Race Update for 2025
Incorporating the 2025 Yorkshire Fell Running Senior and U23 Championship races.
Race Details
This is a gem of a race with steep climbs, rough moor and fast paths, typifying all that’s best about South Pennine fell running. Starting close to Todmorden town centre, this race will take you to the parts of Tod that other races don’t reach.
- Organiser: Bob Halstead. Email: flowerscar@todharriers.co.uk
- Date: 22 February 2025
- Race HQ: Todmorden Cricket Club, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 7BS
- Seniors: 11.00am. (No early starts, if you cannot make the cut off time below please do not enter)
- Race Category: AM under FRA rules. 660m of climbing over a distance of 13.3km
- Entry: £10 FRA members, £12 non members. Entry via Si Entries from late November 2024.
- Qualification for the Yorkshire Championships:
- All athletes MUST have been born in North, South or West Yorkshire
- or have 9 months continuous residence in the counties prior to the competition
- An athlete can only compete in the Championships for one County in any 12 months’ period.
- Contact: Yorkshire Fell Running Championship Co-ordinators, Inter County Championship Team
- Selectors & Team Managers: Eileen & David Woodhead
- Telephone: 01535 669100
- For updated information see: www.woodentops.org.uk
- Yorkshire Championship Awards:
- Medals – Gold, Silver, Bronze to the first 3 senior men & the first 3 senior women.
- Medals – Gold, Silver, Bronze to the first 3 MU23 & the first 3 WU23.
- Gold medals to all first Men’s & first Women’s teams only, 3 to count.
- All runners MUST be aged 19 or over by 31st December 2025.
- Minimum Age: 18
- Cut-off: Please note there will be a cutoff point at CP1, 50 mins from the start of the race. Runners will be asked to head back to race HQ if they cannot meet this time due to marshalls being out on the course in winter conditions for prolonged periods
- Prizegiving: Prizegiving will be around 1.30pm in the Cricket Club
- Food: Hot food will be available from Race HQ. Meat / vegan chilli options at £6 per head
- Safety and Kit requirements: Please note participation in this race will require full FRA mandatory kit requirements:
- Waterproof Jacket and Waterproof Trousers (MUST have taped seams)
- Hat (a Buff will not be accepted)
- Gloves
- Map / Compass
- Whistle
- Emergency Food
- This is a winter race so a strict no kit / no run policy will be in place
- Course records: Male: Tim Lamont, Helm Hill Runners (1:00:41) 2024, Female: Eva Pannone, Ambleside AC (1:08:10) 2024
L-R: 2nd Tom Wood, 1st Tim Lamont, 3rd Finlay Grant
L-R: 2nd Nichola Jackson, 1st Eva Panone, 3rd Caroline Lambert
2025 Seniors Course Maps
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Results
2024 • 2023 • 2022 Juniors • 2018 Seniors • 2018 Juniors •
Parking
Available at the Cricket Club or surrounding streets.
Photos
2023 • 2023 Todmorden Edge • 2023 Climb from CP6 • Stu’s CCTV 2023 • 2017-1 • 2017-2 • Stu’s CCTV • 2016-up • 2016-down • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2006 • 2005
Results Archive
2017 Seniors • 2017 Juniors • 2016 • 2015 Women • 2015 Men • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2006 • 2005 • 2003 • 2002 • 2000 • 1999 • 1998pdf • 1997 • 1996pdf • 1995pdf