The 2018 Club Fell Championship consists of five races, with a member’s best three races counting. The first four races are:
*Saturday 3rd March 11 am – Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round (BM), Barley
*Saturday 9th June 11 am – Weets (AS), Barnoldswick
*Thursday 21st June 7.15 pm – Aggie’s Staircase (AS), Darwen
Wednesday 8th August 7.15 pm – Pilgrim’s Cross (BM), Helmshore
* indicates race that counts for the V70 and older category awards. The final race will be announced when the Autumn Road Relay and 2018-19 Cross Country fixture dates are known.
Here are the standings after the first race for Ladies and Men.
Dave Walker, Dave Motley and Peter Coates at the 2017 Pendleton Fell Race. Photo David Belshaw
There are separate competitions for Ladies and Men. Points are awarded in each race as follows:
1st Clayton Lady 50 points; 2nd Clayton Lady 49 points; etc
1st Clayton Man 50 points; 2nd Clayton Man 49 points; etc
The points from a member’s best three races are added together to determine the final rankings for Ladies and Men. To be given a final ranking it is necessary to have completed at least three races. The Ladies’ Champion holds the Lady Fell Champion Cup, and the Men’s Champion holds the Male Fell Champion Cup. Awards for 2nd and 3rd positions are also made to Ladies and Men.
Veteran (10 year categories), U20 and U23 awards are also available; the number of awards made depends on the number of members completing the competition in each age category. For the V70 and older categories awards are based on the best two out of the three races indicated by * above.
Danny Collinge on his way to winning the Liver Hill Race. Photo David Belshaw
Here are the details of the Club Fell Championships in 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014. Congratulations to 2017 Ladies’ Champion Claire Vincent and Men’s Champion Peter Coates.