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Wharfedale TTT Junior Races - Sunday 7th July 2013

Mon 13th May, 2013


As well as the U14 and U16 age groups that can run in the senior race, there will also be separate junior races for the U8 age groups upwards. Entry form available at www.bingleyharriers.co.uk/events/wharfedale-ttt/ or contact Andy Nicoll for details on ajnicoll3@gmail.com



Entry Forms

Wed 1st May, 2013


I’ve been asked to post a reminder that the current FRA entry forms are now mandatory for all races taking place under an FRA permit. 

It is acceptable for organisers to use race specific forms as long as they contain all of the elements of the FRA forms.  This requirement applies equally to relays/team events, and I should stress that all the information needs to be collected for each runner.  Further details can be found in Section 8 of the FRA Safety Requirements For Fell Races.

Andy Butler



AGM 2013

Wed 1st May, 2013


As already announced in the Spring edition of The Fellrunner, the 2013 AGM will take place on 27 July 2013 after the Blisco Dash at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in Langdale.

Normally, advance notice of the meeting would be given in the Summer edition of The Fellrunner. However, the filing requirements for the FRA accounts at Companies House means the accounts have to be filed before early September. This has meant bringing forward the date of the meeting from its traditional time to the late July date, avoiding August.
 
The advance notice sets out the broad shape that the meeting will take and gives various deadlines for various formal actions connected with the business of the meeting
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The formal notice will be posted on the website around 1 July to give the requisite 21 days’ notice required by the articles.  
 


Rescheduled Blakey Blitz

Thu 25th Apr, 2013


The Blakey Blitz postponed from March due to snow has been rescheduled for Sunday 4th August.  All other details are unchanged.

Andy Butler



English Championship 2013

Fri 19th Apr, 2013


The Edale Skyline race, rescheduled for Sunday 29th September, will be the other "long counter" in this year's English Championship. See Dark Peak Website for new entry procedure and further details.

The Championship committee would like to thank Ian and Dark Peak for their exceptional efforts to stage the race and for their cooperation on it's inclusion in the Championship.


Rescheduled Edale Skyline

Wed 17th Apr, 2013


The Edale Skyline in March that was postponed due to snow has been rescheduled for Sunday 29th September 2013.  Entries for the postponed race will not be valid for the new date in September, but entrants should already have received correspondence from the race organiser.  Entries for the event will open afresh on 31st July 2013. More information can be found on the Dark Peak Website

Andy Butler



Dark & White Mini MM Resheduled

Fri 29th Mar, 2013


The Racekit Dark & White Mini MM postponed from Sunday 24th March has now been rescheduled to Sunday 11th August.  Details on the Dark & White website.

Andy Butler



Darren Holloway Memorial Race

Tue 19th Mar, 2013


Following the tragic death of Darren Holloway Pennine Fell Runners discussed how best to remember our friend and club mate at our AGM.

We discussed naming a race in Darren’s memory, but none of us could think of an appropriate event in the Peak District.  It was felt that the race should be new, so it would always be known as the Darren Holloway Memorial Race.  Some of you may have noticed a thread on the forum about resurrecting an epic Lakeland race of old – The Buttermere Horseshoe.
 
We decided this race would be worthy of Darren’s memory and the race organiser, Paul Jennings, along with his club, Cumberland Fell Runners, kindly agreed to change the name.  Darren’s family are fully supportive of the race and his son Josh is making trophies for both the male and female winners.  Darren was a runner from the Peak District, but like many of us his true love was racing in the Lakeland fells.
 
I’m sure you will all agree the route of the Darren Holloway Memorial Race is as magnificent as the man himself.  We hope it will serve as a reminder of Darren for many years to come. 
 
For more information and entry details please click here.
Dan Sims


Run Wild Boff Whalley 25% Discount

Fri 1st Mar, 2013


Sara-Jade Virtue of Simon & Schuster is offering FRA members a 25% discount off the RRP (£8.99) of the paperback edition of Boff Whalley’s Run Wild which is to be published in March.

A fulsome and laudatory review will appear in The Fellrunner currently being printed.
 
Anyone interested should contact:
Simon & Schuster Cash Sales at Sparkle Direct on 01326 569444, or
sales@sparkledirect.co.uk, or via    www.sparkledirect.com.
Graham Breeze 


The John Taylor Foundation

Fri 2nd Nov, 2012


John Taylor was a young international athlete who died tragically from a heart condition known as cardiomyopathy in 2002. The John Taylor foundation for young athletes was created with the aim of raising awareness of this condition, and assisting young athletes. It is a registered charity, 1101008. Funds are raised through a variety of means: many fell races donate some or all of their proceeds to the Foundation.

A Summary of the objects of the Foundation are:
 
· To help young athletes in the UK who need financial assistance to allow them to pursue opportunities in amateur athletics
 
· Raising awareness of the condition of cardiomyopathy in athletes in the UK
 
Applying for support from the foundation
 
Applications are invited from young amateur athletes. Please download an application form from our website (www.johntaylorfoundation.org.uk) or write to us (details below):
 
Applying to work with the foundation
 
We are also looking to increase our trustee numbers, so if you are interesting in working with the John Taylor foundation, please get in touch, details below:
 
E-mail: Enquiries@johntaylorfoundation.org.uk
 
Mail: John Taylor Foundation, Cloudside, Red Lane, Cloudside, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 3QG