Cockfield Chase

2022 Race Report

60 runners turned out for this years Cockfield Chase, in what might be a fell running first, the female runners outnumbered the male by 31:29, the majority were enjoying their first fell race. Huge congratulations to all who ran, it was a wonderful evening and great to see you all out enjoying The Fell.

Sam Rhodes-Dawber finished first, completing the race lap in 13:40, he was 9 seconds ahead of Matt Walker (Both DFR).

Meghan McCarthy (DFR) finished in a time of 17:58, taking the ladies race by 15 seconds from Joanne Raine (Crook AC).

Profits from the race have been donated to Cockfield Primary School defibrillator fundraising campaign (£150) and Butterknowle Scouts (£50).

Date for the diary next year will be Thursday 27th April 2023. See you there.

Results – 2022

Cockfield Chase - 29 Apr 2022

Position	Gender position	Age cat position	Name	Club	Time	Category
1	1	1	Samuel Rhodes Dawber	Durham Fell Runners	13:40	MU21
2	2	1	Matt Walker	Durham Fell Runners	13:49	M40
3	3	1	Stephen Jack	Wolf Pack Running Club	14:04	MSEN
4	4	2	Phil Tickner	Durham City Harriers & AC	15:17	M40
5	5	3	Ian Hutchinson	Derwentside AC	15:40	M40
6	6	2	Michael Sturla	Durham Fell Runners	15:43	MSEN
7	7	2	Rory Hart		15:53	MU21
8	8	1	Alistair Hart	Hunters Bog Trotters	16:13	M50
9	9	2	Andy Biggs	Durham City Harriers & AC	17:04	M50
10	10	4	Leon Curry	Wolf Pack Running Club	17:25	M40
11	11	3	James Futers	Wolf Pack Running Club	17:30	MSEN
12	12	4	Stanton Gibson	Durham Fell Runners	17:38	MSEN
13	13	3	Paul Delaney	Durham City Harriers & AC	17:41	M50
14	1	1	Meghan McCarthy	Durham Fell Runners	17:58	WSEN
15	2	2	Joanne Raine	Crook & Dist Sports AC	18:13	WSEN
16	3	3	Steph Dobbing	Quakers Running Club	18:14	WSEN
17	4	4	Alison Goulding	Derwentside AC	18:20	WSEN
18	14	5	Paul Dickinson		18:29	M40
19	15	6	Paul West	Wolf Pack Running Club	18:33	M40
20	16	7	Martin Greensitt	Derwent Valley Trail Runners	18:57	M40
21	17	8	John Holliday	Team caterpillar	18:59	M40
22	18	4	Darren Fairclough	Crook & Dist Sports AC	19:03	M50
23	19	5	Digby Harris	Pennine Fell Runners	19:16	M50
24	5	1	Angela Hall	Durham City Harriers & AC	19:32	W40
25	6	5	Sarah Cook	Elvet Striders	19:52	WSEN
26	20	9	Darren Stockdale	Darlington H & AC	20:26	M40
27	21	1	Eddie Peat	Durham Fell Runners	20:30	M60
28	7	6	Emily Bonnett		20:36	WSEN
29	22	2	Andrew Turnell	Crook & Dist Sports AC	21:46	M60
30	8	1	Martha McBarron	Swaledale Runners	22:19	W60
31	9	2	Lynne Carruthers	Durham City Harriers & AC	22:29	W60
32	10	7	Helen Bonnett		22:31	WSEN
33	23	1	Alan Wilks	Aycliffe Running Club	22:32	M70
34	24	10	Blaine Patton	Wolf Pack Running Club	23:02	M40
35	11	8	Gemma Robertson		23:14	WSEN
36	12	9	Ellie Tucker		23:14	WSEN
37	13	10	Kimberlie Hitchcock		23:24	WSEN
38	25	6	David Stothard	Aycliffe Running Club	23:26	M50
39	14	11	Lizzie Lupton	Durham City Harriers & AC	24:11	WSEN
40	15	12	Debra Harland		24:28	WSEN
41	16	1	Barbara Crawley	Teesdale AC	25:11	W50
42	17	2	Susan Jackson	Redway Runners	26:01	W50
43	18	2	Rachel Edmunds	Blackhill Bounders	26:03	W40
44	19	3	Fiona Harrington	Elvet Striders	26:20	W50
45	26	3	John Harrison	Swaledale Runners	26:21	M60
46	27	2	Charlie Taylor	Runnation Running Club	26:26	M70
47	20	3	Sandrine Hewitt	Aycliffe Running Club	26:28	W40
48	21	4	Lesley Kipling		26:54	W40
49	22	4	Claire Weighell		26:54	W50
50	23	5	Diane Lockhart	Quakers Running Club	26:55	W40
51	28	11	Kevin Sugden		27:38	M40
52	24	13	Louise Franks	Teesdale AC	31:03	WSEN
53	29	7	David Raymond	Teesdale AC	31:03	M50
54	25	5	Louise Harrington	Weardale Flyers	31:20	W50
55	26	6	Lynda Kempsey		31:23	W50
56	27	7	Catherine Bonnett		31:29	W50
57	28	8	Amanda Pettitt	Teesdale AC	32:27	W50
58	29	6	Helen Spaven	Quakers Running Club	1 lap	W40
58	30	9	Mandy Harrison	Teesdale AC	1 lap	W50
58	31	10	Janet Stables	Teesdale AC	1 lap	W50

Cockfield Chase is designed as a beginners fell race, organised by Durham Fell Runners, licensed by the Fell Runners Association (FRA).

All runners are welcome (age 14+), whatever your ability or experience, so long as you think you can safely get around the 7km off road route. It’s half race, half social run.

The Race

Two laps:

The first lap is a group run to see the route – 3.5km, starting at 7pm.
The second lap is the race – 3.5km, starting immediately as the first runners finish the first loop.
Route: No map required, you are shown the route on the night .
Experience: None required. Suitable for beginners with off road running shoes.
Distance: 7km
Elevation Gain: 160m
Pre Entry: £5 (FRA Members), £6 (non members).
Entry on the day is not available.
Age: 14+

This event runs on a bring a prize – win a prize format. So if you bring a prize (anything will do) you will win a prize. If you don’t bring a prize – Booo!

Results – 2021

Cockfield Chase - 29 Apr 2021

pos	gender pos	age-cat pos	Name	Club	Time	Category
1	1	1	Richard Bateson	RAF Athletics	13:03	M40
2	2	1	Samuel Rhodes Dawber	n/a	13:18	MU21
3	3	1	Rory Woods	Durham Fell Runners	13:22	MSEN
4	4	2	Chris Henderson	Crook & Dist Sports AC	13:27	MSEN
5	5	2	Graeme Watt	Elvet Striders	13:31	M40
6	6	3	Tim Grimwood	Swaledale Runners	13:41	M40
7	7	3	Adam Malloy	Northumberland Fell Runners	13:49	MSEN
8	8	4	Paul Hodgson	Durham Fell Runners	13:55	M40
9	9	4	Martin Wilson	Durham Fell Runners	14:00	MSEN
10	10	5	Tim Abel	n/a	14:11	MSEN
11	11	5	Ian Hutchinson	n/a	14:24	M40
12	12	6	Paul Dalton	Aycliffe Running Club	14:28	M40
13	13	6	Doug Stimson	n/a	15:18	MSEN
14	14	7	Max Wilkinson	Durham Fell Runners	15:30	MSEN
15	15	7	Andrew Stimson	Durham Fell Runners	15:51	M40
16	1	1	Meghan McCarthy	Durham Fell Runners	16:09	WSEN
17	16	8	Martyn Farnsworth	Durham Fell Runners	16:20	MSEN
18	2	2	Andora Holden	Durham Fell Runners	16:47	WSEN
19	17	8	Paul Townsend	Durham Fell Runners	17:22	M40
20	18	1	Clifford Featherstone	Durham City Harriers & AC	17:40	M60
21	3	1	Claire Calverley	Northumberland Fell Runners	17:53	W40
22	4	2	Roslyn Kelsey	Durham Fell Runners	18:36	W40
23	19	1	Fred Tennant	Quakers Running Club	18:39	M50
24	20	2	Rick Bennett	Evenwood Road Runners	18:43	M50
25	21	9	Paul Dickinson	n/a	18:44	M40
26	22	9	Stanton Gibson	Durham Fell Runners	19:00	MSEN
27	5	3	Emily Heap	n/a	19:07	WSEN
28	23	10	Mark Hendry	Unattached	19:22	M40
29	24	10	Michael Bellwood	n/a	19:27	MSEN
30	6	4	Clare Robinson	Evenwood Road Runners	19:44	WSEN
31	7	5	Esther Neal	Coxhoe On The Run	19:55	WSEN
32	8	6	Megan Williams	Derwent Valley Running Club	20:26	WSEN
33	9	1	Denise Tunstall	Durham Fell Runners	21:45	W50
34	25	3	Andrew Robson	n/a	22:19	M50
35	10	3	Kate Milburn	n/a	22:42	W40
36	11	1	Lynne Carruthers	Durham City Harriers & AC	22:50	W60
37	12	2	Christine Woods	Durham City Harriers & AC	22:52	W60
38	13	4	Claire Robinson	North East Marathon Club	23:06	W40
39	26	11	Chris Taylor	Coxhoe On The Run	23:08	M40
40	14	5	Sally Ann Greenwell	Derwent Valley Running Club	23:30	W40
41	15	6	Jess Durham	n/a	24:16	W40
42	16	3	Jan Young	Elvet Striders	24:24	W60
43	17	7	Christine Allen	n/a	24:54	WSEN
44	18	8	Alison Goulding	n/a	24:55	WSEN
45	27	2	Charlie Taylor	Runnation Running Club	25:04	M60
46	19	7	Isabella De Santis	n/a	27:50	W40