The 2008 Championship

updated 22/12/08
 
Championship Table
 
Results in RED are those that qualify for prizes having done at least one fell and one road race over the year. the total is the best 6 from 10 races.
 
Position Name Total Skyline

Downfall

May Queen Kentmere Grouse Tankys Club Nav 10k 1/2 Mara
1 John Hewitt 190 29 24   29 30 50   28    
2 Lindsay Palmer 178 25 19 24 27 25 48 29 24    
3 Julien Minshull 144   29 29     58 28      
4 Adele Metcalfe 119   13 22     42 20 22    
5 Matt Kieras 116   30 30 30     26      
6 John Stephenson 113 24 20     23   23 23    
7 Mark Vogan 109     25     54 30      
8 Phil Swan 108 28     28   52        
9 Rebecca Thompson 91   17 23           25 26
10 Gareth Wilson 90               30 30 30
11 Nick Roberts 84   27 28         29    
12 John Clarke 83               26 29 28
13 Cathy Murray 81               25 27 29
14 James Wilson 78           56 22      
15 Andy Wilkins 77   22 26   29          
16 Susan Chapman 73   18             28 27
17 Tim Snape 70 26         44        
18 Nev McGraw 67   16           27 24  
19 Mark Ollerenshaw 60           60        
20 Dave Hogg 56 30 26                
21 Andy Fox 55   28 27              
22 Carl Buckley 53   15       38        
23 Beryl Buckley 52   12       40        
24 Gordon Cooper 51 27           24      
24 Charlie Eaton 51         24   27      
26 Jon Glanfield 46           46        
27 Roger Hart 28         28          
28 Jasmin Paris 27         27          
29 Andy Burnett 26         26          
29 Jason Pennington 26                 26  
31 Andrew Anastasi 25             25      
31 John Collins 25                    
33 Sandra Cooper 23   23                
34 Nick / Simon 21             21      
34 Bill Clayton 21   21                
34 Sarah Smith 21     21              
37 Kelly Hallworth 20     20              
38 Simon Rogers 14   14                
 
The Ladies Championship Table
 
Position Name Total Skyline

Downfall

May Queen Kentmere Grouse Tankys Club Nav 10k 1/2 Mara
1 Lindsay Palmer 209 30 29 30 30 29 60 30 29    
2 Adele Metcalffe 169   26 28     58 29 28    
3 Rebecca Thompson 112   27 29           28 28
4 Cathy Murray 89               30 29 30
5 Susan Clapham 87   28             30 29
6 Beryl Buckley 81   25       56        
7 Sandra Cooper 30   30                
7 Jasmin Paris 30         30          
9 Sarah Smith 27     27              
10 Kelly Hallworth 26     26              
 
 
 
The Races and Details
 
Race # Name Date Time Type Cat Distance (miles) Ascent (feet) Notes
1 Edale Skyline Sun 30th March 10:30am Fell AL 21 4500 Enteries are NOW OPEN. Full details can be found on the Dark Peak website. Entry forms can be download from here.
2 Kinder Downfall Sun 13th April 11:00am Fell AM 10 2500 Registration at the Scout Hut, (GR 035873) in Hayfield. Entry Fee £4, pre-entry by 7th April on FRA entry form to organiser - cheques payable to "Kinder Downfall Fell Race ". No entries on the day. Limit of 300 runners. Start From Hayfield Village Centre bridge crossing GR 037870. Full race details can be found on the Hayfield Fell Races website
3 Hayfied May Queen Fri 16th May 7:30pm Fell AS 3 700 Registration and start are at the Hayfield Scout Hut (GR SK035873) and the course takes in the summit of Lantern Pike. Full race details can be found on the Hayfield Fell Races website.
4 Kentmere Horseshoe Sun 20th July 1:00pm Fell AM 11.9 3300 English Championship counter this year. From Kentmere Village Hall. £4.50 pre-entry by 12 July only. Teams free. ER/LK/NS. Over 18. Records: 1.22.36 S. Bailey 2004; f. 1.42.40 T. Brindley 2004. Refreshments available all day in the Village Hall at a small charge. Details: Pete Bland, 12 Danes Road, Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9PW. Tel: 01539 821688.
5 Famous Grouse Sun 30th Nov 11:00am Fell BS 5.2 1200 A low key but very good fell race from the Grouse pub in Birch Vale. Full race details and previous results on the Hayfield Fell Races website nearer the date.
6 Tankys Trog Sunday 7th December 9:00am Fell AL     The 36th year of Marsden to Edale. Details of last years race are still on the Dark Peak website. The 2008 details will appear nearer the date. Remember this is pre-entry with a strict deadline.
7 Club Orienteering Event Sunday 23rd November   Fell OM     Club orienteering / navigation Event. 2hr Score format. Details to be arranged.
8 10k     Road       Any road races at these (officially measured) distances will count with rankings and final points being based on seasons best times.
9 1/2 marathon     Road      
10 Marathon     Road      
 
The Championship Rules

 

This year we have increased the number of races to 10 in order to give a bigger choice. However, to still reward those who compete in more of the races, the final points totals will be calculated from the best 6 out of the 10 races.

As the main club championship represents an award for the best all round runner in the club, in order to be eligible for a prize, runners must complete at least one fell and one road race from the championship list. Points will be calculated as previous years with 30 points - 1st, 29 points - 2nd ...... (31-n) - nth place. We are also going to do the same as last year and award double points for Tankys, as this really makes the result of the championship very open right up until the final race! Again we will be awarding prizes for 1-2-3 in the Main and Ladies championship and for the winner of the new Handicap championship.

This year there will be no speciffically selected road races as a new idea is to use season’s best times because they are directly comparable. So rankings and final points will be based on seasons best times for 10k, 1/2 marathon and marathon distances (officially measured!). Therefore, if you do a road race, it's important to send me the details otherwise I will not know to include them!

Hopefully you'll agree there is a nice mix in the fell races in this year’s championship. There are 2 long, 2 medium and 2 short and a orienteering type event to test those map reading skills. Also some low key races and one of this years English championship races in the Lake District which will hopefully be a good club day out.

 

 
Race Results
 

30/03/08 The Edale Skyline

Edale Skyline
Position Name Points Cat

Time

1 Dave Hogg 30 M50

03:35:39

2 John Hewitt 29 M45 04:08:02
3 Phil Swan 28 M 04:10:59
4 Gordon Cooper 27 M 04:21:06
5 Tim Snape 26 M40 04:30:31
6 Lindsay Palmer 25 L40 04:35:25
7 John Stephenson 24 M50 04:47:49
 
 
13/03/08 The Kinder Downfall
Kinder Downfall
Position Name Points Cat

Time

1 Matt Kieras 30 M

1:15:10

2 Julien Minshull 29 M45 1:20:26
3 Andrew Fox 28 M50 1:21:10
4 Nick Roberts 27 M 1:22:01
5 Dave Hogg 26 M50 1:22:33
6 Jon Collins 25 M 1:25:43
7 John Hewiit 24 M45 1:27:30
8 Sandra Cooper 23 F 1:28:04
9 Andy Wilkins 22 M50 1:29:46
10 Bill Clayton 21 M55 1:41:55
11 John Stephenson 20 M50 1:45:02
12 Lindsay Palmer 19 F40 1:46:22
13 Susan Clapham 18 F40 1:47:05
14 Rebecca Thompson 17 F40 1:48:40
15 Nev McGraw 16 M60 1:49:21
16 Carl Buckley 15 M60 1:49:22
17 Simon Rogers 14 M50 1:51:55
18 Adele Metcalfe 13 F40 1:55:14
19 Beryl Buckley 12 F55 2:01:52
 
16/05/08 The Hayfield May Queen
Hayfield May Queen
Position Name Points Cat

Time

1 Matt Kieras 30 M

21:29

2 Julien Minshull 29 M45 22:56
3 Nick Roberts 28 M 24:28
4 Andy Fox 27 M50 24:32
5 Andy Wilkins 26 M50 25:49
6 Mark Vogan 25 M 26:33
7 Lindsay Palmer 24 F40 29:59
8 Rebecca Thompson 23 F40 30:47
9 Adele Metcalfe 22 F 31:04
10 Sarah Smith 21 F 33:38
11 Kelly Hallworth 20 F 36:17
 
20/07/08 The Kentmere Horseshoe
Kentmere Horseshoe
Position Name Points Cat

Time

1 Matt Kieras 30 M

1:46:43

2 John Hewitt 29 M45 2:00:06
3 Phil Swan 28 M 2:08:43
4 Lindsay Palmer 27 L40 2:22.23

30/11/08 The Famous Grouse
The Famous Grouse
Position Name Points Cat

Time

1 John Hewitt 30 M45

43:30

2 Andy Wilkins 29 M50 45:58
3 Roger Hart 28 M55 47:53
4 Jasmin Paris 27 F 49:10
5 Andy Burnett 26 M40 51:45
6 Lindsay Plamer 25 F40 51:55
7 Charlie Eaton 24 M 52:20
8 John Stephenson 23 M50 54:27
 
23/11/08 Club Navigation Event
Club Navigation Event
Position Name Points Cat

Points

1 Mark Vogan 30 M

121

2 Lindsay Palmer 29 F40 110*
3 Julien Minshull 28 M40 110*
4 Charlie Eaton 27 M 110*
5 Matt Kieras 26 M 110*
6 Andrew Anastasi 25 M40 105*
7 Gordon Cooper 24 M 105*
8 John Stephenson 23 M55 90
9 James Wilson 22 M 75
10 Nikc / Simon 21 M 65
11 Adele Metcalfe 20 F Late finish
* Order calculated on run time
 
07/12/08 The 'Icy' Tankys Trog
Tankys Trog
Position Name Points Cat

Time

1 Mark Ollerenshaw 60 M

3:17

2 Julien Minshull 58 M40 3:34
3 James Wilson 56 M 3:46
4 Mark Vogan 54 M 4:04
5 Phil Swan 52 M 4:14
6 John Hewitt 50 M40 4:23
7 Lindsay Palmer 48 F40 4:30
8 Jon Glanfield 46 M 5:13
9 Tim Snape 44 M40 5:13
10 Adele Metcalfe 42 F 5:35
11 Beryl Buckley 40 F55 5:40
12 Carl Buckley 38 M60 5:40
 
 
 
 
 
Road Races (Season best times)
10k
Position Name Points Race

Date

Time
1 Gareth Wilson 30 Bradford 10k 20/04/08 35:48
2 Nicholas Roberts 29 Trafford 10k 09/03/08 39:02
3 John Hewitt 28 2008 Larwood 10K 11/05/08 41:09
3 Nev McGraw 27 Trafford 10k 09/03/08 43:09
4 Jon Clarke 26 Manchester 10k 18/05/08 44:11
5 Cathy Murray 25 Yeovilton Easter Bunny 24/03/08 45:03
6 Lindsay Palmer 24 Taton Park 10k 20/08/08 49:59
7 John Stephenson 23 Manchester City 10k 06/07/08 50:33
8 Adele Metcalfe 22 Helen's Trust 10k at Chatsworth 18/05/08 52:16
 
 
Half Marathon
Position Name Points Race

Date

Time
1 Gareth Wilson 30 Ackworth Half Marathon 16/03/08 1:18:27
2 Jon Clarke 29 Wilmslow Half Marathon 30/03/08 1:35:58
3 Susan Clapham 28 Wilmslow Half Marathon 30/03/08 1:38:34
4 Cathy Murray 27 Oulton Park 9/03/08 1:38:36
5 Jason Pennington 26 Wilmslow Half Marathon 30/03/08 1:40:20
6 Rebecca Thompson 25 Wilmslow Half Marathon 30/03/08 1:45:44
7 Nev McGraw 24 Oldham Half Marathon 06/04/08 1:46:13
 
 
Marathon
Position Name Points Race

Date

Time
1 Gareth Wilson 30 Paris Marathon 05/04/08 2:44:31
2 Cathy Murray 29 Edinburgh Marathon 25/05/08 3:41:50
3 Jon Clarke 28 Edinburgh Marathon 25/05/08 3:42:00
4 Susan Chapman 27 Halstead and Essex 11/05/08 3:46:21
5 Rebecca Thompson 26 Poznan Marathon 12/10/08 4:11:14
 
 
Previous Club Championships
 
Previous years championship tables are archived below
 
2007 Championship
2006 Championship
2005 Championship

2004 Championship