Hayfield Fell Races

This site contains information about fell races held in the Hayfield area - dates of coming races, results of past races, photos and other resources. Most of the information is accessible from this page - scroll down or follow the links below.

  • The Hayfield Championship - Information about the Hayfield Championship series.
  • Hayfield Fell Races - 2010 - Details of races held in or near Hayfield with dates and times for 2010.
  • Local Race Diary - 2010 - A list of races held within a 10 mile radius of Hayfield.
  • Links - Links to related resources, running clubs and organisations.
  • About the results pages - Information on how to make the best use of the results pages generated by this site.
  • Feedback - How to contact the maintainer of this site.

  • Photo Gallery - A collection of local race photos.
  • The Archive - Where bits of this page go when they become out of date. Try here if what you're looking for appears to have vanished.

  • Find race results - here's the INDEX
  • Search for a runner - enter a surname here

... and fetch my Walshes, Wilson, there's a good chap ...

Latest news:
Site updated: 6 Feb 2010
Kinder Trial - Sun, 31st Jan - thanks to Andy Howie and his legions of helpers for another Trial. A bit snowy and icy in places and some early mist made for a more challenging race than usual. Tom Brunt and Helene Whitaker were first male and female back. Here are the results - please notify Andy of any gremlins. Andy says (in his inimitable style) . . .
". . . my very humble apology for not quite getting K1 in the right gully.....Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh....
Having said that when Lis & I recced the course it was ZERO VIZ...
Plus, plus, a massive thank-you to all who gave so much today to make it a great day out!
And, I'm told that NevM, is OK after being rescued by Air Ambulance after seriously trashing his leg.....
Another big thanks....to MarkB & CharlieE who abandonded the race to make sure NevM was OK...and KMRT for rescue assistance...
And to Larry for lending his Em' Blanket...and others who were on the case...who are probably on TV by now (Eeeeeeeeeeeeck)..
AGAIN A VERY VERY BIG THANKS TO ALL..................who make it happen....!

Here are some photos - thanks (again) Neil.

Vanessa Chappell FR - Wed, 26th May - just received this welcome piece of news from GVS...
"Goyt Valley Striders are reintroducing this popular fell race, The Vanessa Chappell fell race. Permission has been obtained from the Moorside Hotel, Lyme Park and Dale Gartley, the original organiser. The provisional date is Wed 26th May. More details to follow so pencil this date into your diaries." Here's the provisional route map

Buxton Half Marathon - Sun, 6th Jun - if you had this in your diary for 30th May, please note that it's been moved to the following Sunday.

Lamb's Longer Leg - Sun, 24th Jan - a bit of a grim January morning for this race but the rain lifted for the start and 58 hardy souls and one hardy Soles completed the course without incident. Simon and Kirstin Bailey were first male and female. Thanks to Brian and his helpers for keeping this race going. Here are the results - thanks to Brian for providing these quickly.

Brian would like to thank all those who helped out and in particular those who turned up at short notice after the race had to be postponed from the previous weekend.

Here are some pics - thanks Neil!

Race entry stats - (updated 29 Apr) - I've done a table of entries by age and gender for all the races I have data for. Interesting if you like looking at masses of numbers!

HAYFIELD CHAMPIONSHIP 2010

The Hayfield Championship is based around fell races held near Hayfield. There are no specific compulsory races but you must complete at least four of the seven races and complete at least one race in each length category (short, medium and long).
  1. Lamb's Longer Leg - Sun, 17th Jan (Short)
  2. Kinder Trial - Sun, 31st Jan (Long)
  3. Kinder Downfall - Sun, 25th Apr (Medium)
  4. Mount Famine - Sat, 15th May (Short)
  5. Kinder Trog - Sun, 13th Jun (Long)
  6. Cracken Edge - Wed, 4th Aug (Medium)
  7. Lantern Pike - Sat, 18th Sep (Short)
Entry to the championship costs £5 and you can enter at any race up to and including Cracken Edge. All successful finishers receive a championship T-shirt. Championship scoring is based on the position in each race where the first championship runner scores one point, the second scores two, etc. The winner is the runner with the lowest number of points in their four best races which includes at least one of each length. Prizegiving is at the Lantern Pike race.

All you need to know about entering is on the entry form or for more information contact Andy Howie (see Kinder Trial details below).

Entry Form 2010

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HAYFIELD FELL RACES - 2010

LAMB'S LONGER LEG (3.1m/950') - Sunday, 17th Jan 2010 - 11:00am - (Rescheduled to 24th Jan) PROFILE
From the Lamb Inn on Hayfield/Chinley road (GR SK 049 843). £3.00 pre-entry only on FRA entry form - NO entry on the day. Teams free. ER/LK/NS/PM. Over 18. Records: 23.27 S. Bailey 2006; f. 30.24 J. Lee 2006. Limited car parking. Public carpark behind Kinder Lodge pub in Hayfield (GR SK 037 868) convenient place to meet to share cars. Short counter in the Hayfield Championship. No toilets. No safety pins. Details: Brian Shelmerdine - Tel: 07817 662825.
Email: brian_shelmerdine@sky.com 		Results 2010
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KINDER TRIAL (approx 11m/2000') - Sunday, 31st Jan 2010 - Interval Starts 10am-11am
Long counter in Hayfield Championship. Low Key Fell Orienteering Event from Hayfield Scout Hut, GR SK 035 873. Entry Fee £6 (cheque payable to A L Howie), includes Map extract & Super Soup/Terrific Tea/KFR Cake. Registration 9.15am - 10.30am; interval starts 10am-11am. Over 18. Records: S. Coldrick, 01.49.28, 2009; f. J. Lee, 02.05.30, 2009. Winners - not records!. Limit of 150 runners. Pre-entry essential due to limit on entries, on FRA entry form, include SAE or email address for confirmation of entry. Organiser Andy Howie, The Chalet, Tunstead Clough, Edale Road, Hayfield, SK22 2LL. Tel 01663 742138 or 07970 751833
Email: andyhowie@talktalk.net 		Results 2010
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KINDER DOWNFALL (9.6m/1970') - Sunday, 25th Apr 2010 - 11:30am PROFILE
Medium counter in Hayfield Championship. Registration at the Scout Hut, GR SK 035 873. Entry Fee £4, pre-entry on FRA entry form to organiser by 17th April - cheques payable to "Kinder Downfall Fell Race". Over 18. No entries on the day. Limit of 300 runners. Start From Hayfield Village Centre bridge crossing GR SK 037 870 - 11.30am. Records: Men 1.01.46 M Kinch 1995, Women 1.14.46 S Rowell 1995. Junior races - start SK 041 869 (0.5 mi from registration), register as seniors. U8(over 6)/U10 - 0.5mi, 10:30am. U12/U14/U16 - 1mi, 10:45am (approx). Organiser Dave Soles.
Email: soles.kingsway@hotmail.com 		Results 2009
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MAY QUEEN FELL RACE (3m/700') - Friday, 14th May 2010 - 7:30pm PROFILE
The May Queen race takes place in mid-May as part of the Hayfield May Queen festivities. Registration and start are at the Scout Hut (GR SK 035 873) and the course takes in the summit of Lantern Pike, covering 3 miles with 700ft of climb. Juniors are welcome and run the same race as the seniors. Entry fees: seniors £3, juniors £1. Organiser: Mary Edgerton. Tel 01663 742367
Email: rowanho@dircon.co.uk 		Results 2009
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MOUNT FAMINE (5m/1850') - Saturday, 15th May 2010 - 11:00am PROFILE
Short counter in Hayfield Championship. Registration at the Scout Hut, GR SK 035 873. Entry Fee £3, on day only. Start at foot of Elle Bank (SK 045 866) approx 0.5m from Scout Hut. Over 18. Records (new course): Men 41:58 Lloyd Taggart 2009, Women 50:13 Jackie Lee 2009. Organiser: Mark Boulton, 10 Highgate Road, Hayfield, High Peak, SK22 2JL. Tel 01663 749253
Email: granv@highgate22.wanadoo.co.uk 		Results 2009
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LANTERN PIKE DASH (1.2m/630')- Sunday, 16th May 2010 - 2:00pm PROFILE
Starts in the field next to the Lantern Pike pub in Little Hayfield (GR SK 034 882) and goes (straight!) up Lantern Pike and back down again. There is a separate junior race over a shorter course after the senior race. Results 2009
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KINDER TROG (16m/3490') - Sunday, 13th Jun 2010 - 11:00am PROFILE
Registration at the Scout Hut, Swallow House Lane (GR SK 035 873). Entry Fee £4.50, on day only. Start at Scout Hut. Over 18. Records (new route): Men 1:46:45 Lloyd Taggart 2006, Women 2:11:14 Jackie Lee 2006. Long counter in Hayfield Championship. Organiser: Jonathan Butterworth, Barley Castle Yard, Market St, Hayfield, High Peak, SK22 2EP. Tel 01663 741312.
Email: jb@kingfisher1.net 		Results 2009
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CRACKEN EDGE (7m/1450') - Wednesday, 4th Aug 2010 - 7:30pm PROFILE
Register at Kinder Mountain Rescue Team HQ, behind George Hotel, Hayfield (SK 036 869). £4 on night only. Teams free. Over 18. Records: Men 40:14 Steve Vernon 2008, Women 49:05 Jackie Lee 2007. Please use main bus station car park. Medium counter in Hayfield Championship. Details: Alan Brentnall, 8 Leygate View, New Mills, High Peak, SK22 3EF. Tel: 01663 746476
Email: alan.brentnall@btinternet.com - web site: www.kmrt.org.uk 		Results 2009
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LANTERN PIKE (5m/1050') - Saturday, 18th Sep 2010 - 2:00pm PROFILE
Final (short) Counter in Hayfield Championship. From Spray House Farm, Little Hayfield (GR SK 035 886). Pay £6 (approx) entry to Sheepdog Trials & Show - race entry free. Over 16. Records: Men 29.12 R Wilde 1977 (possibly the oldest unbroken fell race record in the UK), Women 34.50 C Greenwood 1984. Junior races U8(over 6)/U10 - 0.5mi, 12 noon. U12 - 1mi, 1:00pm. U14/U16 - 2mi, 1:00pm. Organiser Jim Trueman, Ivy Farm. Slack Lane, Little Hayfield, High Peak, SK22 2NQ. Tel 01663 743179
Email jtrueman@cisco.com 		Results 2009
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LOCAL RACE DIARY - 2010

The list below shows races which are held within a 10 mile radius of Hayfield. Most of these are fell races which are listed in the Fell Runners Association fixture list. Join the FRA for more details of these races or visit the FRA web site for race updates. Some of the longer races are organised by the Long Distance Walking Association (LDWA) principally for walkers but runners are welcome at the races listed here. Visit the LDWA web site for more details.

I attempt to keep this list correct and up to date but if you spot an error or know of a race I have omitted please let me know.

DayDateRaceDist (mi)Asc (ft)ProfileType
Sun17 Jan 2010Lamb's Longer Leg3.1950 PROFILEFRA
Sun31 Jan 2010Kinder Trial~11~2000
FRA
Fri5 Mar 2010High Peak Marathon425400
FRA
Sun14 Mar 2010Wolf's Pit5.51400
FRA
Sun21 Mar 2010Edale Skyline214500 PROFILEFRA
Sun28 Mar 2010Lad's Leap5.91700
FRA
Wed14 Apr 2010Herod Farm31100 PROFILEFRA
Sun25 Apr 2010Kinder Downfall102500 PROFILEFRA
Sun2 May 2010Crowden Horseshoe81700
FRA
Sat8 May 2010Bollington Festival 3 Peaks5.41200
FRA
Sat8 May 2010Cressbrook Crawl6.51100
FRA
Wed12 May 2010Shady Oak Tough 10k6.2950
Road
Wed12 May 2010Rainow Five5750
FRA
Fri14 May 2010Hayfield May Queen3700 PROFILEFell
Sat15 May 2010Mount Famine51700 PROFILEFRA
Sun16 May 2010Lantern Pike Dash1.2630 PROFILEFell
Wed19 May 2010Goyts Moss6.21100
FRA
Wed26 May 2010 (TBC)Vanessa Chappell5.61317
FRA
Fri4 Jun 2010Castleton61500
FRA
Sat5 Jun 2010Wincle Trout5.6500
FRA
Sun6 Jun 2010Buxton Half Marathon131500 PROFILERoad
Sun6 Jun 2010James's Thorn51600
FRA
Wed9 Jun 2010Boar's Head Hill Race81200
FRA
Sun13 Jun 2010Edale Country Day51400
FRA
Sun13 Jun 2010Kinder Trog163490 PROFILEFRA
Fri25 Jun 2010Tideswell4.4850
FRA
Sat26 Jun 2010Whaley Waltz5.51050
FRA
Wed30 Jun 2010Hope Wakes5.61480
FRA
Sun4 Jul 2010 (TBC)Peakers' Stroll254000 PROFILELDWA
Sat10 Jul 2010Charlesworth & Chisworth Challenge3500
FRA
Sun11 Jul 2010Bollington Nostalgia Run71200
FRA
Sun11 Jul 2010Peak Forest6650
FRA
Sat17 Jul 2010Tracks to Trig1.05875
FRA
Sat17 Jul 2010Buxton Carnival 5 Mile5

Road
Wed21 Jul 2010Shining Tor61250
FRA
Sun25 Jul 2010Great Hucklow61000
FRA
Wed25 Jul 2010Wormstones5650
FRA
Wed4 Aug 2010Cracken Edge71450 PROFILEFRA
Sat7 Aug 2010Tegg's Nose6.51100
FRA
Sun8 Aug 2010Long Tour of Bradwell316300
FRA
Wed18 Aug 2010Eccles Pike3817
FRA
Wed25 Aug 2010Chunal4950
FRA
Sat4 Sep 2010Bullock Smithy Hike568000 PROFILELDWA
Sun5 Sep 2010Shelf Moor5.91500
FRA
Sun12 Sep 2010New Padfield Plum Fair Scamper5.51050
FRA
Sat18 Sep 2010Lantern Pike51050 PROFILEFRA
Sat18 Sep 2010High Peak 40 Challenge405400 PROFILETrail
Sat25 Sep 2010Nine Edges Endurance Event202900
FRA
Sun3 Oct 2010Hope Moors & Tors Challenge20/8.53700/1500 PROFILEFRA
Sun10 Oct 2010Windgather13.52500
FRA
Sun14 Nov 2010Dark & White Mini-MM3hr score O
FRA
Sun28 Nov 2010Famous Grouse5.21200 PROFILEFell
Sun5 Dec 2010Gravy Pud 5 Mile51000
FRA
Sun5 Dec 2010 (TBC)Marsden/Edale (Tanky's Trog)235066
FRA

LINKS

  • Hayfield - if you can avoid being mown down by fell runners charging about all over the place it's actually not a bad place to live...
  • FRA - the Fell Runners Association is the governing body for fell running in England. Individual membership costs £12 per year and amongst the many good reasons for joining are the Fellrunner magazine which is sent to members three times per year and the annual fixture list which provides details of around 500 fell races throughout the UK.
    Here is a downloadable copy (PDF format) of the standard FRA entry form.
  • LDWA - the Long Distance Walking Association organises walks of various distances up to 100 miles. Many of these walks allow runners to take part and they make excellent training runs, quite often with tea and biscuits en route.
  • Bullock Smithy Hike - if you find yourself at the finish of the Kinder Trog thinking "that wasn't too bad - maybe I'll run round a couple more times" then it may be that the Bullock Smithy is your sort of race (and it has an excellent results site!)
  • Kinder Mountain Rescue - there's a good chance that these chaps will come to your assistance should you find yourself in difficulty while running on the hills around Hayfield.
Local clubs
Buxton & District AC
Dark Peak Fell Runners
Glossopdale Harriers
Goyt Valley Striders
Macclesfield Harriers
Pennine Fell Runners
Cheshire Hill Racers
Stockport Harriers & AC
Not quite so local clubs
Altrincham & District AC
Calder Valley Fell Runners
Holmfirth Harriers AC
Matlock AC
Saddleworth RC
Totley AC
Fell running & other sites
Dave Tait's page
Rhinog Fell Race Series
Peakers Stroll
High Peak 40
Fell Race Records
Goyt Valley Series
Chris Smith's Hayfield Photos
Richard Siepp Photography

ABOUT THE RESULTS PAGES

Index All of the race results are listed on an index page. From there you can click on a race to see the results for that race. Click here for the INDEX
Sorting On each results page (and also on the index page) you can click on the column headings to redisplay the page sorted on the column. For example, clicking on the Cat link will show relative placings in each age category. You can also use the SORT M/F link to display male and female results separately. Sorting by Pos or Time will show the results in their usual form.
Searching The names of the runners on the results pages are also links which you can click to display that person's results for all the races on this site. Where there are more runners with the same surname you will find another link which will list results for all runners with that surname.
You can also search by entering a runner's surname here
Printing To get a 'clean' copy of a page without any links use the PRINTABLE link.
Statistics Use the STATISTICS link to get some simple statistics about a race.
Site info The site was created on 6 Jun, 2003.

FEEDBACK

I welcome comments, corrections or suggestions for improvements to this site. Please email me, Steve Temple