Surrey Hills Races

Formerly the SILVA Hills Races & also known as the Surrey Hills Trail Challenge.

The races did not originally have individual names being known as “A”, “B” and “C”. These terms are still sometimes used.

“A” = the Three Summits Challenge, 18 miles, visiting the summits of Leith Hill, Holmbury Hill and Pitch Hill.

“B” = the Leith Hill Ten, 10 miles, visiting the summit of Leith Hill.

“C” = the Surrey Six, 6 miles, including the double climb of the Nower and climbing Leith Hill as far as Upper Merriden Cottage.

Prizes

Trophies are awarded in memory of Byron Davies and Kate Thomas to the winner and the first lady on The Three Summits Challenge course. The Michael Murray trophy is awarded to the winner of the Leith Hill Ten. There are also trophies for the Surrey Six course and for the first lady on the Leith Hill Ten. There are also age class prizes.

Winners of All Three Classes

Men

• Mark Wilkins (1996 C, 2005 A, 2008 B)
• Graham Gristwood (2001 C, 2003 B, 2013 A)

Women

• Caroline Court (2007 C, 2010 B, 2011 A)

Roll of Honour – Men

	18 miles		10 miles		6 miles
1979					J Offley	50.31
1980	D Nevell (15 miles)	101.01	P Bennett	107.35
1981	Andrew Addis	127.35	Tony Vickers	69.21	RJ Lee	49.28
1982	Rex Stickland	132.34	D Wharf	64.25	David May	52.01
1983	Anthony Kay	131.45	Keith Nelson	65.04	A. Burton	47.08
1984	David Rosen	127.49	Richard Rae	68.15	D.Pyle	43.52
1985	Tim Denton	128.15	Tim Watkins	63.13	Andy Monro	43.21
1986	Tim Denton	119.36	J Hensman	62.43	M Sanderson	48.10
1987	Tim Denton	122.30	Vince Joyce	65.04	M. Bell	46.02
1988	Mark Chapman	128.13	Steve Nicholson	61.20	Peter Warner	52.02
1989	Mark Chapman	125.06	Steve Bird	58.43	Ian Murray	47.49
1990	John Wilkins	128.43	Steve Bird	60.51	Gavin Edwards	47.30
1991	Mark Chapman	115.01	Steve Bird	59.26	Ian Murray	46.28
1992	Dave Harrison	126.30	Steve Bird	63.27	David Mills	51.17
1993	Dave Harrison	123.37	Steve Bird	62.09	Ian Murray	47.52
1994	Mark Chapman	118.02	Chris Beecham	63.06	Keith Tonkin	44.28
1995	Guy Cory-Wright	122.57	Kenny Leitch	62.34	Simon Ross	51.44
1996	Matthew Lynas	123.20	Nik Pugh	57.11	Mark Wilkins	47.42
1997	Dave Harrison	121.52	Chris Beecham	61.12	Geoff Newton	53.33
1998	Kenny Leitch	132.24	Steve Bird	64.09	Ian Murray	47.22
1999	Andy Weir	118.01	Dave Rollins	66.26	Ed Catmur	52.37
2000	Andy Weir	117.40	Chris Beecham	63.02	David Fisher	53.26
2001	not held		Andy Weir	65.54*	Graham Gristwood	53.08*
2002	Andy Weir	119.08	Ray Foley	65.39	Geoff Newton	49.11
2003	Matthew Lynas	131.55	Graham Gristwood	65.53	Geoff Newton	51.48
2004	Andy Weir	122.33	Mike Farmery	70.34	Robert Brown	47.08
2005	Mark Wilkins	132.09	Jeremy Edwards	66.48	Peter Heywood	59.12
2006	Jeff Green	133.31	Jeremy Edwards	66.10	David Fisher	50.48
2007	Ed Catmur	135.42	Dave Rollins	67.50	David Abrams	48.29
2008	Nick Barrable	129.42	Mark Wilkins	65.55	Geoff Newton	53.45
2009	John Dewey	122.20	Chris Pyle	72.27	Geoff Newton	49.56
2010	John Dewey	123.49	Pete Nicholls	69.19	Chris Nicholls	65.00
2011	Ed Catmur	132.36	Peter Hodkinson	65.04	David Fisher	54.33
2012	Ben Stevens	134.39	Dave Rollins	68.09	Robert Hinton	51.01
2013	Graham Gristwood	123.29	Christopher Ness	77.00	Alistair Masson	47.13
2014	Nigel Bunn	143.28	Mark Purkis	71.09	Clayton Pine	50.07
2015	Matthew Adcock	145.44	James Ellis	75.44	Jack Leitch	44.23
2016	James Ellis	138.39	Simon Prigent	70.02	Jack Leitch	42.07
2017	Alistair Masson	135.33	John Smallwood	68.56	Henry Hart	53.16
2018	Ben Stevens	142.40	Henry Hart	82.00	Thomas Burnett	55.07
2019	Jack Kosky	125.46	Grey Grierson	82:04	Michael Krajewski	48.48

Roll of Honour – Women

	18 miles		10 miles		6 miles
1979
1980
1981	Miriam Rosen	181.01	Frances Lumb	86.17	Margaret Stedman	64.38
1982	Beryl Offley	186.09	Hilary Bloor	95.20	Heather Monro	78.46
1983	Miriam Rosen	196.41	Hilary Bloor	78.33	Margaret Kent	66.21
1984			L. Barnes	74.44	V. Crawford	63.15
1985	Miriam Rosen	189.10	Kath Sharp	77.17	Heather Monro	59.52
1986	Di Leakey	151.05	Pauline Ward	85.40	Margaret Kent	59.07
1987	Kath Sharp	160.45	S. Stirrups	78.17	Margaret Kent	57.13
1988	Jane Robson	172.40	Clare Sylvester	73.42	Pauline Ward	57.26
1989	Jane Robson	178.29	Kath Sharp	79.16	Mary Smith	59.09
1990			Di Leakey	76.43	Wendy Lightfoot	55.13
1991	Jane Robson	165.17	Di Leakey	77.47	Mary Mullarkey	57.36
1992	Jane Robson	168.06	Di Leakey	80.35	Beryl Offley	60.16
1993	–	–	Clare Weyman	77.29	Beryl Offley	60.40
1994	Sarah Dyer	228.19	Di Leakey	79.51	Mary Mullarkey	59.30
1995	Raija Teinila	158.18	Sally Street	75.47	Mary Mullarkey	58.15
1996	Raija Teinila	151.44	Kay Tonkin	72.52	Mary Mullarkey	69.40
1997	Sarah Dyer	195.24	Jackie Wastell	74.20	Mary Mullarkey	57.12
1998	Maggie Beggs	179.35	Sarah Brown	84.12	Mary Mullarkey	60.56
1999	HsuMin Chung	173.38	Sarah Guyver	81.48	Mary Mullarkey	65.29
2000	HsuMin Chung	149.59	Rachel Thomson	81.58	Chris Robinson	63.16
2001	not held		Karen Dalzell	131.07*	Chris Robinson	75.14*
2002	–	–	Debz Coslett	91.58	Chris Robinson	64.34
2003	Jenny Nicholls	204.21	Katerina Heczkova	88.35	Mary Mullarkey	70.46
2004	Jenny Nicholls	189.02	Alison High	90.11	Mary Mullarkey	65.40
2005	Beth Handyside	161.44	Sarah Rollins	73.02	Mary Mullarkey	63.52
2006	–	–	Helen Hoyle	91.45	Carys Morgan	59.30
2007	Caroline Court	162.40	Mira Salmi	79.53	Sarah Howes	69.26
2008	Caroline Court	163.13	Sarah-Jane Gaffney	85.03	Zoe Hackett	59.32
2009	Terrie Williams	176.30	Karen Jones	90.56	Rebecca Harding	55.51
2010	Wendy Mountford & Rebecca Black	180.02	Caroline Court	91.50	Carolyn Moon	70.29
2011	Anne Davidson	178.22	Tessa Hill	70.13	Caroline Court	58.34
2012	Sue Charter	189.28	Ruth Holmes	97.30	Lise Retat	75.02
2013	Helen Gardner	163.27	Angie Hinshelwood	89.16	Dorte Torpe Hansen	69.23
2014	Abi Weeds	156.23	Sarah Rollins	77.02	Dorte Torpe Hansen	71.03
2015	Sarah Rollins	148.17	Sarah Denness	88.42	Fiona Bunn	51.26
2016	Helen Gardner	188.32	Sian Morgan	110.46	Clare Howes	59.28
2017	Angela Trussler	178.30	Dorte Torpe Hansen	113.43	Emily Barlow	70.25
2018	Rebecca Slack	211.08	Victoria Stevens	88.30	Maria Pereverzina	71.24
2019	Rebecca Slack	190.03	Sue Carter	95.17	Jessica Dring-Morris	68.11

Course records shown in bold.
* These courses were lengthened in 2001 owing to foot and mouth disease.

The Surrey Hills Races were formerly known as the Silva Hills Races.