Eccles Pike Fell Race | |
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Date | August |
Location | Buxworth, England |
Event type | Fell race |
Distance | 3.4 mi (5.5 km) |
Established | pre-1910 |
Course records | 21:58 [Andrew Heyes] 24:53 [Olivia Bush] |
Official site |
www |
Eccles Pike Fell Race is a fell race run from Buxworth, Derbyshire to the top of Eccles Pike, then back again. [1] The course is 3.4 mi (5.5 km) long and includes 1,001 ft (305 m) ascent, and is renowned for being short and demanding. [2] It has been run intermittently since 1910, and perhaps earlier. [3]
This race is reputed to be one of the oldest established fell races in the country, which probably accounts for the fact that it is short and sharp, basically a run straight to the top of a hill and back down.
Eccles Pike is one of the oldest fell races in the country, and has a history going back over 100 years. [2] Its start date is not known, but from 1910 a small cup was awarded to the winner, and the race venue would alternate between the nearby villages of Chinley and Buxworth each year. [5] In the 1920s, the race became part of the Summer Garden Fete each June, and a larger silver cup was presented to the winner. [5] The cup was first won in 1928 by Pat Campbell, the international steeplechaser from nearby Chapel-en-le-Frith; he went on to win the race three years in succession. [3]
The original race series ended in 1937, but was revived in 1969 by the local church committee, and has been held most years since. [5] The 1980 race saw John Wild set the course record of 18:14. [3] Over the years the race has attracted several great names of fell running, with other winners including Ron Hill and Ricky Wilde. [6] [5]
There used to be separate ladies and junior races held on the same day, but now all athletes run together. [5] The winner of the race is still presented with the 1928 cup, whilst the best junior receives the smaller 1910 cup. [5] Since 1995, the race has been organised by local running club Goyt Valley Striders, and it takes place in Buxworth on the second Wednesday evening in August. [5]
Since the course was last changed in 2009, the best men's time is 21:58 by Andrew Heyes in 2021. The best women's time is 24:53 by Olivia Bush in 2011. The fastest recorded time on any course is 18:14 by John Wild in 1980.
This list of sports fixtures or results is
incomplete; you can help by
adding missing items. (January 2023) |
Year | Men | Time | Women | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 [7] | William Longden | 22:11 | Harriet Wingfield | 25:29 |
2022 [8] | William Longden | 22:38 | Lucy Bednall | 28:03 |
2021 [9] | Andrew Heyes | 21:58 | Lucy Bednall | 28:33 |
2020 | COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2019 [10] | William Longden | 23:41 | Lucy Bednall | 28:17 |
2018 [11] | Nicholas Barber | 23:30 | Caitlin Rice | 26:36 |
2017 [12] | Alasdair Campbell | 23:28 | Lauren McNeil | 27:24 |
2016 [13] | Matt Elkington | 22:40 | Gwyneth Parry | 27:29 |
2015 [14] [15] | Robert Little | 23:14 | Hannah Brown | 26:38 |
2014 [16] | Robert Little | 23:08 | Caitlin Rice | 26:16 |
2013 [17] | Tom Bush | 24:06 | Caitlin Rice | 26:55 |
2012 [18] [19] | Jack Ross | 22:43 | Sandra Lewis | 29:09 |
2011 [20] | Jack Ross | 22:32 | Olivia Bush | 24:53 |
2010 [21] | Simon Coldrick | 23:11 | Emma Wilson | 25:50 |
2009 [22] | Lloyd Taggart | 22:38 | Liz Batt | 28:08 |
2008 [23] | Danny Hope | 21:17 | Clare Parker | 26:47 |
2007 [24] | Phil Winskill | 21:42 | Lisa Lacon | 26:21 |
2006 [25] [26] | Lloyd Taggart | 20:31 | Jackie Lee | 25:54 |
2005 [27] [28] | Andi Jones | 19:59 | Estelle Maguire | 27:34 |
2004 [29] [30] | Andrew Jack Ellis | 23:11 | Jenny Caddick | 31:54 |
2003 [31] [32] | Lloyd Taggart | 20:11 | Naomi Greaves | 26:15 |
2002 [33] [34] | Malcolm Fowler | 21:23 | Jane Mellor | 28:00 |
2001 [35] [36] | Malcolm Fowler | 21:16 | Naomi Greaves | 29:06 |
2000 [37] [38] | Malcolm Fowler | 20:44 | Estelle McGuire | 26:06 |
1999 [39] [40] | Tim Austin | 21:46 | Elizabeth Batt | 25:28 |
1998 [41] [42] | Lloyd Taggart | 20:53 | Sheryl Reason | 26:23 |
1997 [43] | Paul Deaville | 22:20 | Michaela Zazzi | 27:38 |
1996 [4] [44] | Andy Wilton | 19:26 | Kath Harvey | 27:34 |
1995 [45] [46] | Andy Wilton | 19:47 | Kath Harvey | 26:26 |
1994 [47] | Andy Trigg | 20:30 | Sally Newman | 25:12 |
1991–1993 | not held | |||
1990 [48] | Rob Jackson | 20:41 | S Boam | 24:35 |
1989 [49] | Rob Jackson | 20:27 | K Martin | 26:15 |
1988 [50] | Rob Jackson | 20:44 | A Jones | 24:31 |
1987 [51] | Bashir Hussain | 20:08 | S Reason J Newton |
|
1986 [52] | Robin Bergstrand | 19:15 | Carol Haigh | 21:30 |
1985 [53] | Bashir Hussain | 19:58 | K Whittle | 24:59 |
1984 [54] | Paul Roden | 19:56 | Jane Spence | 26:04 |
1983 [6] | Jeff Norman | 19:50 | Julie Holland | 23:12 |
1982 [55] | Alan Sladen | 20:46 | ||
1981 [55] | Alan Sladen | 20:05 | ||
1980< [55] | John Wild | 18:15 | Gillian Pile | 25:10 |
1979 [55] [56] | Andrew Wilton | 19:14 | Jayne Dransfield | 25:35 |
1978 [55] | Andrew Wilton | 19:24 | Miriam Rosen | 29:21 |
1977 [55] | Colin Robinson | 20:05 | Brenda Robinson | 26:07 |
1976 [55] | Ron Hill | |||
1975 [55] | M. Green | |||
1972–1974 | not held | |||
1971 [55] | Ricky Wilde | |||
1970 [55] | Ricky Wilde | |||
1969 [55] | B. Ellis | |||
1938–1968 | not held | |||
1937 [6] | R. Walton | |||
1934–1936 | results unknown | |||
1933 [55] | D. Mason | |||
1932 [55] | C. Jepson | |||
1931 [55] | E. Barnes | |||
1930 [3] | Pat Campbell | |||
1929 [3] | Pat Campbell | |||
1928 [3] | Pat Campbell | |||
1910–1927 | results unknown |
Eccles Pike Fell Race | |
---|---|
Date | August |
Location | Buxworth, England |
Event type | Fell race |
Distance | 3.4 mi (5.5 km) |
Established | pre-1910 |
Course records | 21:58 [Andrew Heyes] 24:53 [Olivia Bush] |
Official site |
www |
Eccles Pike Fell Race is a fell race run from Buxworth, Derbyshire to the top of Eccles Pike, then back again. [1] The course is 3.4 mi (5.5 km) long and includes 1,001 ft (305 m) ascent, and is renowned for being short and demanding. [2] It has been run intermittently since 1910, and perhaps earlier. [3]
This race is reputed to be one of the oldest established fell races in the country, which probably accounts for the fact that it is short and sharp, basically a run straight to the top of a hill and back down.
Eccles Pike is one of the oldest fell races in the country, and has a history going back over 100 years. [2] Its start date is not known, but from 1910 a small cup was awarded to the winner, and the race venue would alternate between the nearby villages of Chinley and Buxworth each year. [5] In the 1920s, the race became part of the Summer Garden Fete each June, and a larger silver cup was presented to the winner. [5] The cup was first won in 1928 by Pat Campbell, the international steeplechaser from nearby Chapel-en-le-Frith; he went on to win the race three years in succession. [3]
The original race series ended in 1937, but was revived in 1969 by the local church committee, and has been held most years since. [5] The 1980 race saw John Wild set the course record of 18:14. [3] Over the years the race has attracted several great names of fell running, with other winners including Ron Hill and Ricky Wilde. [6] [5]
There used to be separate ladies and junior races held on the same day, but now all athletes run together. [5] The winner of the race is still presented with the 1928 cup, whilst the best junior receives the smaller 1910 cup. [5] Since 1995, the race has been organised by local running club Goyt Valley Striders, and it takes place in Buxworth on the second Wednesday evening in August. [5]
Since the course was last changed in 2009, the best men's time is 21:58 by Andrew Heyes in 2021. The best women's time is 24:53 by Olivia Bush in 2011. The fastest recorded time on any course is 18:14 by John Wild in 1980.
This list of sports fixtures or results is
incomplete; you can help by
adding missing items. (January 2023) |
Year | Men | Time | Women | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 [7] | William Longden | 22:11 | Harriet Wingfield | 25:29 |
2022 [8] | William Longden | 22:38 | Lucy Bednall | 28:03 |
2021 [9] | Andrew Heyes | 21:58 | Lucy Bednall | 28:33 |
2020 | COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2019 [10] | William Longden | 23:41 | Lucy Bednall | 28:17 |
2018 [11] | Nicholas Barber | 23:30 | Caitlin Rice | 26:36 |
2017 [12] | Alasdair Campbell | 23:28 | Lauren McNeil | 27:24 |
2016 [13] | Matt Elkington | 22:40 | Gwyneth Parry | 27:29 |
2015 [14] [15] | Robert Little | 23:14 | Hannah Brown | 26:38 |
2014 [16] | Robert Little | 23:08 | Caitlin Rice | 26:16 |
2013 [17] | Tom Bush | 24:06 | Caitlin Rice | 26:55 |
2012 [18] [19] | Jack Ross | 22:43 | Sandra Lewis | 29:09 |
2011 [20] | Jack Ross | 22:32 | Olivia Bush | 24:53 |
2010 [21] | Simon Coldrick | 23:11 | Emma Wilson | 25:50 |
2009 [22] | Lloyd Taggart | 22:38 | Liz Batt | 28:08 |
2008 [23] | Danny Hope | 21:17 | Clare Parker | 26:47 |
2007 [24] | Phil Winskill | 21:42 | Lisa Lacon | 26:21 |
2006 [25] [26] | Lloyd Taggart | 20:31 | Jackie Lee | 25:54 |
2005 [27] [28] | Andi Jones | 19:59 | Estelle Maguire | 27:34 |
2004 [29] [30] | Andrew Jack Ellis | 23:11 | Jenny Caddick | 31:54 |
2003 [31] [32] | Lloyd Taggart | 20:11 | Naomi Greaves | 26:15 |
2002 [33] [34] | Malcolm Fowler | 21:23 | Jane Mellor | 28:00 |
2001 [35] [36] | Malcolm Fowler | 21:16 | Naomi Greaves | 29:06 |
2000 [37] [38] | Malcolm Fowler | 20:44 | Estelle McGuire | 26:06 |
1999 [39] [40] | Tim Austin | 21:46 | Elizabeth Batt | 25:28 |
1998 [41] [42] | Lloyd Taggart | 20:53 | Sheryl Reason | 26:23 |
1997 [43] | Paul Deaville | 22:20 | Michaela Zazzi | 27:38 |
1996 [4] [44] | Andy Wilton | 19:26 | Kath Harvey | 27:34 |
1995 [45] [46] | Andy Wilton | 19:47 | Kath Harvey | 26:26 |
1994 [47] | Andy Trigg | 20:30 | Sally Newman | 25:12 |
1991–1993 | not held | |||
1990 [48] | Rob Jackson | 20:41 | S Boam | 24:35 |
1989 [49] | Rob Jackson | 20:27 | K Martin | 26:15 |
1988 [50] | Rob Jackson | 20:44 | A Jones | 24:31 |
1987 [51] | Bashir Hussain | 20:08 | S Reason J Newton |
|
1986 [52] | Robin Bergstrand | 19:15 | Carol Haigh | 21:30 |
1985 [53] | Bashir Hussain | 19:58 | K Whittle | 24:59 |
1984 [54] | Paul Roden | 19:56 | Jane Spence | 26:04 |
1983 [6] | Jeff Norman | 19:50 | Julie Holland | 23:12 |
1982 [55] | Alan Sladen | 20:46 | ||
1981 [55] | Alan Sladen | 20:05 | ||
1980< [55] | John Wild | 18:15 | Gillian Pile | 25:10 |
1979 [55] [56] | Andrew Wilton | 19:14 | Jayne Dransfield | 25:35 |
1978 [55] | Andrew Wilton | 19:24 | Miriam Rosen | 29:21 |
1977 [55] | Colin Robinson | 20:05 | Brenda Robinson | 26:07 |
1976 [55] | Ron Hill | |||
1975 [55] | M. Green | |||
1972–1974 | not held | |||
1971 [55] | Ricky Wilde | |||
1970 [55] | Ricky Wilde | |||
1969 [55] | B. Ellis | |||
1938–1968 | not held | |||
1937 [6] | R. Walton | |||
1934–1936 | results unknown | |||
1933 [55] | D. Mason | |||
1932 [55] | C. Jepson | |||
1931 [55] | E. Barnes | |||
1930 [3] | Pat Campbell | |||
1929 [3] | Pat Campbell | |||
1928 [3] | Pat Campbell | |||
1910–1927 | results unknown |