The conditions for this race were really tough with it being wet under foot and a strong wind blowing against the runners right up to the Stoop stone. It was the first of Woodhead's races for Richard Cranham and he wondered why the start was a cavalry charge. Once he got onto the moors, there was a complete bottleneck with few passing places and he then realised why everyone put so much effort into getting a good start.
It was tough going up to the Stoop stone, but much better (and faster) on the return, although a few deep bogs took a lot of runners by surprise. There were three Barlickers out in this race and they finished as follows:
26 Robert Cranham 40:50
55 Andrew Smith 44:46 (1st M60)
99 Lucy Brown 53:27