Marsden Racers

🏃‍♂️⛰️ Huge congratulations to Andy on a cracking run at today's Dovedale Big Dipper!

Taking on a tough 27-mile route through the stunning Dove and Manifold Valleys, with relentless climbs, descents and what felt like an endless number of stiles, Andy battled his way to an impressive 🥈 2nd place in the V60 category! 👏💪

And, as always, Tom the Collie couldn't resist stealing a bit of the limelight and sneaking into the photos! 📸🐶

Fantastic effort, Andy – another brilliant performance! 🤎🖤

🏃‍♂️💧 Marsden Racers – Reservoir Dogs | July Challenge Results 💧🏃‍♀️

The reservoirs have been counted, the miles have been run, and we have a winner! 👏

🏆 Congratulations to Jonny Dawson, who topped the leaderboard with an incredible 157 reservoirs visited during July to claim the £50 Scullery Kitchen & Bar voucher! 💪

A huge shout-out to Hywel Sedgewick, who pushed Jonny all the way in a brilliant battle, finishing on 126 reservoirs to take 2nd place and the £25 voucher. 👏

Across the month, our Racers clocked up an amazing 766 reservoir visits – a fantastic effort from everyone who got involved! 🙌

A massive thank you to Wildher for sponsoring this month's challenge and providing the prizes. ❤️

July is in the bag... now it's time for August's "Getting Triggy With It" challenge! ⛰️📍

Who's ready to swap reservoirs for trig points? Bring it on! 😃💥

⛰️ Alderman's Ascent Fell Race ⛰️

A brilliant day over the hills above Greenfield for Tim and Emily! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Part of the English Fell Running Championship, this classic 8.5km fell race packs in 400m+ of climbing, a visit to Pots & Pans, the summit of Shaw Rocks, and then... a long, technical descent before another brutal climb back up Alderman's Hill! 😅⛰️

Fast, technical and stacked with some of the country's best fell runners – a proper test from start to finish. 💪

Fantastic running from both of you! 👏

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Huge congratulations to Richard on completing the Montane Lakeland 100 for the second time! 🏃‍♂️⛰️

100 brutal miles through the heart of the Lake District, starting and finishing in Coniston, with a bucket load of elevation thrown in for good measure.

An incredible performance, crossing the line 4½ hours quicker than his previous finish – a huge improvement on an already outstanding achievement. 👏

The shoes may have given up the fight... but Richard's determination never did. 💪

Slightly used trail shoes for sale... only worn for 100 miles, plenty of ventilation included! 😂👟

Outstanding effort, Richard – enjoy that well-earned recovery! 👏⛰️🔥

Huge congratulations to Connor on completing the Montane Lakeland 50! 🏃‍♂️⛰️

Connor crossed the line in an outstanding 10 hours 29 minutes, finishing an incredible 84th out of more than 1,500 runners in one of the UK's toughest ultra-marathons.

An absolutely superb performance from start to finish. Enjoy a well-earned rest, Connor – you've done us all proud! 👏💪

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Good luck to Connor as he takes on the Montane Lakeland 50 tomorrow! 🏁🏃‍♂️

Connor sets off from Dalemain estate at 10:00am, tackling an incredible 50 miles (80km) through the stunning Lake District, with almost 3,100m of climbing, finishing in Coniston. It's a proper test of endurance from start to finish. 💪⛰️

If you'd like to follow his progress throughout the day, the tracker link is below.

https://live.opentracking.co.uk/26lakeland50/

Runner Number: 1043

Go smash it, Connor! 👊
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Good luck to Richard as he takes on the Montane Lakeland 100 this weekend! 🏃‍♂️💪

Richard sets off at 6:00pm today for one of the UK's toughest ultra races – a 105-mile non-stop circuit of the Lake District, featuring over 6,300m of ascent, starting and finishing in Coniston.

If you'd like to follow Richard's progress, the tracker link is below – Runner #330. 🤎🖤

https://live.opentracking.co.uk/26lakeland100/

Tuesday Trail Group out in force again this week 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Making the most of a glorious summer evening on Marsden Moor, with sunshine, stunning views and some of the best trails around. 🌞