Northern Traverse course record
Won the coast-to-coast mountain race in 42:56:50, setting the event’s current men’s course record.
Athlete profile · Sources reviewed Oct 12, 2026
Damian Hall
Spine Race, Northern Traverse, and Lakeland 100 champion
Damian Hall won the 2023 Spine Race, then set a Northern Traverse course record and won the Lakeland 100 during a standout 2025 season.
United KingdomM50–54
The record so far
Damian Hall is a British mountain ultrarunner whose record spans winter races, 100-mile events, 300 km mountain races, and long-distance trail projects. He won the 2023 Winter Spine Race in 84:36:24 and returned in 2024 to place second in 82:25:10.
Hall produced two major victories in 2025. He won the Northern Traverse in a course-record 42:56:50 and then won the Lakeland 100 in 19:33:33, placing first across the full field at both events.
His earlier long-trail record includes a supported Pennine Way fastest known time of 2 days, 13 hours, 35 minutes, and 15 seconds in 2020. John Kelly surpassed that mark the following year, so Hall’s performance is identified here as a former FKT.
Defining performances
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Lakeland 100 champion
Won the 100-mile Lake District race outright in 19:33:33.
Winter Spine Race champion
Completed the 268-mile winter route in 84:36:24 to win the men’s race.
Pennine Way fastest known time
Set a then-record supported time of 2 days, 13 hours, 35 minutes, and 15 seconds.
Performance history
Selected results, not a complete race history. Rankings and record descriptions reflect the cited sources at their review dates. Distances may use different rounding conventions.
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Spine Sprint North43-mile winter trail | 8:06:51 | Joint winner | View ↗ | |
| Lakeland 100100-mile mountain ultra | 19:33:33 | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| Northern Traverse300 km mountain ultra | 42:56:50 | 1st overall · Course record | View ↗ | |
| Tor des Géants330 km mountain ultra | 3d 04h 49m 20s | 5th overall | View ↗ | |
| Winter Spine Race268-mile winter ultra | 82:25:10 | 2nd overall | View ↗ | |
| Tor des Géants330 km mountain ultra | 3d 00h 04m 07s | 4th overall | View ↗ | |
| Barkley MarathonsFive-loop mountain ultraHe returned from the fifth loop without a page after getting lost at Chimney Top. | 4 loops · 47:30:25 | Started loop 5 · Did not finish | View ↗ | |
| Winter Spine Race268-mile winter ultra | 84:36:24 | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Pennine Way268-mile supported FKT | 2d 13h 35m 15s | Supported FKT at the time | View ↗ | |
| Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc171 km mountain ultra | 22:35:13 | 5th overall | View ↗ |
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