Chris Cope beat greater than 100 racers to assert victory within the Montane Summer time Backbone race – a 268-mile occasion that began in Edale, Derbyshire, on June 15.
Cope crossed the end line in Kirk Yetholm with a time of 79:10:14 to spherical off what was a dominant efficiency from begin to end.
The Montane Summer time Backbone returned for 2024 with its largest ever subject of participations for the principle occasion, all hoping to emulate final 12 months’s winner, Dave Phillips, in claiming the coveted crown.
As runners lined up at first line in Edale, they had been confronted with the prospect of travelling 268 miles inside 156 hours throughout the Pennine Approach, overcoming gruelling terrain, sleep deprivation, and battling by way of dangerous climate.
The course required runners to traverse three nationwide parks, 287 gates, 249 timber stiles, 183 stone stiles, and 204 bridges, which collectively equated to the equal of 1.5 Everests of ascent, and all whereas battling knee-deep bogs, blazing solar, biting wind, torrential rain and even hail.
The race began with a frontrunning trio of Jon Protect, Cope, and Sam Moppett pulling forward of the remainder of the pack regardless of changeable climate situations, whereas Irene Kinnegan took an early lead within the ladies’s race, monitoring sooner than Anna Troup’s course document tempo which was set in 2022, with Rachel Value behind in second.
Montane Summer time Backbone race (Will Roberts)
Sadly for Protect and Moppett, they had been compelled to retire on day two, propelling Cope right into a race of his personal – now forward of the newly-second-placed Bjarte Wetteland.
Wetteland would find yourself going through the identical destiny as that of Protect and Moppett in being compelled to retire, which pushed Jacob Hayes in second place, forward of Kinnegim in third, who continued to dominate the ladies’s race as climate situations started to select up and provide some respite.
As Cope continued to tug away from the chasing subject, he opted to take a breather after 35 hours of racing, freshening up at Low Approach. It proved to be a sensible resolution, as he determined to handle his effort and vitality ranges with over half of the famously unforgiving course nonetheless to be conquered.
Over the subsequent couple of days, each Cope and Kinnegim continued to claim their dominance over the remainder of the contenders, though their fates would later journey in reverse instructions.
It was jubilation for Cope as he rounded off his relentless race by sprinting throughout the end line in Kirk Yetholm within the sixth quickest time the course has ever seen. His win was all of the extra spectacular given he was recognized with kind 1 diabetes on the age of 14.
He mentioned: “That was good, I’m pleased with that. To complete first is sensible and it has been beautiful proper from the storms on day one, the biblical rain coming down, to finish it superbly, and simply so effectively taken care of from begin to end.”
As Cope headed off to take pleasure in his win , Kinnegim continued to battle in direction of the end line. It will show to finish in heartbreak for her nevertheless, as upon reaching Checkpoint 5 in Bellingham, she was suggested to withdraw after talking with the medical workforce. After main the ladies’s race since day one, her withdrawal catapulted Sue Straw into first place, with Rachel Value an in depth second and Linn Davies Sahlström third.
Whereas victory was already claimed by Cope, the race continued for second place, with Jacob Hayes positioned to assert the runner-up spot, forward of John Boothman in third. There have been no stings within the tail for both athlete, nevertheless, as Hayes claimed second place with a time of 100:31:54, over 10 hours forward of Boothman.
With Kinnegim now out of the occasion, it was delight for Straw, as she efficiently held off each Value and Sahlström to assert victory within the ladies’s race in 122:43:49.
Males: 1 C Cope (GBR) 79:10:14; 2 J Hayes (GBR) 100:31:54; 3 J Boothman (GBR) 110:42:24
Ladies: 1 S Straw (GBR) 122:43:49; 2 R Value (GBR) 134:39:37; 3 L Davies Sahlstrom (SWE) 138:01:27
Summer time Backbone Dash
Males: S Earle 8:21:49; 2 L Hinshelwood 8:29:48; 3 P Johnston 8:29:48
Ladies: 1 M Browne 8:30:29 (course rec); 2 L Broughton 9:31:2; 3 D Martin-Consani 10:10:38
RUN FOR ALL LEEDS 10km, West Yorkshire, June 23
Timothy Kibet Koskei received from fellow Kenyan Josephat Gisimo in 28:51, a time simply 10 seconds outdoors his highway greatest, to make it two wins in successive weeks within the colors of Race Nation, after operating 28:54 in Bamburgh the earlier Sunday.
The 2 had run collectively earlier than Koskei broke away to win by 50 metres or so. Ilkley’s Jack Cummings ran many of the race in isolation earlier than ending a effectively crushed third with 30:24, some 22 seconds inside his earlier greatest.
Additional again, the ladies’s s part was taken by Metropolis of Leeds’ Heather Townsend in 33:41, as Kelly Jones was second with 34:24.
Deeper within the subject, the perfect age group efficiency got here from Treena Johnson, the British half-marathon and marathon W60 record-holder who ran 38:53.
General: 1 T Koskei (KEN) 28:51; 2 J Gisimo (KEN) 29:03; 3 J Cummings (Ilk) 30:24; 4 D Garbut (Durh) 31:16; 5 J Harrod (W’bury) 31:30; 6 E Hobbs (Ilk) 31:36; 7 B McCawley (Leeds) 31:44; 8 M Valero (Valley St) 32:03; 9 B Burton (Roth) 32:05; 10 P Hathaway (Tad) 32:25
M40: 1 P Tedd (Leeds) 33:45
M50: 1 J Walton (leeds) 33:20; 2 A Grinall (St Ther) 34:51
Ladies: 1 H Townsend (Leeds) 33:41; 2 Okay Jones 34:24; 3 G Malir (Leeds) 34:37; 4 S Hunter (Ak) 35:55; 5 Okay Brown (Lon H) 36:07; 6 Okay Ballantyne-Chalmers (Leeds) 36:47
W60: 1 T Johnson (Dews) 38:53
EXBURY GARDENS 10km, Hampshire, June 23
General: 1 J Copeland (SC Vets, M40) 32:02
M55: 1 J Bassinder (Poole) 36:43
Ladies: 1 H Martin (Poole, W45) 38:03
LEAMINGTON SPA HALF-MARATHON, Warwickshire, June 23
General: 1 B Kruze (Strat, M40) 71:40
Ladies: 1 S Barton (Higham) 86:11
PRESTWOLD 10km, Leicestershire, June 23
General: 1 M Scarsbrook (Badgers) 31;43; 2 M Hussein (R’hoggs) 32:14
M40: 1 P Featherstone (W Finish) 33:37
M50: 1 M Hulbert (Wigston) 36:39
M60: 1 A Inexperienced (Hunc) 38:15
Ladies: 1 C Frankland (W Finish) 37:04
W55: 1 N Nealon (Hunc) 43:07
RANELAGH 10km, inc Surrey Champs, Richmond, Surrey, June 23
Georgie Bruinvels added the 10km title to her Surrey cross-country victory because the South of the Thames champion continued her 2024 unbeaten streak.
General: 1 S Pal 32:14
M40: 1 J Hutchins (Wok) 32:47
M55: 1 S Ramek (26.2RRC) 38:10
M60: 1 S Corfield (Soc) 38:39
M65: 1 D Ogden (S Lon) 38:58
Ladies: 1 G Bruinvels (AFD, W35) 35:50
W40: 1 L Bailey (Strag) 36:29
W54: 1 A Smith (S Lon) 43:05
W60: 1 S Harrison (G&G) 44:08
STONE ST MICHAELS 10km, Staffordshire, June 23
General: 1 L Gratton (Ruce) 30:48; 2 B McIntosh (Vale R) 32:33
M65: 1 M Eustace (C&S) 37:17
Ladies: 1 G Stanfield (Trenth) 37:15
W45: 1 D Sherwin (Stoke) 37:31
W60: 1 C Higgs (Trenth) 44:35
TRENT PARK TRIFFIC 10km TRAIL, Enfield, June 23
The day after profitable the 5000m within the Nationwide League East for Shaftesbury, Tom Butler was again in motion with a multi-terrain win.
Junior Tabitha Woodhouse additionally notched up her second victory in latest days to take the ladies’s occasion.
General: 1 T Butler (SB) 33:24
Ladies: 1 T Woodhouse (Herts P, U20) 39:01
WYTHALL & HOLLYWOOD 10km, Warwickshire, June 24
General: 1 J Carter (BRAT, M40) 32;47
Ladies: 1 F Lucas (B’ville) 42:45
BURY FRIDAY 5, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, June 21
High ranked under-17, Brandon Barber prolonged his unbeaten run on this Suffolk Friday night time collection to eight, along with his third victory of this 12 months, this time in 25:17.
The Ipswich Harrier can be the under-15 British record-holder over the gap, as Katie King posted her 14th outright ladies’s win of the 12 months.
General: 1 B Barber (Ips H, U20) 25:17
M60: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 30:00
Ladies: 1 Okay King (St Ed, W35) 30:13
RISE OF THE PHOENIX, Beacon Hill, Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, June 21
This 12 months’s Midland cross-country champion Gemma Metal received the ladies’s part, with an in depth second total inserting, on this hilly multi-terrain occasion the place the runners had been joined by Canicross opponents.
General: 1 S Jolly Race Hub, M40) 30:44; 2 G Metal (Charn, W35) 30:48
Ladies: Metal 30:48
SPRINGFIELD STRIDERS FRIDAY 5, Pleshey, Essex, June 21
Scott Cousins received by greater than a minute in a private greatest 24:29, as Sarah Overington made it a Springfield double.
General: 1 S Cousins (S’subject) 24:29
M60: 1 P Mingay (Col H) 29:00
Ladies: 1 S Overington (S’subject, W35) 30:18
W45: 1 J Bolton (Invoice’cay) 32:50
SUMMER SOLSTICE 10km, Lengthy Bennington, Lincolnshire, June 21
A number of Lincolnshire cross-country champion Matt Bowser notched up his third native 10km win of the 12 months.
General: 1 M Bowser (Linc W, M40) 31:32; 2 L Mullen (Skeg) 32:49
M45: 1 J Bailey (Mansf) 33:16
M55: 1 G Southern (Sleaf) 36:15
Ladies: 1 S Hill (Retf, W50) 43:41
SALE SIZZLER 5km Sequence, Better Manchester, Race 1, June 20
Sarah Dufour-Jackson was simply outdoors her greatest when profitable the ladies’s part in 16:56 as, behind, second positioned Kirsty Longley improved to 3rd within the W45 rankings for the 12 months with a 17:18 clocking.
Up forward and in a more in-depth males’s race, Josh Birmingham received for Salford in 15:03.
General: 1 J Birmingham (Salf) 15:03
M40: 1 T Charles (Chorl) 15:10
M50: 1 A Pickford (Alt) 17:02
M55: 1 D Bennett (Roch) 17:00
M60: 1 R Evans (Alt) 17:56; 2 S Watmough (Warr) 18:07
M65: 1 G Webb (Horw) 19:53
M70: 1 D Gee (Manch) 20:33
Ladies: 1 S Dufor-Jackson (Vale R) 16:56; 2 Okay Longley (Liv PS, W45) 17:18
W50: 1 A Chinoy (Sale) 19:35
W55: 1 J Prepare dinner (Salf) 20:33; 2 D Broad (Vale R) 20:55
W60: 1 L Sinclair (Inventory) 22:50
W65: 1 J Cordingley (Sale) 21:45
W75: 1 A Dinsmore (Inventory) 29:50
HAYLING BILLY 5, Hayling Island, Hampshire, June 19
General: 1 J O’Hara (Ports) 24:50
Ladies: 1 R Reed 33;31
MIDWEEK LEAGUE Harlow 10km, Div 3, Race 3, Hertfordshire, June 19
General: 1 S Prosser (Herts P, M40) 36:00
M75: 1 R Bloom (Herts P) 51:41
Div 3 TEAM: 1 Bishops Stortford 342
M40 TEAM: 1 Bishops Stortford 88
Ladies: 1 T Woodhouse (Herts P, U20) 37:04
Div 3 TEAM: 1 Bishops Stortford 120
W35 TEAM: 1 Bishops Stortford 33
HARROGATE DISTRICT SUMMER LEAGUE, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, June 18
General: 1 T Adams (Ilk, M40) 25:18
M55: 1 M Forrest (R&Z) 29:34
Ladies: 1 H Tuffs (Nidd, W35) 30:27
W50: 1 N Simpson (R&Z) 33;22
W55: 1 A Spencer (Weth’by) 32:45
NEWBURN RIVER RUN, Newcastle, Tyne & Put on, June 18
Steve Rankin received this multi-terrain occasion that was listed as being over a six-mile course however which seems to be considerably shorter.
Megan Stenhouse who was14th within the 2023 English Nationwide junior championship took the ladies’ part.
General: 1 S Rankin (Sund) 25:37; 2 J Cropwell (Gate) 25:47; 3 W Ewens (Ayr) 25:56; 4 D Johnson 26:07; 5 A Hepple (Gosf) 26:20; 6 L McDonnell (Birt) 26:42
M40: 2 D Dawson (Gate) 27:05
M50: 1 J Cox (Sedge) 30:01
M60: 1 R Tailford (Tyne Br) 31;23
Ladies: 1 M Stonehouse (R&N) 29:07; 2 R Falloon (Morp) 29:41; 3 Okay Watson (Blyth) 33;12
CHIPPENHAM LONGEST DAY 10km, Wiltshire, June 18
General: 1 H Woods (Swin, U20) 32;22
Ladies: 1 Okay Hughes (W’bury, W50) 39:56
GATELEY CHASE THE SUN 10km, Battersea Park, London, June 18
General: 1 A Lawrence (Fitch) 32:32
M40: 1 S Woolley (W4H) 33:32
M50: 1 N Hughes (Chilt) 34:46
M80: 1 D Hollenback 51:45
Ladies: 1 E Trombetta 39:59
HEDDINGTON %km SERIES, Wiltshire, June 18
General: 1 B Cole Swin) 15:03
Ladies: 1 E Carroll (TVH) 17:04
W45: 1 J Rockliffe (T Bathtub) 18:42
THRUXTON 10km SERIES, Hampshire, June 18
General: 1 N Bester (Finest A) 32:00
Ladies: 1 P Tanner 34:45
YORKSHIRE WOLDS 10km, Bugthorpe, East Yorkshire, June 18
General: 1 J Firth (Tad) 32;22
M40: 1 J Eaton (Tad) 33:35
M50: 1 D Smithers (Knaves) 36:03
Ladies: 1 C Mason (York) 36:52
GLENROTHES 10km, Glenrothes, June 23
General (all Fife): 1 L Rodgers 31:18; 2 A Gudgin 32:47; 3 L Hutson 33:29
M50: R Clark (PHRC) 37:16
Ladies: 1 A Cruickshanks (Fife) 39:33; 2 M Blankenstein (Edin, W40) 40:17
DUNECHT DASH 5km, Dunecht, June 22
General: 1 D Marshall (Metro) 16:30; 2 Okay Backyard (Metro) 16:35; 3 N Lawson (A’deen, U17) 17:02
M50: M Barker (Metro) 17:46
Ladies: 1 N Gauld (Metro, W40) 19:09; 2 M Glass Park (Oldmeld, U13) 19:22; 3 C Grigor (DeepO3) 22:01
DAM FLASK RELAYS, Sheffield, June 18
Males (4×3.5M): 1 Hallam 1:11:20 (M Craig 18:04, Okay Sexton 18:09, J Bartlett 18:00, E Brown 17:07; 2 Hallam B 1:12:37 (T Harrison 18:32, J Birch 18:23, J Corridor 18:06, T Energy 17:36); 3 H&R 1:15:29; 4 Barns 1:16:335; 5 Metal 1:18:36; 6 H&R B 1:18:43
M40: Sheff RC 1:19:33
M50: Hallam 1:27:51
Ladies (3×3.5M): 1 Hallam 60:12 (C Potter 20:55, L Heyes 18:37, C Allen 20:40); 2 Hallam B 62:02 (L McNeil 18:46, E Pannone 20:59, C Slack 22:17); 3 Metal 64:22 (S Younger Alls 21:47, A Chambers 22:09, A Pearse 20:26); 4 Barns 68:14; 5 Metal (W35) 68:15; 6 H&R 68:37
W45: Totley 1:13:29
W55: Totley 1:24:24
Fell
WEST HIGHLAND WAY, Milngavie to Fort William, June 22
General (95M/14,760ft): 1 J McKenna (Tyne B, M40) 14:17:58; 2 R Dunlop (DundR) 14:50:29; 3 P Peciura (W’lands CC) 14:53:08; 4 S Pearce-Higgins (Edin, M40) 16:18:32; 5 A Paterson (Kend) 16:32:45; 6 Okay Wilson (G’nock) 17:23:31
M50: J Crozier (Lom) 18:44:23
M60: R Stark (Str’ven) 21:25:19
Ladies: 1 A McGill (Fife, W40) 19:33:02; 2 A Campbell (Gala, W50) 21:16:43; 3 Roberta Fletcher 22:22:30; 4 Marlene Baillie (W50) 22:37:57
DRINNAHILLY, Donard, June 21
General (3M/1080ft): 1 T Crudgington (Newc) 21:55; 2 A Crutchley (Newc) 23:43; 3 E McMullan (Newc) 23:55; 4 Paul Brennan 24:20; 5 J Mcatee (Mourne) 24:28; 6 P McDaid (Newc, U20) 24:35
M40: A Tees (BARF) 24:46
M45: L Vallely (Armagh) 24:58
M50: R Bell (Mourne) 27:04
M60: David Blake 29:17
M65: S Murdock (Mourne) 33:28
M70: P McGuckin (Lunch) 34:32
Ladies: 1 A Gosling (Newc, W40) 27:45; 2 M Hell (N Belf) 28:08; 3 T Cumming (Newc, W40) 28:27; 4 C Edington (Annad) 28:28
W55: D Wilson (Drom) 30:06
W60: P Shields (Newc) 36:50
W65: J McMinn (N Down) 39:39
U20: E Welsh (Newry) 34:53
Multi-terrain
SALTIRE 24-HOUR RACE, Banchory, June 22
General (4.2-mile laps, age not declared): 1 Colin Ritchie 23:53:09 (28.6 laps); 2 Scott Adams 23:57:15 (25.4); 3 Maximillian Schneider 23:55:37 (25.2)
Ladies: 1 Rebecca Bryce 23:14:50 (24); 2 Lynne Herd 23:58:00 (22.4); 3 Leeanne Brown 23:24:43 (20.2)
BLACK ROCK 5, Kinghorn, June 21
General: 1 J Crowe (Centr) 22:15; 2 C Milne (Centr) 22:47; 3 A Thompson (Centr) 23:28; 4 J Barrable (Cors) 23:42; 5 J Donald (Dund H) 23:46; 6 A Gudgin (Fife) 24:30
M40: R Houston (Centr) 25:15
M50: S Cairns (HBT) 27:32
M60: Dave Thom 30:41
U20: A Wright (Edin U) 24:44
TEAM: 1 Centr 16; 2 Cors 57; 3 Fife 64
Ladies: 1 M Millar (Centr) 26:23; 2 C MacDonald (Bella R) 27:55; 2 R Penfold (Edin) 28:36; 4 J Tovey (Cors) 29:27
W50: M Mowbray (HBT) 31:39
W60: J Gudgin (C’gie) 34:40
W70: Sue Kingston 48:00
U20: L Gibson (Falk V) 31:21
TEAM: 1 Edin 274; 2 Centr 284; 3 HBT 334
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