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Wed 01 Jan – Captain Cooks - SeniorsWed 01 Jan – Captain Cooks - JuniorsSun 05 Jan – Commondale BeaconSun 12 Jan – TriggerWed 01 Jan – St JohnsSat 11 Jan – Ashurst BeaconTue 31 Dec – WormstonesTue 31 Dec – Auld Lang SyneWed 01 Jan – Giants ToothFri 27 Dec – Guisborough WoodsFri 27 Dec – Guisborough Woods - juniorsFri 27 Dec – WansfellSat 14 Dec – S O BTue 31 Dec – BowstonesSat 07 Dec – Eary BegSun 19 Jan – WhitestoneSat 25 Jan – TarrenhendreSat 25 Jan – HoofstonesSat 25 Jan – Blakes HeavenSat 25 Jan – Ard WhallinSun 26 Jan – Tigger TorSun 26 Jan – Birkrigg CommonSat 01 Feb – Pendle Way In A DaySat 01 Feb – Wadsworth TrogSat 01 Feb – Stybarrow Dodd, Kong Winter Series 4Sun 02 Feb – Kong Mini Mm Round 1Sun 02 Feb – Charnwood HillsSun 02 Feb – Glaisdale RiggSun 02 Feb – Mickleden StraddleSun 02 Feb – Runners And Riders
Blakes Heaven 25th January - change of start location & no Junior racesThe venue is now the Ennerdale Show field, grid reference NY 088 184. The course is different, and will be an out and back rout to the top of Blake Fell. Distance 7.75 Km with 300m of climb. Details will be the Cumberland Fell Runners website. No Junior races
Whaley Waltz - date change to 1st AugustThe Whaley Waltz is now on 1st August as the Whaley Bridge Carnival date has moved to coincide with the 1st anniversary of the Toddbrook Dam incident
Yr Aran British Championship raceRace date changes from HandbookKett Killer now 29th April (was 29th May)
Glarama now 17th May (was 24th May)
Guaranteed entries - British Championships 2020Guaranteed Entry Under 23Please note that for the Under 23 Category in the English Fell Running Championships, the eligible date is 31st December in the year of competition rather than the date of the race. So for an Under 23 to be included in the Guaranteed Entry list, they need to have been born from 1998 onwards. The minimum age to be eligible in Senior races is 18 on the day of the race.
FRA 50 @ 50 Race Series to celebrate the 50th Anniversary 1970 – 2020The FRA is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2020 and as part of the celebrations we have introduced a fun series of 50 races where FRA members can take part and earn themselves points or simply credits towards some commemorative merchandise. Massive thanks to James Lowe for putting together the list and also for taking on the massive task of collating the data.
We have included all 17 surviving races which were in the 1970 FRA calendar, plus the six English Championship races, plus another 28 races (Ennerdale is both a Champs race and a 1970 race) from a wide geographical spread and starting on New Years Day with Captain Cook’s Race from Great Ayton in North Yorkshire and ending with the Auld Lang Syne on Penistone Hill on New Years Eve.
Of special note is the Pendle race on 4th April 2020 which will be exactly 50 years since the FRA was formed following the prize-giving for this very race at the Whitehough Camp School, near Barley. Further details can be found in Bill Smith’s article “Forty years of the FRA” in the special Celebration publication from 2010. Results from the 1970 races can also be found in this excellent publication now available on the FRA website.
It has also been brought to my attention that Kevan Shand (RO for both the Blackstone Edge and Turnslack races) is the longest serving race organiser. I understand that his prize list is something to behold with toilet rolls a speciality 😊
Points will be awarded to FRA members based upon the following formula:
The winner’s time (man or woman) divided by your time x 100
Runners will be awarded their 10 best scores plus 20% of the value of any other score.
There will be awards for the highest scoring men and women in Open/V40/V50/V60/V70 categories (age as at 01-Jul-2020) and conditional on at least 15 of the races completed.
Any runner who completes 15/25/30+ races will be presented with commemorative FRA garments.
Due to the fact that there are several unavoidable clashes, no-one will be able to complete all 50 races (not even Darren Fishwick) but we hope that members will help us to celebrate our own anniversary together with the longevity of some wonderful races around the country.
Have fun
Charmian Heaton
FRA AGM - Draft minutesThe 2019 AGM of the Fell Runners Association Ltd took place on Saturday 16th November at Barley, Pendle. Draft minutes are available on the AGM page here.
Under 23. Changes for the 2020 English ChampionshipsRace PosterThe FRA have been considering how we can better educate all runners about the absolute no-no rules of fell running. Massive thanks to Jim Tyson from Ambleside who has come up with this poster which will be displayed at all fell races in the near future. Please take a moment to read and comply and help to keep this great sport safe and enjoyable for everone.
FRA Junior ChampionshipFRA Junior Championship- the hoody and t shirt shop is now open for business! Free t shirts for at least 4 races done, hoody for 6. Please note that because of the gap between the last race and the junior do, we're on a tight deadline for the hoodies orders. I'm discussing extending that but for now please proceed on the basis that you get your orders in immediately after the last race. Link to the shop
GPS devices for navigationFirst on the SceneWelfare policy - Transgender and Anti DopingWelfareFollowing 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 ([email protected])
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