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Written by admin, July 24th, 2008
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These are the races that have been - add your reviews and comments about them in the box below:
- Wednesday 4 June: 7pm SPENCER’S DASH
- Thursday 5 June: 7.15pm BOWDEN 5K
- Thursday 5 June FULL BRONTE 5
- Thursday 5 June: 7:45pm HARROGATE LEAGUE - RACE 3
- hosted by Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers. No unattached runners - only open to affiliated clubs due to race licensing - check before attending. Click here for more details.
- Saturday 7 June: 10:30am WHARFEDALE OFF ROAD MARATHON
- Saturday 7 June: 11am WHARFEDALE OFF ROAD HALF MARATHON
- Saturday 7 June PEN Y GHENT (FELL) RACE
- Saturday 7 June KIRKBY MALZEARD 10K
- Sunday 8 June: 10.30am THE RYDER RUN 5K
- Sunday 8 June: Women 10.30am, Men 11.00am: HAREWOOD HOUSE CHASE
- Sunday 8 June: 11am LEEDS PULSE RACE
- Wednesday 11 June OTLEY 10
- Wednesday 11 June: 7.45pm YORKS VETS GRAND PRIX
- Friday 13 June: 7.15pm DUNHAM PARK 5K
- Saturday 14 June DURISDEER
- Sunday 15 June: 8am BRADFORD MILLENNIUM WAY RELAY
- Sunday 15 JuneL 11am RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 15 June: 2pm RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 15 June : 2pm RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Tue 17 June (tbc) 7.30pm YORKS VETS GRAND PRIX
- Tuesday 17 June: 7.45pm HARROGATE LEAGUE - RACE 4
- hosted by Leeds Bradford Triathlon Club venue possibly Garforth Leisure Centre. No unattached runners - only open to affiliated clubs due to race licensing - check before attending. Click here for more details.
- Saturday 21 June: 3pm ALFRED HULME GREAT HILL FELL RACE
- Saturday 21 June: 4pm RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Saturday 21 June: 4.30pm LYMM 5K ROAD RACE & 2K FUN RUN
- Sunday 22 June: 10.30am RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 22 June: 10.30am RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 22 June: 11am BURNLEY BOYS CLUB 10K
- Sunday 22 June: 11.15am HORWICH 5K
- Sunday 22 June: 12.50pm HORWICH CARNIVAL 5K
- Sunday 22 June : 2.30pm RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 22 June : 2.30pm RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Saturday 28 June BLACKSTONE EDGE
- Saturday 28 June EUROPEAN VETS MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPS
- Sunday 29 June: 10am HEPWORTH DRYAD
- Approx 5 Mile multi-terrain Run (Permit No 10496) in and around the beautiful country side of Hepworth Village, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Start at Foster Place. Male or Female - Club Runners £6.50 unattached £8.50-OR £10 on the day- age on day 16 - upwards. ALL PROCEEDS TO CHARITY of Professor Lord Robert Winston. Download entry forms here or e-mail paulamoss@xln.co.uk Supported by Up&Running Huddersfield
- Sunday 29 June RAINTON 10K
- Tuesday 1 July: 7.45pm HARROGATE LEAGUE - RACE 5
- hosted by Swaledale Road Runners. No unattached runners - only open to affiliated clubs due to race licensing - check before attending. Click here for more details.
- Wednesday 2 July: 7pm SPENCER’S DASH
- Wednesday 2 July: 7.30pm THOMPSON BROTHERS OFFERTON 10K
- Starting and finishing on the Woodbank Stadium track, the home of Stockport Harriers. This testing race is run on the flat tarmaced paths within Woodbank Park and the hilly tarmaced paths of neighbouring Vernon Park over three laps.
- Entry on the night £7/9
- Click here for more details
- Wednesday 2 July: 7:30pm TYNEDALE 10K
- Held each July, mid week, this fast, flat scenic route is run on minor roads and tracks starting in Ovington and finishing in Ovingham, via Wylam, Low Prudhoe and Tyne Riverside Countryside Park.
- A Pie and Peas Supper is available after the race and is included in the entry fee. There are also generous prizes in both senior and veteran categories as well as for teams.
- Postal entries are now closed but there will be entries available on the night at Ovingham Middle School.
- Click here to visit Tynedale Harriers website or here for the entry form.
- Wednesday 2 July: 7.30pm FOREST PARK LADIES’ 5K
- Thursday 3 July: 7.30pm CALDERDALE VILLAGE SUPPER RUN
- near Garstang, Lancashire 4 miles approx - supper to all finishers 2008 entry fee: £3.50 +£1 on the day (pay “Road Races (Caldervale Supper Run)”) Contact: Steve Ashcroft, 36 Brook Place, Preston PR2 1TE - tel. 01772 723264
- For more details click here.
- Saturday 5 July: 2pm THE CARR LANE CHALLENGE
- Wrose Carnival, Shipley, nr. Bradford An updated version of the traditional Carr Lane Run. This is a scenic trail race of approx. 5 miles culminating in a finish running up the notorious and infamous Carr Lane (a hill of approx .6 mile with a 1 in 6 gradient). Starts and finishes at the Wrose Carnival Ground, Bradford. Held in series with the “Baildon Carnival Canter” (12/7).
- 2008 entry fees: £4.99 (to “Wrose Carnival Committee”) No extra on day but race limit is 150. c/d 21/6
- Contact: Carr Lane Challenge, Race Secretary, 1B Plumpton Gardens, Wrose, Bradford BD2 1PF
- Click here for more details.
- Saturday 5 July BURN VALLEY HALF MARATHON
- Saturday 5 July OSMOTHERLEY PHOENIX
- 5-6 July BRITISH MASTERS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPS
- Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
- Sunday 6 July: 9.30am CITY OF MANCHESTER 10K
- Sunday 6 July: 10.30am RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 6 July: 10.30am RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 6 July: 11am YORKS VETS GRAND PRIX
- Sunday 6 July: 11am THORPE EDGE FESTIVAL 10K
- Sunday 6 July: 11.30am ALEXANDRA PARK 5K
- Sunday 6 July: 2.30pm RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 6 July: 2.30pm RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 6 July: 3.15pm THIRSTY THREE MULTI TERRAIN RACE
- Tuesday 8 July: 7.30pm JANE TOMLINSON CANAL RUN
- Thursday 10th July: 7.15pm (Children’s Race 6.15pm) THE ANGEL VIEW RUN
- Course starting and finishing near the Angel View Hotel over undulating cross country and old railway tracks (Approx. 5 miles). Plus under 11’s, 13’s & 15’s. £6 entry £8 unattached, £2 extra for on-the-day. Click here for more details.
- Sunday 13 July: 11am RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 13 July: 2.30pm RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 13 July: 3pm RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 13 July CATTERICK 10K
- Tuesday 15 July: 7.30pm HARROGATE LEAGUE - HANDICAP & PRESENTATION
- hosted by Ripon Runners. No unattached runners - open to affiliated clubs only - check Harrogate Road League website before attending. Click here for more information.
- Wednesday 16 July: 7.30pm ROYTON TRAIL
- Friday 18 July: 7.15pm WASHBURN RELAY
- Saturday 19th July: 10am YORKSHIRE WOLDS HALF MARATHON
- Show Field, Bishop Wilton (14 miles east of York)
- £8.00 for UKA club members + £1.00 for entries posted after 30th June and for entries on the day. £10.00 for unattached runners + £1.00 for entries posted after 30th June and for entries on the day.
- Cheques payable to “Bishop Wilton Show 2008†with SAE to “Race Registrar, 7 St. Martin’s Close, Fangfoss, York. YO41 5RA†Telephone number (01759) 368315.
- Click here for more details.
- Saturday 19th July: 4pm BURTONWOOD 5 MILE ROAD RACE & FUN RUN
- Sunday 20 July : 11am RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 20 July: 11am THE GRAVY 6
- Sunday 20 July: 3pm RACE FOR LIFE 5K
- Sunday 20 July KENTMERE
- (fell race) (English Champs race 4 of 6). Click here for more details.
- Sunday 20 July BURTON LEONARD 10K
- Sunday 27 July: 11am ROUND HILL FELL RACE
- Sunday 27 July: 11am JAMES HERRIOT COUNTRY TRAIL RUN
- Sunday 27 July: 11am MOONRAKER 10K
- Sunday 27 July DOWNLAND ULTRA CHALLENGE
- (off road: 30 miles) Sussex (part of the 2008 Vasque Ultra Running Championships). Click here for more information.
- Wednesday 30 July: 7.30pm YORKS VETS GRAND PRIX - RACE 8
- Saturday 2 August BORROWDALE
- (fell race) (British Champs race 5 of 6 & English Champs race 5 of 6) Click here for more information.
***ENTRIES OPEN ON SAT 31 MAY AND CLOSE ON MON 7 JULY***
- Sun 3 August OTLEY AC 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPORTS DAY
- Sunday 3 August: 10.30am IDLE TRAIL RACE
- Start/race HQ: Grove Sports Centre, WoodHouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge, Bradford.
- Distance:10k Aprrox: Scenic route on towpath, bridleway, paths and private roads. Excellent facilities.
- Entry Details: UKA Club Members £7, Unattached Runners £9 + £1 extra on the day, if race limit of 400 not reached.
- Contact: Davina Smith 01274 615003 for further details.
- Click here for more details.
- Sunday 3 August: 11.30am ALEXANDRA PARK 5K
- Wednesday 6 August: 7pm SPENCER’S DASH
- 7-10 August BRITISH TRANSPLANT GAMES
- Saturday 9 August: 1.30pm ARNCLIFFE FETE 4
- Arncliffe Village Green, Littondale, Skipton, BD23 5QA
- Contact: Mike Critchley, 0161 766 8086, mikeandgill@dsl.pipex.com
- £4/£6 - £5/£7 on the day
- Last year’s winning time 20.24 - flat road course.
- Saturday 9 August DEVIL O’THE HIGHLANDS 43 MILE FOOTRACE
- Sunday 10 August : 11am ASKERN 10
- Sunday 10 August: 11.30am BELLE VUE RACERS DEBDALE PARK 7K
- Sunday 10 August : Noon FIGHTING CANCER 5K
- Sunday 10 August: 2.30pm BINGLEY SHOW TRAIL RACE
- Sunday 10 August JIM DINGWALL ELLOUGHTON 10K
- Monday 11 August: 7pm - BROWN WARDLE HILL 5 MILE RACE
- Wednesday 13 August: 7.30pm FRANK HODSON SADDLEWORTH 6
- Churchill playing fields, Greenfield, Oldham
- £5/£7 + £1 on the day
- Cheques payable to: Oldham and Royton Harriers and AC
- Entries to: Brian Varley, 8 Whittle Drive, Shaw, OLDHAM OL2 8TJ
- E-mail enquiries: info@saddleworth6.org.uk
- Click here for more details
- Sunday 17 August : 10.30am - BIRCHWOOD 10K & FUN RUN
- Wednesday 20 August: 7pm - CINNAMON LODGE CHASE
- Thursday 21 August : 7.30pm - YORKS VETS GRAND PRIX - RACE 9
- Saturday 23 August: 5pm BURNSALL CLASSIC FELL RACE
- Saturday 23 August: 5.30pm WEST WITTON FEAST FELL RACE
- Meet 5.30pm at playing fields
- DL8, Near Leyburn, North Yorkshire
- Steep ascent up Penhill, participants given an hour to complete
- Stay around for the Burning of Bartle at 9pm - village singing and bonfire. Throughout the day there will be home-produce competitions, dog shows and children’s activities.
- Monday 25 August: 1.30pm SPOFFORTH GALA TRAIL RACE 10K
- Tuesday 26 August: 7.30pm LITTLEBOROUGH LIONS 5K FUN RUN
- Conservative Club, Peel Street, Littleborough, near Rochdale
- £3/£4 Juniors £2.50/£3.50
- Contact: Jack Mills, 33 Laburnum Way, Littleborough, Lancashire OL15 8RL - tel: 01706 376141
- Click here for more details
- Saturday 30 August : DUFTON
- Sunday 31 August: 10am SANDAL CASTLE MULTI TERRAIN 10K
- A scenic one lap course within Pugneys Country Park and visiting the 12th Century Sandal Castle. Course approximately 10km, of which 95% is off road.
- £9.50/£11.50 - £11.50/£13.50 on the day
- Click here for more details
- Sunday 31 August: 10am CHESTERFIELD SPIRE 10 & DERBYSHIRE TIMES FUN RUN
- Holmebrook Valley Park, Newbold, Chesterfield, S40
- Undulating/hilly, rural road course.
- £8/£10 advance, £10/£12 on the day (affiliated / non-affiliated)
- Colin Sinnott, Race Secretary, North Derbyshire RC
9 Caudwell Close
New Tupton
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S42 6DL
Day telephone: 01246 864 361
Evening telephone: 01246 864 361
Email: colin.e.sinnott@btopenworld.com
- Click here for more information and entry form
- Sunday 31 August: 11am STAVELEY STAMPEDE
- Tuesday 2nd September: 7pm GALLOWVIDIAN DUMFRIES 10K ROAD RACE
- Wednesday 3rd September: 6.30pm GOSFORTH 10K
- Playing Field, Gosforth, Seascale, Cumbria
- £5/£7 advance or on the day
- Mel Gould, Blengdale Runners AC
91 Meadowfield
Gosforth
Seascale
Cumbria
CA20 1HU
Evening telephone: 01946 725 693
Email: webmaster@blengdalerunners.co.uk
- Click here for race info & entry
- Wednesday 3rd September: 7pm WATERGATE 5K
- Course: A fast 2 lap course on tracks - certified accurate by the AAA/RRC (cert 08/002). Ravensdene Lodge Hotel. Click here for more details.
- Wed 3 September : 7pm - SPENCER’S DASH
- Saturday 6th September: 11am ILLUMINATIONS 10K
- Hilton Hotel, North Promenade, Blackpool, FY1
- £7/£9 advance, £10 on the day
- Ron McAndrew, Organiser, SRH Promotions
55 poulton Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY3 7DS
Day telephone: 01253 395976
Email: ron@blackpoolmarathon.com
- Sat 6 September: Noon - BULLOCK SMITHY
- (off road: 56 miles) Hazel Grove Scout HQ, Stockport, near Manchester (noon)
(part of the 2008 Vasque Ultra Running Championships) Click here for more details
- Sat 6 September WORLD MASTERS MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPS
- Sunday 7th September 9.30am MIZUNO TRAFFORD 10K
- Partington Leisure Centre, Chapel Lane, Partington, M31 4ES
- Fast and flat, this popular 10K is ideal for both the serious athlete chasing personal best times, and first-time racers looking for a flatter course.
- Click here for more information and race entry
- Sunday 7 September: 10.30am STAINLAND 7
- A 7 mile road race around the scenic hills & valleys of Stainland,starting and finishing at The Red Lion Pub, 400 Stainland Rd, Halifax, HX4 9HU.
- £7/£9 +£1 on the day
- For race enquiries email stainland7@stainlandlions.com or call Gavin Dodd on 07770342116
- Click here for more details and go to “club races”
- Sunday 7 September GREAT YORKSHIRE RUN
- Sunday 7 September: 10.30am THE RYDER RUN 5K
- Sunday 7 September: 11.30am ALEXANDRA PARK 5K
- Sunday 7 September LEEDS HALF MARATHON
- Sunday 13th September: 11.30am PENISTONE SHOW 10K
- Penistone, Barnsley, S36
- Penistone Show is the largest one-day agricultural show in the North. A great day out for families with plenty to see. Free show entry for all runners and free car parking.
- £7/£9, £8/£10 on the day.
- Sue Higham, Race Secretary, Penistone Footpath Runners & AC
Horsley House
Hunshelf Bank
Stocksbridge
Sheffield
S. Yorks
S36 2BS
Evening telephone: 0114 288 2578
Email: suehigham1@yahoo.com
- Click here for more information and race entry form
- 13 -14 September BRITISH MASTERS DECATHLON/HEPTATHLON CHAMPS
- Sunday 14 September: 10am “ATHLETE MATTERS” WORSLEY 4.5
- (multi-terrain) Worsley Physio Clinic, Beesley Green, Manchester
- 2k fun run 11am
- EMAIL info@athletematters.com for more information or telephone 0161 702 9474
- Click here for website
- Sunday 14 September: 10am YORKSHIREMAN OFF-ROAD MARATHON
- Sunday 14 September: 10.30am YORKSHIREMAN HALF MARATHON
- Sunday 14 September: 10:30am SETTLE LOOP TOUGH TRAIL RACE
- Sunday 14 September: 11am TYNEDALE 10 MILE JELLY ROAD RACE
- Held every September, 2 weeks before the Great North Run, this race proves popular for final Great North preparations. This race is an undulating and scenic route on along minor rural roads, from Hexham to Ovingham.
- Prior to the race, transportation is available from the finish to the registration area and baggage transportation is avavailable from the registration area to the finish of the race.
- Free Jelly Teas, included in the race fee, are available to all runners at the finish. There are also generous prizes in both senior and veteran categories as well as for teams. An additional bonus subvention will be paid for new course records. Currently they are; Paul Cuskin 48:49 (1992) and Lynne Harding 56:39 (1992).
- HEXHAM 10 (British Masters Championships) is included in this event Read more here
- Click here to visit the Tynedale Harriers’ Race page or here for the entry form.
- Sun 14 September: 11am - MILETA 10K
- Sun 14 September: 11am - CANCER RESEARCH 10K
- Sunday 14th September: 11am BURTON-IN-KENDAL 10K & FUN RUN
- Burton Morewood Primary School, Burton-in-Kendal, Carnforth, LA6
- £5.50 affiliated/£7.50 unaffiliated - in advance, £7/£9 on the day.
- Fun run: £3 in advance, £3.50 on the day
- Andrew Barker, Race Organiser, Burton Recreation Trust
32 Morewood Drive
Carnforth
Lancashire
LA6 1NE
Evening telephone: 01524 782 311
Mobile: 07771 724 253
Email: andrew@mitchellspubs.co.uk
- Click here for race entry and details
- Sun 14 September BURNSALL FELL RACES
- (1.5 miles/800 feet)
- (BOFRA Championship race 13 of 15)
- Burnsall, North Yorkshire (noon)
- (for details seethe fixtures pages at www.bofra.org.uk or halbadier@aol.com)
- Sun 14 September PADFIELD PLUM FAIR SCAMPER
- (fell race: 5.5 miles/1050 feet)
- recreation ground, Padfield, near Glossop (1.15pm)
- Sun 14 September: 2pm - THE WETHERBY RUN 10K
- Sat 20 September: 8am - HIGH PEAK 40 MILE CHALLENGE
- Sat 20 September:10.30am GOOD SHEPHERD CLASSIC
- Sunday 21 September: 10am KIRKSTALL TRAIL RACE
- Sun 21 September: 11.15am - BOGGART CHASE 10K
- Sun 21 September: Noon YORKS VETS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Sunday 21 September SUNDAY SPORTS CHALLENGE
- Sun 21 September ANGLESEY MARATHON
- Thu 25 September: 6.45pm - RON HILL’S 70TH BIRTHDAY 5K ROAD RACE
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It was a windy day at Sunnyside farm, affecting some PB attempts. However, as my first competitive race since returning to Britain, it was great to get back into the swing of things. The atmosphere at the start was great with cakes, cuppas and a barbeque for spectators.
