Andy, Sarah and I entered this English Championship and British Championship race recently. Being a champs race meant that ordinary people such as me can line up with the top fell-racers on equal terms; not many sports where this is the case.
My friend Keri invited me to the Lakes for the weekend and mentioned something about a bit of running, staying in a nice B & B in Wasdale, (one of my favourite places) and going to the pub, what could be better and more relaxing…
The Cumberland Fell Runners hosted an end-of-season "easy" fell run for all local clubs. "All welcome" the invitation said, so I persuaded Andy and Jo, not memebers of any club, to come along...