2008 Fixtures & Results
(See 2007 Results and 2006 Results and 2005 Results for an indication of what's likely to be on in 2007)
"Fell" = Area Fell Race Grand Prix 2008 event
"NoETL" = the North of England Track League event
"XC" = Cross Country Event (see introduction)
"XCSEL" = Cross Country South East Lancs League
"XCRR" = Cross Country Red Rose League
"TRACK" = Track fixture
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Consolidated Fixture List and Results |
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Jan |
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1st January, 11:15 am - 4.2 mile "Joe Salt" New Years Day Awakener race at Cowm. Map to pub |
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5th January, Belfast
International Cross Country race, Stormont |
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Sunday 6th January, 11 a.m. chip butty run from the Brown Cow, Norden. |
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Sunday 13th January, 08:00 23rd Two Crosses Circuit (18 miles |
Brian Moore ~ 3:21 |
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Sat 19th January, SELCC, Boggart Hole Clough, Blackley Press |
XCSEL |
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Saturday 20th January, Helsby Half Marathon |
Graeme M'Culloch01:32:06Full results |
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Saturday 26 January, Northern Championships 2008,Roundhay Park, Leeds |
XC |
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Feb |
Sunday 3rd February - Mary Towneley Loop Relay Race 47m/6300' Press |
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10th February - Winter Hill Fell Race, 11-12 miles and nearly 3000' ascent. Hard, technically and physically. |
Graham Butcher 02:29:08 |
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Saturday 17th February, Wilf Richards Cross Country Relay Race, Heaton Park |
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Sunday 18th February, 10.30am - Radcliffe AC 12 Mile Trail Race |
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Saturday 23 February , English National XC Championships 2008 - at Alton Towers. 2007 Results and Pictures and Write up |
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Mar |
Saturday 1st March, 12 noon, Noon Stone Fell Race (9m/2300ft) |
Fell 1/11 |
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Trafford 10K Pictures |
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Sunday 16th March, 11 am, Lads Leap Fell Race (5.9m/1700ft) |
Fell 2/11 |
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Sunday 16th March, Spen 20 mile race, hilly |
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16th March St Annes 10 Mile race |
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15th March Great Grizedale 10 mile Trail Run |
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21t March Salford 10K |
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26th March at 6.45pm, Vera Hurst 5K, Littleborough |
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Sunday 30th March 2008 (10.30am start) - Wilmslow Half Marathon. |
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Apr |
Liver Hill Fell Race | . | ||
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Brenda Robinson 5K Road race Littleborough. |
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13th April - London Marathon. |
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16th April - The Steve Rothwell 4 mile Memorial Road Race |
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| 19th April - Hawkeshead Trai Race | ; |
'Results' |
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| 19th April - Salford 5K |
Matt Proctor 16:27, 7th overall/150 |
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Wednesday 23rd April, Colin Robinson 4.2 Miles Multi Terrain race from Red Lion Inn, The Square, Whitworth start 7pm. |
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April - Wardle Skyline Fell Race |
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April - 26th, World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge (Three Peaks, AL), 23.5 miles/5000' 2008 training schedule. |
Results & Pictures and Press and Video |
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Davina's Birthday 3 Miler (approx) MT, Healey, nr. Rochdale |
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May |
3rd May, 2pm, Ravenstones Fell Race, Saddleworth (8.3m/1250ft). |
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Tues 6th May, Tracy's Cowm Park Trailblazer, Cowm ressie |
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13th May, Geoff Doggett Memorial 5 K Road Race |
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Sunday 18th May, Great Manchester Run (10K) |
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Sunday 25th May, Crowden Horseshoe Fell Race (8m/1700ft), Peak District |
Fell 4/11 |
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31st May - The highly scenic Garburn Trail race |
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June |
5th June Bowden 5K |
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Friday 13th, 7:30 p.m. - Norden 6 Mile
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Saturday 14th, 11:00 a.m. - Naden 6 Mile
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Sunday 15th, 11:00 a.m. - "Knowl Hill" Fell
ascent) |
Fell 5/11 |
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Wednesday 25th June, 7:30 pm, Eddies Revenge Fell Race, (3.8m/1060ft) |
Fell 6/11 |
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28th June - Blackstone Edge Fell Race (AS), 3m/950' |
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30th June, 7pm, The John Metcalfe Memorial Healey Dash, Whitworth |
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July |
1st July - Rochdale 10K sposored by JD, with prize fund of £750 in JD vouchers 2006 Pictures and 2007 Results , Pics and Video |
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Tuesday 8th July, 7:30 pm, Stoodley Pike Fell Race (3.7m/700ft), Todmorden |
Fell 7/11 |
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| 10th July, Sale Sizzler 5K, Wythenshaw park | ' | |||
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Sunday 13th July, 11 am, Holme Moss Fell Race (16m/4000ft) |
Fell 8/11 |
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| 17th July, Sale Sizzler 5K, Wythenshaw park | ' |
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26th July. - Turnslack Fell Race (AM), 8m/2000', . Summary results for 2006 Past winners. 2007 Results and Pictures |
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| Tuesday 15th July, 7:15 pm, Waugh's Well fell race (4m/1000ft) | ' | |||
| Wednesday 16 July: 7.30pm ROYTON TRAIL (approx 5.5 mile multi-terrain race) Tandle Hill Tavern, Thornham Lane, Oldham. | ||||
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Monday 21st July, 7pm, Harold Rothwell 3 Mile Road/Trail Race |
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27 August, Middleton Moonraker 10K |
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Aug |
7th August, Sale Sizzler 5K, Wythenshaw park | ' | ||
Brown Wardle Hill Race 7pm Monday 11th August . 2007 Pictures |
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13th August, Pilgrim's Cross Fell Race (5.9m/1100ft), Helmshore |
Fell 9/11 |
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13th August, Saddleworth 6 |
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Whittle Pike Fell Race |
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24th August, Norland Moor trail race |
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26th August, 7pm Littleborough Lions 5K |
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10th September at 7pm. - The Graham Wright Cowm Reservoir Multi Terrain Race, 4.2 miles, from Red Lion, The Square, Whitworth |
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14th September - Settle Loop Tough Trail Race |
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Tuesday 16th September, 6.30pm, The Real 25th Anniversary Brown Wardle Hill race, from the Oxford Public House, Whitworth Rd, Rochdale. |
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20th September, The Good Shepherd Classic Fell Race (15m/2800ft) |
Fell 10/11
GP Rankings
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| High Peak 40 Mile challenge |
Jenny Brown =57th/154 8hr 17:54 |
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Thursday 25th September, 6.45pm, Ron Hill's 70th Birthday 5K Road Race,
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Oct |
5th October, Great North Run, half marathon, Newcastle |
Bentley 1:25:25, Lane 1:40:26, Leary 2:05:02 . |
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| 10 -14th the Tour de Tirol, Austria (10K, 1/2M and mountain marathon over 3 days) |
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| Red Rose XC - Sat 11th October, Blackburn (Witton Park) |
XCRR |
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| Red Rose XC - Sat 25th October, Bury (Chesham) Click here for location map (multimap ref: SD812120) |
XCRR |
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Monday 27th October - Dublin Marathon John Purdy (3:39:14), Kirtsin Johnson (3:52:19),Kay Hill (4:09:46) and Chris Deasy (4:09:48). |
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Nov |
Sat 1st November, SEL cross country, Heaton Park CANCELLED |
XCSEL |
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Sat 1st November, Social in Manchester |
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| Sun 2nd November, Hellrunner, Delamere Forest | ||||
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Saturday 8th November, 1pm, Shepherds' Skyline Fell Race (6m/1150ft) |
Fell 11/11 |
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| Red Rose XC - Sat 15th November, Bolton (Leverhulme Park) |
XCRR |
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Sat 22nd November, SEL cross country, Clayton Vale |
XCSEL |
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Dec |
Friday 5th December - Run The Moors fell race grand prix presentation | |||
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Sat 6th December, SEL cross country, Lilford Park, Leigh. Map (Postcode WN7 1HN) |
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| Sun 7th December - 11.15 am, The Ross Walsh Memorial Com ressie race (5K - 2 laps round Cowm ressie) | ||||
| Wadsworth Trog - 20 miles of bog hopping | ||||
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Sun 14th December - Calderdale Way Relay Race, 50 miles, 12,000 ft, split into 6 legs run in pairs. 2007 Results and News item |
pictures and results |
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Sat 20th December, Red Rose XC - Rossendale (Marl Pits) |
XCRR |
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| 21st December, 11 am - Junior athletes' indoor meet |
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26th December - Whinberry Naze Dash Fell Race. Boxing Day Fancy Dress,
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| 28th December, 11am depart from Brown Cow, Norden - Chip Butty run | ||||
"Fell" = Local Fell Race Grand Prix event printable version
"NoETL" = the North of England Track League event
"XC" = Cross Country Event (see introduction).
"XCSEL" = Cross Country South East Lancs League
"XCRR" = Cross Country Red Rose League