4.250km 140m
| Pos | No. | Name | Club | Country | Age Class | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1927 | Ruth Lynam | CNOC | IRL | W55 | 42:34 |
| 2 | 1089 | Gro Solnørdal | Rudsbygd i.l. | NOR | W55 | 49:02 |
| 3 | 3061 | Judith Holt | LEI | GBR | W55 | 50:32 |
| 4 | 2475 | Joyce Brunton | INVOC | GBR | W55 | 54:58 |
| 5 | 321 | Sheila Sprot | NATO | GBR | W55 | 56:08 |
| 6 | 1361 | Helen Gardner | EBOR | ENG | W55 | 56:56 |
| n/c | 993 | Margaret Dalgleish | ESOC | SCO | W55 | 58:44 |
| 7 | 1126 | Christine Kiddier | GO | ENG | W55 | 59:05 |
| 8 | 946 | Susan Roome | SROC | GBR | W55 | 59:15 |
| 9 | 1078 | Barbara Foley-Fisher | MNAV | IRL | W55 | 60:04 |
| 10 | 681 | Jenny Wren | BL | GBR | W55 | 60:09 |
| 11 | 1594 | Diana McClure | LOC | ENG | W55 | 60:26 |
| 12 | 704 | Sarah Brown | SLOW | GBR | W55 | 61:01 |
| 13 | 1994 | Teresa Finlay | FERMO | NI | W55 | 61:38 |
| 14 | 610 | Jillyan Dobby | MDOC | ENG | W55 | 62:07 |
| 15 | 1003 | Mary Williams | ESOC | SCO | W55 | 64:12 |
| 16 | 2409 | Herdis Alvheim | FANA IL | NOR | W55 | 65:34 |
| 17 | 301 | Gisela Tonn | SSV Planeta Radebeul | GER | W55 | 65:57 |
| 18 | 381 | Janet Nash | LOC | GBR | W55 | 66:59 |
| 19 | 2080 | Jill Smith | EBOR | GBR | W55 | 68:23 |
| 20 | 34 | Glenys Ferguson | SROC | GBR | W55 | 69:14 |
| 21 | 688 | Lynda Rapkins | ENOGGEROOS | AUS | W55 | 71:19 |
| 22 | 179 | Foss Foster | GRAMP | GBR | W55 | 72:40 |
| 23 | 206 | Sue Hooper | HH | GBR | W55 | 72:43 |
| 24 | 2688 | Janet Albin | ERYRI | GBR | W55 | 72:44 |
| 25 | 2455 | Viv Macdonald | DVO | ENG | W55 | 74:48 |
| 26 | 2351 | Margaret Fraser | MAROC | GBR | W55 | 74:50 |
| 27 | 742 | Annick Coulon | VSAO 0615 (France) | FRA | W55 | 75:49 |
| 28 | 2173 | Carol Sands | BAOC | GBR | W55 | 76:07 |
| 29 | 698 | Janis Mingay | LOC | GBR | W55 | 76:12 |
| 30 | 334 | Hilary Scott | BASOC | GBR | W55 | 77:23 |
| 31 | 535 | Lesley Brown | HOC | GBR | W55 | 77:38 |
| 32 | 210 | Sandy Fillebrown | USOF | USA | W55 | 77:39 |
| 33 | 716 | Lieve Geens | Trol | BEL | W55 | 77:49 |
| 34 | 872 | Jean Platt | MEROC | GBR | W55 | 78:17 |
| 35 | 1948 | Lyn West | SOS | ENG | W55 | 78:20 |
| 36 | 1164 | Judith Guillaume | OD | GBR | W55 | 78:47 |
| 37 | 787 | Sue Gard | QO | GBR | W60 | 79:04 |
| 38 | 2097 | Monica Kronberg | IF Femman | FIN | W55 | 79:39 |
| 39 | 425 | Sarah Middleton | KERNO | GBR | W55 | 81:12 |
| 40 | 3170 | Jane Elder | MAROC | GBR | W55 | 83:27 |
| 41 | 2286 | Margaret Willdig | OD | GBR | W55 | 85:43 |
| 42 | 232 | Genevieve Jones | GRAMP | SCO | W55 | 85:48 |
| 43 | 1238 | Jane Breed | HH | GBR | W55 | 87:08 |
| 44 | 737 | Fiona Fell | Nillumbik Emus | AUS | W55 | 88:43 |
| 45 | 1701 | Mary Carrick | HALO | ENG | W60 | 94:07 |
| 46 | 270 | Margaret Shaw | EPOC | ENG | W55 | 94:48 |
| 47 | 1060 | Rosalind Taunton | NGOC | GBR | W55 | 99:05 |
| 48 | 3108 | Vivienne Maxwell | DEVON | GBR | W55 | 100:06 |
| 49 | 355 | Joan Norris | COBOC | GBR | W55 | 101:05 |
| 50 | 2436 | Sue Edlington | HOC | GBR | W55 | 101:26 |
| 51 | 2855 | Lis Knudsen | Faaborg OK | DEN | W55 | 104:56 |
| 52 | 1865 | Pat Conway | LEI | ENG | W55 | 105:30 |
| 53 | 2047 | Mary Wheeler | SROC | ENG | W55 | 105:48 |
| dnf | 2101 | Lindie Naughton | 3ROC | IRL | W55 | |
| mp | 359 | Janice Nisbet | ESOC | GBR | W55 | 54:34 |
| mp | 2237 | Liz Davies | AIRE | GBR | W55 | 79:20 |
| mp | 950 | Penny DeMoss | WCOC | ENG | W55 | 80:14 |
| mp | 378 | Heather Majury | LVO | GBR | W55 | 90:19 |