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WINDY HILL FELL RACE
11th February 2024

Picture the scene………a still, Sunday morning and the mist is right down. You get yourself out of bed, grab the dog and go for a quiet walk around Piethorne Res. It’s peaceful in the mist. You can’t see anything, and you feel it’s just you and the dog for miles.

Then……….243 runners come bounding down the track at full speed, puffing and panting and all you can think of is……wtf!!! Why??

Why do we do it? Why do we run on some days when it’s best to just roll over and go back to sleep? Why? But as runners, we know the answer. It’s because it makes us feel alive. We work hard all week and to rock up at an event on a cold, misty, Sunday morning in February, we know we are going to feel absolutely fantastic……….after the event.

So well done to everyone who turned up for our second edition of the classic Windy Hill Fell Race. It was great to see so many runners on the day, unless you stood 50 yards away, in which case I couldn’t see you.

Weather wise, I think we got away with it again. Although misty and cold at the start,  at least it wasn’t wet and windy as well….or even snowy…….save that weather for another Craggrunner event I know which would like it. Hopefully the weather Gods will continue to smile on us.

It can be difficult organising a race in February as it is so weather dependent. The weather makes it difficult for marshals standing around in the cold for hours; snow can disrupt travel and participants can easily get cold and suddenly they are in trouble. Hence why we have to carry the correct kit. It is so important to do this on a winter race, whether it’s here in the South Pennines or somewhere around the Fisherfields in Scotland. It can save your life. So thank you all for carrying the right kit on Sunday.

Full official results can be found on the FRA website HERE

 

Windy Hill fell race (medium)

SUNDAY 9TH FEBUARY 2025

Saddleworth 10 res's (long)

SATURDAY 2nd MARCH 2024

ten res's
Five Trig Points (long)

Saturday 28th September 2024

STANZA STONES ULTRA (long)

SATURDAY 8TH JUNE 2024

STOCKS LANE STINGER (short)

SUNDAY 14th JULY 2024

STOCKS LANE PHOTO 2023
PIETHORNE 10K (short)

SUNDAY 18th AUGUST 2024

THE LOST SHEPHERD (medium)

Returning in 2025

lost shep 2020
RACE YOU TO THE SUMMIT (short)

SATURDAY 26th OCTOBER 2024

race you to the summit 2021
SOYLAND MOOR (medium)

SUNDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2024

new soyland moor
MOORS THE MERRIER 21 (long)

SATURDAY 9th DECEMBER 2023

MTM

WHY RUN?

Other than the fitness reason, there are many other benefits to running…

  • It can boost your confidence
  • It relieves stress
  • It can have the power to eliminate depression

              So go on…..Get Out There!

Our PROMISE

Here at Craggrunner we like to keep it simple. We just want to run and enjoy ourselves. So as its simple, this reflects the cost of the races. Nothing fancy and over the top. Cheap……and cheerfull!

VOLUNTEER

Unable to run? As runners it can be frustrating when you can’t join in the fun. But if you can spare the time, then volunteer to be a marshal at one of our races. You will be given race credit to use at any of our races once you are up and about again. Just contact us.