A reminder for those who may not have seen the Facebook post that there will be a BBQ at Dixie's house (start of Baldwin Race at Ballawyllin Beg) after tonights race (Tuesday 13th). Food is provided (including a few vegetarian burgers) but if you have any special dietary requirements please bring your own!
Updated route information:
When ascending the Millennium Way the gates at the fields may be shut if there are sheep in them. Please make sure you re-close them. At the first field it is ok to run in the field itself rather than following the exact Millennium path. Please stay as close to the path as possible. The second field is fenced of and is out of bounds which means everyone will have to stick to the Millennium Way path. The top gate leading on to the fells must be used out and back although once on the fells any route can be taken to the summit and back to the gate.
Thanks to Phillip Caley and Graham Crowe for their cooperation.
The Buchanan and Pitts sponsored Carraghan Fell Race that is to be held on Tuesday 13th May will now start and finish at Ballawyllin Beg in East Baldwin. This is due to the Injebreck Plantation being closed at present due to the problems with diseased larch trees.
The revised course will follow the route of the Baldwin Valleys race from the start at Ballawyllin Beg to the summit of Carraghan, returning the same way in reverse. Start time is 6.30pm with registration from 5.30pm. All competitors must carry full safety gear that will be checked at registration. The seventh round of the 2014 WiManx fell league will now be over a distance of 5.8km with 346m of ascent. Minimum age to enter is 15 years on race day.
Anyone wishing to recce the course can do so by gaining access via the Millenium Way from St Lukes church.
It is hoped to organise a BBQ after the race. Please car share where possible as parking will be limited.
Manx Fell Runners would like to thank the various landowners and DEFRA for all their help and support.
2014 Results are now in the results section.
Round 6 of the Wi Manx Fell Running League takes place on Saturday the 26th of April. The Sean Craig sponsored Snaefell Race covers an 8km route which starts and finishes at the Bungalow and with over 550m of ascent is one of the toughest races on the local calendar.
Start time is 1.00pm with registration from 12.00pm.
Minimum age is 16yrs on race day.
All competitors must carry full safety gear which will be checked at registration.
Please note that the Mountain Road will be closed from Ramsey to the Bungalow for the car hill climb.
Route description and PDF route map can be found on the Snaefell race page.
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Race results are now available here or via the results page. Thanks to all the marshalls and helpers who endured some pretty grim conditions. One marshall was rewarded handsomely for his efforts in winning the Grand National Sweepstake - congratulations Geoff Hall! Thanks also to the Glen Mona pub for chip baps, Guinness and fire!
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Round 5 of the 2014 Wi Manx Fell Running League takes place on Saturday 5th April. The Glen Mona Race will be held over a testing 14 km course that starts and finishes on the public footpath at the northern side of the Glen Mona Hotel. There will be an early start at 12.30pm for those expecting to finish in over 1hr 45 mins. The main race will start at 1.00pm. Registration will be from 11.45pm until 12.15pm for the early start and 12.15pm until 12.45pm for the main race. Full safety gear is mandatory and there will be a kit check at registration.
Car parking will be available at the Dhoon School where registration will take place. The car park opposite the Glen Mona pub will also be available as an overflow.
Minimum age is 18 years on day of race.
There has been a change of route after control (4) - please check the updated map for details.
Chip butties will be available at the Glen Mona Hotel post race.
Race route and description cound be found HERE.
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The Isle of Man are intending to send a representative team to take part in the Snowdon International Mountain Race on July 19th. A team of four runners will be selected with the first three to finish the race the team counters. Team selection will be based on current form. The Snaefell race will be used as a selection race if there are more than four runners who qualify for the team.
All members of MFR who wish to be included in teams for the Easter Festival of running should get their entries in as soon as possible. When we know who are running we will select teams based on form. Anyone interested in the Beer Race on the Sunday evening should let Nigel Maddocks know.
We hope to have an Orienteering Training event in the near future. Chris Kirk has a course planned but it can`t be used for a few weeks yet. Full info shortly.
Another MFR event planned for the Summer is a Beach Buddies style clean up on the hills. Possibly after the TT on the Snaefell section. If anyone knows of another area, preferably where we run, that could do with a clean up then please contact us.
Any runner who plans on completing the 2014 Wi Manx fell league who has not put their name down to marshal should note that Monday 31st March is the last chance to do so. If you have not volunteered by then you will not be included in the league. Details on Marshals chart.
Low cloud resulted in a number of navigation issues, including 3 runners having a great race to the finish, but in the heat of it they unfortunately missed the final safety check point resulting in disqualification!
Thanks again to all the marshals.
Round four of the Wi Manx Fell League takes place on Sunday 16th March. The Narradale is the first long race of 2014 covering a 20km course with the start and finish at Sulby Claddaghs. There will be an early start at 9.00am for anyone expecting to take more than three hours. The main race starts at 10.00am. Full safety gear is mandatory for all competitors. This will be inspected at registration which will be from 8.30am until 8.50am for the early start and 9.10am until 9.50am for the main race. All competitors must have completed a medium or long fell race or taken part in the organised recce to gain entry.
Many thanks to Dixie for the use of Ballawylln Beg, and to the neighbouring farmers and property owners. Thanks also to the marshals and helpers, who were hopefully repaid for their efforts with some lovely slices of cake - possibly the best spread yet!
Manx Fell Runners would like to show their support for the Easter Festival of Running by encouraging as many teams as possible to enter for this years event. As reigning local team champions we would be looking to have our strongest possible line up in our A team. Any runner who would like to be considered for the top team should contact me [email protected] as soon as possible. Selection will be based on current form. For those who would prefer a more leisurely and sociable weekend we will help to make up MFR teams, same contact if you wish to be part of a team. As last year we put a big emphasis on the post race refreshments!
Unfortunately we will not be able to subsidise the entry fees for MFR runners.
