Black Combe Runners

Races

Dark Side of the Combe

AM · 12 km · 600 m climb · 31 Aug 2026

This race is part of the Black Combe Country Fair from the showground in Bootle. The race is free entry, following the £5 entry on the day to the show. The route heads through farmland onto the fell, up the…

Results: 2016

Dunnerdale fell race

AS · 8 km · 550 m climb · 7 Nov 2026

Dunnerdale is a classic short race round the tiny but rugged fells between the Lickle and the Duddon valleys. The scenery is superb, the course is tough and varied and there's a very nice pub at the finish. You can…

Results: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

Kirkby Moor fell race

BM · 10.5 km · 490 m climb · 28 Nov 2026

Kirkby Moor is a fast local race over rolling moorland: a mixture of heather, sheep tracks and sometimes the access tracks for the windmills. It’s not that high or steep, so a good race for beginners and road runners, but…

Results: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

Black Combe

AM · 13 km · 1000 m climb

Black Combe is tough late-winter race with good long climbs and often interesting weather. The views are epic when you get them, the clag is famous, the final descent is one of the best of the year and the entry…

Results: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020

Long Duddon

AL · 29 km · 1830 m climb

The Long Duddon is a classic fell race covering 18 miles around the head of the Duddon Valley with 6000ft of climb over Harter, Hardknott, Little Stand, Swirl How, Dow Crag, White Pike and Caw. Enter the long or short…

Results: 2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2017

Short Duddon

AM · 14 km · 900 m climb

The Short Duddon starts and finishes behind the Newfield Inn and takes in Dow Crag, White Pike and Caw. It's only short or easy compared to the long race , of which it is roughly the second half. It's a…

Results: 2025, 2024, 2018, 2017, 2016

Next social run:

Aug4

Social Run Tuesday 4th August Evening
Tue 4 Aug, 6:30pm
Coniston tbc

Next race:

Aug5

FELL RACE – Steel Fell
Wed 5 Aug, 7:15pm
Steel End Farm

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