th in 8:00 – an excellent performance since I’m sure Dave’s longest race before that was 12 miles – and Claire took 15 minutes off her previous best to finish the half mountain marathon as second LV50 in 3:03.
Dunnerdale 2010 results
posted by Andy Gittins, Sunday, November 14, 2010
2010 Dunnerdale fell race results are now available. The race and organisation ran very smoothly and 224 completed with only one retiree. The Marshalls and Timers did a great job as usual. Thanks to the competitors for parking carefully and allowing the race to proceed without any hassle for the village. The winners were Lloyd Taggart and Lauren Jeska, and also notable were Melanie Hyder (under 18) who finished 5th lady, Roger Bell 1st MV70 and Alexis Dinsmoor 1st LV60.
Jackie Casey at Fairfield
Jackie Casey 9th in the country
posted by Pete Tayler, Friday, November 05, 2010
Congratulations are due to Jackie, who rejoined BCR this year, for her performance in the English Fell Running Championships. The championships are based on best 4 performances out of 6 races and Jackie achieved 9th place in the LV50 class with good results from only 2 of them – Coniston and Ennerdale.
A top 5 place looks quite possible if she can get to 4 events next year.
Paul, Jamie, Chris and Will dropping down to Dunmail at about 8am, a third of the way into Will's Bob. Picture by Hazel, who was waiting with breakfast.
Top performances in 2010 so far
posted by Pete Tayler, Saturday, August 07, 2010
We've had a great year so far, with some excellent performances in a number of events. I can't mention them all so apologies if I forget some good ones.
First up has to be Will's fantastic Bob Graham Round, there has already been much comment on the forum, but his time of 21 hours 28 minutes is exceptional. He managed to leave all his pacers tired and/or bloodied behind him and kept a good pace going through the second half, pausing only for a glass of red at Honister. I always thought it was only polite to have a bad patch somewhere but Will has rewritten the rule.
Peter Grayson ran a tremendous Keswick to Barrow in 5 hours 38 minutes, coming in 21st. He seems to get stronger and stronger the longer races go on, 40 miles in sub-8 mins 30 is great going - testament to a consistent and well planned training plan.
Karl has made his mark as well, running over 80 miles of racing in his penguin outfit (Coniston, London and Keswick to Barrow - I may have missed on as well), a number of us saw him appear live on BBC half way round London. A number of others ran well at London too (James, Mike J, Dave W and Andy). Dave W also cycled the Fred Witton, along with Val. We've also had a few placings. Hazel was first LV50 in the Isle of Man half mountain marathon, Claire was 2nd. Claire was also 2nd LV50 in the Settle Hills fell race. Peter was first V55 in the Gosforth 10 mile race. Well done all.
Pete lengthens his stride for the final descent, Jura 2010. Photo by Konrad Borkowski.
Jura 2010
posted by Will Ross, Monday, May 31, 2010
Three Black Combe Runners stumbled and slid their way round the Isle of Jura Fell Race in quite nasty conditions this weekend:
- Pete Tayler 74th in 4.39.44
- Will Ross 82nd in 4.46.27
- Sue Hodkinson 166th in 5.35.43
The front runners – Rob Jebb in 3:28, Ian Holmes in 3:34, Angela Mudge in 3:59 – were all about 20 minutes off their best due to the weather, which was very cold and claggy but went back to sunshine and midges as soon as the race was done.
It’s a great event, just as everyone says, and I’ll be at the front of the queue (though not the race) again next year. Look out for a full report in the Newsie quite soon before Christmas.
New website: normal lack of service about to be resumed
posted by Will Ross, Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Sorry about the slight lack of news coverage there. We have now developed a new website which should mean that we can fail to add news in a much more efficient and timely way than was previously possible. If there’s something you miss, you can still find it at old.bcrunners.org.uk.
This site has a new forum too. Once the rest has settled in – that is, it probably works and nobody hates it – I’ll bring across all the accounts and messages and we can retire the old spam-magnet.
I hope you like the new site. Please let me know either way.
Karl - in relatively lightweight long-distance hat - sets off on the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Track Race
Karl's 24hr ultra marathon and British Fell Relay Champs
posted by Mike Berry, Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Well done to Karl who once again successrully completed his 24 hr race down on a track in London. Karl managed to complete over 91 miles, just short of his distance the previous year.
Our team in the British Fell Relays also had an enjoyable and successful day, coming 71st out of 119. Pete T (48th) and Rich (35th) did especially well on their legs: this is the first time the club has entered this relay (in addition to the Ian Hodgson).