Tom Lynch has made an impressive TT debut by equalling the 3 year old course record set by Ade Kennedy, as the battle for this year's coveted Winter Handicap Trophy intensifies. Meanwhile, our NoF reporter can reveal that 'Mr Hamilton' currently domiciled on San Salvador Island, has been supplying speed improvement advice to a 'Mr Smith' of Cookridge, Leeds.
The classic Tour of Pendle fell race is generally acknowledged to be one of the hardest on the calendar at about 17 miles and nearly 5000ft of ascent with many boggy sections, very steep climbs and descents and the infamous drop that is "Geronimo" I knew this was going to be a very, very tough race....
or once a bright sunny day greeted us for the last event of the Burley “summer” festival; to wit- the fell race up t’moor and the runners congregated around the cordoned-off cricket pitch under the strange glow of a bright ball in the sky. A pig was quickly sacrificed to appease the Gods to make sure the ball didn’t destroy us and 14 Fellandalers (I’m including the pesky second-claimers) signed the sheet to promise not to sue anyone if they died with their leg in the air as they were fully aware that fell running is a bloody silly pastime.....
