Maesgwm Muddle and Steel Fell

Wednesday evening at Steel fell showed the Lake district off to its finest and Helm were well represented in this low key classic. Jenny Rice came in 2nd for Helm and Tim Cowin likewise for the men.  A few of us rested up for Saturday's Maesgwm Muddle final British Champs counter in north Wales and the 'funbus' left at 6.30 in the morning to make the early race start at 11.00.  Thick clag made for a challenging event and Tom Addison came in a creditable 7th for us with the men's open team of Adam Perry, Josh Jardine, Mike Ainsworth and Shane Ohly all in the top 30 for a great team result. Catherine Niblock led the ladies home and both the ladies and men's v40 teams look to have scored well.

World Champs, Borrowdale, Osmotherby Show, Newtonmoor Highland Games and Breca Swimrun

It's hard to know which is the bigger story in this week's write-up so in vague chronological order, firstly well done to Chris Richards running for GB this past week in Italy in the World Championships no less, and coming in in an amazing 16th on a course not dissimilar to the gradients of the steeper KWL. Also that weekend we had several Helm pairs taking the plunge in the Breca Swimrun, obviously inspired by Jenny Rice and Claire Wilson's write up in the newsletter (they were 2nd this time out) Lee Procter and Bruce Duncan came a creditable 8th in the sprint course and Rick Stuart and Garry Beardwood 12th in the long course. 

Borrowdale is for many the perfect fell race and being on this year's club championship we had a good Helm turnout, and new recruit Rob Jebb led us home in 2nd with Tim Cowin, Paul Aitken Tom Addison and Jack Simpson also having good runs. Lucy Spain and Maire Robson had great runs for 11th and 17th respectively. Results. Not quite as far as Italy but Nigel Wood strayed out of the county to win Osmotherby Show, and at Newtonmoor Highland Games Paul Reilly sprinted in for 7th.

Kentmere and Blisco

Success in the past few days, firstly on Sunday where we had 30 runners in the local classic of Kentmere Horseshoe. Josh Jardine led from the off, winning the race and leading home the Helm contingent with, Keiran Hodgson 8th (1st v40) Adam Perry (12th) and Andrew Horrobin (27th) also took the mens team prize. The ladies also took the team prize with Hannah Russell 3rd, Catherine Niblock and Bianca Dyer. Results.

Wednesday saw the evening race of Pike O Blisco only just allowed to go ahead due to lightning and stormy weather only subsiding 10 minutes before the start. Adam Perry was first back for Helm in 5th closely followed by Tim Cowin. Hannah R was 1st lady and Lucy Spain 3rd, Ben Kent 1st u18 and Rick Stuart 1st v50. All won varying amounts of cheap mexican lager and Rick took home a large slate obelisk.

Lakes Sky Ultra

Hot news is that Cat Slater has won the 56km ultra marathon around the central lakes. Well done, what an amazing effort.

Snowdon Mountain race

Helm were well represented in the international mountain race, with Sharon Taylor representing England, and joined by Ben Procter, Paul Reilly Craig Burrow and Marie and John Robson. Results

Trial race for England selection; older juniors see HERE and HERE for info on the Home International mountain running competition and team selection this year.

BOFRA; this great annual series provides races for U9s upwards. Picture below, courtesy of Geoff Thompson, shows a new Helm vest on its first outing at Farleton Knott race! (Sun 6 August) Take a look at the BOFRA website for Farleton Knott results, and the current BOFRA championship positions.  

Friday 14 July evening ... another enjoyable junior fell outing; Helsington church, Barrowfield farm, Scout Scar trig point and mushroom, the back along the top of the Scar all the way to the church for snacks and drinks. 

Helm Hill club colours...nice to see some go to father and son tonight. Well done Grisedales! See the Honours tab for a list of Helm Hill members with club colours so far. There are still some colours badges left for 2017 so don't hesitate to fill in your colours sheets! 

Helm Hill Junior Championship; Langdale gala Sat 2 July saw a strong turn out of juniors taking part in this Helm Hill championship race. The next club championship race will be Lakeland Country Fair 20 August, near Coniston; details HERE. This will be followed by Grasmere sports on 27 August. Entry to the iconic Grasmere sports is cheaper online IN ADVANCE. See Grasmere sports website. 

Italy, Kirkby and Longsleddale The weekend of 24 and 25 June has been a busy one, with Imogen Burrow representing England in Italy! ...some pictures HERE ... others running for Helm at Kirkby gala on Saturday (RESULTS) and then juniors stretching themselves to run to the top of Kentmere Pike and back on Sunday. It was another memorable junior fell excursion, finishing with ice-creams, bagels, drinks and river swimming (picture by Tim Murray). 

Helm Hill BOFRA race, Sun 18 June. Well done everyone who took part! (Results are HERE) 

Juniors and navigation A group of enthusiastic Juniors took to Loughrigg fell on Tuesday night to practise using maps and compasses. It's a skill that needs practise, and these youngsters are on their way with it...well done all.   

FRA Junior Championship 2017 The last race was held on Saturday 10 June at Cowpe; lots of photos on the FRA Juniors Facebook group page. Throughout the whole championship series this year, competition has been tough and Helm juniors have put in really strong performances. The final championship results are here now.

BOFRA update ... The Helm Hill race is coming up soon. It's on a Sunday afternoon; 18 June. Details are HERE and you will find results from Killington sports and Kettlewell races here too. 

Updated Helm Junior Championships  With 6 races remaining, (one tbc, details to follow) even if you have only one race under your belt, you can still contest the championship.  The next race is at Langdale Gala on 2nd July 2017, hope to see you there.  Results can be found on the races page. 

A busy Bank holiday weekend ... Had you been on the Howgills on Friday night, you would have found Helm Hill juniors enjoying themselves! Photos below taken on Arant Haw and Calf. Photo above taken at Coniston Gullies on Sunday - Results are HERE. Inbetween the Howgills and the Gullies, Saturday's Hutton roof races included several Helm Hill juniors. We are everywhere!

Helm Hill race night, Wed 17 May - a fab, friendly session on the glorious but always taxing setting of the Helm. Results are on the Races tab. More photos in the gallery. U17 Juniors mixed it with the Seniors.

Whernside Uphill Junior Championship Many thanks to the juniors, and their parents, who travelled to this race. Thanks to your participation we had representation in every age race plus we achieved high enough (eligible) placings in various age categories with three girls and three boys to win again the title of Junior FRA Uphill Champions. Well done to all who took part for your efforts in training, which pay off when tackling a race like this! Full results are on Wharfedale Harriers website. 

Helm Junior Championship 2017 - Results - Please find a link to the club championship results so far, taking into account the first four races.