local races 2008
 

 

Next race(s) highlighted in red. All NECAA and NFR 2008 Championship races shown. Northumberland races are shown in bold. Key to abbreviations

Details of most fell races can be found in the FRA Fixtures Calendar & Handbook - Join the FRA to get a copy.

date
race
grade / dist/height* (imperial [metric])
more info
01/01/08
 Hill Forts and Headaches
AS - 3mi/1020' [5km/310m]
01/01/08
 Captain Cook's Race
BS - 5.5mi/750' [9km/230m]
13/01/08
 Clay Bank East
BM - 6mi/1000' [10km/305m]
27/01/07
 Black Hill and Beck
BM - 7.5mi/1150' [12km/350m]
17/02/08
 Castleton Beacon
BM - 8mi/1100' [13km/335m]]
23/02/08
 Inov-8 High Cup Nick
BM - 9mi/1500' [14km/460m]
02/03/08
 Grey's Pike
BS - 5mi/800' [8km/250m]

02/03/08

 Commondale Clart
BM - 6mi/1000' [10km/305m]
15/03/08
 Really Wild Boar NFR
AS - 5mi/1400' [8km/430m]
16/03/08
 Eston Nab Nee Nocker
BM - 6mi/1200' [10km/370m]
23/03/08
 Brough Law
AS - 5mi/1250' [8km/380m]
29/03/08
 25th Cleveland Survival
walk / run
26mi [42km] O' course
30/03/08
 Doctor's Gate NECAA NFR
BM - 6mi/1050' [10km/320m]
entry form | loc | DFR | FRA OC
30/03/08
 Eskdale Eureka
BM - 10mi/1580' [16km/480m]
05/04/08
 Allendale Challenge
BL - 25mi/3400' [40km/1040m]
13/04/08
 Gisborough Moors NECAA
BL - 12.5mi/2600' [20km/790m]
19/04/08
 Anniversary Waltz NFR
AM - 11.5mi/3600' [19km/1100m]
website | loc | FRA OC
22/04/08
 Carlton Challenge
BS - 5mi/850' [8km/260m]
27/04/08
 Cheviot Summit NECAA
BM - 6mi/2676' [10km/820m]
loc | map | FRA OC
03/05/08
 Coniston Fell Race NFR
AM - 9mi/3500' [14km/1070m]]
loc | website | FRA OC
08/05/08
 Dryderdale Dash
BS - 5.5mi [9km]
11/05/08
 Lordstones / Wainstones
AM - 8mi/2100' [13km/640m]
18/05/08
 DFR Summer Series 1
BM - 6mi/1100' [10km/340m]
20/05/08
 Fox and Hounds Chase
BM - 9mi/1500' [14km/460m]
01/06/08
 Yetholm
(anticlockwise this year)
AM - 8mi/2500' [13km/760m]
01/06/08
 Watergate 10k Trail Race
10km trail
Low Fell RC website
03/06/08
 Ossy Oiks
BM - 8.5mi/1800' [14km/550m]
07/06/08
 Alwinton Fell Race NECAA NFR
BL - 14mi/2900' [23km/884m]
loc | map | entry form | FRA OC
12/06/08
 Beacon Hill
AS - 5.75mi/1500' [9km/460m]
14/06/08
 Roman Wall Show
BS - 4.4mi/620' [7km/190m]
17/06/08
 Whorlton Run
BM - 7mi/1080' [11km/330m]
21/06/08

Cheviot 2000
 (army / emerg. services)

BL ~ 24mi/5600' [39km/1710m]
21/06/08
 Lakes Runner Great Lakes Run NFR AL - 13mi/7000' [21km/2134m]
Lakes Runner | FRA OC
22/06/08
 Windy Gyle
BM - 9mi/1800' [14km/550m]
22/06/08
 DFR Summer Series 2
BM - 6mi/1100' [10km/335m]
28/06/08
 Durham Dales Challenge
LDWA event - runners welcome
Choice: 16/28/52mi [26/45/84km]
01/07/08
 Saltwell Harriers Fell Race NFR
BS - 5.5mi/1000' [9km/305m]
05/07/08
 52nd Chevy Chase
BL - 20mi/4000' [32km/1220m]
06/07/08
 Langdale End (Scarborough)
BM - 6mi/1400' [10km/430m]
22/07/08
 Roseberry Topping
AS - 1.5mi/715' [2km/220m]
27/07/08
 DFR Summer Series 3
BM - 6mi/1100' [10km/335m]
02/08/08
 Powburn Show
CS(?) - 4mi [6km]
loc | Powburn Show
05/08/08
 Gribdale Gallop
BM - 8mi/1400' [13km/430m]
10/08/08
 Forest Burn
BS - 3.5mi/500' [6km/150m]
16-17/08
 Force Ten (Phoenix) Long O 2 day 'long orienteering'
19/08/08
 Guisborough Grunt
BM - 7mi/1000' [11km/305m]
23/08/08
 Falstone Falcon
CS - 5mi/500' [8km/150m]
23/08/08
 Cheviot Challenge
walk / run event - non-competitive
18 or 25 miles [29/40km]
website
24/08/08
 DFR Summer Series 4
BM - 6mi/1100' [10km/335m]
30/08/08
 Bellingham Show NFR
BS - 4mi/600' [6km/180m]
31/08/08
 Pinchinthorpe Plod
BM - 7mi/1400' [11km/430m]
13/09/08
 Castleton Show Run
6 miles [10km]
NR-S | FRA OC
14/09/08
 DFR Top of the Forest
BM - 7.5mi/1250' [12km/380m]
loc | DFR | FRA OC
20/09/08
 Simonside (Thropton) NECAA
BM - 6.75mi/1200' [11km/370m]
loc | map | FRA OC
26-28/09
 Hardmoors 110 ultra challenge
110 mile trail [177km]
Hardmoors110 website
27/09/08
 Whernside NFR BL - 12.1mi/2972' [19km/910m]
loc | FRA OC
28/09/08
 Cock Howe and Beyond
BM - 7mi/1500' [11km/460m]
NYMAC | FRA OC
05/10/08
 (Ian Hodgson Relays)  
FRA OC
11/10/08
 Alwinton Border Shepherds Show
AS - 2.4mi/610' [4km/190m]
loc | Alwinton Show
19/10/08
 (UKA British Relay Champs)  
FRA OC
19/10/08
 Saltergate Gallows
BM - 8mi/1200' [13km/190m]
NYMAC | FRA OC
01/11/08
 Dunnerdale NFR
AS - 5mi/1800' [8km/550m]
loc | FRA OC
09/11/08
 Three Tops NFR

AM - 8mi/2000' [13km/610m]

NYMAC | FRA OC
23/11/08
 Clay Bank West NECAA
BS - 5.5mi/900' [9km/270m]
NYMAC | FRA OC
07/12/08
 Hexhamshire Hobble
CM - 10.5mi/1220' [17km/370m]
loc | map | FRA OC
14/12/08
 Simonside Cairns
BM - 11mi/1420' [18km/430m]
loc | map | FRA OC
27/12/08
 Guisborough Woods
BM - 6mi/1000' [10km/305m]
NYMAC | FRA OC
28/12/08
 DFR Xmas Ayhope Skyline
BM - 9.5mi/1330' [15km/405m]
loc | DFR | FRA OC

 

Key:
 
FRA OC
- Fell Running Association Online Calendar
loc
 - streetmap location of race start and/or registration
NECAA
 - NECAA / NEHRA: North East Counties Athletic Association & North East Hill Running Association Championship races
NFR
 Northumberland Fell Runners 2008 Championship race
NR-S
 - Cleveland NEHRA / Northern Runner Summer Series
NR-W
 - Cleveland NEHRA / Northern Runner Winter Series
   
grades e.g. AM
Two-letter fell race grading: A,B or C describes height per mile (A=steepest), followed by Short, Medium, Long (distance) - for a full explanation of FRA race grading, see FRA Rules for Competition
*
 distances / height gain in both imperial and metric are only approximate.

for other races that may appeal, also see:
FRA | SHR | SH Racing | BarryCornelius.com | NYM.AC | Northern Runner | Low Fell RC | Cumberland FR


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