The race contact and organiser of the Henderson's End race on Thursday 1st June has changed to Mark Smith.  Full details can be found here.

Excellent event at Broughton on Saturday 13th May 2017 - thanks to Mark Johnston for the organisation. Wins for Lizzie Browne of Cumbria/Black Combe and Andrew Douglas of Scotland East/Inverclyde. Yorkshire won the women's team and Lancashire the men's.
Brian O'Donnell did a great job with the spreadsheets, and provisional results are on his google drive.

The date of the Surrey Hills races has been put back by a week to Sunday 11th June.  Full details here.

The contact and organiser for Kirkby Moor on Saturday 25th November has changed to Hazel Tayler.  Full details here.

Registration for the Whaley Waltz on Saurday 24th June will now be at the Uniting Church, Buxton Road, not as previously published.  Full details here.

The start time for the Tebay championship race on Saturday 17th June for both women and men is now 14:00.  The contact for the race is Paul Brittleton and full race details can be found here.

England Athletics are sending a team of 4 U18 Men and 4 U18 Women to this event in Gagliano del Capo, Italy on 24 June.

Website: http://www.youthcup2017.com/

The trial for the England team will be in conjunction with the Hutton Roof Fell Race (between Kendal and Lancaster) on Saturday 27 May.

Website: http://www.huttonroof.org.uk/fellrace/2017/index.html

The U19 race starts at 1:15pm.

As it is a bank holiday weekend and the start of school half term the roads will be busy – please allow plenty of time for your journey.

Athletes must be born in the years 2000 and 2001 to be eligible for selection.

Please note that athletes born in 2001 who wish to be considered for selection must run in the U19 race.

England Athletics selection policy here: http://www.englandathletics.org/athletes/england-athletics-team/mountain-running

Contact: Anne Buckley, Chair of Selectors: annembuckley@yahoo.com

The date of the Otley Chevin race has changed to Wednesday 31st May.  Full details here.

The date of Allendale Fair has been changed to Saturday 27th May.  All other details are unchanged, and can be found here.

The FRA is looking to renew and update our current sponsorship agreements covering all areas of our activities. Current sponsors and all agencies advertising with the FRA will automatically be sent the sponsorship package. If members are aware of other agencies who might be interested in being considered please let me know on chair@fellrunner.org.uk Bids must be received by 20.5.17

The Burbage Skyline race has a new date of Tuesday 1^st August (moved from Tuesday 9^th May).  The change is being made further to consultations with the Eastern Moors Partnership and is owing to increasing sensitivities around bird nesting season on some of the sections. I apologise to those who are now unable to race, however the date change means that the classic Burbage Skyline route can be retained.

Dark Peak Fell Runners and our hosts at the Fox House pub look forward to welcoming you on the 1^st August (7:30pm start) for a hotter than usual Skyline!  Full details here.

Paul Fauset, Race Organiser

Will Spain is organiser of the Wasdale race on Saturday 8th July, and now has a commitment that means he cannot be present on the day.  He is looking for a suitably experienced person to take full responsibility as race organiser for this English Championship race just for this year, although he is still able to do much of the preparatory work.  If you think you have the experience and wish to take on this important role, please contact Will whose contact information is in the race details here.

The date of the Viking Chase has changed to Sunday 3rd September, and the venue has reverted to the usual location of Lordstones Cafe.  Full details can be found here.

The contact for the Tebay championship race on Saturday 17th June has changed to Paul Brittleton.  Full race details can be found here.

The Annual General Meeting of the Fell Runners Association Limited will take place on Saturday 17th June 2017 at 16.00 at Tebay Sports, Social and Railway Club, Tebay, CA10 3SP. The AGM will start before the Tebay Race Results Ceremony and will continue after the Results ceremony, if required.

References in the notes below to articles are to the company’s articles of association which can be found here

1. Agenda: a full agenda for the meeting will be made available in due course and will follow the framework set out in article 16 of the articles. The notice containing the agenda will be given on the FRA website as provided for in article 61. It will be published in the magazine if the timing of the printing of the summer edition makes this practical but this is unlikely. Another reminder notice, together with committee nominations, will be available in late May 2017.

2. Accounts: The accounts of the company to be approved at the meeting will cover the period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

3. Election of the Executive Committee:

a) The Officers and Member Representatives of the Executive Committee described in article 22 (a) will be elected in the usual way, and nominations for any of these positions, including a proposer and seconder, to be notified in writing to the General Secretary by Friday 5 May 2017.  Nomination form

All members of the Executive Committee must be members of Clubs affiliated for fell running to UK Athletics.

4. Voting:

a) Voting arrangements for members are detailed in article 20.

b) English Clubs which are affiliated for fell running to UK Athletics and are represented at the meeting are entitled to two votes each. If clubs wish to vote then they must notify the Secretary of the names of their representatives no later than Saturday 10^th June, 2017.

c) Each member will have the right to appoint a proxy in accordance with article 15. A proxy form will be available to download with the notice of the meeting.

5. Open Discussion: in accordance with article 16, an open discussion will follow the formal business. This is an ideal opportunity for the members to express views on any aspect of our sport. Discussion points for the meeting should be notified, to the General Secretary by Friday 5 May 2017. This will allow adequate time to be allocated to this item on the agenda.

Steve Cliff, General Secretary, February 2017

Please click here

Arising from the discussion at the 2016 AGM the Committee have adopted a new process for dealing with proposals raised by members. This can be found under FRA documents.

The date of the Bull Hill race has changed to Thursday 6th July.  Pre-entry is no longer available, full details here. 

The 2017 Senior Intercounties event will take place at the Broughton Heights Hill Race on Saturday 13th May at 13:00.  Race details can be found here and registration information will be via www.sientries.co.uk from later this month.

Please note that there will be no junior races at the Weets English Championships event on Sat 27th May contrary to the information in the handbook, and previously on this website.  Junior races will take place as usual at the non-championship Weets event on Sat 10th June.

The race contact and organiser of the Wincle Trout race on Saturday 3rd June has changed to Rob Gittins.  Full details can be found here.

The date of the Manx Mountain Marathon and Half Mountain Marathon has changed to Saturday 8th July.  All other details are unchanged.

Please note the change of date of the Blacka Moor Chase to Tuesday 20th June 2017.  Full details here.

The date of the Oke Croak has changed to Saturday 26th August.  All other details are unchanged, and can be viewed here.

 Have been announced.  Locations, details and application forms are available here

The following changes have been made to races since the handbook went to press.  The details on the website always show the most up to date information we have:

Sat 15th April. Fron Four

This is a N Wales Championship counter, not Moelwyn as indicated on page 55 of the handbook

Sun 14^th May. Gt Whernside Juniors. 

Change of start time to 12 noon (NOT 14:00)

Sun 18^th June. Great Lakes

Change of date (was 17^th June)

Sun 2^nd July. Fountains

Race cancelled

Sun 10^th Dec. Litton Christmas Cracker

Change of organiser tel no. to 01298 605092.  No entries on day.

In addition to these races. There are about a dozen races that were registered after the handbook went to press, and these can be found by searching here, or reading the updates section in future Fellrunners

Andy Butler

Fixtures Secretary

Following the FRA committee meeting on 4/12/16 and in light of recent publicity surrounding historical sexual abuse at football clubs, the committee clarified that any allegations of a similar nature within the sport of fell running will be taken extremely seriously and investigated appropriately.

We have already liaised with UKA and an update and explanation of his role will be provided by the newly appointed Welfare Officer in the Spring Fellrunner.

Any enquiries should be directed to Ed Gamble (welfare@fellrunner.org.uk)

Details here

After the success of the 2016 British Fell relays in Scotland, 2017 will see the relays return to North Wales, hosted once again by Eryri Harriers, on 15^th October.

To ensure the continued success of the event as a truly British championship we are keen to have an English venue for 2018.  I am aware there are a couple of clubs who are looking into the feasibility of acting as the host, but at this stage nothing has been confirmed.  If any individuals or clubs are interested in being involved in putting on this great event, please do get in touch with me sarah@srowell.co.uk – either to discuss what is required or to get hold of the event guidelines.

I am sure I am not alone in hoping we can find an English host to continue to great tradition of the event

The 2017 GB mountain running selection criteria can now be found under the international page.  Due to the World Championships being held much earlier (end of July) in 2017, the selection policy is different to previous years.  We envisage this being a one off.

Sarah Rowell

• A challenging course, worthy of being a Championship counter.

• Avoiding high summer, when the Lakes ALs dominate the calendar.

• A good “clean” course with no congestion or bottlenecks (particularly at the start).

• Good infrastructure; venue facilities, road access, parking.

• No severe restrictions on numbers, land access. This will mainly apply in National Parks.

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