The Laxey race will now take place on Wednesday 23rd May.  Full details here.

The Burbage Skyline on Tuesday 8th May will take place over a new route in 2018.  The race is pre-entry only, and full details can be found here.

The BOFRA Kettlewell race on Sunday the 17th June will be at the Kettlewell Cricket Field, not as previously published. Full details here.

The postponed Blakey Blitz race has been rescheduled for Sunday 29th April.  All other details unchanged and can be seen here.

Results here.

Please note as follows.   

Eligibility:   Results include eligible runners as defined on page 45 of the FRA Handbook & Fixture Calendar 2018.   Any runner who may consider themselves eligible yet has not appeared in the results, are invited to contact the statistician.   

Creation  of Team Veteran Categories.   The category must have had teams from at least 4 clubs scoring points in each of 4 or more English Championship races, including one from each distance.   Team points are displayed for the MV60 category which presently contains 3 teams and will require ongoing at least 1 further competing team to participate, including at Buttermere Horseshoe.   Team points are displayed for the WV50 category which presently contains 1 team and will require ongoing at least 3 further competing teams to participate, including at Buttermere Horseshoe. 

The organiser/race contact for the Winster race on Thursday 28th June has changed to Amanda Marsden.  Full details here.

It is with regret that the organiser has cancelled the Salcombe Coastal Marathons scheduled for Saturday 5th May and Saturday 20th October due to ill health.

There will be no junior races at Saddleworth on Sunday 27th May contrary to the listing in the FRA Handbook.  Full details here.

The Axnfell race will now take place on Saturday 15th September and will start at 8am.  Full details here.

The address of the organiser of the Chevy Chase on Saturday 7th July has changed.  Full details here.

After listening to members concerns and consulting with the Race Organiser, the Buttermere Horseshoe Entry date will be pushed back to April 20th at 6pm.

The organiser/race contact for the Dunnerdale race on Saturday 10th November has changed to Jamie Baron and registration will now be at the Broughton Mills Village Hall.  Full details of the race here.

More details here

The 5 Tors race scheduled for 15th April has been cancelled.

The date of the Blacka Moor Chase has been changed to Thursday 14th June at 19:30 (from 27th March).  Full details here.

Each year club membership secretaries complete and submit a return to England Athletics - read more

New courses announced  - here

The Hawkswick Dash will be held on Sunday 24th June not as previously published (1st July).  Full details here.

The AGM to be held in Sept. 2018 will be looking to fill a number of vacancies.

The ones we know of at present are:

Secretary - immediate vacancy due to Steve Cliff resigning on the grounds of ill health. Replacement of the Secretary and offers of administrative support to the new Secretary urgently sought.

Chair, Treasurer and Fixtures Secretary - these vacancies will be due for election at the AGM.

If you might be interested please contact me, or the post holders for the latter two posts.

If you are interested you would be able to shadow those post holders still in post, including attending the next two Committee meetings. 

Nick Harris Chair chair@fellrunner.org.uk or on 07956344174

The following changes have taken place to races listed in the 2018 handbook.  Go to the Races page for full details.  In addition to these changes, you can find races that missed the handbook deadline by going to the Races page and using the Race updates filter on the left side of the page.

Sun 21^st Jan, Peak Raid 4, change of date from Dec 2017

Sun 18^th Feb, Litton (Post) Christmas Cracker, change of date from Dec 2017

Sat 7^th April, Pendle, change of contact/organiser

Sun 6^th May, Clough Head, change to web address, entry fee, distance, ascent

Thurs 21^st June, Grindleford, updated entry details

Fri 22^nd June, Snowdon Twilight, change of date from 8^th June

Sat 14^th July, Wasdale, change of pre-entry dates

Sun 5^th Aug, Saddleworth Round, change of date from 15^th July

The 2018 English Junior champs races will be:

March 25th – Todd Cragg (Ambleside AC organised)

April 14th – Blacko, Lancs (Trawden AC)

May 19th – Malham (KCAC)

May 26th – West Nab (Holmfirth AC), also Yorkshire Junior Champs race

June 16th – Clougha Pike (Bowland Fell Runners)

June 30th – Up the Nab (near Glossop), and Junior Inter Counties competition (Buxton AC)

Dates and venues for Junior do and English Schools to be confirmed.

If Ordinary Members do not have a Direct Debit instruction in place then you need to renew your membership before Tuesday 5th December to get your 2018 Handbook and Calendar in time for Christmas.  Anyone who renews late will NOT get their Handbook until some time in January 2018

Charmian

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)

Click here to use Jim Godwin's race organiser program