Athletics: The Stoop Fell Race takes place on Sunday from Penistone Country Park near Haworth. It is an event which British fell racing champion Ian Holmes has made his own by winning every race since the event's conception in 1991.

His 1995 time of 26min 36sec is the course record for the five-mile event which includes 800ft of ascent, but organiser Dave Wood-head feels that the wet nature of the course will probably rule out any record attempts this time.

Holmes may not have everything his own way as Clayton-le-Moors runner Mark Horrocks has pledged to run. The Lancastrian was the last man to beat Holmes when winning the Shepherds Skyline race at Todmorden early in November, which sandwiched wins in the Harriers v Cyclists and Rivock Edge race.

Horrocks was in a purple patch, but the welcome arrival of a son two weeks ago may well disrupt his preparation.

There promises to be a high class race in the veterans' category where Graham Schofield of Horwich and Steve Oldfield (Bradford Airedale) will compete.

Oldfield has enjoyed the best season of his career and will take some beating. He was an outright winner at Meltham's Cop Hill race recently, and also a runner-up to Paul Sheard in the Charlotte Slater Memorial.

Bingley international Carol Greenwood looks favourite to add to her winning streak from 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1997 although, surprisingly, she doesn't hold the course record.

That distinction belongs to Leeds City athlete Lucy Wright, with a time of 31-27, also set in 1995.

Proceedings get under way at 10.30am with a junior race for under-nines, under-12s and under-14s, with a 10.45am start for the under-16 race, and the seniors are off at 11.30am.

All entries are on the day at £2, so please arrive early as there were 230 entrants last year.

Every finisher will receive a Nestle chocolate Rudolph nose and there will be free soup and rolls in the Sun Inn after the race for runners and spectators alike, plus videos on a giant screen of races from this year's fell racing calendar.

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