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Runners line up for an early Ben Race. The starter is on left with a shotgun 1979 Ben Nevis Race. The first timed event on Ben Nevis was in 1895. [1] William Swan, a barber from Fort William, made the first recorded timed ascent up the mountain on or around 27 September of that year, when he ran from the old post office in Fort William to the summit and back in 2 hours 41 minutes. [2]
1979 Ben Nevis Race. The history of hill running on Ben Nevis dates back to 1895. William Swan, a barber from Fort William, made the first recorded timed ascent up the mountain on or around 27 September of that year, when he ran from the old post office in Fort William to the summit and back in 2 hours 41 minutes. [50]
Wild first took part in a hill race at Ben Rinnes in 2005. [2] He came to prominence through the Ben Nevis Race which he first won in 2010. His tally of twelve Ben Nevis victories is higher than that of any other runner in the history of the event. [11] [12] [13] [14]
Fastest known times for some of the most popular routes and summits of the Pyrenees Event Region Start Distance Elevation gain Time Athlete Data Style Ref. Monte Perdido Xtreme: Aragón: Pineta: 46 km: 4000 m: 5h 51' 40" Aritz Egea: 2020-08-13: Supported [1] Monte Perdido (up & down) Aragón: Torla: 43 km: 2400 m: 4h 24' 31" Aritz Egea: 2016-08 ...
The peak of Donnelly's running career was in the late 1980s. In 1986 he had another victory at Ben Nevis in one of the fastest times ever recorded for the race. [4] He won the British Fell Running Championships three consecutive times from 1987 to 1989 [5] and in 1988, he won the Snowdon Race.
Each mountain is expected to take up to 5 hours to climb and descend for a "standard strong walker", and a total driving time of 10 hours allows an average speed of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) on motorways and 50–55 mph (80–89 km/h) on trunk roads and occasional comfort breaks and fuel stops.
Previously the fastest women’s time was that of Nicky Spinks who on 31 May 2014 recorded a time of 19 hours 39 minutes for a clockwise round, breaking the previous record set by Helene Diamantides. Es Tresidder set a new fastest time on 6 July 2019 when he ran the Round in 16 hours 12 minutes.
Ben Nevis is the highest Munro and highest mountain in Britain. A Munro (listen ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Rothach [1]) is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement.