2026 Otmoor Challenge Half

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2026 Otmoor Challenge Half Marathon

The Otmoor Challenge Half Marathon takes place from Horton-cum-Stanley. It circumnavigates Otmoor, a large RSPB conservation area, via 7 villages - historically described as 'The Seven Towns of Otmoor'. It consists of 6Ms of quiet country roads and just over 7M of off-road sections including stiles, fields, uneven footpaths and bridleways, and one demanding hill at the 10M point at Beckley." It uses the route shown in this image which is taken from the organiser's website.

Male runners who did well

Here are some details of the male Oxfordshire club runners who were in the top 4 of their age category.

Tom Green (172, Headington_RoadRunners) was 2nd and the 2nd MTop3 finishing in a time of 1:21:36.1.

Will Benfold (146, Abingdon_AC) was 6th and the 2nd MV40 finishing in a time of 1:29:50.0.

Ocean Bach (193, Abingdon_AC) was 7th and the 2nd SM finishing in a time of 1:30:55.5.

Paul Buckett (213, Abingdon_AC) was 9th and the 1st MV60 finishing in a time of 1:31:48.6.

Michael Garry (107, Oxford_City_AC) was the 4th MV40 finishing in a time of 1:33:11.4.

Robert Storey (260, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 2nd MV60 finishing in a time of 1:33:34.7.

Lewis Marsh (138, Oxford_Uni) was the 3rd SM finishing in a time of 1:34:54.7.

Dafydd Warburton (290, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 1st MV50 finishing in a time of 1:38:35.5.

John Rowland (232, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 3rd MV60 finishing in a time of 1:44:11.6.

Justin Davey (6, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 3rd MV50 finishing in a time of 1:47:11.0.

Marcus Hill (33, Oxford_City_AC) was the 4th MV50 finishing in a time of 1:47:50.1.

Female runners who did well

Here are some details of the female Oxfordshire club runners who were in the top 4 of their age category.

Rosie Davies (214, Abingdon_AC) was the 3rd female and the 3rd FTop3 finishing in a time of 1:42:28.1.

Julia Pennington (114, Abingdon_AC) was the 4th female and the 1st FV60 finishing in a time of 1:42:55.3.

Lesley Malloch (235, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 6th female and the 1st FV50 finishing in a time of 1:49:25.4.

Liz McGill (143, Abingdon_AC) was the 7th female and the 2nd FV50 finishing in a time of 1:50:21.0.

Emma Huepfl (125, Abingdon_AC) was the 8th female and the 3rd FV50 finishing in a time of 1:51:33.0.

Rosamond Hall (208, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 2nd FV60 finishing in a time of 1:55:56.9.

Jennifer Swarbrick (27, Abingdon_AC) was the 4th FV40 finishing in a time of 1:58:52.7.

Helen Byrne (123, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 3rd FV60 finishing in a time of 2:04:48.0.

Postscript

Here's a link to the web page giving the results of the event.