The Ridgeway Challenge 2025 took place last Saturday, the 31st of May starting and finishing at its traditional locations – Ivinghoe Beacon near Tring and ending at Avebury Stone Circle. The course is 86 miles (1307km) along The Ridgeway National Trail, a 5000 year old trackway passing through the Chiltern Hills and the North Wessex Downs. First held in 2004, the event has a 28 hour cut-off.
First across the finish line was Oliver Burton-Taylor in 15;32:08 and Women’s winners were Beth Ingham and Jessica Johnson in 16:31:28.
| Women’s top 3 | |||
| Name | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beth Ingham | 16:31:28 | |
| 2 | Jessica Johnson | 16:31:28 | |
| 3 | Charmain Fowler-Jones | 19:20:08 | |
| Men’s top 3 | |||
| 1 | Oliver Burton-Taylor | 15:32:08 | |
| 2 | Michael Blackwell | 15:54:10 | |
| 3 | Matthew Ma | 16:19:00 | |
75 finishers
Links
Website: The Ridgeway Challenge
Facebook: Runaway Racing
Results: live.opentracking.com/trc2025/
Photos courtesy of clarkcreativemedia
Photo gallery: The Ridgeway Challenge 2025
See Also
Ridgeway Challenge 2012 UK Trail Running Championships Results
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