Fell Championship 2026
| Date | Race | Category | Start Time | Race HQ | Website | ||
| Sun 1st Feb | Loughrigg Silverhow | Lakes 1 | AM, 8.7/2887 | 11am | Ambleside Parish Centre, £2 EOD only | http://amblesideac.org.uk | |
| Sat Mar 7th | Stan Bradshaw | Fell | 1 | BM, 9.4/1788 | 11am | Village Hall, Barley, nr Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 9JU £6/9 Pre-entry £8/10EOD |
https://wp.claytonlemoors.org.uk/races/stan-bradshaw-pendle-round/ |
| Sun 22nd Mar | Heptonstall | Fell | 2 | BL, 15.4/3169 | 11:30am | St Thomas Heptonstall Church, Church Street, Heptonstall, HX7 7NT £15 Pre-entry Online entry via SiEntries from 17th January. Waiting list once full |
http://www.heptonstallfellrace.wordpress.com |
| Sat 4th April | Rivington Pike Fell race | Fell | 3 | BS, 3.2/699 | 3pm | Registration at Crown Hotel, Horwich, BL6 7QJ £10 Pre-entry, EOD £12 www.madbullevents.com |
https://horwichrmiharriers.co.uk/races/pikerace/ |
| Sat 18th Apr | Teenager/Newlands Memorial | Lakes 2 | AM, 11.5/3609 AL, 15.3/7546 |
11:30 10:30 |
Newlands Adventure Centre, Stair, Keswick CA12 5UF £15/19, Entries open at the end of December via website/SIEntries. No EOD |
https://c-f-r.org.uk/pages/race_teenager.html | |
| Thur 11th June | 2 Lads | Fell Midweek 1 | 4 | BS, 5.2/899 | 19:30 | The Ale House, 36 Church St, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6AD £8 Pre-entry, £10 EOD Pre-entry via www.madbullevents.com |
https://horwichrmiharriers.co.uk/races/twolads/ |
| Tues 23rd June | Aggies Staircase | Fell Midweek 2 | 5 | AS, 4/1148 | 7pm | Borough Rd, Darwen., BB3 2SY £6/£8 Pre-entry FRA Member/Non-Member No EOD |
https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=16737 |
| Wed 29th July | Lee Mills | Fell Midweek 3 | 6 | BM, 6.2/1089 | 7pm | Lee Mill Quarry site £5 EOD Only |
http://www.rossendaleharriers.co.uk |
| Wed 4th Aug (TBC) | Chairs Fell Race | Fell Midweek 4 | |||||
| Sun 9th Aug | Chip Race | Fell | 8 | BS, 6.2/1312 | 11am | Cross Keys Inn, Uppermill, Saddleworth, OL3 6LW £8/10 Pre-entry, £10/12 EOD (includes free Chip butty) |
http://www.saddleworth-runners.co.uk |
| Sat Aug 22nd | Hartsop Hop | Lakes 3 | AM, 12.1/4495 | 11am | Hartsop, Patterdale, Cumbria £13 Pre-entry (130 limit) https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=16570 |
https://www.runswithaxes.com/about-1 | |
| Sat 21st Nov | Tour of Pendle | Fell | 9 | AL, 16.8/4833 | 10:15am | Barley Village Hall., BB12 9LD £16 Pre-entry, £25 EOD SiEntries 01 August & close 31 October. Max entries 450. EOD if limit not reached. |
http://www.tourofpendle.co.uk |
| Sun 6th Dec | Mytholmroyd | Fell | 10 | BS, 6.2/1640 | 11am | £5/7.5 Pre-entry, No EOD | http://www.cvfr.co.uk/races/mytholmroyd/ |
The Lakes Championship
There is no age grading, 1st past the post is the winner regardless of age. There is a male and female trophy.
To compete you must complete 2 of the following races:
- Loughrigg Silverhow
- Teenager/Newlands Memorial
- Hartsop Hop
Alternatively, you can complete 2 of the above and a wildcard (a wild card is any FRA Lakes race that is AB/ML).
Main Championship
- The Fell calendar consists of 8 defined individual races plus a wildcard FRA fell race.
- A wildcard race can be any FRA Fell race that is not part of the main championship where 3 or more Lostockers finish.
- A minimum of 5 out of 9 races to count.
- 1 of the 5 counting races must be a Long category race
- All results will be age graded, ie you are competing against Lostockers in your own age category.
- There are separate Mens (Senior, V40, V50, V60) & Womens (Senior, F35, F45, F55) championships.
Midweek Champs:
- 2 Midweek races from the calendar or 1 off the Calendar + Chairpersons Race
