Records

The vast majority of records and fastest times have been set since 2002 (event 35) when the hike route was changed to start at Old Cardington Lane instead of Church Stretton School: previously a mass start would take place along the road outside the school and participants would run along the road to All Stretton and then cross the A49 to tackle The Lawley first. In the process of this change, Caer Caradoc became the first checkpoint instead of the last checkpoint and an additional self-punch checkpoint was added at Minton.

TrophyWinnerTimeYear
Longmynd StaffANDY DAVIES7.512007
Gill Harris Ladies TrophyMEL PRICE8.522018
Longmynd Scout StaffADRIAN DONNELLY9.322008
Junior Longmynd StaffJOE DONNELLY10.372012
Novices TrophySTEPHEN WATTS8.292007
West Mercia Police TrophyHELEN SKELTON9.512010
Swain ShieldANDY DAVIES8.252018
2nd Longmynd Scout StaffTERRY DAVIES11.041996
Eric Broom StaffSIMON JONES13.432013
Raven TrophyKATHRYN WEAVER13.042016
Over-The-Hill TrophyJOHN AMIES10.142002
Peggy's PlatePATRICIA PAGE11.412010
Mynd TrophyMERCIA FELL RUNNERS25.212018
Mynd Scout TrophyCONCORDE SCOUT FELLOWSHIP37.121986

Notes

  • Longmynd Staff:
    • ANDY DAVIES:
      • won the event 10 times between 2002 and 2022 (jointly in 2012 with TIM DEVANNEY)
      • is the current holder of the fastest finishing time: 7.51 in 2007 on the new route
      • is the only person ever to have completed the event in under 8 hours
      • broke the fastest finishing time record twice (2002 and 2007)
    • VAL SWINGLER won the event in 2011 (the hot year) in a time of 10.02 – the first and only time a female participant has won the event.
    • JOHN WAGSTAFFE’s record winning time of 8.47 set in 1981 on the old route stood for 21 years before it was broken in 2002 by ANDY DAVIES with a time of 8.30 on the new route.
  • Gill Harris Ladies Trophy:
    • GILL HARRIS:
      • won this trophy (previously known as the Ladies Trophy) 11 times between 1993 and 2007 (jointly in 1994 with CAROLINE JAMES) on both the old and new routes.
      • broke the fastest female finishing time record six times (1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007)
    • MEL PRICE:
      • won this trophy (previously known as the Ladies Trophy) 6 times (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
      • broke the fastest finishing time record three times (2014, 2015, 2018)
      • is the current holder of the fastest female finishing time: 8.52 in 2018 on the new route
    • VAL SWINGLER:
      • won this trophy (previously known as the Ladies Trophy) 4 times (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)
      • broke the fastest finishing time record once (2012)
  • Longmynd Scout Staff: A.C. LEWSLEY’s record winning time of 10.35 set in 1976 on the old route stood for 23 years before it was broken in 1999 by COLIN BANKS with a time of 10.26 on the old route. COLIN BANKS’ record has now been surpassed four times and currently stands at 9.32 set by ADRIAN DONNELLY in 2008.
  • Junior Longmynd Staff: RICHARD JAMES‘ record winning time of 10.51 in 1993 was set when he was 17 years old before the 18 years hike age restriction was introduced (in 2003, event 36) and on the old route. This record stood for 19 years until it was broken in 2012 by JOE DONNELLY with a time of 10.37 on the new route.
  • 2nd Longmynd Scout Staff: TERRY DAVIES’ record winning time of 11.04 set in 1996 on the old route is currently the oldest individual record.
  • Swain Shield: ANDY DAVIES won this trophy 4 times (2016 – 2019) and while doing so finished second overall 3 times and third overall once.
  • Mynd Trophy: The Longmynd Loafers’ record winning time of 28.51 (team) set in 1984 on the old route stood for 18 years before it was broken in 2002 by Mercia Fell Runners with a time of 27.26 on the new route. Mercia Fell Runners’ 2002 record has now been surpassed three times (twice by Mercia Fell Runners themselves and once by Vasque) and currently stands at 25.21 set by Mercia Fell Runners in 2018.
  • Mynd Scout Trophy: Concorde Scout Fellowship’s record winning time of 37.12 (team) set in 1986 on the old route is currently the oldest record.

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