Big wins in well-known fell race for professional athletes likewise chasing after World Mountain and Trail Championships locations
68th 3 PEAKS, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, April 29
The 68th running of the traditional Yorkshire Three Peaks race, supported by Inov-8, was hung on Saturday (April 29). The approximate 23.5 miles course, with 1600m of climbing up, takes in the 3 traditional peaks of Pen y Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, Adrian Stott reports
This year’s race likewise functioned as a trial for the brief path occasion at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, being kept in Innsbruck in June.
Thomas Roach of Lewes led the guys to the top of Pen y Ghent and had a 30-second lead from a little chasing group that consisted of Sasha Chepelin (Carnethy), Finlay Wild (Lochaber), Jarlath McKenna (Tyne Bridge) and Chris Holdsworth (Clayton).
Roach was to hold the lead on the long path area to the Ribblehead Viaduct checkpoint at 11 miles. Chepelin and Holdsworth were around 45 seconds down. Wild and Mercia’s Dan Connolly were a more minute behind. On the long go up to the 2nd top of Whernside, Roach preserved his lead. Wild with the fastest break up the hill near to within 30 seconds contending with Chepelin for second.
By the time the 3rd top, Ingleborough, was reached at around 19 miles, Roach had actually extended his cause almost 5 minutes over Chepelin. Connolly now held 3rd with Wild back in 4th.
Roach ran a strong descent, and took the win in 2:53:28. Chepelin, in spite of a nasty fall on the descent, held on for 2nd in 3:00:14. A fast-finishing Connolly taped 3:00:30 for 3rd.
Roach is initially from Sussex however has actually resided in Austria for the last couple of years. His previous successes consist of success at Austria’s Tour de Tirol in 2022, together with 15th location at last year’s traditional Sierre Zinal race.
Three Peaks guys’s podium
In the females’s race, Helm Hill’s Scarlet Dale was the early leader at the top of Pen y Ghent in 34:24. A group consisting of Vic Wilkinson (Bingley), Martha Tibbott (Saddleworth), and Cat Taylor (Black Coombe) were around 30 seconds back.
At Ribblehead checkpoint, Dale still led, however behind her, simply over a minute separated the next 5 runners, with Keswick’s Holly Wootton now lying 2nd.
Taylor was to show the greatest climber to the top of Whernside where she held a three-minute lead over Wooton and Wilkinson. Dale had actually fallen back to 5th and was to leave at the Hill Inn Checkpoint.
Cat Taylor leads Victoria Wilkinson (Dave Woodhead)
At the top of the last climb at Ingleborough, Taylor had actually increased her cause 7 minutes over Wooton. Cat Williamson (Loftus &Whitby) had actually moved into 3rd ahead of Wilkinson.
Taylor didn’t let up on the long descent to the surface at Horton, clocking 3:34:44. She completed over 9 minutes clear of Williamson, who came through for 2nd in 3:44:03. Holly Wootten took 3rd in 3:45:15. Victoria Thompson came through highly for 4th, with course record holder Wilkinson in 5th.
There were 581 finishers from simply under 700 beginners.
Overall (24M/4500ft):
1 T Roach (Lewes, M40) 2:53:28
2 A Chepelin (C’thy) 3:00:14
3 D Connolly (Mercia) 3:00:30
4 F Wild (L’ber) 3:04:46
5 C Holdsworth (Inov8) 3:07:05
6 B Townshend (Kesw) 3:09:11
7 B Houghton (Dark Pk) 3:09:19
8 H Bolton (Kesw) 3:11:02
9 R Mon-Williams (Ilkley) 3:11:08
10 T Adams (Inov8, M40) 3:12:10
M50: K Gray (Calder V) 3:21:22
M60: D Prosser (Kesw) 3:54:47
M70: J Maxfield (N’burgh N) 5:16:34
GROUP: 1 Helm H 100; 2 Calder V 102; 3 Kesw 173
M40: Helm H 32
M50: Calder V 17
First 3 females
Women:
1 C Taylor Black Combe 3:34:44
2 C Williamson (Loft, W40) 3:44:03
3 H Wootten (Kes) 3:45:15
4 V Thompson (Helm H) 3:46:52
5 V Wilkinson (Bing, W40) 3:47:18
6 E Cowper-Coles (Denb D) 3:50:08
7 M Tibbot (Sadd) 3:50:37
8 B Penty (Knave) 3:55:05
W50: R Thackray (Bing) 4:08:10
W60: A Duckworth (Clay) 4:51:06
GROUP: 1 Helm H 62; 2 N Leeds FR 69; 3 Bing 88
W40: Glens R 29
W50: Clay 19
TERRIFIC HAMELDON, Accrington, April 30
Overall (6M/1100ft):
1 B Rothery (Ilkley) 35:53
2 J Ormrod (Ross, U20) 38:56
3 R Webb (Ross) 39:35
4 J Cleaver (Ross, M40)39:51
5 A Wale (Clay, M40) 40:06
6 D Mirifeld (Barl) 40:24
7 I Beresford (Barl, M40) 40:42
8 S Fairhurst (Horw) 40:46
M45: A Holt (Ross) 43:42
M55: M Horrocks (Barl) 46:08
M60: I Ferguson (Bing) 51:37
M70: M Moorhouse (Mat) 52:55
Women:
1 E Hopkinson ((Wharf, W40) 45:22
2 L Powell-Smith (B’burn, W45) 46:59
3 M Ralphson (Barl, W45) 49:41
4 J Cleaver (Ross, W40) 54:40
5 H Driver (Barl, W40) 55:03
W50: J Davies (Ribb) 57:06
W60: C Whitaker (Tod) 59:44
U20: C Duffy (Clay) 56:55
STUC A CHROIN, Strathyre, April 29
Overall (14M/5000ft):
1 F Wilson (C’thy) 2:13:00
2 S Fisher (Howg) 2:13:40
3 A Campbell (Cambus) 2:15:10
4 A Thornton (Ochil) 2:17:46
5 S Halsall (Shett) 2:21:06
6 A Smith (C;thy) 2:22:11
M40: A Fallas (C’thy) 2:26:12
M55: M Shaw (L’ber) 2:50:07
M60: M Anderson (W’lands CC) 2:58:16
M65: J Tullie (Tev) 3:09:47
Women:
1 S Hodgson (C’thy) 2:43:57
2 A Mudge (Ochil, W50) 2:47:29
3 B Hanson (Moorf) 2:47:53
4 E Peters (W’lands CC) 2:54:06
W55: N Spinks (Dark Pk) 3:06:07
W60: H Dean (Ochil) 3:34:37
SLIEVE MARTIN, Rostrevor, April 27
Overall (4.25M/1740ft):
1 J Scott (Mouirne) 38:29
2 J Mcatee (Mourne) 38:31
3 A Tees (BARF, M40) 38:32
4 A Crutchley 38:35
5 J McKee (Mourne) 39:20
6 L Vallely (Armagh, M40) 39:50
7 E O’Kane (U20) 39:52
8 B McConville (Newc) 39:57
M45: D McDaid (Newc) 42:00
M50: W Cartmill (Newry) 42:57
M60: P Le Blanc (Newry) 45:32
M70: P McGuckin 57:47
M75: J Adgey (N Down) 67:13
Women:
1 C Abraham 44:227
2 T Cumming (Willow, W40) 45:49
3 D Wilson (Drom, W50) 46:36
4 N McCurry (Glens R) 47:32
5 K Wilton (Jog Lisb, W50) 48:20
W55: A McNeill (Drom) 52:59
W65: M Mackin (Drom) 54:58
TIGER’S PATH, Totley, April 26
Overall (8.75km/207m):
1 T Perry (Dark Pk) 31:14
2 S Franklin (Totley) 32:13
3 P Williams (Dark Pk, W) 34:07
4 C Joyce (Dron) 34:25
5 A Macdonald (Sheff UOC) 34:30
6 T Hughes (Totley) 34:56
M40: K Swainson (Dark Pk) 35:29
M50: K Fitch 37:01
M60: J Turner (Steel) 40:35
M70: M Moorhouse (Mat) 44:21
Women:
1 Williams 34:07
2 K Sloane 37:39
3 A Walker (Sheff UOC) 41:24
4 C Kay (Totley, W40) 41:47
W50: J Langham (Smiley) 47:31
W60: P Goodall (Totley) 50:15
BUNNY RUN RELAYS, Haworth, April 25
Overall (3×2.4km/60m):
1 Triple Yokers (combined) 29:47 (E Evans 9:13, H Cairns 10:49, A Cairns 9:45)
2 P&B 29:51 (D Walker 10:05, M Boocock 9:33, E Beaumont 10:13)
3 Hali 29:55 (A Franklin 9:21, W Cattermole 10:11, B Crowther 10:23)
4 SCRS 30:28 (D Drake 10:20, J Allard 10:03, M Warters 10:05)
5 Archies 30:57 (O Shinn 10:25, A Wolfenden 10:23, A Budding 10:09)
6 Eggs 30:59 (E Wilkinson 9:48, A Sielecki 11:02, O Brooks 10:09)
M40: Furry Fellas 37:23 (N Walker 13:07, P Vasquez 13:47, P Evans 10:29)
U17: 1 Bing 32:20 (R Temple 10:36, L Shackleton 10:56, J Norris 10:48)
U15: Kenyans 33:33 (G Marsh 10:11, O Timbers 11:29, W Oakden 11:53)
U13: Bing 35:30 (T Griffiths 12:08, T Jebb 12:56, C Porteous 10:26)
Mixed:
1 Triple Yokers 29:47
2 Threes a Crowd 31:34 (S Barber 10:06, M Bellwood 11:15, N Gallagher-Thompson 10:13
3 Hoppity 32:27 (B Buckley 11:21, C McKee 10:29, T Mckee 10:37)
4 Barnes 33:04 (H Smith 10:30, E Bolton 10:25, C Barnes 12:09)
Fastest:
1 E Evans 9:13; 2 Franklin 9:21; 3 Boocock 9:33; 4 L Parkin (Hali) 9:35
Women:
1 Scrambled 33:14 (O Aldham 11:18, E Gibbins 11:08, R Flaherty 10:48)
2 Bing (U15) 37:03 (M Donaldson 12:20, I Jebb 12:59, M Ford 11:44)
3 Keighley (U15) 37:41 (I Patefield 11:58, G Twist 13:04, M Plunkett 12:39)
4 Choc Bunnies (U13) 37:48 (A White 11:58, S Brady 13:57, Moddy 11:53)
W40: Eggstatic 39:29 (K Pickles 12:58, C Harding 15:05, R Pilling 11:26)
Fastest: 1 Bolton 10:25; 2 C McKee 10:29; 3 Smith 10:30
KINDER FAILURE, Hayfield, April 23
Overall (9.6M/1970ft):
1 P Taylor-Bray (Chorlton) 68:51
2 E Corden (Dark Pk) 69:26
3 D Birtwistle (Mercia) 70:40
4 T Saville (Dark Pk) 71:55
5 J Williams Dark Pk) 73:07
6 B Tetler (G’dale, M40) 73:48
7 C Winfield (Penn) 73:58
8 T Barry (Penn) 74:13
M50: S Knowles 77:51
M60: D Clarke (Hyde V) 93:59
M70: F Fielding (G’dale) 1:51:10
Women:
1 S Fawcett (Dark Pk, W40) 87:52
2 L Allen (Totley, W40) 91:20
3 H Tait (Dark Pk) 91:29
4 A Wilson (Sadd) 93:48
5 R Duckworth (Belpr) 95:24
W50: J Bednall (Bux) 1:45:54
W60: J Searle (Dark Pk) 1:43:51
W70: B Buckley (G’dale) 2:12:21
BLACK COMBE DUDDON DASH (FRA junior champions), Seathwaite, April 23
U19 (range not determined):
1 A Poulston (Wirr) 52:46
2 W Walker (Clay) 55:09
3 E Whitaker (Harr, W) 55:12
4 J Ormrod (Ross) 55:50
U19 females:
1 Whitaker 55:12
2 S Rylance (Amble) 66:22
3 G Bell (Leven V) 66:36
U17
1 T Hooper (Wharf) 36:14
2 O Bailey (Staffs M) 36:28
3 J Sanderson (Sett) 36:49
U17 females:
1 G Turner (P’stone FPR) 44:28
2 I-M Wilson (Dark Pk) 45:23
3 O Aldham (Wharf) 48:00
U15 kids:
1 A White (Traff) 28:21
2 W Pease (Barl) 28:36
3 Z Jardine (K&C) 28:38
U15 ladies:
1 I Pastor (Warr PAC) 31:06
2 M Jebb (Helm H) 31:41
3 C McKee (Calder V) 32:47
U13 kids:
1 H Hopkinson (Ross) 18:22
2 M Foxwell (Amble) 18:29
3 A Cole (Sett|) 18:32
U13 ladies:
1 I Jebb (Helm H) 19:51
2 A Carr (Ross) 20:04
3 M McGoldrick (Sett) 20:41
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