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Turnslack Fell Race

Kevan Shand states that entry and presentation will now be in the local church/community centre nearby.

SAT.JUL 26. TURNSLACK (R). AM. 2.30 p.m. 8m/2000' from Calderbrook Playing Fields, nr Summit, Littleborough. £3. Teams (4) free. ER/PM. Over 18. Records: 67.08 D. Kay 2004; f. 77.25 M. Laney 2004. No junior races. Toddler races on field, weather permitting. Refreshments available. Details: Kevan Shand, 13 Chichester Close, Smithybridge, Littleborough, OL15 8QL. Tel: 01706 370080.

English Schools Fell Running Championships 2008

Sunday 28th September 2008 from 11.00am

Venue Sedbergh School.

The FRA and Sedbergh School are organising the first English Schools Fell Running Championships. There will be proper fell races, on Winder, for girls and boys in four year group categories: Year 7, Years 8/9, Years 10/11 and Years 12/13. There will be both Individual and Age Group Team prizes and one school will be named the English Schools Fell Running Overall Champion.

Entry is open to all Secondary Schools in England.

The organiser is Jon Richardson from Sedbergh School. Contact him on 015396 20214 and jdwr@hotmail.com.

More details are available here and via www.sedberghschool.org.

Enter on line here

Ben Nevis Race

Will competitors let the race organiser know if they're unable to run this year. Reserve list is pretty full!

The Secretary
The Ben Nevis Race
MacPhersons Welding Ltd
North Road
Fort William
PH33 6TQ
email

ENGLISH AND WELSH SELECTION RACES FOR THE 2008 WORLD MOUNTAIN TROPHY

(CRANS MONTANA SWITZERLAND 14th SEPTEMBER)

TO BE HELD ON
SUNDAY 17th AUGUST - LLANBERIS, SNOWDONIA, GWYNEDD

LADIES RACE AND JUNIOR MENS RACE Starts at 11.30am from Victoria Terrace (opposite Quality Hotel) Ladies and Junior men will race together.

JUNIOR LADIES RACE - Starts at 11.45am from the Cattle Grid at the end of tarmac on Llanberis Snowdon tourist track (Grid Reference 581590)

MENS RACE starts at 11.45am near the Llanberis library just off the High Street

REGISTRATION WILL BE AT THE LEGACY ROYAL VICTORIA HOTEL LLANBERIS FROM 10am.

The Senior Men will run a distance of 6.8 miles with 3563 feet of climb (11km/1086m) and will follow the Bwlch Maesgwm path and the Snowdon Ranger path to finish on Snowdon summit.

The Senior Ladies and Junior Men will run a distance of 4.5 miles with 3,210 feet of climb (7.2km/978m) and will follow the Llanberis tourist path to finish on Snowdon summit.

The Junior Ladies will run No further than a distance of 2.6 miles with a climb up to 1,870 feet (4.2km/570m) and will follow the Llanberis tourist path and finish NEAR  Glogwyn Bridge.

In the event of bad weather at the trial race all competitors should be prepared to bring and carry windproof whole body cover, map and compass and whistle.

(Photocopied maps of the courses will be available at Registration)

Entries will be taken on the day. CONTACT:
EVENT CO-ORDINATOR
ARWEL LEWIS: 07 977 601 029

World Mountain Running Trophy 2008

Crans Montana, Switzerland

This year's World Trophy is Uphill Only and the English Trial is being held in conjunction with the Welsh Trial on the 17th August 2008. We aim to send full teams of 6 men, 4 women, 4 junior men and 3 junior women, however the committee reserve the right not to send full teams if the standard is considered insufficient.

Please click here for details.

Junior Selection
Athletes must be aged between 16 on 12th September 2008 and up to 19 (inclusive) on the 31st Dec 2008. As a minimum the first 2 junior men and the first 2 junior women in the trial race will be selected. The International Committee will decide the final places on each team.

Senior Selection
As a minimum the first 2 men and first 2 women in each race will be selected and again the International Committee will decide the other places
The full teams will be confirmed by the 18th August and Athletes contacted after this.
Athletes will also have to agree their race programme from the trial in the lead up to the World Trophy with the International Committee.

Under 23s
In addition to the World Trophy Team we hope again to select a team of under 23s to go to the Final Grand Prix at Smarna Gora, this race will be held on the 5th October 2008. The team is targeted at Athletes who are too old to qualify for the Junior World Trophy team and as yet are not competitive enough to make the Senior teams. The WT trial will be our primary means of selection and again we reserve the right not to send athletes if we feel the standard is insufficient.

Contact details
Mark Croasdale (Senior Team Manager) 01524 388 748
Bashir Hussain (Junior Team Manager) 0161 474 7554

England Teams for Snowdon International Mountain Race

26th July 2008

Men

Nick Swinburn (Northumberland FR)
Ian Holmes (Bingley Harriers)
Morgan Donnelly (Borrowdale)
Ricky Lightfoot (Ellenborough)

Women

Olivia Walwyn (Altrincham)
Natalie White (Bingley Harriers)
Jo Waites (Calder Valley)

Mark Croasdale (Senior Team Manager) Home Tel 01524 388748

Borrowdale Fell Race 2008

No more entries will now be accepted for the Borrowdale Race 2008. Over 500 entries have now been received.

Some substitutions will be permitted. Please click here for details.