Results

The record book

Every result below is transcribed from the original published results, 2015–2019. All records were set on the original course; if any 2026 routing differs materially, it will be stated here plainly.

Course records

Solo male

1:54:10

Harry Coates · 2016

Former World Duathlon Champion

Solo female

2:15:32

Donna Edmondson Booker · 2015

Relay team

1:53:42

Marcus Preedy & Joshua Whitehead · 2018

Fastest time ever recorded on the course

Male V40

1:54:30

Karl Gray · 2018

Female V40

2:15:32

Donna Edmondson Booker · 2015

Male V50

2:05:22

Karl Gray · 2019

Female V50

2:44:10

Joanne Graham · 2015

Male V60

2:31:34

Tony Nichols · 2019

Female V60

3:12:02

Mary White · 2019

Bike leg - solo male

45:42

Adam Robinson · 2015

35.4km/h average

Bike leg - solo female

55:09

Donna Edmondson Booker · 2015

29.4km/h average

Bike leg - relay

43:50

Joshua Whitehead · 2018

37.0km/h average - fastest bike split ever ridden here

Official records as published by Holcombe Harriers.

Past editions

2019 results & report

Joe Mercer reclaimed the title he first won in 2015, while Karl Gray and Tony Nicholls set new V50 and V60 course records and Mary White the F60 record. Donna Edmondson-Booker teamed up with Mario Barbosa to take the relay win.

Solo winner: Joe Mercer, 1:56:54
First woman: Claire Burns (Bolton Triathlon Club), 2:48:12
Relay winners: Donna Edmondson-Booker & Mario Barbosa (Leeds & Bradford Tri), 2:23:46
Fastest bike: David Mirfield (Hope Factory Racing), 47:16
New records: Karl Gray M50 2:05:22, Tony Nicholls M60 2:31:34, Mary White F60 3:12:02

Pos	Name	Cat	Club	Run 1	Bike	Run 2	Overall
1	Joe Mercer	M		33:05	50:12	33:37	1:56:54
2	David Mirfield	M	Hope Factory Racing	34:34	47:16	35:46	1:57:36
3	Matthew Fretwell	M		35:33	50:05	39:02	2:04:40
4	Karl Gray	M50		34:38	53:27	37:17	2:05:22
5	Steven Gregory	M40	Rossendale Triathlon Club	37:55	51:10	41:10	2:10:15
6	Stuart Smith	M	SY Tri (Shrewsbury Triathlon)	37:39	54:44	42:17	2:14:40
7	Keith Melvin	M		41:28	52:04	41:36	2:15:08
8	Simon Marwood	M40		38:17	55:42	43:00	2:16:59
9	Andrew Taylor	M40	Bolton Triathlon Club	40:09	54:39	47:35	2:22:23
10	Donna Edmondson-Booker & Mario Barbosa	RELAY	Leeds & Bradford Triathlon Club	42:21	55:44	45:41	2:23:46
11	Peter Gray	M	Cadence Tri	41:57	58:40	45:32	2:26:09
12	Martyn Pollitt	M50	Tri-Rivington UK	44:48	58:42	46:49	2:30:19
13	Danny Bennett	M50		43:46	58:42	47:53	2:30:21
14	Joseph Cadwallader	M40	Bury Clarion	42:23	1:01:35	46:24	2:30:22
15	Tony Nicholls	M60		43:00	1:01:41	46:53	2:31:34
16	Ben Cliff	M40		44:06	1:03:15	45:57	2:33:18
17	Ashley Smith	M	Rossendale Triathlon Club	45:54	59:45	49:09	2:34:48
18	Mark Burns	M40	Bolton Triathlon Club	43:52	1:03:30	48:08	2:35:30
19	Greg Spanner	M	Totty High Tri Club	48:18	59:45	48:25	2:36:28
20	James Willetts	M	Team JMC	51:12	53:23	53:02	2:37:37
21	Gifford Kerr	M60	Chorley Cycling Club	46:18	59:38	51:49	2:37:45
22	Martin Smithurst	M40		49:19	59:01	49:30	2:37:50
23	Paul Openshaw	M40		46:50	1:02:48	49:37	2:39:15
24	Nick Oehring	M		45:03	1:02:06	53:38	2:40:47
25	James Richardson & Rebecca Self	RELAY		52:23	55:18	53:59	2:41:40
26	Oliver Major	M	Rossendale Triathlon Club	52:04	58:05	51:40	2:41:49
27	Stewart Haworth	M	Totty High Tri Club	48:02	1:00:34	54:54	2:43:30
28	Lee Gerrard	M40	Bolton Triathlon Club	47:56	1:03:47	51:58	2:43:41
29	Simon Bolton	M50		48:09	1:00:51	56:46	2:45:46
30	Shaun Ransom	M		47:08	1:04:45	54:25	2:46:18
31	Richard Taylor	M50		48:52	1:06:34	50:56	2:46:22
32	David Smith	M60	Rossendale Triathlon Club	49:47	1:02:02	55:06	2:46:55
33	Claire Burns	F	Bolton Triathlon Club	49:53	1:05:59	52:20	2:48:12
34	David Crofts	M50	Bolton Triathlon Club	52:10	1:05:21	55:46	2:53:17
35	David Callan	M	Totty High Tri Club	52:21	1:03:25	57:58	2:53:44
36	Simon Diggins & Fran Smith	RELAY		1:04:07	55:48	55:30	2:55:25
37	Natalie Murphy	F50		50:05	1:15:38	51:02	2:56:45
38	Toby Hamer	M	Rossendale Triathlon Club	54:05	1:05:13	58:46	2:58:04
39	Gary Bradley	M40	Bolton Triathlon Club	53:49	1:00:44	1:05:27	3:00:00
40	Deirdre McCarthy	F	Manchester Tri Club	54:37	1:08:10	59:58	3:02:45
41	Stephen Spamer	M40	Bolton Triathlon Club	54:52	1:11:51	56:54	3:03:37
42	Daniel Goodall	M40		53:53	1:07:01	1:03:40	3:04:34
43	Nicolas Wheeler	M50		56:15	1:05:28	1:03:55	3:05:38
44	Paul Smith	M		52:37	1:13:55	59:16	3:05:48
45	Liz Dawson	F50	Bolton Triathlon Club	56:18	1:10:38	59:19	3:06:15
46	Thomas Briggs	M		57:03	1:02:39	1:07:10	3:06:52
47	Nicola Cadwallader	F40		57:09	1:10:54	1:01:52	3:09:55
48	Sean Lawrence	M40		52:19	1:08:47	1:09:47	3:10:53
49	Mary White	F60	Lostock AC	58:23	1:12:47	1:00:52	3:12:02
50	Andrew Southern	M40	Bolton Triathlon Club	55:49	1:10:56	1:07:41	3:14:26
51	Emma Smith	F	Rossendale Triathlon Club	57:16	1:15:54	1:03:06	3:16:16
52	Lee Martin	M40		56:47	1:12:16	1:07:39	3:16:42
53	Luke Sherwood	M		54:48	1:18:48	1:03:19	3:16:55
54	Jack Howard	M		58:59	1:17:49	1:00:33	3:17:21
55	Barrie Saxby	M40		59:19	1:28:43	1:19:12	3:47:14
56	Dale Latham	M		54:06	1:37:53	DNF	DNF

Source: original results

2018 results & report

Forty-three raced in near-ideal conditions. Karl Gray took the solo win just 20 seconds outside Harry Coates' course record, setting a new V40 mark - but the day belonged to the relay: Marcus Preedy and Joshua Whitehead's 1:53:42 was the fastest time ever recorded on the course, built on Whitehead smashing the bike record by almost two minutes at a 37km/h average.

Relay winners & outright course record: Marcus Preedy & Joshua Whitehead, 1:53:42
Bike course record: Joshua Whitehead, 43:50 (37.0km/h average)
Solo winner (M40 record): Karl Gray, 1:54:30 - 20 seconds off the solo course record
First woman: Sarah Sellens (Humber Triathletes), 2:19:11
Fastest female bike: Donna Edmondson (Leeds Bradford Tri), 55:34
New V50 record: Andrew Robinson, 28 seconds faster than his previous year

Pos	Name	Cat	Club	Run 1	Bike	Run 2	Overall
1	Marcus Preedy & Joshua Whitehead	RELAY		34:28	43:50	35:24	1:53:42
2	Karl Gray	M40		31:22	49:49	33:19	1:54:30
3	Danny Hope	M40	Horwich RMI Harriers & AC	34:19	48:48	37:08	2:00:15
4	Richard Hand	M	Pedalsport Triathlon Club	35:17	48:06	38:36	2:01:59
5	Paul Sellens	M	Humber Triathletes	36:36	48:46	41:10	2:06:32
6	Andrew Robinson	M50		36:41	50:20	41:37	2:08:38
7	Richard Smith	M		35:20	53:29	40:05	2:08:54
8	Matt Dunn	M40	Holcombe Harriers	35:30	54:46	39:00	2:09:16
9	Drew Webster & Craig Stansfield	RELAY	Chafing the Dream	35:47	57:13	37:26	2:10:26
10	Paul Hobbs	M40	Todmorden Harriers	35:54	56:46	38:07	2:10:47
11	Simon Pickard	M40	Stockport Harriers	36:37	55:25	39:18	2:11:20
12	Dave McGrath	M		35:02	55:35	42:44	2:13:21
13	Mario Barbosa & Odi Visineski	RELAY		39:20	51:58	42:21	2:13:39
14	Andrew McClure	M50	Hadrian RT	39:27	51:48	44:13	2:15:28
15	Layne Mercer	M50	Horwich RMI Harriers & AC	39:25	53:28	44:56	2:17:49
16	Alan Smithson	M	Mersey Tri	37:47	54:45	46:27	2:18:59
17	Sarah Sellens	F	Humber Triathletes	38:59	57:04	43:08	2:19:11
18	Donna Edmondson	F40	Leeds Bradford Tri	39:42	55:34	44:50	2:20:06
19	Matt Yardley	M40	Macclesfield Wheelers	45:00	50:34	46:39	2:22:13
20	Adam Todd	M	Rossendale Triathlon Club	38:34	59:52	43:56	2:22:22
21	Mark Hilton	M40		39:16	56:28	46:40	2:22:24
22	Wesley Barnett	M	Rochdale Triathlon Club	42:30	55:54	47:03	2:25:27
23	David Whitfield	M40		41:49	58:07	47:21	2:27:17
24	Ben Whitham	M40		41:21	1:03:43	43:34	2:28:38
25	Marc Young & Liam Crompton	RELAY		40:20	1:07:03	41:58	2:29:21
26	Neil Swithenbank	M		43:35	53:30	53:12	2:30:17
27	Helen Buchan	F40		42:01	1:02:36	45:52	2:30:29
28	Tom Smith	M50		45:11	57:42	48:55	2:31:48
29	Paul Beckett	M50	Bramhall Runners	42:23	1:01:01	49:00	2:32:24
30	Katherine O'Mahony	F	Valley Striders Triathlon Club	43:13	1:00:31	49:14	2:32:58
31	Marcus Hurst & Robert Farrell	RELAY		44:56	53:58	54:24	2:33:18
32	Clive Greatorex	M50	Vegan Runners - Triathlon	42:12	1:03:15	48:46	2:34:13
33	Emma Bowen	F40		44:30	1:05:18	48:33	2:38:21
34	Earle Logan	M40		49:43	1:00:59	52:24	2:43:06
35	Fred Wardle	M60	Macclesfield Wheelers	50:13	59:02	55:33	2:44:48
36	David Smith	M50		46:40	1:07:00	51:57	2:45:37
37	Nigel Goldswain	M50	Rossendale Harriers	45:48	1:08:30	52:08	2:46:26
38	Alex Sugden	M40	GMFRS Tri	48:29	1:07:24	53:48	2:49:41
39	Andrew Parker	M		41:32	1:09:05	1:00:35	2:51:12
40	Steve Hamer	M60	Radcliffe AC	46:31	1:10:55	54:43	2:52:09
41	Bradley Hampson	M		46:18	1:09:56	56:54	2:53:08
42	Dale Haworth	M50		54:53	1:12:36	1:06:54	3:14:23
43	Paul Heneghan	M50	Rossendale Harriers	51:52	1:14:12	1:09:27	3:15:31

Source: original results

2017 results & report

Mark Jackson paired the day's fastest bike with a strong second run to win from 2015 champion Joe Mercer. Donna Edmondson Booker was first woman home again, and the Hurst/Dalton relay led the teams in fourth overall.

Solo winner: Mark Jackson, 2:04:07 (fastest bike of the day, 49:04)
Second: Joe Mercer (Horwich RMI Harriers), 2:05:21
First woman: Donna Edmondson Booker, 2:22:36
Relay winners: Marcus Hurst & Anthony Dalton, 2:09:20 (4th overall)

Pos	Name	Cat	Club	Run 1	Bike	Run 2	Overall
1	Mark Jackson	M40		36:04	49:04	38:59	2:04:07
2	Joe Mercer	M	Horwich RMI Harriers	34:36	53:31	37:14	2:05:21
3	Andrew Robinson	M40		37:58	50:19	40:49	2:09:06
4	Marcus Hurst & Anthony Dalton	RELAY		35:50	56:04	37:26	2:09:20
5	Paul Sellens	M	Humber Triathletes	38:09	50:01	42:19	2:10:29
6	Peter Coates	M40	Clayton-le-Moors Harriers	36:39	56:24	40:27	2:13:30
7	David Ryder	M40	Performance Tri	35:58	50:38	47:56	2:14:32
8	Matthew Oldham	M	Team Tri Guru	39:51	56:34	38:26	2:14:51
9	Stephen & Lorraine Hopley	RELAY	Rossendale Triathlon Club	41:05	53:43	40:44	2:15:32
10	Peter Gray	M	Buckley Runners	37:40	56:44	41:29	2:15:53
11	Andy Lynex	M40	Calderdale Triathlon Club	39:16	54:38	42:23	2:16:17
12	Simon Myers	M40		38:57	54:28	43:07	2:16:32
13	Paul 'Crabby' Crabtree	M40		36:52	59:32	40:38	2:17:02
14	Tom Adams	M		39:09	57:40	40:36	2:17:25
15	Jon Tinman	M50	Rossendale Harriers	38:50	58:26	41:44	2:19:00
16	Simon Pickard	M40	Stockport Harriers	39:31	59:09	42:14	2:20:54
17	Donna Edmondson Booker	F40		40:40	57:51	44:05	2:22:36
18	Adam Todd	M	Rossendale Triathlon Club	40:31	59:19	43:56	2:23:46
19	Howard Fielding	M40		45:00	57:10	47:49	2:29:59
20	Lee Turner & Grant Halliwell	RELAY	Radcliffe AC	42:49	1:04:50	44:11	2:31:50
21	Sarah Sellens	F	Humber Triathletes	40:18	1:06:11	46:29	2:32:58
22	Gavin Long	M40	Saffron Striders	44:27	1:03:31	45:11	2:33:09
23	Jordan Percival	M		43:36	1:03:06	47:42	2:34:24
24	Louise Venables	F		46:51	59:27	48:30	2:34:48
25	William Belcher	M50		49:18	53:58	51:38	2:34:54
26	Mark Hilton	M40		41:10	1:03:37	51:31	2:36:18
27	Jonathan Melia	M40	Rossendale Harriers	40:15	1:02:32	55:37	2:38:24
28	Lisa Hynes	F		46:49	1:06:08	46:48	2:39:45
29	Hannah Bruce	F	Manchester Triathlon Club	45:42	1:00:03	54:39	2:40:24
30	Lee Gerrard	M40	Bolton Tri Club	44:49	1:01:44	54:23	2:40:56
31	Pete Potter	M	Bolton Tri	46:42	1:03:14	51:31	2:41:27
32	Tom Smith	M50	Pennine Fell Runners	49:25	1:00:50	54:13	2:44:28
33	Emma Bowen	F40	Pennine Fell Runners	49:14	1:03:28	52:11	2:44:53
34	Chris Davies	M40		49:13	1:00:05	1:01:44	2:51:02
35	Allan Yeomans	M50		46:30	1:09:59	54:56	2:51:25
36	Michael Huggins	M50		48:47	1:06:58	56:39	2:52:24
37	Alex Sugden	M40	GMFRS Tri Club	48:50	1:09:14	56:08	2:54:12
38	Daniel Hatton	M40	Team Evolving	52:54	1:06:42	57:26	2:57:02
39	Andrew Firth	M50	Clayton-le-Moors	52:16	1:05:01	1:00:01	2:57:18
40	Paul Smith	M	Team Evolving / Rossendale	51:08	1:14:46	52:02	2:57:56
41	Dale Haworth	M50		55:26	1:14:53	1:05:56	3:16:15
42	Emma Smith	F	Team Evolving	54:46	1:15:30	1:08:55	3:19:11
43	Paul Speed	M40	Lostock AC	55:04	1:20:30	1:06:43	3:22:17
44	Sarah Dugdale	F		1:04:29	1:19:46	DNF	DNF

Source: original results

2016 results & report

Early fog cleared into sunshine as former World Duathlon Champion Harry Coates, racing on his birthday, led from the off and took nearly four minutes off the course record with 1:54:10 - a mark that still stands. Donna Edmondson-Booker held off Sarah Vickers to retain her title. 46 solos and 6 relay teams raced.

Solo winner & course record: Harry Coates, 1:54:10
Women's winner (2nd consecutive): Donna Edmondson-Booker, 2:16:53
Men's podium: Phil Marsden 2nd, Andy Raho 3rd
Women's podium: Sarah Vickers 2nd, Lisa Grantham 3rd
Relay winners: Michael Huggins & Phil Taylor (Rossendale Harriers)
Relay podium: Dave Bradley & Drew Webster 2nd; Rachel & Robert Pilling (mixed) 3rd
Fastest bike: Adam Robinson, 46:11 - 29 seconds off his own record

Full finisher lists for this year are currently being researched; the verified podiums and report are above.

Source: original results

2015 results & report

The first running. Despite thick early-morning fog the sun came out, and the three male leaders finished within 42 seconds of each other, Joe Mercer overhauling the field on the final climb to Peel Tower to win. Donna Edmondson Booker's 2:15:32 - with the fastest opening run and fastest female bike - still stands as the female course record, and Adam Robinson's 45:42 bike split remains the solo bike record.

Solo winner: Joe Mercer, 1:58:08
Women's winner & course record: Donna Edmondson Booker, 2:15:32
Men's podium: Richard Hand 2nd, Jamie Fradgley 3rd
Women's podium: Katy Foster 2nd, Julia Hartley 3rd
Fastest bike (solo record): Adam Robinson, 45:42 (35.4km/h)

Full finisher lists for this year are currently being researched; the verified podiums and report are above.

Source: original results

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