Not “pottering’ around for Harry at Pendle

Clara puts her feet up after a great run

On the lovely slopes of Pendle Hill and with great fell running routes CVFR juniors did battle for points in their next club championship race. There was some spell binding results for our racing snakes.

First up was the under 9s and Harry Cliff yet again impressed with another win in a time of 3 minutes and 14 seconds. In the same age category his younger sister Lottie, who’s only recently started fell running, ran well to place 18th and 5thgirls overall.

Hotly contested was the under 11s with Clara McKee taking 2nd overall and first girl in a time of 4 minutes and 29 seconds with Joseph Stone chasing hard only 5 seconds behind her to take 3rdoverall and 2nd boy. Sam Annison is running well taking 11thin 4 minutes 55 seconds, 17thplace and fine run from Leo Hackett in 5 minutes and 10 seconds with Ted Parker in 25thplace a further 20 seconds behind.

In the under 13s George McFie had an excellent run in 7th place in a time of 14 minutes 46 seconds to take full club championship points. 10thplace for Charlie Pickens in a time of 14 minutes 54 seconds with Thomas McKee putting in a good time of 15 minutes 19 seconds to take 12th. Younger Pickens called Ollie was 23rdin 16 minutes 15 seconds and 40thplace for Wynn Standish in 17 minutes 22 seconds. In 66th place and 24th girl but showing true fell running grit was Olivia Falkingbridge who struggled the end of the race in 24 minutes 26 seconds after twisting her ankle. This was all to get her club championship points.

The under 15s saw Tom Owen having one of his best races to date placing 6thoverall in a time of 19 minutes and 41 seconds. An ever improving Elijah Peer-Webb was 9thin 20 minutes and 6 seconds with Emilia Wright in 27thand 10th girl in 23minutes and 35 seconds.