2024 Combined Championship
The 2024 championship features a mixture of 'local' road, fell & trail races over different distances.
The competition features 20 events;12 ‘short’, 5 ‘medium’ and 3 ‘long’ with best scores from up to 6 races to count. There is no minimum number of races and no requirement to do races from each distance category.
This year we are again using a performance-based scoring system dependent on your finishing time relative to the first man & lady. Basically, the closer your time is to the winner’s time the more points you get. Scores for 'medium' & 'long' races will be multiplied by a factor of 1.1 and 1.2 respectively, as an inducement to take part in longer distances.
A more detailed explanation of the scoring can be found here
In addition to the overall men’s and ladies championship winners, there will also be vets (over 40) and supervets (over 50) categories for both men and women.
Results for the 2023 Combined Championship are here
Abbie, Rosalind & Sam enjoying Chip Chase August 2023
Edwyn at Yorkshire Vets XC March 2024
Josh sprinting home at Denby Dash August 2023
The Club Championship races for the 2024 are :
SHORT
Yorkshire Veterans Athletic Association Cross Country – Sun 24th March at 12 noon
Yorkshire Vets XC Results Yorkshire Vets XC Scores
Tiger’s Trail (BS - fell) 5.5m 679ft - Wed 24th April at 7pm
Tiger's Trail Results Tiger's Trail Scores
Spencer’s Dash – 3.8 miles (road) - Thursdays 7pm
Race 1 – 9th May, Race 2 – 11th July, Race 3 – 29th Aug
If you choose to do more than one Dash, your score will be based on your best performance.
Spencer’s Dash details (awaiting 2024 update)
Higham Hurtle – ~5 miles (trail) - Thursdays 6.30pm
Race 1 – 16th May, Race 2 – 18th July, Race 3 – 5th Sept
If you choose to do more than one Hurtle, your score will be based on your best performance.
Joe Percy 10k (road) - Wed 12th June 7:15pm
Storthes Hall Ln, Kirkburton entry via club Captains by 1st June
Norman Cole Penistone 10k (road) - Sun 23rd June at 9.30pm
Thurlstone Chase (BS - fell) 4m 500ft - Sat 6th July at 2pm
Parkrun 5k - A Saturday in July
Complete any UK Parkrun in July and we’ll calculate your score relative to the first man or lady at that event (the course can be fast or slow, what matters is how close you are to the winner!), so 4 opportunities to run a good time.
NB. Your club must show as Denby Dale AC on the parkrun website otherwise we’ll not find you.
Chip Chase (Fell) - Sun 4th August 11 am
6.2 miles, 1300ft ascent (Category BS)
Pre-entry £10, EOD £11 - Entry fee includes chip butties at the finish
Denby Dash - Mon 26th August 12 noon (Bank Holiday)
5.6 miles, 700ft ascent through fields & woods from The George Inn
Pre-entry only via Racebest - cost tbc but will be at a ‘Yorkshireman’ pocket friendly price! (also junior races)
Denby Dash details (awaiting 2024 update)
Holmfirth 10k - Mid October (TBC)
10k (road)
Holmfirth 10k details (awaiting 2024 update)
Travellers 6 (road) - Probably Sun 15th December 11am
Travellers 6 details (awaiting 2024 update)
MEDIUM
Dentdale Run (road) 7.9 miles – Sat 9th March at 1pm
(also 14.2 mile option)
Dentdale Run Results Dentdale Scores
Run Greno 7.3 miles (trail) – Sun 5th May at 10am
Marsden 10 miles (trail) – Sun 9th June at 10am
Bakewell Pudding Race (CM - fell) 6.3m 787ft - Sun 30th June at 11am
Crowden Horseshoe (BM - fell) 8m 1,699ft - Sun 18th Aug 2024 at 11am
LONG
Dentdale Run (road) 14.2 mile – Sat 9th Mar at 1pm
(also 7.9 mile option)
Exterminator (AL - fell) 17m 3,550ft - Sun 8th September at 10:30am
Any Half Marathon or Longer race during 2024
All you have to do is tell Anne Middleton when you complete a half marathon or marathon anywhere in the world and provide us with a link to/copy of the official results and we’ll crunch the numbers.