Manx Fell Runners Head to the Howgills

A group of eight athletes travel to the Howgills tomorrow (Saturday) for the Weasdale Horseshoe Fell Race, the penultimate English Championship race of the 2007 season.
The 8-mile course, which includes 2000ft of ascent, starts & finishes from the Ravenstonedale Show Ground at Newbiggin-on-Lune. Unfortunately the Agricultural Show has been cancelled due to the current F&M […]

Relaxation of Foot and Mouth Disease Controls

Despite a limited relaxation of foot & mouth disease controls in the Isle of Man, there are still tight controls on the use of grazing land and therefore access to the fells is still prohibited.
To ensure we maintain our good relationships with farmers, landowners & DAFF please ensure that you do not enter any restricted […]

St Johns Fell Race

[ January 1, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] The opening round of the Rentokil Manx Fell League gets underway on the 1st January 2009. The Supercards-sponsored event starts from St John’s Football Club. Signing on is 1.00pm to 1.45pm, with a 2pm start. Entry fees are £3 for club runners, £5 for unattached and £1 for juniors, with the minimum age being 12 […]

Creg Ny Baa Fell Race Cancelled

Unfortunately the Creg race has become another victim of the Foot and Mouth restrictions. DAFF informed us today that the fells will remain closed for the forseeable future, certainly until after the scheduled date for our race.
We can`t make a decision on the Laxey race until we find out just how long the fells will […]

Blisters, Rocks and Blood at Snowdon

Manx Fell Runners were represented at The 2007 Snowdon Mountain Race by Rich Sille, Dave Griffin and Tom Cringle. A good performance in a different type of race, blisters were dominant on the 5 mile decent but any nasty tumbles were avoided.
Results
41st Tom Cringle 1hr 22 44
113th Richard Sille 1hr 33 06
143rd Dave Griffin […]