Results for the Firelighter 2023

Top three overall


Matthew Taylor
1st place overall
5 hrs 37 mins
Mike Davies
2nd place overall
6 hrs 01 mins
Sam Chilvers
3rd place overall
6 hrs 03 mins

Top three ladies


Ariannell Parry
1st place
6 hrs 48 mins
Jay Wymer
2nd place (joint)
7 hrs 03 mins
Jasmine Sharp
2nd place (joint)
7 hrs 03 mins


Winner - Ring O' Fire 2023 - Matthew Taylor

Winner - Ring O' Fire 2023 - Matthew Taylor

Congratulations to all of you!


Congratulations to all those who completed the challenge they signed up for. Fantastic running from all runners.

Of 112 registered runners to attempt the Firelighter in 2023, 78 runners started and 53 of those finished, giving a 68% success rate.

Making it to the start line is an achievement in itself.

The 2023 open winning results:
1. Matthew Taylor - 5hrs:37mins
2 Mike Davies - 6hrs:01min
3 Sam Chilvers - 6hrs:03mins
...
7. Ariannell Parry - 1st Lady - 6hrs:48mins
10 Jay Wymer - Joint 2nd Lady - 7hrs:03mins
10 Jasmine Sharp - Joint 2nd Lady - 7hrs:03mins
Race record Owen Humphreys 5hrs:16mins

Congratulations to all and thank you very much to The Original Mountain Marathon for their kind sponsorship of the kit vouchers. Should come in handy!

Firelighter Results 2023

Position Runner
Number
First Name Last Name Gender TOTAL RACE TIME
(hrs:mins:secs)
119MatthewTaylorMale05:37:39
256MikeDaviesMale06:01:51
388SamChilversMale06:03:57
45JoeWorthingtonMale06:27:12
523MartinWillisMale06:35:34
695RichardMawdsleyMale06:36:52
778AriannellParryFemale06:48:56
81RickyDallowMale06:53:31
924TecwynJonesMale06:58:22
1034JayWymerFemale07:03:11
1052JasmineSharpFemale07:03:11
1251JackKenwrightMale07:09:57
1387ChrisCullenMale07:10:37
1425DavidHartley-WilliamsMale07:12:38
1584SamFouracreMale07:12:41
1653JamesHurrellMale07:19:49
1720ClareFarrellFemale07:20:55
1839TristanTownsendMale07:22:31
1981NigelWrightMale07:22:53
2090KieranGilbertMale07:24:28
216RobertMcDonoughMale07:26:50
2280GazTootleMale07:32:39
2363ElaineJonesFemale07:33:50
2482ZacBartramMale07:37:51
2537EmmaEstepFemale07:40:29
2576PiotrDanekMale07:40:29
2793ChrisDoranMale07:42:23
2847JanMuirFemale07:46:49
294rebeccaHughesFemale07:47:49
3071victoriarobertsFemale07:52:21
3173KateMannFemale07:53:12
3212HelenWyattFemale07:56:26
3336HannahBuckinghamFemale07:58:29
3464GeorginaRobertsFemale08:05:24
3528HeidiO'BrienFemale08:05:31
3686RhodriMorganMale08:27:27
3727BethWhittakerFemale08:27:45
3845AnnaEastwood-JacksonFemale08:27:57
3968HannahGrayFemale08:28:30
4017GregSlackMale08:29:30
4166JoeBonettMale08:29:48
4244GaryCornsMale08:30:27
4377ARMANMANNMale08:32:42
4467jamesowenMale08:33:56
4540DanielleEdwardsFemale08:39:23
4542AnnaHutchinsonFemale08:39:23
4794FergusStevensMale08:41:51
4879AlecMorganMale08:41:52
4972JohnScottMale08:49:28
5069YianniKarakousisMale08:51:52
5159AnnClaire JonesFemale08:53:41
5289CaraJonesFemale08:54:31
5346HannahJonesFemale08:55:31

Click here to download a full list of starters.
Click here to view the Firelighter Honours.


What do people say about us?



"I'd really like to thank you and Quentin and your team for putting on a first rate event, probably operating on even less sleep than the runners were getting and yet being friendly and helpful when we dragged our weary asses through the door at midnight."
Past Ring O' Fire finisher