Newsletter
The newsletter is released twice a year. You can get your paper copies at either the AGM in January and at the BBQ after the Summer Challenge. Or it will be put up here some point afterwards.
Here are some relatively recent editions:
Winter 2017
Ultimate Trails, junior squad, messing about in Wales and several very long articles runs.
Summer 2017
The return of Captain’s Corner, BCR trip to Gran Canaria, Ian’s London Marathon and Pat’s Wainwrights.
January 2017
The Opal Challenge, Tim’s Ramsey Round, interview with BCR newest member and victory at HBMR.
Summer 2016
Rob’s Joss, Ade’s marathon, Lizzie’s hill reps, Tim’s idea of relaxation, Pete’s 10 years and a fine lot of boating and messing about.
January 2016
DSM is in the Cuillins, Tim’s up Glencoe, Paul Merton is pointing at the Combe, Karl’s on the bus, Peter is Reeking and Adi has got to break free.
July 2015
In which Black Combe starts winning races, Penny bids farewell, James draws a graph and Tim and Beth get very snowy.
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January 2015
A Black Combe Bob Graham from 1987, Bull to Bull in the dark, lots of snow, how to run 100 miles and how to dress properly for a fell race.
October 2014
At last, a history of the Black Combe trophy cupboard. Also lots of Bob, a timely bit of winter league and some neglected Furness running history.
January 2014
Beth takes over and the newsletter comes back to life. Mike’s Paddy Buckley, Peter’s Joss, Fell and Hill relays, Anna’s skyrunning…
December 2012: The Round Up Issue
Edited by Sue again. Captain Pete’s farewell, the 2012 Summer Challenge, Pete’s Joss and Sue’s guide to the best and worst of Wainwrights.
May 2012: The All Downhill From Here Issue
Helen and Andy’s marathons, Val does Coledale twenty years later, Graham Huddleston’s training tips, Paul’s guide to the Black Combe race. Edited by Sue.
January 2012: The He’s Behind You Issue
looking back at 2011, including the relays, Dave and Phil’s Munros, Pete’s pyrenees, Faye’s first year and a new agony aunt. Sue’s last newsletter.
Autumn 2011: The Bob Issue
edited by Sue and including a great deal of Bob, Penny’s 10 in 10 and Val’s Fred.
Christmas 2010: The Let it Snow issue
Keswick to Barrow, Jura, the lakes meres & waters summer challenge and Paul’s live account of the Screes race.
January 2009: The where am I? Issue
including championships, mountain marathons, relays and slightly more than the usual amount of foolishness.
August 2008: The sun has got his hat on Issue
including Pete’s Bob, Sue and James’s marathons and the 1983 Kentmere Horseshoe
February 2008: The Christmas Issue
including the winter league, James’s other marathon, a photographic review of the year and quite a lot of beer
September 2007: the where did the summer go? Issue.
including the Juniors, Sue on Ennerdale, Mike’s tour de Mont Blanc, various mountain marathons and BCR on the telly
March 2007: The oh no what have I done? Issue.
A slim catching-up issue with an account by James of the previous year’s champs and a very sickly picture of everyone after the Black Combe race.