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Learn the basics of navigation on the fells or come along and improve your navigation skills.

Courses will comprise instruction and practical sessions on the fells and indoor instruction, with discussions and talks on safety and anything else you request us to cover.

Low-key map reading events will also be included

Ideal for anyone new to the sport of fellrunning

Autumn Course

Friday to Sunday 24th to 26th September 2010

Elterwater Youth Hostel, near Ambleside, Cumbria

Full details write (with SAE) or email:-

Mrs Margaret Batley - navigation@fellrunner.org.uk

3 Hillside Close Addingham Ilkley LS29 0TB

During the last four weeks whilst I was away details of the following new races, to be held in the next few weeks, arrived:-

Shipman Knotts - Tue 31st Aug 2010            http://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races.php?id=859

Whitfield Village Fair - Sun 12th Sep 2010    http://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races.php?id=865 

Orton Autumn Fair - Sat 18th Sep 2010         http://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races.php?id=858

Margaret Chippendale

The course is a mix of practical and theory developing generic coaching skills like observation, analysis, communication, demonstration and feedback in a fell and mountain running context.

Subsidies For Coach Education
 
If you are a member of a club affiliated to  England Athletics you are eligible for a discounted price, from the cost of the course in addition to the FRA membership discount.

In addition, England Athletics have announced that they have relaxed the rules on how Athletics networks can spend their grant and they can now spend up to 10% on financially supporting courses for coaches, this could mean the full cost of the course if your club belongs to a Network.

Please contact Graeme Woodward on graemewoodward@hotmail.com or 01422 885185 for details.

More details - here

Application form - here

The start time for Thieveley Pike on Saturday 25th September is 11.00am (not the traditional time 3.00pm). All other race details remain the same.

18th September 2010 Aonach Mor, nr Fort William, Scotland

Race details and map

Please note that all the remaining races organised by Gerry Hehir in Hamsterley Forest have been cancelled. They are:
SUN. SEP 19. TOP OF THE FOREST
SUN. OCT 10. DRYDERDALE DASH
SUN. NOV 14. TRACK N TERRAIN BLACKDEN FELL
SUN. DEC 26. AYHOPE SKYLINE.

Please note that in 2009 UK Athletics changed brokers for this policy and that any enquiries or claims by race organisers or others should no longer be directed to Oval Insurance Broking Limited.

Any enquiries or claims should now be directed to John Temperton at UK Athletics. Email: jtemperton@uka.org.uk Tel: 0121 7138493

Summary of the UKA Insurance Policy http://www.uka.org.uk/grassroots/about-clubs/insurance-cover/

Margaret Chippendale
FRA Fixtures Sec.

Firstly, apologies to all Scottish, Welsh and Irish athletes reading this. As you can see from the title, this is only of any real concern to English Athletes.

What is EA? - England Athletics is the governing body which manages and develops Athletics in England, performing the same kind of duties as were performed by the AAA (and its regional bodies, e.g. NoEAA, SoEAA etc) in the past. Scottish Athletics, Welsh Athletics and Athletics Northern Ireland are the equivalent bodies in the other home nations.

Do I need to register with EA? – On the face of it, the answer is no. Fell races in England do not charge any levies on behalf of either England Athletics or the FRA. They are open to all runners who fulfil the organiser’s criteria.

However, if you want to count in either the English or the British fell running championships, then you must either be a member of the FRA or registered with England Athletics.

Other reasons to register - You can take part in other types of races (e.g. road races) without paying the levy, or, if you want to race abroad, you can use your EA card instead of paying for a doctor's "fitness-to-race" letter.

How much does it cost? - England Athletics have agreed that, for runners who are FRA members and not members of multi-discipline athletics clubs, then they will allow registration without any charge at all. Please note the proviso – this is not supposed to be a method of avoiding registration payment, rather it is for members of fell-only clubs who might wish to run the odd road race, or to race abroad.

How do I go about registering with the EA? - Simply write (email or post) to me, Alan Brentnall (contact details at the front of the magazine), expressing your desire to register, and supplying your full name, running club, address, date-of-birth and confirm that you are a member of the FRA. I will maintain a spreadsheet of registered members which I will copy to England Athletics normally once a year, just before the start of the year - although for 2009, I will probably need to make several deliveries while the process is bedding in

Can my club membership secretary do this for me? – Certainly, I am quite happy to accept bulk applications from club membership secretaries, providing all the necessary details are supplied.