Lingmell Dash Fell Race – raising funds for the team – 23rd July 2011

A small but select band of runners assembled at the Wasdale Head Inn on Saturday for the tenth running of the 4.5 mile 2500ft Lingmell Dash Fell Race. This race combines fast flat running on the valley floor with a lung bursting climb to the summit where race organiser Tim Brooks (Wasdale MRT member) was sitting waiting for the runners ahead of the plummeting drop back to the finish.

At 1400 Adam Naylor proprietor of the Inn, race sponsor and long time supporter of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team, set the field of 30 on their way with a resounding ring of the dinner gong.

First to turn at the summit and first back was Tim Ellis (Edgeworth Cricket & Recreational Club) in 52.34 over six minutes outside Rob Jebbs 2007 record of 45.36. Ian Davies of the Keswick club (55.10) followed in second place with Graham Ivory in his first fell race (57.02) 1st V40 in third.

For the ladies, Gosforth’s Lindsay Buck LV50 of Cumberland Fell Runners held off all other challengers to finished twenty second overall in 73.50 ahead of Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team Member’s Debs Carter LV40 (74.50) and Saffron Price-Walter (86.53)

Other local runners featured strongly with the Gosforth trio of Dave Atkinson of CFR fourth overall and 1st V45 ducking under the hour in 59.32, Chris Cripps (67.09) first WMRT member and Larry Abel also CFR V45 (69.14). Other Cumberland Fell Runners included Roger Whitiker who climbed well for the 1st V65 prize in 73.27 and Terry Lowdon was 3rd V60 in 96.48. Will Holden a crew member at the Inn ran strongly to finish in 67.13 and must surely invest in a pair of fell shoes after his encouraging debut. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team members Julian Carradice V50 (69.56) Richard Harrison M55 (72.09), Peter Bains M55 (72.33) Stephen Walter (76.02) all finished strongly without incident.

Cumberland Fell Runners with Lindsay as fourth counter took the overall team prize ahead of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team. Both teams received beer kegs from Howard Christie of the Great Gable Brewing Company. All funds raised from this race go directly to the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team and at the prize giving ceremony thanks went to all the runners, Lindsay Buck and Jim Davis for coordinating the entries and prizes, Mel Abel for time keeping and local businesses Lingmell House B&B, The Wasdale Head Inn, Branthwaite Farm B&B, the Great Gable Brewing Company for providing a bottle of his prize winning ale for all the runners, and the ‘Barndoor Shop’ for supporting the race.

Runner	Cat	Club or Organisation	Time
Tim Ellis	M	Edgeworth Cricket & Recreational Club	52.34
Ian Davies	M	Keswick AC	55.10
Graham Ivory	M40	U/A	57.02
David Atkinson	M45	Cumberland Fell Runners	59.32
Samuel Dalby	M	FRA	62.00
Robert Fox	M50	Long Eaton	65.57
Paul Hindle	M45	Keighley & Craven	66.41
Chris Cripps	M	Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team	67.09
William Holder	M	U/A	67.13
Eddie Lesniak	M55	Achillie Rattie	67.21
Danny Hazell	M23	U/A	67.30
Dicky Wilkinson	M50	Dark Peak	68.27
Larry Abel	M45	Cumberland Fell Runners	69.14
John Hazell	M50	U/A	69.56
Julian Carradice	M50	Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team	69.56
Andrew Vais	M	Holmfirth	70.33
Steve Ellis	M55	Edgeworth Cricket & Recreational Club	71.40
Richard Harrison	M55	Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team	72.09
Peter Bains	M55	Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team	72.33
Roger Whitaker	M65	Cumberland Fell Runners	73.27
Phil Walters	M40	Dark Peak	73.25
Lindsay Buck	F50	Cumberland Fell Runners	73.50
Debs Carter	F40	Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team	74.50
Stephen Walter	M	Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team	76.02
David Wilson-Timmings	M60	FRA	81.36
Saffron Price-Walter	F	Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team	86.53
Alan Taylor	M55	Cumberland Fell Runners	87.17
Sean Gauton	M40	Long Eaton	91.29
Lee Hopkins	M40	U/A	93.07
Terry Lowdon	M55	Cumberland Fell Runners	96.48