A quiet week

It’s been a fairly quiet week. With autumn well and truly upon us, the nights are beginning to draw in and the temperatures are dropping so there’s not a great deal of racing to be had. However, as always you have been out and about nonetheless. There’s been cross country for schools and at the Northerns for our junior runners, and there’s been ultra running success, road marathons and fell races for our seniors.

Runfurther Championship 2016

Congratulations to ultra runner Martin Terry who finished 7th overall in this year’s RunFurther championship and as a club we finished 4th team (Martin Terry, Nicholas Olszewski and Simon Halliday) from 31 teams in total.

Next Year’s races will be announced at the prizegiving on 13 November.

Final Standings

Wednesday 19 October

Burnley Secondary Schools Cross Country

Well done to all of our junior runners that took part in this event.

Saturday 22 October

Great Whernside

Fifteen Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in this 4 mile fell race with 1558ft of ascent organised by Wharfedale Harriers. The race starts at the bottom of the fell and the initial ascent is on grass following track and path through the fields uphill to a cottage at Hag Dyke. After passing through a gate the terrain changes dramatically. First a rocky scramble over rough ground followed by a short stretch of peat and bog and then a final steep descent over rocky ground. At the cairn it’s then about turn and anyway back to the start; either across the heather or back down the path.

Matt Perry at the Great Whernside Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

Matt Perry was our first finisher in 14th place. Wendy Dodds was our first lady runner and also 1st V60 lady.

Wendy Dodds at the Great Whernside Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

Full Results

Northern Athletics Cross Country Relays

Report from Chris Thompson

A team of under 13 boys travelled down to Sheffield to compete in the Northern cross country relays. There were three boys in the team, Jackson McKay,  Lennon Jackson and Dexta Thompson. The event took place at Graves Park in Sheffield which is a great course for cross country with some good hills although not too steep and with a  very open area that was great for spectators.

L-R Dexta Thompson, Lennon Jackson and Jackson McKay. Photo by Nicola Thompson

First off was Jackson in leg one; he put in a great race up against some strong competition and finished back in 10th position. He was followed by Lennon who gave it his all and finished back in 22nd. Dexta took the last leg and gave it his all up against not only some tough competition,  but against boys a few years older to finish in 18th. The boys’ team finished in 18th position from 39 teams so not a bad run.

Full Results

Standish Hall Trail Race

Well done to Lee Smith who was our sole representative at this trail race. He finished in 5^th place overall and got a free pie and a £20 prize voucher which was not a bad day’s running!

Full Results

Sunday 23 October

Abingdon Marathon

Stephen Hartley Reports

I finished 87^th out of 800 starters with a time of 3 hours and 1 minute! I did this marathon 15 years ago and as I am on holiday this week, I thought I could stop off and run this on our way to our holiday destination. It’s a lovely flat marathon round the Oxfordshire countryside. I just missed getting under three hours but pleased with my run. Felt strong all the way round.

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Bolton parkrun – A total of 265 runners took part.

Burnley parkrun – A total of 360 runners took part.

Burnley Junior parkrun – A total of 54 runners took part

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 106 runners took part.

Heaton parkrun – A total of 580 runners took part.

Pendle parkrun – A total of 77 runners took part.

Witton parkrun – A total of 106 runners took part.