St Johns Fell Race 2020

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Start time for the Moochers on Facebook sponsored St John`s fell race on New Year`s Day will be 14.00 with registration at the St John`s FC club house from 12.30 until 13.45. Distance will be 5km including 275m of ascent with the start and finish in the St John`s and Peel Cricket Club field. Minimum age for entry is 12 years on race day. Juniors can use the online entry below but must also complete a consent form on the day which will be valid for the rest of the year.

The organisers strongly advise all runners to carry a water proof jacket. If the weather is particularly poor this may be compulsory. Competitors are invited to wear fancy dress although this is optional but please keep this within reason. Although it is a race that primarily raises money for charity it is also officially registered with the Fell Runners Association and as such must follow the strict guidelines they set down.

Parking in St John`s should not be a problem. There is a huge park behind the Tynwald Hill Inn that can be accessed from Station Road, one at the old railway station park, again in Station Road and of course limited space at the football club. More space is available at DEFA on Foxdale Road, just a couple of minutes walk from the start area. Please do not park on the road outside the football club or cricket club.

Entry fees are £5 for seniors, £1 for juniors. All entry fees will be donated to charity.

Winter Hill League Round 3 - Glen Helen/Eairy Beg

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A few points for those competing in Saturday`s final counter in the Aston International sponsored Winter Hill League. It must be stressed that car parking could well be a big problem at Glen Helen. This situation may be worsened due to the ongoing works within the glen which means the contractors are using a section of the car park for their hard core etc. The contractors have been very helpful and will endeavour to keep the area as clear as they can but it could mean losing a few valuable spaces. Please follow the marshal’s instructions when you arrive as they will endeavour to get everyone parked safely. We strongly advise car sharing. Please do not park anywhere on the TT course. Hopefully we will fit everyone in but if we have a situation where the car park is full we may have to close registration.

Registration will be from 12.15 until 13.15 at the function room at the new Glen Helen Glamping site. New race numbers will be issued to all runners. Start time is 13.30. The presentation of the league awards will take place at the Creek Inn in Peel at around 15.00. Food will be available for all competitors.

Anyone wishing to run who has not yet ran in a previous round can pre enter here.

AGM & Prize Presentation 2019

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The 2019 Annual General Meeting and Prize Presentation takes place on Saturday 30th November at the Embassy Room at 7pm. This is the same venue as last year - above the British Hotel on North Quay, Douglas.

The evening will start with the Junior Fell League presentation followed by the AGM formalities and finally the senior league presentation. Everyone is welcome to stay on for a few social drinks afterwards.

No food will be provided but a group will be meeting at Just Pizza & Pasta at 5pm for a pre-AGM feed. All welcome but if interested let us know via Facebook or the contact form so we can confirm table numbers in advance. Menu online here

MFR at the Syd Quirk Half Marathon

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The annual Syd Quirk Half Marathon has always attracted a big contingent of MFR and Sunday was no exception with the club producing 22 finishers, significantly more than any other local club - quite an achievement for a fell running club!

Highest placed finisher was Chris Reynolds who capitalised on his excellent recent form to smash his PB in 77:50 and take 7th overall. Eleanor Miklos was another to record another significant PB (and an Island Games consideration time) in finishing women’s runner up in 86:53, a brilliant run for someone who rarely runs on the roads!

In between Eleanor and Chris there were several other MFR in top 20 with Neil Brogan, Ali Morris, Adam Huxham and Sam Looker all having fine runs in near perfect conditions.

There was also a good medal haul among the category prizes with Graeme Hatcher (M45), Maggie Watkins (W55) and Jane Rose (W60) all taking top spot in their respective categories.

Full results can be found HERE with photos taken by Rob Quine HERE and Chris Caley HERE (both Facebook albums)

Chris Reynolds looking focused on his way to a PB and 7th overall (photo credit: chris caley)

Chris Reynolds looking focused on his way to a PB and 7th overall (photo credit: chris caley)

Aston International Winter Hill League Round 2 - Cringle

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The 2019 Winter Hill League, sponsored by Aston International, continues on Saturday 9th November at Cringle plantation. Open to all runners aged 12 or above.

Registration will be from 12:15 until 13:15 from start/finish area near the reservoir wall and main car park. Race entry fee is £5 for seniors, juniors free. We will again be taking contactless card payments (inc. Apple Pay & Google Pay) so don’t worry about dashing off to find a cash machine before the race!.

PLEASE CAR SHARE WHEREVER POSSIBLE. PARKING IS AN ISSUE FOR THIS RACE SO PLEASE COORDINATE LIFT SHARING AND USE ALL AVAILABLE CAR PARKS. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF MARSHALS AND ARRIVE IN PLENTY OF TIME

Entries will be carried over from round one so only use the pre entry if you didn’t run, or pre-enter round 1 at St Johns. Few more reminders:

  • A new race number will be issued for each race. Please do not recycle your old number - this does not go down well with the timekeepers or results compiler!

  • Routes are fully marked but we recommend arriving early in order to have a look around the course.