Balogh and Smith triumph at Original Mountain Marathon — image accompanying Athletics Weekly's report. Image accompanying Athletics Weekly’s report; reduced and presented for news commentary with the attributed report. View the complete source report.
Csoban Balogh and Aidan Smith won the elite class at the Original Mountain Marathon. They completed the 34.6km course in 4:40:17. Pairs tackled the challenging Dumfries and Galloway hills.
The mixed category saw N Lang and S Chepelin finish first in 5:09:27. The women's category was led by D Berdeni and L Watson, finishing in 7:12:50. The M40+ category was won by J Whilock and J Moulding. Read more trail coverage.
The Original Mountain Marathon featured three courses. Course A was won by A Barrie and M Bioshenden in 4:35:08. Course B saw Scarlett Kelly and Chris Kelly finish first in 3:03:50. The event attracted runners from various backgrounds. Related: Canada's Team Ready for Backyard Ultra World Team Championships.
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Csoban Balogh and Aidan Smith claimed victory in the elite class. Csoban Balogh and Aidan Smith won the elite class at the Original Mountain Marathon. They completed the 34.6km course in 4:40:17. Pairs tackled the challenging Dumfries and Galloway hills.
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Runner World published this brief on October 27, 2026. The underlying Athletics Weekly report was dated October 27, 2026.
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