Stage 3: Criccieth to Maentwrog
12.00 miles, +20 ft net elevation change, 1,070 ft climb, 1,073 ft descent
Male stage record:
Martin Rees — 01:02:23 (5:11/mi, set 1996)
Female stage record:
Wendy Edwards — 01:19:11 (6:35/mi, set 1996)
| Pos | Runner | Club | Category | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Rees (New stage record) | British Steel | Business House | 01:02:23 |
| 2 | Pte Wheeler | TA | Open | 01:04:53 |
| 3 | Mick McGeoch | Les Croupiers | Open | 01:05:34 |
| 4 | Chris Davies | Bridgend | Open | 01:06:34 |
| 5 | Andy Gore | Cheltenham & County | Open | 01:07:08 |
| 6 | Mark Bradley | Middleton Harriers | Open | 01:07:55 |
| 7 | Malcolm Fowler | Police AA | Business House | 01:08:03 |
| 8 | Adrian Woods | Griffithstown Harriers | Open | 01:08:24 |
| 9 | Bob Bamsey | Neath Harriers | Open | 01:09:32 |
| 10 | Martin Pengilly | Lliswerry | Open | 01:11:14 |
| 11 | Dave Cox | Poole Runners | Vets | 01:11:32 |
| 12 | Martyn Blackwell | City of Bath | Open | 01:11:37 |
| 13 | Kevin Prydderch | Eryri Harriers | Open | 01:12:21 |
| 14 | Paul Williams | Pontypridd Roadents | Open | 01:12:42 |
| 15 | Jon Meek | Clevedon | Open | 01:14:18 |
| 16 | Dominic Glynn | San Domenico | Open | 01:14:24 |
| 17 | Tony Wright | Wirral | Vets | 01:14:31 |
| 18 | Dai Roberts | Powergen | Business House | 01:14:47 |
| 19 | Paul Knight | Bromsgrove & Redditch | Open | 01:15:34 |
| 20 | Arwel Jones | Prestatyn | Open | 01:16:12 |
| 21 | Bob Rowlands | Air Products | Business House | 01:17:04 |
| 22 | Terry Nicholson | Serpentine | Open | 01:17:54 |
| 23 | Terry Morgan | Bristol | Vets | 01:18:37 |
| 24 | Julian Hunter | Wrexham | Open | 01:18:49 |
| 25 | Wendy Edwards (New stage record) | Les Croupiers | Ladies | 01:19:11 |
| 26 | Richard Parry | Bristol | Open | 01:21:28 |
| 27 | Costa Michael | Trent Park Trotters | Open | 01:22:21 |
| 28 | Sonia Griffiths | City of Swansea | Ladies | 01:22:27 |
| 29 | Andy Mullett | City of Bath | Vets | 01:23:20 |
| 30 | Meredith Blake | Serpentine | Ladies | 01:23:45 |
| 31 | Nick Woolven | Ranelagh Harriers | Open | 01:23:51 |
| 32 | Sue Rodgers | Mercia Maidens | Ladies | 01:24:06 |
| 33 | Peter Davies | Spa Tans | Open | 01:25:00 |
| 34 | Cled Jones | Les Croupiers | Vets | 01:25:38 |
| 35 | Dave Gardner | Pegasus | Open | 01:25:45 |
| 36 | Alan Walker | Norwich Union | Business House | 01:25:54 |
| 37 | Marjorie Epson | Dulwich | Open | 01:26:17 |
| 38 | Vernon McCarthy | Rhondda Valley | Open | 01:26:55 |
| 39 | Fiona Harwood | Cardiff AAC | Ladies | 01:32:53 |
| 40 | Sue Holman | City of Bath | Ladies | 01:33:45 |
| 41 | Carolyn Pattenden | County of Gloucester | Ladies | 01:34:36 |
| 42 | Jane Spokes | Gwent Sisters | Ladies | 01:34:59 |
| 43 | Kim Molyneux | Middleton Harriers | Ladies | 01:35:43 |
| 44 | Terry Barrett | South Wales Police | Vets | 01:39:25 |
| 45 | Alison Donolly | Eryri Harriers | Ladies | 01:40:19 |
45 result(s)