Fell Race Championship 2020
Unfortunately, we had to cancel the 2020 Championship due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Striders Fell Race Championships is a series of 10 nominated races through the year in which club members are competing against others from within the club.
Points are gained according to finishing time (see below). Scores throughout the season are kept and updated after each race. Members compete in the usual gender and age categories; M, F, 40, 50 and 60.
Presentations are made to the leading runner in each category at the A.G.M. following the competition. In addition medals are presented to the leading and second placed runner in each of the various categories.
Races for 2020
| Number | Race | Cat | Date |
| 1 | Mickleden Straddle | BL | 2nd February |
| 2 | Lads Leap | AS | 15th March |
| 3 | Kinder Downfall | BM | Sun 17 Apr |
| 4 | Burbage Skyline | BS | Tue 12 May |
| 5 | Totley Moor | BM | Tue 19 May |
| 6 | Calver Peak | BS | 3rd June |
| 7 | Hope Wakes | BS | 1st July |
| 8 | Holme Moss | AL | 19th July |
| 9 | Great Longstone | BS | Fri 4 Sep |
| 10 | Go Big Moor | BL | 10th October |
More details on the fell race categories above can be found in our introduction to fell running here. All dates have been compiled on a best endeavours basis and will be confirmed nearer the time once the respective organisers have released the details.
Scoring
The overall winning times in each race for both males and females are noted, then your finishing time is compared to that. Bonus points as also awarded for running, the bonus points are 10pts per race. Best 5 race scores through season count (excluding bonus points), ie, ‘half’ the races in the championship.
- Winning man runs in 1hr dead….. 1:00:00 (this is classed as 100%)
- Winning Time / Striders Time * 100 gives the Strider’s time as a percentage against the winning time.
- Strider A runs 1:05:00 (92.31%, so 92.31 pts)
Strider B runs 1:10:00 (85.71%, so 85.71 pts)
Strider C runs 1:15:00 (80.00%, so 80.00 pts)
Strider D runs 1:20:00 (75.00%, so 75.00 pts) - A great thing about this system is that the ladies’ times are compared against the ladies’ winning time.
- We then add bonus points for running each race at 10pts per race to encourage participation
Get Involved
We hope the fell championship will be hugely popular this year and very competitive. If you’ve never tried a fell race, then the ones in the championship can be perfect starters as there are usually quite a few Striders at these who can show you the ropes.
Be sure to keep an eye out on the website and the club’s Facebook page closer to each race in the championship for more details.