Fell Races
On Thursday 26 April Martin Gabriel and Sally Houghton took part in the Dick Hudson fell race. Starting from Ilkley this was a 7 mile race with 1100ft ascent but with no official route! Basically, it was any way you wanted up and over the tops …. the only rule being you had to touch the gate by the Dick Hudson pub before you headed back again. This was a deceptively tough race over moorland. Sally was 1st v50 and 10th lady in 1 hour 1 minute, while Martin who unfortunately got an injury, finished in 1:07. On Sunday 29 April, Sally did the Blakey Blitz. The 10.5 miles and 2800 ft took course took runners from the Lion Inn at Blakey Ridge and over Glaisedale Moor and then into Great Fryup Dale. The route had a bit of every terrain with stunning views along the ridges, great descents down grassy hillsides, twisty narrow heather paths, steep ascents and wide gravel tracks as well as loads of mud!!! Sally would highly recommend this one for next year. Sally was 4th lady and 1st v50.