| Name | Location | Description | Map Drawn |
| Joe
Salt New Years' Day Awakener AKA Colin Robinson MT Race |
Cowm Ressie, Whitworth | A little gem. 4.2 miles slippery and trippy race with a fast finish | 1 Jan 2008 |
| Ogden, Yorkshire | 8.2 mile runnable fell race in Siberian Yorkshire | 3 Jan 2009 | |
| Stockport | 7 mile 'proper' XC course with great facilities | 8 Jan 2011 | |
|
Two Crosses Circuit (LDWA) |
Tottington, near Bury | 18 or 25 mile gastronomic extravaganza | 11 Jan 2009 |
| Leigh Sports Village | 6.2 mile pancake flat course | 15th Jan 2011 | |
| Blackley, Manchester | Rather tasty cross country course with a bit of everything | 17 Jan 2009 | |
| Long Causeway to Hebden Bridge | 13 miles of uppiness on good paths | Recce Jan 2009 | |
| Callis Bridge to Calderbrook Road | Same ascent as Leg 2 but only 8.2 miles | Recce Jan 2011 | |
| Pennine Bridleway Relay Race, Leg 4 | From Summit to Whitworth, near Rochdale | 5.6 mile fast but undulatingly painful leg | Recce in Jan 07 |
| Pennine Bridleway Relay Race, Leg 5 (updated Dec 2010 to include Google Earth, .gpx and .mmo files for route viewing and naviagtion) | From Whitworth to Waterfoot, Rossendale | 9.75 mile leg with a real slog of a climb up Rooley Moor Road | Race Feb 08 |
| Heaton Park, Manchester | Challenging and well-attended weekly 5K | 28 Jan 2012 | |
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Platt Fields Park, near Manchester Uni |
Flat and floodable 5K | Feb 2011 |
| Alexandra Park | 5K route with plenty of character | Feb 2011 | |
| Wadsworth, North of Hebden Bridge | 21.3 mile/ 4,000ft beast, for endurance fell runners only | Feb 2009 | |
| Winter Hill Fell Race (updated 2011 to include checkpoints and electronic files) | Rivington, Lancs | Very tough fell race, technically and physically, with best part of 3000' ascent. | 11 Feb 2007 |
| From the Summit pub, near Littleborough |
Up across and down fell
|
Feb 2012 | |
| Alton Towers, Staffordshire | 12km cross country course with a 16% discount |
23 Feb 2008 19th Feb 2011 |
|
| Parliament Hill, London | Badass 12km /820ft cross country course | Feb 2009 and 2012 | |
| Noon Stone Fell Race | Todmorden, Lancs | AM,~9 mile, 2000'
hard fell race, not for beginners |
1 March 2008 |
|
Penshaw, Sunderland |
12 km cross country course | 10th March 2007 | |
| Half Tour of Pendle Fell Race | Barley Village, Pendle, Lancs | AM, 9 mile 2250' fell race | 11 March 2006 |
| Wilmslow Half Marathon | Wilmslow, Cheshire | 13.1 Miles - a race of two halves | March 2007 |
| Littleborough 5K | Littleborough, Rochdale | 5K with a ruddy great hill in the middle | March 2006 and 2009 |
| Liver Hill Fell Race | Rossendale | 5 mile/800' entry level fell race | March 2007 |
| Trafford 10K | Partington, Manchester | Fastest, flattest 10K in town | March 2011 |
Wolf's
Pit Fell Race 
|
Hope Valley, Peak District | 5.7 mile/1,500ft fell race, suitable for all | March 2013 |
| New York, near Manhattan | Flat 10k two lapper round the Island | 1st April 2012 | |
| Central Park | Manhattan, New York | 10K loop around Central Park | April 2007 |
| Tallinn | Capital of Estonia | 9km run from Old Town to Kadriorg Park | April 2011 |
| Parque Del Retiro | Beautful location in a busy city | Easter 2008 | |
|
Slovak Republic, |
Great site seeing run with hills a plenty |
13th April 2009 | |
|
Cyprus |
Four runs from 4.6m to 14.7m, with some culture thrown in. |
April 2010 | |
| Pendle, where the witches live | 4.4 mile/1500ft fell race toughy | 5th April 2008 | |
| Wardle Skyline Fell Race | Wardle, Rochdale | 7 mile/1250' medium difficulty feel race | 8 April 2006 |
| Norden, Rochdale | 4.0 mile undulating road race | 16 April 2008 | |
| Shakespeare Marathon | Stratford-upon-Avon | 26.2 miles | 24 April 2005 (.gpx and .mmo traces on site) |
| Three Peaks Fell Race (Updated 2013 with ~ 180 race pictures) |
Horton in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire Ingleborough Webcam added |
23.5 miles/4,900' killer cat AL fell race Interactive Google Earth 3P course added |
29 April 2007 and updated 2013 |
| Munich, EPO to Nockherberg Beer Keller | Munich, Germany | 3 mile jog | May 2007 |
| Mytholmroyd | 6.8 mile/950ft fast fell race with an awkward stile | 4th May 2009 | |
| Belmont, near Bolton | 4.6m/1000' BS fell race |
5th May, 2007
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| Diggle, 2 miles from nowhere | 10 mile / 1,700 ft trail / entry level fell race | 5th May 2012 | |
| Lake District | 16.5km/1,600ft over priced and under prized trail race | 7th May 2011 | |
| Downham Village, nr Clitheroe, Lancashire | 14 mile/4,800ft fell race requiring navigational skills | 8th May 2010 | |
| Mytholmroyd Fell Race | Mytholmroyd, near Halifax | 6.1 mile/1600' fell race with its own traffic jam | 14 May 2006 |
| Crowden Horseshoe Fell Race (updated 2008) | Crowden (near Glossop), Peak National Park | 8.3 mile fell race, BM, 1600' | 25th May 2008 |
| Whitworth from Red Lion | 5km tough trail race with 400ft ascent | 26th May 2010 | |
| Blackstone Edge Fell Race | Lydgate Hamlet, Littleborough, Rochdale | 3.75 mile fell race, AS, 1200' climbs |
Updated May 2006 |
|
Norden Fun Run
|
Norden, Rochdale | 1.8 mile fun run | 16 May 2004 |
| Dave Lewis Romanian Street
Children
|
Cowm Reservoir, Rochdale | 4.1 mile multi terrain | 18 May 2004 |
| The Great Manchester Run
|
Manchester City Centre | 10K flat road race | 23 May 2004 |
| Aberystwyth
Parkrun
|
Aberystwyth | 5K run with 13 bends | May 2013 |
| Saddleworth Fell Race | Greenfield, Saddleworth | 3 mile fell race, AS, 950' | Updated 2011 |
|
Neolithic
Off Road Marathon
|
Avebury to Stonehenge | Hilly off road marathon | May 2013 |
| Edenfield surprisingly enough | 6.3 miles / 1,300ft beauty | June 2012 | |
| Joss
Naylor Challenge, Leg 2
|
Kirkstone Pass to Dunmail Raise | 7.2 miles / 3,000 ft ascent and 3,700 ft descent | July 2013 |
| Joss Naylor Challenge, Leg 3 | Cumbria, Dunmail to Sty Head | 10.5 miles with 4,800 ascent | 5th June 2010 |
|
|
Sty Head to end | 11.2 miles with 4,800 ascent | Eternal link kindly provided by Scodler |
| Waugh's Well Fell race | Turn Village, Rochdale. Learn history. | 4 mile Fell race, AS, 1200' | 8 June 2004 |
| The Rochdale 3 day event: | West from Norden, Rochdale | 6 mile road race (undulating), ~700' | Updated 2012 |
| South from Norden, Rochdale | 5.7 mile multi-terrain (1000' ascent) | Updated 2012 | |
| Norden to Knowl Hill, Rochdale | 6 mile fell race, AM, 1300' climbs | Updated 2012 | |
| Holcombe Two Towers Fell Race | Holcombe Brook, near Bury | 5.3 mile fell race, BS, 1000' climbs | 16 June 2004 |
| Settle Hills Fell Race | Yorkshire Dales National Park | 7 mile fell race, AM, 1650-1700' | 27 June 2004 |
| Crompton Moor, near Oldham | Shiny new 3.7 mile fell race, AS, 1050' | 27 June
2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
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| Whitworth, near someone's back garden | 2.9 mile blast on part of the Brown Wardle race course | 30 June 2008 | |
| Fitz Park, Keswick | 9.4 mile / 2,700ft, spectacle hating quad mashing monster |
July 2012 | |
| Springfield Park, Rochdale | 10K undulating road race | 1st July 2008 | |
| From Loveclough near Burnley | Lovely 42 mile route with 6,600 ft of upiness | 4th July 2009 | |
| Stoodley Pike Fell Race | Todmorden, near Royston Vasey | 2.9 miles, 700'. The i in the name should be a u | 11 July 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Bull Hill Fell Race
(updated with new 2013 route)
|
Hawkshaw, Bury | 5.1 mile fell race, BS, 1,080', a little cracker | 11 July
2013 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Radcliffe 3 Day Challenge (updated 2013) | Bull Hill, Giant's Seat and Nob End | Three 5 ish mile races on consecutive days in places with funny names | 8th - 10th July 2013 |
| Holmfirth and Crowden | 17.1 mile/4000ft, category AS beast of a fell race | 13 July 2008 | |
| Turnslack Fell Race | Calderbrook, Rochdale | Tough 8 Mile Fell Race AM, 2000'+ climbs | 21 July 2007 |
| Southern Lake District, not too far from Windermere | 11.6 mile / 3,000ft medium+ difficulty fell race | July 2012 | |
| Tandle Hill, near Oldham | Nippy 5.6 mile/510ft trail race with an upside-down profile | 15 July 2009 | |
| Argassi from Argassi up Mt Skopos | Zakynthos/Zante, Greece | A 7 miler with 1600 ft of ascent right from your apartment | July 2006 |
| Filerimos Mountain, Rhodes | Rhodes, Greece (not Middleton) | 10 mile up to what is locally called a mountain (but only 250m high) | July 2010 |
| Icmeler-Marmaris run | Turkey | 5.2 miles, flat and hot. | August 2004 |
| Dubrovnik Hill, Croatia | Dubrovnik, Croatia | See the war-torn cable car station and view the old town from way on high | August 2005 |
| near Malia and Stalis, Crete | A 13.4 mile/2900ft hot ascent with great views | August 2008 | |
| Stacksteads, near the World Gravy Wrestling championships | A 6 mile relentless up and down free fell race | August 2011 | |
| Radcliffe 6.5 Mile Trail Race | Radcliffe, Manchester | 6.5 miles through forest, along Irwell under and over M60. | 12 Aug 2004 |
| Istrian region of North Croatia | 14 mile shaded trail south of Rovijn | August 2007 | |
| Pilgrim's Cross Fell Race (Updated 10) | Helmshore, nr Haslingden | 6 mile toughy with a bit of everything | 12 Aug 2009 |
| Italy | Three 5-6 mile runs | Aug 2011 | |
|
Golf Ball Fell Race (Updated 10) |
Loveclough, Rossendale | 5.5miles and 980 ft but feels harder | Aug 2010 |
| Birchwood 10K | near Warrington | Fastish 10K | 21 August 2011 |
| Sedbergh, near Kendal | 17.3 mile/ 5,300 ft quad-hating stonker | 23 Aug 2009 | |
| Radcliffe Not Quite 5K But Don't Tell AnyoneTrail Race | Radcliffe, Manchester | Probably the shortest 5K in town (race no longer run, new route now) | 26 August 2004 |
| Fleetwood, near Blackpool | Flat course, can be windy | August 2012 | |
| Near Clitheroe, Lancashire | Hard 7.6m/1,800ft fell race | 27 Aug 2011 | |
| Korbielow, Poland | 4.8 mile/3,200ft uphill only race organised by Basil Fawlty | 28 August 2010 | |
| Andy O'Sullivan's 25th Anniversary Race | Littleborough, Rochdale | Hard 5mile trail race | 2 Sept 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Shelf Moor Fell Race | Old Glossop, Peak National Park | 5.9 Mile fell race, AS, 1500' | 5 Sept 2004 |
| Hades Hill Race (updated 12) | Whitworth near Rochdale | 4.6 Mile AS fell race, 1200' | Updated Sept 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Sesto, Italian Dolomite Alps | 17.5 km mountain race up to over 8,000ft | 13 Sept 2009 | |
| Brown Wardle Hill Race | from Oxford Pub, Whitworth Road, Rochdale | 5.1 mile fell race, 700' | Updated 2006 |
| Mytholmroyd | 15 mile/ 2800 ft beast in lambs clothing | 20 Sept 2008 | |
| World Masters Mountain Race 2007 | Bludenz, Austria, a long way from Lancashire | 9.2km/2700' and uphill all the way | 23 Sept 2007 |
|
Kingsway 10K (updated 2013) |
Rochdale | Expensive but well organised road race | 22 Sept 2013 |
| Stanage Struggle Fell Race | Hathersage, Derbyshire | Entry level fell race BM, 5.8 miles, 1050' | 25 Sept 2005 |
| Cliviger, near Burnley | 4.2 mile classic with steep climbs and descents | 25 Sept 2010 | |
| Littleborough 1 Mile Race | Littleborough, Rochdale | Possibly the fastest 1.00 miler on the planet | 27 Sept 2006 |
| Macclesfield surprisingly enough | Hilly half by anyone's standards | 25 Sept 2011 | |
| Windgather Fell Race (updated 2010) | Near Buxton, Derbyshire | Tiring but beautiful 13.5 mile, 2500', BL fell race | October
2010 (.gpx and .mmo traces) |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | Flat 5K in yam yam land | 2nd October 2010 | |
|
Saddleworth Edges fell race, Updated 2013 |
Greenfield, Oldhamish | Slog up, along, sprint down | October 2012 |
| Witton Park Cross Country, Red Rose League
|
Blackburn, but quite hard to find | Exhausting 5.8 mile XC course with 8 climbs for the men, feels longer than it is | October 2012 |
| Autumn Leaves Fell Race (also see the Cake Race above) | Diggle, 2 miles from nowhere, near Oldham | Piece of cake, literally (8.8m/1400' in 2006) | 7 Oct 2006 |
| David Bray Fell Race | Tintwistle, near Hyde | See the Bulls Head in the Bulls Head (8m/1050', BM) | 7 Oct 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Soll, Austria | Full marathon with 2 mountains and 6,700ft ascent | October 2008, includes .gpx trace | |
|
Hyndburn Cross country, Red Rose league |
Clayton-le-moors, up north | Trippy and muddy XC course with deceptively large total ascent | October 2010 |
| Shepherds' Skyline Fell Race (updated 07) | Todmorden, West Yorkshire | 6.2 mile fell race, BM, 1150' | 3 Nov 2007 (.csv and .mmo traces on site) |
| Langdale
Horseshoe Fell Race
|
Langdale, Cumbria | Tough category AL fell race with 4,600ft of ascent and a free pastie | October 2013 |
| Through
the Villages Race
|
Wheelton, near Chorley | Ouch! Really tough 8.45 mile road race with 900ft of climbs | 4th Nov 2012 |
| Tokyo, Chioda-ku | Handy, flatish 5K loop around the palace | 9 Nov 2008 | |
|
Broadoak Cross Country, SELCC | Ashton-Under-Lyne | Mens = 6.3 mile energy sapping XC | 11 Nov 2006 |
|
Krakow,
Poland
|
Good value city break in beautiful Krakow | Choice of runs in the city centre | Nov 2013 |
|
Leverhulme Park Cross Country, Red Rose |
Bolton | Mens = 6.1 miles of har XC | 12 Nov 2011 |
| Chesham Fields, Bury | Fast, flat and incredibly boring XC course | 17 Nov 2007 | |
|
Preston
10 Mile Road Race
| Prestonish | Fast, flat two-lap road race with a nice technical T-shirt | Nov 2012 |
| Near the Man City ground | Fast, flat unmuddy 10K course | Nov 2010 | |
| Heaton Park Cross Country, SELCC (updated 2010) | Blackley, Manchester | Men 6.1 miles, ladies 4 miles, mudy, windy and stream crossings | 25 Nov 2006 |
| Calderdale Relay Race, Leg 5 | Part of an off-road loop around Halifax | 7.5 mile/1000' section of a 51 mile relay race split into 6 legs | 10 Dec 2006 |
| Calderdale Relay Race, Leg 4 | The next part of an off-road loop around Halifax | 9.4 mile/1800' section of a 51 mile relay race split into 6 legs | 14 Dec 2008 |
| Route thanks to Nick Barton | 13 May 2012 | ||
| Stockport 10 Mile Road Race | Stockport, Manchester | 10 mile road race with some trail thrown in. | Dec 2004 and 2005 |
| Marl Pitts Cross Country
(Red Rose League) |
Rossendale, Lancs. | Killer 4.8 mile cross country course with ~ 500' climbs and more mud than Weston-Super-Mare in August. | 3 Dec 2005 |
