Chiltern Hills Invitational
Race details
Next edition - 8th December 2024
Our end of season trail running championship event at Wendover Woods.
The 2024 edition of the Chiltern Hills Invitational will take place on Sunday 8th December 2024 at Wendover Woods.
The race is open to athletes who haved finished in the top 8 positions at Runaway Racing events in 2024, athletes who have won their age category, or to runners that have run below the qualifiying standard at a trail or multi-terrain event in the previous 2 years.
General Qualifying standard
Men: 10K - 0h50, Half - 1h55, 50K - 5h00hours.
Female: 10K - 1h00, Half - 2h20, 50K - 6h00hours.
If you are unsure if you eligible to run, please contact us.
Enter event
Chiltern Hills Invitational
£18/£16 (UKA Affiliated)
There's just 16 days until this race, get your entry in soon!
Key Information
Date
Sunday 8th December 2024
Start Time
11:00
Event base
Wendover Woods
Distance / Elevation
10km / 295m+
Max Runners
150
Navigation
Arrow markers and orange ribbons
Terrain
Trail
Nearist station
Wendover
Price
£18/£16 (UKA affiliated)
Minimum Age
16
License
TRA Permit No.TBC - Race held under UKA rules.
Qualified Runners
The list updates after each Runaway Racing event.
Name
Qualifier
Polly
Le Vaillant
Qualifying Standard, CRH
John
Nightingale
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Lilla
O'Connor
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Tom Adams
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Mark Addison
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Abdulla Al Thani
Dunstable Downs Half, 2nd
Ibrahem Alharami
Dunstable Downs Half, 3rd
Coralie Anderson
Dunstable Downs Half, 8th
Ewan Applewhite
Greensand Country 50K, 2nd
Charlie Ashe
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Callum Aspinall
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Hannah Asquith
Hughenden 10K, 8th
Tamara Backhouse
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Peter Bacon Darwin
Qualifying Standard, CRH
Stacey Baker
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Samantha Barrow-Williams
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Robert Batchelor
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Frederic Bernard
Chiltern Ridge Half, 2nd
Nigel Berryman
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
James Bingham
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Dylan Birch
Qualifying Standard, DD
Dominic Birch
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Samuel Birtles
Hughenden 10K, Male V70
Emma Black
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Michael Blackwell
Dunstable Downs Half, 4th
Melanie Blainey
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Simon Blanchflower
Chiltern Ridge 50K, V60 Male
Ed Boden
Chiltern Ridge Half, V50 Male
Frida Borbas
Greensand Country 50K, 6th
Hannah Bowers
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Sinead Bradbeer
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Nicola Brims
Tewinbury 10K, Female V50
Anna Broughton
Tewinbury 10K, 4th
Andrew Buck
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Molly Burlingham
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 1st & Greensand Country 50K, 1st
David Burston
Qualifying Standard, DD
Rob Butcher
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Amanda Butler
Greensand Country 50K, 3rd
Micheal Butler
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Saul Caroto
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Tom Cartwright
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Nigel Cavill
Tewinbury 10K, Male V50
Nicola Chadwick
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Adam Chamberlin
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Luz Chavez
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Geoffrey Cheshire
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 1st
John Christopher
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Paul Clarke
North Chilterns 50K, 2nd
Joseph Clarke
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Dyf Coles
Chiltern Ridge Half, 6th
James Collet
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Joe Collins
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Tom Collins
Qualifying Standard, DD
Ian Conway
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 3rd
Jon Cooke
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, V50
Lyndon Cooper
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 5th
James Cooper
Qualifying Standard, CRH
Ben Cope
Qualifying Standard, DD
Edwin Coutts
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Matthew Cowan-Dickie
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Nikki Cowen
North Chilterns 50K, 7th
David Craddock
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 6th
Jason Cuddy
Qualifying Standard, DD
Glenn Cuzner
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Carl Dalkin
Tewinbury 10K, 4th
Ceri Davies
Greensand Country 50K, 5th
Pete Davies
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
James Davis
Chiltern Ridge Half, 4th
Merilyn Davis
Qualifying Standard, CRH
Mark Dawson
Tewinbury 10K, 7th
David Dawson
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Mark Dawson
Qualifying Standard, DD
Cara Day
Qualifying Standard, DD
Johanna Dear
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 2nd
Agathe Delloue
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 5th
Julien Demartis
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Rachel Dench
Dunstable Downs Half, 2nd
James Denselow
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Christopher Dilley
Qualifying Standard, DD
Kit Dixon
North Chilterns 50K, 5th
Kit Dixon
Qualifying Standard, DD
Adam Donoghue
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Ruth Dos Remedios
North Chilterns 50K, 1st
Chris Drake
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Nathan Drinkwater
Greensand Country 50K, 7th
Lucy Duncan
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Timothy Earl
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Annie Edwards
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 5th
David Edwards
Qualifying Standard, NC50
William Etchell
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 8th
Thomas Evans
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Kate Evans
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Laura Fairbanks
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Mariusz Falek
Qualifying Standard, DD
Sean Farrell
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Paul Fenn
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 8th
Charlotte Fenner
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Nicholas Fiducia
North Chilterns 50K, 8th
David Field
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Jahn Firth
Runaway Racing Wildcard Team
Aurore Flaceliere
Tewinbury 10K, 6th
Jonathan Foan
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Tetiana Fomenko
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Ruth Forbes
Chiltern Ridge Half, 5th
Justin Fowler
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Adam Freeman
Qualifying Standard, DD
Lewis Freestone
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Joshua Frewin
Hughenden 10K, 6th
Sue Frewin
Hughenden 10K, Female V50
Michael Furness
Dunstable Downs Half, V50 Male
Nicolas Gallone
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Ed Garey
Qualifying Standard, CRH
Nicholas Genever
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Veronica Ghobert
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Anna Gibson
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Lauren Giles
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Sarah Gillam
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 7th
Ellie Gladwyn
Qualifying Standard, CRH
Suzanne Godman
Dunstable Downs Half, 4th
Claire Goldfinch
Tewinbury 10K, 3rd
Peter Gould
Chiltern Ridge Half, 1st
Pete Grace
Qualifying Standard, CRH
Matt Graveling
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Duncan Green
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Rory Griffin
Qualifying Standard, DD
Ben Hagreen
Qualifying Standard, H10K
George Halfpenny
Dunstable Downs Half, 7th
Ian Hall
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Archie Halward
Tewinbury 10K, 3rd & Hughenden 10K, 5th
Darryl Hanstein
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Adam Harris
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Eddie Harris
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Robin Harrison
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Duncan Hay
North Chilterns 50K, 6th
Sam Hazelton
Tewinbury 10K, 6th
Lynda Hembury
Tewinbury 10K, 2nd
Richard Henderson
Hughenden 10K, 3rd
Katherine Hesketh
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 6th
Charlotte Hickman
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Eilidh Hide
Greensand Country 50K, 8th
Rebecca Higson
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Edward Hili
Chiltern Ridge Half, 5th
Tom Hill
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Darryn Hillson
Tewinbury 10K, 2nd
Karen Hogan
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Tim Hogbin
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Scott Holmes
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Benedict Hopkins
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Louisa Hopper
Qualifying Standard, DD
Luke Houghton
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Ali How
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Olivia Howe
Hughenden 10K, 3rd
Nick Hudson
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Debbie Hughes
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 7th
Kit Hughes
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Jo Hurley
Dunstable Downs Half, 1st
Leigh Ireson
Qualifying Standard, DD
Jacob James
North Chilterns 50K, 3rd
Peter Jasko
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Sarah Jeffery
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Andri Johnston
Tewinbury 10K, 7th
Mary Jones
North Chilterns 50K, 3rd
Emily Joyce
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Bella Kaberry
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Jodie Kantas
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Lizzie Keep
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 1st
Henry Keighley-Elstub
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Kate Kelland
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Danny Kelly
Greensand Country 50K, V60 Male
James Kelly
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Freddie Kemp
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Claire Kenney
Hughenden 10K, Female V50
Joseph Keogh
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Nora Kettleborough
Qualifying Standard, DD
Steven Keyzor
Chiltern Ridge Half, V40 Male
Ben Kidman
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Ali King
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Emmanuelle Kipling
Qualifying Standard, DD
David Kunzman
Tewinbury 10K, 5th
Jessica Langley
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Christina Lawrence
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Adam Leavesley
Hughenden 10K, 4th
Joseph Leonard
Qualifying Standard, DD
James Lester
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Julien Lhomme
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 2nd
Simon Liddle
Greensand Country 50K, 5th
Yvan Linford
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Katie-Claire Lloyd
Greensand Country 50K, 7th
Sophie Locke
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 4th
Tristan Loffler
Chiltern Ridge Half, 8th
Jackie Lomas
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Brian Longman
Tewinbury 10K, Male V60
Charles Loughlin
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Naomi Lunn
North Chilterns 50K, 6th
Jonny Macaluso-Phipps
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Hazel Madoc-Sutton
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Andrew Magro
Dunstable Downs Half, 8th
Natasha Mansell Eyre
Hughenden 10K, 1st
Anna Masefield
Dunstable Downs Half, 5th
Charlie May
Hughenden 10K, 7th
Ciaran McAneny
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Sarah McAuliffe
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
James McDonald
North Chilterns 50K, 7th
Craig McElroy
Greensand Country 50K, 8th
Thomas McGinley
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 5th
Kieran McMorran
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Phil McNeill
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Mark Mellor
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 2nd
Kristin Milne
Dunstable Downs Half, 3rd
Natalie Miron
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Lee Mitchell
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Harly Moon
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 6th
Morwenna Morgan
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Suzanne Morrad
Dunstable Downs Half, 7th
Anna Mortenson
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 3rd
Justin Morton
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Peter Moye
Dunstable Downs Half, 5th
Helen Moye
Qualifying Standard, DD
Jennifer Mullins
Dunstable Downs Half, 6th
Tory Nairn
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Sarah Needleman
Hughenden 10K, 2nd
Fred Newton
Hughenden 10K, 8th
Adam Nicholas
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Matthew Nicholson
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Paul Nightingale
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Hannah Norman
Chiltern Ridge Half, 3rd
Graham O'Donoghue
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Liz O'Keeffe
Hughenden 10K, 4th
Ben O'Keeffe
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Christian Olley
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Adam Overas
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Sarah Overington
Chiltern Ridge Half, 2nd
Connall Page
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Chris Parson
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Ben Pease
Hughenden 10K, 2nd
Chris Peters
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Harry Pettingell
Hughenden 10K, 1st
Emma Phillips
Hughenden 10K, 7th
Clare Pickering
North Chilterns 50K, 2nd
Andrew Platt
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 4th
Gabriela Podgorski
North Chilterns 50K, 5th
Jamie Pond
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 1st
Jeffrey Pyrah
Greensand Country 50K, 4th
Katie Quayle
Qualifying Standard, SCP
David Raimondo
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 6th
George Rainsford
Qualifying Standard, DD
Emma Raymen
Tewinbury 10K, 8th
Dominic Reed
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Matthew Reeves
Dunstable Downs Half, 6th
Matthew Reeves
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Tim Renshaw
Qualifying Standard, DD
Emily Riddell
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 8th
Paul Ridgley
Hughenden 10K, Male V50
Craig Rose
Tewinbury 10K, 8th
Gemma Rowland
Chiltern Ridge Half, 7th
Rosie Ryan
Chiltern Ridge Half, 6th
Eleanor Sage
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Dan Salcedo
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Josh Salter
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Harry Sampson
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 4th
Ralph Sampson
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Jack Sanderson
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 7th
Clark Schofield
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Sybille Schorm
North Chilterns 50K, 8th
Ed Scott
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 3rd
Andrew Scott
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 7th
Ildiko Scott-Wilson
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Alexandra Scovarza
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 8th
Riaan Shaw
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Leanne Sheldon
Qualifying Standard, NC50
James Shiner
Greensand Country 50K, 3rd
Sarah Simms
Hughenden 10K, 5th
Mark Sinclair
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Sam Smart
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Nicholas Smith
Greensand Country 50K, 1st
Krysia Smith
Greensand Country 50K, 2nd
Jonathan Smith
Chiltern Ridge Half, 3rd
Nicholas Smith
North Chilterns 50K, 4th
Robert Smith
Qualifying Standard, DD
James Smith
Qualifying Standard, DD
Adam Smith
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Marcin Smolak
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Janusz Smolen
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Sam Smout
Tewinbury 10K, 1st
Paul Stack
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Damian Stanley
Hughenden 10K, Male V60
Rachel Stevens
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Matt Stirling
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Linnaea Stockall
North Chilterns 50K, 4th
Holly Stoddart
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 2nd
Daniel Stolworthy
Qualifying Standard, DD
Matt Stone
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Ian Storer
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Ellie Stradling
Suffolk Coastal Path 50K, 4th
Kristine Sumarokova
Tewinbury 10K, 5th
Christine Sutcliffe
Chiltern Ridge 50K, 3rd & Greensand Country 50K, 4th
Andrew Taylor
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Ben Thompson
Qualifying Standard, GCUT
Bradley Thompson
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Tom Thorp
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Ruth Townend
Tewinbury 10K, 1st
Craig Townsend
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Charlotte Townsend
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Ben Triggs
Greensand Country 50K, 6th
Drew Tyler
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Mikhail Udalov
Qualifying Standard, CRH
Mike Van Der Merwe
North Chilterns 50K, 1st
Mark Walker
Chiltern Ridge Half, V60 Male
Robert Wallace
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Jonathan Warby
Chiltern Ridge Half, 7th
Stuart Warren
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Kate Watson
Qualifying Standard, NC50
Mike Waywell
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Ian Wells
Qualifying Standard, TT10K
Graham White
Qualifying Standard, CRUT
Greg White
Qualifying Standard, DD
Beverley Whitfield
Chiltern Ridge Half, 1st
Matt Whitnall
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Becky Wilde
Hughenden 10K, 6th
Henry Wilkinson
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Karen Wishart
Chiltern Ridge Half, V50 Female
Tom Witherley
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Hannah Wood
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Henry Wood
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Christian Woodhams
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Charlotte Worsley
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Harriett Wright
Chiltern Ridge Half, 4th
George Wright
Qualifying Standard, SCP
Brian Young
Qualifying Standard, H10K
Route Map
Event Downloads
Last updated - April 2024 - New route added
Info document
A downloadable PDF with all key race information.
GPX File
A raw GPX track of the route.
OS Maps
Route trace via Ordnance survey maps, subscription required to view OS map layer.
Garmin
Route via Garmin Connect.
Google Maps
Interactive route viewable using the Google Maps app
Printable Map
An A4 map of the route to print at home.
Route Description
Our race follows a testing trail route around Wendover Woods - Expect some tough climbs and long descents.
Keep scrolling for more event info
Event base
The event is hosted at Wendover Woods (Forestry England).
Wendover Woods, Upper Icknield Way, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, HP22 5NQ
Entry details
Registration is £18 (or £16 to affiliated runners). Runners must be aged 16 years or older.
- Entry to the 10K competition race
- Event permitted by the TRA/UKA
- Chip timing with live results
- Marked/marshalled route
- Bag drop
Event FAQs
We've answered some common questions below. Please contact us if you have any further queries.
How do I qualify for this race?
You will automatically qualify for this event by finishing top 8 in any Runaway Racing event in 2024, or if you finish top of your age category*. You may also apply to take part if you have finished within the top 5 of any trail event taking place within the Chilterns area.
*Age cat winners must meet the following qualifiying standards: 10K - 1h15, Half - 2h30, 50K - 6 hours
I'm worried about getting lost?
The route will be marked throughout with our signage, along with marshals at all the key turning points.
How can I attend this event without a car?
Wendover Train Station is the closest station. It is around 2.5km from the station to the start of the run.
What footwear should I wear at this race?
The route will be muddy, trail running shoes are essential.
What prizes are awarded at this event?
There will be an overall trophy for the first male and female along with awards for 2nd, 3rd and age category winners.
Withdrawal options
By entering our race, you agree to the following withdrawal policy. This policy applies to all runners with the exception of women of cannot compete due to pregnancy.
Withdrawal date
Credits issued
More than 4 weeks before race day
90%*
*Entrants to The Ridgeway Challenge are entitled to defer their entry for up to 2 years, or receive a 90% entry voucher to use on any Runaway Racing event.
Credits can be used on future race entries, any time during the following 2 years.
Withdrawal requests must be completed online via our manage booking functionality.
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Past results & photos
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