Sedbergh Hills Fell Race

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The Sedbergh Hills Fell Race is an annual fell running race in Cumbria, England. The race starts and finishes in Sedbergh and has a distance of approximately 22.5km and contains 1830m of ascent. It is usually run in August. [1] The inaugural event was held in 1979. The ladies' race was held over a shorter course that year, but subsequently the women ran the same route as the men. In its early years, the race was organised by Mike Walford on behalf of Kendal Athletic Club. [2]

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Course

From Sedbergh the course makes a clockwise loop. It initially heads up to Arant Haw (605m) and then to Castley Knotts. Then around Brown Moor, Fell Head and Hazelgill Knott. The course turns south to The Calf (676m) past Arant Haw again to Winder (473m) before heading down into Sedbergh. [3] [4]

Winners

YearMenTime (h:m:s)WomenTime (h:m:s)Refs
2023Billy Cartwright2:04:23Nichola Jackson2:28:04 [5]
2022Garry Greenhow2:23:04Eleanor Johnstone2:51:32 [6]
2021Sam Dixon2:31:09Helen Leigh3:11:01 [7]
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019James Harris2:22:21Katie Kaars Sijpesteijn2:49:44 [8]
2018 Rob Jebb 2:20:22Sharon Taylor2:51:03 [9]
2017Garry Greenhow2:20:44Zoe Harding2:43:48 [10]
2016Steven Snape2:26:55Nina Walkingshaw2:57:53 [11]
2015Joe Symonds2:13:40 Nicky Spinks 2:56:29 [12]
2014 Rob Hope 2:06:10 Victoria Wilkinson 2:19:34 [13] [14]
2013 Rob Jebb 2:11:14 Victoria Wilkinson 2:28:31 [15] [16]
2012Andy Brown2:22:06Fiona Hughes2:44:26 [17]
2011Morgan Donnelly2:02:44Jackie Lee2:32:43 [18]
2010Jon Morgan2:18:55Karen Davison2:43:15 [19]
2009Rick Stuart2:21:03 Nicky Spinks 3:00:47 [20]
2008Darren Kay2:23:34Gayle Sugden2:55:51 [21] [22]
2007Joe Symonds2:10:50Alison Raw2:47:42 [23] [24]
2006 Rob Jebb 1:59:41Natalie White2:25:21 [25]
2005 Rob Jebb 2:10:35Nicola Davies2:43:41 [26]
2004 Colin Donnelly 2:13:22Clare Kenny3:01:29 [27]
2003Joe Blackett2:26:44Katy Thompson3:24:02 [28]
2002 Rob Hope 2:10:48Andrea Priestley2:28:39 [29]
2001Cancelled due to foot-and-mouth outbreak
2000Mark Roberts2:12:15Vanessa Peacock2:49:08 [30]
1999 Steve Birkinshaw 2:21:35Vanessa Peacock2:34:36 [31]
1998 Simon Booth 2:00:04Vanessa Peacock2:33:12 [32]
1997Jim Davies2:14:06Nicola Davies2:49:36 [33]
1996 Colin Donnelly 2:13:10Vanessa Peacock2:47:34 [34]
1995Robin Jamieson2:07:11Vanessa Peacock2:31:40 [35]
1994Robin Jamieson2:06:36Ruth Pickvance2:34:46 [36]
1993Robin Jamieson2:10:31Sue Parkin2:44:40 [37]
1992John Taylor2:02:49Sheila Wright2:37:56 [38]
1991 Keith Anderson 1:57:11Janet Kenyon2:41:35 [39]
1990 Keith Anderson 2:07:33Sue Parkin2:49:33 [40]
1989 Keith Anderson 2:01:59Kath Martin2:43:48 [41]
1988Hugh Symonds2:02:53Vanessa Brindle2:29:26 [42]
1987Robin Bergstrand2:08:28Sue Parkin2:52:23 [43]
1986Robin Bergstrand1:59:33 [44]
1985Hugh Symonds2:05:43Jean Lochhead2:55:36 [45]
1984Jon Broxap2:07:11Gillian Wilkinson2:54:05 [46]
1983Hugh Symonds2:01:37 [47]
1982 Kenny Stuart 2:06:37Carol McNeill3:03:03 [48]
1981Bob Whitfield2:05:36 Pauline Haworth 2:41:49 [49]
1980John McGee2:14:05 Ros Coats 3:02:22 [50]
1979 Billy Bland 2:14:40Bridget Hogge2:05:26 [51] [Note 1]

Note 1: The women ran a shorter course than the men in 1979.

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