Cumbria Way Ultra

Well done Andy Horrobin, 1st solo runner in the 73 mile ULTRA race from Ulverston to Carlisle - a stunning effort. RESULTS.

Merrick

A determined contingent of 18 Helm runners made the trip to Merrick in Glen Trool to contest the Scottish leg of the British championship decider. An extension to the Merrick hill race saw the runners tackle an unforgiving four miles of terrain after the steady run to the summit. Sharon Taylor (pictured in the earlier race a Donard Commedagh) secured second place in the British champs with a super third.  We eagerly await the results to hopefully confirm medals for the men's and ladies' v40 teams and the ladies' open team....watch this space.

Congratulations Ben Proctor KOM

With his spectacular 3rd place at Scarfell on Saturday Ben secured the King of the Mountains title for his efforts at Snowdon, Ben Nevis. At Scarfell he was clearly pushed to clinch this title by Lee who returned to form for fifth and a great debut in Helm colours for Sam Greene in 18th.

Billy's 60th Birthday - race/challenge

Club President Billy celebrated his 60th birthday on Saturday with a race around his bespoke 'Carnethy' training course on the Howgills, Ben and Lee had devised a few twists for the day, we were paired up by (mostly) matching the stronger runners with those with potential. The partners would then run in opposite directions around the course, meeting on the slopes of Arant Haw exchanging an egg and then each run the way they had come hopefully arriving back at the start without any accidents. It was a fab morning. Results are here and some pictures in the Gallery.

Catch Up

With the season coming to a climax the penultimate English championship counter took place at Pendle 3 peaks race. A large turnout for the club saw us picking up 6 prizes with the in form Sharon Taylor winning the race and Mark Addison claiming a fantastic 4th. The English and British champs are finely poised and Helm has the potential to secure medals in the final races at Langdale and Merrick. Results and Tables.

Congratulations Micheal Greaves on your Bob Graham

Sat 24 and Sun 25 Sept ... a busy weekend for our junior runners - Orton Fell Race on Saturday was the club's penultimate Junior Championship race. Sunday featured the English Schools Fell Running Championship; a significant annual event for many youngsters. The courses on Winder were tough for all concerned ... the link to the results will be posted soon. In the meantime, here is the link on the Cumbria Athletics page to the dates for the Cumbria cross-country series - the first race is at Cockermouth school on Sat 8 Oct. The first Mid-Lancs cross country race will be on Sat 1 Oct...see www.midlancs.org.uk .

Junior Home International

Spot the Helm runners in the victorious England Home International team at Skiddaw. Brilliant runs from Hannah Russell (4th), Imogen Burrow (5th) and Chris Richards (7th).  More photos from the Woodentops site here and HERE is the full report and results.

Juniors Howgill outing 

On Sunday a group of 14 Helm Hill youngsters, two Helm Hill coaches and six fantastic parents enjoyed ascending Winder, and then going up into the mist to look at the pile of stones on the top of Arant Haw. From Arant Haw summit it was all downhill ... to get to the chips!

Loweswater Show Sun 4 Sept  

Several juniors lined up for the U11s and also the U16s race at Loweswater show. Look carefully above and you will see three of our juniors in this picture are holding brown envelopes ... well done to Ollie and Erin on their third places, and to Robert for his first place.

ENGLAND SELECTION... CONGRATULATIONS to Imogen, Hannah and Chris on their selection for the England team at the Junior Mountain Running Championships on 17 Sept, to the summit of Skiddaw Little Man. Team details are HERE. 

MID LANCS Cross Country 2016/17 winter series If you would like to register your junior for the Kendal AC-Helm joint team, please contact Dave Roelants by THIS (ie the Bank Holiday) weekend. See the notice about it in the Forum. Further race info on www.midlancs.org.uk 

Salt Ayre 5K Sat 30 July (a junior Helm Hill championship race for 11 year olds and older); results HERE ; well done to Micheal Dugdale - first Helm vest home. Keep racing during the holidays and remember to fill in your COLOURS sheet so you can claim your half colours / full colours this year.

Fairfield Although the fell excursion on Sun 10 July had been initially planned to top out on Great Rigg, in fact juniors were successfully encouraged to also summit Fairfield, under the guidance of our club Chairman/junior coach Tim. Starting in the valley near the A591, level 4 and level 3 juniors successfully made the climb to the pinnacle of the horseshoe and then yummed up the fantastic long descent. Well done to all the juniors who took part! 

Sedbergh Sports 9 July - Although the schedule for the junior fell races was a moveable affair here, many Helm Hill juniors managed to get to their start lines just in time for this 9th race in the Helm Hill junior 2016 championship ... any junior who completes 7 championship races will be awarded a junior championship special edition buff (not available for sale, only for the championship). 

FRA update The FRA junior championship concluded last weekend; as a club, Helm juniors finished overall 4th position! Well done and a big thank you to juniors and parents for your hard work and attendance at the championship races. In the individual categories, we have the following juniors achieving a top 3 placing; Imogen Burrow 3rd place U16Girls, Henry Hunter 3rd place U12Boys, Chris Richards 3rd place U18Boys. Full results of the championship are HERE.