Friday night – Hayfield May Queen 3 miles. We’d arranged a meet up race to celebrate John Hunt just turning M60…. He’s well prepared having tapered down from his normal 70 miles to only 50 for last couple of weeks & in his carbon trail shoes. Front of the start Read more
2026 English Championship Details of the six race series can be found on the FRA website here. Past Races Tideswell Terminator – John Crewe 1st with Arthur King 5th. Results. Upcoming races Monday 27th October – Winter Mondays, Orrell Crook Trail. Details here. Sunday 9th November – Roaches. Read more
The British Fell and Hill Relays were staged by Meirionnydd Running Club in the hills to the east of Cadair Idris yesterday and a very fine event it was too. Overcast skies with the cloud clear of the summits and a light breeze made for perfect running conditions. The climbs Read more
Curbar Commotion and the Hodgson Brothers Relays had to be cancelled due to permissions issues and Storm Amy respectively. Past Races Ilam Three Peaks – The first of the four race Limestone Series the next of which is Litton Christmas Cracker on 14th December. Entries are open here. Felix Read more
Winter Monday Series commences Monday 29th September. Willy Kitchen writes: In something more than its twentieth year, the curiously great, yet decidedly undervalued, institution that is the ‘Winter Mondays’ series of road and trail races commences its 2025/2026 iteration next Monday 29th September. The first race is the traditional running Read more
English Championships Congratulations to Finlay Grant who won three of the year’s six English Championship races and was second in his other counter, a feat replicated by Ben Rothery of Ilkley and so Fin and Ben are joint men’s champions. The last Dark Peak Fell Runner to win the men’s Read more
Just two local races to report this week… Past Races Eccles Pike – Mark Jones 1st Results Ricky’s Race – Alison Wainwright 1st F50, Dave Beerling and Andy Dickenson 1st and 3rd M60’s respectively. Results Upcoming races Monday 18th August – Trunce 8 Saturday 30th August – Whittle Read more
English Fell Running Championship Stephen Wilson writes in the Fell Running UK Facebook group page… “The race for the English Mens Fell Running Championship had its 5th counter at the Borrowdale Fell Race, Saturday 2nd August 2025. And what a battle has been played out for the title between Ben Rothery of Ilkley Read more
Sally Fawcett, winner at Holme Moss Past Races Bamford Carnival – Results Holme Moss – Sally Fawcett 1st woman, Cameron Taylor 4th and Guy Ward 6th. Results Wednesday 30th July – Up the Nab, Charlesworth. Thursday 31st July – Stoney Middleton Friday 1st August – Salt Cellar. Striders race from Fairholmes. Read more
Past Races Bamford Carnival -Almost a clean sweep of the prizes! Results Sheldon – Finlay Grant broke the course record, Izzy-Mai Wilson was 2nd woman, Jane Crowson was 1st F60 with Alison Wainwright a minute behind to be 2nd F50. Results Kentmere – Results Upcoming races Sunday 27th July Read more