Sunday 27th July – James Herriot Trail Race
A trio of Otley runners took part with David Fox finishing in 79:14, Jacqueline Ackroyd 81:47 (second over 55), Nick Leathley 82:16 and Steve Haywood 90:55. Steve reports: Starting and finishing next to the beautiful Bolton Castle in Wensleydale this trail race I found out is actually in the fell runners calendar and at around 8.75-miles (14k) and 1,000 feet of climb I felt a bit of trepidation. Nearly all the climbing is done as soon as the race leaves the village of Castle Bolton…