New this year a Mercia Ultra Championship! If you don't know what an 'Ultra' is, go here.
Here is the list of qualifying events:
Date | Event | Location | Miles | Cat | Notes | Mercia Champs Clash |
Do it any time in 2020 | Leventon Line | North Wales | 60 | L | ||
Sat 14 March | Haworth Hobble | W Yorkshire Pennines | 32 | S | Clash with Ras yr Aran | |
Sat 4 April | Shropshire Way 80k Festival | Shropshire | 50 | L | ||
Sat 25 April | The Fellsman | Yorkshire Dales | 61 | L | Clash with Ras y Moelwyn | |
Sat 9 May | Malvern Hills Ultra | Worcestershire | 31,38 or 46 | S/M/L | ||
Sat 16 May | Old Counties Tops | Lake District | 37 | M | (enter in pairs) | clash with Cadir Idris |
Sat 27 June | Lakeland 5 Passes | Lake District | 32 | S | clash with Chrome hill | |
Sat 11 July | Pennine 39 | North Pennines | 37 | M | ||
Fri 7 August | Beacons 50/100 | South Wales | 50/100 | L | ||
Sat 3 Oct | Longmynd Hike | Shropshire | 50 | L | Enter July 2020 | Clash with Fan Fawr |
Scoring - Best three races count, 50 points for 1st Mercian finisher, 49 points for 2nd Mercian etc