physical 5 Mile Race
Wednesday 1st September 2021
Part of NSRRA race series with points and race prizes.
Race Photos
Free photos Bryan Dale
Photos to buy Mick Hall and Racepics
2021 Race Results
Both course records were SMASHED this year!
Male: Lee Gratton, 26:02 (previous Martin Williams 2019, 26:29). Collected £100.
Female: Kelly Butler, 30:46 (previous Lynne Hill 2018, 31:47). Collected £200 (rollover).
Prizes kindly donated by JC Race Solutions Timing.
| 1st 5 x Ladies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Butler | 31:01 | Race Record |
| 2 | Lucy Matthews | 31:23 | |
| 3 | Nia Nokes | 32:34 | |
| 4 | Amanda Kelly | 33:16 | |
| 5 | Hermione Green | 34:16 | |
| 1st 5 x Men | |||
| 1 | Lee Gratton | 26:17 | Race Record |
| 2 | Henry Webb | 27:13 | |
| 3 | Martin Williams | 27:23 | |
| 4 | Thomas Eustace | 28:35 | |
| 5 | Andrew Lamont | 29:20 | |
| Team Winners | |||
| Female Team | City of Stoke AC | Kelly Butler Lucy Matthews Nia Nokes | |
| Male Team | Cannock & Stafford AC | Henry Webb Thomas Eustace Malcolm Down Martyn Clare | |
| Age Group Winners | |||
| F35-39 | Sarah Maund | ||
| F40-44 | Laura Palmer | ||
| F45-49 | Sally Gray | ||
| F50-54 | Jayne Dickens | ||
| F55-59 | Carol Higgs | ||
| F60-64 | Julie Dudley | ||
| F65-69 | Judith Ho | ||
| F70-74 | Josephine Jones | ||
| F75-99 | Elaine Statham | ||
| MU19 | Matt Hilsden | ||
| M40-44 | Stephen Morgan | ||
| M45-49 | Martin Mcguigan | ||
| M55-59 | Owen Barron | ||
| M60-64 | Malcolm Down | ||
| M65-69 | Paul Keighley | ||
| M70-74 | Alan Jeavans | ||
| M75-99 | Alfred Slater | ||
Virtual 5 Mile race
Run must be done between 1st and 5th Sept.
Evidence of your run must be submitted by midnight Monday 6th Sept.
A special Staffs Knot 5 race memento will be posted to all virtual entrants post-event.
Additional info for the actual race
2021 UK Athletics License 2021-42389
Race times:
Car Park will open at 5 pm
No Fun run (2 miles) this year — it will return in 2022.
5 Mile Main Race: 7.00 pm
Cannock Chase Visitors Centre. Marquis Drive, Hednesford. Sat nav postcode – WS12 4PW
- Prize to all finishers of the actual race collected on the night (2021 Branded sports duffle bag)
- Individual, Team and Age prizes for the main race.
- Chip Timed event with live results service
- Race Limit = 500 runners
- The main run minimum age is 15 years old (on race day).
- Please come ready changed as there are no changing facilities
- This will be an NSRRA race and results will be posted as per NSRRA age groups etc…
- Prizes for 1st-5th Male & Female, trophies for first U19 male & female
- Then 1st in age groups prizes (V40M up to V80M) & (V35F up to V75F)
- Plus Mens & Ladies teams Trophies
- Race numbers will be advised by email in advance & race packs with Bibs & pins will be collected on the night
STAFFS KNOT COURSE
Main Run Route
STAFFS KNOT FIVE MILER.
The course was measured on 8 June 17 by Rob Cope, a member of the association of UK Course Measurers and was certified accurate. He was accompanied by club member, Ian Hodkinson
Many runners use their GPS units to check the courses and although they are a useful guide they are not as accurate as an official measured course.
To read an article on GPS measurement, CLICK HERE
Below is the course measurement certificate.
HERE ARE THE WINNERS OF THE PREVIOUS RACES
| Year | Male Winner | Lady Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Ladies only Race venue MRI St Leonard’s Winner Sally Ellis (Birchfield Harriers) | |||
| 1988 | Dave Griffin | 25:17 | Christine Kilkenny | 28:47(CR) |
| 1989 | Trevor Morrey | 25:03 | Louise Austin | 30:14 |
| 1990 | Trevor Morrey | 25:22 | S. Taylor | 34:28 |
| 1991 | Darren Daniels | 24:30 (CR) | Louise Austin | 30:14 |
| 1992 | Ray Chapman | 25:42 | Jill Allen | 30:11 |
| 1993 | Race Cancelled due to long term Road Works | |||
| 1994 | Adri Hartveld | 25:14 | Louise Austin | 30:01 |
| 1995 | Mark Gregory | 25:07 | Emma Newton | 30:07 |
| Venue changed to Cannock Chase Visitors Centre | ||||
| 1996 | Simon O’Connor | 25:05 (CR) | Kate Burge | 29:41 (CR) |
| 1997 | Simon O’Connor | 25:18 | Lesley Turner | 30:14 |
| 1998 | Carl Warren | 25:18 | Mandy Campbell | 31:32 |
| 1999 | Stephen Pyke | 26:24 | Polly Gibb | 30:37 |
| 2000 | Nigel Share | 26:38 | Clare Newton | 30:37 |
| 2001 | Ray Plant | 25:52 | Sarah Bentley | 29:18(CR) |
| New Course | ||||
| 2002 | Darren Daniels | 25:34 | Clare Newton | 30:28 |
| 2003 | Tom Humphries | 25:16 (CR) | Clare Newton | 30:19(CR) |
| 2004 | Tom Humphries | 25:03 (CR) | Gemma Phillips | 28:31(CR) |
| 2005 | Ray Plant | 25:43 | Gemma Phillips | 27:52(CR) |
| 2006 | Tom Humphries | 24:27 (CR) | Michelle Buckle | 30:35 |
| 2007 | Tom Humphries | 24:32 | Sharleen Hollinshead | 30:27 |
| 2008 | Tom Humphries | 24:05 (CR) | Kate Burge | 30:34 |
| 2009 | Tom Humphries | 24:15 | Sally Gray | 32:02 |
| New Course | ||||
| 2010 | Bruce Raeside | 24:48 | Sally Gray | 30:52 |
| 2011 | Ben Gamble | 26-12 | Sarah Johnson | 29-45 (CR) |
| 2012 | Tom Humphries | 24:12(CR) | Mandy Vernon | 30:56 |
| 2013 | Alex Benfield | 27:50 | Michelle Buckle | 32:13 |
| 2014 | Ryan Holroyd | 26.00 | Claire Martin | 29.41 (CR) |
| 2015 | Ben Gamble | 26.17 | Claire Martin | 29:58 |
| 2016 | Due to a marshalling error, no results were recorded. | |||
| New Course | ||||
| 2017 | Martin Williams | 26:34(CR) | Sally Gray | 33:51(CR) |
| 2018 | Felix Mcgrath | 27:01 | Lynne Hill | 31:47(CR) |
| 2019 | Martin Williams | 26:29(CR) | Kelly Butler | 32:02 |
| 2020 | A virtual race | n/a | A virtual race | n/a |
| 2021 | Lee Gratton | 26:02(CR) | Kelly Butler | 30:4(CR) |
Men’s Team Winners
Year |
Team |
1988 |
Cannock & Stafford |
1989 |
Stafford Harriers |
1990 |
Stafford Harriers |
1991 |
County Officers |
1992 |
Stafford Harriers |
1993 |
No Race |
1994 |
Cannock & Stafford |
1995 |
Wrekin Road Runners |
1996 |
Chase Harriers |
1997 |
Cannock & Stafford |
1998 |
Chase Harriers |
1999 |
Chase Harriers |
2000 |
Chase Harriers |
2001 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2002 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2003 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2004 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2005 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2006 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2007 |
Wolverhampton & Bilston |
2008 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2009 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2010 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2011 |
Stafford Harriers |
2012 |
Stafford Harriers |
2013 |
South Cheshire Harriers |
2014 |
Stafford Harriers |
2015 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2016 |
n/a marshalling error |
2017 |
Lichfield Running Club |
2018 |
Lichfield Running Club |
2019 |
Tipton Harriers |
2020 |
n/a due to Covid-19 |
2021 |
Cannock & Stafford |
Ladies Team Winners
Year |
Team |
|---|---|
1988 |
Cannock & Stafford |
1989 |
Stafford Harriers |
1990 |
County Officers |
1991 |
Stafford Harriers |
1992 |
Stafford Adult Training Centre |
1993 |
No Race |
1994 |
Stafford Harriers |
1995 |
Cannock & Stafford |
1996 |
Stafford Harriers |
1997 |
Cannock & Stafford |
1998 |
Cannock & Stafford |
1999 |
Newcastle AC |
2000 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2001 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2002 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2003 |
Cannock & Stafford |
2004 |
Stafford Harriers |
2005 |
Stafford Harriers |
2006 |
Newcastle AC |
2007 |
Stone Master Marathoners |
2008 |
Stafford Harriers |
2009 |
Trentham |
2010 |
Trentham |
2011 |
Trentham |
2012 |
Stafford Harriers |
2013 |
Newcastle AC |
2014 |
Newcastle AC |
2015 |
Staffordshire Moorlands |
2016 |
n/a marshalling error |
2017 |
Trentham R.C. |
2018 |
Stone Master Marathoners |
2019 |
Stone Master Marathoners |
2020 |
n/a due to Covid-19 |
2021 |
City of Stoke |
2021 Race results
Virtual Race is still in progress
2020 Race Results
A virtual 5 miles race due to Covid-19.
2019 Race Results
24th July 2019
2018 Race Results
25th July 2018
5 Mile Race
Fun Run
2017 Race Results
26th July 2017 A brand new single-lap route.
5 Mile Race
Fun Run
ResultListsFinisherListFunrun 2017
2016 Race results
27th July 2016
Due to a marshalling error, the race results cannot be relied upon for the purposes of prize-giving, course records, or the NSRRA league. Under the circumstances we have withdrawn most of the tables that we usually list for interest and have removed the rankings from the Finishers’ list.
The Fun Run had no such issues and the results for this can be seen below in full.
ResultListsFinisherListFunrun_2016
ResultListsFinisherList_2016
2015 Race results
WEDNESDAY 29th July 2015
Five mile race results
2014 Race results
WEDNESDAY 30th JULY 2014
Congratulations to :-
First Female : – Claire Martin (Telford AC) (course record)
5Mile Amended results 2014
Provisional fun run results 2014
2013 Race results
WEDNESDAY 14TH AUGUST 2013
results funrun 2013
results 5mile 2013
2012 Race results
8th August
Congratulations to :-
Tom Humphries of Cannock and Stafford in a new course record time of 24.12
Staffs Knot 2012 5 Mile Run
Staffs Knot 2012 Fun Run