Race date: Tuesday 28 August, 2018
Barrel Inn, which starts and finishes in the picturesque and infection-free village of Eyam, is always popular with Striders. Nick Burns described it very nicely in 2017: https://www.steelcitystriders.co.uk/2017/barrel-inn-fell-race-result-2/
It’s a 10km-ish up-and-down fell race, a fair amount of which is trail. The hill is hard and the views are amazing.
Of the 234 finishers, a massive 22 were Striders. Race winner was Harry Holmes, of Pudsey & Bramley in 39:12. First female was Caitlin Rice of Ribble Valley Harriers in 46:41. It was a great night for Striders: Paul Smith won the M50 category, Lucy Broom won W40 and Nicola Rafferty won W50, with Victoria Hawkins 3rd in the same category.
Striders results:
| P | Name | Cat | Time |
| 24 | Louis Wood | M40 | 00:46:06 |
| 25 | Paul Smith | M50 | 00:46:10 |
| 34 | Luke Desforges | M40 | 00:48:31 |
| 38 | Simeon Cotterell | Msen | 00:49:38 |
| 44 | Matt Williams | M40 | 00:50:47 |
| 52 | Michael Slater | M50 | 00:51:39 |
| 69 | Rob Davies | M50 | 00:53:12 |
| 71 | Mark Platton | M50 | 00:53:38 |
| 77 | Lucy Broom | W40 | 00:54:38 |
| 78 | Ian Stinson | M40 | 00:54:43 |
| 90 | Doug Banks | Msen | 00:55:41 |
| 92 | Ben Clithero | M40 | 00:55:58 |
| 109 | Paul Stuart | M50 | 00:57:42 |
| 120 | Nicola Rafferty | W50 | 00:58:30 |
| 137 | Bob Grocutt | M50 | 01:00:44 |
| 141 | Jonathan Legon | M50 | 01:01:11 |
| 161 | Tom Nuttgens | M50 | 01:03:36 |
| 175 | Victoria Hawkins | W50 | 01:05:45 |
| 181 | Dean Harding | Msen | 01:06:37 |
| 184 | Jill Davies | W50 | 01:06:56 |
| 229 | Carol Beattie | W60 | 01:17:55 |
Full results can be found at: http://eyamsports.nfshost.com/attachments/BIFRResults2018.htm
