4.225km 160m
| Pos | No. | Name | Club | Country | Age Class | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1927 | Ruth Lynam | CNOC | IRL | W55 | 55:38 |
| 2 | 359 | Janice Nisbet | ESOC | GBR | W55 | 56:01 |
| 3 | 704 | Sarah Brown | SLOW | GBR | W55 | 61:07 |
| 4 | 1089 | Gro Solnørdal | Rudsbygd i.l. | NOR | W55 | 62:17 |
| 5 | 1361 | Helen Gardner | EBOR | ENG | W55 | 64:38 |
| 6 | 321 | Sheila Sprot | NATO | GBR | W55 | 65:38 |
| 7 | 610 | Jillyan Dobby | MDOC | ENG | W55 | 65:52 |
| 8 | 1164 | Judith Guillaume | OD | GBR | W55 | 67:56 |
| 9 | 787 | Sue Gard | QO | GBR | W60 | 72:55 |
| 10 | 1994 | Teresa Finlay | FERMO | NI | W55 | 73:04 |
| 11 | 1003 | Mary Williams | ESOC | SCO | W55 | 74:28 |
| 12 | 1594 | Diana McClure | LOC | ENG | W55 | 74:36 |
| 13 | 688 | Lynda Rapkins | ENOGGEROOS | AUS | W55 | 75:25 |
| 14 | 3119 | Hilary Bloor | SYO | GBR | W55 | 76:06 |
| 14= | 950 | Penny DeMoss | WCOC | ENG | W55 | 76:06 |
| 16 | 65 | Lynne Walker | ECKO | SCO | W55 | 79:28 |
| 17 | 716 | Lieve Geens | Trol | BEL | W55 | 80:05 |
| 18 | 206 | Sue Hooper | HH | GBR | W55 | 80:33 |
| 19 | 946 | Susan Roome | SROC | GBR | W55 | 82:00 |
| 20 | 2080 | Jill Smith | EBOR | GBR | W55 | 82:10 |
| 21 | 535 | Lesley Brown | HOC | GBR | W55 | 83:13 |
| 22 | 1126 | Christine Kiddier | GO | ENG | W55 | 83:19 |
| 23 | 381 | Janet Nash | LOC | GBR | W55 | 86:08 |
| 24 | 2475 | Joyce Brunton | INVOC | GBR | W55 | 86:28 |
| 25 | 378 | Heather Majury | LVO | GBR | W55 | 86:55 |
| 26 | 2286 | Margaret Willdig | OD | GBR | W55 | 88:40 |
| 27 | 681 | Jenny Wren | BL | GBR | W55 | 89:50 |
| 28 | 2409 | Herdis Alvheim | FANA IL | NOR | W55 | 91:49 |
| 29 | 334 | Hilary Scott | BASOC | GBR | W55 | 92:18 |
| 30 | 1701 | Mary Carrick | HALO | ENG | W60 | 93:30 |
| 31 | 1078 | Barbara Foley-Fisher | MNAV | IRL | W55 | 96:59 |
| 32 | 1238 | Jane Breed | HH | GBR | W55 | 98:46 |
| 33 | 210 | Sandy Fillebrown | USOF | USA | W55 | 100:40 |
| 34 | 2688 | Janet Albin | ERYRI | GBR | W55 | 105:55 |
| 35 | 872 | Jean Platt | MEROC | GBR | W55 | 109:11 |
| 36 | 2855 | Lis Knudsen | Faaborg OK | DEN | W55 | 110:20 |
| 37 | 34 | Glenys Ferguson | SROC | GBR | W55 | 112:20 |
| 38 | 232 | Genevieve Jones | GRAMP | SCO | W55 | 112:44 |
| 39 | 1865 | Pat Conway | LEI | ENG | W55 | 113:19 |
| 40 | 2455 | Viv Macdonald | DVO | ENG | W55 | 114:08 |
| 41 | 179 | Foss Foster | GRAMP | GBR | W55 | 115:56 |
| 42 | 3061 | Judith Holt | LEI | GBR | W55 | 116:08 |
| 43 | 1948 | Lyn West | SOS | ENG | W55 | 117:15 |
| 44 | 2173 | Carol Sands | BAOC | GBR | W55 | 118:30 |
| 45 | 2097 | Monica Kronberg | IF Femman | FIN | W55 | 119:38 |
| 46 | 425 | Sarah Middleton | KERNO | GBR | W55 | 138:21 |
| 47 | 742 | Annick Coulon | VSAO 0615 (France) | FRA | W55 | 146:30 |
| 48 | 1060 | Rosalind Taunton | NGOC | GBR | W55 | 146:56 |
| 49 | 355 | Joan Norris | COBOC | GBR | W55 | 149:08 |
| 50 | 270 | Margaret Shaw | EPOC | ENG | W55 | 150:56 |
| 51 | 698 | Janis Mingay | LOC | GBR | W55 | 157:08 |
| dnf | 2047 | Mary Wheeler | SROC | ENG | W55 | |
| dnf | 119 | Lindsey Esson | GRAMP | SCO | W55 | |
| mp | 993 | Margaret Dalgleish | ESOC | SCO | W55 | 70:44 |
| mp | 1790 | Jane Kerridge | MAROC | GBR | W55 | 97:22 |
| mp | 2436 | Sue Edlington | HOC | GBR | W55 | 133:41 |
| mp | 737 | Fiona Fell | Nillumbik Emus | AUS | W55 | 146:44 |