Results of Rowbotham's Round Rotherham

Saturday, 5th October 2024

Winners:

  

Kevin Hoult and Susan Keens
photographs were taken by Alannah Woodward (@run.lana.run)
See her other photos taken at Harthill

Full individual results, Leaders, Teams,
Relays, Completions, Entry List (pre-entries), Reports/Pictures

Name spellings, affiliations etc in the archive and the linked results listings available from this page are based on the archive.  In general, the archive uses the spelling first used by a participant, unless the name change is permanent (e.g. when a lady marries - please advise me so that I can keep your record complete), to avoid risk of confusion between people with similar names, e.g. Steve Walker, Steven Walker and Stephen Walker. For doppelgangers (e.g. the two Stephen Walker's who have appeared) identification text may be added to the name for the archive. 
Please let me, Henry Marston, know if you are aware of any errors or glitches such as missing links.

Preliminary results created by Fabian4 appear on the RaceTek website

Graphical and more digestible tabular analysis will be provided from this page (in progress).

Certificates for the Round Rotherham are now available. They can be provided as a .pdf for you to print out. It is also possible to print them on a heavier-than-usual yellow paper. Let us know if you would like one by emailing Henry Marston.  Basically we need your finish position and name, as shown on my data source for the certificates: Full results

Sample certificate

Blogs, Reports, etc

What the papers said: Rotherham Advertiser
Also with selected contributions and photos)
 

Links may not go directly to the RR report; you may have to search for October 2024 reports

For starters, the interview on Radio Sheffield with Laura Denwood (6th lady) and Stephen Rowbotham on Radio Sheffield.
In case you are wondering, it was Peter Neal who won the second edition.
Note, it's a 36 Mb file, so you need a good internet connection
For this reason, it will have to be removed at some point.

Consolidated Reports

The pictures at the top are from Alannah Woodward's photos taken at Harthill

Stephen Rowbotham's event report:

Race Report: 2024 Rowbotham's Round Rotherham 50 Mile Trail Race

The 2024 edition of Rowbotham's Round Rotherham, a trail race now celebrating its 41st anniversary, saw 188 solo runners and 26 relay teams gather at the starting line for the gruelling 50-mile challenge. With a backdrop of perfect though slightly warm (for the athlete’s) weather, competitors embarked on a course that circumnavigates the scenic metropolitan borough of Rotherham.

In the days leading up to the event, we faced potential route changes due to flooding between Checkpoint 3 (CP3) and other areas of the course. Fortunately, conditions improved just in time, allowing the full race to proceed on the traditional course. The race kicked off with an early start for walkers at 4:00 a.m. from the picturesque Manvers Waterfront, followed by the runners and relay teams who set off at 8:00 a.m.

This year’s route, as always, provided a series of unique challenges, ranging from footpaths and ploughed fields to tricky navigation sections, all while offering breathtaking views of the Rotherham countryside. Athletes were supported at seven well-stocked checkpoints along the course, each manned by dedicated volunteers who provided endless supplies of food, drinks, and crucial words of encouragement. These volunteers, as always, played a central role in the race’s success, offering smiles and support, and even an occasional motivational push to competitors starting to wane.

In the men’s race, the top spot once again belonged to Kevin Hoult of Calder Valley Fell Runners, claiming his fifth win out of thirteen attempts, crossing the finish line in an impressive 7:10. Just ten minutes behind him was Hamish McDougall, finishing in 7:20, while Mark Robbins rounded out the podium with a time of 7:42.

The women’s competition was equally thrilling, with local runner Susan Keens of Maltby RC taking first place in 8:21 for her second victory. She was closely followed by Lisa Walkbridge, just two minutes behind at 8:23, and Abbey Heffren of Killamarsh Kestrels securing third place in 9:11.

The post-race awards were presented by Peter Elliot MBE, President of the Rotherham Harriers and a club legend in his own right. Special thanks were extended to the many organizations and individuals who made the day possible, including #Fabian4 timing, #Science in Sport - Nutrition, #Andrew Rodgers Wealth Management, #Manvers Waterfront, #RMBC, #Trail Runners Association, and #Julian Hall First Aid, along with the tireless volunteers who handled course management, checkpoints, and the start/finish line.

The 41st edition of the Round Rotherham was a fitting celebration of endurance, community, and dedication—both from the athletes and the incredible team behind the event. Here's to many more years of this iconic trail race!

Links to most of the Blogs have been posted on our  FaceBook page and many have attracted comments 

Acknowledgements

We are all eternally grateful to the Checkpoint Officials who 'make' the event

Grange: Marie Lomax, Janet Dutton, Emma Critch, Peter Haigh
Treeton: Pat Beighton, Jenny Horan, Wendy Whitaker, Ted Parkinson
Harthill: Tiff Stark, Graeme Stark, Brenda King, Maggie Steel, Sabi, Alannah Woodward
Woodsetts: Elaine Laurie, Pat Rowbotham, Martin Herrington, June Harney
Firbeck: Les Crownshaw, Killamarsh Kestrels members
Maltby: Jim Rust, Maltby Running Club members
Hooton Roberts: Lisa Nash, her family and residents of Hooton Roberts and The Earl of Strafford
Various places all day:  John Musgrove, Pete Taylor and Henry Marston
Hosts for the day at MWBC, including hot meal at finish: Mark Benton and the MWBC staff
Gill Taylor, Malcolm Metcalfe and Kevin Thomas for registration, distribution of T-shirts, badges and bags
Steve and Mary Rowbotham for overseeing everything
Adrian Moir of Fabian4 entries, for driving the computer on the day that produced the results
First aid: Julian Hall of Julian Hall First Aid Services

Individual Event:  

Please check your details: name spelling, club (if any), DOB, location (town/city/county), previous number of completions of RRR (assumed 0).
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Preliminary results, not yet fully checked

Full results (includes retirements) as a large web page 

Full results added as a printable .pdf file Click on the link, either to view it or right click, Save Target As and then print it

Split times with link to a table (added)  Graphical Analysis using WinSplits, maybe easier to interpret (to be added)

Records: Ben Hague (2019) 5 h 57min 18 s                      Kate Bailey (2010) 7 h 38 min 2 s
 Equivalent best time: Carolyn Hunter-Rowe (1992) 6 h 50 min 00s, based on shorter course

Leading Male

Pos'n. Name Club m/f Overall Overall  Finishes Veteran
          Pace   Status
        h:min:s min/km    
               
1 Kevin Hoult Calder Valley Fell Runners M 7:10:00 5:18 13 o40:1
2 Hamish McDougall   M 7:20:53 5:26 1  
3 Mark Robbins   M 7:42:15 5:42 2 o40:2

Individual Female

1 Susan Keens Maltby RC F 8:21:46 6:11 4 F40:1
2 Lisa Walbridge   F 8:23:55 6:13 3 F50:1
3 Abby Heffren Killamarsh Kestrels F 9:11:21 6:48 1  

 

Retirements: 

Aidan Howard   rtd at CP3 Harthill
Jake Casson Danum Harriers RC rtd at CP3 Harthill
Neil Batty Valley Hill Runners rtd at CP1 Grange
Philip Jones Baildon Runners rtd at CP3 Harthill
Sarah Morgan Worksop Harriers rtd at CP5 Firbeck
 

10-completions Award

In line with a tradition in LDWA events, an award has been introduced for completing the event 10 times. Awards have been made to Roy Varo†, Henry Marston, Dave Carratt†, Kerry Booth, Mick Cochrane, George Kay, Terry Griffiths†, Andrew West, Chris Sanders, David Fox, Mick Marsters, Brian Harney, Ian O'Mara, Tom Hughes, Bob Berzins, Peter Simpson, Percy Wellor, Martyn Gaynor, Barry Harrison, David Keward, Michael Collins, Kevin Uzzell, Malcolm Coles, Philip Gwilliam, John Cunnane, Philip Elliot, Alan Yates, Julian Brown, David Shepherd, Jim Fulton, Philip Haigh, Brian Harwood, Philip Musson, Paul Sorensen, John Clarke, John Hughes, Barrie Bedford, Caroline Boyd, Shirley Hume, David Oxley, Kevin Marshall, David Egan, Marla Howard-Cutts, Pat Rooney, Dave Roberts, Alison Brind, Mike Elwell, Chris Hume, Jane Matthews, John Vernon, Les Hill, Steve Garlick, Bill Watson, Martin Dietrich, Nick Ham, Kevin Doyle, Sharon Gaytor, Lee Carratt, Judith Webb, Nigel Coates, Elaine Dee, Jeremy Nottingham, Pam Baird, David Devine, Martin Payne, Gary Groves, Richard Scroop, Karen Nash, Kevin Hoult, Chris Hopkinson, Roger Taylor, Karl Williams and  Jayne Glynn

Additional awards were made this year to 2 more:  Stephen Hall and Paul Beasley
That's a total of 76!

20-completions Award

Roy Varo†, Henry Marston, Andrew West, Terry Griffiths†, Kerry Booth, Chris Sanders, Tom Hughes, John Cunnane, Mick Cochrane, David Oxley, Jim Fulton and Julian Brown have been presented with an award for reaching 20 completions (11 recipients).  

An additional award was made this year to 1 more: Kevin Uzzell
Total now 12

30-completions

Andrew West, Henry Marston and Kerry Booth 

The awards are based on my records; please let me know if there is an error (contact information below). Names get spelled differently in different years (Steve or Stephen), ladies marry, and certain names have been duplicated, easy when there were two Nigel Robinson's in one year, more difficult when there were John White's in different years, from different clubs (which is not decisive) but different DOB (which usually is). 

Retirements are included with main results 


Team Result
Subject to re-scrutiny of affiliation / team membership

Pos Cumulative Club Scorers
1 27h 35min 25s Rotherham Harriers & AC Mark Plant, Catherine Eddison and Laura Denwood
2 27h 41min 26s Killamarsh Kestrels Abby Heffren, Jack Heffren and Stephen Crownshaw
3 29h 01min 30s Kimberworth Striders Thomas Hardman, Andrew Hedison and Lauren Corcoran
4 29h 23min 21s Maltby RC Luke Davis, Susan Keens and Matt Holloway
5 36h 13min 22s Rotherham Running Club Karl Wooffindin, Lauren Beasley and Louise Siddall
6 37h 02min 15s Worksop Harriers David Bulmer, David Firth and James Morgan
7 38h 42min 17s Rotherham Running Club Joanne Rayner-Johnson, Nadine Allott and Sarah Millns
8 39h 10min 54s Maltby RC Gail Barber, Paul Southern and Sandra Davies
9 39h 28min 07s Kimberworth Striders Jonathan Griffin, Rebecca Stocks and David Stocks
10 41h 35min 27s 100 Marathon Club James Wilson, Judith Webb and Sue Osborne
11 45h 24min 57s Maltby RC Rosie Davies, Martin Knight and Susan Southern
12 48h 37min 38s Heart of England LDWA Gerry Moore, John Smith and Warwick Wilkins
13 55h 40min 16s Northampton Road Runners Louise Linnett, Mark Garrett and Sally Garrett


The calculation is on cumulative time.
Note: LDWA (as a whole) is not regarded as a bona fide teams
LDWA members: If you wish to claim membership of a section, please let me know

Relay: 

Pos'n. Name Club class Overall Overall  Number Category
          Pace in team Status
        h:min:s min/km    
               
1 WH Green Gods Worksop Harriers Open 5:51:52 4:20 8 Op:1
2 Kimberworth Men Kimberworth Striders Open 6:28:50 4:48 8 Op:2
3 Kestrels Originals Killamarsh Kestrels Mixed 6:36:40 4:53 8 1
4 Hogs A Handsworth Roadhogs Mixed 6:56:39 5:08 8 2
5 Kestrels Chargers Killamarsh Kestrels Mixed 7:19:18 5:25 8 3
6 WH Green Goddeses Worksop Harriers Ladies 7:20:37 5:26 8 Fem:1
7 Rawmarsh Runners Rawmarsh Rotherham Open 7:28:52 5:32 8 Op:3
8 Kestrels Rockets Killamarsh Kestrels Mixed 7:37:59 5:39 7 4
9 Black & White Star Rotherham Harriers & AC Mixed 7:41:29 5:41 8 5
10 Rotherham Stanley Rotherham Running Club Mixed 7:47:51 5:46 2 6
11 Dumfries Doonhamers Dumfries Running Club Open 7:53:35 5:50 3 Op:4
12 WH Green Gang Worksop Harriers Mixed 7:57:21 5:53 8 7
13 Kimberworth Women Kimberworth Striders Ladies 7:57:58 5:54 8 Fem:2
14 Hogs B Handsworth Roadhogs Mixed 8:06:59 6:00 8 8
15 TRAC Purple Team Tickhill Running & AC Mixed 8:08:02 6:01 8 9
16 RRC A  Rotherham Running Club Mixed 8:12:42 6:04 8 10
17 Kimberworth Mixed B Kimberworth Striders Mixed 8:14:32 6:06 8 11
18 RRC B  Rotherham Running Club Mixed 8:25:40 6:14 8 12
19 Swallows Rother Valley Swallows Mixed 8:27:28 6:15 8 13
20 ROWBOSCOTT Scott Open 8:40:55 6:25 5 Op:5
21 SRC Sole Mates Sheffield Running Club Mixed 8:41:13 6:26 6 14
22 Kimberworth Mixed A Kimberworth Striders Mixed 8:41:46 6:26 8 15
23 Woman In Black Rotherham Harriers & AC Ladies 9:02:45 6:42 8 Fem:3
24 Team Valley Hill Valley Hill Runners Mixed 9:15:11 6:51 8 16
25 TRAC Green Team Tickhill Running & AC Mixed 9:38:27 7:08 8 17
26 Dumfries Plodders Dumfries Running Club Mixed 9:50:00 7:17 5 19

Please let me know if you are aware of any errors / undeclared changes.  Results queries email
 

 Relays by Class

Open

Pos'n. Name Club class Overall Overall  Number
          Pace in team
        h:min:s min/km  
             
1 WH Green Gods Worksop Harriers Open 5:51:52 4:20 8
2 Kimberworth Men Kimberworth Striders Open 6:28:50 4:48 8
3 Rawmarsh Runners Rawmarsh Rotherham Open 7:28:52 5:32 8
4 Dumfries Doonhamers Dumfries Running Club Open 7:53:35 5:50 3
5 ROWBOSCOTT Scott Open 8:40:55 6:25 5

Mixed

Pos'n. Name Club class Overall Overall  Number
          Pace in team
        h:min:s min/km  
             
1 Kestrels Originals Killamarsh Kestrels Mixed 6:36:40 4:53 8
2 Hogs A Handsworth Roadhogs Mixed 6:56:39 5:08 8
3 Kestrels Chargers Killamarsh Kestrels Mixed 7:19:18 5:25 8
4 Kestrels Rockets Killamarsh Kestrels Mixed 7:37:59 5:39 7
5 Black & White Star Rotherham Harriers & AC Mixed 7:41:29 5:41 8
6 Rotherham Stanley Rotherham Running Club Mixed 7:47:51 5:46 2
7 WH Green Gang Worksop Harriers Mixed 7:57:21 5:53 8
8 Hogs B Handsworth Roadhogs Mixed 8:06:59 6:00 8
9 TRAC Purple Team Tickhill Running & AC Mixed 8:08:02 6:01 8
10 RRC A  Rotherham Running Club Mixed 8:12:42 6:04 8
11 Kimberworth Mixed B Kimberworth Striders Mixed 8:14:32 6:06 8
12 RRC B  Rotherham Running Club Mixed 8:25:40 6:14 8
13 Swallows Rother Valley Swallows Mixed 8:27:28 6:15 8
14 SRC Sole Mates Sheffield Running Club Mixed 8:41:13 6:26 6
15 Kimberworth Mixed A Kimberworth Striders Mixed 8:41:46 6:26 8
16 Team Valley Hill Valley Hill Runners Mixed 9:15:11 6:51 8
17 TRAC Green Team Tickhill Running & AC Mixed 9:38:27 7:08 8
18 Dumfries Plodders Dumfries Running Club Mixed 9:50:00 7:17 5

Ladies

Pos'n. Name Club class Overall Overall  Number
          Pace in team
        h:min:s min/km  
             
6 WH Green Goddeses Worksop Harriers Ladies 7:20:37 5:26 8
13 Kimberworth Women Kimberworth Striders Ladies 7:57:58 5:54 8
23 Woman In Black Rotherham Harriers & AC Ladies 9:02:45 6:42 8

 

Team members: Please check names and let me know if there is an error, e.g. by e-mail to   Results queries email 
The table in the Start List should have been updated for you to check, but may need to be refreshed.

More detailed assessment of Relay results

Relay split times as a (large) web page or pdf file of Relay split times showing the Teams listed in finishing order. 
Current = position at that stage in the event.  Change indicates positional change on the stage (blank for Stage 1).  Pos'n on leg is the ranking for that particular stage.

Relay leg analysis as a web page, very large, or pdf file of Relay leg analysis showing the (named) stage runners listed in order of pace based on min/km.
Stage Rank is the ranking for that particular stage.  Gain/Loss indicates positional change on the stage (No change on leg 1; it says leg 1).

Graphical Analysis  Relay splits and graphical analysis are now available


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Updated 06 December 2024 18:13:31