Police Sport UK Athletics Section - British Police Fell Race Championships 2019

Results

There we have it! What a great day! Fine sunny weather and 60 of 62 starters compted the course. Well done to everyone who took part!

Full race report to follow....

Pos.	No.	Forename	Surname	Sex	Age	Force	T Shirt	Meal	Cat	Time
1	91	Malcolm	Fowler	Male	56	Cheshire Constabulary		Yes	MV55	01:17:09
2	92	Rob	Grantham	Male	46	Cheshire Constabulary	M	Yes	MV40	01:19:03
3	137	Karl	Webster	Male	49	Derbyshire Constabulary	L	Yes	MV45	01:23:05
4	133	Shaun	Bott	Male	35	Derbyshire Constabulary	S	Yes	Open Male	01:24:06
5	173	Craig	Jones	Male	49	North Wales Police	M	Yes	MV45	01:25:14
6	132	Ross	Jenkin	Male	38	Cumbria Constabulary	L	Yes	Open Male	01:29:03
7	138	Seth	Davies	Male	27	Dyfed-Powys Police	L	Yes	Open Male	01:30:02
8	191	Lee	Kuklinski	Male	38	Wiltshire Police	S		Open Male	01:30:09
9	94	Phil	Monks	Male	40	Cheshire Constabulary	M	Yes	MV40	01:30:18
10	183	Thomas	Smith	Male	35	South Yorkshire Police	M	Yes	Open Male	01:32:02
11	179	Simon	Fricke	Male	38	North Yorkshire Police	M	Yes	Open Male	01:33:40
12	164	Simon	Vaughan	Male	46	Merseyside Police	L		MV45	01:34:48
13	194	Tim	Wright	Male	49	NCA			MV45	01:36:10
14	181	Stephen	Rivers	Male	49	North Yorkshire Police	L		MV45	01:36:45
15	166	Lee	Bailey	Male	42	North Wales Police			MV40	01:38:19
16	135	Christine	Howard	Female	48	Derbyshire Constabulary	S	Yes	FV45	01:41:59
17	170	Jonathan	Fysh	Male	48	North Wales Police	M		MV45	01:42:10
18	159	Arran	Sayle	Male	43	Lancashire Constabulary	L	Yes	MV40	01:43:02
19	185	Glyn	Pattinson	Male	48	Staffordshire Police		Yes	MV45	01:43:20
20	160	Will	Uttley	Male	38	Lancashire Constabulary	M		Open Male	01:43:44
21	186	Mark	Sharrock	Male	44	Staffordshire Police		Yes	MV40	01:44:20
22	156	Dennis	Nelson	Male	55	Lancashire Constabulary	L	Yes	MV55	01:45:00
23	158	Michael	Riley	Male	53	Lancashire Constabulary	M	Yes	MV50	01:45:30
24	147	Christopher	Nelmes	Male	42	Gloucestershire Constabulary	L	Yes	MV40	01:46:25
25	167	Tom	Barrett	Male	30	North Wales Police	M	Yes	Open Male	01:46:26
26	171	Bob	Hind	Male	65	North Wales Police	L	Yes	MV65	01:47:48
27	86	Ian	Mawdesley	Male	40	Bedfordshire Police	M	Yes	MV40	01:49:20
28	176	Gareth	Vaughan	Male	37	North Wales Police	L		Open Male	01:50:20
29	165	Andy	Collings	Male	52	Metropolitan Police Service	M	Yes	MV50	01:51:00
30	145	Jane	Harris	Female	39	Gloucestershire Constabulary	S	Yes	Open Female	01:52:45
31	89	Lance	Ball	Male	50	Cheshire Constabulary	M	Yes	MV50	01:53:28
32	163	Martin	Wood	Male	61	Lincolnshire Police	M	Yes	MV60	01:55:35
33	162	Roderick	Smart	Male	51	Leicestershire	L		MV50	01:58:10
34	174	Iwan P G	Jones	Male	66	North Wales Police			MV65	01:58:32
35	192	Mark	Rees	Male	53	North Yorkshire Police			MV50	01:59:00
36	187	Rob	Davies	Male	30	West Mercia Police	M	Yes	Open Male	01:59:16
37	182	Kendra	Wedgwood	Female	39	North Yorkshire Police	S	Yes	Open Female	01:59:44
38	150	Gary	Corns	Male	40	Greater Manchester Police	L	Yes	MV40	02:00:30
39	184	Jay	Dale	Male	38	Staffordshire Police	M	Yes	Open Male	02:05:10
40	136	Andy	Macalister	Male	50	Derbyshire Constabulary		Yes	MV50	02:06:00
41	193	Charlie	McMaster	Male	50	Gloucestershire Constabulary		Yes	MV50	02:06:56
42	149	Ash	Shingler	Male	34	Gloucestershire Constabulary	XL	Yes	Open Male	02:06:56
43	168	Andrea	Cody	Female	33	North Wales Police			Open Female	02:08:15
44	175	Clair	Scoots	Female	36	North Wales Police			Open Female	02:08:18
45	88	Andy	Parsons	Male	52	Bedfordshire Police	L		MV50	02:08:47
46	87	Baz	Omo	Male	40	Bedfordshire Police	L		MV40	02:09:32
47	169	Michelle	Farrell	Female	37	North Wales Police	S	Yes	Open Female	02:10:36
48	144	Chris	Hanson	Male	46	Gloucestershire Constabulary		Yes	MV45	02:12:51
49	148	Tandi	Pearce	Female	43	Gloucestershire Constabulary	M	Yes	FV40	02:18:18
50	189	Andy	Carnall	Male	50	West Midlands Police	L	Yes	MV50	02:22:30
51	154	Phil	Corris	Male	65	Lancashire Constabulary	L	Yes	MV65	02:23:49
52	139	Martin	Slevin	Male	55	Dyfed-Powys Police	L	Yes	MV55	02:24:19
53	90	Mel	Beamish	Female	35	Cheshire Constabulary		Yes	Open Female	02:24:31
54	93	Deborah	Lack	Female	40	Cheshire Constabulary		Yes	FV40	02:24:31
55	98	Sian	Roberts	Female	36	Cheshire Constabulary			Open Female	02:24:31
56	178	Kate	Aspey	Female	47	North Yorkshire Police	M	Yes	FV45	02:28:11
57	188	Jonathan	Beard	Male	42	West Midlands Police		Yes	MV40	02:28:11
58	157	Mark	Porter	Male	55	Lancashire Constabulary	M	Yes	MV55	02:41:00
59	85	Richard	Cunningham	Male	49	Bedfordshire Police	L		MV45	03:00:00
60	152	Carina	Quayle	Female	60	Hertfordshire Constabulary	S		FV60	03:00:00
61	141	Lisa	Davies	Female	24	Essex Police	S		Open Female	Miss CP8+9
62	143	Tim	Utting	Male	28	Essex Police	M		Open Male	Miss CP8+9
63	95	Ciara	Murphy	Female	44	Cheshire Constabulary		Yes	FV40	DNS
64	96	Neil	Pettie	Male	46	Cheshire Constabulary		Yes	MV45	DNS
65	97	Dominique	Searle	Female	42	Cheshire Constabulary	M	Yes	FV40	DNS
66	134	Jon	Dillon	Male	30	Derbyshire Constabulary	L		Open Male	DNS
67	140	Philip	Bussy	Male	39	Essex Police			Open Male	DNS
68	142	Rachael	Rahman	Female	34	Essex Police	S		Open Female	DNS
69	151	Stephen	Hague	Male	50	Hertfordshire Constabulary	M	Yes	MV50	DNS
70	155	Janine	Fallon	Female	43	Lancashire Constabulary	S		FV40	DNS
71	172	Gareth	Jaggard	Male	37	North Wales Police	L	Yes	Open Male	DNS
72	177	James	Wan	Male	29	North Wales Police			Open Male	DNS
73	180	Jill	Rawson	Female	37	North Yorkshire Police	S		Open Female	DNS
74	153	Steve	Broadbent	Male	59	Lancashire Constabulary	L	Yes	MV55	ORG
75	161	David	Watkinson	Male	65	Lancashire Constabulary	XL	Yes	MV65	ORG
76	190	Heather	Mitchell	Female	65	West Yorkshire Police	S	Yes	FV65	ORG

Team Results to follow...

Race Statistics
Entries	76
Male Entries	55	Female Entries	21

Male Senior	19	Female Senior	10
Male Veterans	33	Female Veterans	11
MV40	8	FV40	6
MV45	9	FV45	3
MV50	9	FV60	1
MV55	5	FV65	1
MV60	1
MV65	4

This year we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the British Fell Race. The concept was first discussed between myself, Ian Campbell (PSUK) and Martin Harbridge (Cumbria) following a Northern Police Cross Country League fixture held in Cartmell, Cumbria in 1989. As a result, the first Fell Race was held in Langdale, Cumbria the following year.

To commemorate the 30th event we are producing a British Police Fell Race 'T' Shirt that you may purchase along with your entry.

Race Course

The distance will be circa 8 to 10 miles. It will traverse the very challenging Moel Eilio Fells.

Here are the Grid References for each check-point. These may be entered into SatNav devices that may be used to navigate.

Farm road gate 572 595

Tyn y Mynydd gate 562 597

Moel Eilio 555 576

Foel Gron 563 565

Stile up to Foel Goch 569 563

Bwlch Maesgwm 572 558

Moel Cynghorion 586 563

Maesgwm path 578 572

Tyn yr Aelgerth gate 576 581

British Police Fell Race Map 2019

Race Venue, Race Registration and Presentation Venue

Registration and the race start and finish will take place at Padern Hotel, High Street, Llanberis LL55 4SU.

Accommodation

As usual, there is no official accommodation provided. Competitors are asked to make their own arrangements. Bed and Breakfast and hotel accommodation can be found in the area by going to the local tourist information on-line.

Directions

Sat Nav: LL55 4SU

Parking

At the hotel.

Shower and Changing Facilities

There are only toilets provided.

Start List

We finally had 76 confirmed entries from 21 UK Police Forces. Results posted above.

Start

At 1.30pm. (NB. The start will now be at 1.30pm not 1pm as previous)

Map

A map showing the CP's is featured above.

Portable Sat Nav Devices

Sat Nav devices are permitted in this event but maps should still be carried.

Description

This route is an anti-clockwise ridge route across some magnificent scenery. Fairly easy to navigate in goud weather but in poor conditions be prepared to navigate!

Mapping

An A4 colour copy with route and description will be provided. It is recommended you purchase an original OS Map for better clarity.

Compulsory Kit Requirement

Competitors will need to carry the following equipment:-

1. Windproof top body cover

2. Copy Map (Provided)

3. Compass and Whistle

4. Suitable footwear for fell running

5. Waterproof full body cover (Only if poor weather conditions)

Each competitor should have navigational skills and be able to use a map and compass if required. Random kit checks will be carried out so please ensure you carry the required kit for the conditions. Any kit found missing will incur a time penalty. Those without the required kit will not be allowed to compete.

Entry Field

Pre-entry is required, though late, EOD or substitution is still an option for forces who have already entered a team before the closing date.

Registration and Pre-Race Briefing

Registration from 11am - Pre-Race briefing at 1.20pm.

Post Race Meal and Presentation of Trophies

A buffet meal will be provided from 3pm. This will be followed by a formal presentation of trophies and prizes at approximately 3.30pm.

Trophies/Prizes

Men:

1st, 2nd and 3rd - Open

1st, 2nd and 3rd - Vet 40+

1st - Vet 45-49, Vet 50-54, Vet 55-59, Vet 60-64, Vet 65-69

1st, 2nd and 3rd Open Force Mixed Teams (3 to count)

Women:

1st, 2nd and 3rd - Open

1st, 2nd and 3rd - Vet 40+

1st - Women's Team (3 to count)

NB: Under FRA Rules the Veteran age is 40+ for both men and women.

British Police Fell Race Entry

Entry fee will be £11.00. This fee covers the cost of the the awards, prizes, race memento and general organising costs.

Optional Post-Race Presentation Meal £5.00

Optional British Police Fell Race 30th Anniversary 'T' Shirt £4.00

Enter

For the first time we are introducing entry through Book It Zone a reputable on-line booking service.

Click here to enter:

Facebook

The British Police Fell Race is now on Facebook - Join here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2237701033168743/

Qualification

Competitors must be fully paid members of their respective force sports clubs and be a police officer, police staff, retired police/police staff (in receipt of a police pension) or member of the special constabulary/police volunteers.

Members include police officers, staff, PCSO's retired police/staff and Special Constables.

Guests are permitted but must be invited by another Police Force entrant.

Pre-Race Recognizance

There are no objections to teams or individuals reconnoitering the course.

Closing Date

The closing date is now extended to 7 May (For T Shirt ordering) - Entries after this date or EOD and substitutions are acceptable to forces who have already pre-entered some runners. Please email me to discuss. Sorry, there are no entry fee refunds but named substitutions to pre-paid entries will be allowed on the day.

Entry Confirmation

All competitors will receive a confirmation of their entry and any late briefing information by email..

This event is ONLY open to members of UK Police Force Sports Clubs.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions or require any other information?

Event Contact

Vol 20785 Steve Broadbent

Police Sport UK Athletics Section – British Police Fell Race Coordinator

Mobile Tel: 07974 795466

Email: steve@policesport.net

North Wales Host Contact (Concerning Venue or Course)

North Wales Police Contact - Craig Jones

Email: rowlyn@yahoo.co.uk

Overall Coordinator - Steve Broadbent - Lancashire Police

Email: steve@policesport.net

Past Event Links

Halls of Fame 1990 to 2018

No.	Year	Venue	Force	1st Male	Force	Team Winners	1st Veteran	Force	1st Lady	Force
1	1990	Langdale	Cumbria	D.Orth	Greater Manchester	Greater Manchester	T.Pallister	Warwickskire
2	1991	Edale	Derbyshire	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	West Yorkshire	Ian Campbell	Greater Manchester
3	1992	Church Stretton	Shropshire	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Warwickshire	Ian Campbell	Greater Manchester
4	1993	Rivington	Lancashire	P.Jebb	West Yorkshire	West Yorkshire	Ian Campbell	Greater Manchester
5	1994	Hebden Bridge	West Yorkshire	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	West Yorkshire	A.Orringe	Gwent
6	1995	Patterdale	Cumbria	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Cheshire	A.Orringe	Gwent	Christine Cresswell	Nottinghamshire
7	1996	Rhayader	Mid-Wales	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Avon & Somerset	S.Anning	Avon & Somerset	Christine Cresswell	Nottinghamshire
8	1997	Pendle Hill	Lancashire	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Northumbria	R.Salter	Wiltshire	Christine Cresswell	Nottinghamshire
9	1998	Howgills	Cumbria	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	West Yorkshire	Jim Bentley	Greater Manchester	Katrina White	Cleveland
10	1999	Llanberis	North Wales	Andy Brown	West Yorkshire	Derbyshire	Jim Bentley	Greater Manchester	Christine Cresswell	Nottinghamshire
11	2000	Goyt Valley	Cheshire	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Derbyshire	Tony Caulton	Derbyshire	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
12	2001	Isle of Arran	Isle of Arran	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Derbyshire	M.Wood	Lincolnshire	Lisa Knights	Derbyshire
13	2002	Ribblehead	North Yorkshire	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Derbyshire	Tony Caulton	Derbyshire	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
14	2003	Dark Peak	Derbyshire	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	West Yorkshire	D.Hall	Northumbria	Lisa Knights	Derbyshire
15	2004	Snowdonia	North Wales	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Cheshire	Andrew Beaty	Cumbria	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
16	2005	Howgills	Cumbria	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Cheshire	Andrew Beaty	Cumbria	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
17	2006	Rothbury	Northumbria	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Northumbria	J.Ross	Northumbria	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
18	2007	Loggerheads	North Wales	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	North Wales	C.Smith	Cumbria	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
19	2008	Mungrisedale	Cumbria	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Cheshire	Andrew Beaty	Cumbria	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
20	2009	Carlton Moor	Cleveland	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Derbyshire	C.Smith	Cumbria	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
21	2010	Castleton	Derbyshire	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Cheshire	Karl Webster	Derbyshire	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
22	2011	Bryntysilio	North Wales	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Derbyshire	Karl Webster	Derbyshire	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
23	2012	Turnslack	GMP	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	Cheshire	Karl Webster	Derbyshire	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
24	2013	Askham Fells	Cumbria	Ian Phillips	Derbyshire	Cumbria	Rob Grantham	Cheshire	Kathleen Aubrey	Cumbria
25	2014	Abergwyngregyn	North Wales	Ian Phillips	Derbyshire	Derbyshire	Craig Jones	North Wales	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
26	2015	Dovedale	Derbyshire	Ian Phillips	Derbyshire	Cumbria	Andrew Slattery	Cumbria	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
27	2016	Osmotherley	North Yorkshire	Simon Gray	Cumbria	Cumbria	Andrew Dobby	North Yorkshire	Shelly Gordon	Cleveland
28	2017	Howgills	Cumbria	Rob Grantham	Cheshire	Cumbria	Andrew Dobby	North Yorkshire	Nina Walkingshaw	Cumbria
29	2018	Goyt Valley	Cheshire	Ian Phillips	Derbyshire	Cheshire	Andrew Dobby	North Yorkshire	Christine Howard	Derbyshire
30	2019	Llanberis	North Wales