Austwick Amble
We would like once again to warmly welcome runners to the Austwick Amble Fell Race to be held on Bank Holiday Monday (the 30th May). The race is held in conjunction with the Austwick Street Market festivities. The race is registered with the FRA and organised under their rules and guidelines.
We would be very grateful if you could share this information with your fellow club members and friends.
The senior race starts and finishes in Austwick village centre (GR768684) and is run over a loop circuit of approximately 8 miles/13 km covering a total ascent of 1200 ft/370m. It is categorised by the FRA as category B (medium).
The outward journey over the first 4 miles passes through the beautiful Crummockdale limestone scenery and briefly joins Sulber Nick (which connects the Yorkshire peaks of Pen-y-Ghent and Ingleborough). The return leg descends slowly back through spectacular scenery to Austwick, and to the start point on the village green.
The senior course will be the same as that used for the last 2 years (ie with the final section on the tarmac road back into the village rather than deviating over fields).
The fastest times over the course are 48:44 (men – Lee Athersmith - 2013) and 56:03 (women – Holly Page - 2015).
This year we will again be including a programme of junior races for Under 12s, Under 14s, Under 16s & Under 18s (ages at 31/12/15).
Start Times
- U12s start at 11:45am
- U14, U16 and Under 18 Juniors start at 12:15pm (U14 course is shorter than the U16/U18 course)
- Seniors start at 1pm
Registration is £5 on the day for seniors and £1 for juniors, and is open from 10:30am on the village green. Please register early!