The road race had a record entry and for the first time ever there were more than 200 finishers. The programme of fell races started at 2pm with races for U9’s, U12’s, U14’s, U17’s and concluding with the seniors. There were 88 junior runners and another record, 152 senior entries. The senior race was closely fought with the winner, Tom Bell retaining his 2024 title, in a time of 10.40, 25 seconds faster than his 2024 time. Littondale resident, Jack Paul was sixth in a time of 11.15, and first lady was Cathy Gill in a time of 14.54.