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Snowdon Teams

Sat 30 June 2007 - Ian Taylor

The Ladies team for the Home International Snowdon Race on Saturday 28th July is

Tish McCann
Anne Sandford
Frances Orr

The mens team will be finalised by Sunday.

Normally athletes travel over on Friday, usually by air to Liverpool, returning on Sunday.  The Snowdon race is one that everyone should do occasionally, being the closest of the UK races to a continental up & down mountain race.  As well as home country teams there are regular vistors from Italy.  The race starts in Llanberis and climbs 5 miles and 3300 feet to the summit of Snowdon, returning by the same route.  The descent is fast and furious.

Last years winning times were 1:07:24 (men) and 1:19:36 with 376 finishers.  The fastest time to the summit, 39:47 is held by Robbie Bryson when he had a fierce battle in 1985 with Kenny Stuart, the latter winning in 1:02:29.  Apart from Robbie & Kenny, only John Lenihen of Ireland has got under 41 minutes.