FRA Junior Championships

Welcome

These pages contain the official FRA English Junior Championship points tables and archive.
The Fell Runners Association Limited website is the definitive source of all championship information, and should always be referred to.
Full rules, regulations, and lists of awards for the 2018 FRA English Junior Championship can also be found in the 2018 FRA Handbook, which is available to FRA members.
It is strongly recommended that parents, guardians, coaches, and competitors read the following FRA documents, which can be downloaded from the FRA website.
- Rules for Competition.
- Safety Requirements.
- Welfare Policy.
- Parental Consent Form and Notes.

2018 Venues Map

News

Race calendar.

Year born	Age at 31/12/18	Category
Category definitions for 2018:
2000	18	U19
2001	17	U19
2002	16	U17
2003	15	U17
2004	14	U15
2005	13	U15
2006	12	U13
2007	11	U13
2008	10	U11
2009	9	U11
2010	8	U09 (over 6 on race day)
2011	7
2012	6

Rules

Overview

Official full rules, regulations, and lists of awards for the 2018 FRA English Junior Championship and Junior Challenge can be found in the 2018 FRA Handbook, which is available to FRA members.
These extracts are only for the convenience of entrants, and should not be used as the basis for any dispute or protest.
Due to the variable weather conditions found at fell races, ALL competitors may be required by the Race Organiser to carry full waterproof body cover, hat, and gloves. Body cover is defined as a jacket with attached hood, and overtrousers, both of which must have taped seams.
The following definitions apply to the FRA English Junior Championship and Junior Challenge.

Age groups are based on the competitor's age on 31st December 2018, and are subject to distance limits.
The minimum age to compete is 6 years on race day.
If the age of an under 13 competitor is not known, then that competitor will not be eligible for the championship.
A competitor may only run in their permitted age category.

Championship

Categories:

Under 13 and over 11 Boys and Girls - born in 2006, 2007 (3Km)
Under 15 and over 13 Boys and Girls - born in 2004, 2005 (5Km)
Under 17 and over 15 Boys and Girls - born in 2002, 2003 (7Km)
Under 19 and over 17 Boys and Girls - born in 2000, 2001 (10Km)
This makes a total of eight age categories.

Championship Scoring:

The first 49 competitors in each age category will score points towards the age category championship; 50 for 1st, 48 for 2nd, 47 for 3rd, 46 for 4th, ...., 1 for 49th.
Points are allocated according to the positions (not times) in the final race results.
Note, under UKA rules there cannot be a tie in a fell race due to the lack of accurate measuring equipment.
The finish line marshal is the judge of fact.
Up to the best 4 scores from the 6 selected races will count towards the final positions.
The competitor with the highest cumulative score from her/his best 4 scores from the 6 championship races will be the winner.

Club

The competition is open to clubs affiliated to England Athletics.
Only first claim runners are eligible to score points for their club.
The total points scored by the top 3 runners for a club in any championship age group category will count.
The maximum score in any round is therefore 150 points.
The club with the highest cumulative points for all 6 races will be the winner.

Challenge

Categories:

Under 9 and over 6 (*on day of race) Boys and Girls - born in 2010, 2011, *2012 (1Km)
Under 11 and over 9 Boys and Girls - born in 2008, 2009 (2Km)
This makes a total of four age categories.
No points or championship medals will be awarded.

Club Challenge:

Open to English Athletics affiliated clubs taking part in the U09-U11 Challenge series.
Each club with a minimum of 3 runners in any combination of the 4 categories at a Challenge race will receive a credit.
Clubs with a total of 4 or more credits after the final race will receive an award at the Junior Do on Sunday 15th July at Rossendale Harriers, Marl Pits, Newchurch Road, Rossendale.

Eligibility

The following statement was published on the FRA website on 20th January 2018 by the chair of the FRA:
“In response to a question raised by one club other clubs may want to note the following statement.
- Eligibility for English Juniors over U13 is the same as for English Senior Champs. Younger age groups in the Challenge only have to be members of the club they run for.
- Individuals must be registered with EA or members of the FRA. Some clubs only register (i.e. pay for) members who request it – it is not necessary for a club to pay EA for a member who is has already joined the FRA. If a runner is registered with EA eligibility is the same no matter which club paid the registration fee.
- Runners can only count for their first claim fell club, but the inflexibility in the EA/UKA system of administering first/first claim other can cause problems. The FRA Rules (Handbook page 14) has been amended for 2018 to read
“d. Team eligibility. Runners may count for a team for their first claim fell running Club only. This Club must be affiliated to England Athletics or other National Association. For runners who are simultaneously members of two clubs, in the event of ambiguity over which club has ‘first claim’ status an appeal should be made to the Membership Secretary at the start of the season”

The FRA has made a request for a rule change on this issue which is going through the EA/UKA process at the moment, but with no certainty that our proposals will be accepted.”

Further, competitors will NOT be required to register on this site for the Championship, but the FRA will be checking eligibility.

Awards

Rules

U13-U19 Winners:

Gold medal and trophy for the winner of each age group category.
Silver and bronze medals for the second and third placed competitors in each age group category.
In the event of a tie on points, the competitors will receive the appropriate medal for the position.

U09-U19 FRA Member Awards:

Further awards are made by the FRA in recognition of those runners, who are a junior or family member of the FRA, and have supported the Championship and Challenge Series by completing at least 4 of the 6 races.

A T-shirt for 4 or more races.
Plus a hoody for 6 races.
Both awards are in unique designs and colours.
Those competitors, who expect to complete all 6 races may wish to wait
until after the final race before ordering both items.
The FRA Shop will open for orders shortly after 16/06/18.

Junior & Club Tables

I would ask that as in previous years competitors, parents, and coaches continue to support me in ensuring the accuracy of the Championship points tables. Please with any queries, and I will try to respond as soon as possible.
However, I cannot resolve questions about eligibility, which should be addressed to Nick Harris the Chair of the FRA.

Girls:

U13
U15
U17
U19

Girls and Boys:

U13
U15
U17
U19

U13
U15
U17
U19

Boys:

U13
U15
U17
U19

Clubs:

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Junior Challenge

The 2018 tables will be updated following publication of results by each race organiser.
Please with any queries.

Notes

These links give access to the records from previous years championships starting in 2002.
The Roll of Honour lists past winners starting in 1984, when the Junior Championship was introduced.