Race

Challenger North

Endurance race

The Summer Spine Challenger North is a non-stop 160-mile race on the Pennine Way from Hardraw to Kirk Yetholm. It covers the northern section of the Spine route, giving this event its own identity within the wider series.

Format: 160 miles · non-stopContinuing route identity; current page's 2027 dates are not a 2026 result.Source
Route: Hardraw → Kirk YetholmContinuing route identity; current page's 2027 dates are not a 2026 result.Source

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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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Connections

Named in bogs account with Cathy; no final time or placing stated

Christine Mes

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Sources & notes

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Reported 2026-06-19

Bogs account on the northern race

TUM linked Christine Mes’s on-course account. The source’s named-only Cathy is held separately; no Mes finish time or placing was reported.

TUM · Jun 19, 2026

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The Spine Race Undated official page; inspected October 20, 2026; current edition details refer to 2027 · 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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