Heavy overnight rain made it very wet underfoot and strong winds during the day, added up to very difficult running conditions. The strong winds were especially difficult on the high ground of the Lawley and Caer Caradoc where runners found it hard to avoid being blown over. Despite this Helen Fines from Bristol who runs for the Calder Valley Fell Runners in Yorkshire still managed to set a new womens record. She was 4th in last years English Fell Running Championships and finished in 1 hour 24 minutes and 15 seconds.Second last year, she managed to run 5 minutes quicker and break the previous record by 1 minute 13 seconds.
Jackie Lee from Eryri was second in 1.25.30 ans Shrewsbury's Anna Bartlett was third in 1.28.47 almost two minutes quicker than her previous best and some 4 minutes quicker than when she won the race 3 years ago. Andrea Roberts from Eryri was 4th, 1.32.14 and previous course record holder Polly Gibb from Ironbridge was 5th in 1.34.07. Other leading local finishers were Julie Cowley who was 8th and 2nd over 40 in 1.39.40, Rachel Bollom from Shrewsbury was 12th in 1.41.44 just ahead of Oswestry's Alison Tickner 13th in 1.42.04.
Telford Ac's LIsa Garside was 14th in 1.42.12with Shropshire Shufflers Val Swingler 15th in 1.42.35. Suzy Pyne from Shropshire Shufflers in her first fell race was 17th and 2nd over 45 in 1.48.22 with Oswestry's Jackie Jarvis 18th in 1.53.22. Gill Harris from Wall under Heywood was 20th overall but the second over 50 in 1.57.53, just ahead of the Telford Harrier pair of Davina Cooke 1.58.47 and Jean Turner 1.58.48 in 21st and 22nd.