Fairfield
Fairfield Horseshoe Fell Race
Results 2023 here
Saturday 13th May 2023
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.
AM. 14.5km / 914m.
Start time 12 noon.
Cost: £10 FRA members, £13 non FRA members
Enter on SI entries from March 18th 2023
Venue: Rydal Hall Ambleside. GR NY367063.
Experience required / Local knowledge useful / Navigational skills essential.
The course is only marked from the start to the fell gate at the bottom of the Nab Scar climb. You must follow the flags.
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, Jacob Adkin, 01.14.45, 2021. Female, Phillipa Williams, 01.27.09, 2023.
Teams: 3 to count
Parking £2 per car (£3 if only one occupant) 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 Phillipa William’s records from 2000 and 2023 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
2023 449 runners
2022 275 runners
2021 219 runners
2020 – No race due to COVID
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 298 runners
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
1985 379 runners
1984 279 runners
1983 251 runners
1982 missing – can you help?
1981 288 runners
1980 missing – can you help?
1979 286 runners
1978 295 runners
1971 to 1977 missing – can you help?
1970 55 runners
1969 34 runners
1968 29 runners
1967 31 runners
1966 missing – can you help?