2024 Results and Photos
Results and photos for this year’s event are now available via the following links:
These results can be used as follows:
View Results shows searchable results for each day and overall, including those for female, male, mixed and veteran teams.
View Routegadget allows you to see the controls visited on each course and enables you to plot the actual route you took either by uploading a gpx file or drawing it manually.
View Winsplits allows you to see the times teams took between individual legs, allowing you to see where you gained or lost time compared to other.
All these photos are free for you to download and use. The Official Photos can be searched by time or by facial recognition (cool, eh?), or just by browsing.
ABOUT THE EVENT
The Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon (SLMM) is a two-day mountain navigation competition (or race) that is held annually in the Lake District for teams of two runners.
The event comprises 6 linear courses of varying lengths and technical difficult and one ‘score’ course where competitors choose which controls to visit over a 2 day total of 12 hours.
The first day finishes at a mid-way campsite. Competitors must carry the lightweight camping and safety equipment listed in the rules. Competitors need to be competent in the use of map and compass in the mountains. Many checkpoints require accurate navigation, which is even more important in misty conditions.
The Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon is organised by Lakeland Events Community Interest Company.
Any surplus generated , and not required for future events will be distributed to registered charities that support access to the mountain environment and the wellbeing of our competitors.
Mountain Marathon
Training
There are virtual Score Courses available for training in the Howgills and at Staveley
Full details here
NEWS
2024 Competitor Stories
There were some fantastic competitor stories submitted as part of our post-event survey. It was difficult to choose five winners but here are the ones that receive a £60 voucher for Pete Bland’s. If you’d like to read all the stories, they are collected here together in this PDF document. Three months ago my husband […]
2024 courses – planners’ routes
Here are the suggested routes from the planners for the six linear courses. Compare them with your own choices or use Routegadget to see where other competitors went.
Prize Winners 2024
These are the prize winners for the 2024 event Female Male Mixed Vet Scafell Despina Berdeni/Lisa Watson Alistair Thornton/Philip Vokes Chris Jones/Hannah Moulton Jonathan Whilock/Mark Cornes Kirkfell Megan Priestley/Andrea Priestley Robert Finch/Nicholas Jarvis Clare Cummings/Christopher Barry Kenny Short/John Tullie Carrock Fell Rebecca Ward/Maya Hampshire Wright Simon Hunter/Isaac Hunter Max Wainwright/Annie Soper Julia Nolan/Jane Crowson [...]
Mountain marathon navigation training routes
To help with your navigational training we have set up a series of ‘virtual’ score courses of varying lengths using the MapRun smartphone app. There are two courses in the Howgills (3- and 6-hours) and four in the Kentmere valley, based around Staveley (2-, 3-, 4.5- and 6-hours). You can run these courses at any […]
Saunders Competition 2023 Winners and other entries
Junior Prize – Thomas HearnDAY 1I wanted to do the Saunders because it is one of the only mountain marathons I know of that you can do from the age of 14. I think that this is one of the great things about the Saunders Lakeland Mountain marathon.When we drove into the car park, I […]
Prize Winners 2023
Female Male Mixed Vet Scafell Janie Oates + Bianca Dyer Philip Vokes + Paul Pruzina Alison Wainwright + Oscar Wainwright Sean O'connor + Littledave Cumins Kirkfell Kate Macfarlane + Pippa Dakin Nathan Martin + David Alcock Tom Raftery + Becky Raftery Kenny Short + John Tullie Carrock Fell Rowen Pymm + Alice Willson Matthew [...]
The Essentials
A Beginner’s guide to Mountain Marathons-please read before entering any event
A Mountain Marathon is a navigational event taking place in high and rough ground where competitors, make their way between a series of specific checkpoints over two days, with a break at an overnight camp. Competitors must carry all the equipment necessary to camp, feed themselves and cope with adverse weather conditions. A Mountain Marathon […]
Advice on Mountain Marathons from Steve Birkinshaw
When you think of mountain marathons you tend to think pretty quickly of Steve Birkinshaw. The gentle man of steel, most famously known for breaking the thirty-six-year record for the Wainwrights round. So who better than the man himself to give us all a few tips on what to expect from a mountain marathon. Look […]
Refunds, Team changes and Deferrals
Refunds if Competitor Cancels Entry Up until 1st April, teams can withdraw and we will refund the entry fee and the costs of any T-shirts purchased, less an admin fee of £30 per team. Refunds are not available in any circumstances after this date, but team members (one or both) can be substituted by the [...]
SLMM Competitors’ Guide
We’ve prepared a downloadable guide (PDF, 1MB) containing all the information you’ll need to prepare for the SLMM and get yourself to the starting line.
Some reviews of the SLMM from competitors
Many thanks for all the positive comments from those who completed our survey. Thanks also to those who made suggestions for improvements-we have added them to our list of things to consider for next year rather than publish here. From the 2018 event: “Great introduction to mountain marathons in delightful scenery” – Thomas Hague “The […]
Use of Si timing chip (‘dibber’)
Each competitor will be issued a ‘dibber’ (timing chip) that will be attached to the wrist. It must remain attached to the wrist until you have finished on Sunday. Each control has an electronic box with a number on it. Your dibber is inserted into a hole in the top of the box until it flashes […]
Videos
Short videos taken at the 2018 SLMM
The joys of a Summer Mountain Marathon