Paddy Buckley Round
The Paddy Buckley round is a tour of 43 peaks in Snowdonia, 100 kilometres and 9000m elevation. To be on the finishers list runners must complete it in under 25 hours.
2 ORC’s -Simon Partridge and Ian Ripper – undertook the challenge in a more leisurely/extremely tough 3 days. Climb Southwest provided the support and excellent guiding. Ian said ‘It was daunting looking at the day ahead. Rewarding looking at the stunning scenery and empowering looking back at the vastness of landscape we crossed under our own steam. Climbing Snowdon itself was an incidental part of day 2 afternoon, squeezed in between 8 other biggies of the day. The sprint finish into Capel Curig was brutal!’
Haldon Relays
On Friday evening, an impressive 11 ORC teams took on the Haldon Relays. This relay event involved teams of four with each member tackling a 3km leg of trail running winding through Haldon Forest. The undulating tracks promise a challenge for every runner.
All teams put in amazing performances, notable performances were given by Jo Page, Claire Watkins, Arthur Lane, Stanley Hicks, Paul Evison, and Margaret Jarvis, who all topped their respective age categories. The V50 women’s team (Claire Watkins, Sarah Marvin, Carol Loader and Rachel Russel) also came top in their category.
Chair Emma Jewell said that it was a thoroughly enjoyable event, with a very inclusive atmosphere and great organisation done by Cityruns. She said it made her proud to be the chair of such a supportive club, as they definitely had some of the loudest supporters (as well as the fastest runners) at this years event.
Lakeland 50
Lakeland 50 is an icon 50 mile race taking you through the heart of the Lake District, Ambleside, finishing in Coniston. It is run over the second half of the Lakeland 100 Ultra Tour of the Lake District, completing the final 50 miles of the course. The course is on rough terrain with almost 3000m of ascent to content with. The time limit for the 50 miler is 24 hours which makes it open to both runners and walkers.
On Saturday, ORC Emma Brock took on this 50 miler, finishing in an amazing 10 hours 49 minutes. Emma said she had ‘the best day, the crowds were like nothing I’ve ever seen at a UK trail race, the views were spectacular, and the atmosphere was immense. What a day, I would highly recommend!’
