Race Date: Thursday 21st July 2016
Sheldon, seems to be a place to go to for a reason. I can’t remember ever driving through it and I can’t see a reason why I would. However, there was a fell race to run so off to Sheldon we went. A nice village with what looks like a nice pub – the fell race starts and finished directly outside it – sadly, no time at the end to frequent it.
Anyway, a short 4 mile race, with 531 feet of climb in it, starts and finishes downhill. A mad dash down the road, through the fields to the river. A gentle climb up the river through the woods, then a ridiculously steep hill to walk/clamber up, through the fields back to the car park then down to the finish line.
A very enjoyable race that I would highly recommend. This year there were 216 runners including 10 Striders – well done to all Striders. The race was won by Jack Ross of Staffordshire Moorlands in 23.54. The first woman home was Steph Curtis of Pennine in 30.13.
Striders Results:
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time |
| 39 | Paul Stuart | MV 40 | 29.37 |
| 51 | Dan Cook | MV 40 | 30.38 |
| 78 | Nick Burns | MV 40 | 32.45 |
| 80 | Damien Herbert | MV 40 | 32.51 |
| 87 | Rob Davies | MV 50 | 33.24 |
| 102 | Simon Wiles | MV 50 | 34.07 |
| 149 | Bob Grocutt | MV 50 | 37.38 |
| 168 | John Walker | MV 50 | 40.09 |
| 180 | Jill Davies | FV 50 | 42.15 |
| 193 | Richard Garton | MV 50 | 44.52 |
Official Results: Sheldon fell race results
