Results from New Years Day have been compiled and are now available here.
There may well be some corrections that need to be made so please let us know via the contact form - lost and very wet numbers made things difficult! Many thanks to the finish marshals and timekeepers for an excellent job in grim conditions.
The opening round of the 2014 Wi- Manx Fell Running League takes place on New Years Day. The St Johns Race has been sponsored for a number of years by Supercards who unfortunately will have closed their doors for the final time before race day 2014. However the committee of organising club Manx Fell Runners are delighted to announce that Supercards owner David Cretney has agreed to continue the sponsorship personally in the future.
The short race is one of the highlights in the fell running calendar and usually attracts a large entry. Although the race is very competitive the organisers are keen to encourage as many novice runners as possible to have a go as the course is sporting but by no means over difficult. Most people with a reasonable standard of fitness should be able to complete the 5km course. In keeping with the festive time of year all competitors are invited to run in fancy dress.
For spectators, and there is usually a big turnout, the infamous Mullen Y Cloie water splash is the most popular spot. Every runner who takes an early bath in the freezing cold water is guaranteed a big cheer.
Start and finish is based at St Johns Football Club with registration from 12.45pm until 1.45pm. Race starts at 2.00pm.
All entry fees will be donated to local charities.
Minimum age is 12 years.
Safety gear is not compulsory for this race but the organisers recommend that all runners carry a waterproof top.
The first of the official recces of the Ard WhallIn course will be held on Sunday 22nd December. Meet by the entrance to the Ard WhallIn Outdoor Pursuits Centre (please do not park in the Centre car park) at 9.00am. It will probably take about two hours at a steady pace.
Please note that any runner who has not completed a medium or long fell race previously will only have their entry accepted for the Ard Whallin race if they take part in this recce or a further one to be held in January.
The recce is open to runners of all standards.
The final round of the Isle of Man Bank sponsored Winter Hill Running League takes place on Saturday 14th December at St Johns. The race will be held over a short testing course mostly within Slieau Whallian Plantation. The course will be fully marked.
Minimum age is school year 7.
Racing gets under way at 1.30pm with registration from 12.30pm at the car park opposite the Farmers Arms.
Runners, please note UPDATE 2 for 2014 races on the INFORMATION PAGE. They can also be downloaded here.
2014 Race routes are being finalised with changes to checkpoints (refer to UPDATE 1 on the INFORMATION PAGE for reasons why) and are currently being updated on the website.
Following the announcement of Wi-Manx as the sponsor of the 2014 Manx Fell Runners – Fell League, the organising committee of Manx Fell Runners would like to extend their gratitude to club member David Quine and Rentokil Pest Control for their support of the fell league over the past 8 years. Without this valued financial assistance and support, finishers of the fell league would not have the myriad of coloured jerseys since 2005 to be proud of.
With Thanks,
Manx Fell Runners.
Walter Kennaugh made a meticulous record of local fell races, all detailed in a hand written account which has now been scanned to preserve it in electronic form. It makes for a great read and covers results from 1988 all the way through to 2006.
You can view the scanned version here but bear in mind that as it is scanned in colour it is around 60Mb in size so please be patient when downloading it! Colour was the best option to preserve as much detail and feel for the original as possible but a black & white copy will be made available also. It is also planned to transfer the results to a format which can be published on the website (thanks to Roger Moughtin who is meticulously typing each race results into a spreadsheet!)
Results have been published on the results page here
Manx Fell Runners club secretary David Griffin (left), pictured with Charlie Whipp of Wi-Manx Limited, receiving a cheque for £1000 as sponsorship of the 2014 Manx Fell Runners Fell League.
Manx Fell Runners are extremely grateful for the commitment shown by Wi-Manx and look forward to developing a long running relationship with the local company. Wi-Manx is delighted to support the Manx Fell Runners and is not surprised to see an ever-increasing number of runners being attracted to this sport and the Island’s beautiful hills.
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