Welsh Castles Relay Historic Results Database

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Statistics (1990–2026, when held)

All figures are calculated live from the database.

Statistics last updated: 2026-06-20 20:27:22

Total unique teams 1847
Total unique runners 14898

Most Appearances

Pos Runner Clubs Appearances
1 Andy Heyes Clevedon 29
2 John Collingham Amsterdam Phanos, British Steel, British Steel PLC, Corus, Haarlem Globetrotters, Runnersworld Haarlem, Swansea Harriers, Tata Steel 28
3 Hugh Burchard Bitton, City of Bath, Coureurs d'Europe, Environment Agency, Netregs 25
4 Mick McGeoch Les Croupiers 24
5 John Diffey Les Croupiers, San Domenico, South Wales Police 23
6 Yvonne Bullen Les Croupiers 23
7 Ifan Lloyd Carmarthen Harriers, Swansea Harriers 22
8 Richie Bullen Les Croupiers 22
9 Kelly Morgan Aberdare, Pontypridd Roadents, South Wales Police 21
10 Sandy Johnston Les Croupiers 21

(NB if you have an extremely common name I may have excluded you due to duplication)

Top 10 runners by stage wins

Pos Runner Clubs Stage wins Mountain wins
1 Darren Hiscox Bridgend, Hyder Group, Swansea Harriers 10 5
2 Gareth Davies Bridgend, Swansea Harriers 8 6
3 Andy Greenleaf Serpentine, Winchester & District 7 2
4 Sullivan Smith Corus, Haarlem Globetrotters, Swansea Harriers, Tata Steel 7 3
5 Andy Weir Thames Hare & Hounds 6 6
6 Martin Rees British Steel, Corus, Les Croupiers 6 3
7 Oliver Williams Les Croupiers, White Rock Runners 6 0
8 Steve Brace Bridgend 6 5
9 Adam Bull Aberdare, Pontypridd Roadents 5 5
10 Gareth Raven Sale Harriers 5 4
11 James Hill Bridgend, Newport Harriers, Police Athletic Association 5 0
12 Nigel Martin Sale Harriers 5 4
13 Richard Gardiner Aberdare, South Wales Police 5 3
14 Shaun Tobin British Steel, Swansea Harriers 5 3
15 Stuart Robinson Blackpool Wyre & Fylde, Salford Harriers 5 3

Outright female stage winners

Women who finished first overall on a stage.

Year Stage Runner Club Time
2002 4: Maentwrog to Harlech Julia Kendall Thames Hare & Hounds 52:43
2012 18: Rhyd-y-Car Centre to Abercynon (Navigation Park) Louise Damen Winchester & District 49:52

Top 10 female runners by first-female finishes

Pos Runner Clubs First female finishes
1 Louise Copp Cardiff AAC, Neath Harriers 6
2 Michaela McCallum Winchester & District 6
3 Emma Wookey Lliswerry Runners 5
4 Lauren Cooper Parc Bryn Bach 5
5 Pat Rogers City of Bath 5
6 Pat Slavin City of Bath 5
7 Wendy Edwards Cardiff AAC, Les Croupiers 5
8 Emma Patel Winchester & District 4
9 Francis Gill British Steel, Neath Harriers, Newport Harriers 4
10 Hannah Howard Eastleigh 4
11 Karen Hazlitt Winchester & District 4
12 Kelly Morgan Aberdare, South Wales Police 4
13 Mary Bowen-Rees TROTS 4
14 Nicky Savill South West 4
15 Sally Lynch Newport Harriers, Police Athletic Association, Welsh Police 4
16 Sue Holman City of Bath 4
17 Zina Marchant City of Bath 4

Top 5 overall club winners

Pos Club Wins
1 Serpentine 6
2 Salford Harriers 5
3 Les Croupiers 4
4 Sale Harriers 3
5 Swansea Harriers 3

Top 5 overall Ladies team winners

Pos Club Wins
1 Les Croupiers 13
2 Serpentine 11
3 Cardiff AAC 2
4 City of Bath 2
5 City of Swansea 2