AL/13 miles/4000 ft

 2010 RESULTS  | PHOTOS by Steve Angus

Saturday 18th  September - 11.00am 

Senior Entry Fee £6 on the day only.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Our parking fields are in a very bad state and its continuing to rain heavily in the valley. This means that once again we shall have to use Hodge Close Quarry for parking on Saturday.

There will be marshalls / signs from the main Ambleside - Coniston road and you will need to allow 45 minutes extra travelling time (including a 25 minute walk which gets very wet in places - wellies recommended!). There will be a £2 charge for parking which the marshalls will collect.

Please do not try to park anywhere else in the valley - we have good relations with our neighbours and we want to keep it that way!

* There will be no Junior races this year*

We shall have a large tent at the start and the usual tea and cakes after the race. Pete Bland will be in attendance at the race start and we urge you to stick around for the presentation. We'd like to keep the usual atmosphere in these difficult circumstances!

The Start

To further add to our worries we have discovered that the County Council are going to replace the footbridge 300 metres into the race and there will be no bridge next weekend! The river is currently (like it?) waist deep and so we plan to walk you over the very narrow Slaters Bridge and start the race on the track on the south side.

Sorry for all the disruption!
Selwyn

Venue

Three Shires Inn, Little Langdale, Ambleside.

Race Route

Follow tracks to intake gate at        GR 296 023

CP1       Wetherlam                          GR 288 011

CP2       Swirl How                           GR 273 006

CP3       Three Shires Stone             GR 276 027

CP4       Pike O’Blisco                      GR 272 042

Please ensure you pass over footbridge at south end of Blea Tarn .

CP5      Lingmoor                             GR 302 046

 Follow flags to race finish.

NB  The Three Shires Stone Checkpoint will close 2hours after the start. The organiser cannot take responsibility for competitors who are timed out.

FELL RACING IS DANGEROUS!

The Three Shires Race is a serious undertaking. The race organisers will not be responsible for you during this event! You should not enter these fells unless you have the appropriate navigation  and mountaincraft skills and equipment. If you aren’t sure what that means then please don’t enter – you may be putting yourself at risk.

The race is run under FRA Rules and we will check that the following minimum kit is carried:-  MAP, COMPASS, WHISTLE, FULL WET WEATHER COVER, HAT AND GLOVES. Emergency rations are advised.

RECORDS

* Male: G. Bland – 01:45:08 – 1997
* Female: M. Todd – 02:05:29 – 1997
 

JUNIORS

* There will be no Junior races this year*
 

HAVE FUN !                           

Selwyn and Elaine