Monday, 26 August 2019

Grasmere Sports 2019

Far too early on a hot and sunny Bank Holiday Sunday my son and I rocked up to Grasmere for this year's Grasmere Sports:


Grasmere Sports 2019

For the third year running I was responsible for registering the fell running which is a perfect job for me as I know plenty of the runners!


Grasmere Sports 2019 fell race registration

Due to the high temperatures my son spent quite a bit of time with me in the registration zone but he also went out to compete in the long leap:





Grasmere Sports 2019 long leap

He jumped quite a bit further than last year and against stiff competition this year finished 3rd:


Grasmere Sports 2019 medal

He also went and ran in the under 14s fell race with a respectable 6th place overall and 5th boy in a good field of runners.

Once I had finished the registration I went up on the fell side to capture the action in the senior guides race. This always attracts both top class fell runners and novices due to its iconic nature. I videoed them climbing to the first wall and then dashed over to get them crossing the hurdle:





Roll on Grasmere Sports 2020!