Fell Running Archive

16 May 2015 – Charlesworth Chase Fell Race (Simons Seat) – 5.2 miles / 1201 ft Having long since claimed Sunday the 17th May as my own in the calendar at home, it was disappointing to learn that we couldn’t even muster a team ...Read More

12 May 2015 – Jack Bloor Fell Race – 5.2 miles / 1148 ft   We had fifteen seniors out for this year’s Jack Bloor race, encouraged not only by the promise of an enjoyable evening’s run over Ilkley Moor but also by the ...Read More

Stretton Six Summits – 9 May 2015 – 6.3 miles / 3248 ft Round 2 of the English fell running championship and the first of the 2 medium length races. This one only just sneaks into the classification for distance  but more than makes up ...Read More

2 May 2015 – The Cake Race – 9.9 miles / 1699 As I have a good friend who lives in the next village over and the weather forecast looked reasonable the Speed family made the perilous trip t’other side! I’ve never run in ...Read More

As well as being the first English Champs race, Flower Scar also served as the Yorkshire Fell Championship race. Alongside a fantastic 10th place finish overall, Claire Green was 3rd Yorkshire runner and was presented with a lovely bronze medal by Dave Woodhead, a ...Read More

Flower Scar – 7th March 2015 – 5.6miles / 1542ft of ascent Here we go again, the English Fell Running Championships 2015, and first up this relatively unknown little gem in Todmorden. The excitement had been building for weeks & in fact Neil my ...Read More

Ilkley Moor Fell Race is a cracking little local number which has been run for over 25 years. It crams as much as it can into its modest 5 miles: a narrow, sharp-elbowed start; steep climbs; technical descents; more climbs; treacherous wooden footbridges; a bit ...Read More