The Montane Spine Sprint race is an ‘entry-level’ challenge that offers a taste of what it takes to move on to the Challenger and full spine races. 43 miles with a 18 hour time limit starting in Edale and finishing in Hebden Bridge. Women’s race saw a dramatic finish as the top three women finished within 7 seconds of each other. First was Sara Abbott in 9:54:01, second was Sue Straw in 9:54:04 and third was Lynn Murphy in 9:54:08. First man was Niki Worrall in 7:30:00. Full Results.
The Montane® Spine® Challenger is a non-stop, 108 mile race between Edale and Hardraw with a time limit of 60 hours. Victoria Morris 32:20:14 Victoria Morris 24:34:24 Full Results.
The Montane Summer Spine is the summer version of the original Montane Spine. A non-stop, 156 hour race from Edale to Kirk Yetholm. Eoin Keith led from the early stages though that took a while to be clear as the runners set off in waves however Anna Troup was never far behind and the experienced Irishman admitted he felt the pressure but nevertheless set a new course record. James Leavesley finished in second place and Ed Gwynne-Harris came in third.
Anna rounded off an incredible performance by reaching the Border Hotel in Kirk Yetholm as first woman, the 2nd overall, setting a new course record of 80:28:35 breaking Sabrina Verjee’s time and finishing ahead of her husband who came in in 7th place. Eloise Eccles managed to hold off Sharon Gayter for second place. Sharon took a fall mid-race and damaged a rib but still put in a great performance. Full Results
91 starters, 49 finishers
| Pos | Name | Time |
| Women | ||
| 1 | Anna Troup | 80:28:35 |
| 2 | Eloise Eccles | 120:35:26 |
| 3 | Sharon Gayter | 123:08:01 |
| Men | ||
| 1 | Eoin Keith | 77:34:52 |
| 2 | James Leavesley | 91:39:06 |
| 3 | Ed Gwynne-Harris | 94:33:15 |
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See also: Montane Winter Spine Results 2022
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