English Championships

English Fell Running Championship Races 2026

The English Senior Fell Running Championships are organised by the Fell Runners Association and sponsored by Pete Bland Sports and Inov-8.

When entering a Champs race please include your England Athletics running club or a club affiliated to another National Association. If you're not in such a club, please ensure you record yourself as a member of the FRA. See 'About the English Championships'

For previous years, please see Previous Years

Date	Category	Race
Sat, 13 March	AL	Dovedale Big Daddy
Sat, 1 May	AM	Sedbergh
Sun, 27 June	AS	Seat Sandal
Sat, 10 July	AL	Wasdale
Sat, 4 Sep	AM	Grisedale Horseshoe
Sat, 18 Sep	AS	Great Whernside

All dates are provisional and will be confirmed in the 2027 FRA Handbook (due December time). Details of the British Championships will be advertised shortly, just as soon as they've been published on the UKA website.

(For latest Championship results tables see the RESULTS section on this page)

Results

Well done to everyone who took part in the 2026 English Championships.

Details of this year's winners can be found here

Congratulations to you all!

All the results for the English Fell Championships 2025 can be found by clicking on this link here

The final medal table is available by clicking this link:

English Championship 2025 Individual and Team Medallists Final Version

If you find any errors or omissions please contact the Statistician, Carlos Bedson

Championship Records and History

Please see the Previous Results page for records of English, British and other championships back to 2004.

Guaranteed Entry List

2026 FRA English Championship Guaranteed Entry list is now open to FRA members.

Automatic spots go to:

- Those finishing in the top 20 M senior and W senior 2025 English Championship;

- Top 5 M/W V40/45; Top 3 M/W V50+ 2025 English Championship;

- All U23s with 3 or more scores from the 2025 English Championship.

A list of those with automatic spots can be found HERE

Requests for addition to the 2025 English Championship Guaranteed entry list is now open. Please fill in the form here: https://forms.office.com/e/ThwjbcA57k

Please complete by 15th November 2025 for inclusion in time for entries opening for Edale Skyline (list will remain open after this point on a more ad hoc basis). Confirmation of acceptance to the list will be made in mid-December 2025.

All details available from the above form . Please contact [email protected] if any questions, or to highlight applications made later in the year.

Guaranteed Entry for the British Championships.

For information on the Guaranteed Entry List for the British Championships, please contact the British Championships Sub-committee of the Mountain Running Advisory Group (MRAG) of UK Athletics. Information is available on the UKA website in the Mountain Running section.

About the English Championships

"When registering for English championship races, please ensure you include your English Athletics running club. If you are not in such a club, please ensure you otherwise record yourself as a Fell Runners Association member, (assuming your membership is up to date), so that you are included in the competition tables. Please also otherwise remind yourselves of eligibility criteria as per page 57 of this year's handbook. Thank you for your support always. Good luck for 2025."
Carlos Bedson, Statistician.

Most questions about the English Championships can be answered by reference to the FAQ page.

The full description of the Championships, including the Categories for individuals and teams, race entry, scoring and eligibility, are given on the English Championship Format page.