Fell Championship 2010 & INTERCLUB FELL CHAMPIONSHIP DATES

Well what can I say? The 2009 Fell Championship became a tightly fought, and hopefully, friendly battle for both the ladies and the gents. The main question, can our victorious champions come back and re-claim the glory in 2010???

Sarah Sherratt has a tough battle ahead, for she has many worthy contestants, who can forget Kath Hoyer, who claimed scalps at some of the races last year, then there’s Bernadette Dickinson, who continually dug in over the year and finished a valiant 3^rd closely followed by Julie Cruse, not forgetting the 2008 Fell Champ, Joanna Goorney, for she has silently overcome her injury plagued year of 2009 will she overthrow last years victor?

Nigel Shepherd won by sheer guts and determination, to steal the trophy away from Alex Rowe, other warriors in this event included John Sharples who finished in a highly respectable 3^rd place.

As if all that wasn’t exciting enough, we have, for the second year running, combined our Fell Championship with the Interclub Fell Champs. This year there are four races so let’s put up a big team performance and have a repeat of last year, success was ours in many quarters!

The rules:

Scoring will be conducted using the same rulings as last year. That is, lowest score based on the best 4 races, 1 point will be awarded for 1^st Wesham female/male home, 2 points for second home on so on.

In the event of a tie on points (based on the best 4 races) the actual winner will be decided on the next best score, i.e. their 5^th best score, or even the 6^th if it has not already been decided by then.

As last year I will be awarding 4 prizes in all, first 2 male and females

So without further a do, let the internal battle commence, and come Wesham lets go into battle and win the Interclub Fell Championship War!

IMPORTANT

Changes to this year’s Fell Championship

Due to the unfortunate cancellation of the Lowther Fell race, I have replaced this event with the Boulsworth Fell Race on Sunday 8^th August.

Fell Races for 2010 - Interclub events have been highlighted as ICFC

Date	Event	Venue & Race Details	Further Info
Wednesday 26^th May	Harrock Hill 1 (R). BS. 7.30 p.m. 5.2m/900' ICFC	Farmers Arms, Bispham Green, nr Parbold. GR 497130. £3.00, on day. £9 for series of 4 races. No extra charge for series entry. PM. Over 16.	Andy Quickfall, 26 Chaucer Close, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5UJ. Tel: 01257 450339. Email: andyquickfall@hotmail.com
Tuesday 6th July	Stoodley Pike BS 7.30pm 3.5m/700ft	Race HQ is The Top Brink Inn, Lumbutts, Todmorden. GR956236 on the OS South Pennines Sheet 21. Enter on the night £3.50. Minimum age 14.	Race Organiser: Rachel Skinner 07962 322791 www.todharriers.co.uk/stoodley_pike.htm
Tuesday 13^th July	Waugh fell AS AS. 7.15pm. 4m/1200ft ICFC	From the Quarry Road, two thirds of a mile out of Edenfield on the A680 Rochdale Road (GR 808186). £3 on night only. Teams (4) free. PM/NS. Over 15. Registration, toilets, prize-giving, all parking at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, half a mile from start.	www.waughswell.racers.co.uk
Sunday 8^th August	Boulsworth Fell 10.30am 7.5m/1400ft	Trawden Recreation Ground. Colne (GR 915395). £5 on the day, includes entry to Trawden Show. Minimum Age xxx	Contact: David Croll 01254 388059 davidcroll@btinternet.com
Saturday 28^th August	Pendleton 2.00pm 5m/1500ft ICFC	Pendleton nr Clitheroe (GR 755396) £3.50 on the day. Refreshments in the Village Pub	Contact: Mike Eddleston 01254 397545 mjeddleston@btinternet.com Website: www.clayton-le-moors-harriers.co.uk
Saturday 11^th September	Hodder Valley Show 1.30pm 7.5m/1500ft ICFC	Showfield, Newton-in-Bowland. Race free, but you must pay entry to the show.	Contact: Stephen Cox 01200 446315 Steviecox@orange.net Website: www.bowlandfellrunners.co.uk
Saturday 7^thNovember	Shepherds Skyline BM 1pm 6.25m/1150ft	Race HQ is The Shepherds Rest Inn, Lumbutts Road, Todmorden. GR945232 on OS South Pennines Leisure Sheet 21. Enter on the day £4.00. Minimum age 18.	Phil Hodgson 01422 844936 www.todharriers.co.uk/shepherds_skyline.htm

Written by: Lee Barlow

Submitted: 6^th June 2010