2026

North Wales Series

Compete for the honour of being the most complete fell runner in North 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.

Races

Sat, 7 Feb 2026

Conwy Mountain/Mynydd y Dref

AS 8km/500m 5mi/1640ft
Sat, 7 Mar 2026

Pipe Dream

AS 6.7km/390m 4.2mi/1280ft
Tue, 28 Apr 2026

3 Hills Penmaenmawr

AS 4.7km/489m 2.9mi/1604ft
Sat, 30 May 2026

Welsh 1000m Short Fell Race

AM 13km/1550m 8.1mi/5085ft
Sun, 14 Jun 2026

Foel Fras

AM 19.3km/914m 12mi/2999ft
Sat, 26 Sept 2026

Carlam Ceiriog Canter

BM 11.6km/425m 7.2mi/1394ft
Sat, 7 Nov 2026

Ras Rhobell Fawr

AM 10.3km/562m 6.4mi/1844ft

Eligibility

To qualify for the Series each competitor must:

  • Be a paid-up member of the WFRA as of 1st July 2026
  • 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.