2025 Otmoor Challenge Half

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2025 Otmoor Challenge Half Marathon

The Otmoor Challenge Half Marathon takes place from Horton-cum-Stanley. It circumnavigates Otmoor, a large RSPB conservation area, via 7 villages - historically described as 'The Seven Towns of Otmoor'. It consists of 6Ms of quiet country roads and just over 7M of off-road sections including stiles, fields, uneven footpaths and bridleways, and one demanding hill at the 10M point at Beckley." It uses the route shown in this image which is taken from the organiser's website.

Male runners who did well

Here are some details of the male Oxfordshire club runners who were in the top 4 of their age category.

Tom Green (383, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 2nd MTop3 finishing in a time of 1:21:35.2.

Joss Cheli (331, Oxford_Tri) was the 3rd MTop3 finishing in a time of 1:24:32.7.

Paul Fernandez (366, Abingdon_AC) was the 1st MV50 finishing in a time of 1:26:28.3.

Will Benfold (313, Abingdon_AC) was the 1st MV40 finishing in a time of 1:28:12.5.

Chris Turnbull (506, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 3rd MV40 finishing in a time of 1:35:12.4.

Jonathan White (518, Alchester_RC) was the 4th MV40 finishing in a time of 1:35:38.0.

Alan Darbyshire (345, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 1st MV60 finishing in a time of 1:36:26.5.

Shaun O'Gorman (451, Alchester_RC) was the 3rd MV50 finishing in a time of 1:41:04.6.

Stephen Garton (372, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 4th MV50 finishing in a time of 1:43:24.3.

Howard Cook (339, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 2nd MV60 finishing in a time of 1:43:44.2.

Mark Emmett (360, Thame_Runners) was the 3rd MV60 finishing in a time of 1:50:33.0.

Richard Hart (394, Hook_Norton_Harriers) was the 4th MV60 finishing in a time of 1:52:41.1.

Female runners who did well

Here are some details of the female Oxfordshire club runners who were in the top 4 of their age category.

Catherine Westhead (517, Oxford_Uni) was the 2nd FTop3 finishing in a time of 1:35:14.8.

Leonie Glasson (377, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 3rd FTop3 finishing in a time of 1:35:16.4.

Esther Jones (419, Oxford_Uni) was the 1st SL finishing in a time of 1:38:11.6.

Ella Bradford (318, Oxford_Uni) was the 2nd SL finishing in a time of 1:39:53.6.

Madeleine Ding (355, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 1st FV40 finishing in a time of 1:44:52.6.

Clare Humphreys (410, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 2nd FV40 finishing in a time of 1:50:41.9.

Andrea Finnigan (367, Kidlington_RC) was the 4th FV40 finishing in a time of 1:55:32.8.

Yvonne Morris (441, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 3rd FV50 finishing in a time of 2:02:39.5.

Postscript

Here's a link to the web page giving the results of the event.