Striders 2012 Fell Race Championships

The Striders Fell Championships is a series of nominated races through the year in which club members are competing against others from within the club. Points are gained according to the respective finishing positions relative to other Striders in the same age/gender category. Presentations are made to the leading runners in each category at the A.G.M. in March following the competition. In addition the club perpetual shields are presented to the leading runner in each of the various categories. 2012 Results | 2011 Results | 2010 results

Rules of the Club Fell Race Championships

A minimum of 6 of the nominated races, of which at least one must be an 'A' category race, have to be completed to qualify for the championships. 10 points are awarded in each race to the 1st male/female Strider in each age category, 9 points are awarded in each race to the 2nd male/female Strider in each age category etc. To encourage active participation in as many events as possible Striders will be awarded 1 bonus point for every race completed. In addition, to encourage as many people as possible to take part in the Grindleford Fell Run, every Striders finishing this race will be awarded 5 bonus points. Age categories for men and women are: senior; over 30; over 40, over 50 and over 60. Age categories are determined by your age on the date of the first race of the series. Best 6 finishes to count; all participants must complete at least 1 'A' category race and at least 1 'L' distance race to qualify. In the event of a tie at the end of the year within a category the winner would have been decided by a) head to head times, b) number of races completed, c) drawing of lots.

Final positions of 2012 Club Fell Race Championships

Note on the results: A minimum of 6 races had to be completed to qualify for trophy prizes, although the results of everyone who ran in a qualifying race is listed below. Those marked below with an * completed a minimun of 6 races.
Senior Men (Under 40)
1
Steve Hargreaves*
70
2
Dean Young*
63
3
Louis Wood
36
4
James Fletcher
35
5
Wayne Forster
32
6
David Goodwin
22
7
Paul Niven
18
8
Russell Stevenson
11
9
Adam Whitworth
10
10
Kevin Sibley
10
11
Tony Horstead
9
12
Daniel Palmer
9
13
Michael Charlesworth
7
14
Ross Drayton
7
15
Lance Gardner
6
Veteran Men 40-49
1
Ian Stinson*
69
2
Simon Wiles
68
3
Matt Zawadzki
35
4
Ben Heller
30
5
Phil Howson
29
6
John Rawlinson
26
7
Philip Palmer
23
8
Kevin Dale
16
9=
David Palmer
11
9=
Simon Bennett
11
11
Nick Scott
10
12
Tristain Swain
9
13
Barry Gibson
8
Veteran Men 50-59
1
Andy Buck*
72
2
Adrian Moss
56
3
Trevor Watson
21
4=
Dave Beech
10
4=
Dave Englert
10
Veteran Men 60+
1
Dave Parry*
70
2
Pete Hethershaw
35
Senior Women (Under 40)
1
Helen Calder*
70
2
Katie Rockliff
45
3
Alison Barrett
41
4
Kate Wilkinson
21
5
Amy Duck
11
6
Hannah Milton
9
Veteran Women 40-49
(no competitors this year)
Veteran Women 50-60
1
Carol Beattie
26
Veteran Women 60+
(no competitors this year)

List of nominated races for the 2012 Championships

Date
Event
Venue
Time
Sunday 29th January 2012
Tigger Tor (9.5m/1686') - BM
Sheffield Tigers RUFC
11.00am
Sunday 25th March 2012
Edale Skyline (21.1m/4505') - AL
Edale Village Hall
10.30am
Sunday 22nd April 2012
Kinder Downfall - BM
Tuesday 8th May 2012
Fox House
7.30pm
Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Totley Moor Fell Race (5.2m/1444') - AS
Cricket Inn, Totley
7.30pm
Friday 8th June 2012
Castleton Fell Race (6.4m/1503ft) - BM
Castleton Playing Fields
7.30pm
Thursday 14th June 2012
Grindleford Fell Race (4.5m/ 500') - CS
Bishop's Pavilion, Grindleford
7.30pm
Wednesday 27th June 2012
Hope Wakes Fell Race (5.9m/1480') - BS
Hope Sportsfield, Castleton Rd, Hope
7.30pm
Sunday 22nd July 2012
Great Hucklow Fell Race (6.1m/1115') - BS
Foundry Activity Centre, Great Hucklow
11.00am
Tuesday 28th August 2012
Barrel Inn Fell Race (6.3m/1742') - AM
Eyam Sports Pavilion, Hawkhill Rd
6.30pm
Sunday 2nd September 2012
Totley Exterminator (16m/4232') - AL
Cricket Inn, Totley
6.45pm
Sunday 23th September 2012
Hope Moors & Tors (19.9m/3691') - BL
Hope Sports Pavilion, Hope Valley
10.00am

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