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Wansfell Fell Race 2008 sponsored by Lakes Runner Ambleside

Report

A record field of 107 runners were tempted this year and, unlike last year, the weather was glorious with a clear blue sky and good underfoot conditions. An exuberant start up the much hated initial road section of the race saw Ambleside’s Ben Abdelnoor, decked out in glam rock wig and hideous teeth, to the fore. Despite his recent impressive form, this was a position he could not maintain and Tom Addison from Helm Hill took up the pace up the initial part of the climb. It was not to be his day however as, after a conservative start, Pudsey and Bramley’s Rob Hope showed his class to open up a devastating lead on the second part of the climb. Rob reached the top in 14.40 and a leisurely descent meant victory in 20.03, over a minute outside Kenny Stuarts 1983 record of 18.56. Tom maintained his second position closely followed by Danny Hope in third.

A measure of the quality of the field was that last years winner Alastair Dunn was squeezed into fifth in a sprint finish with Mark Addison. Unsurprisingly the team honours went to Helm Hill with 4 runners in the top 6 with some impressive performances from their younger runners, notably Tom Doyle 6th, Rory Addison 12th and James Knox 15th. The vet 40 honours went to Jon Deegan who finished 8^th overall, followed by Paul Knowles. Billy Proctor had an excellent run to finish tenth and first vet 50. Jack Holt won the vet 60 race finishing 26^th overall.

The ladies race was won by the talented youngster Melanie Hyder who runs for Helm Hill. At a sprightly 15 years of age she used her strength and familiarity with the course to win by 23 seconds over second placed Julie Laverock of Salford, who also took vet 40 honours. Helen Garrett of Ambleside AC was a close third.

Thanks to all the marshals, particularly John and Dave on the summit and Helen and Kate who had the hardest job of registering and results. Free mince pies and brews were on hand in Lakes Runner shop after the race along with generous prizes for category winners and many more spot prizes. All this for only £1!

See you next year

Dan

Results

Pos	Num	Name	Club	Cat	Time
1	125	Rob Hope	Pudsey and Bramley	M	20.03
2	257	Tom Addison	Helm Hill	M	20.53
3	8	Danny Hope	Pudsey and Bramley	M	21.00
4	572	Mark Addison	Helm Hill	M	21.14
5	623	Alastair Dunn	Helm Hill	M	21.15
6	114	Tom Doyle	Helm Hill	M	21.57
7	293	Chris Edis	Keswick	M	22.06
8	634	Jon Deegan	Ambleside AC	MV40	22.08
9	599	Gavin Bland	Borrowdale	M	22.53
10	186	Billy Proctor	Helm Hill	MV50	23.07
11	212	Sam Watson	Wharfedale	M	23.15
12	228	Rory Addison	Helm Hill	M	23.20
13	191	Dan Middlemas	Loftus and Whitby	M	23.32
14	263	Phil Mowbray	Hunters Bog Trotters	M	23.36
15	558	James Knox	Helm Hill	M	23.45
16	166	Nick White	Saffron Striders	M	24.01
17	561	Paul Knowles	Ambleside AC	MV40	24.04
18	636	Ben Abdelnoor	Ambleside AC	M	24.25
19	237	Dave Evans	Unattached	M	24.33
20	633	Gary Thorpe	Ambleside AC	MV40	24.55
21	628	Lee Proctor	Helm Hill	M	24.56
22	142	Craig Stansfield	Rossendale	MV40	24.57
23	194	Steve Smithies	Calder Valley	MV40	25.14
24	571	Phil Clark	Kendal	MV50	25.17
25	555	Scott Umpleby	Unattached	MV40	25.22
26	251	Jack Holt	Unattached	MV60	25.33
27	210	Derek Schofield	Rossendale	MV50	25.54
28	220	Julian Donnely	Darwen	MV40	26.06
29	11	Dale Foster	Otley	M	26.10
30	190	Ben Proctor	Helm Hill	M	26.15
31	4	Ali Welsh	Bowland	MV40	26.20
32	583	Ian Turnbull	Borroedale	M	26.21
33	1	Melanie Hyder	Helm Hill	L	26.24
34	626	Rob Blyth	Helm Hill	MV40	26.30
35	594	David Owens	Keswick	MV50	26.35
36	275	Mark Nutter	Clayton	MV40	26.42
37	90	Phillip Jumean	Carnforth	MV40	26.46
38	2	Julie Laverock	Salford	LV40	26.47
39	93	Andy Bennet	Helm Hill	M	26.56
40	249	Helen Garret	Ambleside AC	L	27.01
41	10	Richard Unwin	Keswick	MV50	27.02
42	177	James Riley	Todmorden	M	27.03
43	635	Allan Miller	Kendal	MV50	27. 10
44	606	Robin Gillespe	Eden	MV40	27.26
45	100	Chris Taylor	Mercia	MV50	27.30
46	631	Edward Richmond	Unattached	M	27.32
47	294	Brian Kennedy	Settle	MV40	27.33
48	225	Russell Cannon	Helm Hill	MV40	27.34
49	6	Mike Meadowcroft	Bowland	M	27.40
50	590	Steve Jeffs	Dallam	MV40	27.45
51	104	Stuart Sumner	Rossendale	MV40	28.09
52	285	Martin Brady	Clayton	MV40	28.13
53	208	Andrew Dugdale	Clayton	MV40	28.15
54	556	Paul Simpson	Kendal	MV40	28.16
55	7	Lionel Sands	Wharfdale	MV50	28.17
56	637	John Ullove	Settle	MV40	28.18
57	259	Lauren Jeska	Todmorden	L	28.25
58	617	Adam Jeffs	Dallam	M	28.27
59	570	David Fell	CFR	MV60	28.28
60	5	Steve Harling	Bowland	MV40	28.36
61	600	Shaun Addison	Helm Hill	MV40	28.39
62	146	Lou Roberts	Kendal	L	28.45
63	179	David Appleyard	Helm Hill	MV40	28.46
64	618	Paul Tuson	Helm Hill	MV50	28.59
65	559	Tim Murray	Helm Hill	MV40	29.01
66	268	Elton Stoneman	Unattached	M	29.03
67	584	Ken Dacre	Unattached	MV50	29.24
68	14	Paul Bowerbank	Sheffield	MV50	29.32
69	638	Paul Jackson	Astley and Tyldesley	MV40	29.56
70	557	Dave Richardson	Helm Hill	MV50	30.14
71	9	Mark Graham	CFR	MV50	30.20
72	91	Kevin Walker	York	MV50	30.32
73	189	Andrew Firth	Clayton	MV50	30.37
74	611	Mike Peat	Lonsdale	MV40	30.39
75	567	Malcolm Cochrane	Unattached	MV40	31.13
76	182	Steve Parker	Farnham	MV40	31.18
77	273	Amanda Howard	Retford	LV40	31.33
78	292	Gerrard Meneaud	Unattached	MV50	31.40
79	568	David Ellison	Ambleside AC	MV40	32.00
80	625	Julia Fish	Borrowdale	L	32.04
81	624	Paul Davies	WAROC	MV40	32.18
82	126	Kevin Rogan	Unattached	MV50	32.20
83	630	Martin Bates	Wesham	MV50	32.26
84	576	John Leech	Dallam	MV40	32.48
85	619	Pete Dowker	Kendal	MV60	32.54
86	3	John Linley	Clwydians Range	MV60	33.00
87	627	Mike Hayward	Castle Point	MV40	33.16
88	223	Kate Rogan	Wharfedale	L	33.17
89	569	Andy Kay	Unattached	MV40	33.19
90	169	Rebecca White	Saffron Striders	L	33.26
91	278	Sharon Schofield	Borrowdale	LV40	33.35
92	279	Ross Howard	Retford AC	MV40	33.36
93	284	Phillip Hawley	CFR	MV50	33.37
94	629	Peter Cruse	Wesham	MV40	33.48
95	129	John Gomersall	Saddleworth	MV50	33.56
96	562	Eleanor Knowles	Ambleside AC	L	34.05
97	622	Rob Sanders	Black Combe	MV50	34.53
98	280	Kevin Ainsworth	Unattached	MV50	35.30
99	632	Steve Richmond	Garstang	MV50	36.21
100	13	Robert Hirst	Clayton	MV50	36.32
101	620	Denis Maguire	Unattached	MV40	37.10
102	621	Colin Liemderson	Helm Hill	MV40	37.11
103	130	Ben Gomersall	Unattached	M	38.10
104	222	Richard Clives	Unattached	MV60	38.22
105	12	Peter Thompson	Unattached	MV40	39.15
106	262	Ann Smith	LOC	LV60	41.21
107	282	Christine Segnatelli	Darwen	L	53.11