Off-Road Championship 2026

The Harrogate Harriers Off Road Championships continues into 2026!

We’re making some small adjustments for 2026, the same expanded format: more races, exciting team events, and a broad qualification structure that includes PECO XC races.

The championship season runs from March 2026 to February 2027, allowing us to include the full PECO XC series—just as much mud as the fell runs, so why not!

Bonus points are once again up for grabs in selected team events.

Get those race dates in your diary—it’s set to be another fantastic year of off-road running. If you are going to attend sign up on Spond so everyone knows who is going and who their competition is going to be!

The championship leaderboard is updated regularly, usually soon after each race’s results are published.

Richard F at recent Lee Mills Relay

Rules for 2026

  • You have to do FIVE races in order to qualify for a finishing position in the Championship. If you do more, then your best five will go towards determining your position in the final championship table.

  • Races are categorised at Long, Short, Peco XC or Team.

  • To Qualify, in your five best races, you will need 1 long race, 1 short race and 2 Peco XC, so it's up to you how far you want to run and how muddy you want to get.

Scoring for 2026

  • Same as 2025

  • For Non-Team races: 1st Harrier home gets 10 points, 2nd Harrier gets 9 points, 3rd Harrier 8 points and so on. If more than 10 Harriers then the last few will get 1 point each. 

  • Team Events:  1 point for volunteering for HH squad for a team event (but not selected), everyone who takes part in the team event gets 5 points

Championship Winners

  • The winning Open Entrant/Female will be the ones that score the most points, but there will also be Open/Female V40, V50 and V60 vets categories.

  • Only 1st Claim Members will be able to take part in the off-road champs.

Championship fixtures 2026-2027:

Date Event Category Info
Sun 01 Mar, 2026Ilkley MoorShort
Sat 21 Mar, 2026We need to talk about ChevinLong
Sun 12 Apr, 2026Baildon Boundary WayLong
Sat 18 Apr, 2026Burnsall 12KShort
Thu 07 May, 2026Dick HudsonsShort
Sat 16 May, 2026Charlesworth ChaseShort
Mon 25 May, 2026Austwick AmbleLong
Thu 18 Jun, 2026Beamsley BeaconShort
Sat 20 Jun, 2026Kettlewell Trail halfLong
Wed 08 Jul, 2026Danefield RelaysTeamTeam Relay event
TBC July, 2026Washburn RelaysTeamTeam Relay event
Sun 26 Jul, 2026James Herriot TrailLong
Sun 02 Aug, 2026Round HillLong
Wed 02 Sep, 2026Ilkley InclineShort
Sat 05 Sep, 2026Malham 10KShort
Sat 26 Sep, 2026Rombalds RompLongFull waterproofs, hat and gloves
Sun 11 Oct, 2026Viking ChaseShort
Sat 17 Oct, 2026UKA Fell and Hill Relays (Todmorden)TeamTeam Relay event
Sun 25 Oct, 2026Bronte WayShort
Sat 07 Nov, 2026Burley MoorShort
Sun 08 Nov, 2026Dalby DashShort
Sun 29 Nov, 2026Lee Mills RelaysTeamTeam Relay event
Nov2026-Feb2027PecoXC League x5PecoXC
Sun 27 Dec, 2026Jolly Holly JogShort
Sat 09 Jan, 2027Temple Newsam 10Long
Sun 31 Jan, 2027Runners and RidersShort
Click Here for Detailed Off Road Championship Information

Live Results Table – Off Road Champs 2025