Race Date: Friday 3 August 2018
Once again, the weather was in our favour for the annual Steel City Striders Salt Cellar fell race. The sun was shining, and although the humidity was high at the start by Fairholmes Visitor Centre, there was a breeze on top of Derwent Edge, and the ground was mostly dry (even if at least one finisher did look as if he’d been bog-snorkelling on the way round).
The course description can be found on the main race page, but to get a real idea of what a great event this is, search for “Salt Cellar” in the Striders Facebook page. This year’s edition must be the most photographed fell race in history.
The race forms part of the season long Accelerate Gritstone series and was once again gratefully supported by Accelerate, Inov-8 and Just Natural at Crookes.
A mention must also go to Edale Mountain Rescue who are always there if we need them. As always, all proceeds from the race will be donated to Edale Mountain Rescue.
Final word of thanks has to go to all the Steel City Striders members who volunteered for marshalling duties. Over thirty Striders were stationed out on the course, providing encouragement, occasional ribbing and in the case of Matt Surgeon at Trevor’s Gate, refuelling. The committee and race organisers can’t thank you enough, as without you there would be no race.
Thank you everyone for your continued support towards this great event.
235 runners representing over 50 clubs set out up the hill, and the first home was Tom Saville of Dark Peak, in a new course record of 49:27. First female (and also a course record) was Striders’ Caroline Brock, in 1:00:27.
Category winners were as follows:
Female
Overall – Caroline Brock 1:00:27
SEN – Rose Walwyn 1:05:24
V40 – Katie Hateley 1:12:33
V50 – Elizabeth Arden Lingford 1:23:35
V60 – Pat Goodall 1:13:19
Male
Overall – Tom Saville 49:27
SEN – Steve Franklin 49:58
V40 – Louis Wood 57:51
V50 – Ed Gamble 59:18
V60 – Anthony Whitehouse 1:04:04
Full results:
P | Name | Club | Cat | Time |
1 | Tom Saville | Dark Peak | MSEN | 49:27.3 |
2 | Steve Franklin | Totley AC | MSEN | 49:58.2 |
3 | Michael Kenyon | Totley AC | MSEN | 53:31.3 |
4 | Chris Bevan | Veloviewer | MSEN | 54:15.9 |
5 | David Robinette | Unattached | MSEN | 54:47.3 |
6 | Luke Beresford | Ripley RC | MSEN | 55:18.5 |
7 | Joseph Wade | Dark Peak | MSEN | 57:00.2 |
8 | Louis Wood | Steel City Striders | MV40 | 57:51.5 |
9 | Philip Morris | Handsworth Roadhogs | MSEN | 58:11.5 |
10 | Ed Gamble | Cheshire Hill Billies | MV50 | 59:18.9 |
11 | Darren Fishwick | Chorley | MV40 | 59:55.1 |
12 | Craig Fishwick | Hallamshire Harriers | MSEN | 1:00:26.8 |
13 | Caroline Brock | Steel City Striders | FSEN | 1:00:27.3 |
14 | Oskar Smith | Unattached | MSEN | 1:00:33.6 |
15 | Joel Siddall | North Derbyshire RC | MSEN | 1:00:36.0 |
16 | Pez Holda | Dark Peak | MV40 | 1:00:37.6 |
17 | Johnny Ridge | Denby Dale AC | MSEN | 1:00:52.9 |
18 | Paul Smith | Steel City Striders | MV50 | 1:01:03.0 |
19 | Rob Pilling | Unattached | MV40 | 1:01:12.1 |
20 | Kristian Groom | Dark Peak | MV40 | 1:01:36.1 |
21 | Richard West | Ripley RC | MSEN | 1:01:47.5 |
22 | Dan Cook | Steel City Striders | MV40 | 1:01:53.2 |
23 | Paddy Wright | Matlock AC | MSEN | 1:02:19.9 |
24 | Matthew Nichols | Matlock AC | MSEN | 1:02:27.3 |
25 | Howard Darwin | Todmorden Harriers | MV50 | 1:02:42.3 |
26 | Mark Collier | Davenport Runners | MV40 | 1:02:55.7 |
27 | Nick Jones | Buxton AC | MV40 | 1:03:28.6 |
28 | Paul Freeman | Unattached | MSEN | 1:03:43.1 |
29 | Richard Snowden | Totley AC | MV50 | 1:03:50.9 |
30 | Anthony Whitehouse | Totley AC | MV60 | 1:04:04.6 |
31 | Jason Brannan | Steel City Striders | MV40 | 1:04:08.0 |
32 | Alex Dalton | Unattached | MSEN | 1:04:14.9 |
33 | Jon Hallam | Unattached | MV40 | 1:04:25.4 |
34 | Philip Montgomery | Todmorden Harriers | MSEN | 1:04:46.1 |
35 | David Walters | Unattached | MSEN | 1:05:05.6 |
36 | Rosie Walwyn | Dark Peak | FSEN | 1:05:24.7 |
37 | Ian Watson | Matlock AC | MSEN | 1:05:26.2 |
38 | John Brannock | Porter Valley | MSEN | 1:05:31.1 |
39 | Michael Atton | Stilton Striders | MV40 | 1:05:40.3 |
40 | Andy Barnett | Dark Peak | MV50 | 1:05:46.0 |
41 | Michael Slater | Steel City Striders | MV50 | 1:06:02.5 |
42 | Ian Lambert | Rolls Royce Harriers | MSEN | 1:06:21.4 |
43 | Clare Oliffe | Dark Peak | FSEN | 1:06:23.0 |
44 | Garry Elkington | North Derbyshire RC | MV50 | 1:06:26.5 |
45 | Ishmael Burdeau | Unattached | MV50 | 1:06:33.1 |
46 | Andrew Reid | Porter Valley | MV40 | 1:06:53.1 |
47 | Fran Cummins | Steel City Striders | FSEN | 1:07:11.6 |
48 | Nick Priestley | Unattached | MSEN | 1:07:23.0 |
49 | Alastair Morton | Unattached | MSEN | 1:07:26.9 |
50 | Peter Wilmot | Matlock AC | MV50 | 1:07:43.4 |
51 | John Laverick | Rothwell Harriers | MSEN | 1:07:56.0 |
52 | John Hampton | Unattached | MV40 | 1:08:08.0 |
53 | Matt Dumenil | Pennine Fell Runners | MSEN | 1:08:11.1 |
54 | Roland Allatt | North Derbyshire RC | MSEN | 1:08:17.5 |
55 | Ian Charlesworth | Penistone Footpath Runners & AC | MV50 | 1:08:19.8 |
56 | Nigel Barnes | Steel City Striders | MV40 | 1:08:21.4 |
57 | Alan Billington | Belper Harriers | MV40 | 1:08:26.9 |
58 | Tim Slack | Unattached | MSEN | 1:08:48.1 |
59 | Aron Spall | North Derbyshire RC | MV40 | 1:08:54.5 |
60 | Shaun Chambers | Hyde Village Striders | MV50 | 1:09:10.9 |
61 | Chris Lawson | Dark Peak | MV40 | 1:09:21.4 |
62 | Steve Larkin | Unattached | MV40 | 1:09:27.3 |
63 | Stuart Carter | Unattached | MSEN | 1:09:28.6 |
64 | Ian Drage | Stilton Striders | MV40 | 1:09:29.7 |
65 | Amy Earnshaw | Steel City Striders | FSEN | 1:09:32.9 |
66 | Ben Meakin | Unattached | MSEN | 1:09:33.6 |
67 | Ronan O’Malley | Unattached | MSEN | 1:09:39.8 |
68 | Lee Szypusz | Sweatshop Running Community | MSEN | 1:09:46.7 |
69 | Ian Moody | Unattached | MV40 | 1:09:53.5 |
70 | Nick Clayton | Unattached | MSEN | 1:09:58.1 |
71 | Tony Rhodes | Unattached | MV40 | 1:10:06.7 |
72 | Paul Geeson | Stilton Striders | MV50 | 1:10:27.1 |
73 | Mark Platton | Steel City Striders | MV50 | 1:10:28.6 |
74 | Paul Boden | North Derbyshire RC | MV50 | 1:11:21.4 |
75 | Keith Morgan | Ashbourne RC | MV50 | 1:11:44.8 |
76 | Jo Brown | Totley AC | FSEN | 1:11:49.3 |
77 | Paul Wright | Danum Harriers | MSEN | 1:11:51.8 |
78 | Alan Marshall | Unattached | MSEN | 1:11:52.5 |
79 | Colin Price | Unattached | MV40 | 1:12:13.7 |
80 | Emily Chaplais | Steel City Striders | FSEN | 1:12:24.9 |
81 | Jimmy Sharman | Steel City Striders | MSEN | 1:12:26.6 |
82 | Dominic Evans | Alpkit | MSEN | 1:12:27.9 |
83 | Katie Hateley | Stilton Striders | FV40 | 1:12:33.4 |
84 | Ben Singleton | Porter Valley | MSEN | 1:12:47.5 |
85 | Rick Frolich | Unattached | MV50 | 1:13:05.1 |
86 | Sarah Christian | Totley AC | FSEN | 1:13:18.5 |
87 | Pat Goodall | Totley AC | FV60 | 1:13:19.0 |
88 | Darren Spibey | Unattached | MV40 | 1:13:19.6 |
89 | Simon Ross | Steel City Striders | MSEN | 1:13:39.8 |
90 | Harriet Whiteley | Unattached | FSEN | 1:13:46.0 |
91 | Sabiniano Roman Regueros | Unattached | MSEN | 1:14:04.0 |
92 | Iain Pettigrew | Ayr Seaforth | MV50 | 1:14:29.5 |
93 | Dave Coleshill | Dark Peak | MV40 | 1:14:35.2 |
94 | Lee Murray | Unattached | MV40 | 1:14:37.3 |
95 | Robert Scriven | North Derbyshire RC | MV40 | 1:14:48.2 |
96 | Ann Wallace | Unattached | FSEN | 1:15:03.3 |
97 | Jonathan Rist | Unattached | MV40 | 1:15:12.7 |
98 | John Houghton | Stilton Striders | MV50 | 1:15:13.5 |
99 | David Veryard | Bakewell | MV50 | 1:15:17.0 |
100 | Stephen Moss | North Derbyshire RC | MV40 | 1:15:37.3 |
101 | Iain Smith | Buffalo Whippets AC | MV40 | 1:15:48.9 |
102 | Helen Dale | Unattached | FSEN | 1:15:52.3 |
103 | Alex Lewis | Southwell RC | MV50 | 1:15:54.4 |
104 | Peter Bailey | Buxton AC | MV50 | 1:15:57.7 |
105 | Gillian Allen | Steel City Striders | FSEN | 1:16:00.0 |
106 | Joanne Howett | Ripley RC | FV40 | 1:16:35.6 |
107 | Mark Whelan | Goyt Valley Striders | MV50 | 1:16:37.8 |
108 | Caroline Lloyd | Porter Valley | FV40 | 1:16:43.6 |
109 | Michael Richardson | Handsworth Roadhogs | MV50 | 1:16:50.3 |
110 | Steven Battle | Clowne | MV50 | 1:16:56.3 |
111 | Rob Willis | Totley AC | MV40 | 1:16:57.0 |
112 | Cathy Ayton | Ilkeston | FSEN | 1:17:01.2 |
113 | Sam Ainscough | Steel City Striders | MSEN | 1:17:10.1 |
114 | Kenny Turner | Dark Peak | MV50 | 1:17:12.6 |
115 | Michelle Needham | Clowne Road Runners | FV40 | 1:17:28.1 |
116 | Mike Dean | Calder Valley Fell Runners | MV50 | 1:17:29.0 |
117 | Robert Platts | Tideswell | MSEN | 1:17:44.8 |
118 | Katie Jenkins | Handsworth Roadhogs | FV40 | 1:17:56.0 |
119 | Simon Conroy | Dark Peak | MV40 | 1:18:01.1 |
120 | Duncan Rance | Dark Peak | MV40 | 1:18:22.5 |
121 | Nikki Muir | Unattached | FSEN | 1:18:23.3 |
122 | Bob Grocutt | Steel City Striders | MV50 | 1:18:27.5 |
123 | Andrew Snell | JRTX | MSEN | 1:18:37.0 |
124 | Eddie Alder | Southwell RC | MV40 | 1:18:37.6 |
125 | Rob Betts | Steel City Striders | MV50 | 1:18:55.9 |
126 | Rob Moore | Dark Peak | MV50 | 1:18:56.9 |
127 | David Culpan | Stainland Lions | MV50 | 1:19:13.7 |
128 | Gabe Oliver | Unattached | MV40 | 1:19:39.5 |
129 | Michael Stubbs | Unattached | MV40 | 1:19:43.5 |
130 | Paul Sanderson | Dark Peak | MV50 | 1:19:47.0 |
131 | Mel McCart’S | Unattached | MV50 | 1:19:51.1 |
132 | Gordon Pal | Unattached | MSEN | 1:19:57.6 |
133 | Rob Hutson | Unattached | MV40 | 1:19:59.6 |
134 | Andrew Rolfe | Unattached | MSEN | 1:20:30.7 |
135 | John Pierrepont | Unattached | MSEN | 1:20:40.3 |
136 | Dean Bradley | Kingstone Runners Barnsley | MV40 | 1:20:43.7 |
137 | Leo Spall | Lewes AC | MV40 | 1:20:45.0 |
138 | Matthew Broadhead | Steel City Striders | MV40 | 1:20:45.8 |
139 | Richard Hickling | Belper Harriers | MV50 | 1:20:52.4 |
140 | Adrian Moss | Steel City Striders | MV50 | 1:20:57.0 |
141 | David Firth | Steel City Striders | MSEN | 1:21:07.3 |
142 | Ste Doherty | Steel City Striders | MV40 | 1:21:13.5 |
143 | Paul Desborough | Stilton Striders | MV50 | 1:21:21.8 |
144 | Roland Meylan | Buxton AC | MV40 | 1:21:28.1 |
145 | Kieran Brice | Barnsley Harriers | MV40 | 1:21:38.9 |
146 | Judith Havenhand | Unattached | FV40 | 1:21:44.5 |
147 | Paul Gray | Dark Peak | MV50 | 1:21:46.0 |
148 | Matthew Jackson | Heanor | MSEN | 1:21:49.0 |
149 | Helen Young | Totley AC | FV40 | 1:22:14.5 |
150 | Sarah Witham | North Derbyshire RC | FV40 | 1:22:15.6 |
151 | Mark Halsey | Buxton AC | MV40 | 1:22:31.5 |
152 | Glyn Smithers | Unattached | MV40 | 1:22:35.8 |
153 | Craig Troton | Ackworth RR | MV40 | 1:22:40.4 |
154 | John Richardson | Handsworth Roadhogs | MV50 | 1:22:41.4 |
155 | Jason Cotterill | Killamarsh Kestrels | MV40 | 1:22:47.8 |
156 | Mark Ansell | Steel City Striders | MSEN | 1:23:01.3 |
157 | Liam O’loughlin | Unattached | MSEN | 1:23:04.3 |
158 | Stephanie Muzzall | Datchet Dashers | FSEN | 1:23:06.9 |
159 | Jon Barton | Unattached | MV50 | 1:23:20.3 |
160 | Simon Hutchinson | Unattached | MV50 | 1:23:20.8 |
161 | Elizabeth Arden Lingford | The Grrrs! | FV50 | 1:23:35.0 |
162 | Jill Davies | Steel City Striders | FV50 | 1:23:40.5 |
51 | David Arundale | Dark Peak | MV60 | 1:24:48.9 |
52 | Mary Edgerton | Pennine Fell Runners | FV50 | 1:24:53.3 |
53 | Clive Downing | Steel City Striders | MV50 | 1:24:54.1 |
54 | Paul Horsfall | Handsworth Roadhogs | MV60 | 1:25:00.2 |
55 | Tim Mackey | Dark Peak | MV60 | 1:25:03.9 |
56 | Fran Allen | Steel City Striders | FSEN | 1:25:05.6 |
57 | Steven Brandreth | Porter Valley | MV50 | 1:25:12.5 |
58 | Noel Irwin | Sale Harriers Manchester | MV50 | 1:25:42.8 |
59 | Andrew Glaves | Steel City Striders | MV50 | 1:25:55.4 |
60 | Andrew Deighton | Rolls Royce Harriers | MV50 | 1:26:17.1 |
61 | Andrew Lewis | Handsworth Roadhogs | MV50 | 1:26:27.5 |
62 | Michele Thompson | Killamarsh Kestrels | FV50 | 1:26:38.0 |
63 | Samuel Crawshaw | Chorlton Runners | MV40 | 1:26:53.4 |
64 | Helen Cameron | Sheffield Running Club | FSEN | 1:27:23.7 |
65 | Alexander Revitt | Steel City Striders | MSEN | 1:27:37.9 |
66 | Andrew Elliott | North Derbyshire RC | MV50 | 1:27:43.2 |
67 | Daniel Murphy | Steel City Striders | MSEN | 1:28:02.4 |
68 | Ian Wallis | Long Eaton RC | MV50 | 1:28:04.0 |
69 | Kieran Hickey | Totley AC | MV60 | 1:28:07.4 |
70 | Mark James | Steel City Striders | MV40 | 1:28:09.8 |
71 | Claire Wolstenholme | Sheffield RC | FSEN | 1:28:25.0 |
72 | Maeve Largey | Smiley Paces | FSEN | 1:28:25.6 |
73 | Robert Bryan | Dark Peak | MV60 | 1:28:41.4 |
74 | Paul Neal | Fylde Coast Runners | MV50 | 1:29:04.9 |
75 | Geoff Andrew | Unattached | MV60 | 1:29:21.4 |
76 | Guy Lingford | Unattached | MV60 | 1:29:31.6 |
77 | Pete Robinson | Unattached | MV50 | 1:29:43.0 |
78 | Colin Bostock | Long Eaton RC | MV60 | 1:29:43.9 |
79 | Keith Lindley | Danum Harriers | MV60 | 1:29:50.4 |
80 | Lucy Bacon | Wingerworth Wobblers | FV40 | 1:30:00.3 |
81 | Jane Walker | Goole Viking Striders | FV40 | 1:30:08.1 |
82 | Harriet Drouin | PFRAC | FSEN | 1:30:42.2 |
83 | Paul Shelton | Steel City Striders | MV60 | 1:30:53.9 |
84 | Simon Kimmins | Wingerworth Wobblers | MV50 | 1:31:08.8 |
85 | Roger Barrett | Wingerworth Wobblers | MV60 | 1:31:14.2 |
86 | Caroline Welton | Steel City Striders | FV50 | 1:32:13.8 |
87 | Andrew Pembroke | Steel City Striders | MSEN | 1:32:18.9 |
88 | Dean Harding | Steel City Striders | MSEN | 1:32:24.0 |
89 | Fee Womersley | Totley AC | FV50 | 1:32:25.3 |
90 | Mike Arundale | Dark Peak | MV60 | 1:32:39.4 |
91 | Sam Middleton | West End Runners | FV40 | 1:32:58.5 |
92 | Luke Oliver | Unattached | MSEN | 1:33:06.3 |
93 | Alison Jones | Smiley Paces | FSEN | 1:33:12.7 |
94 | Andrew Tonge | Unattached | MSEN | 1:33:54.8 |
95 | Kathryn Fagg | Unattached | FSEN | 1:34:20.3 |
96 | Debbie McCart | Unattached | FV50 | 1:34:28.3 |
97 | Niki Archer | Kimberworth | FV40 | 1:34:47.7 |
98 | Lee Archer | Kimberworth | MV40 | 1:35:01.7 |
99 | Malcolm Reed | Unattached | MV50 | 1:35:46.2 |
100 | Martin Pearce | Wingerworth Wobblers | MV50 | 1:35:46.8 |
101 | Helen Wright | Unattached | FSEN | 1:36:01.8 |
102 | Sally Owen | Matlock AC | FV40 | 1:36:08.9 |
103 | Philip Caswell | West End Runners | MV50 | 1:37:08.0 |
104 | Rich Purdy | Danum Harriers | MV40 | 1:37:16.8 |
105 | Lindsay Evans | Totley AC | FV40 | 1:37:39.4 |
106 | Andy Horsfall | Handsworth Roadhogs | MSEN | 1:38:14.4 |
107 | Carl Mead | Stilton Striders | MV50 | 1:42:54.9 |
108 | Neal Matthews | Sheffield RC | MV40 | 1:44:07.0 |
109 | Jane McCart | Unattached | FSEN | 1:45:35.6 |
110 | Tom Feely | Unattached | MSEN | 1:45:44.2 |
111 | Celia Bown | Stilton Striders | FV40 | 1:51:59.5 |
112 | Cara Hanson | Steel City Striders | FSEN | 1:53:59.4 |
113 | Jemma Anderson | Steel City Striders | FSEN | 1:54:00.0 |
114 | Rosie Smith | Steel City Striders | FSEN | 1:54:52.8 |
115 | Shane Porteous | Unattached | MV40 | 1:54:53.3 |
116 | Mark Smith | Unattached | MSEN | 1:54:53.8 |
117 | Sallyann Winslow | Steel City Striders | FV40 | 1:54:56.0 |
118 | David Adams | Steel City Striders | MV40 | 1:54:57.0 |
119 | Abbie Dagg | Denby Dale AC | FV40 | 1:55:53.8 |
120 | Jane Hagreen | West End Runners | FV50 | 1:56:43.8 |
121 | Vivien Betts | West End Runners | FV40 | 1:56:44.0 |
122 | Lisa Martin | Steel City Striders | FV40 | 1:59:00.0 |
123 | Aiden Linskill | Totley AC | MSEN | DNF |