Posts tagged with: british fell running championships

2010 British fell champs announced

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 21 Oct '09

The dates for next year’s British Fell Running Championships have been announced. With one in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland – kicking off with Slieve Binnian (Mourne Mountains) in April. Read more…
Swinburn breaks record at Y Garn

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 02 Aug '09

Today’s British Fell Championship final round at Y Garn produced a fantastic new course record, which had stood since 1989. Nick Swinburn turned out a storming run to defeat a class field, and take Colin Donnelly’s long-standing record in the process. Read more…
British Fell Champs Rd 4 - Y Garn

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 31 Jul '09

The fourth, and final, round of the 2009 championship takes place on Saturday (1 August) at the short and super-steep Y Garn race. The titles were all but decided after round 3 at Tebay, leaving 2008 men’s champ Rob Hope and Keswick’s Phillipa Jackson in unassailable leads… Read more…
Bailey and Jackson triumph at Tebay

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 21 Jun '09

Although race reports are as yet unavailable news comes to MST of yesterday’s British fell champs fourth round battle on Tebay. It seemed that the field was completely loaded with internationals and some of the best fell runners in Britain descended on Cumbria. Read more…
British Fell Champs Rd 3 - Tebay

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 18 Jun '09

As the fell season unfolds the 2009 British Championships enter a crucial stage. This weekend’s Tebay Fell Race also doubles-up as an English champs ‘medium’ round and should see most of the championship hopefuls descend on Penrith. Read more…
Championships standings updated

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 08 May '09

After two rounds of the British Fell Running Championships the updated overall standings are now online over at the FRA site. In the women’s event Phillippa Jackson has slender lead over Helen Fines. Read more…
Duncan wins at Stuc a' Chroin

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 04 May '09

Jon Duncan is a world class athlete. Better known for being part of the world orienteering championship winning GB team of 2008 his prowess in the mountains was also underlined this weekend at round 2 of the British fell championship. Read more…
British Champs hopefuls head to Scotland for Round Two

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 01 May '09

As many folk roll out their barbeques this Bank Holiday weekend, the fell racers of the UK will have plenty to keep them away from the charcoal. On Saturday the super-quick and serious racers head to the Trossachs to take on the might of Stuc a’ Chroin. Read more…
'Race wins and fish and chips' - all in day's work for Rob Hope

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Wed 08 Apr '09

After a great run at Slieve Bearnagh on Saturday we caught up with reigning British Fell champ Rob Hope. We find out what top mountain runners do the day after a big win, and discover all about their post-race meals! Read more…
Saab Salomon head to Mourne

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 02 Apr '09

This weekend sees the opening round of the British Fell Running Championships in the beautiful Mourne mountains, Northern Ireland. The race at Slieve Bearnagh is only 4 miles in length but still has 2690ft of climbing. Read more…
UK fell racing round-up

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 11 Mar '09

The fell racers are hard at it. Andy Symonds had a good weekend with wins at Deuchary Hil and the River Tay Dash, with Karen Alexander taking the first round of the Northern Ireland Mountain Running Championship at Slieve Gullion on Saturday. Read more…
Teenage sensation Simpson wins again

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Tue 03 Mar '09

Deeside athlete Robbie Simpson scored yet another win over his older contemporaries at the Bishop Hill race in Fife on Sunday. Robbie was treating this as tester event for the Slieve Bearnagh race (part of the British fell champs) in the Mourne Mountains on the 4th of April. Read more…