Fairfield Horseshoe Fell Race 2021
***Due to potential COVID restriction changes in the coming months, it is possible that the planned format for this race will change***
Details:
Saturday 22nd May 2021
AM. 14.5km / 914m.
Start time 12 noon.
Enter on Results Base website here. You must have fell racing experience and be able to navigate with a map and compass to enter this race. This is not an ideal first fell race.
Cost: to be confirmed
Venue: Rydal Hall Ambleside. GR NY367063.
Experience required / Local knowledge useful / Navigational skills essential.
We are hoping to hold the race with wave starts of (possibly) 30 runners. You will be asked to enter an estimated finish time as part of the entry process and you will be grouped with those with a similar estimated finish time.
The course may be slightly different at the start and finish to avoid bottlenecks and members of the public.
You may be asked to wear a mask when you assemble at the start.
Limit of 350 entries.
The course is only marked from the start to the fell gate at the bottom of Nab Scar.
You must keep to the East side of the wall coming off Dove Crag.
Please note that the FRA do not allow the use of certain GPS functions for navigation in their races, you must be able to navigate using a map and compass to enter this race on the high fells.
Records: Male, M Roberts, 01.15.11, 2000. Female, V Wilkinson, 01.27.15, 2013.
Parking £1 in official race car park only, signed from the A591. There is strictly no parking at Rydal Hall and the lane leading up to the Hall, which will be policed.
Checkpoints
- C1 – Stile Nab Scar – GR 356071
- C2 – Great Rigg summit – GR 355104
- C3 – Fairfield summit – GR 358118
- C4 – Dove Crag summit – GR 374104
- C5 – Gate Low Sweden Bridge – GR 374055
Race organiser:- Jon Deegan
94 Windermere Road, Kendal, LA9 5EZ
Telephone:- 07788 730422
Email:- jondeegan@aol.com
Results
Fairfield Horseshoe was first ran as a race in 1966 and is one of the oldest courses in the calendar. Below are as many previous results as could be found. The course as it is currently, with Mark Roberts’ and Vic Wilkinson’s records from 2000 and 2013 respectively, has been the same since the 1992 but prior to that descended direct from Low Pike and was somewhat quicker. If you have any of the results missing below, either digital or hard copy, then please contact Dan at danmunro2014@gmail.com
2018 304 runners
2017 371 runners
2016 316 runners
2015 209 runners
2014 278 runners
2013 412 runners
2012 291 runners
2011 298 runners
2010 379 runners
2009 291 runners
2008 290 runners
2007 456 runners
2006 251 runners
2005 missing – can you help?
2004 218 runners
2003 167 runners
2002 192 runners
2001 no race due to foot and mouth
2000 505 runners
1999 307 runners
1998 175 runners
1997 202 runners
1996 336 runners
1995 193 runners
1994 missing – can you help?
1993 331 runners
1992 418 runners
1991 327 runners
1990 421 runners
1989 381 runners
1988 426 runners
1987 367 runners
1986 412 runners
1985 ‘Reebok Challenge’ 64 runners
1984 results missing – can you help?
1983 251 runners
1971 to 1982 missing – can you help?
1970 55 runners
1969 34 runners
1968 29 runners
1967 31 runners
1966 missing – can you help?