Isle of Jura Fell Race

After the last climb to Corra Bheinn, a boggy descent takes the runners down to the tarmac coastal road which is followed for the final three miles to the finish.

[1] Many runners stay on the island for several days around the time of the event, attending the cèilidh held in conjunction with the race and experiencing other attractions of Jura.

[3] British fell running champions Ian Holmes and Angela Mudge have both identified Jura as one of their favourite races.

The founder was George Broderick who, after recognising the potential for a tough fell race on the island during a visit there in 1970, returned the following year to carry out further investigation.

They coordinated the event until 2005 and were followed as organisers by Phil Hodgson and Mandy Goth for five years until Graham Arthur took on the race management.

[12] The 2000 race was in jeopardy due to a proposed strike by Caledonian MacBrayne ferry workers but ultimately went ahead with little disruption.

[18] Note A There is a discrepancy of ten minutes in times reported for Finlayson, with 3:39:22 given by the Jura Fell Race website and The Times of 30 May 1983, but 3:29:22 in Stud Marks on the Summits, 178 Archived 2016-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, The Fell Runner, 1974, 32 Archived 2016-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, and The Fellrunner Magazine, Jun 2005, 17.