Punk Panther Endurance Events

The closing date for the fabulous Six Dales Trail in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales is Sunday 21st July 24. with the race taking place on Saturday 3rd August from Otley .
These fantastic views are different in each direction on the brilliant out and back event.
With 4 distances and very generous cut-offs there is something for everyone .
Distances: 13/20/32/50 miles
‍Climb: 1700/2500/3800/5400 feet‍
ITRA Points: 1/1/2/3
UTMB: Q20K/Q20K/Q50K/Q50K

https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=12107

Hannah McPeake First Lady on the 104 Mile Dales High Way plus High Cup Nick Ultramarathon in 33:35. Amazing performance congratulations

Victoria Cusack and Stuart Nash finishing the 90 Mile Dales High Way in 26hrs 18 mins

Mark Denby wins the 2024 Punk Panther Dales High Way plus High Cup Nick 104 mile Ultramarathon in 24 hours and 29 minutes. Awesome running. Congratulations

Blyth Davies comes second overall and wins the men’s trophy for the 90 Mile Dales High Way in 23:36

Sophie Clarke wins the 90 mile Punk Panther Dales High Way Challenge with a new ladies Course Record of 22:36 beating the previous record by 52 minutes. Congratulations Sophie awesome performance.

The 6 Dales Trail takes place on Saturday August 3rd
This great race takes runners from the market town of Otley to the market town of Pateley Bridge and onto Lofthouse along the gorgeous, undulating Six Dales Trail. Passing Swinsty, Fewston and Thrushcross Reservoirs depending on which distance you are doing.
It is an out and back race with brilliant views in both directions
With very generous cutoffs this race is suitable for all abilities including walkers who only need to average 3mph.
There are 4 distances of
13/20/32/50 miles and carry the following.
ITRA Points: 1/1/2/3
UTMB: Q20K/Q20K/Q50K/Q50K
This also Race 8 in the Run Further series of events
With our well stocked CPs and a choice of hot food at the finish with vegan and gluten free options come and have a great day with us in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales 🙂

Punk Panther 6 Dales Trail+Ultra - Saturday 3rd August 2024 To Pateley Bridge … and back again. This challenging trail race (formerly A Bridge Too Far) takes runners from the market town of Otley to the market town of Pateley Bridge along the gorgeous, undulating Six Dales Trail. Passing Swinsty, Fewston and Thrus

Hi Everyone
We are getting desperate now!
We still need a marshall on each of the 2 later CP sessions in the Early hours of 7th July and then the morning session on the same CP
Earn yourself some great marshal credits and our undying gratitude.
It can be very handy having the Race Directors owe you one and we always pay our debts 😉

Winners of the 2024 Punk Panther Ripon Stinger Half Marathon Trail Race.

1st Male & MV50 Paul Sonley 1:58 New MV50 record
1st Female Imogen Patrick 2:15 New F record
1st FV50 Alex Whapples 2:17 New FV50 record
1st MV60 New Yewdell 3:01 New MV60 record
1st FV60 Caroline Harland 2:57 New FV60 record

Congratulations to everyone. The weather held up for the Half Marathon despite the forecast. this year the course was 0.4 miles longer than last year due to the extension of Lightwater Quarry, meaning we had to put a diversion in. Course records were set in all categories. Amazing achievements, also great to see more ladies finishing than men.

Full results can be found here
https://www.punkpanther.co.uk/results

Winners of the 2024 Punk Panther Ripon Stinger 20 Mile Trail Race.

1st Male Edward Hardaker 3:31
1st Female Gemma Scott 4:51
1st MV50 Graham North 4:24
1st FV50 Hazel Russell 4:59 New FV50 record
1st MV60 Christopher Beattie 5:37
1st FV60 Kim Holden 5:35

Congratulations to everyone. The course was 0.4 miles longer than last year due to the extension of Lightwater Quarry, meaning we had to put a diversion in either that or turn it into a Triathlon with a swim in the quarry! So course records were that much harder to achieve.

Full results can be found here
https://www.punkpanther.co.uk/results

Winners of the 2024 Punk Panther Ripon Stinger 34 Mile Ultramarathon.

1st Male Stephen Kirk 5:16 beating his 2023 time by 15 minutes, But still two minutes off Samantha Davies’ course record.
1st Female Kim Loney 6:05
1st MV50 Anthony T.C. Gerundini 6:05
1st FV50 Tina Marie Brown 7:25 New FV50 record
1st FV60 Di Thompson 11:29
1st FV70 Pam Baird 10:16

Congratulations to everyone. It was interesting to see the complete contrast to last years event which took place in very hot weather which meant that we had to put on an extra water stop. The ladies did well again Kim Loney comin in 5th overall just behind the MV50 winner Anthony T.C. Gerundini and FV50 winner Tina Brown coming in 14th overall and 2nd veteran overall

Full results can be found here
https://www.punkpanther.co.uk/results

Winners of the 2024 Punk Panther Ripon Stinger 50 Mile Ultramarathon.

1st Male Tom Scott 8:19 winning his 2nd consecutive Punk Panther 50 mile race and beating the course record too.
1st Female Abbey Sculley 11:05
1st MV50 Will Gander 12:01

Congratulations to everyone. The weather was a complete mix and the stinging nettles did their job. The 50 mile course returns to the start after 34 mile before going out on a southern loop and so it is always a challenge to get back out of the door for the final 16 miles knowing that you pass the car park and your car and the way!

Full results can be found here

https://www.punkpanther.co.uk/results

A great watch and shows what our races are about

Ripon stinger ultra marathon This week myself, Jordan and Lee run punk panthers Ripon stinger Loved this course, very run able. Running down side of streams and through woodlands then ov...

Here is the tracker link for tomorrow’s Ripon Stinger if you fancy some dot watching.

track.trail.live

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Winners from the Punk Panther Ultra Unique 2024. What a great day, the weather was beautiful and the scenery stunning. A fun and great time was had by all, several completing their first Ultra or running further than they had done before.

If you'd like a memento of your Dales High Way walk you can purchase this badge from Skyware publishers of the DHW guidebook. Proceeds to Friends of A Dales High Way.
https://www.skyware.co.uk/HighwayLapelBadge.htm

The beautiful Gold Award winning Ripon Stinger will take place on the 15th June 2024.
Starting and finishing in Studley Roger close to the historic city of Ripon with its great Cathedral this Event mainly follows the Ripon Rowel
route visiting wooded valleys and historic sites such as the spectacular World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Water gardens.It also takes in the tranquil River Skell's Valley of the Seven Bridges. Other great views are the beautiful St Margaret’s Church and Hackfall Woods. This is a challenging and beautiful, picturesque trail route not to be missed.
The closing date for entries is Sunday 2nd June 2024.
You can enter here https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=11995
Distances are Half Marathon, 20 miles , 34 miles and 50 miles

As we pass the half way point in the 2024 Punk Panther Race Season, here are the current standings. Still plenty of time to chase down the leaders

Winners of the 2024 Punk Panther Otley High Views Half Marathon.

Great running everyone. congratulations to all, especially with the race clashing with Up the Odda at Hawksworth, a big thank you to Hawksworth School for putting up with us crossing their event! A rough trail half marathon with many big climbs.

Winners were

1st Male Sam Tansley 2:15:30
1st MV50 (2nd overall) Paul Sonley 2:35:55
1st Female (4th overall) Elly Roberts 2:44:36
1st MV60 Nick Ford 3:29:23
1st FV50 Sharon McCann 3:29:24

Full results can be found at https://www.punkpanther.co.uk/results

Winners of the Punk Panther 2024 Otley High Views 20 mile trail race.

Congratulations to everyone on probably our toughest 20 mile course, which involves going straight up to the top of the Chevin, then climbing up the Odda, then to the top of Baildon Moor, then to the top of Ilkley Moor, before going back over the Chevin!The

1st Male Kevin Easley 3:29:40
1st MV50 Andy Sumner 4:25:56
1st MV60 Ian Grimsey 4:36:27
1st Female Georgina Elliott 4:47:44
1st FV50 Andrea Bowen 6:55:24
1st FV70 Pam Baird 7:34:30

Full results can be found at https://www.punkpanther.co.uk/results

Winners of the 2024 Punk Panther Otley High Views 34 mile Ultramarathon

1st Male John Harris 5:55:23
1st Female & 3rd overall Alice Kershaw 6:33:10 New Ladies Record
1st MV50 Lio Achard 6:44:50
1st MV60 David Coulthard 7:25:32
1st FV50 Sam Sales 12:18:01

Great running from everyone, it was tough across Beamsley Beacon in the heat of the day, the sun was relentless but it was still wet underfoot.

Full results can be found at https://www.punkpanther.co.uk/results

Winners of the 50 mile Punk Panther Otley High Views 2024. Congratulations to everyone in the blistering heat on Saturday. Tom Scott was just 7 minutes off Stephen Kirk’s 2022 course record. Simon Franklin who won the inaugural MV50 105km race in 2017 returned to win the 50 mile MV50 trophy. Karen Alford completed the course with her full Spine Kit no mean feat with such a huge pack. Well done everyone. Full results can be found at https://www.punkpanther.co.uk/results

1st Male Tom Scott 8:39:32
1st MV50 Simon Franklin 11:59:10
1st Female Karen Alford 14:30:26

Waiting for the runners in the Leeds Marathon the Punk Panther stop also has a hose to cool off runners after the Leeds Road Climb

The Current ITRA UK Rankings are completely dominated by Punk Panther runners! Congratulations to Alan Middlebrook and Jess Hebron who head the men's and women's tables, with Virgil Iordache inbetween them. Congrats to all on the list...

Here are the top 30 in the 2024 Half Marathon race series after 4 of 9 races (best 6 to count)

Here are the top 30 in the 2024 20 mile race series after 4 of 9 races (best 6 to count)

Here are the top 30 in the 2024 50 km race series after 4 of 9 races (best 6 to count)