OMM Event History and Previous Results

Complete list of all events and locations

Year Location Area Results Race report and gallery
2008 Borrowdale Cumbria Click here Click here (links to sleepmonsters.co.uk)
2007 Lowther Hills Scotland Click here (links to sportident.co.uk) Click here (links to sleepmonsters.co.uk)
2006 Galloway Forest Park Scotland Click here Click here (links to sleepmonsters.co.uk)
2005 Eastern Lake District (Ullswater) Cumbria Click here Click here (links to sleepmonsters.co.uk)
2004 Brecon Beacons South Wales Click here Click here (links to sleepmonsters.co.uk)
2003 Langholme Scottish Borders Click here Click here (links to sleepmonsters.co.uk)
2002 Cheviot North East England Click here Click here (links to sleepmonsters.co.uk)
2001 Clydes MuirSheil Regional Park Scotland Click here  
2000 Lake District Cumbria Click here  
1999 Cowal Peninsula Argyll Scotland Click here  
1998 Howgills North Pennines    
1997 Kielder Forest North East England    
1996 Galloway Forest Park & Hills Scotland    
1995 Brecon Beacons National Park South Wales    
1994 St Marys Loch & Manor Valley Scotland    
1993 Upper Nithsdale & Queensberry Hills Scotland    
1992 Northern Lake District Cumbria    
1991 Arrochar Alps Scotland    
1990 Glen Lyon Scotland    
1989 Howgills North Pennines    
1988 Cheviots North East England    
1987 Ffestiniog Snowdonia North Wales    
1986 Galloway Hills Scotland    
1985 Langdale (Lake District) Cumbria    
1984 Peak District Pennines    
1983 Strathyre Scotland    
1982 Dartmoor Devon    
1981 Langdale Cumbria    
1980 Isle of Arran Scotland    
1979 Rhinogs North Wales    
1978 Peebles Scotland    
1977 Howgills North Pennines    
1976 Galloway Highlands Scotland    
1975 Ennerdale Cumbria    
1974 College Valley Cheviot    
1973 Plas Gwynant North Wales    
1972 Tibbie Shiels (Selkirk) Scottish Borders    
1971 Plas-y-Brenin North Wales    
1970 Eskdale West Cumbria    
1969 Troutbeck (Windermere) Cumbria    
1968 Muker North Pennines    

History milestones

1968 Our foundation event and future inspiration for many similar events throughout the U.K., Ireland and Scandinavia.

1972 First overseas competitors, Norwegians Stig Berge and Karl Martin Larsenn won the Elite class.

1976 Galloway had exceptionally bad weather with only 30% completing. Gerry Charnley the organiser, when asked in a BBC interview “don’t you think this event is too tough?” responded, ”Everybody knows this is the KIMM, the toughest event on the calendar and it’s not a Sunday afternoon picnic.”

1977 A special 1: 40,000 scale map was commissioned from Harvey Maps, enabling the setting of high standards for mountain navigation.

1978 The first Swiss KIMM followed later by ones in Norway, Indonesia and Japan.

1982 Gerry Charnley was killed on Helvellyn and Jen Longbottom took over the organisation.

1998 The ‘howling Howgills’ was exceptionally tough and recorded for the first time online; the first UK event to do so.

1999 Introduction of digital timekeeping and uploading to website.

2004 Mark Seddon completed his 10th win of the Elite section and awarded ‘freedom of the event’

2006 Name changed to the OMM, Original Mountain Marathon. Total commitment to continuity of event excellence and the best innovative lightweight gear.

2006 20 year recognition awards begun. You may be eligible for our ‘original’ awards, to recognise outstanding commitment to the event.

2007 our 40th event was filmed by BBC Scotland.

 

Winners

Year Elite A Class B Class C Class Long Score Medium Score Short Score
2007 Brendan Bolland and Sean Bolland Konrad Rawlik and Steven Fortune James Tullie and Duncan Coombs Thomas Edwards and Wil Spain Keith Masson and Kenny Leitch Darren Parker and Chris Pearson Matthew Chapman and Richard Phillips