Fell Championship 2021

The YVAA Fell Championship 2021 took place on Sunday, November 7th at Cop Hill Fell Race. Many thanks to Meltham AC for hosting. Please see their club website and Facebook event page for further details.

We had a good turn out in windy but dry conditions. Holmfirth Harriers were out in force, and scooped up first place in no less than six categories.

A special mention for Philip Grimes of Halifax Harriers, who won the M65 trophy but whose time would still have been good enough for a win if he’d been 10 years younger.

Philip Grimes at the Fell Championship 2021. Photo by Steve Frith.

1st M65 Philip Grimes leads a group up the first climb

Also to Fran Whitworth from Holmfirth Harriers who edged a close F50 race, and to Wakefield’s Diane Simmons who was first F60 by just 7 seconds.

Fran Whitworth at the Fell Championship 2021. Photo by Steve Frith.

1st F50 Fran Whitworth approaches the finish

But congratulations to all of our prize-winners. For a full list, please see below. As ever, please get in touch if you spot any errors, and any uncollected trophies will be available to collect at our future events.

F35

Pos Name Club Time
1 Caroline Brock Steel City Striders RC 0:45:45
2 Myfanwy Cross Penistone Footpath Runners & AC 1:13:31

F40

Pos Name Club Time
1 Rebecca Timms Penistone Footpath Runners & AC 0:52:59
2 Jude Taylor Penistone Footpath Runners & AC 1:03:38

F45

Pos Name Club Time
1 Helen Haigh Holmfirth Harriers AC 0:47:34
2 Lesley Watson Bingley Harriers & AC 0:50:35
3 Caroline Harding Pudsey & Bramley AC 0:56:59

F50

Pos Name Club Time
1 Fran Whitworth Holmfirth Harriers AC 0:54:34
2 Judy Howells Wharfedale Harriers 0:54:54
3 Natasha Geere Spenborough & Dist AC 0:56:35

F55

Pos Name Club Time
1 Jean Shotter Holmfirth Harriers AC 1:03:51
2 Paula Mills Barnsley Harriers 1:07:52
3 Jackie Carter Spenborough & Dist AC 1:17:32

F60

Pos Name Club Time
1 Diane Simmons Wakefield District H & AC 1:07:10
2 Elaine Stewart Holmfirth Harriers AC 1:07:17

M35

Pos Name Club Time
1 Daniel Limb Penistone Footpath Runners & AC 0:49:26
2 Alasdair Menmuir Steel City Striders RC 0:49:45
3 David Howes Barnsley Harriers 1:06:10

M40

Pos Name Club Time
1 Paul Middlemas Steel City Striders RC 0:42:08
2 Damien Kilpin Penistone Footpath Runners & AC 0:44:28
3 Tim Holt Steel City Striders RC 0:48:16

M45

Pos Name Club Time
1 Colin Walker Bingley Harriers & AC 0:42:13
2 Adam Wakelin Holmfirth Harriers AC 0:45:53
3 Ryan Barker Halifax Harriers & AC 0:48:17

M50

Pos Name Club Time
1 Ian Martin Vale of York Athletic Community 0:47:56
2 James Durrans Holmfirth Harriers AC 0:52:48

M55

Pos Name Club Time
1 David Milton Holmfirth Harriers AC 0:54:56
2 Shaun Clarkson Barnsley Harriers 0:55:25
3 Steve Dickinson Penistone Footpath Runners & AC 0:56:02

M60

Pos Name Club Time
1 David Williams Holmfirth Harriers AC 0:50:47
2 Michael Dransfield Spenborough & Dist AC 1:07:33

M65

Pos Name Club Time
1 Philip Grimes Halifax Harriers & AC 0:50:27
2 Kevin Yewlett Holmfirth Harriers AC 0:56:45

M70

Pos Name Club Time
1 Neil Midgley Holmfirth Harriers AC 1:02:43
2 Antonio Cardinale Otley AC 1:48:59

Clubs Table

Club 1st 2nd 3rd
Holmfirth Harriers AC 6 4 0
Penistone Footpath Runners & AC 2 3 1
Steel City Striders RC 2 1 1
Bingley Harriers & AC 1 1 0
Halifax Harriers & AC 1 0 1
Vale of York Athletic Community 1 0 0
Wakefield District H & AC 1 0 0
Barnsley Harriers 0 2 1
Spenborough & Dist AC 0 1 2
Otley AC 0 1 0
Wharfedale Harriers 0 1 0
Pudsey & Bramley AC 0 0 1

Many thanks to Steve Frith for providing race photos. See his Cop Hill Fell Race 2021 gallery for more.

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