Manx Wilderness Challenge 2023

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This Saturday afternoon (9th Sept) sees the return of the Manx Wilderness Challenge. The event has been run every two years in an effort to keep it feeling fresh. Basically we don't have enough wilderness for an annual event!

Anyway, this year sees the start/finish at the Bungalow.(Please do not recce the area this week!!) Parking is snug, so please car share. The list of competitors is available on sientries, so please check and offer lifts.

You and your partner will need to have signed on between 12.15 and 1.15. There will then be a race brief and pairs will be set off at one minute intervals.

Kit: full safety kit must be carried by both runners and EACH will also need a fully charged mobile phone.

Juniors: A junior who is 14 years or older on race day may race if their partner is over 21 years old. Parental permission will be needed.

I'll be using this event to remember my friend Matthew Mcsevney with a suitable bottle of malt - you'll be invited raise a dream at some point over the afternoon.

Finally, rumour has it that there may be cake afterwards, if Jude, Doug and I haven't eaten it!

https://www.sientries.co.uk/list.php?event_id=11228

(Chris Kirk)

Killer Mile 2023

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Manx Fell Runners will be promoting the annual Killer Mile on Wednesday 16th August and it will be a counter in the No Rest for the Wicked series. The time trial based race will be held on the Douglas Head course starting next to the Marine Drive just south of the Pigeon Stream car park with the finish near the radio masts at Carnane, Upper Howe. The course will be fully marked and marshalled.

Pre entry will be available via link below with entry fees paid either online or at registration on the day. It will be £5 for seniors and £1 for juniors. All entry fees will be donated to the excellent charity Cruse Bereavement. Registration will be at the start area from 18.00 until 18.50. All those contesting the NRFTW series will be automatically entered for the Killer and do not need to pay at registration, just pick up their race number. It may be possible to enter on the day but we strongly advise everyone to pre enter. This event is ideal for the whole family to have the opportunity to compete against each other in the same race. Any families who wish to start in the same group should register together and we will try to accommodate them. Minimum age is 9 years. Parents/guardians of any junior runners who have not yet competed in an MFR organised event this year, and/or not already submitted a valid consent form can download one from the MFR main page https://manxfellrunners.org (to the right of this post) or fill one in at registration. Consent forms are valid for the remainder of 2023. The race is a counter in the 2023 Junior Fell League.

It is the competitor’s responsibility to be ready to start at their allocated time which will be written on their race numbers. Runner`s will be set off in groups of 5 at 30 second intervals. First group off will be at 19.01. There is ample parking on the Marine Drive but please park carefully. There are no toilet facilities at the venue. The nearest are at the Sea Terminal or at the Battery Pier near the Manx Petroleum Fuel Depot.

The whole of the course is on private land including the road up to the Upper Howe. Only race officials have permission to drive up to the finish on the day. Spectators are welcome to walk the course from the Marine Drive but please stay close to the marked route. At the request of the farmer no dogs anywhere on the course please.

Ellan Vannin 2023 Info

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Ellan Vannin returns to the calendar this Sunday 30th July with registration from 08:45 until 9:30am. The race will start at 10am from Ballaugh Plantation Car Park.

The race will be held in a counter clockwise direction, i.e. Slieau Curn first and Slieau Freoghane will be an ascent.

This is an AL category race so minimum age is 18 (19 by 31/12/2023) and full safety kit will be mandatory.

Entries close at 6pm on Saturday 29th at 6pm - https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=11227

Route maps and description at https://manxfellrunners.org/ellan-vannin-ccw

Bradda Fell Race 2023

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Entries for the upcoming 25km Bradda Fell Race on Sunday 28th May are open at https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=11225. This is a category AL race and as such full safety kit will be required (FRA rules)

Registration is from 08:45 until 09:45 at Bradda Glen Cafe.

Note that there will be a 2hr cut-off at the Round Table on the outward leg. It is appreciated this has not been widely advertised and as such will be enforced on a discretionary basis.

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Junior Fell Running Champs 2023 - Sponsored by Erin Bike Hut

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The 2023 Junior Fell Running Championships returns to Knockaloe Beg Farm (directions) on SUNDAY 21st May with registration from 12-1pm. Runners must register between these times regardless of when they expect their race to start - no late entries will be accepted.
Further information and entry link at www.manxfellrunners.org/junior-fell-running-championships-2023-sponsored-by-erin-bike-hut

CURRENT ENTRY LIST

A message from the MS Society (Isle of Man)

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Thank you very much for the very generous donation from the Manx Fell Runners in relation to Orran's absolutely incredible fundraising effort in running the Montane Spine race. Running 268 miles is an astonishing feat on endurance and unbeatable mental, even more so in the appalling conditions for the year's race. 

The MS Society is a registered charity and we are entirely dependent on general donations from companies, associations and individuals, as well as from fundraising events such as Orran's. 

There are just under 200 people in the Isle of Man who have MS and the funds raised enable the Society to provide a number of vital services to MS patients and to their families. This includes:

  •  the funding of an MS Welfare Officer to provide care, support and guidance to MS patients

  • The funding of specially adapted exercise classes, such as chair based classes, yoga, Pilates and aquatherapy classes

  • The funding of grants to MS patients for essential home modifications, such as ramps, wet rooms etc, and for specialist mobility equipment, such as scooters and off-road walkers etc 

  • The funding of social events such as monthly coffee mornings and quarterly lunches

  • The funding of various MS related events, such as “newly diagnosed” seminars and educational awareness events.

Thanks again for the donation. It is hugely appreciated. I hope that you and all your members have a busy and successful running season.