Welcome to Junior Fell Runners
The independent web site supporting all junior fell-running in England

Wednesday 22nd of May 2013

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What is Fell Running?

Fell running is also known as hill running and has been established in this country for many centuries. The fell race was often, and still is a part of village fairs and sports galas. This form of running is usually associated with the Lake District and the Grasmere Guides races, but other historic races from the 19th century still take place in the Yorkshire Dales and Lancashire.

Modern races have developed considerably from the early short up and down dashes. Classic races on Snowdon and Ben Nevis, the 24 mile Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales, two day mountain marathons, relays, all add to the great variety of distance and terrain on offer. Indeed, the British Senior Championship is based on a format of short, medium and long races.

The professional side is organised by the British Open Fell Runners Association (BOFRA), which offers excellent short races for younger runners. The amateur sport in England is administered by the Fell Runners Association (FRA), under the overall control of the ruling athletics body (currently U.K. Athletics). There is a thriving junior scene, with over 200 competitors taking part in the FRA Junior Championship of six races.

Contact your local club for details via 'Links' on the menu.

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Fra Junior

Welcome to the FRA Junior Championship
This section contains the official FRA Junior Championship points tables and archive.
Please note that the calendar and rules information is published as a supplement to the official Fell Runners Association website, which is the definitive source of all championship information, and should always be referred to.
Other sites also publish information, which may or may not be accurate and kept up to date, but the same advice applies.

Contacts:
FRA Guidelines and Rules:
It is strongly recommended that parents, guardians, coaches, and competitors read the following FRA documents.
Races and Points Tables:
Please click here to access details of the FRA English Junior Championship:

Fra Youth

Welcome to the FRA U20 Open Championship
Please note that the calendar and rules information is published as a supplement to the official Fell Runners Association website, which is the definitive source of all championship information, and should always be referred to.
Other sites also publish information, which may or may not be accurate and kept up to date, but the same advice applies.

Contacts:
FRA Guidelines and Rules:
It is strongly recommended that parents, guardians, coaches, and competitors read the following FRA documents.
Races and Points Tables:
Please click here to access details of the FRA U20 Open Championship:

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County Championships

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Rules

To be eligible for awards, you must have been born, or have been resident for more than 9 months on the day of the race, in your chosen county.
Junior ages are as on 1st January 2013.
A competitor may only run in their permitted age category.
Parents and coaches please note - under age runners will not be covered by FRA insurance.

Age Groups:

  • Juniors:
    • Under 12 and over 10 Boys and Girls - born between 2/1/2001 and 1/1/2003.
    • Under 14 and over 12 Boys and Girls - born between 2/1/1999 and 1/1/2001.
    • Under 16 and over 14 Boys and Girls - born between 2/1/1997 and 1/1/1999.
    • Under 18 and over 16 Boys and Girls - born between 2/1/1995 and 1/1/1997.
  • Intermediates:
    • Under 23 and over 18 Ladies and Men.
This makes a total of ten categories.

Rolls of Honour

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Other Series

  • This website also hosts points tables for other fell running competitions.
  • Please , if this is of interest to your club.
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Junior

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Senior

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Miscellaneous

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Resources

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Bookshop

Welcome to the Fell Running Bookshop
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Disclaimer

This is an unofficial site developed for the promotion of junior fell running.

While we endeavour to keep information up to date and accurate, we rely on input from a number of sources.
It is always wise to check with the race organiser, and on the FRA wesite and forum before travelling to an event.

The Fell Runners Association makes available their race and rules information on these pages.
However, the FRA can only be responsible for information published on their official web site and in their official literature.

We cannot be held responsible for the content and accuracy of external sites.

Please  with any comments or queries about this website.


All content / formats © Copyright 2002-2013 - Jim Godwin
With acknowledgements to FRA, organisers, officials, parents, and competitors

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