Weird and Wonderful

A collection of unusual, long-distance, far-flung and otherwise memorable achievements by Hinckley Running Club members.

Most HRC Competitors in a Single Race

  • 58 – Joy Cann 5, 2024 (57 entrants + 1 VI guide)
  • 55 – Bosworth Half, 2024.
  • 52 – Hinckley Half, 2005.

Alpine Marathon

  • Bob McCall – 4:55:38 at Jungfrau, 2007.
  • Steve Bedder – 5:20:48 at Jungfrau, 2008.

Gloucester 50K

  • Geoff Oliver (75) – 4:51:02 at Gloucester, 2009.
  • Roy Russell – 4:57:02 at Gloucester, 2009.

Discovery 32 Miles

  • Andy Gore – 3:59:47 at Dartmoor, 2010.
  • Rob Hall-McNair – 4:15:37 at Dartmoor, 2007.
  • Geoff Oliver – 4:47:59 at Dartmoor, 1999.

Draycote 35

  • Rob Hall-McNair – 4:23:53, 2007.
  • Andy Mouncey – 4:24:45, 2005.
  • Geoff Oliver – 5:20:24, 2005.
  • Geoff Caines – 8:36:45, 2005.

Kent 50

  • Rob Hall-McNair – 7:50 at Kent, 2006.

Round Rotherham 50

  • Rob Hall-McNair – 7:35 at Rotherham, 2011.

London to Brighton 54 Miles, Road

  • Adrian Whalley – 8:33:08, 2005.
  • Geoff Oliver – 8:42:39, 2005.

London to Brighton, Off Road

  • Rob Hall-McNair – 10:54:10, 2009.
  • Geoff Oliver (75) – 12:55:15, 2009.

Comrades 56 Miles

  • Geoff Oliver (60) – 7:22:49 in South Africa, 1995.
  • Adrian Whalley – 9:26:02 in South Africa, 2006.
  • Roy Russell – 10:19:22 in South Africa, 2005.

100 Miles

  • Sally Henderson – 28:36 at South Downs, 2019.
  • Jon Strong – 22:48:37 at South Downs, 2017.
  • Chris Limmer – 21:24:56 at Thames Path, 2019.

Leicestershire Round (104 miles)

  • Lyni Sargent — 44 hours 04 mins, 21-23 Feb 2026. First known woman to complete Leicestershire round non-stop.

Mountain Marathon Cup

  • Bob McCall – 16:43:44 across three marathons in Europe, 2008. Second Brit.

Three Peaks

  • Linda Whitelegg and Andy Lauder – 19 hours exactly, including 11 hours driving, covering Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowdon, 2008.

Consecutive Marathons

  • Rob Hall-McNair twice, Andy Lauder and John Padbury – 3 in 3 in 3, covering Beachy Head, Snowdon, Dublin, Snowdon, Greensands and Dublin, 2007 and 2009.

Quickest Back to Back Races

  • Jonathan Strong – Dusk ’til Dawn 50 finished at 07:37, followed by Holly Hayes XC starting at 11:00. Gap between races: 3 hours 23 minutes, 2016.

Iron Man

  • Linda Whitelegg – 12hr 3:51 in Switzerland, 2006.

Marathon of Britain

  • Andy Mouncey – 35hr 14 across 175 miles in 6 days, 2004.
  • Rob Hall-McNair – 35hr and a bit across 175 miles in 6 days, 2007.

Land’s End to John O’Groats

  • Rob Hall-McNair – 899 miles in 18 days, 2008.
  • Malc Bassett and Aly Wren – 1200 miles in 49 days, 2009.

Snowdon

  • Geoff Oliver – summit in 55:22 and finish in 1:19:09, 1978.

Race the Train

  • Simon Earley – 1:47:56, beat the train, 2008.
  • John Padbury – 1:44:29, 2009.

Arch to Arc

  • Andy Mouncey – 87-mile run, Channel swim and 180-mile cycle, 2003.

Furthest North

  • Sarah McSharry and Leanne Byard – Stockholm Half, Stockholm, 59.3 degrees north, 2012.

Furthest South

  • Bob McCall – 14K City to Surf in 1:07, Sydney, 33 degrees south, 1985.

Furthest East

  • Rolf Hoelmer – Fingal Bay parkrun, Fingal Bay, 152.1 degrees east, 2015.

Furthest West

  • Richard Whitelegg – marathon in Chicago, 87 degrees west, 2001.
  • Simon and Andrea Earley – 10K in Chicago, 2011.

Highest Altitude Finish

  • Bob McCall – 2585m at Zermatt, 2008.

Quickest DQ

  • Dave Masser, Rob Hall-McNair, Simon Earley and Beth Eburne – Tanky’s Trog, DQ at the start line, 2008. They achieved the double: a DQ and a DNF.

Orienteering

  • Trevor Batchelor – 3K in 51:34 at Cannock Chase, 2009.