2025 RACE SAT 24th MAY
“One of the toughest challenges in British hill racing at this distance, and one of the best weekends on the calendar.”
Sientries
© Pi Davidson
7 summits, 2,370m of climbing, 28km
Saturday 24th May 2025 - 10.30am start
Course Records
John Dare Shield
The Isle of Jura Fell Race is a classic on many a fell runner's wish list; a true test of hillcraft, endurance and fell running technique. It is one of the toughest challenges in British hill racing at this distance, and one of the best weekends on the calendar. These course records were hard-earned:
Men Finlay Wild, 2022 - 2:58:09
Ladies Jasmin Paris, 2015 - 3:38:43
Diurachs M Mark Shaw, 2002 - 3:53:24
Diurachs F Dorothy Dundas, 1995 - 5:29:21
Ileachs M Donald MacPhee, 1993 - 3:45:44
Ileachs F Sarah Clark, 2023 - 6:43:36
MV40 Billy Bland, 1988 - 3:09:36
LV40 Angela Mudge, 2012 - 3:55:35
MV50 Ian Holmes, 2016 - 3:34:48
LV50 Andrea Priestley, 2016 - 4:18:50
MV60 Kieran Carr, 2008 - 4:12:57
LV60 Wendy Dodds, 2011 - 4:59:14
MV70 Gareth Bryan-Jones, 2016 - 5:51:12
LV70 Wendy Dodds, 2022 - 6:17:58
John Dare suffered a fatal heart attack on his way up to marshal at Checkpoint 4 in 2012. He was also involved with the Scottish Islands Peaks Race.
The ‘John Dare Shield’ is
chosen by you and awarded
to a runner for outstanding
achievement in completing
both the Island Peaks Race
and Jura Fell Race back to
back.
Please give the race organisers (Jenn or Tom) your nominations before prize giving.
Previous winners of the Shield:
2013: Manny Gorman
2014: Dave Ward
2015: Alasdair Anthony
2016: Joe Symonds
2017: Outi Kamarainen & Leyre Flores
2018: Alasdair MacInnes
2019: Jill Stephen & Es Tresidder
2022: Alasdair MacInnes & Roddy Cunningham
2023: Robin Wilkins
2024: Sasha Chepelin
The following people have been awarded The George Broderick Plaque for 21 completions of the race:
2009 Pete Browning
2010 Jack Holt
2010 Albert Sunter
2011 Martin Hirst
2011 Selwyn Wright
2014 Alan Kenny
2016 Ian Warhurst
2016 Roy Small
2016 Stephen Woods
2017 Ian Holmes
2017 George Scott
2017 Mark Shaw
2022 Glen Davies