2026

South Wales Series

Compete for the honour of being the most complete fell runner in South Wales in this series of 7 races of varying distances and levels of technicality. The overall winners will take home the coveted trophies and there will be prizes for all age grade winners that complete the series.

Rasys

Sul, 5 Ebr 2026

Pen Tir Drop

BS 7cm/324m 4.3mi/1063tr
Sad, 2 Mai 2026

Cwmdu

AM 15.9cm/920m 9.9mi/3018tr
Sad, 20 Meh 2026

Brecon Beacons/Bannau Brycheiniog

BL 30.6cm/1372m 19mi/4501tr
Sad, 11 Gorff 2026

Pen y Fan

AS 5.8cm/588m 3.6mi/1929tr
Sad, 25 Gorff 2026

Y Domen Fawr

AS 9.3cm/549m 5.8mi/1801tr
Sad, 19 Medi 2026

Fan Brycheiniog

AM 15.5cm/840m 9.6mi/2756tr
Sul, 11 Hyd 2026

Cat's Back / Ras Crib y Garth

AM 11.7cm/492m 7.3mi/1614tr

Eligibility

To qualify for the Series each competitor must:

  • Be a paid-up member of the WFRA as at 1st July2026
  • Have completed a minimum of 3 races within the Series

Age categories

  • The age categories are: u23, v40, v50, v60, v70, v75, V80.
  • Your age as of 1 January 2026 will be used to determine the applicable age category for the Series.
  • Prizes will be awarded in all categories.

Scoring

Scoring for the Series is based on the percentage of the course you could have covered in the time it took the average person to finish. This is calculated as: (A/R) * 100 - where R is the runner’s time in seconds and A is the mean (average) time of all finishers.

Your series score is the sum of your best 4 scores in the series.

Contact

If you have any questions about the Welsh Championship, South Wales Series or North Wales Series, please contact Ellie Salisbury at ellierocknrun@gmail.com or 07789061648.

Two photos of Ellie Salisbury. One of her smiling with her dog on a summit cairn with blue sky, and another after a race - muddy, smiling and in an Eryri Harriers vest

Ellie is the Championship and Series Coordinator. She runs for Eryri Harriers and is an experienced fell runner, having competed in many fell/cross country/road races and mountain marathons all over the country over the last 35 years. She loves the support, camaraderie and friendship in fell running and is keen to get more women involved. Read more about Ellie on her WFRA Committee profile.