GPS Race Maps
The following links show the altitude profile, political and/or Landsat pictures of various races in England (mostly in the North west), sorted by month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
For and aerial view showing the relative positions of the Blackstone Edge, Knowl Hill, Waugh's Well, Holcombe Two Towers and Bull Hill fell races click here.
| Name | Location | Description | Map Drawn |
| Joe
Salt New Years' Day Awakener AKA Colin Robinson MT Race |
Cowm Ressie, Whitworth | A little gem. 4.2 miles slippery and trippy race with a fast finish | 1 Jan 2008 |
| Pennine Bridleway Relay Race, Leg 4 | From Summit to Whitworth, near Rochdale | 5.6 mile fast but undulatingly painful leg | Recce in Jan 07 |
| Pennine Bridleway Relay Race, Leg 5 | From Whitworth to Waterfoot, Rossendale | 9.75 mile leg with a real slog of a climb upRooley Moor Road | Race Feb 08 |
| Winter Hill Fell Race (updated 07) | Rivington, Lancs | Very tough fell race, technically and physically, with best part of 3000' ascent. | 11 Feb 2007 |
| English
National Cross Country Championships 2008 |
Alton Towers, Staffordshire | 12km cross country course with a 16% discount | 23 Feb 2008 |
| Noon Stone Fell Race (updated 2008) | Todmorden, Lancs | AM,~9 mile, 2000'
hard fell race, not for beginners |
1 March 2008 |
|
Penshaw, Sunderland | 12 km cross country course | 10th March 2007 | |
| Half Tour of Pendle Fell Race | Barley Village, Pendle, Lancs | AM, 9 mile 2250' fell race | 11 March 2006 |
| Wilmslow Half Marathon (updated 07) | Wilmslow, Cheshire | 13.1 Miles - a race of two halves | March 2007 |
| Littleborough 5K | Littleborough, Rochdale | 5K with a ruddy great hill in the middle | 22 March 2006 |
| Liver Hill Fell Race (updated 07) | Rossendale | 5 mile/800' entry level fell race | March 2007 |
| Central Park | Manhattan, New York | 10K loop around Central Park | April 2007 |
| Parque Del Retiro | Beautful location in a busy city | Easter 2008 | |
| Pendle, where the witches live | 4.4 mile/1500ft fell race toughy | 5th April 2008 | |
| Wardle Skyline Fell Race | Wardle, Rochdale | 7 mile/1250' medium difficulty feel race | 8 April 2006 |
| Norden, Rochdale | 4.0 mile undulating road race | 16 April 2008 | |
| Shakespeare Marathon | Stratford-upon-Avon | 26.2 miles | 24 April 2005 (.gpx and .mmo traces on site) |
| Three Peaks Fell Race (Updated 25th Feb - This race is the 2008 World Long Distance Mountain running challenge)) |
Horton in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire Ingleborough Webcam added |
23.5 miles/4,900' killer cat AL fell race |
29 April 2007 |
| Munich, EPO to Nockherberg Beer Keller | Munich, Germany | 3 mile jog | May 2007 |
| Belmont, near Bolton | 4.6m/1000' BS fell race |
5th May, 2007
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| Mytholmroyd Fell Race | Mytholmroyd, near Halifax | 6.1 mile/1600' fell race with its own traffic jam | 14 May 2006 |
| Crowden Horseshoe Fell Race (updated) | Crowden (near Glossop), Peak National Park | 8.3 mile fell race, BM, 1600' | 25th May 2008 |
| Blackstone Edge Fell Race | Lydgate Hamlet, Littleborough, Rochdale | 3.75 mile fell race, AS, 1200' climbs |
Updated May 2006 |
|
Norden Fun Run
|
Norden, Rochdale | 1.8 mile fun run | 16 May 2004 |
| Dave Lewis Romanian Street
Children
|
Cowm Reservoir, Rochdale | 4.1 mile multi terrain | 18 May 2004 |
| The Great Manchester Run
|
Manchester City Centre | 10K flat road race | 23 May 2004 |
| Saddleworth Fell Race | Greenfield, Saddleworth | 3 mile fell race, AS, 950' | Updated 4th June 2006 |
| Waugh's Well Fell race | Turn Village, Rochdale. Learn history. | 4 mile Fell race, AS, 1200' | 8 June 2004 |
| The Rochdale 3 day
event:
Day 3 Fell Race (updated) |
West from Norden, Rochdale | 6 mile road race (undulating), ~700' | Updated 9 June 2006 |
| South from Norden, Rochdale | 5.7 mile multi-terrain (1000' ascent) | Updated 10 June 2006 | |
| Norden to Knowle Hill, Rochdale | 6 mile fell race, AM, 1300' climbs | Updated 11 June 2006 | |
| Holcombe Two Towers Fell Race | Holcombe Brook, near Bury | 5.3 mile fell race, BS, 1000' climbs | 16 June 2004 |
| Settle Hills Fell Race | Yorkshire Dales National Park | 7 mile fell race, AM, 1650-1700' | 27 June 2004 |
|
Eddy's Revenge Fell Race (updated) |
Crompton Moor, near Oldham | Shiny new 3.7 mile fell race, AS, 1050' | 27 June
2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Rochdale 10K | Springfield Park, Rochdale | 10K undulating road race | 6 July 2004 |
| Stoodley
Pike Fell Race |
Todmorden, near Royston Vasey | 2.9 miles, 700'. The i in the name should be a u | 11 July 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Bull Hill Fell Race (updated) | Hawkshaw, Bury | 5.5 mile fell race, BS, 1100', a little cracker | 13 July 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Turnslack Fell Race (updated) | Calderbrook, Rochdale | Tough 8 Mile Fell Race AM, 2000'+ climbs | 21 July 2007 |
| Icmeler-Marmaris run | Turkey | 5.2 miles, flat and hot. | August 2004 |
| Dubrovnik Hill, Croatia | Dubrovnik, Croatia | See the war-torn cable car station and view the old town from way on high | August 2005 |
| Argassi from Argassi up Mt Skopos | Zakynthos/Zante, Greece | A 7 miler with 1600 ft of ascent right from your apartment | July 2006 |
| Radcliffe 6.5 Mile Trail Race | Radcliffe, Manchester | 6.5 miles through forest, along Irwell under and over M60. | 12 Aug 2004 |
| Istrian region of North Croatia | 14 mile shaded trail south of Rovijn | August 2007 | |
| Pilgrim's Cross Fell Race | Helmshore, nr Haslingden | 6 mile toughy with a bit of everything | 16 Aug 2006 |
| Golf Ball Fell Race | Love-Clough, Rossendale | 5miles, 900 ft, yes right! | 23 Aug 2006 |
| Radcliffe 5K Trail Race | Radcliffe, Manchester | 5K gently undulating trail race | 26 August 2004 |
| Andy
O'Sullivan's 25th Anniversary Race |
Littleborough, Rochdale | Hard 5mile trail race | 2 Sept 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Shelf Moor Fell Race | Old Glossop, Peak National Park | 5.9 Mile fell race, AS, 1500' | 5 Sept 2004 |
| Hades Hill Race (updated 07) | Whitworth near Rochdale | 4.6 Mile AS fell race, 1200' | Updated Sept 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Trafford 10K | Partington, Manchester | Fastest, flattest 10K in town | 11 Sept 2005 |
| Brown Wardle Hill Race | from Oxford Pub, Whitworth Road, Rochdale | 5.1 mile fell race, 700' | Updated 2006 |
| World
Masters Mountain Race 2007 |
Bludenz, Austria, a long way from Lancashire | 9.2km/2700' and uphill all the way | 23 Sept 2007 |
| Stanage Struggle Fell Race | Hathersage, Derbyshire | Entry level fell race BM, 5.8 miles, 1050' | 25 Sept 2005 |
| Littleborough 1 Mile Race | Littleborough, Rochdale | Possibly the fastest 1.00 miler on the planet | 27 Sept 2006 |
| Windgather Fell Race (updated 07) | Near Buxton, Derbyshire | Tiring but beautiful 13.5 mile, 2500', BL fell race | October
2007 (.gpx and .mmo traces on site) |
| Autumn Leaves Fell Race | Diggle, 2 miles from nowhere, near Oldham | Piece of cake, literally (8.8m/1400' in 2006) | 7 Oct 2006 |
| David
Bray Fell Race |
Tintwistle, near Hyde | See the Bulls Head in the Bulls Head (8m/1050', BM) | 7 Oct 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Shepherds' Skyline Fell Race (updated 07) | Todmorden, West Yorkshire | 6.2 mile fell race, BM, 1150' | 3 Nov 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
|
Broadoak Cross Country, SELCC |
Ashton-Under-Lyne | Mens = 6.3 mile energy sapping XC | 11 Nov 2006 |
| Chesham Fields, Bury | Fast, flat and incredibly boring XC course | 17 Nov 2007 | |
| Heaton Park Cross Country, SELCC | Blackley, Manchester | Men 6.1 miles, ladies 4 miles, mudy, windy and stream crossings | 25 Nov 2006 |
| Calderdale Relay Race, Leg 5
|
Part of an off-road loop around Halifax | 7.5 mile/1000' section of a 51 mile relay race split into 6 legs | 10 Dec 2006 |
| Stockport 10 Mile Road Race | Stockport, Manchester | 10 mile road race with some trail thrown in. | Dec 2004 and 2005 |
| Marl Pitts Cross Country
(Red Rose League) |
Rossendale, Lancs. | Killer 4.8 mile cross country course with ~ 500' climbs and more mud than Weston-Super-Mare in August. | 3 Dec 2005 |
AS, AM and BS are as defined in the Fell Runners Association Handbook.
John Mayall
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(pictured
at Turnslack fell Race 2007)
01 March 2008, (c) Copyright John Mayall 2004 -2008