34th Penshaw Hill Race 2026

Penshaw Hill Race

Penshaw Hill Race

June 3, 2026

Approximately 3 mile Cross Country course around this striking north east landmark, built in 1844 to commemorate John George Lambton, the first Earl of Durham. The monument spans 30 meters (98 ft) in length, 16 meters (52 ft) in width, and 20 meters (66 ft) in height. Spectators enjoyed stunning views as they witnessed the outstanding performance of the region's finest cross-country runners. Here are the awaited results of the race:

Pos Name Result Club
1  Louis Head (SM)  18 mins 12 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
2  Isaac Snell (SM)  18 mins 33 secs  Tyne Bridge Harriers 
3  Jordan Taylor (VM40)  18 mins 36 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
4  Sam Thurlbeck (VM40)  18 mins 37 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
5  Stephen Hamil (VM50)  18 mins 49 secs  Durham City Harriers & Ac 
6  Ben Garbutt (SM)  19 mins 28 secs  Wallsend Harriers & Ac 
7  Tom Hartley (SM)  19 mins 29 secs  Jesmond Joggers 
8  Michael Edwards (VM40)  19 mins 33 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
9  Rob King (SM)  19 mins 42 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
10  Jude Graham (SM)  19 mins 52 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
11  Jason Watson (SM)  19 mins 54 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
12  Caleb Prudhoe (SM)  19 mins 58 secs  Gateshead Harriers & Ac 
13  Tim Grimwood (VM40)  20 mins 8 secs  Swaledale Runners 
14  Richard Conder (VM40)  20 mins 10 secs  North Shields Polytechnic Club 
15  Kevin Johnson (SM)  20 mins 24 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
16  Bryan Ankers (SM)  20 mins 25 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
17  Gavin Mulvaney (VM40)  20 mins 28 secs  South Shields Harriers & Ac 
18  Chris Pickersgill (VM40)  20 mins 31 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
19  Alan Cooney (VM40)  20 mins 38 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
20  Laura Chapman (SF)  20 mins 45 secs  Jesmond Joggers 
21  Andrew Hughes (VM40)  20 mins 56 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
22  Ian Hutchinson (VM40)  21 mins 10 secs  Durham Fell Runners 
23  David Morrow (VM40)  21 mins 20 secs  Jarrow & Hebburn Ac 
24  Mike Pomfret (VM60)  21 mins 24 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
25  Steven Gordon (VM50)  21 mins 27 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
26  Jack Taylor-Burns (SM)  21 mins 32 secs  North Shields Polytechnic Club 
27  Tom Sahebjam (SM)  21 mins 42 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
28  Shaun Mcglynn (VM40)  21 mins 52 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
29  Rachel Sheriff (VF40)  22 mins 0 secs  Unattached 
30  Scott Fraser (SM)  22 mins 6 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
31  Matthew Lockey (SM)  22 mins 12 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
32  Alan Scott (VM40)  22 mins 18 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
33  Paul Proctor (VM40)  22 mins 22 secs  Unattached 
34  Chris Dwyer (VM40)  22 mins 27 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
35  Wendy Chapman (VF50)  22 mins 32 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
36  Nicholas Mcknight (VM40)  22 mins 35 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
37  Christopher Haswell (SM)  22 mins 37 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
38  Alice Rea (SF)  22 mins 38 secs  Jesmond Joggers 
39  Rachel Pullan (SF)  22 mins 48 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
40  Andrew Dawson (SM)  22 mins 53 secs  Unattached 
41  Kel Scott (VM40)  22 mins 58 secs  Unattached 
42  Tasha Steel (SF)  23 mins 3 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
43  Peter Cantwell (VM40)  23 mins 10 secs  Unattached 
44  Alastair Spanner (VM50)  23 mins 16 secs  Unattached 
45  Bradley Whalen-Griffiths (SM)  23 mins 23 secs  Unattached 
46  Wayne Renney (VM40)  23 mins 31 secs  Washington Running Club 
47  Paul Jacques (VM40)  23 mins 42 secs  Unattached 
48  Ross Robertson (VM40)  23 mins 52 secs  Northumberland Fell Runners 
49  David Bruce (VM40)  24 mins 11 secs  Washington Running Club 
50  Linda Hutchinson (VF40)  24 mins 14 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
51  Geoff Watson (VM50)  24 mins 20 secs  Durham City Harriers & Ac 
52  Lucy Close (SF)  24 mins 27 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
53  Nina Cameron (VF50)  24 mins 33 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
54  Malcolm Cox (VM60)  24 mins 51 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
55  Allan Ball (VM40)  24 mins 58 secs  South Shields Harriers & Ac 
56  Dan Kelly (SM)  25 mins 4 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
57  Alan Todd (VM40)  25 mins 10 secs  Low Fell Rc 
58  Kellie Ross (VF40)  25 mins 16 secs  South Shields Harriers & Ac 
59  Andrew Dugdale (VM40)  25 mins 17 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
60  Simon Cyhanko (VM40)  25 mins 20 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
61  Ashleigh Bennett (VF40)  25 mins 37 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
62  Dean Phillips (VM50)  26 mins 14 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
63  Ryan Swiers (VM40)  26 mins 32 secs  North Shields Polytechnic Club 
64  Floor Christie-De Jong (VF50)  26 mins 33 secs  Jesmond Joggers 
65  David Ailano (VM50)  26 mins 46 secs  South Shields Harriers & Ac 
66  Alan Chapman (VM60)  26 mins 48 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
67  Adam Palls (SM)  26 mins 59 secs  Unattached 
68  John Coates (VM50)  27 mins 2 secs  Unattached 
69  Chris Checkley (VM50)  27 mins 22 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
70  Kayleigh Pickersgill (VF40)  27 mins 26 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
71  Barry Young (VM60)  27 mins 29 secs  North Shields Polytechnic Club 
72  John Hughes (VM40)  27 mins 44 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
73  Dominic Slater (VF50)  27 mins 45 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
74  Ryan Knight (VM40)  27 mins 46 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
75  Emma Talbot-Browne (VF40)  28 mins 5 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
76  Trevor Barrs (VM60)  28 mins 8 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
77  Paul Riddell (VM50)  28 mins 53 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
78  S J Gorman (VM40)  29 mins 2 secs  Unattached 
79  Neil O'brien (VM50)  29 mins 8 secs  Unattached 
80  Josh Roberts (SM)  29 mins 14 secs  Unattached 
81  Richard Schorah (VM50)  29 mins 22 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
82  Cagla Erdas (SM)  29 mins 33 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
83  Karl King (VM40)  29 mins 44 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
84  Jamie-Lea Church (VF40)  29 mins 46 secs  Unattached 
85  Michael Charlton (VM50)  30 mins 2 secs  Doxy Runners 
86  Elizabeth Hughes (SF)  30 mins 7 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
87  Alan Whitley (VM50)  30 mins 18 secs  South Shields Harriers & Ac 
88  Julie Goldsmith (VF50)  30 mins 42 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
89  Kelly Hutchinson (VF40)  30 mins 52 secs  Doxy Runners 
90  Bob Owen (VM70)  31 mins 4 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
91  Lisa Davidson (VF50)  31 mins 40 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
92  Marc Stubbs (VM40)  32 mins 2 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
93  Helen Morris (VF60)  32 mins 21 secs  Blyth Running Club 
94  Joanne Anderson (VF50)  32 mins 33 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
95  Sarah Lake (VF50)  32 mins 43 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
96  Linda Roberts (VF50)  33 mins 1 secs  Unattached 
97  Elizabeth Coley (VF50)  33 mins 22 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
98  Shereen Douglas (VF40)  33 mins 30 secs  Newburn Running Club 
99  Lee Harrison (VM40)  33 mins 34 secs  Unattached 
100  Ron Avery (VM70)  34 mins 0 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
101  George Routledge (VM70)  38 mins 56 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
Pos Name Result Club
1  Louis Head (SM)  18 mins 12 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
2  Isaac Snell (SM)  18 mins 33 secs  Tyne Bridge Harriers 
3  Jordan Taylor (VM40)  18 mins 36 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
4  Sam Thurlbeck (VM40)  18 mins 37 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
5  Stephen Hamil (VM50)  18 mins 49 secs  Durham City Harriers & Ac 
6  Ben Garbutt (SM)  19 mins 28 secs  Wallsend Harriers & Ac 
7  Tom Hartley (SM)  19 mins 29 secs  Jesmond Joggers 
8  Michael Edwards (VM40)  19 mins 33 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
9  Rob King (SM)  19 mins 42 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
10  Jude Graham (SM)  19 mins 52 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
11  Jason Watson (SM)  19 mins 54 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
12  Caleb Prudhoe (SM)  19 mins 58 secs  Gateshead Harriers & Ac 
13  Tim Grimwood (VM40)  20 mins 8 secs  Swaledale Runners 
14  Richard Conder (VM40)  20 mins 10 secs  North Shields Polytechnic Club 
15  Kevin Johnson (SM)  20 mins 24 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
16  Bryan Ankers (SM)  20 mins 25 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
17  Gavin Mulvaney (VM40)  20 mins 28 secs  South Shields Harriers & Ac 
18  Chris Pickersgill (VM40)  20 mins 31 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
19  Alan Cooney (VM40)  20 mins 38 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
20  Andrew Hughes (VM40)  20 mins 56 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
21  Ian Hutchinson (VM40)  21 mins 10 secs  Durham Fell Runners 
22  David Morrow (VM40)  21 mins 20 secs  Jarrow & Hebburn Ac 
23  Mike Pomfret (VM60)  21 mins 24 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
24  Steven Gordon (VM50)  21 mins 27 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
25  Jack Taylor-Burns (SM)  21 mins 32 secs  North Shields Polytechnic Club 
26  Tom Sahebjam (SM)  21 mins 42 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
27  Shaun Mcglynn (VM40)  21 mins 52 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
28  Scott Fraser (SM)  22 mins 6 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
29  Matthew Lockey (SM)  22 mins 12 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
30  Alan Scott (VM40)  22 mins 18 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
31  Paul Proctor (VM40)  22 mins 22 secs  Unattached 
32  Chris Dwyer (VM40)  22 mins 27 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
33  Nicholas Mcknight (VM40)  22 mins 35 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
34  Christopher Haswell (SM)  22 mins 37 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
35  Andrew Dawson (SM)  22 mins 53 secs  Unattached 
36  Kel Scott (VM40)  22 mins 58 secs  Unattached 
37  Peter Cantwell (VM40)  23 mins 10 secs  Unattached 
38  Alastair Spanner (VM50)  23 mins 16 secs  Unattached 
39  Bradley Whalen-Griffiths (SM)  23 mins 23 secs  Unattached 
40  Wayne Renney (VM40)  23 mins 31 secs  Washington Running Club 
41  Paul Jacques (VM40)  23 mins 42 secs  Unattached 
42  Ross Robertson (VM40)  23 mins 52 secs  Northumberland Fell Runners 
43  David Bruce (VM40)  24 mins 11 secs  Washington Running Club 
44  Geoff Watson (VM50)  24 mins 20 secs  Durham City Harriers & Ac 
45  Malcolm Cox (VM60)  24 mins 51 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
46  Allan Ball (VM40)  24 mins 58 secs  South Shields Harriers & Ac 
47  Dan Kelly (SM)  25 mins 4 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
48  Alan Todd (VM40)  25 mins 10 secs  Low Fell Rc 
49  Andrew Dugdale (VM40)  25 mins 17 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
50  Simon Cyhanko (VM40)  25 mins 20 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
51  Dean Phillips (VM50)  26 mins 14 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
52  Ryan Swiers (VM40)  26 mins 32 secs  North Shields Polytechnic Club 
53  David Ailano (VM50)  26 mins 46 secs  South Shields Harriers & Ac 
54  Alan Chapman (VM60)  26 mins 48 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
55  Adam Palls (SM)  26 mins 59 secs  Unattached 
56  John Coates (VM50)  27 mins 2 secs  Unattached 
57  Chris Checkley (VM50)  27 mins 22 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
58  Barry Young (VM60)  27 mins 29 secs  North Shields Polytechnic Club 
59  John Hughes (VM40)  27 mins 44 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
60  Ryan Knight (VM40)  27 mins 46 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
61  Trevor Barrs (VM60)  28 mins 8 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
62  Paul Riddell (VM50)  28 mins 53 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
63  S J Gorman (VM40)  29 mins 2 secs  Unattached 
64  Neil O'brien (VM50)  29 mins 8 secs  Unattached 
65  Josh Roberts (SM)  29 mins 14 secs  Unattached 
66  Richard Schorah (VM50)  29 mins 22 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
67  Cagla Erdas (SM)  29 mins 33 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
68  Karl King (VM40)  29 mins 44 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
69  Michael Charlton (VM50)  30 mins 2 secs  Doxy Runners 
70  Alan Whitley (VM50)  30 mins 18 secs  South Shields Harriers & Ac 
71  Bob Owen (VM70)  31 mins 4 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
72  Marc Stubbs (VM40)  32 mins 2 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
73  Lee Harrison (VM40)  33 mins 34 secs  Unattached 
74  Ron Avery (VM70)  34 mins 0 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
75  George Routledge (VM70)  38 mins 56 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
Pos Name Result Club
1  Laura Chapman (SF)  20 mins 45 secs  Jesmond Joggers 
2  Rachel Sheriff (VF40)  22 mins 0 secs  Unattached 
3  Wendy Chapman (VF50)  22 mins 32 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
4  Alice Rea (SF)  22 mins 38 secs  Jesmond Joggers 
5  Rachel Pullan (SF)  22 mins 48 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
6  Tasha Steel (SF)  23 mins 3 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
7  Linda Hutchinson (VF40)  24 mins 14 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
8  Lucy Close (SF)  24 mins 27 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
9  Nina Cameron (VF50)  24 mins 33 secs  Heaton Harriers & Ac Ltd 
10  Kellie Ross (VF40)  25 mins 16 secs  South Shields Harriers & Ac 
11  Ashleigh Bennett (VF40)  25 mins 37 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
12  Floor Christie-De Jong (VF50)  26 mins 33 secs  Jesmond Joggers 
13  Kayleigh Pickersgill (VF40)  27 mins 26 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
14  Dominic Slater (VF50)  27 mins 45 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
15  Emma Talbot-Browne (VF40)  28 mins 5 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
16  Jamie-Lea Church (VF40)  29 mins 46 secs  Unattached 
17  Elizabeth Hughes (SF)  30 mins 7 secs  Sunderland Harriers & A.c. 
18  Julie Goldsmith (VF50)  30 mins 42 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
19  Kelly Hutchinson (VF40)  30 mins 52 secs  Doxy Runners 
20  Lisa Davidson (VF50)  31 mins 40 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
21  Helen Morris (VF60)  32 mins 21 secs  Blyth Running Club 
22  Joanne Anderson (VF50)  32 mins 33 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
23  Sarah Lake (VF50)  32 mins 43 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
24  Linda Roberts (VF50)  33 mins 1 secs  Unattached 
25  Elizabeth Coley (VF50)  33 mins 22 secs  Sunderland Strollers 
26  Shereen Douglas (VF40)  33 mins 30 secs  Newburn Running Club 

We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the competition results. However, we understand that discrepancies or questions may arise. If any athlete has a query or concern regarding the results, we kindly request that you reach out to our dedicated race officials. They are available to address any inquiries and provide further clarification. We value the integrity of the competition and are committed to resolving any concerns promptly and fairly. Your feedback is important to us, so please don't hesitate to contact our officials for any result-related inquiries. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.