BOFRA - Coniston Gullies, Kettlewell Fell Races & Hawswick
Gary Bastow recently completed the Coniston Gullies BOFRA Fell Race in Cumbria. As well as the seniors category, juniors had the chance to also compete in the Under 9, U12, U14 and U17 categories. Gary completed the 1 mile distance with 900 foot climb in 20 minutes 33 seconds for 3rd V50 place.
Sally Houghton continued her impressive winning streak when she won her V50 category in two more recent races. First at the Kettlewell Fell Race she completed a 1.5 mile course with 600 foot of ascent, which included the infamous ‘chimney’, a steep climb up through a rocky gully. A steep descent with both grass and scree saw Sally record a time of 16 minutes 34 seconds. At the Hawkswick Dash near Grassington a 1.4 miles course, again with 600ft ascent, had a mixture of scrambling uphill with more runnable tracks along the tops. The fast course saw Sally finish in about 16 minutes.