Aston International Winter Hill League Round 3

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The third and final round of the Aston International sponsored Winter Hill League will be held on Saturday 3rd December at Eary Beg plantation, Glen Helen. Start time will be 1.30pm with registration from 12.30pm at the Glen Helen car park.

There will be no online pre entry for this race - new runners should just turn up and complete the form on the day.

Runners are reminded to bring the race numbers they were issued with at either of the previous two rounds. The presentation of awards will be held at the Tynwald Inn, St Johns after the race. Chip baps will be available for all competitors.

Hopefully we will end the league with another bumper entry. So far there have been over 140 individual runners taking part. Dixie has promised a challenging course!

(Richie Stevenson)

Aston International WHL 2 (Cringle) - Results

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Big thank you to Alan Brew and Svetlin Krastev for escorting the injured Harry to the finish line. (Photo credit: murray lambden/vincent campbell)

Big thank you to Alan Brew and Svetlin Krastev for escorting the injured Harry to the finish line. (Photo credit: murray lambden/vincent campbell)

An excellent turnout of 105 runners tackled the revised course through Cringle plantation with Lloyd Taggart claiming a narrow victory over Ben Corkill by just 2 seconds. 

Keri Parry took the honours in the ladies category and there were several notable performances amongst the junior categories, headed by Alex Bell and Rhys Owen who both recorded top 10 finishes.

Results in full can be viewed here - RESULTS

Many thanks to all the helpers, timekeepers, Tom Cringle for designing the revised course, DEFA and sponsors Aston International. An extra word of thanks also to Alan Brew and Svetlin Krastev for sacrificing their own races to come to the aid of junior runner Harry Read and escorting him to the finish line. We wish him a speedy recovery.

The next and final round will be held at Glen Helen on Saturday December 3rd, 1.30pm. This will be followed by the presentation at the Tynwald Inn (including chip baps).

CURRENT LEAGUE STANDINGS

Winter Hill League Round 2 - Cringle

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The second round of the Aston International sponsored Winter Hill Running League takes place on Saturday 12th November at the Cringle Plantation with a start time of 1.30pm. Registration, which is from 12.30pm, will be at the new start and finish area which will be close to the main Cringle Reservoir Car Park on Corlea Road.
Race distance will be approximately 4km on a slightly revised route from previous years. Minimum age is 12 years on race day.

All runners who competed in the opening round at Slieau Whallian are reminded they will be using the same race numbers at Cringle - online pre entry is not required. Runners who did NOT compete in the opening round can use the online pre entry HERE - this is just to save time filling forms - you can still register on the day.

Please park with great care. There are spaces for parking at the main car park, the plantation entrance near to the old start and finish area plus spaces at the over flow park a short distance further along the Corlea Road. Car sharing is strongly advised.
Please be aware that the main Foxdale Road is closed. At the moment the Corlea Road is also closed but is due to reopen in the next couple of days.

Annual General Meeting & Prize Presentation 2016

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The MFR 2016 AGM & Prize Presentation will take place at the Embassy Room above the British Hotel on North Quay on Friday 25th November at 7:30pm (for an 8pm start).

If you haven't already let us know your hoodie size please use the form at http://manxfellrunners.org/blog/2016/10/31/2016-league-finisher-hoodies

The club are always looking to recruit new committee members and volunteers so please get in touch if you can offer any assistance, or let us know at the AGM.

Fell Running Taster Session

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Any athletes who may fancy a go at the fells but are a bit wary about entering a race are invited to a come and try it session on Saturday 29th October. This session will be open to everyone, inexperienced or not, and will be aimed at explaining what our sport is about in a relaxed and easy manner. Tony and Richie will be leading the session and with around 70 years experience between us we should be able to offer some help! We plan to have an easy trot over a couple of hills and, weather permitting, point out the various summits and race routes we can observe. We will also try and answer any queries on the sport that runners may have.
The plan is to meet at the Brandywell Road near to the junction with the Mountain Road at 9.30am and cover a route over Beinn Y Phott to Carraghan and back. This will take around 1 hour at an easy pace. If the weather forecast is poor we may switch to a lower route so keep a watch on Facebook next Friday 28th. All runners are advised to carry a waterproof top and bottoms. All welcome.

Peter Simpson

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It was a shock to hear the sad news that former fell racer Peter Simpson had died peacefully on 29th September at his home in Peel.
Peter was a regular on the fells in the 70`s recording some top results. His proudest moment came in 1978 when he finished top local and third overall in the Manx Mountain Marathon.  A no nonsense runner, Peter was extremely popular and respected by all his rivals. On a personal level I worked with Peter for a number of years when he was a Postman. His other passion in life was sea angling and I and several other Postmen enjoyed many trips out in his boat from Ramsey and then Peel for a days fishing.
Our thoughts are with his family and partner and best friend Cath.

Richie Stevenson

2016 League Standings

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Which colour will it be?

Which colour will it be?

Updated League Table:

Note that because of the cancellation of the Mountain Race and abandonment of the Ultra league qualification criteria has been revised to any 5 races and having helped or marshalled at a race.

You can view the current standings here - CURRENT LEAGUE TABLE

If you do not appear on the league table but think you have completed at least 5 races please let us know via the contact form. Remember that unattached runners do not qualify - you must have already joined either MFR or another affiliated athletics club.