Pendle Fell Races
Date TBC Apr 2027 at 2pm
The classic short race on Pendle Hill. The original race in 1956 was a 6.5m course with 1250ft of climbing and started from the Bay Horse at Roughlee. The new course from Barley was introduced in 1974, with small changes made over the years on the lower fields to avoid livestock.
Held under UKA rules and registered with the FRA. You will need to bring FRA Mandatory Minimum Kit – a recommendation will be given on the day.
Junior races: from 12pm
Category: AS
Distance: 4.5m / 7.3km
Climb: 1,500ft / 457m
Venue: Barley Village Hall, Barley, nr Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 9JU
Registration opens 12 noon
Skills: PM
Minimum age: 16
Prizes courtesy of Pete Bland Sports
No team prizes
Enter:
EOD only
FRA members: £5.00
FRA non-members: £7.00
Records:
Male record: C Holdsworth (2019) 00.30.19
Female record: E Hopkinson (2022) 00.35.30
For more information, contact the RO, Mark Nutter:
Tel: 07899 995 181
mark.nutter100@gmail.com
Junior races:
The junior races are held before the senior race:
Under 10s: 12 noon
Under 12s: 12.10 pm
Under 14s: 12.25 pm
Under 16s & Under 18s: 1pm (different turn back points for each age category)
Under 20s run in the Senior race at 2pm
All junior races take place on private farmland, and it is lambing time: NO DOGS at the start / finish, or on the race route.
The courses are all out and back from the field on the right just up the lane from the village hall.
The terrain is track, field and fell. The route runs up to Buttock farm and then climbs towards the trig. Each age category turns back at a designated point.
Kit requirements:
U10: A decision will be made on the day if kit is required
U12,U14, U16, U18: kit requirements apply. All runners in these age groups will be required to carry kit (jacket, hat and gloves). No kit, no run. Marshalls will check that runners are carrying kit on the hill.
Parents and guardians
Please read the FRA requirements for runners
For more information, contact the RO, Kristian Clayton:
Tel: 07812 589721
kris.clayton@hotmail.com
Results:
Published on ukresults.net first and then on the FRA website.
Senior:
2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 – Female, 2014 – Male, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
Senior and Junior:
Junior:
2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
No race: 2021, 2020