On a beautiful morning, more than 1,000 runners finished the race for the first time in the event’s 32-year history.

Chris Rainsford (Heanor RC) and Juliet Potter (Charnwood AC) took the men’s and women’s individual titles on a testing course around Shipley Country Park.

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Many thanks from the event organisers to all the runners, marshals and event partners, including The Derby Runner, PhysioNeeds Heanor, Emms, the Wolf Hut, FR Systems, Steve Winfield, Pure Steel and Shipley Country Park. Without your support, the event would not be able to happen.

Special thank you also to Matthew Walker for their continued support and much-valued contribution.

You can enter next year’s event here.

See you all again in 2019.

Stunning conditions were matched by the amazing turnout as 932 runners completed the undulating course around Shipley Country Park.

Full results

It turned out to be a rather successful morning for the Weir family as husband and wife duo, Richard and Natalie, scooped top honours.

Richard – who has won the event twice before in 2013 and 2014 – stamped his class on the race from the off.

Running in the white of Derby AC, Richard was more than three minutes ahead of the next person.

His winning time of 30.56 was only eight seconds shy of Alastair Watson’s 2015 course record.

Natalie was similarly impressive in the women’s race.

Natalie – who ran a big personal best in Leeds a couple of weeks ago – took the title for the first time in 37.45.

Heanor Running Club would like to thank all the runners and supporters, Matthew Walker for its significant support, plus all our other partners, including Derby Runner, Easy Bind, Steve Winfield, PhysioNeeds Heanor, The Wolf Hut, The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC), East Midlands Medical Services, FR Systems and Shipley Country Park.

Full results