Penistone Hill Race
Section Menu
- Start Date/Time
- TBC
- Category
- Trail
- Distance
- 6½ miles/10.5km with 1250ft/380m of ascent
- Organiser
- Jill Carlton (jillycarlton1@gmail.com) & Suzanne McGill (funetics_penistone@hotmail.com)
The Penistone Hill Race is a multi-terrain race, run in support of Sporting Penistone, the charity that runs Penistone Leisure Centre. It is a tough race on tarmac, trails and paths, with hills and stunning views of the Penistone area. It has not been decided yet whether the club will organise this race in 2024.
Entry
Online entry will be available closer to the time if the race is organised.
Pre-entry fees: £10 for EA affiliated runners and £12 for non-EA members. Entry on the day: £12 for EA affiliated runners and £14 for non-EA members.
The race will be run under UK Athletics rules of competition (Trail Running Association permit tbc). Minimum age to enter is 17 on the day of the race.
Registration
Registration from 9:00am at Penistone Leisure Centre, Thurlstone Road, S36 9EF (Grid Ref SE241037) – allow 10 minutes to walk to the start on Penistone Showground (behind Tesco). Parking, changing rooms, showers, hot food available.
Results
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021
The 2020 race was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. No race has been organised since 2021.
Course Records
Male: Tom Saville, Dark Peak Fell Runners, 2018 – 40:15
Female: Caitlin Rice, Ribble Valley Harriers, 2017 – 48:57
Route
- Strava Map