• CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023

CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

Set out below is the structure and scoring system for this year’s championship.  It is different to previous years but is an attempt to improve the championship and secure the three main reasons why the club organises the event.

 

  • To identify the strongest runners in the club over a series of races.
  • To provide a vehicle for members to mix socially.
  • To encourage participation in races and so make use of all that dedicated training.


Races 2023 by Category

Short Medium Long

Runners & Riders 29th January

 Stan Bradshaw, Pendle. 4th March

3 Peaks 29th April

Lowgill Sports (BOFRA) June 10th

 Wardle Skyline April 8th

*CRO Challenge*  May 20th

Whittle Pike 2nd August

 Austwick Amble 29th May

Cross Fell  2nd July

Arnside Knott Nov tbc

 Waddington September 24th

Old Crown Round 22nd July
 

Three Shires 16th September

Open Race

Members can use one race of their own choice as one of their championship counters, where at least 4 members complete that race. You must still complete one S, M & Long race from the list above to complete the championship. Scoring will be on the same basis as the rest of the championship.  Inclusion of a particular race by one member does not require the other members racing on that day to do likewise.  The ‘open’ race does not have to be identified ahead of time, but once the Open race option has been used, it will remain as the counter for that individual.

Prizes

  • Prizes will be given for the first 3 male/female and in age categories where this is appropriate
  • Those completing 5 races or more will receive a prize.
  • There will be a participation prize for the person completing most races; this will include marshalling at club races.

Why are the races organised by the club not included in the championship?

Marshalling at a club race is vital for those races to go ahead, but prevents racing in them; it penalises volunteers.  Placing these races in the championship puts people in a dilemma; support club events, so they can go ahead, or race and support the championship and their own performance in it. Removing these races from the championship, whilst also making participation as a volunteer in at least one event as a condition of scoring in the championship, seems a fair balance.

Structure and Scoring

  • To win any of the prizes, members must help out in at least one of the races organised by the club: Handicap, PYG, Settle Hills, Ingleborough. (NB. Although many members help with the Austwick Amble, it is not a club race).
  • Runners best 4 counters to score, which must include at least one of each distance, (short, medium, long) plus one other which may be the Open race.
  • Scores will be calculated as a percentage of the overall winner’s time – calculated separately for males and females.
  • This format is aimed at having a better focus to the Club Fell Champs series of races.

Scoring System

The system is based on each runner’s time relative to the overall winner of the race in their gender category.

The benefit of this percentage based scoring system is that members will consistently score a similar number of points in each race.  This gives a more accurate representation of relative abilities across the year if everyone completes the championship.  There will be recognition of participation, but not through points, contributing to the running championship.

How does the percentage points system work?

  • Take each person’s time and divide by the winning time (male and female separately).

  • This means converting the two times into seconds to be able to do the division.

  • Then you divide 1 by this number and then multiply by 100 to get the person’s score.
  • This is a system used for the Lakeland Classics Trophy, orienteering events and quite a few other clubs. The examples below illustrate the method, but calculations will all be completed by the co-ordinator and shared on a regular basis.

Some examples…

Example 1
A person wins the race.
Their time divided by the winning time is obviously 1.
1 divided by 1 multiplied by 100 gives 100 points, so anyone actually winning a race scores 100 points.

Example 2
A person takes twice as long as the winner.
Their time divided by the winning time is 2.
1 divided by 2 multiplied by 100 gives 50 points.

Example 3
A person takes half as long again as the winning time.
Their time divided by the winning time is 1.5.
1 divided by 1.5 multiplied by 100 is 66.667 points.

CURRENT STANDINGS

To see the detailed breakdown, click on the link below which will open in a Goggle spreadsheet.

Settle Harriers Championship 2023

Men

Pos Name No Races Best Short Best Medium Best Long Best Other Total points
1 John Osborne  2 69.090 68.523     137.613
2
Mark McGoldrick
  1 95.799     95.799
3 Martin Dearden  1 80.603     80.603
4
 Richard Timms 1
 70.753     70.753
5 Roger Laycock 1
 66.716     66.716
6 Jon Sharples 1
 66.465     66.465
7 Simon Oxley 1
 66.202     66.202
8 Joe Burton 1
 60.225     60.225

Ladies

Pos Name No Races Best Short Best Medium Best Long Best Other Total points
1 Jess Bagnall
 2
 74.790 74.098     148.888
2 Catherine Speakman 1   69.680     69.680
3 Jill Gates 1   52.521     52.521

CHAMPIONSHIP RACES 2023 SCHEDULE

The schedule of races is below. Good luck to all those taking part in 2023!

No Day Date Race Name Distance & Climb Category Further Information
1 Sun January 29th Runners & Riders 7.6 km – 4.7 mls
271 m – 889 ft		 BS Wharfedale Harriers
2 Sun March 4th Stan Bradshaw Pendle 16.7 km – 10.4 mls

590 m – 1936 ft

 BM Clayton le Moors
3 Sat April 8th Wardle Skyline 11.3 km – 7 mls

381 m – 1250 ft

 BM Rochdale Harriers
4 Sat April 29th 68th Three Peaks Race 37.4 km – 23.2 mls
1608 m – 5276 ft
 AL The Three Peaks
5 Sat May 20th CRO Challenge 20 km – 12 miles

42 km – 26 miles
1164 m – 3818 ft

 AL CRO Challenge

NB. This is not strictly a race, but times are recorded, so the scoring system will still work.

It is possible to do either the shorter 20Km or the full 42Km event; the scoring system can accommodate both.
6 Mon May 29th
 Austwick Amble 13 km – 8.1 mls

365 m – 1198 ft

 BM

Austwick Website
7 Sat June 10th Lowgill Sports (BOFRA) 3.50 km – 2.20 mls

275 m – 1000 ft

 

 BS This is a replacement for the Sedbergh (BOFRA) race, listed in the first version of the schedule, which clashed with the CRO event.
8 Tue July 2nd Cross Fell 24 km – 14.9 mls

680 m – 2231 ft

 BL Garrigill
9 Wed July 22nd Old Crown Round 36 km – 22.4 mls

2200 m – 7218 ft

 AL Northern Fells Running Club
10 Sat August 2nd
 Whittle Pike 8.2 km – 5.1 mls

488 m – 1601 ft

 BM Rossendale Harriers
11 Sat September 16th Three Shires
 20 km – 12.4 mls

1220 m – 4003 ft

 AL Ambleside AC
12 Sun September 24th Waddington 11.3 km – 7 mls

381 m – 1250 ft

 BM Bowland Fell Runners
13 Sun November 19th (TBC)
 Arnside Knott 9.7 km – 6 mls

333 m – 1093 ft

 BS Arnside Knot

Club Championships Archive

The final postions of the Club Championships over the years can be find in the archives are below. If you have any results from previous years, then please email them through to the Website Administator.

FINAL STANDINGS 2022

Men

Pos Name No Races Best 6 + Bonus Points
1 Richard Timms 14 248
2 Mike Benson 9 120
3 John Osborne 7 118
4 Pete Ellwood 8 95
5 Matt Fretwell 4 87
6 Martin Dearden 4 82
7 Joe Dunn 3 50
8 Mark Charnley 5 45
9 John Eddington 4 41
10 Matthew Heponstall 2 40
11 Brian Stallwood 3 37
12 Jason Henson 2 34
13 John Garnett 2 31
14 Iain Crossley 3 30
15 James Wright 2 30
16 Matthew Holroyd 1 27
17 Ben Jones 2 27
18 Roger Laycock 2 27
19 Chris Beesley 1 25
20 Richard Hinds 2 25
21 Martin Holroyd 1 25
22 John Murfin 1 25
23 Tony Thornton 1 25
24 Andy Ward 2 22
25 Dougie Seggar Staveley 1 20
26 Andrew Hinde 2 19
27 Adrian Walker 1 17
28 Sam Allsopp 1 15
29 Zach Jennings 1 15
30 Sam Brummit 1 14
31 Pete Bagnall 1 12
32 David Sexton 2 12
33 Andy Roberts 1 11
34 Jon Sharples 1 9
35 Andy Lewis 1 8
36 Nigel Haymes 1 6
37 Chris Jewell 1 5
38 Simon Oxley 1 5
39 Ian Oakey 1 2
40 Richard Handford 1 1

Ladies

Pos Name No Races Best 6 + Bonus Points
1 Carmel  Ramwell 6 117
2 Hester  Cox 5 80
3 Linsey  Barclay-Smith
 4 66
4 Tess Walker 4 62
5 Helen Greenep 3 57
6 Debbie Hope
 3 57
7 Fiona Armer 4 52
8 Jill Gates 4 51
9 Eleri Pritchard 3 51
10 Judith Marshall 3 45
11 Oli Hawkins 3 42
12 Debbie Mahoney 2 42
13 Julia Murfin 3 36
14 Jess Bagnall 2 31
15 Rachel Brummitt 2 27
16 Jude Lane
 1 25
17 Hilary Moakes 1 25
18 Wendy Webster 1 20
19 Emily Crossley 2 19
20 Catherine Speakman 1 16
21 Pam  Bagot 2 15
22 Judith Allinson 1 7

The 2021 Club Championship was abandoned due to the pandemic.

The 2020 Club Championship was abandoned due to the pandemic.

FINAL STANDINGS 2019

Ladies

Pos Name No Races Best 6 + Bonus Points
1 Kirsten Angus 8 137
2 Jill Gates 9 124
3 Carol Evans 5 105
4 Deborah Mahoney 5 94
5 Rachel Avison-Fell 5 94
6 Jill Eccleston 5 73
7 Helen Greenep 3 52
8 Pam Bagot 3 51
9 Carmel Ramwell 3 45
10 Jess Bagnall 3 43
11 Ruth Maxwell 3 43
12 Julia Hargreaves 3 36
13 Emily Crossley 3 34
14 Simone Rigby 2 26
15 Annie Carrington 2 20
16 Hester Cox 1 17
17 Catherine Speakman 1 15
18 Sharon McDonald 1 15
19 Rebecca Howard 1 15
20 Judith Marshall 1 14
21 Helen Hutchison 1 10
22 Kath Davis 1 8
23 Sally Handscombe 1 7
24 Becca Humphreys 1 5
25 Hilary Moakes 1 5
26 Judith Allinson 1 4
27 Melanie Porter 1 4

Men

Pos Name No Races Best 6 + Bonus Points
1 Roger Laycock 8 121
2 Simon Oxley 7 105
3 Matthew Holroyd 6 103
4 John Eddington 7 96
5 Richard Timms 6 90
6 Andy Evans 6 85
7 Sam Allsop 4 68
8 Zach Jennings 3 67
9 Mark Charnley 6 59
10 John Murfin 3 55
11 Dave Sexton 4 48
12 James Annan 3 43
13 John Osbourne 3 42
14 Brian Stallwood 2 36
15 Sam Brummitt 2 34
16 Steven Procter 2 33
17 Thomas Hare 2 31
18 Mike Benson 2 29
19 Ian Oakey 3 27
20 Jan Wulf 2 26
21 Jonathan Stubbs 3 25
22 Chris Beeseley 1 25
23 Steve Moor 1 21
24 Sebastian Seggar-Staveley 1 20
25 Pete Ellwood 3 18
26 Martin Holroyd 1 17
27 Mark Wildsmith 1 17
28 Iain Crossley 2 16
29 Andy Hinde 2 15
30 Tim Jackson 1 14
31 Chris Jewell 1 14
32 Chris Wright 2 6
33 David Alexander 1 1
34 Kevin Brown 1 1
35 Richard Handford 1 1
36 Nicholas Hutchinson 1 1

FINAL STANDINGS 2018

Men

Pos Name No Races Best 6 + Bonus Points
1 John Murfin 8 130
2 Mark Wildsmith 9 121
3 Richard Timms 11 111
4 Zach Jennings 5 105
5 Andy Hinde 8 93
6 Josh Westwood 5 90
7 Andy Evans 7 79
8 John Osbourne 4 62
9 Adrian Walker 4 60
10 Mark Rogerson 3 53
11 Mark Charnley 6 52
12 John Eddington 4 52
13 Thomas Hare 2 50
14 Simon Oxley 3 43
15 Roger Laycock 3 41
16 Tim Jackson 2 41
17 Andy Lewis 2 37
18 Brian Stallwood 2 34
19 Steven Procter 2 33
20 Jonathan Stubbs 3 30
21 Adam Procter 2 29
22 Richard Handford 3 27
23 Peter Bagnall 2 24
24 Matthew Holroyd 2 24
25 Paul Lambert 1 20
26 Steve Moor 1 18
27 Sam Allsop 1 17
28 James Annan 1 17
29 Brian Kennedy 1 17
30 Sam Brummitt 1 15
31 Barry Scholes 2 14
32 Andy Mouncey 1 14
33 Lawrence Ormerod 1 12
34 Tony Thornton 1 12
35 Wayne Dunn 1 11
36 Dave Sexton 1 6
37 Chris Wright 1 4
38 Pete Ellwood 1 2
39 Nicholas Hutchinson 1 2
40 David Alexander 1 1
41 Iain Crossley 1 1
42 Tony Gill 1 1
43 Jan Wulf 1 1

Ladies

Pos Name No Races Best 6 + Bonus Points
1 Carol Evans 6 130
2 Carmel Ramwell 7 119
3 Jill Gates 11 111
4 Helen Greenep 6 108
5 Kirsten Angus 3 67
6 Rachel Avison-Fell 3 57
7 Rebecca Howard 2 50
8 Hester Cox 2 44
9 Deborah Mahoney 2 37
10 Pam Bagot 1 17
11 Judith Marshall 1 17
12 Catherine Speakman 1 17
13 Honor Jeffrrey 1 15
14 Helen Hutchison 1 14
15 Jess Bagnall 1 13
16 Julia Hargreaves 1 12
17 Annie Carrington 1 11
18 Ruth Maxwell 1 10
19 Kath Davis 1 8
20 Sally Handscombe 1 7
21 Jill Eccleston 1 6
22 Becca Humphreys 1 5
23 Judith Allinson 1 4

FINAL STANDINGS 2017

Ladies

Pos Name No Races Best 6 + Bonus Points
1 Carmel Ramwell 8 124
2 Jill Gates 8 106
3 Julia Hargreaves 8 104
4 Carol Evans 4 80
5 Rachel Avison-Fell 3 64
6 Helen Greenep 4 61
7 Julia Murfin 2 42
8 Ruth Maxwell 2 30
9 Rebecca Howard 1 30
10 Andrea Edmondson 1 25
11 Deborah Mahoney 2 23
12 Rachael Hill 1 20
13 Clare Wild 2 19
14 Jess Bagnall 1 17
15 Hester Cox 1 17
16 Judith Marshall 1 14
17 Angela Mills 1 13
18 Annie Carrington 1 12
19 Hilary Moakes 1 9
20 Judith Allinson 1 8
21 Helen Hutchison 1 8
22 Joanne Oakey 1 6

Men

Pos Name No Races Best 6 + Bonus Points
1 James Annan 10 117
2 Will Buckton 9 111
3 John Osbourne 5 75
4 Adrian Walker 4 73
5 Mark Wildsmith 4 73
6 Andy Hinde 6 68
7 Tim Jackson 4 64
8 Tony Thornton 4 64
9 Matthew Fretwell 3 62
10 Richard Timms 4 57
11 Roger Laycock 3 54
12 Thomas Hare 2 50
13 Paul Lambert 2 40
14 John Murfin 2 38
15 Zach Jennings 2 36
16 Mark Charnley 4 35
17 Dave Sexton 2 33
18 Mark Rogerson 2 31
19 Richard Handford 4 26
20 Brian Kennedy 2 26
21 Barry Scholes 3 25
22 Andy Evans 2 25
23 Peter Bagnall 2 23
24 Steve Moor 2 22
25 Martin Barry 2 21
26 Simon Oxley 2 21
27 David Alexander 1 20
28 Fraser Davies 1 20
29 Alex Pilkington 1 20
30 Paul Webb 1 20
31 Mark Bottomley 1 17
32 Gary Allsop 1 15
33 Sam Griffiths 1 14
34 Lee Marshall 1 14
35 Andy Mouncey 1 14
36 Richard Greenep 2 13
37 Adam Procter 1 13
38 Jan Wulf 2 12
39 Steven Procter 1 11
40 Lawrence Ormerod 1 7
41 David Wild 1 6
42 Nicholas Hutchinson 1 5
43 Brian Stallwood 1 3
44 Iain Crossley 2 2
45 Chris Beeseley 1 2
46 Matthew Holroyd 1 2
47 Sam Allsopp 1 1
48 John Eddington 1 1
49 Chris Wright 1 1