The first British Fell Running Championships, then known as Fell Runner of the Year, were held in 1972 and the scoring was based on results in all fell races. In 1976 this was changed to the runner's best ten category A races and further changes took place to the format in later years. Starting with the 1986 season, an English Fell Running Championships series has also taken place, based on results in various races of different lengths over the year. [1]
The winners of the British Championships have been as follows. [2]
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Dave Cannon | |
| 1973 | Harry Walker | |
| 1974 | Jeff Norman | |
| 1975 | Mike Short | |
| 1976 | Martin Weeks | |
| 1977 | Alan McGee | |
| 1978 | Mike Short | |
| 1979 | Andy Styan | Ros Coats |
| 1980 | Billy Bland | Pauline Haworth |
| 1981 | John Wild | Ros Coats |
| 1982 | John Wild | Sue Parkin |
| 1983 | Kenny Stuart | Angela Carson |
| 1984 | Kenny Stuart | Pauline Haworth |
| 1985 | Kenny Stuart | Pauline Haworth |
| 1986 | Jack Maitland | Angela Carson |
| 1987 | Colin Donnelly | Jacky Smith |
| 1988 | Colin Donnelly | Clare Crofts |
| 1989 | Colin Donnelly | Ruth Pickvance |
| 1990 | Gary Devine | Trish Calder |
| 1991 | Keith Anderson | Trish Calder |
| 1992 | Steve Hawkins | Clare Crofts |
| 1993 | Mark Croasdale | Angela Brand-Barker |
| 1994 | Mark Kinch | Angela Brand-Barker |
| 1995 | Mark Kinch | Sarah Rowell |
| 1996 | Ian Holmes | Sarah Rowell |
| 1997 | Ian Holmes and Mark Roberts | Angela Mudge |
| 1998 | Ian Holmes | Angela Mudge |
| 1999 | Gavin Bland | Angela Mudge |
| 2000 | Ian Holmes | Angela Mudge |
| 2001 | Cancelled due to foot-and-mouth outbreak | |
| 2002 | Simon Booth | Andrea Priestley and Louise Sharp |
| 2003 | Rob Jebb | Louise Sharp |
| 2004 | Simon Bailey | Tracey Brindley |
| 2005 | Simon Booth | Jill Mykura |
| 2006 | Rob Jebb | Natalie White |
| 2007 | Rob Hope | Janet McIver |
| 2008 | Rob Hope | Angela Mudge |
| 2009 | Rob Hope | Philippa Jackson |
| 2010 | Tim Davies | Philippa Maddams |
| 2011 | Morgan Donnelly | Philippa Maddams |
| 2012 | Joe Symonds | |
| 2013 | Rob Jebb | Victoria Wilkinson and Helen Fines |
| 2014 | Rob Hope | Victoria Wilkinson and Jacqueline Lee |
| 2015 | Finlay Wild | Jasmin Paris |
| 2016 | Rhys Findlay-Robinson | Lou Roberts |
| 2017 | Carl Bell and Chris Arthur | Bronwen Jenkinson |
| 2018 | Sam Tosh | Jasmin Paris |
| 2019 | Carl Bell | Kelli Roberts |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | |
| 2021 [3] | Chris Richards | Hannah Horsburgh |
| 2022 | Finlay Wild | Eve Pannone |
| 2023 | Billy Cartwright | Nichola Jackson |