Race Date: Sunday 13th July 2025
The Dronfield Relay is a relaxed affair. Teams of 6 running as 3 pairs with each pair tackling just under 5 miles of the Dronfield Way. It’s a lovely route and I’m a bit perplexed as to why it doesn’t garner more interest amongst club runners.
The event is handicapped with teams submitting their latest 10k or 5k times and then the magic is performed by the spreadsheet wizards. What we get is teams leaving sporadically over an approximate 30 minute window, with the intention of there being a grand finale on the hill climb up to the George & Dragon in Holmesfield.
Each leg is on trail, has some ups and some downs but most importantly, a refreshing jug of Pimms awaits the competitors as they complete their leg. On a day like last Sunday, this was most welcome.
This year we had 8 runners doing the whole route, therefore they had the bonus of 3 Pimms stations. Now there’s an incentive to run 14.2 miles in the heat. Louis Wood was the winner of the male solo runner race in 2.08.28. Alice Taylor Bennett was the first female solo runner home in 2.41.51.
Solo Runner results:
| Pos | Name | Start | Leg 2 | Leg 2 | Finish | Total time |
| 1 | Louis Wood | 10:18:00 | 10:57:00 | 11:35:00 | 12:26:28 | 02:08:28 |
| 2 | Ben Mooney | 10:18:00 | 10:57:00 | 11:40:00 | 12:33:16 | 02:15:16 |
| 3 | Nick Burns | 10:18:00 | 10:02:00 | 11:48:00 | 12:45:18 | 02:27:18 |
| 4 | James Lawrence | 10:18:00 | 11:00:00 | 11:49:00 | 12:49:17 | 02:31:17 |
| 5 | Alice Taylor Bennett | 10:18:00 | 11:03:00 | 11:51:00 | 12:59:51 | 02:41:51 |
| 6 | Cara Hanson | 10:18:00 | 11:09:00 | 12:02:00 | 13:07:21 | 02:49:21 |
| 6 | Andy Hinchcliffe | 10:18:00 | 11:09:00 | 12:02:00 | 13:07:21 | 02:49:21 |
| 8 | Mandy Taylor | 10:18:00 | 11:06:00 | 12:00:00 | 13:07:38 | 02:49:38 |
| 8 | Kate Scott | 10:18:00 | 11:06:00 | 12:00:00 | 13:07:38 | 02:49:38 |
There were 11 teams for the main event, 3 from Totley, 3 from Dronfield 4 from Striders and the UHTG group which also contained 5 Striders.
The winning team was the Totley Men’s team so well done to them.
Team results:
| Pos | Team | Start Time | TIme for leg 1 | Time for leg 2 | Time for leg 3 | Total time |
| 1 | Totley Men | 10:54:00 | 00:38:00 | 01:18:23 | 23:03:10 | 01:59:33 |
| 2 | Striders Fell Team | 10:43:00 | 00:44:00 | 00:44:21 | 00:44:45 | 02:13:06 |
| 3 | Striders 3 | 10:47:00 | 00:50:00 | 00:35:55 | 00:44:53 | 02:10:48 |
| 4 | Totley Mixed | 10:47:00 | 00:42:00 | 00:39:45 | 00:56:08 | 02:17:53 |
| 5 | DRC 3 | 10:57:00 | 00:36:00 | 00:45:29 | 00:49:11 | 02:10:40 |
| 6 | UHTG Scrambled Legs | 10:45:00 | 00:40:00 | 00:44:19 | 01:00:43 | 02:25:02 |
| 7 | DRC 1 | 10:47:00 | 00:52:00 | 00:43:43 | 00:48:11 | 02:23:54 |
| 8 | DRC 2 | 11:00:00 | 00:44:00 | 00:37:33 | 00:50:00 | 02:11:33 |
| 9 | Striders 2 Jerky Hen | 10:53:00 | 00:39:00 | 00:50:45 | 00:51:04 | 02:20:49 |
| 10 | Striders 1 | 11:01:00 | 00:41:00 | 00:41:49 | 00:51:37 | 02:14:26 |
| 11 | Totley Ladies | 10:30:00 | 00:51:00 | 00:51:10 | 01:05:58 | 02:48:08 |
Striders Team’s were as follows:
| Striders 1 |
| Kathy Liddiard |
| Laura Mella |
| Jamie Manton |
| Sally Mooney |
| Natalie Neville |
| Alexander Briggs |
| Striders 2 |
| Elis Evans |
| Richard Heath |
| Katelyn McKeown |
| Jo Gleig |
| Robin Nelson |
| Dean Young |
| Striders 3 |
| John Marsh |
| Kat McKay |
| Michael Cambell |
| Harriet Davies |
| Ben Elliott |
| Neil Schofield |
| Striders Fell Team |
| Laura Rangeley |
| Anna Morton |
| Martin Lane |
| Joel Driver |
| Lawrence Bate |
| Jim Rangeley |
| Team 12 UHTG “Scrambled Legs” |
| Mark Platton |
| Andy Green |
| Simon Wiles |
| Chris Walker |
| Andy Rowland |
