St John's 2021 - Results
/Full results now up HERE.
New Year's Day Fell Race 2021
/The 2021 Manx Fell running season starts with a bang on New Year`s Day when the classic David Cretney sponsored St John`s Fell Race takes place. This short lung buster covers an out and back 5km route to the summit of Slieau Whallian including a cold and wet double trip through the water splash at Mullen- Y -Cloie! Start time is 13.30 with registration from 12.15 until 13.00 at the St John`s FC club House. We expect a big entry. To relieve the pressure on race day there will be an opportunity to collect race numbers on Wednesday 30th December at the Manor Hotel in Willaston from 17.00 until 19.00. Pre entry is now closed as the limit of 300 has been reached. Once you have pre entered all you need to do is register at either session and collect your race number. There may be limited entry on the day. Entry fee is £5 for seniors, £1 for juniors. Minimum age is 12 on the day. All fees will be donated to HBOT, the Hyperbaric Chamber.
The race will start and finish in the Peel and St John`s cricket club field which is adjacent to the football ground. All runners are invited to wear fancy dress but please keep this within reason. Although the race is not a counter in the Callin Wild Manx Fell League it is registered with the UK Fell Runners Association and therefore comes under their rules of competition. If anyone turns up in fancy dress that is over the top they may be stopped from racing. All competitors are strongly advised to carry a water proof jacket especially if the weather conditions are poor.
There will be soup, tea and coffee available in the football club house post race.
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Aston International Winter Hill League Round 3
/The 3rd and final round of the Aston International sponsored Winter Hill League is scheduled for Saturday 12th December on a new course within the Colden Plantation. Dixie has promised a very interesting route that will be tough but sporting. Race HQ plus the start and finish will be at the Ard Whallan Outdoor Pursuit Centre in West Baldwin. Minimum age is 12 years on race day.
There will be a night recce of the new course on Wednesday 9th December. Meet at the Colden car park (as used for the Carraghan race) for 7pm. Easy pace & all welcome. Bring a headtorch!
Registration will be from 12.30 until 13.15. We have decided to have an earlier registration on Friday 11th to try and relieve the pressure on race day given we are enjoying such big entries. We trialled this for the recent Cringle race and it proved very helpful to our hard working officials. So to clarify if you have competed in one or both of the first 2 rounds of the league your entry will automatically be rolled over for the 3rd. You can register and collect your race number at the Manor Hotel on Friday 11th December from 17.00 until 19.00 or on race day at Ard Whallan from 12.30 until 13.15. Anyone who has not competed so far can enter at either registration.
Post race refreshments will be available in the Ard Whallan lecture room followed by the league presentation. We will also be presenting hoodies to the juniors who successfully competed in the short course races this year. I have been lucky enough to have had a sneak preview of the hoodies and they are good!
More information will be posted over the next couple of weeks.
The hostel has been booked for anyone who wishes to stop overnight. Please get in touch with Rosy Craine as soon as possible if interested.
MFR Merchandise & Upcoming Fixtures
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Order by Wednesday 25th November
The club will be putting an order in for woolly hats and neck warmers (buffs) on Friday 27th November. If you haven’t already ordered via the online form please do HERE so by WEDNESDAY 25TH NOVEMBER (payment will be taken separately as price is determined by the order size but will be less than previously quoted due to the number of orders thus far).
The final Winter Hill League takes place on Saturday 12th December over a new course at Ard Whallan & Colden. Details will be posted in due course. Anyone who has entered rounds 1 or 2 (St Johns/Cringle) will be automatically entered for this. Any newcomers can enter on the day. Minimum age is 12 on race day. The race will be followed by a prize presentation and awarding of hoodies to juniors who qualified in the junior series.
The club are also looking at organising a festive social run as in previous years. Once a suitable date has been identified details will be posted here and Facebook.
Other upcoming fixtures:
Western AC Trail Runs (5km & 10km). Sunday 29th November, 10am at the Kipper Yard
IOMAA Cross Country Rd 3. Crossags Farm, Ramsey on Sunday 6th December. Racing from 1pm.
2021 New Year’s Day Fell Race at St John’s.
Manx Fell Runners 2020 AGM & Prize Presentation
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The hoodies have arrived now and are ready to be united with their new owners at the 2020 AGM & Prize Presentation on Friday 20th November, 7pm at the British Embassy Room on North Quay, Douglas. T-shirts will also be presented to qualifiers in the short course league (qualifiers for the junior league will have their hoodies awarded after the final round of the Winter Hill League at Ard Whallan)
Formalities will be kept to a minimum and followed by the prize presentation.
WHL Round 2 - Cringle
/Round 2 of the Aston International sponsored Winter Hill League will be held on Saturday 7th November at the Cringle Plantation.
Start time is 13.30 with registration from 12.30 until 13.15. Please note that there will be an extra registration session the previous evening Friday 6th November at the Manor Hotel in Willaston from 17.00 until 19.00.
Minimum age is 12 years on race day. New race numbers will be issued at registration. All who entered the first round at St John`s will be automatically entered for round 2. Those that missed the St John`s race can still enter at either of the registrations.
Parking is available at the following places. (1) The main park situated near the reservoir. (2) The plantation entrance which is situated to the south of the main park and (3) a more substantial park further along . (4) A few spaces are available at the top park near the quarry on the A 27 Ronague Road. It is just a short run down to the start/finish from here. (5) The same applies to a few spaces at the top of the D58 Whallag Road better known as the Whiskey Run. Parking map below or it can be downloaded HERE.
Please car share if at all possible. An alternative would be to arrange to rendezvous at the South Barrule Forest Park and car share from there.
WHL Round 1 Results
/Record field of 148 for the Aston International Winter Hill League, won by Nick Colburn from Gwilym Jones and Alan Corlett. Alice Forster won the women’s race with Sian Coleman and Sinead Kaneen taking 2nd and 3rd spots.
Winter Hill League 2020 - Sponsored by Aston International
/The Aston International sponsored Winter Hill League resumes on Saturday 17th October with a series of 3 challenging but short sub 5km courses.
First race is at Slieau Whallian with registration from 12:15 at St John’s Church Hall (adjacent to St John’s church as shown HERE). Registration will close at 13:15 prompt to allow the officials to make their way to the start area on the Patrick Road. To avoid congestion, the start line will be relocated to that from previous years - a short walk or jog from the grassed area which will be made obvious on the day. Ample parking is available in the car park adjacent to St John’s school or the large car parks adjoining the western side of the old railway line. NB: The Curragh Road is currently closed from Ballacraine to the Civic Amenity Site.
Races are open to anyone aged 12 or over. Any junior runners who have not yet competed in a MFR organised event this year will need to bring a consent form on the day (available HERE). New race numbers will be issued for each race in the series. Bring pins if you can!
Few important points to remember:
1) If you retire from the race for any reason you must inform a marshal and/or report to the finish officials.
2) Race numbers must be worn on the front and visible to the timekeepers at the finish.
3) All head/earphones, including those of the bone conducting type, are not permitted in Manx fell and hill races.
4) New races numbers are issued for each round in the series - please don’t recycle old numbers!
Following on from the Slieau Whallian race, the remaining two races will be at Cringle Plantation on Saturday 7th November and then a new course at Ard Whallan/Colden on Saturday 12th December. There will be a prize presentation after the final race to award cash prizes across all categories (runners must complete all 3 WHL races to qualify). Qualifiers from the short course series of races held in conjunction with the Manx Fell Running League races (i.e. juniors and those having completed the short course races) will also be presented with prizes.
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The event flyer is available HERE if anyone can assist in promoting the series.
