Busy weekend for Britain’s best mountain runners as they compete in World Trials and Inter-Counties Championships

Uphill Trial for World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, Keswick, May 5

Sara Willhoit produced an impressive performance as first woman home in the uphill trial race for the GB&NI team for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubai in June, Anne Buckley reports.

Second was Phillipa Williams, who took bronze in the up-and-downhill World Championships in 2019, with Katie Avery taking third. Avery was part of the silver medal GB&NI team at the 2022 uphill World Championships in Thailand. Another member of that team, Ruth Jones, took fourth, just holding off Kirsty Dickson.

Joe Steward looked strong in winning the men’s race from Chris Richards. There was a battle for third and fourth between two Scots, Andy Douglas and Jacob Adkin, with 2019 European champion Adkin getting the better of Douglas on the steep final section to the top of Skiddaw.

Joe Steward (Stephen Wilson)

The race was run from Dodd Wood, north of Keswick, and took the runners over Ullock Pike and Carl Side to the top of Skiddaw.

Overall (6.4km/905m): 1 J Steward (Salf/ENG) 38:12; 2 C Richards (Helm, H/ENG) 38:37; 3 J Adkin (Kesw/SCO) 39:14; 4 A Douglas (I’clyde, SCO) 39:24; 5 S Batchelor (Salom/SCO) 39:38; 6 T Spencer (Bux/ENG) 40:05; 7 G Dale (Amble/ENG) 40:31; 8 R Gollan (Shett/SCO) 40:43; 9 O Subuh-Symons (Amble/ENG) 40:46; 10 F Grant (Dark Pk/ENG) 41:09

M40: P Faulkner (C’thy/ENG) 44:09

M70: M Moorhouse (Mat/ENG) 63:57

Women: 1 S Willhoit (Mercia/ENG) 45:20; 2 P Williams (Dark Pk/ENG) 45:51; 3 K Avery (Shild/ENG) 47:12; 4 R Jones (Salf/ENG) 47:44; 5 K Dickson (C’thy/SCO) 47:58; 6 H Page (C’thy/SCO) 49:09; 7 C Lambert (M’bro/ENG) 49:48; 8 E Weir (TH&H/ENG) 51:32; 10 K Lord (Amble/ENG) 54:29

BRITISH INTER-COUNTIES MOUNTAIN RACE, Sedbergh, May 7

Andy Douglas comfortable won the men’s Inter-Counties title from Chris Richards with Joe Steward third two days after winning the Trials.

Richards had been second in the Trials.

Phillipa Williams had earlier finished second to Sarah Willhoit in the Trials but here Willhoit finished fourth and Williams won by 48 seconds.

Williams had finished fifth in the Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships in March.

Andy Douglas (Dave Woodhead)

Overall (14km/760m):
1 A Douglas (SCO-N) 56:00
2 C Richards (Cumbr) 56:32
3 J Steward (Gtr Man) 57:26

First three men with winner Andy Douglas centre (Dave Woodhead)

4 J Adkin (SCO-E) 57:32
5 F Grant (Derbs) 57:50
6 R Gollan (SCO-N) 58:17
7 J Crowe (SCO-E) 58:22
8 T Lamont (Cumb) 58:24
9 B Rothery (Yorks) 58:29
10 G Cunliffe (Lancs) 58:41
11 G Dale (Cumbr) 60:05
12 F Lydon (Leic&Rut) 60:12
13 K Cooper (SCO-W) 60:16
14 C Holdsworth (Lancs) 60:39
15 E Corden (Gtr Manc) 60:51
16 J Dunn (SCO-E) 61:24
17 J Espie (SCO-N) 61:28
18 J Cummings (Yorks) 61:31
19 H Pulham (SCO-W) 61:50
20 G Roberts (WAL-N) 62:34

Winning Cumbria men’s team (Dave Woodhead)

TEAM: 1 Cumbr 21; 2 SCO-N 24; 3 SCO-E 27; 4 Lancs 49; 5 Yorks 51; 6 Gtr Manc 63; 7 SCO-W 65; 8 WAL-N 80; 9 NIR 90; 10 Leic&Rut 95

Phillipa Williams (Dave Woodhead)

Women:
1 P Williams (Yorks) 64:57
2 A Goodall (SCO-E) 65:45
3 C Lambert (Yorks) 67:55
4 S Willhoit (Shrops) 68:15
5 J Emmerson (Warws) 68:51
6 S McCormack (Cumbr) 69:11
7 M Tibbot (Gtr Manc) 69:49
8 R Jones (Lancs) 70:05
9 B Penty (Yorks Res) 70:12
10 K Dickson (SCO-E) 70:15
11 A Fan (Cumbr) 71:17
12 N Lang (SCO-E) 71:24
13 R Mather (Yorks) 71:29
14 C MacDonald (NE Cts) 72:28
15 H Smith (Yorks) 72:36
16 C Taylor (Cumbr) 73:23
17 E Cowper-Coles 74:09
18 J Henderson (WAL-N) 74:20
19 A Gosling (NIR) 75:40
20 S Wood 76:03

TEAM: 1 Yorks 16; 2 SCO-E 22; 3 Cumbr 31; 4 SCO-W 64; 5 NE Cts 74; 6 Warws 75; 7 Shrops 77; 8 NIR 81; 9 Lancs 81; 10 WAL-E 8

Winning Yorkshire team (Dave Woodhead)

CADER IDRIS (WFRA championships counter), Dolgellau, May 20

Overall (10.5M/3000ft):
1 F Grant (Dark Pk) 86:31; 2 T Wood (Eryri) 88:21; 3 3 J Agnew (Mercia) 89:04; 4 G Roberts (Calder V) 89:35; 5 T Haynes (Eryri) 90:32; 6 C Green (Wells) 91:42; 7 L Parker (Stock H) 94:55; 8 J Gomes (Wrex, M40) 95:02; 9 S Edwards (Eryri) 95:08; 10 J Brearley-Ratcliffe 95:26; 11 O Perratt (Lud) 95:38; 12 I Oldfield (Wrex) 96:03; 13 S Willhoit (Mercia, W) 96:15; 14 O Jones (Bris, M40) 96:51; 15 S Lewis (M40) 98:31

M50: S Godsman (Calder V) 1:41:37

M60: R Owen (Eryri) 1:58:29

TEAM: 1 Eryri 4:34:01; 2 Dark Pk 4:55:51; 3 Wrex 4:57:33; 4 Calder V 5:01:32

Women:
1 Willhoit 96:15; 2 L Richardson (Eryri) 1:43:11; 3 K Entwistle (Bris) 1:44:41; 4 K Reynolds (Eryri) 1:50:12; 5 J Henderson (W40) 1:50:13; 6 F Price (Builth) 1:50:30; 7 R Probert Mynydd D, W50) 1:52:15; 8 S Richards (Eryri) 1:56:13; 9 J Lee (Eryri, W40) 1:57:55; 10 F Collett (Dark Pk) 1:58:44

W60: E Collins (Denbigh) 2:24:00

TEAM: 1 Eryri 5:29:36; 2 Mercia 5:48:05; 3 Mynydd D 6:21:29; 4 Dark Pk 6:28:15

GOATFELL (SHR championships counter), Brodick, May 20

Overall (8M/2866ft):
1 A Douglas (I’clyde) 74:43; 2 A Masson (C’thy) 76:27; 3 A Campbell (Cambus) 77:50; 4 D Dry (Shett) 78:21; 5 J Espie (Dees R) 78:38; 6 E Brown (Cors) 79:44; 7 H Pulham (Shett) 80:36; 8 R Simpson (Shett) 80:48; 9 F Thomaon (A’deen) 81:20; 10 M Wilkinson 81:52; 11 R Gardiner (Cors) 82:01; 12 T Callan (W’Lands CC) 83:28; 13 J Dunn (Cors) 84:23; 14 A Fallas (C’thy, M40) 84:49; 15 G Stewart (W’lands CC) 85:56

M50: K Richmond (Shett) 88:10

M60: C Donnelly (Cambus) 91:55

TEAM (provisional): 1 Shett 37; 2 C’thy 57; 3 W’lands CC 68; 4 Cambus 104:

Women:
1 H Page (C’thy) 91:05; 2 C Macdonald (Bella R) 93:26; 3 E Downs (W’lands CC) 94:15; 4 Z Clare (Shett) 97:19; 5 B Hanson (Moorf) 99:23; 6 E Foreman (W’lands CC) 99:47; 7 C Macphail (Shett) 1:40:47; 8 H Leigh (HHR) 1:41:15; 9 K Oakley (Ayr S) 1:42:17; 10 H Fallas (C’thy) 1:43:36

W50: A Mudge (C’thy) 1:43:57

W60: H Dean (Ochil) 2:02:11

TEAM: 1 W’lands CC 21; 2 C’thy 22; 3 Shett 37

STORTH STAMPEDE (English junior championships counter), nr Arnside, Cumbria, May 20

U19 (8.96km/277m):
1 S Bentham (Ilkley) 35:54; 2 W Walker (Clay) 37:05; 3 J Bowen (Amble) 37:46

U19 women:
1 S Rylance (Amble) 45:35; 2 M Preece (Tel) 47:12; 3 C Wilkinson (Horw) 51:43

U17 (5.07km/125m):
1 J Sanderson (Sett) 18:32; 2 T Hooper (Wharf) 18:48; 3 N Gallagher-Thompson (&C) 19:24

U17 women:
1 G Turner (P’stone FPR) 21:51; 2 R Gilldaley (Eden) 21:59; 3 I-M Wilson (Dark Pk) 22:24

U15 (4.8km/113m):
1 P Aron (Traff) 18:23; 2 J Ireland (Macc) 18:27; 3 A White (Traff) 18:31

U15 girls:
1 C McKee (Calder V) 19:38; 2 I Pastor (Warriors) 21:09; 3 P Boyle (Leven V) 21:33

U13 (3.42km/100m):
1 H Hopkinson (Ross) 14:02; 2 J Green (Amble) 14:08; 3 C Dobson (Ross) 14:08

U13 girls:
1 A Carr (Ross) 15:01; 2 M McGoldrick (Sett) 15:07; 3 K Crossland (Horw) 15:32

ROCKY, Leitrim, May 18

Overall (4.25M/1600ft):
1 T Crudginton (Newc, U20) 31:57; 2 A Crutchley 33:11; 3 J Mcatee (Mourne) 33:41; 4 J Scott (Mourne) 34:45; 5 J Millar (Mourne) 35:00; 6 E O’Kane (U20) 35:21; 7 J McKee (Mourne) 35:25; 8 M Harte (Newry, M45) 35:29

M50: W Cartmill (Newry) 39:04

M55: S Hoey (Jog Lisb) 39:18

M60: P Le Blanc (Newry) 40:45

M65: D McGreevy (Newc) 42:11

M70: P McGuckin 48:29

M75: I Taylor (BARF) 61:22

Women:
1 E Dickson (Newry) 39:20; 2 M Hell (N Belf) 40:31; 3 D Wilson (Drom, W50) 41:02; 4 S Mcintyre 43:28; 5 T Cumming (Willow) 43:37

W55: S Farnan (BARF) 47:34

W65: M Mackin (Drom) 49:43

U20: C Savage (Newc) 47:18

PARKS LIFE, BELPER, May 18

Overall (7km/210m):
1 M Bartram (C&C) 26:38; 2 S Flanagan (Leeds C) 27:45; 3 D Hawley (Long E, M40) 29:16; 4 A Young (Belpr, M40) 29:39; 5 S Harrison (Der R) 30:04; 6 L Beresford (Mat, M40) 30:08

M50: J Hunt (Dark Pk) 31:13

M60: S Edwards 35:46

M70: R Morgan (Belpr) 39:37

Women:
1 L Palmer-Blount (Sinf) 32:32; 2 C Williams (Sinf) 33:11; 3 A Rowell (Derw R) 34:44; 4 C Kenny (Derw R) 35:10

W40: J Smith (Long E) 36:01

W50: M Mason (Belpr) 36:26

W60: J Heithus (Sinf) 44:26

FAIRFIELD HORSESHOE (English championships counter), Ambleside, May 13

Overall (14.5km/914m):
1 G Cunliffe (Ross) 78:11; 2 W Cartwright (Mat) 78:16; 3 B Rothery (Ilkley) 78:21; 4 D Haworth (Mat) 79:02; 5 F Grant (Dark Pk) 79:32; 6 B Townshend (Kesw) 79:51; 7 T Lamont (Helm H) 80:50; 8 N Lawson (Dark Pk) 81:46; 9 M Lamb (Kesw) 81:52; 10 W Tighre (Bux) 81:55; 11 L Mccourt (Morp) 82:01; 12 E Vorden (Dark Pk) 83:00; 13 G Dale (Amble) 83:22; 14 B Houghton (Dark Pk) 83:37; 15 S Stead (Kesw) 84:09; 16 S Hebblethwaite (Kesw, M40) 84:27; 17 C Alborough (Dur F) 84:36; 18 S Holding (C’land F) 84:49; 19 R Jebb (Helm H, M45) 85:20; 20 M Atkinson (Kesw) 85:26

M50: G Mulholland (Calder V) 90:09

M60: D Prosser (Kesw) 97:07

M65: S Entwisle (Penn) 1:58:03

M70: M Moorhouse (Mat) 2:05:55

TEAM (provisional): 1 Dark Pk 39; 2 Kesw 46; 3 Helm H 106; 4 Mat 113; 5 Calder V 122; 6 Amble 165

Women:
1 P Williams (Dark Pk) 87:09; 2 N Jackson (Kesw) 93:01; 3 V Wilkinson (Bing, W40) 93:53; 4 S Taylor (Helm H, W40) 95:00; 5 E Cowper-Coles (Denb D) 95:57; 6 C Taylor (B Combe) 96:32; 7 A Fan (Amble) 97:10; 8 L Browne (B Co,be) 98:27; 9 C Lambert (M’bro) 1:42:43; 10 C Leather (Liv PS) 1:42:47; 11 A Whitaker (Harr) 1:44:06; 12 A Pearse (Steel) 1:44:16

W50: L Osborn (Amble) 1:45:57

W55: D Gowans (Tod) 1:58:15

W60: R Browne (Bowl) 1:58:53

W65: B Weight (Bing) 2:16:18

W70: W Dodds (Dallam) 2:23:03

TEAM: 1 B Combe 27; 2 Dark Pk 31; 3 Amble 44; 4 Kesw 52; 5 Bing 80; 6 Helm H 80

SLIEVE DONARD, Iniscarn Forest, May 13

Overall (5.5M/840m):
1 P Pruzina (P&B) 51:48; 2 A Tees (BARF, M40) 55:13; 3 J Steede (Glens, M40) 56:15; 4 A Hannna (Newc) 58:04; 5 J McAtee (Mourne) 58:07; 6 R Carson (Newc, M40) 59:24

M45: R Davison-Kernan (BARF) 63:04

M50: C Bailey (Mourne) 64:34

U20: P McDaid (Newc) 68:08

M55: P Grant (Newc) 71:05

M60: M Burotn (IMRA) 75:38

M65: D McGreevy (Newc) 77:10

M75: J Patterson (Newc) 81:34

Women:
1 D Wilson (Drom, W50) 65:55; 2 B Quinn (W45) 70:23; 3 A James (Carmen) 73:02); 4 R Howley (IMRA) 73:03

W55: A Perry (B’drain) 75:33

W60: P Shields (Murl) 87:06

SHINING TOR, Buxton, May 10

Overall (6.2M/1020ft):
1 H Bond (Staffs M) 40:45; 2 S Harding (Macc) 40:53; 3 A Jackson 41:30; 4 B Hicks (Macc) 42:52; 5 P Senior (Chorlton) 42:55; 6 M Jones (Dark Pk) 43:32; 7 H Prady 43:46; 8 L Beresford (Mat, M40) 43:56

M50: S Bramwell (G’dale) 45:24

M55: M Lynas (Macc) 50:22

M60: M Frost (Boll) 57:09

M70: A Watts (Ches HR) 61:57

M75: A Hulme 79:05

TEAM: 1 Macc 15; 2 Staffs M 30; 3 Dark Pk 49

Women:
1 K Walshaw (Holm) 45:07; 2 F Sharpley (Macc) 50:25; 3 KMacFarlane (C’thy) 51:58; 4 S Woods (Chorlton) 52:10; 5 S Curtis (Penn, W50) 52:19

W55: A Frost (Macc) 58:30

W60: L Rowlinson (Sale) 71:03

W65: A-M Jones (Macc) 71:49

TEAM: 1 Macc 18; 2 Chorlton 26; 3 Penn 52

JACK BLOOR RACES, Ilkley Moor, May 9

Overall (8.4km/350m):
1 N Lawson (Dark Pk) 39:52; 2 G Rush (Leeds C, M40) 39:54; 3 H Kingston (N Leeds F) 41:03; 4 J Walton (Doss) 43:02; 5 S Bentham (Ilkley) 43:07; 6 M Bloor (Dulw) 43:36

M50: P Darwood 44:41

M60: I Ferguson (Bing) 54:04

TEAM: 1 Doss; 2 Ilkley; 3 N Leeds F

Women:
1 J Roberts (N Leeds F) 52:52; 2 R Pilling (P&B, W40) 53:38; 3 N Jackson (N Leeds F, W40) 57:05; 4 L Needham (Wharf) 57:06

W50: A Weston (Ilkley) 60:16

W70: A Baldwin (Stain) 73:35

TEAM: 1 N Leeds F; 2 R’hay

MEARLEY CLOUGH, Worston, May 9

Overall (3.5km/1200ft):
1 E Bland (Bowl) 31:32; 2 R Hope (P&B, M40) 31:51; 3 A Palmer (Prest) 33:41; 4 S Shorrock (Barl, M40) 35:01; 5 R Green (Ach ClC) 35:05; 6 C Parkinson (Ross) 35:09

M50: P Crabtree (Wharf) 36:21

M60: G Schofield (Horw) 43:10

M70: J Maxfield (N’burgh N) 46:20

Women:
1 J Boocock (Bing) 41:02; 2 D Gowans (Tod, W50) 42:33; 3 L Parker (Ross, W40) 43:31; 4 J Powell (Wharf, W50) 45:46

W60: A Daykin (Clay) 46:49

TRUNCE SERIES, Oxspring, Sheffield, May 8

Overall (4.25M/550ft):
1 A Peers (Wake) 27:10; 2 R Cottam (P’stone FPR, M40) 27:18; 3 P Morris (CLowne) 27:49; 4 M Catchpole 28:08; 5 D Wainer (Askern) 28:14; 6 B Jeays (Bees, M40) 28:18; 7 B Malcolm (P’stone FPR, M40) 28:20; 8 K Swainson (Dark Pk, M40) 28:23

M50: S Mollart (Wake) 30:04

M60: S Bennett (Bowl) 34:34

M70: W Murgatroyd 47:25

Women:
1 N Drakeford (Barns) 31:50; 2 V Cox 32:07; 3 Ellie Crownshaw (Bradfld) 34:58; 4 S Cromwell (Holm) 35:04; 5 A Parkin (Wake TC) 335:44

W50: J Wilson (Hallam) 36:07

W60: A Middleton (Denb DT) 44:29

W70: B Hague (P’stone FPR) 51:43

U16 (2M/250ft approx):
1 T Kunicki-Holda (P’stone FPR) 12:53; 2 E Reed 13:48; 3 F MacKenzie (Dark Pk) 14:07
U16 women:
1 E Frost (Dark Pk) 14:23; 2 S Ellis (Denb DT) 15:38; 3 B-M Minichiello (Dark Pk) 16:13

BINNIAN TO THE TOP, Annalong, May 4

Overall (1.7M/1740ft): 1 Z Hanna (Newc) 22:59; 2 T Crudgington (Newc, U20) 24:42; 3 J Mcatee (Mourne); 4 A Crutchley 26:56; 5 E McMullan (Newc, U20) 27:18; 6 J McKee (Mourne) 27:54; 7 P Rooney (M40) 27:56; 8 R Aiken (Drom, M40) 28:05

M45: M Harte (Newry) 29:44

M55: S Hoey (Jog Lisb) 31:02

M65: D McGreevy (Newc) 34:09

M70: P McGuckin 39:22

U16: L O’Doherty (Mis Uls) 29:11

Women: 1 M Hell (N Belf) 31:12; 2 C Abraham 32:13; 3 E Dickson (Newry) 32:32; 4 K Graham (Lagan, U20) 33:20; 5 D Wilson (Drom, W50) 3:25

W55: S O’Kane (Lagan) 33:35

W60: P Shields (Murl) 38:53

W65: M Mackin (Drom) 39:50

PINHAW, Earby, May 5

Overall (5M/699ft):
1 J Cleaver (Ross, M40) 30:28; 2 A Wale (Clay, M40) 31:04; 3 C Shearer (Barl) 31:05; 4 B Walmsley (B’burn) 32:19; 5 D Mirfield (Barl) 32:33; 6 I Beresford (Barl. M40) 32:44

M45: R Cranham (Barl) 35:27

M55: M Horrocks (Barl) 36:48

M60: K Davies (Clay) 37:24

M65: D Howard (Traw) 44:57

WHANGIE WHIZZ, Carbeth, May 3

Overall (4M/800ft):
1 A Campbell 24:44
2 J Espie (Dees R) 25:06
3 A Thornton (Ochil) 26:20
4 G Stewart (W’lands CC) 26:32
5 I MacCorquodale (Cambus, M40) 27:23
6 I Pender (Shett) 27:49

M50: J Connahgan (Shett) 28:42

M60: M Anderson (W’lands CC) 31:54

Women:
1 E Downs (W’lands CC) 30:06
2 E Mooney (Ochil, W40) 34:49
3 H Barwick (W’lands CC) 36:16
4 N Dawson (W’lands CC, W40) 36:20

W50: F Kelsall (Ochil) 41:27

W60: K McGreevy 46:29

COINERS’ FELL RACE, Mytholmroyd, May 1

Overall (11.3km/335m):
1 B Coop (Bury) 47:03
2 S Hall (Calder V) 48:09
3 R James (Royt R) 48:12
4 J Raho (Holc, M40) 51:50
5 J Hood (Skip, M40) 52:19
6 A Wright (Ross) 52:53

M50: D Middlemas (Vall) 53:38

M60: G Chadderton (Horw) 63:17

M70: K Robinson (Wharf) 79:00

Women:
1 K Walshaw (Holm) 53:12
2 L Whitaker (Harr) 56:30
3 A Hassell (Wharf) 59:17
4 J Brown (Roch) 61:37

W40: J Buckley (Bing) 62:22

W50: S Bevan 64:29

W60: K Forster (Spec) 74:20

W70: A Baldwin (Stain) 82:25

LORDS SEAT, Whinlatter, Cumbria, May 3

Overall (5M/1400ft):
1 M Lamb (Kesw) 32:33
2 R Axe (W) 32:33
3 T Watt (Amble) 32:42
4 M Atkinson (Kesw) 33:44
5 J McAtear 35:11
6 C Aigeo (N Fells) 35:14

M40: S Netherway (Kesw) 35:15

M50: D Birch 36:32

M60: T Bolton (N Fells) 42:46

M70: C Webb (C’land F) 48:10

U17: G Campbell (Howg) 42:30

Women:
1 Axe 32:33
2 H Wootten (Kesw) 37:04
3 A Kelland (Eden) 40:27
4 J Richardson (N Fells) 43:16

W50: K Bridge (Eden) 45:01

W60: L Thompson 47:36

RAINOW, Cheshire, May 3

Overall (5M/750ft):
1 S Harding (Macc) 33:00
2 A Jackson 33:27
3 A Bunyan (Macc) 33:38
4 E Clowes (Newc TC) 33:57
5 T Barry (Penn) 34:29
6 B Hickes (Macc) 34:41
7 T Arthur (Chorlton) 34:29
8 M Burley (Macc) 34:57

M50: S Bramwell (G’dale) 36:09

M60: R Murphy (G’dale) 42:51

Women:
1 F Sharpley (Macc) 38:36
2 N Bowen 40:16
3 H Thompson (Poyn) 41:37
4 E Cameron (Macc) 41:48
5 S Curtis (Penn, W50) 42:05

W60: AM Jones (Macc) 49:21

M70: M Huyton (Macc) 53:33

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