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British Athletics MOUNTAIN RUNNING

Mountain Running

The 2018 international Championships, and their trials, are as follows:


World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships - 24 June 2018, Karpacz, Poland

Trials: 28th April 2018, Three Peaks Race 


European Mountain Running Championships (Up & Down) - 1 July 2018, Skopjie, Macedonia

Trials: 2nd June 2018, Southern Howgill Fells, Sedbergh  


World Mountain Running Championships (Uphill) -  15 September 2018, Andorra

Trials: 5 August 2018, Skiddaw, Keswick 


Mountain Running News

The British Athletics Mountain Running Challenge

The 2018 Mountain Running Challenge will consist of the following races: 


19th May - Inter-Counties Championship (Lads Leap) - Results

2nd June - The British Athletics Mountain Running Championships incorporating the Senior Home Countries International & the trial for the European Mountain Running Championship (up & down) (Sedbergh) 
 
5th August - Trial for the World Mountain Running Championship (uphill only) (Skiddaw, Keswick)


Prize money will be awarded to the leading men and women in each individual race plus the overall series (best 2 races to count). 

Inter Counties Championships 2018

The senior event will be held at the Lad’s Leap race in Derbyshire, on Saturday 19th May 2018.

More information can be found here:https://britishintercountiesfellrunningchampionships.wordpress.com/

The junior event will be held as part of the Up the Nab race in Derbyshire, on Saturday 30th June 2018

 2018 British Athletics Mountain Running Championships

incorporating the

European Mountain Running Championships Trial races (Senior & U20)

and the

 Home Countries International (Senior).

 

Location: Southern Howgill Fells above Sedbergh.

 

There will be two combined races, as follows:

12.00pm:    Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s Race. 5.3km, 380m ascent/descent

1.00pm:      Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s Race. 10.6km, 760m ascent/descent

 

The World Championship Trial (up and down) and Senior Home Countries Internationals

World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships Trial

Event: Three Peaks Race, Horton in Ribblesdale - Saturday 28 April - 10:30am 

More information: https://www.threepeaksrace.org/ 

Entries close on 15 April 2018. 


2018 British and Irish Junior Mountain Running Championships incorporating Home Countries International 

More info to follow

The four races for the British Fell Running Championships 2018 are as follows:

Short: Sat 9 June – Tal y Mignedd, North Wales

Medium: Sat 14 April – Mourne Highline, Northern Ireland and Sat 1 Sept – Ben Nevis, Scotland

Long: Sat 23 June – Darren Holloway Memorial Buttermere Horseshoe, Cumbria

 

The British Athletics Fell and Hill Relay, sponsored by Pete Bland Sports, will be held on Saturday 20th October at Grasmere, Cumbria.

For further information about the British Championships, please contact Ian Hartman by e-mail (ianh2512@hotmail.com)


Race Reports 

Race one: Mourne Highline 


Mountain Running Challenge: Winners

Year

Men

Points

Women

Points

2017 Andrew Douglas, Inverclyde

 104  Katie Walshaw, Holmfirth  101 
2016 N/A

    N/A  

2015

Andrew Douglas, Inverclyde

104

Emma Clayton, Leeds City

100

2014

Andrew Douglas, Inverclyde

101

Emma Clayton, Bingley and Sarah Tunstall, Kendal

101

2013

Nick Swinburn, Northumberland

98

Emma Clayton, Bingley

104

2012

Steve Vernon, Stockport

153

Katie Walshaw, Holmfirth

143

2011

James McMullan, Thames H&H

104

Lizzie Adams, Hallamshire

101

2010

Orlando Edwards

155

Victoria Wilkinson, Bingley

165

 


Britiish Athletics Mountain Running Championships: Gold Medal winners (Individual Championships)

Year

Location

Men

Women

2017 Skiddaw (Uphill)

 Andrew Douglas, Inverclyde Sarah Tunstall, Kendal 
2016  Skiddaw (uphill) Andrew Douglas, Inverclyde
 		 Hatti Archer, Ambleside 

2015

Betws-y-Coed (Up & Down)

Robbie Simpson, Deeside

Sarah Tunstall, Kendal

2014

Sedbergh (Uphill)

Andrew Douglas, Inverclyde

Rebecca Robinson, Kendal

2013

Whinlatter (Up & Down)

Rob Samuel, Eryri

Emma Clayton, Bingley

2012

Glenridding (Uphill)

Steve Vernon, Stockport

Victoria Wilkinson, Bingley

2011

Skiddaw, (Uphill)

Steve Vernon, Stockport

Victoria Wilkinson, Bingley

 

Links

WMRA: World Mountain Running Association: www.wmra.ch

European Mountain Running Championships: Link tbc

World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships: Link tbc

World Mountain Running Championships: Link tbc

WMRA  Mountain Running World Cup: www.wmra.ch/

 

Mountain Running Advisory Group

MRAG: Terms of Reference

MRAG: Group members 

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