Bingley Harriers - Club Championships

Fell Championship

Each year 10 or 12 fell races are selected and prizes are awarded to the top male, female and veteran runners.
Rules of the Championship
Best 8 scores to count.
There will be one results category for each of these groups.....
1) The whole club:
2) Women:
3) Men Vet 40:
4) Men 50s:
In the whole club category the first will receive 50 points, the second 49 points etc. down to the 50th who will receive 1 point. If there are more than 50 runners the rest will receive 1 point. In the Women, V40 and V50 categories the same will apply but starting at 20 points for the first.
To get points you must be entered as a Bingley Harrier and club vests must be worn

Details of the 2011 Fell Championship

2011 final positions

The Ken Smith Junior Fell Championship

The family of the late Ken Smith have donated a number of trophies to promote junior running at Bingley Harriers. The Ken Smith Junior Fell Championship Trophies were first awarded in 2005 and the competition encourages youngsters to experience the thrills and spills of fell running.

Details of the 2011 Junior Fell Championship

2010 Junior Fell Championship final positions

Rushton Shield

The Rushton Shield is awarded annually to the senior member, male or female, who amasses the greatest number of points awarded in their best 6 finishes at the 10 events which the Club promotes in that year (listed below). Running parallel with the Rushton Shield is the Margaret Leighton Trophy for the best female athlete. There is also an award for the best junior athlete, male or female based on the same list of events.

Spring 5k Series Race 2
Bob Smith Handicap
Eldwick & Gilstead Gala Fell Race
Harewood Chase
TTT Grand Prix
Bingley Show Trail Race
Autumn 5k Series Race 2
Autumn Handicap
Harriers v Cyclists
Christmas Handicap

Final 2010 Positions

Find out more about the Rushton Shield

Road Running Championship

Rising from the ashes for 2006, a Pheonix in the form of the club road running championship. This competition has been dormant for several years but has now been re-introduced.

Details of the 2011 Road Championship
2007 Road Championship positions

Previous Championships

Check out the results of previous Rushton Shield and Fell Championships here...

Club Championship

More specifically the Club Cross Country Championship.
The Club Championship Race was first held on 5th February 1910. Previously Club competition had been restricted to an annual handicap race and consolation handicap. From 1910 the Club Championship included a sealed handicap.

A trophy, which is presented to the Club Champion, was donated in 1920 by the then President, Mr GF Fowler Esq. No race was held in 1947 owing to a lack of senior runners.

In recent years the race has been held on cross country courses at Milnerfield Farm, the old St Walburgas School at Cottingley, Northcliffe Playing Fields at Shipley, Nab Wood Sports Centre and Myrtle Park before being discontinued in 1999.

It wasn't until 1986 when Carol Greenwood donated a trophy that the club recognised a separate Ladies Club Cross Country Champion and two races were held. The trophy was first awarded in 1987.

Club Champions from 1909/10

Ladies Champions from 1987