Fell Running Photography
High Peak Marathon 2010
Some years ago I ran in the High Peak Marathon. We didn’t make it round on that occasion, but I do remember that it is a race with a character of it’s own. Start times run from 10pm onwards, so for the runners a large proportion of the 42mile race takes place in the dark.
A few of the pictures below, and the rest in the gallery clicky here.
Route Planning
Leaving Edale
Running Through The Night
Leaving Cut Throat Bridge
Lord's Seat
Lantern Pike Fell Race 2009
The Lantern Pike Fell race, last of the Hayfield Championship series. A fast 5 miles with just over 1000 feet of up and down. Won by Simon Coldrick in 33:20 who was way ahead of the rest of the field. Still the record set in 1977 still survives.
Click here for the 100 pics already up, a few more still to sort through.
Results can be found here.
Fellrunner Magazine Photos
Several of my pictures were published in the Summer edition of Fellrunner magazine.
The front cover, a picture of my mate Simon Coldrick heading for the summit of Lantern Pike.
Plus a selection of others that I took at the May Queen Fell race, Mount Famine and the Lantern Pike dash which were used for a photo essay on the “Three Days in May” Hayfield race series organised by Pennine Fell Runners
There’s even a picture of my lad in his first ever fell race. 
The rest of the races pictures can be found in the gallery.
Charlesworth and Chisworth Challenge Pictures
I’ve been busy sorting some pictures for a forthcoming MBR magazine article, but managed to nip over the hill to take a few shots of a local fell race.
Click on piccy below to go to the gallery.
Sometimes things look better in Black and White.
I’ve added a new gallery to showcase my current passion, which is black and white photography.
A couple of my current favourites below. They look great printed BIG.
Run For Your Life A Storm Is Approaching.
Chimney Smoke
Lantern Pike Dash Fell Race 2009
This is a great little race. A 1.2 mile out and back from Little Hayfield, that ascends and descends Lantern Pike’s steepest side.
The junior race is shorter, but still quite a challenge for at least some of the youngest runners.
I’m proud to say my lad has now completed his first fell race, aged 4.
Jumped The Stile
Pink Crocs
Mount Famine Fell Race 2009
I’ve run this race a couple of times. Quite a toughie.
One of those sunshine and showers days, which I guess is nice for running in, but awkward for getting good pictures. Anyway I’m quite pleased with the ones I got. Some of the runners heading over the summit, and some on the steep descent, heading back towards Hayfield.
The Summit of Mount Famine
No Surrender
Hayfield May Queen Fell Race 2009.
The first of the “Three Days in May” race series.
The race starts and finishes in the May Queen Field with a visit to the summit of Lantern Pike.
Only a few pictures here as I was race sweeper.
Warming Up