Fellsman

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Fellsman
LocationYorkshire Dales
Event typeUltrarun / Trailrun / Hike
Distance60 miles (97 km)
Established1962
Course records10:06
Official site www.fellsman.org.uk

The Fellsman is an annual organised walk and fell race of about sixty miles in the Yorkshire Dales from Ingleton to Threshfield.

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History

The event was devised by Don Thompson and the Brighouse District (Brigantes) Rover Crew and the first hike was held in 1962, with the route then running in the opposite direction from the present one. The organisation was later taken on by the Keighley Scout Service Team. [1] The Team has since changed its name to Keighley Scout Service Network.

Route

The route includes Ingleborough, Whernside, Gragareth, Great Coum, Dent, Blea Moor, Great Knoutberry, Snaizeholme, Dodd Fell, Fleet Moss, Middle Tongue, Cray, Buckden Pike, Great Whernside before finishing in Threshfield. During the course of the race, participants will climb over 11,000 feet (3,400 m) and will cover some very testing terrain, some of which is off waymarked paths so navigational skills and experience with a map and compass are a necessity. [2] Much of the course is on private land with secured access from the land-owners for the race period only. [3]

Results

The winners of the event have been as follows. [4]

YearMenTimeWomenTime
1962David Howe and Martin Roulson23:20----
1963R. Whitaker and M. Allport18:52----
1964George Barrow and George Brass15:30----
1965Alan Heaton15:28----
1966Alan Heaton15:09----
1967Steve Harwood14:42----
1968Alan Heaton12:53Hazel Costello21:28
1969Alan Heaton13:52Millie Black23:22
1970Ted Dance17:43Janet Massey25:34
1971Alan Heaton13:32Janet Massey20:45
1972Phil Puckrin15:51Susan Hargreaves22:37
1973Alan Heaton16:17Brenda Sedgwick21:44
1974Alan Heaton15:17Carol Stather22:00
1975Alan Heaton and Peter Hartley14:35Janet Sutcliffe22:01
1976Alan Heaton14:59Janet Sutcliffe21:13
1977Mike Walford13:27Ann Sayer18:34
1978Alan Heaton and Mike Walford13:27Jean Dawes17:35
1979Martin Hudson and Doug Calder12:17Jean Dawes and Anne-Marie Grindley17:44
1980Antony Richardson11:44Anne-Marie Grindley17:57
1981Peter Jebb12:08Anne-Marie Grindley17:01
1982Jeff Coulson11:56Anne-Marie Grindley17:17
1983Martin Hudson11:04Anne-Marie Grindley14:48
1984 Michael Hartley 11:45Anne-Marie Grindley17:11
1985Alan Jones and Stanley Bradshaw11:45Linda Lord and Vanessa Brindle17:35
1986S. Bradshaw12:50Inken Blunk17:48
1987Stanley Bradshaw, Harry Pinkerton, Alan Jones and Michael Hartley11:02Sylvia Watson14:30
1988Gifford Kerr and Paul Mitchell10:22Maggie Dunn16:32
1989Michael Hartley10:32Inken Blunk13:56
1990Michael Hartley11:19Sylvia Watson13:00
1991Anthony Ratcliffe10:11Sue Dalton13:21
1992Philip Clark10:50Wendy Holmes14:31
1993Philip Clark10:12Ruth Pickvance12:37
1994Mark Hartell10:28Anne Stentiford13:09
1995Ian Hill10:40Glynda Cook13:32
1996Mark Hartell10:30Glynda Cook13:26
1997Mark Hartell10:49Glynda Cook15:48
1998Ian Hill11:05Glynda Cook12:55
1999Mark Hartell11:15Glynda Cook17:05
2000Mark Hartell10:52Susan Manley20:05
2001Cancelled due to foot-and-mouth outbreak
2002Ian Magee11:56Susan Manley17:37
2003Mark Hartell10:54Marion Fletcher18:05
2004Mark Hartell10:16Susan Manley21:17
2005Mark Hartell10:15 Sarah Rowell 15:31
2006Mark Hartell11:37Sarah Rowell14:24
2007Mark Hartell11:08Mandy Calvert16:07
2008Mark Hartell12:07Christine Preston14:46
2009 Jez Bragg 10:50Sarah Rowell13:45
2010Duncan Harris11:00 Nicky Spinks 12:39
2011Jez Bragg10:06Nicky Spinks11:51
2012Jez Bragg11:02Nicky Spinks13:35
2013Adam Perry10:34Nicky Spinks12:36
2014Kim Collison and Adam Perry10:51 Carol Morgan 14:29
2015Adam Perry10:23 Jasmin Paris 11:09
2016Konrad Rawlik11:31Karen Nash15:45
2017Chris Perry11:21Emma Hopkinson14:45
2018Neil Talbott11:16Jessica Richardson14:01
2019Stuart Walker11:18 Sabrina Verjee 12:23
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022Oli Johnson and Damian Hall11:23Fiona Pascall12:08
2023Oli Johnson11:24Claire Nance13:56

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References

  1. Thompson, Don (May 1991). "The Origins of the Fellsman Hike". Dalesman. 53 (2): 26–29.
  2. "Athletes love challenge of Fellsman race". Keighley News. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "The Fellsman". Good Run Guide. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. Fellsman Results; Bill Smith, Stud Marks on the Summits (Preston, 1985), 140-42. Archived 18 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine