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Session to be decided based on group.
Possibilities:
Grass session, Rhubarb route, Tempo run around one of the summer sessions or through Black Carr or Post hills woods, off road hill reps
Short efforts (1/4 mile / 400m approx)
Total distance about 6/6.5 miles – route Bankhouse, Fulneck, Pudsey centre
Meet at Pudsey Civic Hall car park
8 x “800m” efforts.
Route – Rodley, Calverley, Thornbury (distance 8.5 miles)
Start/finish points for efforts:
- Junction half mile court/half mile lane (just after Tesco) to end of half mile Ln/Coal Hill Lane junction.
- Bagley Ln (bus stop) to traffic lights/round about
- A657 (speed camera) to Town Wells Garden
- 40mph sign to Clara Drive
- Just after Sainsbury’s side rd to the pedestrian crossing
- Bus stop (just after Ravensliffe Ave) to the lights/round about
- Leeds Rd – first telegraph pole to traffic lights at the end
- Gain Lane (opposite Mortimer Ave (by Morrisons/Hovis buildings) to side road/new houses
Distance – 8.75 miles
Efforts – 5 x 0.75 to 1 mile efforts (approx)
Route – Through Farsley, down to The Owl pub at Rodley, up Coal Hill Lane, along Intake/Swinnow through Stanningley, to Pudsey centre, then down to Fartown before heading back to the school.
- 2nd entrance to Westroyd Park to Springbank Rd/Coal Hill Ln/Bagley Rd junction
- Pedestrian crossing (just after Club Ln) to Top of Coal Hill Ln/Intake Ln junction
- Bus stop after the bypass bridge to The Britannia Pub
- Corner/bend on Littlemoor Rd (building that used to be a pub opposite Busy Bees) to top of Fartown where it becomes Greenside
- The Marsh Pub to round about at Bradford Rd (A647)
8 x hill reps on Calverley Cutting/Adjacent hill
Possibility to split into 2 groups starting on opposites climbs if needed
Distance: 8.9 miles
Possibly 12 x 2min efforts (could be more)
Route: Down towards Calverley, heading back near river, efforts end at canal crossing, then longish jog back to Priesthorpe
Distance: 8.2 miles
Possibly 9 x 3min efforts (could be more or less)
Route: Fulneck and Black Carr Woods
FRA Junior Championship Round 1
This is an FRA Junior Championship race for U9 (over 6)/U11/U13/U15/U17/U19. There is also a senior race at approx. 13.30 that can be entered via https://bcrunners.niftyentries.com/Duddon-Dash-Senior-Race-2025
We are very much looking forward to welcoming Junior runners to the Duddon Valley where we will be offering challenging but fun routes for each age group.
The Under 9/11 boys and girls will be exploring the area known as Dobby Shaw whilst the older age groups will venture a little further for each category with the Under 17 runners reaching Caw summit
The Under 19s will join the Seniors over the new Duddon Dash route that climbs up the Walna Scar Road to visit White Pike before finishing over Caw.
All routes will be fully flagged and lots of marshals will be on hand to offer encouragement and ensure the correct routes are followed for each race.
Please enter the races based on the entrant’s age at the end of 2025 as follows;
Category Year of birth Age on 31-Dec-25 Maximum distance Under 9 2019, 2018, 2017 6 (from date of 6th birthday), 7 and 8 1 km Under 11 2016, 2015 9 or 10 2 km Under 13 2014, 2013 11 or 12 3 km Under 15 2012, 2011 13 or 14 5 km Under 17 2010, 2009 15 or 16 7 km Under 19 2008, 2007 17 or 18 10 km
You can enter the full FRA Junior Championship series by using this link. This will automatically enter you for all the following races at a cost of £20.00;
- 27th April Duddon Dash (this race)
- 18th May Howgills Junior Fell Race
- 8th June Edale Junior Fell Race
- 21st June Clougha Pike Junior Fell Race (Inter-Counties Championship)
- 6th July Clywdian Junior Fell Race
- 12th July Tebay Junior Fell Race
Tempo run/time trial on Rhubarb course
or
Grass session – Jog to park – Short timed efforts, pyramids, etc – jog recovery