Running Int' Fells

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21/12/2024

That's all folks! Running Int' Fells has finished in first place 🏆

Thank you to all our staff, trustees, volunteers, supporters and visitors for making 2024 so special - we couldn't have crossed the finish line without you 🏅

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Image description: A black and white photo of a fell runner collecting his trophy at a county show in Cumbria. A middle aged man in a three piece suit with incredible sideburns and a cigar in hand shakes the hand of a fell runner in shorts and a vest with the number twenty on the back. A crowd of onlookers is visible in the background. The yellow Armitt logo is in the top right corner. To the left, green text above the white Armitt logo reads: At the finish line. In the bottom left corner, green text above the logos for the ULTRA magazine, the Climbers Shop, Kong Running and VOOM Nutrition reads: with support from

15/12/2024

As Christmas approaches and 2024 draws to a close, let's reflect on the year with our final Running Int' Fells Joss Naylor's Lakes, Meres and Waters of the Lake District by Vivienne Crow with 🥳

Part guidebook, part inspirational regaling, this book interweaves tales of past and present as Naylor reflects on his 1983 epic on a re-walk 37 years later. In the company of award-winning author, Vivienne Crow, Naylor recalls that magical day, sharing stories and anecdotes from, not just his run, but the 1980s fell running scene, his working life and growing up in the Wasdale Valley.

Joss passed away earlier this year, he is sorely missed by the fell-running community.

"As long as I can I’ll carry on going out on the fells. It’s been my life.” - Joss Naylor, Issue 4 of Avaunt Magazine

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Image description: A photo of Wast Water in the Lake District. The sky above is cloudy with sunlight peeking through, lighting the mountains surrounding the lake. To the left is the front cover of Joss Naylor's Lakes, Meres and Waters of the Lake District by Vivienne Crow with Joss Naylor. It shows Joss Naylor, an elderly white man wearing a blue cap, walking jacket and black rucksack, with a wooden walking stick in hand. He stands before the Wast Water valley with the bright sunrise peaking over the horizon. Above the scene is the book's title in blue letters. To the right of the book is the red silhouette of a running shoe. Inside the shoe outline, black text reads: hashtag Speed Read

13/12/2024

👟RUNNING INT' FELLS: ENDS SAT 21st DEC⛰

Don't miss the last four days of our exhibition Running Int' Fells before it ends on Saturday 21st December at 4:30pm 🏃

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📸 Lloyd Taggart

Image description: Two men in running gear look across a lush green valley in the Lake District on a cloudy day, their backs to the viewer, as though they have paused midway through a fell race. Green text above them reads: eighteenth to twenty first of Dec Last Week. The yellow Armitt logo is in the top right corner. To the left of the runners is the black Running Int Fells logo. In the bottom left corner, black text reads: With support from, with the logos for ULTRA, The Climbers Shop, Kong Running and Voom Nutrition underneath

08/11/2024

Writer and journalist Eileen Jones joins us next Friday to relate the love story between herself and Loughrigg fell near Ambleside 💕

Eileen’s books are full of stories about people who love running, about the parkrun community, the fell-running community, as well as the people who walk over Loughrigg, live on the lower slopes, have painted it, and written poems about it.

Tickets are £10 per person, book here: https://tinyurl.com/46pv8f3c

You can buy copies of her new book, Loughrigg: Tales of a Small Mountain in our shop and at this event 📚🏔

Learn more about fell-running in our exhibition Running Int' Fells, on until 21st December 👟

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Image description: Eileen Jones stands on top of Loughrigg Fell, holding her book about the mountain. She is a middle aged woman with strawberry blonde hair and a huge grin on her face. She wear a light blue waterproof jacket with a pink fleece underneath. Mountains and a cloudy sky are visible behind her. The logos for Running Int Fells and The Armitt are in the top corners. Below Eileen, pink text on a light pink note with a heart at the top reads: Eileen Jones A Love Story of Loughrigg. Friday fifteenth of Nov five thirty to seven pm. To Eileen's left, pink text in a light pink heart reads: Ten pounds per person

06/11/2024

🍁 NOVEMBER TALKS AT THE ARMITT 🍁

Don't miss our incredible talk programme this month, including two events in our , when you can learn about:

🖋 Sunday 10th: Norman Nicholson in the Cumbrian landscape with Dr Laura Day
🏔 Friday 15th Nov: Running Int' Fells: A Love Story of Loughrigg with Eileen Jones
🤔 Tuesday 19th Nov: Curious Cumbria with Gordon Emery
🐋 Tuesday 26th Nov: The history of whale arches in Cumbria with Dr Chris Routledge

Book tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/3dcjv42s

Image description: Against a blue background with an orange speech bubble, white text reads: November Talks. Next to photo of the poet Norman Nicholson, white text reads: Sunday the tenth Norman Nicholson and me with Dr Laura Day. To the right of a photo of Eileen Jones on the top of Loughrigg fell, white text reads: Friday the fifteenth Running Int Fells A love story of Loughrigg with Eileen Jones. Alongside a picture of the book cover of Curious Cumbria, white text reads: Tuesday the nineteenth Armitt Talk Series twenty twenty four Curious Cumbria with Gordon Emery. White text next to a photo of the Burneside Whale Arch reads: Tuesday the twenty sixth Armitt Talk Series The Burneside Whale Arch with doctor Chris Routledge

02/11/2024

As the nights draw in and we curl up at home with a good book, November's is What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami 👟

World famous Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, best known for literary novels like The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, IQ84 and Norwegian Wood, first began running when he sold his jazz bar to write full time in 1982. In the decades since, he has written many books and competed in many races and triathlons. Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and takes us to places ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him.

“All I do is keep on running in my own cozy, homemade void, my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter what anybody else says.”
- Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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Image description: Jingu Gaien gardens in Tokyo, on an autumn day. Tall Ginkgo trees with yellow leaves line a long promenade on either side, as people stroll in the sunshine. To the left is the front cover of What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami. The simple black cover has a red circle in the middle, with the white silhouette of a a quill pen nib. A small red runner runs along the slit in the nib. To the right of the book is the red silhouette of a running shoe. Inside the shoe outline, black text reads: hashtag Speed Read

17/10/2024

VOOM Nutrition is here next Wed with a two-part Running Int' Fells event on !

Learn about effective , energy strategies, and how to optimise your with VOOM’s performance products. Whether you're a seasoned or new to the sport, this event is designed to inspire and energize your journey!

4:00-5:30pm: Experience a FREE guided run through stunning Lake District terrain
6:00-7:30pm: Learn how to fuel your performance with VOOM's expert team, Callum Robinson and Beau Smith

Tickets for the talk are £10 per person, book here: https://tinyurl.com/bdf79e54

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Image description: A runner in a black vest holds a VOOM bar in their right hand and a black and green VOOM water bottle in their left. The runner's face is out of shot. There is a blue sky visible behind them. The white logos for Running Int Fells and The Armitt are in the top corners of the image. On the left hand side, black text on white paper reads: Guided Run and Sports Nutrition Workshop with Voom. Wed twenty third of Oct. Run four to five thirty pm. Talk six to seven thirty pm. In the top right corner, under the white Armitt logo, green text in a black circle reads: Run FREE, Talk ten pounds per person

13/10/2024

VOOM Nutrition joins us on Wednesday 23rd October for a two-part Running Int' Fells event on for 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️

4:00-5:30pm: FREE through stunning terrain
6:00-7:30pm: Session on fuelling your performance with VOOM's expert team Callum Robinson and Beau Smith

The talk is £10 per person, book here: https://tinyurl.com/bdf79e54

📸 Voom Nutrition

Image description: A runner wears a black and lime Voom branded top and rucksack. A green Voom bar pokes out of a pocket on the rucksack's strap. The runner's face is out of shot. There is a blue sky visible behind them. The white logos for Running Int Fells and The Armitt are in the top corners of the image. On the right hand side, white text reads: Guided Run and Sports Nutrition Workshop with Voom. Wed twenty third of Oct. Run four to five thirty pm. Talk six to seven thirty pm. In the bottom left corner, green text in a black circle reads: Run FREE, Talk ten pounds per person

06/10/2024

What's the best way to prevent injuries when Running Int' Fells?

Denise Park Physiotherapy Clinic will reveal all next Thursday at 6pm, as she discusses some of the fell running injuries she sees on a day-to-day basis, with possible causes, treatments, and tips to help prevent them from occurring.

Tickets are £10 per person: https://tinyurl.com/y9k4fk2n

Image description: A young woman in a neon orange top and black shorts does a lunging stretch on the top of a mountain, as she looks out at a spectacular landscape. In the top right corner, there are the white logos for Running Int Fells and The Armitt. Below this is a circular photo of Denise Park, a white woman with blonde hair and an orange and red raincoat. She beams at the camera. Below her photo, white text reads: Denise Park. Treating and preventing fell running injuries. Thurs tenth of Oct, six to seven thirty pm. To the right, above the stretching woman's head, white text in a blue circle reads: Ten pounds per person

03/10/2024

It's and our October is Running While Black by Alison Mariella Desir 👟

Running While Black draws on Desir's experience as an endurance athlete, activist, and mental health advocate to explore why the seemingly simple, human act of long distance running for exercise and health has never been truly open to Black people. Weaving historical context - from the first recreational running boom to the horrific murder of Ahmaud Arbery - together with her own story of growth in the sport, Desir unpacks how we got here and advocates for a world where everyone is free to safely experience the life-changing power of movement.

"Runners know that running brings us to ourselves. But for Black people, the simple act of running has never been so simple. It is a declaration of the right to move through the world. If running is claiming public space, why, then, does it feel like a negotiation?"
- Alison Mariella Desir, Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us

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Image description: The cityscape of Seattle in the US, with the snow-capped Mount Rainier visible in the background. To the left is the front cover of Running While Black by Alison Mariella Desir. The black cover shows a black runner's legs mid run, wearing white Nike trainers with red details. To the right of the book is the red silhouette of a running shoe. Inside the shoe outline, black text reads: hashtag Speed Read

01/10/2024

You can't go Running Int' Fells without the right prep and fuel - this month's theme is and 💪🍗🍎

Find out more about our Running Int' Fells exhibition:
https://www.armitt.com/
https://runningintfells.com/

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Image description: A pair of hands holds a plastic bottle while putting a scoop of protein powder in it. The logos for Running Int Fells and The Armitt are in the top corners. In the bottom right corner, purple text on a cereal bar reads: October Theme Fitness and Nutrition

28/09/2024

As approaches, don't miss our events this 🎃

👻 Monday 28th October: Halloween Folk Tales with Taffy Thomas MBE
🏺Tuesday 29th October: Curious Cumbria with Gordon Emery
🍁Wednesday 30th October: Finding Treasure in the Landscape with Nic Gear

Book tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/mujbnd3u

Image description: Against a background of brown autumn leaves, white text at the top of the image reads: October Half Term at The Armitt, twenty eighth of Oct to third of Nov. Next to a photo of storyteller Taffy Thomas MBE, white text reads: Monday, Halloween Folk Tales with Taffy Thomas MBE. Alongside a picture of the Curious Cumbria book cover, white text reads: Tuesday, Armitt Talk Series twenty twenty four, Curious Cumbria with Gordon Emery. Finally, white text next to a Nic Gear mushroom artwork reads: Wednesday, Art Walk, Finding Treasure in the Landscape with Nic Gear

28/09/2024

The Armitt is delighted to announce that we have been re-awarded full museum Accreditation status for another five years from Arts Council England.

This means the museum and library has shown a continuing commitment to managing the collections properly, to engaging with audiences and to upholding standards in its governance, as well as to other museums and galleries.

We look forward to welcoming many more people in the coming weeks, months and years ahead. Keep in touch with us for more news and announcements by joining our community online.

27/09/2024

As the weather gets wetter and the footpaths more treacherous in autumn and winter, how can we avoid or recover from injuries sustained when Running Int' Fells?

Denise Park Physiotherapy Clinic visits us on Thursday 10th October, when she'll go through possible causes, treatments, and tips to help prevent injuries from occurring.

Tickets are £10 per person: https://tinyurl.com/y9k4fk2n

Image description: A woman runs up a green mountainside on a sunny day. She wears red and black running gear, with a running vest on her back, as she runs up the ridge. Above her are the white logos for Running Int Fells and The Armitt, in the top left corner. To the right is a circular photo of Denise Park, a white woman with blonde hair and an orange and red raincoat. She beams at the camera. Below her photo, white text reads: Denise Park. Treating and preventing fell running injuries. Thurs tenth of Oct, six to seven thirty pm. To the left, white text in a blue circle reads: Ten pounds per person

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