What a weekend of running! There are some awesome achievements to share. Saturday saw the annual Lyke Wake Challenge organised by the Quakers Running Club. The 40 mile route, partly along the ancient coffin carrying path across the moors, has over 4,000 feet of elevation. It starts just outside Osmotherley...

Last weekend was a quiet one for races with only 2 events to report. Simon Rycroft ran the Chevy Chase, a 20 mile route through some of the finest upland scenery in Northumberland. Based in Wooler, it was a tough challenge with competitors having to summit both Cheviot, 2676 feet,...

It was another hot week for long distance running. On Wednesday evening, the latest event in the Summer Fell Race League took place, Tom’s race in Bransdale. This is a tough 7.5 mile course with 1,300 feet of climb over open moorland, through bracken and along forest tracks. Runners, volunteers...