Chelmorton Chase 2024

One hundred pound team prize to Sinfin Running Club, Derby.

First lady to finish was awarded the Windross Shield Kathryn Liddiard.

First man home Luke Beresford.

Check your image in the free runners' photo gallery below.

Enjoy a re-run of the event with the compilation video by Paul Mellor.

September sunshine between rain storms for five mile multi terrain running race.

Eleven hundred feet above sea level in a running race that has become a village event with an army of local marshals.

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The Chelmorton Chase

A race with a view that has become an annual village event is the Chelmorton Chase. A ‘Fell Race Association’ FRA running event in September.

Starting outside Primitive Hall on Main Street, Mixed-terrain shoes. Tracey, Lady of Hollinsclough flagged the runners away for a dry start.

A local village army. Extensive team of high-vis marshals at every turn, the iconic blue timber arrows marked the route to be sure.

Tracey, Lady of Hollinsclough starts the race, chequered flag marks the finish as locals cheer on Main Street after a downhill finish.

Photo gallery, race video and an extensive photo gallery is placed on the web at www.chelmorton.net alongside detailed finish times.

Medals awarded to first one hundred finishers.

Club prize of One hundred pounds to the winning team.

A race with a view. Passing the Church Inn pub for the Five Wells track, there is over five hundred feet of ascent as the race covers five miles climbing high out of the village with spectacular views from the High Stool limestone trail, a fast road decent back to the village before returning down the Main Street.

Buxton runner Andy Wilton holds the course record at thirty minutes thirty one seconds and villager Ian Hulse holds the locals' record. A double winner for the Dark Peak Running Club is Stuart Bond who took first place in 2008 and 2010. From 2010 the Joan Windross memorial shield has been presented to the first lady runner across the line. It holds more than a decade of names for lady running winners and is on display in the Church Inn pub.

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