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Striders fell back in Three Peaks race
7:13am Friday 2nd May 2008
FELL running was to the fore this week for Springfield Striders with Greg Deacon and Mark Williams taking part in the classic Three Peaks race in the Yorkshire Dales.
Deacon worked his way through the field, gaining places as he crossed Whernside and Ingleborough to finish 89th in 3.31.35.
Williams ran well but suffered on the long descent (finishing 521st in 4.44.10). Over 800 runners started the 23 mile race. Andrew Mason was also in action on the fells finishing 44th in the Some You Win, Some You Lose fell race.
The race is named after Win Hill and Lose Hill in the Derbyshire Peak District. Mason covered the tough course in 1.35.06.
The 7.5-mile course included two ascents of Win Hill and one of Lose Hill and totalled 2,500 feet of ascent and descent.
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