Buxton’s Amy Whelan has spent the last 2 weekends taking part in 2 of the most iconic races in the fell calender. First up she travelled to Horwich to run one of the oldest and most historic fell races – Rivington Pike. Amy ran the Junior Pike – a tough 2.9km race with 580 feet of climb. She finished an impressive 4th girl. Then this weekend she ran another historic fell race in Pendle. Pendle, ‘the Hill of the Lancashire Witches’ is the most prominent and best loved landmark in north east Lancashire and surrounding areas. The original race in 1956 was a 6.5 mile course with 1250ft of climbing and started from the Bay Horse at Roughlee. It was after the 1970 race on 4th April that a meeting was held at nearby Whitehough Camp Scout Hut and the Fell Runners Association was formed the association that now governs the sport of fell running! Amy had another great run in the junior Pendle Fell Race to finish 5th girl.
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Closer to home this weekend has seen personal bests all round for Buxton AC’s junior park runners. At Lyme Park Jacob Miller who ran this toughest of 5k parkruns to finish 7th overall, 1st junior in a new PB time. Caleb Winfield represented the juniors at Glossop Parkrun around Manor Park also finishing 7th overall and 1st in his age category. At Bakewell Parkrun the Buxton duo of Lucy Bednall and Heather Wilshaw both ran personal bests to finish 12th and 36th overall – 2nd and 3rd in their age categories.