4.2km 105m
| Pos | No. | Name | Club/Country | Age Class | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold time 46:11 | ||||||
| 1st | 2508 | Mary O'Connell | 3ROC (IRL) | W55 | 46:38 | |
| 2nd | 2246 | Gill Lock | SBOC (GBR) | W55 | 48:28 | +1:50 |
| 3rd | 2259 | Angela Lucking | NOC (GBR) | W55 | 51:01 | +4:23 |
| 4th | 1350 | Carole Chapman | MOR (GBR) | W55 | 52:51 | +6:13 |
| 5th | 1154 | Wendy Billing | SYO (GBR) | W55 | 53:01 | +6:23 |
| 6th | 1420 | Keiko Conway | GO (GBR) | W55 | 53:36 | +6:58 |
| 7th | 1395 | Fiona Clough | BKO (GBR) | W55 | 54:14 | +7:36 |
| Silver time 55:26 | ||||||
| 8th | 1406 | Christine Collins | WCH (GBR) | W55 | 56:43 | +10:05 |
| 9th | 1461 | Sarah Cray | RSOC (GBR) | W55 | 57:11 | +10:33 |
| 10th | 2050 | Bridget Jardine | PFO (GBR) | W55 | 57:57 | +11:19 |
| 11th | 1371 | Jane Cherry | AYROC (GBR) | W55 | 59:09 | +12:31 |
| 12th | 2526 | Liz Orr | CLYDE (GBR) | W55 | 60:22 | +13:44 |
| 13th | 1366 | Debbie Charlton | SMOC (GBR) | W55 | 62:50 | +16:12 |
| 14th | 1749 | Valerie Gilleard | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 63:11 | +16:33 |
| 15th | 1471 | Trudy Crosby | LOG (GBR) | W55 | 67:45 | +21:07 |
| 16th | 1975 | Elspeth Hooton | CLOK (GBR) | W55 | 69:12 | +22:34 |
| 17th | 1023 | Susanne Andersen | BOK (GBR) | W55 | 73:53 | +27:15 |
| Bronze time 73:54 | ||||||
| 18th | 3324 | Carol Young | RAFO (GBR) | W55 | 79:07 | +32:29 |
| 19th | 1142 | Grete Berntsen | Måren OK (NOR) | W55 | 86:17 | +39:39 |
| 20th | 1178 | Chun Bleau | MDOC (USA) | W55 | 106:02 | +59:24 |
| 1467 | Clare Crocker | DEE (GBR) | W55 | m5-18 | ||