Race Date: Sunday 5th October 2025
The Dovedale Dash is a cross country race of 4 3/4 mile, run by 1200 to 1400 people of all abilities. The venue is the picturesque area around the village of Thorpe near Ashbourne and Dovedale in the south of the Derbyshire Peak District.
The course is mainly along field paths and open ground in the valleys of the river Dove and Manifold. One of the excitements is the crossing of the rivers Dove at the well known Stepping Stones.
Despite the difficult conditions this weekend (Storm Amy), Thorpe village was able to successfully organise the 65th Dovedale Dash this year. On Sunday we were met with blue skies but still high winds. The river level had risen quite a bit.
Alex Stewart from Bristol and West AC was the winner of the Dovedale Dash 2025 in a time of 28 mins and 56 secs. Alex wins the Izaak Walton Shield. Second is Thomas Gilliver from High Peak, winning the Dog and Partridge Tankard (29:26). First Lady home was Catherine Williams from Sinfin Running club in a time of 34 mins and 52 seconds winning the Peveril of the Peak cup. Cloe Hawkings from City of Stoke was second lady in 35:17 mins winning the Cyril Challinor Shield.
In total 1,169 people finished the Dovedale Dash this year: 711 Men and 458 Women.
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