Places to take part in The Isle of Jura Fell Race 2025 will be determined in accordance with the process outlined below.

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Entering the race

Entries will be open from 6th – 31st January 2025. At the end of the open period all entries will be considered, using the criteria set out below. Entries received after 31st January will not be accepted.

 

Invitations to enter the race will be sent out in February to all those successful. The place must be accepted, and entry fee paid by the end of February, or else the place will be forfeited and offered to someone else.

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Race entry is £50. We expect the race to be oversubscribed and will manage a waiting list until the day before the race. 

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Essential experience

All entries will be vetted, with those who are not considered to have “adequate relevant experience” rejected.​ This is to ensure that all competitors are equipped for the distinctive characteristics of the race. It is not intended to make entry to the race harder.

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To pass the vetting process runners will need to demonstrate evidence of either: 

• A Jura Fell Race completion in the last 5 years; OR 

• 2 AL races in the last 3 years (as defined by Scottish Hill Runners and the Fell Runners Association) OR 

• One AL race AND either a category A or above Mountain Marathon or 2 AM races, all to have been completed with the last three years 

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Full details of previous experience along with the relevant race dates must be provided at time of entry. These details will be checked. If details such as the year of completion are absent we will not accept your entry. 

 

Please note that without exception waymarked trail races (e.g. flagged races) and any races which allow the use of navigational aids that are not a map and compass will not be assessed as adequate experience. We are also unable to accept assurances from potential entrants that they have completed long hill days in place of the experience outlined above.

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If you are unsure that a race will meet our criteria, please feel free to send an email which we will respond to in advance of the entry window closing.​

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​Allocation of entries  

If sufficient places are available, all fully qualified entrants will be granted a place in the race.

 

If there are too many fully qualified entrants for the number of places available, as has been the case in previous years, a portion of entries will be allocated to runners who fall into the categories below:

• Entrants who have completed 15 or more previous Isle of Jura Fell Races;

• Previous winners of the race, male and female;

• The first 6 male finishers and first 6 female finishers in the previous year’s race;

• Any entrant who, in the opinion of the race committee, has made or is expected to make a significant contribution to the overall success of the race.
   

Remaining entries which have passed the vetting process will be subject to a ballot. We are committed to improving the diversity of entrants to the Isle of Jura Fell Race. If the ratio of male to female vetted entries is lower than 50/50, we reserve the right to ringfence a portion of places specifically for female participants. We will also endeavour to allocate 25% of places to those who have not run the race previously.