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References
- ↑ Steve Chilton, Running Hard (Dingwall, 2017).
- ↑ Richard Askwith, Feet in the Clouds (London, 2004), 114–20.
- ↑ Steve Chilton, It's a Hill, Get Over It (Dingwall, 2013), 329.
- ↑ The Fell Runner, Jan 1985, 28.
- ↑ The Fell Runner, Jan 1985, 56.
- ↑ The Fell Runner, Jan 1986, 92.
- ↑ CFRA: Ennerdale 'Horseshoe' Fell Race.
- ↑ Richard Askwith, Feet in the Clouds (London, 2004), 124.
- ↑ Richard Askwith, Feet in the Clouds (London, 2004), 122–24.
- ↑ Richard Askwith, Feet in the Clouds (London, 2004), 125–30.
