After 2 weeks of rain the Groughs on Kinder (yes they still exist) were glutinous, sufficient to slow runners down on this the 71st running of the race, returning to the classic version. A time near to 31/32 minutes was expected, and it's likely, judging from reports of Tom's descent time (3:03) that he was about a minute down at the knoll, but in the end he was a mere 8 seconds adrift. An absolutely superb run that with drier conditions would have seen a time around 29 minutes.
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Saville | Dark Peak | MSEN | 00:29:45 | ||
| 2 | Tom Brunt | Dark Peak | M45 | 00:32:29 | ||
| 3 | Tim Rutter | Dark Peak | M40 | 00:33:23 | ||
| 4 | Neil Northrop | Dark Peak | MSEN | 00:34:07 | ||
| 6 | Lova Chechik | Dark Peak | MSEN | 00:34:50 | ||
| 7 | Richard Bradbury | Dark Peak | M45 | 00:35:19 | ||
| 8 | Calum Wadsworth | Dark Peak | MSEN | 00:36:00 | ||
| 9 | Jack Foxall | Dark Peak | M40 | 00:36:54 | ||
| 10 | Kristian Groom | Dark Peak | M40 | 00:37:24 | ||
| 11 | Simon Mills | Dark Peak | MSEN | 00:37:53 | first toddler 18 months old at time of the first running in June 1984 | |
| 12 | Paul Walwyn | Dark Peak | MSEN | 00:38:15 | ||
| 13 | Helen Elmore | Dark Peak | W45 | 00:41:56 | ||
| 14 | Kevin Saville | Dark Peak | M50 | 00:42:01 | ||
| 15 | Andy Barnett | Dark Peak | M55 | 00:42:47 | ||
| 16 | Dave Sykes | Dark Peak | M45 | 00:43:02 | last In the fast start | |
| 17 | Kirsty Bryan-Jones | Dark Peak | W45 | 00:43:47 | ||
| 18 | Tim Ray | Dark Peak | M45 | 00:44:55 | ||
| 19 | Tim Hawley | Dark Peak | M60 | 00:45:45 | 60+ | |
| 20 | Peter Gorvett | Dark Peak | M70 | 00:46:09 | over 70 record |