Race

Montane Summer Spine Race

Endurance race

The Montane Summer Spine is a non-stop race following the Pennine Way from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders. The organizer’s full-race overview lists 268 miles and a 156-hour time limit.

Distance: 268 milesFull Summer Spine overview; shorter formats are separate.Source
Route: Edale to Kirk YetholmOrganizer’s full-race route.Source
Time limit: 156 hoursCurrent overview; not a result or 2026 rule-change claim.Source

2 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

2 editorial issues

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Jul 2024Peak 1Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

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June 19, 2026Published in TUM

Summer Spine winners and Challenger North account

Payne won the268-mile Summer Spine in82:28:07; Hartley won women in104:55:46 and Macgill was second in108h05m. Cathy’s late Challenger North finish and Mes’s bogs account concern another format, not the268-mile women’s podium.

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June 24, 2025Published in TUM

Troup wins the 2025 Summer Spine outright

TUM reported Anna Troup winning the entire Summer Spine field in 84:56:37 in 2025, as well as the women’s category. It was her third Summer Spine title; recovery context is historical.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 24, 2025

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Connections

268-mile overall winner ·82:28:07

Ed Payne

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268-mile women’s winner ·104:55:46

Jenny Hartley

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268-mile women’s second ·108h05m

Danielle Macgill

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Sources & notes

Dated TUM coverage

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Reported 2026-06-19

2026 full-race winners

TUM reported Ed Payne’s 82:28:07 and Jenny Hartley’s 104:55:46 over 268 miles; Danielle Macgill was second woman in 108h05m.

TUM · Jun 19, 2026

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The Spine Race Undated organizer overview displaying 2027 race dates at inspection · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-06-19
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Public source linked by TUMresults.opentracking.co.uk · linked in 2026-06-19
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Public source linked by TUMinstagram.com · linked in 2026-06-19
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Public source linked by TUMinstagram.com · linked in 2026-06-19
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-06-24
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Public source linked by TUMinstagram.com · linked in 2025-06-24
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