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Allison and Rickman break Summer Spine Sprint records

Patrick Ryan
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Rupert Allison has won the 2023 Montane Summer Spine Sprint Race ahead of women’s race winner and overall runner-up Hannah Rickman.

Both set records for the 46mile course, with the overall podium rounded out by another woman in Debbie Stevens.

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Allison speeds through Sprint

The Summer Spine Sprint Race started in Edale and took runners across a 46 mile technical, challenging stretch of the Pennine Way to Hebden Bridge.

Rupert Allison in the Summer Spine Sprint Race. [Photo Credit: The Spine Race]

It was Rupert Allison who arrived in the town first, completing the course in a stunning 06:59:40 to become the first person to go under seven hours on the Sprint.

Behind him came the first woman and overall runner-up, Hannah Rickman. Silver at the full Winter Spine Race, she took the women’s gold and overall silver medal in the Summer Spine Sprint, setting a new women’s record in the process with a time of 08:41:39.

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Women dominate the Sprint

Four out of the top five finishers were women at the Summer Spine Race.

Behind Rickman, Debbie Stevens came third overall in a time of 09:24:09. Joanne Ellis, fourth overall and third placed woman, finished shortly behind Stevens in a time of 09:28:28.

Ally Whitlock came fifth, with the men’s second place going to Simon Gardner who finished in a time of 09:44:50. Third was Richard Arthur in a time of 09:46:59.

How the Spine Race is progressing

As of writing, Dave Phillips leads the full Summer Spine Race having reached Standedge in a time of 05:01:20.

Rory Bevin is not far behind, reaching the same checkpoint in a time of 05:13:12. American Peter Mortimer is third.

Laura Swanton-Rouvelin is the fastest woman so far, she reached Torside in a time of 03:26:09 and is in a tight race with Jenny Yeo, who was only two minutes behind at that checkpoint.

Full live tracking of the 2023 Summer Spine Race is available HERE.

Patrick Ryan
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Patrick Ryan
Patrick is a major contributor to TRI247 and RUN247. A keen hiker with wide experience in sports journalism, he has covered the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.

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