UKC

All to play for today ,as they say.

British Champion(s) will be decided today and their are a few in contention.

Will be interesting to see how it pans out.

In reply to andymac:

Anyone know who won?

Can't get onto the site(bad gateway 404)

In reply to andymac: I was at the finish line as the front runners came in but I don't know who won. lovely day for it.

In reply to higherclimbingwales:

Was the winner wearing a white vest?

Bit of a beard going on?

In reply to andymac: Could be, Lochaber on the vest?

In reply to higherclimbingwales:

Yeah.

Sounds like Dr Finlay produced the goods.

In reply to andymac: Don't quote me though as I can't be 100% of the winner though the guy I mentioned was certainly top 3.

In reply to higherclimbingwales:

Sorry,Finlay Wild

In reply to andymac: I'm getting the impression the winner of the half Peris was one of the recent Indian Face ascenters... he's not confirmed but I think his 'guess who won' is heading that way...

In reply to IainRUK:

FRA site is out of commission also.

Suppose it's a lot of work for the Eryri Webmaster to do all at once.

Ben Nevis results took hours to be put on the site last week.

In reply to andymac: Its also really low tech racing.. so it will take much longer than with the Ben.. be surprised if its before the middle of the week.

In reply to IainRUK:

Yeah the people on the finish line were hand writing the numbers into a table.

In reply to higherclimbingwales: Yes.. crazy.. I asked the club to buy dibbers.. which were considered unsafe.. yet in at least two races the results blew away mid race and they didn't know who finished...

In reply to IainRUK:

Unsafe in what way?

In reply to higherclimbingwales: No idea.. they said a dibber can fail and can't help people.. which I still don't get.. but elderly.. scared of technology. Ideally you'd use both.

I don't get why RO's don't use online entry either.. makes the whole process many times easier.

In reply to IainRUK:

FFS.

Bit of head scratching if the finishing order is last seen heading for Wrexham.

In reply to andymac:

Yep-just like there will be head scratching when you have to pay an extortionate online entry months in advance for a fell race, use a timing chip, can't get a refund blah blah blah. Spit and sawdust racing is what keeps fell racing seperate from the us/european 'trail'/'sky' running nonsense. Vive la difference fella!

In reply to Days on Rock: Its around 50p extra for most online entries.. Peris was pre entry only.. so what 30p stamp? 40p? no idea..

But whats the difference? we're talking pence.

Sportident is the ideal system for entry and dibbers and usuall very cheap. I think short evening races or midweeks are fine as they are but think all AL's should now shift to dibbers.

I did the Ben which has a tag system. Drop one at the start.. means you started.. one at the summit.. means you summited one at the end. I had MRT looking for me.. yet hadn't started.. so they hadn't checked their system... dibbers would have been much clearer.

They were annoyed at me, but I knew their system so presumed they'd check. I should have said as well (I opted not to race due to an upcoming international). but registered for the free gear.. which as you say entry isn't cheap.. and I was there watching the wife anyway.

In reply to andymac:

Rob Jebb 1st and confirmed as British champ once again and ran the 4th fastest time in history.

Mogan Donnelly 2nd, broke the MV40 record....which was a good one.

Finlay Wilde 3rd, Oli Johnson 4th, Lloyd Taggart 5th

Mark Roberts 9th and broke the MV50 record.

Vic Wilkinson won ladies and ran 3rd fastest time in history, the fastest 2 were set by Welsh legend Menna Angharad. 3.28.14 was Menna's fastest, a nice target for any pure fell runner!

Results will be on the Eryri site........................................................................................................................................................by tomorrow night.

In reply to andymac: results are on facebook.. not on the eryri site.. surprised at the times, pretty slow for many. I thought there would be more sub 3:20.

Pos. No. Name Club Time Category

1 117 Rob Jebb Bingley 03:12:29 M
2 174 Morgan Donnelly Borrowdale 03:14:53 M40
3 183 Finlay Wilde Lochaber 03:17:32 M
4 145 Oli Johnson DPFR 03:21:03 M
5 81 Lloyd Taggart DPFR 03:24:50 M40
6 70 Pete Vale Mercia 03:26:07 M40
7 159 Math Roberts Eryri 03:27:26 M
8 162 Ben Abdelnoor Ambleside 03:29:02 M
9 176 Mark Roberts Borrowdale 03:30:05 M50
10 64 Tom Gibbs Ambleside 03:33:36 M
11 119 Stewart Whitlie Carnethy 03:34:53 M50
12 197 Felipe Jones Aberystwyth AC 03:35:06 M
13 89 Danny Hope P&B 03:37:13 M
14 154 Paul Cornforth Borrowdale 03:37:19 M50
15 184 Todd Oates Ambleside 03:37:30 M
16 92 Matt Fortes Eryri 03:37:45 M
17 186 Victoria Wilkinson Bingley 03:38:06 F
18 178 Sam Watson Wharfedale 03:39:46 M
19 179 Michael Reid Carnethy 03:41:01 M
20 187 Jon Morgan DPFR 03:41:01 M40
21 125 John Hunt DPFR 03:42:18 M40
22 76 David Parker Meirionnydd 03:43:39 M
23 155 Richard Roberts Eryri 03:46:30 M
24 168 Chris Robinson Ambleside 03:47:05 M
25 181 Paul Crabtree Wharfedale 03:50:57 M40
26 190 Jez Brown Buckley 03:51:03 M40
27 177 Paul Faulkner Carnethy 03:51:46 M40
28 98 John Parkinson Eryri 03:53:23 M40
29 74 Mark Ollerenshaw Glossopdale 03:53:41 M
30 123 Noel Craine Eryri 03:54:07 M40
31 193 Adrian Davis Carnethy 03:54:21 M50
32 80 Jackie Lee Eryri 03:54:59 F
33 46 Tim Higginbottom Clwydian 03:55:04 M40
34 52 Ross Litherland U/A 03:55:14 M
35 102 Peter Toaig Borrowdale 03:55:34 M40
36 7 Karl Steinegger Ambleside 03:57:16 M
37 62 Huw Davies Mercia 03:58:12 MJ
38 133 Johnny Moore Eryri 03:58:21 M40
39 48 Hazel Robinson Ambleside 03:59:36 F40
40 83 Helen Fines CVFR 04:01:49 F40
41 79 Craig Jones Eryri 04:02:23 M40
42 121 Judith Jepson DPFR 04:02:52 F40
43 57 Gary Thorpe Ambleside 04:04:37 M40
44 185 Darren Kay P&B 04:06:36 M40
45 139 Tim Werrett Mercia 04:06:52 M40
46 106 Hugh O'Donnell Ambleside 04:07:46 M
47 172 Kevin Avery U/A 04:08:02 M
48 200 Charles McIntosh P&B 04:08:05 M40
49 21 Dave Soles Pennine 04:09:29 M50
50 63 Astrid Gibbs Ambleside 04:10:10 F
51 96 Rhys Ap Gwilym U/A 04:11:37 M
52 113 Heather Marshall DPFR 04:11:45 F
53 87 Ian Nixon P&B 04:11:57 M
54 153 Adrian Williams Eryri 04:12:33 M40
55 13 Simon G Roberts Buckley 04:13:16 M40
56 77 Nicky Spinks DPFR 04:13:31 M40
57 6 Martin Cliffe Eryri 04:14:43 M40
58 86 Helen Berry Holmfirth 04:16:19 F
59 195 Ashley Kay DPFR 04:17:13 M50
60 157 Dominic Jones Shropshire Shufflers 04:18:06 M
61 31 Gavin Williams DPFR 04:19:30 M50
62 88 Alex Jones P&B 04:19:50 M
63 137 Alex McVey Carnethy 04:19:58 M50
64 11 Chris Baynham-Hughes Helsby RC 04:20:02 M
65 188 Alan Kirk Pennine 04:20:12 M50
66 41 Chris Jackson Glossopdale 04:20:41 M
67 40 Brian Horn Borrowdale 04:20:50 M50
68 149 Dave Powell Aberystwyth AC 04:21:32 M50
69 29 Mel Price Mercia 04:21:59 M40
70 42 Caitlin Rice Glossopdale 04:22:31 M
71 58 Paul Jeggo Springfield 04:22:53 M50
72 43 Nick Pearce Ilkley Harriers 04:22:58 M60
73 194 Mike Nelson Macclesfield 04:23:03 M40
74 27 Tim Watson Eryri 04:24:35 M40
75 138 Paul Jones Eryri 04:24:35 M40
76 107 Jackie Winn Ellenborough 04:26:35 M60
77 161 Darren Fishwick Chorley 04:26:54 M50
78 175 Lou Roberts Ambleside 04:27:48 F40
79 56 Jason Phillips U/A 04:29:25 M
80 82 Jenny Heming Eryri 04:30:20 F40
81 61 Glen Davies Mercia 04:30:46 M50
82 75 Keith Holmes DPFR 04:31:01 M50
83 136 Glyn Fletcher Maldwyn Harriers 04:31:04 M50
84 16 Jean Brown CLEM 04:31:31 F40
85 160 Alan Duncan Bowland 04:32:28 M60
86 94 Andrea Rowlands Eryri 04:32:29 F
87 135 Mary Gillie Clwydian 04:34:09 F40
88 196 Jospeh Crossfield CVFR 04:34:41 M
89 150 Bernard Grant Harrogate 04:35:07 M60
90 173 Steve Toogood U/A 04:36:16 M50
91 35 Virgil Barton Mercia 04:36:27 M
92 105 Simon Reed DPFR 04:36:35 M50
93 146 Gill Meyers Wharfedale 04:36:47 F50
94 124 Robert Taylor Pennine 04:37:33 M60
95 68 Ed Harmer Eryri 04:37:50 M40
96 129 Chris Atherton Maldwyn Harriers 04:37:55 M
97 24 Mhairi Cameron Ambleside 04:37:58 F
98 189 Tim Culshaw Chorlton Runners 04:38:09 M
99 163 Dicky Wilkinson DPFR 04:38:13 M50

In reply to IainRUK:
Pos. No. Name Club Time Category

99 163 Dicky Wilkinson DPFR 04:38:13 M50
100 147 Louise Pickles Wharfedale 04:38:20 F
101 12 Mark Davies NWRRC 04:38:57 M
102 69 Alasdair Cowell Glossopdale 04:42:47 M40
103 100 Greg Rimmer DPFR 04:43:35 M50
104 23 Rachel Hill Wharfedale 04:43:42 F40
105 115 Jenny Caddick DPFR 04:44:03 F40
106 116 Dave Sykes DPFR 04:44:45 M40
107 128 Michael Belshaw Eryri 04:45:07 M50
108 30 Dave Woodvine Shropshire Shufflers 04:45:59 M40
109 152 Paul Hodges Eryri 04:46:10 M40
110 143 Matt Harrison Mercia 04:46:18 M40
111 166 Martin Kitchen U/A 04:49:12 M
112 54 Ian Warhurst Pennine 04:52:29 M50
113 90 Phil Targett Eryri 04:53:16 M40
114 164 John Rainford Preston Harriers 04:53:17 M50
115 71 David Malia Mercia 04:56:30 M40
116 39 Martin Pollit Burdon RR 04:56:47 M50
117 203 Richard Davey Wetherby Runners 04:57:04 M40
118 51 Catherine Litherland U/A 04:57:29 F
119 14 Jeff McQueen West Cheshire 04:57:53 M40
120 73 Andrew Bibby Todmorden 04:59:08 M60
121 191 Simon Titmiss Carnethy 05:00:06 M40
122 65 Dan Taylor Todmorden 05:00:49 M
123 22 Jo Moore Eryri 05:01:39 F40
124 60 Ian Pomeroy U/A 05:04:30 M50
125 59 Jim Londesborough Hatton Darts RC 05:04:55 M50
126 144 Tom Westgate DPFR 05:06:08 M50
127 110 Rod Sutcliffe CVFR 05:06:36 M60
128 36 Gwion Williams Eryri 05:06:44 M
129 93 Becki Law Eryri 05:07:15 F
130 108 Gareth Buckley West Cheshire 05:07:39 M
131 26 Andrew Holmes Pennine 05:08:01 M
132 32 Mike Boissier-Wyles U/A 05:08:05 M40
133 78 Richard Hurrell U/A 05:08:09 M50
134 37 Kath Brierley Todmorden 05:11:40 F50
135 182 Claire Pearson Wharfedale 05:13:46 F50
136 38 Isaline Kneale Burdon RR 05:13:57 F40
137 44 Andy Watts Cheshire HR 05:14:44 M60
138 99 Susan Howarth Mercia 05:16:34 F50
139 9 Michael McLoughlin Preston Harriers 05:16:37 M60
140 132 Willy Kitchen DPFR 05:18:16 M40
141 50 Jimmy Rhodes Bowland 05:18:35 M40
142 97 Ralph Pawling Eryri 05:20:27 M
143 66 Jane Leonard Todmorden 05:20:37 F50
144 122 Ali Thomas Eryri 05:21:51 F40
145 85 Richard Borne Mysteruns 05:21:52 M40
146 101 Donna Claridge DPFR 05:22:03 F40
147 8 Kean Rowlands Clwydian 05:23:37 M50
148 167 Simon Fisher CVFR 05:24:56 M40
149 95 David Lund DPFR 05:26:43 M
150 45 Ronald Rees Pennine 05:27:06 M50
151 1 Celia Mills Mercia 05:29:00 F40
152 148 John Mainwaring Eryri 05:35:05 M50
153 72 Katy Thomson CLEM 05:36:26 F50
154 130 Stephen Atherton FRA 05:36:45 M50
155 53 Kate Ayres Ambleside 05:38:18 F50
156 210 Sasha Hapgood Mynydd Du 05:42:04 F40
157 47 Craig MacAlpine Erme Valley 05:42:18 M40
158 15 John Hewitt Glossopdale 05:42:34 M50
159 131 Garry Gunner Croft Ambrey 05:43:29 M60
160 17 Clare Harris Todmorden 05:43:33 F50
161 91 Ifan R Evans Eryri 05:44:53 M40
162 126 Tony Keech Human Energy AC 05:46:32 M50
163 67 Emily Wood Eryri 05:46:59 F40
164 33 Helen Angharad John Eryri 05:47:29 F
165 141 Naomi Watson Mercia 05:47:45 F
166 192 Eddie Lesniak Achille Ratti 05:51:47 M50
167 142 Andy Robinson Mercia 05:56:04 M50
168 34 Brian Robbins Eryri 05:59:40 M60
169 202 Stuart MacDonald Eryri 06:05:51 M
170 201 Mick Robinson Notts AC 06:25:17 M50
171 10 David Stakes Bellahouston RR 06:30:39 M50
172 199 Samantha Noble Ambleside DNF
173 120 Stephen Pyke DPFR DNF
174 84 Wendy Trimble Eryri DNF
175 134 Mark Atherton Meirionnydd DNF
176 140 Tom Roo Mercia DNF
177 171 Tim Davies Mercia DNF
178 18 Nick Harris Rossendale DNF
179 151 Mike Symonds U/A DNF
180 103 Alex Johnson U/A DNF
181 25 John Helme Ambleside DNS
182 114 Anna Forrest Ambleside DNS
183 55 Tim Ellis CVFR DNS
184 109 Rhys Owen Cybi DNS
185 158 Adair Broughton Helsby RC DNS
186 2 David Marham Leighton Buzzard DNS
187 3 Steven Marham Leighton Buzzard DNS
188 4 Michael Kelly Leighton Buzzard DNS
189 170 Roland Stafford Mercia DNS
190 180 Angela Donlan Wharfedale DNS
191 19 Konrad Rawlik Carnethy DNS
192 20 Jasmin Parris Carnethy DNS
193 127 Helen Wise Carnethy DNS
194 118 Barry Wilkinson DPFR DNS
195 165 Glen Borrell DPFR DNS
196 5 Alistair MacGregor Holmfirth DNS
197 49 Rachel Pilling P&B DNS
198 112 Rachel Nolan Pennine DNS
199 169 Roy Gardner Saddleworth RC DNS
200 198 Peter Mackie Shettleston Harriers DNS
201 104 David York Tattenhall DNS
202 28 Mark Davies Mercia TO
203 111 Kim Braznell Mercia TO

In reply to IainRUK: confirmed on Facebook, with a picture of his shoes ( no tread at all). The man is a monster.

In reply to IainRUK:

Well done to Rob Jebb.

Impressive.

At the Ben ,the Pete Bland boys said he had a bit of a chest infection,hence his absence.

In reply to andymac: Its a cracking time.. supposedly 4th fastest ever.. yet 10 minutes off the actual course record. Shows how good that is, think it was a Gavin Bland one, and fairly sure CD ran him close.

In reply to andymac:

http://www.eryriharriers.org.uk/peris-report-results/

Report and results were on Eryri site by 2214hrs last night.....as initially stated within previous post....

Interestingly there were 171 finishers, this compares to 179 when it was a Brit champs in 1996.

More facts - since last Brit champs in 2006 only Pete Vale has ran sub 3.20, whilst only 3 male Eryri runners have ran faster than the incredible female record of Menna Angharad.

In 1996 there were 76 vet runners whilst in 2013 there were over 140.

Some of you will be happy to know that next year Rat Race events will be organising it with the use of dibber systems and online entry, entry fee will be £145 - a 2000% price hike.

In reply to RhedwrMynydd: Not a great advert for Eryri then would expect a proper fell club to have many sub 3:25.. what 22 mins of McQueens best time of what 3:06? I ran 3:33 as a fatty in 2008.. shortly before running 3:04 at Snowdonia to show what shape was not in..

Aye its well known how much these ruddy dibbers and OE costs.. bloody joke what Sportidents done to the sport... these rapid results.. no need for resulst being dropped off by hand.. bloody joke..

In reply to IainRUK:

Still, you have to admit that a fair few quality fell runners have never cracked 3.30 - if we take the results from this year and in partic. those I posted from 1991 and 1996.

Out of interest - I know weather conditions were pretty torrid (though don't reckon it slowed us too much) but what do you roughly reckon you'd have been in 2011 on full route, i.e. how much shorter was the route minus Lliwedd / Wyddfa climb timewise?

Re: Dibbers / OE....aye well guess we all don't have to agree with each other on that one. I just reckon that'd be another step towards veering fell running closer to some of the torrid events we've had around here during last few years. Also that'd be an additional push towards hiking race prices from £5 to £30, aka, Ben, Wyddfa, 3 Peaks.......again know you don't agree with that but that's my view, as well as I'd guess the majority of fell runners.

In reply to RhedwrMynydd: No idea.. 2011 was incomparable.. I remember jogging off the side of Foel Goch thinking how easy it was.. as I thought you'd go for it there.. as I knew your terrain was there to Glyder Fawr and then PyP to Lliwedd.. so I was quite happy to sit in.. but I reckon we'd have ran sun 3:40 then.. we were steady but climbed well..

I think dibbers can and are cheap.. just buy one. In Europe you pay for one and thats that. TBH I think Snowdon, Ben, £ peaks (quite an accurate slip there..) are capitalism.. they charge what they can.. chips are immaterial.

I don't think fell runners think that, hence why dibber races are popular. Its now the norm... outside of Gwynedd.. there is in fact no rebellion against dibbers. Has there been one race that has suffered from their incorporation? You yourself (and I've seen this) pay money on mobile phone web access to check results asap... we all do. We want instant results.. but more importantly dibbers are safer. Look at the two cases in NW.. Mike sending out Web posts asking for who finished where... how did he know they finished?

Stasi Jail today..

PS: Loved Mike's comment about the womens half time.. he really needs to get experience of fell racing at the sharp end before commenting..

In reply to RhedwrMynydd: And you ran a good time.. better than many Eryri supposed greats.. but, and I mean this in a good way, it highlights how few thought big, we're all still a long way of McQueen. As much as Eryri is a fell club the road runners have often lead the way.

3:06.. from a guy most outside of North Wales won't know... who most in Eryri don't appreciate how superb he was.

Craino had a good run, so did Parker.. but some supposed top runners were shown where they were.. and I think you know who I mean.. few step up to the plate of the big races like we always have and when they do they get found out..