Junior Fell Running Champs 2024 sponsored by Erin Bike Hut
/Entry and info HERE
Mount Karrin Results 2024
/Mount Karrin Results (thanks to Jan Gledhill)
Mt Karrin - Entries open
/Next up in the Callin Wild fell running league is the Mount Karrin race - Sunday 10th March at 10 am. Entries are now open on SI Entries. This is a 14 km category A medium fell race that requires self navigation.
Please note that the section from the A14 Tholt-y-Will road over the summit of Mount Karrin is on private land and should not be reccied (except by kind permission on Saturday 24th Feb - no dogs). At other times this area can be avoided using Public Right of Way 61 (through Ballacuberagh plantation).
Entries at this link
Snaefell and Tholtans - UPDATE
/The plan now is to run the race on Sunday 11th Feb starting at 10.30 with registration commencing 09.15.
This is very much subject to conditions being suitable following inspection on Saturday afternoon assuming that the Mountain and Tholt y will roads are open so please check here on Saturday evening.
If you have entered and still wish to run, there is no need to change your entry.
Apologies to those who have entered but now cannot run - we can arrange for your entry to be transferred to a future suitable event or provide a refund through SI, (minus commission charge). Please email [email protected] before midday on Saturday to request a transfer or partial refund.
Those who are not entered but are now able to attend can enter on the SI Entries link below until Saturday 12 noon. Don’t worry that it still says the 10th …the entries will be used for the rescheduled date of the 11th
A huge thank you to all of our team of helpers who have had to change their plans to run the race on Sunday.
Snaefell and The Tholtans 2024
/This race takes place on Saturday 10th February and online entries are now open here
Covering the rough and wild terrain around Snaefell, this fell race allows plenty of route choice and visits three scenic Tholtans (derelict farmsteads) in the Block Eary valley.
The full senior race is 9.5 km with 660 m of climb. The junior and senior short course is on the slopes of Snaefell and is less than 5 km.
Start time is 13.30 with registration for number collection from 12.15 until 13.15.
Ard Whallan 2024 Results
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Over 140 runners took to the start line in the long course which we believe is a record entry!
Congratulations to Harry Kneen who took a maiden win in todays Ard Whallan race. I’m quite certain he is the youngest ever runner to win the race at just 18. Amber Carridge took a clear win in the ladies race.
The Stennett brothers battled it out in the short course with Lukey taking the win by a margin of just over a minute from his younger brother. Faith Teare was pick of the ladies, edging out Poppy Clayton.
Thanks to all the marshals, helpers and drinks makers and of course to Sir John Lorimer who kindly started the races and even helped check the runners through to the start line!
SHORT COURSE RESULTS
LONG COURSE RESULTS
Ard Whallan 2024
/Ard Whallan Fell Race 2024 - timing correction
The challenging Ard Whallan race is run over a 12. 6km course based at the Outdoor Pursuit Centre in West Baldwin. Minimum age is 18 years on race day and full safety gear is mandatory for all competitors. There will be a full kit check at registration which will be held from 11:45 until 12:45 in the lecture room. The race starts at 13.00
Enter via SiEntries HERE (Closes Friday 6pm)
There will also be a short course race for the opening round of the Junior Fell League which will start shortly after the full race. This will be over a course of around 4.6kms. Juniors must be 12 years old (13 by 31st December 2024) and the route will be fully flagged and marshalled.
All runners in the short course must carry waterproof whole body cover with taped seams and integrated attached hood, hat, gloves and whistle. Senior runners can also enter the short race with the aim being to encourage newcomers to have a go at the fells in a relatively controlled environment. This shorter distance might also be of benefit to anyone on the comeback from injury. With competitors safety in mind the short race may be cancelled if weather conditions are particularly bad.
The route description and maps for both courses can be found here: - https://manxfellrunners.org/raceinfo. The main race in on the traditional course with checkpoint at the Cronk Breck Gate.
We will have marshals helping with the limited parking at Ardwhallan. There is also the Colden car parks and space alongside the reservoir. Wherever you park please do so considerately and outside the coned area.
We will be having tea and cake after the race. The Club supplies the tea and the runners supply the cake. So get your pinny on and bake something delightful for your fellow runners to enjoy.
St John's Fell Race 2024
/The opening round of the 2024 Callin Wild sponsored Manx Fell League takes place on New Year`s Day. The St John`s race is a short 5km blast to the summit of Slieau Whallian and back with the start and finish in the St John`s and Peel Cricket Club on Foxdale Road. Registration is at the St John`s Football Club which is situated next door to the cricket field from 12.15 until 13.00. The race will also be the opening round of the 2024 Junior Fell League. Please enter as soon as possible https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=12848
If weather conditions have been very wet in the days preceding the race we may have to move the start in order to avoid damaging the cricket field surface. We had to do this last January and it would entail starting at the junction of the back Slieau Whallian Road and Patrick Road. The finish would remain in the cricket field but unfortunately for the many spectators who congregate there, it would mean just a return leg through the infamous Mullen Y Cloie water splash.
Competitors will not have to carry full safety gear but we would very strongly recommend that everyone carries a water proof jacket. If weather conditions are really bad we will have to make this compulsory. Although a fair amount of the course is within the well sheltered Slieau Whallian Plantation there is a pretty long ridge run to the summit and back which can be quite hostile when the weather is poor.
Fancy dress is optional. If worn, it should not hinder running. Costumes must allow safe running and overtaking on ground which is often steep and slippery, with some very narrow paths and low branches. No fancy dress objects to be carried please. Although we try and keep this event fairly relaxed and especially welcoming to newcomers it must be remembered that it is very much a registered fell race and is definitely not a fun run.
There is plenty of parking spaces in St John`s. There will be limited space at the football club and the car park on Station Road. We recommend that everyone uses the big park behind the Tynwald Inn which can be accessed from either Peel Road or Station Road.
Manx Fell Runners are delighted that long time sponsor David Cretney will continue his backing of the event. His support goes back an amazing 25 years which must be one of the longest running sponsorships in local sport. As usual the entry fees will be donated to a local charity which this year will be helping to raise funds in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Douglas for the Manx Wildlife Trust to create the Hairpin Woodland Park in Ramsey which promises to be a fantastic asset in nature for all ages.
Refreshments will be available at the football club house post race. We are delighted that the brilliant Tracy`s cakes have donated delicious cup cakes for everyone`s enjoyment.
