Welcome to the Hallam Chase


The Next Event Date: 26th May 2026. Time 7.30 pm Entries will open in April/ May 2026


Thank you for all the runners who ran today, the 145th Hallam Chase. The weather was greya nd the ground wet but the rain held off and everyone seemed happy at the end!

88 runners this year. Well done to Danum who cmae all the way from Doncaster to take part and it formed part of their club champs.

The two leading men had a good head on the field but looked to have had a battle. Daniel Abbot (Steel City Striders) won the battle with James Hickson (Peak Fell and Trial Crew). They were closely followed by the first lady home Maddie Stewart (Peak Fell and Trial Crew).

Derek Brailsford (Hallamshire) was our eldest runner and first to the halfway point at Stannington. With Rebecca Ward being our youngest runner and the first Hallamshire member back

Ethan Austin-Davis was the first Danum runner back and their fastest runner on the night

Nick Burns (Steel City Striders) won the Novice trophy, with Mark Jones (Seffield RC) the fastest man and Helen Roberts (Dark Peak) the fastest lady on the night.

Overall Results inc Trophies
Results by club
Ladies Race Results
Mens Race Results

Event photos taken by Ian Robinson can be found here

Each year we are supported by Taylor Emmet Solicitors- we thank them for their longterm encouragement and financial generosity.


This year we also received extremely grateful for the support from Instinct Trail Inspired and The Outside Store in Hathersage. They are also contributing to the prizes.


A Bit of History


The oldest continuously run Fell Race in the world with a rich history, going back to 1862. Put on on behalf of Hallamshire Harriers, it has a wealth of Sheffield running heritage. A few years have been missed due the two world wars, Foot and Mouth Disease and more recently COVID so we think it has now been run 148 times (as 2022) - please correct us if this is wrong.

The event is held at 8pm on the Tuesday evening following the second May Bank Holiday every year. As a closed race, it is only open to members of South Yorkshire running clubs. This means the entry list is typically low, with 50-80 runners each year.

The route has changed a little over time and started as a 10mile loop. It has been the current route for many years - a 3.25 mile out and back from The Hallam Cricket Ground to the entrance to Stannington Church. You are either descending or climbing, with almost no flat running. Under foot it is mainly on grass field paths or tracks, with some sections on roads to connect the route.

Here is a map of the route

Here is a close up of the route at the bottom of the valley as it crosses the Rivelin Valley

The run crosses lots of roads, so this, combined with the rough terrain, limits the entrants to adults (18+yo).

To make the challenge more interesting, the event is handicapped with the slowest runner off first at 7.30pm and the fastest runner off last, some 15-20 minutes later. The idea is that all runners finish together. For many years our handicapper, John Spencer, has honed his talents to try and place runners in the correct start order, based on their recent performance in other recent races such as the Trunce, the South Yorkshire Road League, Park Runs and local fell race times. It is an impossible job to do perfectly, so there is always the odd runners how performs better or worse than expected but this means the winner is almost always new and it could be anyone! The competetion to get your name on a trophy is palpable. Many a potential winner has been pipped to the line, inside the final 100m, as more and more runners re-enter the Cricket Ground together.

The event would not be possible without a mini army of 40+ marshals! We have to thank each and every person who volunteers - many have competed in the race themselves in the past and are old friends - part to the Hallam Chase family