Living on the edge of Ilkley Moor you have just got to love the fells. A lot of our coaches and helpers are fell runners so we are familiar with the local fell scene.
We encourage participation in local fell races and organise junior races at our own Ilkley Moor fell race. Since 2005 we have presented Phil Dean memorial awards to the first boy and girl Junior Ilkley Harrier finisher in the U11, U13, U15 and U17 age categories and in 2012 we introduced a Junior Fell League.
David and Rachel Holder and Emma Barclay are in charge of coordinating the league. There are 8 age categories and trophies for U9 (min age 6 with individual medals given to the first three boys and girls), U11, U13, U15 and U17 (boys and girls). For 2024 we are changing the format to have 20 races - 12 fell and 8 cross-country with the league running from March 2024 to March 2025. League points are awarded at each event and at the end of the series awards will be presented to the first 3 finishers provided a minimum number of races have been raced (number tbc). An individuals best 10 points scored will count (9 for U13, U11 and U9).
The 2024/2025 league events are:
3rd March Ilkley Moor
6th April Pendle
(April Bunny Runs for U15 and U17 only)
6th May Coiners (Yorkshire championships as well (tbc))
14th May Jack Bloor
27th May Ilkley Trail
2nd June Kettlewell
16th June Hawskwick
21st July Cracoe
1st August Eshton Moor
17th August Gargrave Show
1st September Burnsall Feast
Plus 4 x West Yorkshire XC series and 4 races from the PECO XC race series.
Whether we add these races to the league is still to be confirmed.
The 2024 League Tables after the 12 races of the fell series.
The 2023 final JIH League Tables.
Geoff Thompson of Wharfedale Harriers coordinates the Bradford
Athletics Network (BAN) Fell &Terrain League. Further details
of the 2020 League and league tables can be found on the BAN
Junior Fell League website.
The league is open to juniors of BAN affiliated clubs. Eight different
race categories - U11 (min age 8), U13, U15 and U17 (boys & girls).
League points are awarded at each event and at the end of the series awards
will be presented to the first 3 finishers providing a minimum number
of races have been run.
See BAN web site for more recent BAN league tables
The 2016 Final BAN Fell & Terrain League
Tables.
The 2015 final BAN Fell & Terrain League
Tables.
The 2014 final BAN Fell & Terrain League
Tables.
The 2013 final BAN Fell & Terrain League
Tables.
The 2012 final BAN Fell & Terrain League
Tables.
The 2011 final BAN Fell & Terrain League
Tables.
The 2010 final BAN Fell & Terrain
League Tables.
We also encourage Junior Harriers to compete in the BOFRA Fell Championship races which take place in the summer months between May and September. These are for U9 (non championship), U12 (minimum age 9 years), U14 & U17. Full details regarding the series format, BOFRA membership and races is on www.bofra.co.uk.