FELL RUNNING: Dicey underfoot conditions made descending difficult for the youngsters competing in the third Kendal Winter League race centred on Fairmile in the Howgills near Sedbergh.

The frozen ground was extremely slippery and some of the youngsters found it difficult to keep their feet and as a result all the junior records remained intact.

But in the senior men's race Helm Hill's Billy Procter sliced almost a minute off the previous best mark set by Horwich's Brendan Bolland clocking 24-46. He beat his Helm Hill team-mate Alistair Dunn by 24 seconds and was first veteran.

Ambleside's Jane Leather won the ladies' race with Helm Hill's Nicky Lavery 15 seconds behind.

Tom Addison registered his first ever Winter League victory in the boys' under 17 race after pulling away from Rossendale's Phil Bolton halfway up the climb. Keswick's Emily Knox took the honours in the girls' U17 event.

Unattached runner Sam Tosh won the boys' U14 race after shaking off Broughton's Matthew Fretwell on the descent. The girls' U14 race was won by Helm Hill's Jenny Addison.

The U12s boys' race saw three runners battling it out for the lead on the climb with Helm Hill's Rory Addison and Jonathan Knox turning together at the top. Jonathan's younger brother, James, was also in close attendance but Addison pulled away from the pair on the steep descent.

Dallam's Melanie Hyder was a clear winner of the girls' U12 race with Settle's Amy Fretwell in second.

RESULTS: Senior Men: 1 B Procter, Helm Hill, 24-46; 2 A Dunn, Helm Hill, 25-10; 3 Q Harding, Bowland, 27-06; 4 A Grenjell, Rossendale, 27-21; 5 M Hoffe, Helm Hill, 27-52; 6 R Barnby, Sedbergh School, 27-53; 7 S Barnby, Sedbergh School, 28-08; 8 C Taylor, Mercia, 28-17; 9 A Murray, Horwich, 28-49; 10 M Addison, Helm Hill, 28-50. Senior Ladies: 1 J Leather, Ambleside, 31-57; 2 N Lavery, Helm Hill, 32-12; 3 J Rigby, Helm Hill, 33-16. Boys U17: 1 T Addison, Helm Hill, 14-38; 2 P Bolton, Rossendale, 15-50; 3 L McCrae, Broughton, 16-12; Girls U17: 1 E Knox, Keswick, 22-32; 2 G Biddle, Pendle, 24-11. Boys U14: 1 S Tosh, unattached, 8-59; 2 M Fretwell, Broughton, 9-15; 3 J Addison, Helm Hill, 9-35; Girls U14: 1 J Addison, Helm Hill, 10-44; 2 B Van Hinsbergh, Helm Hill, 11-28; 3 E Witt, 12-31. Boys U12: 1 R Addison, Helm Hill, 6-41; 2 Jonathon Knox, Helm Hill, 6-54; 3 James Knox, Helm Hill, 6-57; Girls U12: 1 M Hyder, Dallam, 7-24; 2 A Fretwell, Settle, 8-21; 3 M Morphet, CFR, 8-31.