Sunday 22nd March saw the Hillingdon 20, (formerly the Finchley 20) take place. The Hillingdon 20 is regarded as Britain’s oldest 20-mile road race, with a long history tied to marathon preparation, particularly the London and Manchester Marathons.
This years edition saw 360 starters, with the course being ran in reverse distance, as it was last year, following positive feedback! The race started at Hillingdon Athletic Club clubhouse at 9:00am.
The course
Spencer was lead bike, navigating runners around the 4-lap course. Starting off at Hillingdon Athletic Club, Runners took off along Bury Street and down onto Park Avenue. Runners then made a left-hand turn into Broadwood Avenue, making their way around the round-a-bout and back onto Park Avenue. Coming onto Elmbridge Drive, the course took runners briefly onto the Celandine Route and then making a right-hand turn onto the Fore Street. Climbing up Fore Street and then turning into Salisbury Road, which is where runners where met with the first of two water stations.
Turning onto the climb of Wiltshire Lane, taking runners past Haydon School. Making a right-hand turn onto Norwich Road, runners enjoyed a steep downhill, some recovery after some climbing! At the bottom of Norwich Road, runners turned onto the long and flat pavements of Joel Street.
Making their way past Eastcote Cricket Club, runners turned right onto Eastcote High Road and then back onto the Celandine Route, taking them over the River Pinn. Onto Mount Park Road, turning back onto Fore Street and then the stretch of Eastcote Road. The course then took runners down to Kings College Road, Evelyn Avenue which linked to Pinn Way, where runners were met with their second water station on the course.
Following Pinn Way until turning right, back onto Bury Street, runners would follow until turning back onto Park Avenue, which would mark 1 lap. The race finished at Hillingdon Athletic Club clubhouse.
Runners were presented with medals and homemade cakes prepared by members of Hillingdon Atheltic Club.
A huge congratulations to all participants, we hope you enjoyed the event and all the best for your future events!
A Thank You
Hillingdon Athletic Club would like to thank the local community for enabling us to host our annual Hillingdon 20 race.
The Hillingdon 20 raises valuable funds for the club, helping us provide equipment and support travel to athletics competitions for both our junior and senior athletes. Events like this play an important role in supporting grassroots sport in our community and giving local athletes opportunities to compete and develop.
Well done to everyone who participated, it was great to see you all and we hope you enjoyed the event!
There were over 60 volunteer marshals out on the course this morning, including members of Ruislip Running Club and local Police Cadets, who manned the water stations keeping everyone hydrated! A huge thank you to every single one of you for giving up your time to support the event and assist the runners. Your encouragement was felt by the runners, and we thank those of the community who also cheered on the participants, 20 miles is no small feat! Although the race is only hosted once a year, these volunteers are members of the local community who generously give up their Sunday morning to help ensure the race runs safely, and we are incredibly grateful for their support. Without them, the event simply could not take place.
Our volunteer marshals are there to help keep runners and road users safe, there were over 350 runners taking part, so it was a huge responsibility! On some occasions they may’ve asked drivers to slow down or wait briefly whilst runners passed or crossed the road. We understand that this can sometimes be frustrating and we do everything we can to minimise disruption while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Our marshals wear high-visibility clothing to ensure they spotted easily by road users and runners, while also enhancing their own safety.
We would also ask that everyone remembers our marshals are volunteers who are doing their best to support the running of a safe community event, and we thank those who showed patience and courtesy whilst the race was taking place.
The race followed our 4 hour cut-off procedure, with our marshals removing existing signage for the race.
We always welcome constructive feedback as we look to improve the event each year. If you would like to share feedback with us, please complete our contact form here.
A massive thank you to everyone who made this year’s Hillingdon 20 possible, all the marshals who gave their time to ensure the safety of our participants, those who baked cakes and planned the event! Your hard work to enable to hosting of the Hillingdon 20 is greatly appreciated.
Category Results
Female
Top 3
1st Helen O’NEILE 02:13:56
2nd Emily ANTCLIFFE 02:15:27
3rd Helen MUSSEN 02:15:52
U23
1st Jessica GAFFNEY 02:39:37
2nd Gabrielle COLE 03:23:24
3rd Chloe ROONEY 03:39:29
Ages 23 – 34
1st Paige HARVEY 02:16:00
2nd Francesca BOOTE 02:20:12
3rd Emily BENTON 02:20:55
Ages 35 – 39
1st Helen O’NEILE 02:13:56
2nd Elsa COLEAUX 02:40:54
3rd Lucile BURLOT 02:41:29
Ages 40 – 44
1st Nicola PENTY-ALVAREZ 02:18:53
2nd Rachel DENCH 02:23:38
3rd Carly DOLTIS 02:37:45
Ages 45 – 49
1st Emily ANTCLIFFE 02:15:27
2nd Helen MUSSEN 02:15:52
3rd Lisa MCGILLIVRAY 02:30:12
Ages 50 – 54
1st Trudi BELOOU 02:27:05
2nd Caroline GREENAWAY 02:34:17
3rd Sasha BIRKIN 02:35:15
Ages 55 – 59
1st Birgit CUNNINGHAM 02:47:36
2nd Rebecca BARDEN 02:53:01
3rd Michiyo HONDA 03:08:39
Ages 60 – 64
1st Cate CAMPANY 02:56:35
2nd Helen BOLT 02:57:01
3rd Candy Pickworth 03:13:44
Ages 65 – 69
1st Clare BONNICK 02:57:33
2nd Mandy JACKSON 03:15:49
3rd Sharon CROWLEY 03:37:16
Ages 70 – 74
1st Pauline BISHOP 03:31:22
Male
Top 3
1st Michael WADDINGTON 01:45:22
2nd Amittai BEN-ISRAEL 01:48:53
3rd Sean RENFER 01:50:00
Ages 23 – 34
1st Amittai BEN-ISRAEL 01:48:53
2nd Charlie HAYWOOD 01:52:07
3rd James LAING 01:56:00
Ages 35 – 39
1 Michael WADDINGTON 01:45:22
2nd Sean RENFER 01:50:00
3rd Steven TUTTLE 01:56:25
Ages 40 – 44
1st Jonathan POOLE 01:51:06
2nd Ryan HAMDY 01:58:00
3rd Matthew COOPER 01:58:54
Ages 45 – 49
1st Mark AMES 01:59:56
2nd Martin BRADLEY 02:00:00
3rd Paskell BLACKWELL 02:06:18
Ages 50 – 54
1st Adrian WHITWAM 02:03:26
2nd Paul WOOD 02:07:03
3rd Simon JACKSON 02:08:10
Ages 55 – 59
1st Peter HARVEY 02:15:43
2nd Stephen CAMPBELL 02:24:26
3rd Jonathan SHARP 02:27:25
Ages 60 – 64
1st Nigel RACKHAM 02:11:27
2nd Stephen PLUMMER 02:19:23
3rd Gary TAYLOR 02:27:58
Ages 65 – 69
1st Mike HURFORD 02:21:33
2nd Jerry BRYAN 02:45:29
3rd Julian SMITH 02:55:48
Ages 70 – 74
1st Mukesh DESAI 02:57:27
2nd Jerry LOCKSPEISER 03:17:47
3rd Jim BROWN 03:22:16
Non-binary
1st Jeffrey CHEUNG 03:03:39
Hertfordshire 20 Mile Championships Results
To be eligible, you must have been born in Hertfordshire or been a resident for 9 months. To take part in the Championships, you must state your eligibility during registration process.
Female
Top 3
1st Helen MUSSEN 02:15:52
2nd Paige HARVEY 02:16:00
3rd Carole ROBERTS 02:22:40
Ages 20 – 34
1st Paige HARVEY 02:16:00
2nd Carole ROBERTS 02:22:40
3rd Gabrielle COLE 03:23:24
Ages 35 – 44
1st Rachel DENCH 02:23:38
2nd Danna MA 02:38:43
3rd Sarah ROBERTS 02:52:24
Ages 45 – 54
1st Helen MUSSEN 02:15:52
2nd Trudi BELOOU 02:27:05
3rd Lisa MCGILLIVRAY 02:30:12
Ages 55 – 64
1st Rebecca BARDEN 02:53:01
2nd Cate CAMPANY 02:56:35
3rd Victoria WILLIAMS 03:21:15
Ages 65+
1st Clare BONNICK 02:57:33
2nd Mandy JACKSON 03:15:49
3rd Sharon CROWLEY 03:37:16
Male
Top 3
1st Michael WADDINGTON 01:45:22
2nd Matthew COOPER 01:58:54
3rd Jonney YEATES 01:59:10
Ages 40 – 49
1st Matthew COOPER 01:58:54
2nd Sean COLLUM 01:59:46
3rd Mark AMES 01:59:56
Ages 50 – 59
1st Paul WOOD 02:07:03
2nd Simon JACKSON 02:08:10
3rd Martin MITCHELL 02:14:28
Ages 60 – 69
1st Mike HURFORD 02:21:33
2nd Jerry BRYAN 02:45:29
Ages 70+
1st Jim BROWN 03:22:16
Hillingdon Athletic Club Results
James LAING 01:55:58
Travis BOWCAMBE 01:57:47
Ryan HAMDY 01:57:56
Paul WOOD 02:07:00
Jack CHUBB 02:13:28
Neil KIRKHAM 02:15:11
Paige HARVEY 02:15:54
Nicola PENTY-ALVAREZ 02:18:47
Gary TAYLOR 02:27:51
Jessica GAFFNEY 02:39:32
Melanie SPENCER 02:41:34
Mukesh DESAI 02:57:27
Emma CHARLTON 03:07:05
Brian RICHARDSON 03:41:21
We’re always looking to improve everyone’s experience, so if you have any feedback about the Hillingdon 20, whether positive or constructive, please complete our contact form here.
