Dave Jelley Tackles Lakes 50
The Lakeland 50 is one the greatest ultra running challenges in Europe and is run over the second half of the Lakeland 100 Ultra Tour of the Lake District held on the same day. The route starts from the Northern end of Ullswater within the grand Dalemain Estate before following the Eastern shore line as far as Howtown. A quick climb and descent followed by a trek along the banks of Haweswater sees you at Mardale Head, and from here runners visit Kentmere, Ambleside, Langdale and Tilberthwaite before the final climb and descent to the finish at Coniston. There are 6 manned checkpoints on the course and the time limit to complete the 50 miles is 24 hours, which Dave Jelley easily managed to achieve with a fantastic time of 9 hours 57 minutes.