Sunday, 8th March 2026

 

 

ONLINE ENTRIES AT FABIAN4 WILL CLOSE SOON AT https://www.fabian4.co.uk/

(Some Notts entries will be allowed on the day: please contact [email protected] so I can notify the Wolf’s Pit organiser in advance)

 

The race organisers have once again kindly agreed for the Wolf’s Pit Fell Race to host the Nottinghamshire AAA County Fell Running Championships now in its thirteenth year of competition. My thanks once more to the landowners, race organisers, on the day marshalling and Notts AAA volunteers for making Wolf’s Pit our Notts fell champs again.

 

Venue:  Wolf’s Pit fell race, Shatton, near Bamford, Hope Valley, Derbyshire.

GR 196825 (field off Townfield Lane), Hope Valley, S33 0BG.

Category: AS

Distance: 9 km / 5.6 miles

Climb: 450 m / 1476 feet  

Wolf’s Pit race info and printable map https://braddadads.wordpress.com/wolfs-pit/

Minimum age for Notts fell champs: 18

Entry fee via Fabian4 & likely to be: FRA member £8 / non-member £10

 

The race is held over private land so no training on the route before race day.

 

The course has steep, grassy ascents and descents, rough grass with exposed heather moorland and rocky tracks. Studded fell shoes are advisable. Best practice is to carry FRA Mandatory Minimum Kit, but specific requirements are at the Race Organiser's discretion. Runners should wear clothing suitable for the conditions. It is not essential, but it is hoped that club vests will be worn.

Please car share where possible, limited parking approximately 15 minutes walk from the start on approach to Shatton; follow car marshalling to parking areas.

 

PLEASE CHECK FOR 2026 info at https://braddadads.wordpress.com/wolfs-pit/  (and where a route map can be found). THE DETAILS IN THIS INFORMATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGES BY THE RACE ORGANISER.  

 

Competitors must be over 18 for the Nottinghamshire Fell Championships and must compete for their first claim club (unattached [not members of a club] runners may compete).

 

Follow directions of marshalls on arriving at Shatton; if the race field is wet, parking will be near the main Hope road. 

Arrive in good time for the walk to registration and start / finish area and bring full kit for the race with you to the registration for potential kit checking. (See later AND on the Wolf’s Pit race website about kit requirements).

 

Nottinghamshire qualification based upon birth in Nottinghamshire county or residence for the last 9 months in Nottinghamshire (IT’S NOT YOUR POSTCODE IT’S THE COUNTY WHERE YOU PAY COUNCIL TAX!) AND no previous participation in a championship race for another county in this competition year eg cross-country for Lincolnshire, Cumbria, Yorkshire etc. by residency then Nottinghamshire Fell by birth.

 

Nottinghamshire Fell Championships results will be posted on the Nottinghamshire AAA website  www.nottsaaa.org  as soon as possible after the race.

Individual county championship medals to the first 3 men and women in open (all ages), U23 (ie 18-22), V40, V50, V60, V70, V80+, Senior / open team (3 to count and comprised of any age). The default team for all clubs is a senior / open team and does not need to be declared. If a club wishes to enter a veteran team (3 to count and comprised of runners aged V40 category and older) or a mixed team (runners of any age and either 1 man and 2 women or 2 men or 1 woman) these teams MUST be declared by clubs on race day and before the start - PLEASE HAVE A CLUB CAPTAIN TO DO THIS, AND ONLY DECLARE RUNNERS WHO HAVE ENTERED THE RACE AND ARE PRESENT ON RACE DAY -  with the runners’ names at the Notts registration desk. A club can enter all team categories ie senior / open, veteran or mixed but, runners can only count in one team category.

Teams will consist of the first 3 scoring runners from each club on position NOT times - in the event of teams tied on points the last scoring runner nearest the winner determines final team position. Medal presentations will take place / be distributed at the first Notts Summer league race 2026.

 

Any protest or objection by a competitor or club against the placing of another competitor or a club’s team or against the conduct of another competitor must be made to the Race Organiser ([email protected]) within one week of the publication of the results on the Notts AAA website.

It is expected that runners’ conduct themselves and behave within the rules of the sport and with the utmost courtesy towards race officials, course marshals, spectators, and other runners. At the Notts fell champs, I am expecting common sense and the usual good hearted camaraderie to prevail for a great race atmosphere as always; race officials including the Notts AAA organisers are unpaid volunteers that give of their (considerable) time freely to put on events so that other runners can enjoy great sport; please be respectful and considerate to everyone and generous with your thanks!

Any runner whose behaviour at and before the race including registration, during the race and afterwards whilst still at the race that falls short of what is reasonably expected of good sporting conduct, will receive a polite initial reminder of the need for good conduct and failure to then comply with the reminder will lead to a formal ‘yellow’ card warning and a further request to desist; continued poor behaviour and / or failure to comply with a race officials request will result in a ‘red card’ and race disqualification. Following a disqualification by an official the race referee has the final say on the disqualification: a race referees decision is final, there is no appeal system at a later date. A runner’s club will be notified of the incident and disqualification (and may face any club sanction their rules permit) as will Notts AAA, FRA, and UKA who may impose their own sanctions / bans. Serious acts of poor conduct (including infringements during the race) will merit automatic disqualification.

 

NB Notts AAA officials will not engage in any discussion on the merits or otherwise of the Notts Fell Champs rules; any suggestions about the Notts fell champs and its rules can be made and sent to [email protected] and any comments will be brought to the relevant Notts AAA committee meeting for discussion and any outcome published in that meetings minutes and distributed to Notts clubs.

 

The Wolf’s Pit race acts as the Notts selection race for the British Inter-counties Mountain (formerly Fell) Running Race at Sedbergh, Cumbria on Sunday 3rd May, 2026.

 

First 4 Notts men and women at Wolf’s Pit selected and 5th, 6th, 7th etc. become reserves 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. the caveat being that a Notts team place may depend on fell running experience and subject to acceptance by the Inter-counties race organiser.

Website and links for the intercounties race:https://britishintercountiesfellrunningchampionships.wordpress.com

The 2026 Inter-Counties Mountain Race will be held on Sunday 3rd May at the People’s Hall, Howgill Lane, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5DQ.

AM Category: 14.5km/ 980m (9 miles / 3,215 feet).

 

MANDATORY FRA KIT REQUIREMENT FOR WOLF’S PIT IS SUGGESTED AS A MINIMUM BUT WILL BE DECIDED BY THE RACE ORGANISER ON THE DAY

As the race is run under FRA rules, any kit requirement announced by the race organiser and which may include mandatory full kit, MUST be carried throughout the race. Full kit consists of full body cover of waterproof cagoule with attached hood and full-length waterproof bottoms, hat and gloves, whistle, silva type compass and map suitable to navigate the course and the ability to use both map and compass (and bring food eg gels, energy bars). The kit announced is to be carried throughout the race as a mandatory requirement - at the time of year of the race extreme weather conditions may develop rapidly with little warning. There may be random kit checks by the race organiser and of Nottinghamshire Fell Championship runners before the race start and at random on finishing. Failure to comply with kit requirements will result in disqualification from the race and championships.

 

Please direct any enquiries to Dicky Wilkinson at [email protected]