Swaledale Marathon

The annual Swaledale Marathon passes through some of Swaledale's finest scenery. The 24 mile course is a fell run / challenge walk event - competitors must navigate themselves and complete the course within 10 hours. It has been organised by Swaledale Outdoor Club since 1979.

Swaledale Outdoor Club are planning to go ahead with the event on Saturday 11th June 2022. Entries will open on Saturday 5th March at 07:00. Details of how to enter can be found here.

Unfortunately we had to cancel both the 2020 and 2021 Swaledale Marathons owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 40th Swaledale Marathon was on Saturday 8th June 2019. 432 participants completed the route. Heavy rain and a fresh breeze made it rather hostile on the more exposed sections of the route with a higher retirement rate than usual at Level House (mostly from the effects of exposure). It had rained heavily all night, so the stream crossings were quite challenging! Ray Stevenson was presented with a pottery decanter and set of beakers for his amazing feat of completing all 40 Swaledale Marathons since 1979. The prize winners were as follows.

Marathon Salver	fastest man	Jamie Rutherford	03:01
	2nd man	Matthew Hayes	03:14
	3rd man	Julian Simpson	03:18
Marathon Rosebowl	fastest lady	Fiona Brannan	03:36
	2nd lady	Sarah Hackett	03:46
	3rd lady	Heather Mochrie	03:50
Ray Stevenson Shield	fastest veteran man	Simon Jones	03:36
Marathon Vase	fastest veteran lady	Sarah Hackett	03:46
Vic Harrison Trophy	first SOC man	Graham Thomas	03:22
Vic Harrison Trophy	first SOC lady	Jean Manser	05:12
Stuart Pailor Shield	first over 60 man	Steve Brown	03:50
Lesley Pailor Shield	first over 60 lady	Val Clarke	04:45


Marathon Mens Team Trophy	East Hull Harriers & AC	Matthew Hayes / P A Wray / Andrew Deyes / Tony Cross
Marathon Ladies Team Trophy	Swaledale Runners	Sarah Hackett / Rebecca Simpson / Tracy Hunter / Sue Thurlbeck