Junior Inter-Counties 2026
FRA British Junior fellrunning Intercounties Championships 2026.
The 2026 FRA British Junior fellrunning Intercounties Championships races for Under 16s, U18s and U20s will be held on Sunday the 14th of June incorporated into the 4th race in the FRA English junior fell Championships 6 race series at Edale and organised by Dark Peak fellrunners.
Details of the races can be found on this link
Entries are online only via Nifty entries via the link below, closing date for individual entries is Friday the 12th of June, no entries on the day.
Entries on this link .
If individuals are in possession of a race number obtained through a full series or previous 2026 FRA English Championships race they should bring that number to use.
However, County team members and reserves must enter by Sunday the 7th of June.
County team members and reserves must enter individually, this should not be done by their County team Manager/Selector.
County team managers/Selectors must email their declared teams including reserves to the Junior Intercounties Coordinator Graham Wright by Sunday the 7th of June.
County team managers can declare a maximum of 2 reserves per race category.
County teams consist of 3 runners per race category with the first 2 to count.
Declared Intercounty teams will be published on the FRA website, online and on Social media etc on Monday or Tuesday the 8th and 9th of June.
Challenges to County team declarations must be made by Wednesday the 10th of June and emailed to the Junior Intercounties Coordinator Graham Wright for scrutiny by the Junior Intercounties referee Andy Watts.
Email [email protected]
Challenges to the eligibility of on the day substitutions can be made on the day of the race to the Intercounties referee Andy Watts.
Substitutions will be allowed on the day from the pool of pre-entered/pre declared reserve runners only.
Medals will be awarded to the first 3 individuals and members of the first 3 teams in each age group/category, 2 to count although all 3 team members are eligible for medals.
Please take time to have a look on the Intercounties website, especially at the Junior Rules to ensure that eligibility criteria are met and to avoid any challenges.
There’s also a Junior Intercounties facebook page with information.
Information
In order to compete in the Inter-Counties runners have to be selected by their County or region. Many Counties/Regions publish details of the arrangements, including the selection races they will use to pick their team for the event. County or Region Athletics Associations are listed on the England Athletics Counties Athletics Union page. Juniors who require further information on the race (for example how to contact the relevant County Secretary/Team Manager) – contact FRA Junior Co-ordinator ([email protected]).
The Junior British Inter-Counties Hill and Fell Championships are organised by the FRA on behalf of the UK Counties Athletics Union. As an Inter-Counties competition they follow the UKA 'Rules for Competition', including the criteria for eligibility for a county or region. The Senior competition is organised by the Mountain Running Advisory Group (MRAG) of British Athletics.
The Inter-Counties has it's own website, giving information on both the Junior and Senior competitions. In particular the rules applying to the Junior event can be found on that site at this link. In particular please note that county vests MUST be worn to be eligible for the Inter-Counties competition. (When the event is held in conjunction with a Junior English Championship event the County vest should be worn, rather than the club vest).
Results
Rossendale Junior fell races 2024 results: link
2024 Junior Intercounty teams - teams list
The 2022 Junior British Inter-Counties Hill & Fell Championships, for U15, U17 and U19 age groups, was organised by Wharfedale Harriers on 15th May 2022, as part of the 'Great Whernside: The Spring Edition event'. The 2022 race results can be found on this site under 'Results'.
The outcome of the 2022 Junior Inter-counties can be found here:- individual results, team results, and a compilation of team points.
Previous year's results can be found on the Inter-Counties website.