In the Pennines during the late 1700s the counterfeiters known as The Coiners made fake coins to supplement their incomes. There was certainly nothing fake about the present day Coiners in the form a junior fell race which was the next counter in the Junior English championship and also a Yorkshire Championship race. In what was forecast to be a miserable day it was pleasing for the race organiser and helpers alike that the sun was shining, although a tad windy, as they went about constructing the race field of tents and finishing funnels for the onslaught of juniors. It turned out to be a record field of 416 enthusiastic kids wanting to race and do their best in the gorse clad moors of the Pennines. The routes are challenging for all age groups with proper fell running terrain involved. They all head up the steep grassy slopes of Daisy Bank and depending on age category some tramp over the moors with the older age group going to iconic Stoodley Pike and back.
Start with the under 9s new recruit Clara McKee had a great run to take 1^st girl home and 8^th place overall in a time of 5.10. Sam Annison was 1^st boy home and had to work hard to beat his team mate Clara by a slim margin of 2 seconds. Charlie Pickens is making great strides in the under 11s and placed 7^th in a time of 9.46 Only 3 places back was George McFie (9.55) with Thomas McKee 22^nd (10.39), Ben Hodgkinson 48^th (12.01), 51^st Ollie Pickens (12.08), 68^th Fearne Hanson (13.01), 70^th Finley Canning (13.07), 71^st Kenton Jones McCalla (13.10), 75^th Wynn Standish (13.16). In the under 13s it was back to business for William Hall who took 3^rd place in 11.22. He took gold and was crowned under 13s Yorkshire Champion. His team mates fought hard for top spots with James Duffy placing 9^th (12.11), Patrick Casey just one place back in 12.14, a 15^th spot for Alex Duffield in 12.55, 39^th Farrell Brown (14.05), 56^th Elijah Peers-Webb (15.07), 81^st Matilda Baldaro (15.56), 84^th Evelyn Illstone (17.22), 87^th Sylvie Smith (17.46) and 101^st Hattie Pope (20.55). In the tough age category of under 15s Erik Powell ran well to take 34^th place in 21.01 with Eilo Beesley was 39^th in 21.24. Maya Brunt found this tough but battled on to take 82^nd place (26.05) with Ruby McFie 86^th (26.36). In the under 17s category Lucas Greenwood placed 37^th in a strong field.

All race results available at http://www.juniors.cvfr.co.uk/races/coiners/