Hands, knees and bumpsadaisy

We get knocked down but we get up again! Cross Country season has kicked off with some great results for the club and there have a few bumps and bruises too. Also this week, you have been branching out into cyclo-cross and triathlons and doing rather well. As always you have been spotted on the roads, trails and fells and the track to as lots of you came together for the AGM track meet.

Your Team Captains 2015/16

There are some changes to the team captains.  Angela Shian and Irene Roche are continuing their roles of Road and Cross Country Ladies Captains respectively. Jean Brown has stepped down from the Fell position and Kath Brady is now the Ladies Fell Captain.

For the men, Tom Brewster has stepped down as Men’s Road Captain and is replaced by Chris Holdsworth.  Chris Holdsworth is also taking the vacant Men’s Cross Country Captain role. Dave Motley is continuing as Men’s Fell Captain.

North West Junior Triathlon Series

Eleanor and Grace Root completed the NW Junior Triathlon series on 19^th September, clocking up 19 Aquathlons/Triathlons between them. They competed in Carlisle, cycling on a tough grass course where Ellie managed to pick up a 3rd place. In the final race of the season at Salt Ayre in Lancaster, Grace put in a strong performance to come 12th in the T1’s with big sister Ellie coming 9th in a really strong field of T2’s. Both girls have worked very hard and are looking forward to the presentation evening in January where they will be able to celebrate completing the series.

Tuesday 22 September

Mandy Goth 5k

A quartet of our vet men took part in this 5K race that comprises a steep road climb, stony trail and two laps of the Brownhouse Wham reservoir.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
34	Stephen Fish	MV60	24.21
39	Robert Hirst	MV65	25.36
52	Ron Chappell	MV65	27.39
58	Jack. McGuire	MV60	29.13

Full Results

Thursday 24 September

AGM Club Track Races

Over 60 club members of all ages turned up at Seedhill track for a set of track races.

For the younger members, there was a 2k (5 lap) race held first. 20 youngsters took part. Dexta and Liberty easily took the top 2 positions, using the shorter distance as a warm up event for the racing they would be doing over the weekend. It was a first time race for a number of our younger members and they all looked to be enjoying the competition immensely, so much so that Emily Johnson got quite carried away and  completed an extra lap!

Pos	Name	Age	Time
1	Dexta Thompson	9	7:16
2	Liberty Thompson	12	7:54
3	Nathan Kewin	10	8:39
4	Alexander Thompson	10	8:48
5	Joshua McKay	8	8:51
6	Heidi Kewin	12	9:13
7	Honey Tattersall	8	9:19
8	Eve Waters	9	9:32
9	Imogen Ferguson	10	9:33
10=	Kady Thompson	8	9:47
10=	Hannah Layfield	9	9:47
12	Felix Thompson	6	9:52
13	Toby Birtwistle	6	9:52
14=	Rachel Stevenson	9	10:50
14=	Bronia Olszewska	11	10:50
16	Millie Maccabe	8	11:32
17	Redvers Theaker	7	11:00
18	Tillie Ferguson	8	11:23
19	Holly Applegate	7	11:46
20	Emily Johnson	5	13:30

Race B was up next, this was billed as a race for club members with a 5K time of 21-30 minutes and there was a mix of junior and senior members. Ryan Clarke had a blistering run, hotly pursued by fellow juniors Simon Wilshaw and Lennon Jackson. Eleanor Root lead the girls race. They certainly gave the seniors a run for their money. First seniors were Angela Shian and Alison Dugdale with Andy Quinn leading in the senior men.

Race B
Pos	Name	Time
1	Ryan Clarke	19:44
2	Simon Wilshaw	19:49
3	Lennon Jackson	19:59
4	Eleanor Root	20:51
5	Jenson Bentham	20:59
6	Ella Dorrington	21:21
7	Claudia Bentham	21:22
8	Angela Shian	21:31
9	Alison Dugdale	21:33
10	Andy Quinn	21:50
11	Sophie Ashworth	21:58
12	Matthew Jackson	22:02
13	Jim Hickie	22:15
14	Alice Pier	22:20
15	Helana White	22:39
16	Martin Brady	22:45
17	Daniel Bradley	23:03
18	Natasha Olszewska	23:30
19	Richard Lawson	23:39
20	Tony Pilling	23:56
21	Bethany Quinn	24:40
22	Keira Stevenson	24:47
23	Elouise Pemberton	25:02
24	Harry Mason	25:45
25	Adam Stevenson	27:29
26	Jack Maguire	28:48
27	Lucy Stevenson	30:03

Race A was one for the fast guys and gals with the criteria being a sub 21 minute time. 15 club members toed the line. Danny Collinge easily led the way finishing in 16:53. Laura Hesketh was our only lady runner, finishing with a time of 18:29.

Race A
Pos	Name	Time
1	Danny Collinge	16:53
2	Jordan McDonald	17:09
3	George Pier	17:34
4	Jonathan Pye	17:46
5	Terry O’Leary	18:19
6	Matthew Duckworth	18:23
7	Laura Hesketh	18:29
8	Jackson McKay	18:32
9	Dave Motley	18:55
10	Chris Snell	19:08
11	Gareth Berry	19:19
12	Sean Clare	19:08
13	Thomas Bradley	19:36
14	Kevin Davies	19:46
15	John Wilcock	20:23

Till Hill Twilight Hill Race

Till hill Twighlight race is a 4.5 mile up hill only off road race, starting in Hurst Green climbing up too the trig point on Longridge fell in time to watch the sun set on Bleasdale and weather permitting the Yorkshire three peaks.

Garry Wilkinson was our only competitor as this took place on the same night as the AGM track races. He came third in a time of 27:43.

Results on the Till Hill Facebook Page

Saturday 26 September

Orton Fell Race

This race takes place in Penrith and is a 6.2 miles with 846ft of climb. Wendy Dodds was our sole competitor in this fell race. She finished in 60^th place (1^st FV60) with a time of 28:35

Full Results

Red Rose Cross Country League – Astley Park

What a tremendous start to the cross country season! An excellent turnout of juniors meant we were able to field teams in the U11 Girls, U11 Boys, U13 Girls, U13 Boys (one of our runners is missing from the results) and U17 Men. We earned some great team positions with first places for U11 Boys, U13 Girls, U17 Men, and Over 45 Ladies. Second place positions for our Senior Men, Over 40 Men and Over 55 Ladies.

There were some great individual performances as well. Dexta Thompson won the U11 Boys race with Jenson Bentham and Finlay Stubbs finishing in the top 10 to make their 1^st place team position. Millie Stubbs and Liberty Thompson finished in the top ten in the U13 Girls race. Jackson McKay was 3^rd in the U13 boys. Top ten finishes were the order of the day for our U17 Men team as well. Helena Leathley was our first Clayton lady finisher and new Men’s Cross Country Captain, Christopher Holdsworth, was our first Clayton male finisher. Barry Mitchell and Richard Lawson were 1^st and 3^rd Vet 70 men.

Alas! Three trips to the medics with a dodgy knee, a turned ankle and a fall. Everyone is  doing well, no lasting damage and, more importantly, all eager to come back and race another day!

U11 Girls – Team Position 9^th

Pos	Name	Time
18	Imogen Ferguson	7:07
52	Kady Thompson	8:32
60	Rachel Stevenson	9:05
62	Millie Maccabe	9:34

U11 Boys – Team Position 1^st

Pos	Name	Time
1	Dexta Thompson	5:54
7	Jenson Bentham	6:33
10	Finlay Stubbs	6:38
32	Matthew Jackson	7:17
40	Joshua McKay	7:35
49	Finan Holdsworth	8:33

U13 Girls – Team Position 1^st

Pos	Name	Time
4	Millie Stubbs	10:56
7	Liberty Thompson	11:10
16	Sophie Ashworth	11:42
19	Natasha Olszewska	12:02
25	Roanna Holdsworth	12:25
34	Keira Stevenson	13:38
35	Heidi Kewin	13:39
39	Bronia Olszewska	15:37

Under 13 Boys – Team Position (should be 5th)

Pos	Name	Time
3	Jackson McKay	12:42
25	Lennon Jackson	14:22

Jay Bowman missing from results but likely position 28th time 14:34

U15 Girls

Pos	Name	Time
31	Lucy Stevenson	17:12

U15 Boys

Pos	Name	Time
25	Daniel Bradley	19:01

U17 Women

Pos	Name	Time
9	Alice Pier	19:21

U17 Men – Team Position 1^st

Pos	Name	Time
8	Curtis Holt	25:46
9	Ryan Clarke	26:41
10	Simon Wilshaw	30:10

Ladies Race

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
27	Helena Leathley	L	29:19
37	Angela Shian	L35	29:55
40	Irene Roche	L55	30:14
50	Vicky Heys	L45	31:48
58	Helen Burnett	L35	32:21
75	Julia Rushton	L45	34:35
82	Dawn Terry	L45	34:47
95	Elouise Pemberton	L	36:20
117	Karin Goss	L65	36:58
134	Christine Leathley	L65	43:56
135	Susan Allen	L55	44:10

Ladies Team Positions

A Team (Leathley/Shian/Roche) 7^th  | B Team (Heys/Burnett/Rushton) 17^th

Over 35 A Team (Shian/Roche/Heys) 6^th | Over 35 B Team (Burnett/Rushton/Terry) 14^th

Over 45 A Team (Roche/Heys/Rushton) 1^st | Over 45 B Team (Terry/Goss/Leathley) 10^th

Over 55 (Roche/Goss/Leathley) 2^nd

Mens Races

Senior Men U20

Pos	Name	Time
3	Jordan McDonald	37:56
13	George Pier	48:55

Vet 70 Men

Pos	Name	Time
1	Barry Mitchell	30:13
3	Richard Lawson	36:28

Senior Men

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
8	Chris Holdsworth		35:52
21	Jordan McDonald	U20	37:56
28	Breton Holdsworth	V40	38:32
45	David Bagot		40:08
56	Andrew Armstrong	V40	41:13
57	Andrew McFarlane	V40	41:19
78	Andrew Holt	V40	42:46
93	Carl Helliwell	V40	43:47
106	Mark Aspinall	V50	44:50
108	Richard Briscoe		44:50
109	Chris Snell		45:02
129	Alan Life	V50	46:09
132	Adam Shaw		46:17
150	John Wilcock	V50	47:49
152	George Pier	U20	47:55
154	Michael Clarke	V40	48:13
164	Stephen White	V60	48:59
179	Chris Paul		50:08
186	Peter Browning	V50	50:55
192	James Hickie	V50	51:48
207	Martin Brady	V50	53:39
208	David Scott	V70	53:43
242	Doug Monroe	V60	1:03:36

Men’s Team Positions

Team A (Holdsworth/McDonald/Holdsworth/Bagot/Armstrong/McFarlane) 2^nd

Team B (Holt/Helliwell/Aspinal/Briscoe/Snell/Life) 17^th

Over 40

Team A (Holdsworth/Armstrong/McFarlane/Holt) 2^nd 

Team B (Helliwell/Aspinall/Life/Wilcock) 12^th

Over 50

Team A (Aspinall/Life/Wilcock) 5^th

Team B (White/Browning/Hickie) 11^th

Over 60

(White/Scott/Monroe) 3^rd

Full Results

Ron Hill’s 77^th Birthday 5K

With the first race of the cross country season already clashing with our club race at Theiveley Pike, just the great man himself took part in his eponymous birthday 5k.

Full Results

Thieveley Pike Fell Race

Report from Michelle Butschok

This was my 2nd attempt at Thieveley Pike Fell Race; loved it the 1st time and it didn’t disappoint this time round. There was great weather for it and a great turnout. The 3rd hill is still a tough sting in the tail but I managed to pass a couple up the hill and beat last year’s time, as did my fellow Claytoner Rachel Todd so smiles all round!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
10	Alan Life	M50	37:33
16	Mike Wallis	M55	38:32
38	Andy Bradley	M45	42:02
44	Sean Clare	M50	43:03
65	Andrew Howarth	M55	45:49
79	Alison Dugdale	F45	47:38
82	Peter Dugdale	M55	48:00
86	Stephen Fish	M60	49:57
89	Andrew Firth	M55	50:36
99	Kath Brady	F50	53:28
100	Rachel Todd	F40	53:35
104	Sarah Whittaker	F	54:59
113	Michelle Butschok	F40	61:23

Full Results

Sunday 27 September

3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross

The 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross is staged in the Yorkshire Dales National Park every year at the end of September. It is the toughest and biggest Cyclo-Cross event in the UK. Three of our club members took part in this 38 mile course, of which 34 is rideable (20 cross and 18 road) and 5000 feet of climbing thrown in just for fun!

Paul Hesketh finished in under 4 hours giving him 1^st class status. Neil Hardiman and Ryan Belshaw finished under 5 hours giving them 2^nd class status. All finishers over 5 hours are given a merit so well done to all three of you!

Pos	Name	No	Cat	Elapsed
123	Paul Hesketh	219	MV50	03:53:32
216	Neil Hardiman	114	MV40	04:16:09
388	Ryan Belshaw	284	M	04:51:15

Full Results

English Schools Fell Running Championships

Report from Vicky McKay

English Schools Fell Championship race took place at Mytholmroyd. Jackson Mckay was up against the fantastic Bofra runners that he has been chasing all fell season (Fraser Sproul ,Sam Smith and Alexander Thompson). He managed to beat 2 of them to come 3rd. Fraser 1st and a boy from Bradford 2nd. A fantastic achievement as it was 3k with unforgiving hills. Well done Jackson xx

Well done to Briony Holt for her fantastic first half only to be snatched away with a superman dive. Great way to descend though in the back of the Mountain Rescue Vehicle. Hope it is not as bad as it looks, you did yourself proud though with the way you behaved. You will have to show them next year!

Awaiting results

Kendal Sprint Triathlon

Nikki Kay took art in this event which involved a 400m swim, 18K bike ride and 5k run.

She reports;

It was a very well organised, friendly, and welcoming event. Unfortunately, I hadn’t put the training in and so didn’t perform greatly. I finished in 1 hour 54. But that didn’t matter – it was a learning curve and a very enjoyable one at that. The great thing about a triathlon is that you all start at different times and so whilst out on the course no one really knows where you are position wise and everyone is so friendly. I will definitely be signing up for more.. with a little more preparation next time.

Full Results

Littleborough 10K

Described by the organisers as a fast and picturesque course that is run on good runnable roads, paths and some country lanes. The course, after the first start section is on a small gradual decline in terms of elevation. This makes the race feel down hill and makes for a really enjoyable running experience.

Dan Balshaw had a good run finishing in third place with a time of 36:16 and he was joined by fellow clubmates Stephen Biscomb, Ian Hargreaves and Elouise Pemberton.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
3	Dan Balshaw	M	35:16.2
36	Stephen Biscomb	M60	43:67.3
8	Ian Hargreaves	M60	52:00.2
100	Elouise Pemberton	F	54:09.7

Full Results

Run Preston 2K Run

Congratulations to junior member Helana White who came second after battling it out with another junior girl from Blackburn Harriers.

Run Preston – 5K Race

Great runs from juniors Dexta and Liberty Thompson at this popular 5k event in Preston. Marion Wilkinson was our sole senior runner.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
12	Dexta Thompson		20:30
31	Liberty Thompson		23:11
133	Marion Wilkinson	V70	30:34

Run Preston – 10K Race

An outstanding run from Lennon Jackson in his first ever 10K on his 12th birthday in 117th place with a time of 45:13.

Amanda Duffy was our first senior finisher in 46:36.  Lee Moore was our first senior male in 48:33.  Clare Wilson is missing from the results but completed around the 53 minute mark and Kevin O’Brien finished a shade over the 1 hour mark.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
117	Lennon Jackon	M	45:13
154	Amanda Duffy	FV35	46:36
212	Lee Moore	MV35	48:33
731	Kevin O’Brien	V70	1:02:07

*Clare Wilson is missing from the results.

Results (Facebook Post)

Sutton Park 10K

The race begins and ends in the picturesque North Yorkshire village of Sutton on the Forest. The route includes parkland tracks through Sutton Park and Forest, quiet roads and parts of a former airfield.

Julie Toman took part in this multi-terrain 10K

AWAITING RESULTS

Parkrun roundup

Some great results and PBs at Burnley parkrun this week but were they chasing the nuns or running away from them?? Who knows…

Not much action further afield this week. John Hartley continues to dominate the top spot at Pendle and there were Harriers spotted at Witton, Dewsbury, Fell Foot and Penrith this week

Burnley parkrun – A total of 284 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
2	Jonathan PYE	17:58	SM25-29
3	Richard STEVENSON	18:08	VM40-44	New PB!
5	Terry O’LEARY	18:38	VM35-39	New PB!
10	Kevin DAVIES	19:35	VM50-54
16	Nick ROSCOE	20:11	VM45-49
23	Andrew FOSTER	20:36	VM45-49
25	Andrew WEBSTER	20:59	VM45-49	New PB!
31	Gordon BARRETT	21:33	VM50-54
32	Donna RILEY	21:37	VW50-54
50	Martin BRADY	22:51	VM50-54
54	Julie DAWES	23:07	VW45-49
86	Andrew TAYLOR	24:47	VM55-59
95	Donna AIREY	25:10	SW30-34
105	Donna SCOTT	25:53	VW50-54
108	Jackie KERSHAW	25:59	VW45-49	New PB!
135	Aaron LUNDIE	27:33	JM11-14
167	Toby BIRTWISTLE	28:51	JM10	First Timer!
168	Justin BIRTWISTLE	28:53	VM40-44	First Timer!
174	Nicola KAY	29:10	SW30-34
180	Marion WILKINSON	29:39	VW70-74
201	Adam STEVENSON	30:59	JM11-14
233	Valerie LAWSON	33:25	VW70-74	New PB!
242	Chris SNELL	34:02	VM35-39
263	Sean CLARE	38:16	VM50-54
283	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	42:07	VW65-69

Pendle parkrun – A total of 43 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	John HARTLEY	19:58	VM55-59
18	Molly HESKETH	27:17	JW11-14

Witton parkrun – A total of 159 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
61	Julie TOMAN	27:35	VW45-49

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 83 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
79	Robin PRICE	35:17	VM70-74

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 144 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
123	Eileen JONES	32:17	VW60-64

Penrith parkrun – A total of 86 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
47	Jude ASHWORTH	25:53	VW55-59	First Timer!