British Champions! Carnethy land double at hill relays

Saturday 17th October 2026

Carnethy HRC men’s and women’s teams won double British Championship titles in the British Fell and Hill Relay Championships at Todmorden, West Yorkshire.

The winning margins were impressive with the women’s team winning by 18 minutes from Dark Peak, finishing 23^rd overall from 198 teams.

The Carnethy men won by eight minutes from Ambleside.

Relay teams in this event consist of four legs, with two individual legs (winning time 37 mins) and two paired legs (winning time approx 70 mins).

Carnethy men were fastest on legs two (Finn Lydon/David Bunn), three (navigation leg – Sasha Chepelin/Eddie Narbett) and four (Matt Knowles).

Not to be outdone the women were also fastest on legs two (Holly Page/Grace Pow), three (Emily McNicoll/Naomi Lang) and four (Clare Stewart). Kieran Cooper and Kirsty Dickson ran on leg one for their respective teams.

Other Scottish top ten finishes for the men were, Carnethy B team in fourth; Edinburgh Uni in fifth.

In the women’s event Queen’s Park were fourth and Edinburgh Uni seventh.

Westerlands V60 men’s team also reached the podium as they finished in third place.

With thanks to Angela Mudge