ByAdrienne Olszewska

No April Fools

It’s a cracking roundup this Easter weekend. No eggs, just wins! You lot have been busy, many running more than once and in different disciplines. We’ve had some great results. There’s been fell, trail, road and lots and lots of tangerine. The future’s bright!

Out in force this weekend!

Pete Hartley Memorial Liver Hill Fell Race – 31 March

Report From Chris Funnell

It might have sleeting and gusting winds but that didn’t dampen the buzz of excitement as the Pete Hartley Memorial Liver Hill Fell Race heralded the start of British Summertime and the eagerly awaited return of mid-week racing.

There was a strong display of orange and white with 22 Clayton members (including El P) making up a total turnout of 158 runners in the starting line up on the sports field at the Marl Pits. Due to the high winds the only part of the pre-race briefing I managed to hear was “…you finish on the race track”. In the end after some deliberation and consultation with fellow Clayton members I opted to pack my cag in my bum bag rather than wear it as I remained optimistic about the conditions once we got going.

I remembered the race from last year and the need to try to get a reasonable position in the initial charge across the field which then bottlenecks into a narrow path up an embankment that quickly churns up like a wildebeest river crossing. Once clear of the embankment there was a steady climb of about 500 feet over the next mile or so before reaching the open moor and a game of Russian roulette over the boggy sections commenced. Seeing others sink in front of me I successfully negotiated two bogs but succumbed to a third immediately sinking up to my shins. At this point the front runners including Jacob Boyle could be seen running back from the summit. After rounding the summit and the initial descent you were then back on to the boggy moorland and this time with a head wind to contend with. The route had at least 4 or 5 stiles which on the return leg had to be negotiated with runners on the out leg. Depending on timing these at least provided a couple of welcome seconds of respite. The final mile was an enjoyable descent and the chance to stretch out although in the final section only just managing to stay upright (more though good luck than good footwork). It was then back on to the playing fields and a cordoned route onto the race track and a final sprint to the finish where a young and enthusiastic race helper congratulated me and thrust a Cadburys Crème Egg into my hand. It doesn’t get better than this I thought. This is an excellent organised race held this year in memory of the sad loss of the excellent fell runner, photographer and Rossendale Harrier, Pete Hartley.

Katy Thompson added; ” I think Pete must have been smiling down on us because, although the wind was still cold and strong, the rain and snow from earlier in the day held off for the race.

As usual, I was very slow on the first climb but came to across the muddy fields and managed to pass George. There are a number of tricky stiles to negotiate, made even more difficult when you meet the front runners coming back. I could see Linda Lord on the loop to the summit of Liver Hill, but she was too far ahead to catch.

The first half of the return run is much more uphill than you realise on the way out, then it’s a fast downhill on tracks and through the woods. I passed El Presidente on the way down, but he got me back on the slight incline just before the final fields. (Very ungentlemanly of you, Dave!).

After the kamikaze descent familiar from the cross country, it was across the muddy fields to the finish where Denise was handing out crème eggs to everyone. Looking down at my legs, they were so muddy that I couldn’t tell where my running bottoms ended and the skin began!”

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
3	Jacob Boyle	MU23	35:33
42	Chris Funnell	MV45	43:16
46	Richard Briscoe	M	43:33
56	Pete Smith	MV60	44:48
62	David Naughton	MV50	45:42
64	Alex Braysford	MV50	47:01
75	Darren Rushton	MV40	48:14
78	Nigel Weaver	MV50	48:43
80	Richard Bellaries	MV60	48:58
86	Rick Moore	MV50	49:41
88	Robert Mitchell	MV60	50:09
89	Stephen Breckell	MV60	50:12
105	Angela Shian	L	51:44
115	Peter Dugdale	MV55	52:59
121	Linda Lord	LV65	54:44
124	David Scott	MV70	55:21
126	Katy Thompson	LV60	55:43
129	Stephen Fish	MV60	56:20
134	George Thompson	MV65	57:36
138	Kath Brady	LV50	59:10

Full Results

Littleborough 5k Road Series – 1 April

Five club members braved atrocious weather conditions to compete in the first race of the popular Littleborough 5K Road Race series organised by Cannonball Events. This fast course with very little climb is a great opportunity to test out your racing legs and push for a personal best. Ninety nine runners took part in this event.

Congratulations to Team Roche who cleaned up the V55 category taking home the accolade for the male (John) and female (Irene) so well done to them. Three other members also braved the miserable conditions to race; Jean Knightley, Leanne Cottam and Nikki Kay.

Well done to Nikki Kay in particular who managed to knock a whole 5 minutes off her best time in this event last year – looks like all her hard work in training for the London Marathon is really paying off.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
16	John Roche	MV55	19:43
58	Irene Roche	LV55	23:13
73	Jean Knightley	LV55	25:12
80	Leanne Cottam	L	26:52
86	Nicola Kay	L	28:27

Full Results

Caldervale 10 – 3 April

Dynamic duo Julia Rushton and Nerina Gill took on the Caldervale 10 mile road race and this is what Julia had to say; “Caldervale10 may only be just down the road from Guys 10 but the terrain is far tougher, think of it as a short Hendon Brook. A great atmosphere, a village event where everyone is welcome. Lovely quiet rural lanes virtually traffic free. One of my fave road races.”

Full Results

Pendle Fell Race – 4 April

Senior Race

On a glorious Easter Saturday a fantastic turnout of 41 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers lined up for this classic local fell race; a good few of them running their first fell race. Clayton-le-Moors Harriers won the Lancashire Team Trophy and fielded an impressive 8 complete mens teams and a ladies team. We had vet category wins for Alan Life, Pete Booth, Irene Roche and Katy Thompson. Chris Holdsworth had a great race finishing in 6th place overall and 2nd place Lancashire Championship.

First time fell racer Danny Collinge said; “I have one word for it, and one word only…HARD!”

Danny Collinge at the Pendle Hill Fell Race. Photo by Ryan Wilkinson

Competing in only her second fell race, Helen Burnett reported; “It was great to take part in the race as a member of Clayton up a hill I can see from my window at home. As a new fell runner and newish Clayton member, I received loads of support and encouragement from the long standing fell running members who were both running and marshalling. Great family atmosphere with the kids races first and then lovely to see the friendly banter of George and Katy Thompson in the first climb up Pendle, an inspiration for me and Dave! I did enjoy the steep climbs but need to toughen up for the downhill and was pleased with a strong finish down the last mile on the road. Enjoyed a well earned shandy afterwards in the Pendle Inn with a lot of the Claytoners. I’m proud to have done a race where local friends have said “nutters” and “mental”.

George Thompson, Helen Burnett and Katy Thompson climbing up Pendle. Photo by Ryan Wilkinson

Dave Burnett added, “Yet again I have been shown what fell racing is all about, losing over 20 places on the second ascent was soul destroying – I’m either going to get fitter or carry Numchucks next year.

First time fell racer, Matthew Duckworth described his race as “awful” but added he can’t wait for the next one!

First time fell racer Matthew Duckworth at the Pendle Fell Race. Photo by the Woodentops

Another new fell racer, Michelle Butschock said; “This was my 1st race on Pendle and it feels like a real accomplishment. Had all sorts of negative thoughts in my head going up but once at the trig I must’ve had the biggest smile on my face!! The marshal at the trig was fantastic, really encouraging, all the Claytoners were at the finish cheering me on inmy battle to the line with another runner, the whole atmosphere through the day was fab. ”

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
6	Chris Holdsworth	M	35:20
11	Jacob Boyle	MJ	37:05
24	Danny Collinge	MJ	38:44
27	Alan Life	M50 (1^st)	39:16
31	Garry Wilkinson	M50 (2^nd )	40:00
36	Lee Smith	M	40:29
61	Michael O’Donnell	M40	42:29
70	Andrew Armstrong	M45	42:56
71	David Bagot	M	43:22
83	Ralph Baines	M45	44:08
92	David Naughton	M50	44:43
94	Richard Briscoe	M	44:49
100	Pete Booth	M60 (1^st )	45:27
114	Chris Funnell	M45	46:13
120	Nicholas Olszewski	M55	46:51
121	Jeffrey Pickup	M60	46:54
127	Sean Clare	M50	47:06
135	Mark Nutter	M50	47:38
154	Matthew Duckworth	M	48:59
167	Vicky Heys	F40	49:37
179	Gary Balmer	M45	50:37
195	Stephen Breckell	M60	51:52
200	Natalie Harrison	F	52:24
201	Angela Shian	F	52:24
203	Stephen Bury	M55	52:31
207	Andrew Firth	M55	52:46
213	Peter Dugdale	M55	53:04
215	Irene Roche	F55 (1^st )	53:09
222	Colin Woolford	M	53:54
231	Katy Thompson	F60 (1^st )	55:07
235	Jason Pier	M45	55:32
238	Dave Burnett	M50	55:43
254	Mark Taylor	M	58:12
258	Helen Burnett	F40	58:39
259	Robert Hirst	M60	59:12
260	George Thompson	M65	59:30
264	Michael Frost	M60	61:39
267	Karin Goss	F65	62:26
272	Doug Milnroe	M65	63:01
282	Michelle Butschock	F40	68:32
289	John Francis	M70	72:01

Junior Races

There was a great turn out across all the age groups at the junior races, with a number of first timers. Some great performances from the juniors, as always, promising a bright future for the club.

Clayton Juniors looking like they mean business at the Pendle Fell Races

Pos	Name	Time
UNDER 8s
15	Joshua McKay	03:16
23	Kady Thompson	03:31
UNDER 10s – 1.186K 50m
9	Dexta Thompson	05:04
49	Grace Root	06:18
53	Imogen Ferguson	06:22
65	Matthew Armstrong	06:47
74	Millie Mccabe	8:48
UNDER 12s – 2.58K 112m
6	Jackson McKay	14:33
45	Lennon Jackson	18:25
58	Sophie Ashworth	19:26
82	Natasha Olszewska	22:09
UNDER 14s – 3.95K 199m
17	Briony Holt	20:58
46	Eleanor Root	19:26
82	Liberty Thompson	22:09
UNDER 16s – 4.4K 245m
21	Curtis Holt	24:25
33	Ryan Clark	26:33
39	Alice Pier	28:06
UNDER 18s – 7.0K 340m
10	Jordan McDonald	30:11
17	George Pier	33:57

Full Results

Guiseley Gallop – 5 Sunday

A couple of Clayton Harriers were spotted at this event.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
105	Peter Butterworth	M60	00:47:07
477	Julie Toman	F45	01:07:39

Full Results

Rivington Pike Fell Race – 4 April

Three vet men and one Clayton Lady were flying the club flag in one of the oldest and historic fell races in the country, organised by Horwich RMI Harriers. The race is 3.2 miles with 800ft of ascent.

Ron Hill at the Rivington Pike Fell Race. Photo by Mark Sammon

Our vet men, Stephen Fish, Ted Orrell and Ron Hill made 14th team place – not bad for a threesome whose ages total over 200 years between them!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
192	Stephen Fish	V60	29:56
209	Ted Orrell	V75 (1^st)	31:31
232	Julie Toman	L45	34:13
246	Ron Hill	V70	36:52

Full Results

Wollaton Park Easter 10k and 2k Runs – 6 April

Team Holdsworth had a great day out at Wollaton Park Easter multi terrain 10k. The Family 2k fun run was enjoyed by Roanna and Finan, especially the Easter eggs received at the finish.

Team Holdsworth, resplendent in tangerine, at the Woollaton Easter Races

Breton took 4th place overall in the 10k race and first vet prize, in a field of over 600 runners.

Full Results

Hollingworth Lake 5k and Golden Mile – 6 April

Organising, marshalling, running and winning at Hollingworth Lake 5k

Shrouded in mist and murk, the weather was a far cry from the glorious sunshine of the Pendle Fell races but that didn’t deter us. 28 club members, including 5 of our junior members, took part in this fast, flat 5k race. There was a great win by Danny Collinge taking Clayton to team victory with Jacob Watson and Jordon McDonald. Second win of the weekend moving from the fell FV55 to the road FV50 for Irene Roche and Steve Biscomb taking the V60 win.

L-R Jacob Watson, Danny Collinge and Jordan McDonald. Team winners at the Hollingworth Lake 5K

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
1	Danny Collinge	M	16:27
9	Jacob Watson	M	17:30
13	Jordan McDonald	M U18 (2^nd )	17:57
14	Richard Stevenson	M	18:01
23	Paul Brannon	M55 (1^st)	18:37
26	John Hartley	M55	19:01
27	George Pier	M U18	19:06
30	John Roche	M55	19:17
54	Stephen Biscomb	M60 (1^st)	21:23
60	Alice Pier	F U16 (1^st)	21:09
63	Jason Pier	M45	21:28
73	Irene Roche	F55 (1^st)	22:32
90	Jean Knightley	F55 (2^nd )	23:56
92	Liberty Thompson	F U16 (2^nd)	24:02
105	Leanne Cottam	F	25:05
106	Rachel Todd	F40	25:09
107	Bianca Bennett	F	25:19
114	Donna Airey	F	25:35
115	Natasha Olszewska	F U16 (3^rd )	25:37
116	Elouise Sylkie Pemberton	F	25:58
119	Jackie Kershaw	F40	26:09
126	Deborah Greenwood	F45	26:51
127	Adrienne Olszewska	F45	26:59
128	Julie Toman	F45	27:14
135	Karen Clarkin	F40	28:03
147	Marion Wilkinson	F65+	29:21
149	Geraldine Varley	F55	29:49
150	Anita Jones	F55	30:06

Golden Mile Fun Run

Seven of our Juniors took part in the Golden Mile fun run. Brilliant runs from all of them. Top ten finishes for Dexta Thompson and Adam Stevenson and a particular mention for Liberty Thompson who ran in both races!

Clayton Juniors at the Golden Mile Run

Pos	Name	Time
2	Dexta Thompson	06:32
5	Adam Stevenson	06:52
11	Liberty Thompson	07:14
23	Keira Stevenson	08:09
26	Kady Thompson	08:40
27	Jack McGuire	08:41
31	Felix Thompson	09:15

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Another week of great parkruns for our club members and, with it being the Easter Weekend, it would seem there has been a little bit of parkrun tourism going on as well.

We took the top four postions at the Burnley parkrun so very well done there to Jacob Watson, Mark Aspinall, Jon Hanson and Paul Brannon. Jonathon Pye was second at Penrith and John Hartley was in fifth at Pendle. Shiny new PBs for Stephen Ainsworth, Eloise Pemberton and Rachel Stevenson. Well done to Marion Wilkinson, who despite her long-term involvement with Burnley parkrun, only took part for the first time this weekend!

Burnley parkrun – A total of 201 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
1	Jacob WATSON	00:18:07
2	Mark ASPINALL	00:18:42
3	Jon HANSON	00:19:11
4	Paul BRANNON	00:19:16
12	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:20:06
25	Andrew WEBSTER	00:21:34
28	Andy QUINN	00:22:45
38	David Ian SCOTT	00:23:30
53	Jean KNIGHTLEY	00:24:32
74	Donna SCOTT	00:25:44
79	John WILCOCK	00:25:56
80	Annabel WILCOCK	00:25:57
87	Beth QUINN	00:26:23
89	Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON	00:26:27
96	Ron CHAPPELL	00:26:53
97	Paul Laurence WALSH	00:27:20
124	Heidi KEWIN	00:29:25
134	Rachel STEVENSON	00:30:04
137	Marion WILKINSON	00:30:13
147	Sophie MCINTOSH	00:30:53

Pendle parkrun – A total of 66 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
5	John HARTLEY	00:21:17
20	Barry MITCHELL	00:24:28
36	Robert HIRST	00:29:15
53	Christine LEATHLEY	00:33:49

Bolton parkrun – A total of 307 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
67	Bryan SEARBY	00:24:20
82	Katy THOMPSON	00:24:58
161	Julia RUSHTON	00:29:02

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 202 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
50	Wendy DODDS	00:24:33
141	Eileen JONES	00:30:57

Ashton Court parkrun – A total of 307 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
39	Stephen WHITAKER	00:21:44

Cardiff parkrun – A total of 600 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
101	Martin BRADY	00:21:25

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 75 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
71	Robin PRICE	00:38:30

Penrith parkrun – A total of 96 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Jonathan PYE	00:18:48

Southampton parkrun – A total of 549 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
26	Colin SHUTTLEWORTH	00:19:15

Club Road Palladium – Latest Standings

In the Road Palladium Competition members receive points for competing in any road race. There are separate competitions for Ladies and Men. Points are awarded as in the following example: If five men members compete in a road race then the first man home is awarded five points; the second man home is awarded four points; and so on.

Latest standings show Irene Roche leading the Ladies table and Jacob Watson leading the Mens table.

Runners of the Month

Well done George Pier for winning February senior runner of the month for his great performance at Muddy Shoes & at the Mid Lancs League Cross Country races.

Well done junior runner of the month Ryan Clarke for a brilliant run at Winter Warmer 10K.

Kit Manager

The club is looking for a new Kit Manager to take responsibility for our junior and senior clothing range. So, if you want to play a key part in making Team Clayton the smartest team around this is your chance! The job involves sourcing and designing new lines, storing the stock, as well as selling to members. The club wants to move to offering electronic payment as well as providing an online shop, so some computer skills are needed for the role.

We need more help to make our club even better. If you think that you could be our Kit Manager, please get in touch with either myself or any committee member.

Jim Hickie, Chair

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Here come the girls

Wild, wet and windy; it’s been grim at times but you have been making your presence felt this weekend. Our younger men made their mark at the Ron Hill 10k on Sunday, but this weekend it’s really been all about the girls!

Northern Road Relays – 28 March

Chairman, James Hickie said; ‘It was great to see not one, but two, Clayton Ladies’ teams competing in the Northern Six Stage Road Relay on Saturday. Our ladies last competed in this important Northern event way back in 2009, so Saturday’s performances clearly demonstrate that our ladies have re-established themselves on the road. Our men are also moving up, with a substantial improvement on last year’s position of 48th in the Northern Twelve Stage Road Relay to 37th on Saturday. Well done everyone, and particular thanks to Captains Angela Shian and Tom Brewster!’

Clayton Ladies at the Northern Road Relays

Ladies’ Road Captain, Angela Shian, reports; “The ladies teams had a early start on Saturday 28th March, leaving the torrential rain In Burnley to head for the sunnier climates of Liverpool. We had 2 ladies Teams entered:

Team A: (*= long leg)
Leg 1 Fabienne Richmond*
Leg 2 Helena Leathley
Leg 3 Nat Harrison
Leg 4 Irene Roach*
Leg 5 Vicky Heys
Leg 6 Angela Shain

Team B (*= long leg)
Leg 1 Sarah Angelone*
Leg 2 Jean Knightley
Leg 3 Sarah Whittaker
Leg 4 Irene Roach*
Leg 5 Julia Rushton
Leg 6 Helen Bennett

For the Majority of the ladies, this was the first time competing in an event such as the relay championships. There were a few nerves at the start and some stressful moments (very keen change overs Jean Knightley…!) It was soon all overcome by the sunshine, a picture and a cuddle from Sir Steve Cram and, as you know, us ladies always like a giggle!!!!!

To the important part though – great results of team A – 31st place and Team B came 45th place, there were 55 complete teams entered and 6 incomplete teams. Thank you to all the ladies who ran, we had a very enjoyable “noisy” day – I can only see a bright orange future for these prestigious events.”

Full Results – Women
Full Results – Men

Errwood Hall Junior Fell Running Championships – 28 March

Congratulations to Briony Holt for her performance in the U14 race in the first race of the English Junior Fell Running Championship series.

Briony ran her first U14 fell race of the year in the Peak District yesterday. As an FRA championship qualifier it was well organised and well attended as usual. The weather was awful, driving rain and wind, although it broke during the races becoming showery. The race itself was 4.6k, an increase from the 3k standard she ran last year. The route was her first in the area and was straight up from Errwood lake to Shining Tor, turning round nearly at the top. The ground was firm underfoot and cushioned on the moor with gorse and heather. Briony finished an amazing 1st girl, 14th overall against some tough competition. She ran hard uphill as normal but maintained her intensity on the downhill section too, finishing saying how she’s gonna have to train harder to maintain that standard!

Flying the flag for our juniors – well done Briony!

Clayton Junior, Briony Holt, in full flight at the Errwood Hall Fell Race. Photo by the Woodentops

Full Results

Boulsworth Bog – 28 March

It would seem that Boulsworth Bog fell race lived upto its name this year and conditions were reported as being particularly wet and boggy for the runners. Seven of our members took part in this 8.2mile race with 1394ft of climbing. 74 runners took part. Neil Hardiman finished in 4^th place and Jeff Pickup was 1^st V60.

Neil Hardiman, first Clayton finisher at the Boulsworth Fell Race. Photo by the Woodentops

Neil Hardiman reported; “Boulsworth is a hill that has plenty of bogs! Even in summer the summit plateau is never dry. Our elite runners were on relay duty so I fancied a prize. The first couple of miles involved farm tracks and even some Tarmac, before the tough ascent of Boulsworth and a great descent with fast trails back to Wycollar. Stuart Fogg and Christian Holmes of Wharfedale led out from the start and I was not far behind until we turned into the brutal head wind. A group of runners including Mick Dobson (Trawden) caught me up on the gentle climb and seemed unwilling to pass my windbreaker like body. I deliberately slowed and sat in behind Mick who started the main climb strongly. The mainly flat summit area was swamped, and the wind was smack bang in the face. Turning the summit cairn led to a fantastic descent allowing me to pass a couple of runners and move up to third place. Once I was back on the Tarmac I was quickly passed by one fella who had no idea of the way back. I was shouting directions from 50m guiding him home. What would Worswick say. Foggy won, I came in 4th and got 1st vet 40, closely followed by Kieran on his 1st fell race for some time. Jeff, Sean, Colin, Gaz and Babs followed us home on a tough but enjoyable day.”

Barbara Savage at the Boulsworth Bog Fell Race. Photo by the Woodentops

Colin Woolford reported; “Boulsworth Bog by name bog by nature. Wet and windy in equal measure! Different finish improved the race, but made it muddier still.”

Colin Woolford at the Boulsworth Bog Fell Race. Photo by the Woodentops

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
4	Neil Hardiman	MV40	59:30
13	Kieron Mitchell	MV40	63:20
27	Jeffrey Pickup	MV60	67:02
38	Sean Clare	MV50	69:14
48	Gary Balmer	MV40	73:57
56	Colin Woolford	M	77:33
62	Barbara Savage	FV50	79:17

Full Results

Ron Hill 10K – 29 March

On a wet and miserable Sunday morning, 35 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, 17 men and 18 women, lined up for the second running of the Ron Hill 10K, some of them having also raced the previous day at the Northern Road Relays in Sefton and some of them running for the club for the first time.

New Clayton Members with Ron Hill

The rotten weather didn’t deter a hardy band of spectators and the atmosphere was buzzing. With a strong young group of male runners, expectations for a great result for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers was running high and we were not disappointed.

A wall of Clayton talent! L-R Jacob Watson, Christopher Holdsworth, Danny Collinge, Jordan McDonald.

Christopher Holdsworth set off at the front and stayed there for the duration coming in over a minute clear of the second runner. A video clip posted on facebook by one of the spectators absolutely summed Chris’s race up when she commented “Bloody miles in front!” On his birthday, and gashing his leg on the way round, Danny Collinge put in a superb first run for the club landing third place in the race. Not far behind, Jacob Watson battled hard for his 7^th place. Our vet men had a great race with 1^st V55 going to John Hartley, Paul Brannon and John Roche were 3^rd and 4^th V55 respectively. Stephen Biscomb was 2^nd V60 , Ron Chappell was 2^nd V65 and legendary Ron Hill took 1^st V75.

The first Clayton lady was Nat Harrison who ran a blistering race finishing as 14^th female overall in the race. Sarah Angelone followed just a minute later. There were some great results for our vet ladies with 1^st V60 for Katy Thompson, 1^st and 2^nd V55 for Irene Roche and Jean Knightley, and 2^nd V50 for Julia Rushton. It was great to see such a large turn out of Clayton ladies, some of them running for the club for the first time, many of them getting PBs as well.

Natalie Harrison, first Clayton Lady over the line at the Ron Hill 10K

The eponymous man, Ron Hill, was running himself and took 1^st Vet75 crossing the line with alongside some of our younger club members, Sophie McIntosh and Adam Hamer.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
1	Christopher Holdsworth		00:34:26
3	Danny Collinge		00:35:44
7	Jake Watson		00:37:57
15	John Hartley	V55	00:39:16
25	Paul Brannon	V55	00:39:49
29	Jordan Mcdonald		00:40:16
32	John Roche	V55	00:40:17
35	Matthew Duckworth		00:40:43
52	Chris Funnell	V45	00:41:44
69	Stephen Biscomb	V60	00:43:03
110	Natalie Harrison		00:46:06
125	Sarah Angelone		00:47:20
140	Irene Roche	V55	00:48:00
148	Elizabeth Mullan		00:48:28
149	Andrew Dugdale	V50	00:48:20
185	David Horrocks	V50	00:50:07
193	Katy Thompson	V60	00:50:44
201	Nerina Gill	V45	00:50:44
209	Julia Rushton	V50	00:51:20
212	Jean Knightley	V55	00:51:31
235	Rachel Todd	V40	00:53:10
241	Yvonne Wickham	V50	00:53:27
252	Jacqueline Kershaw	V40	00:54:10
256	Elouise Pemberton		00:54:32
257	Bianca Bennett		00:54:36
271	Ron Chappell	V65	00:54:57
283	Stuart Barker	V45	00:55:53
286	Michelle Butschok	V40	00:55:59
292	Julie Toman	V45	00:56:13
327	Deborah Greenwood	V45	00:57:58
399	Adam Hamer		01:02:31
402	Sophie Mcintosh		01:02:32
404	Ron Hill	V75	01:02:19
439	Bryan Searby	V40	01:06:18
452	Sharon Wilson		01:07:53

Full Results

Padiham Junior Aquathlon – 29 March

Six Clayton-le-Moors Harriers were spotted in the results of this local duathlon event held in and around Padiham Leisure Centre. Swimming in the pool followed by a run on the Padiham Greenway.Seniors Natasha Newell (competing as Ribble Valley Tri), Beth and Andy Quinn and Deborah Gasse competed in the senior event. Adam Quinn competed in the 12-13 junior competition and Keira Stevenson took part in the 10-11 competition. Keira took part in the event last and she wanted another go to see if she could do better. She practiced her swimming with a real focus this past month and knocked 38 secs off her 2014 time. Such a positive attitude and unrivalled determination – well done Keira!

Clayton Junior, Keira Stevenson at the Padiham Aquathlon

Padiham Aquathlon 2015 Results

Vitality Liverpool Half Marathon

This as the 22nd Liverpool Half Marathon and, with over 6,000 entries, it was a big day for everyone as the massed ranks pound the streets of Liverpool. Three Clayton Ladies made the trip to Merseyside to take part. PBs all round for Clare Wilson (01:46:02), Stephanie Hawke (01:54:36) and Nikki Kay (02:06:57). Well done ladies!

Stephanie Hawke, Nicola Kay and Clare Wilson at the Liverpool Half Marathon

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Wild, wet and windy conditions didn’t put you off your Saturday morning fix and lot of our members warmed up for weekend races at their local, or slightly further afield, parkrun. We had 3 top ten finishes at Burnley and a PB for junior Liberty Thompson. At Pendle a couple of top ten finishes, first female position for junior Natasha Olszewska and a PB for her mum, Adrienne. Well done also to Colin Shuttleworth for a top ten finish at the Preston parkrun.

Other Race News

Andrew Armstrong took part in the Blubberhouses 25 which he says “went ok, windy & showery; my kind of race weather!”

Burnley parkrun – A total of 163 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Jonny MCKENNA	00:18:56
4	Mark ASPINALL	00:19:23
9	Matthew DUCKWORTH	00:21:23
11	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:21:33
23	Andy QUINN	00:22:53
39	Dexta THOMPSON	00:24:34
54	Liberty THOMPSON	00:25:50 New PB!
59	Andrew TAYLOR	00:25:58
70	Richard LAWSON	00:26:26
75	Annabel WILCOCK	00:27:00
76	John WILCOCK	00:27:02
86	Robert HIRST	00:27:39
96	Ron CHAPPELL	00:28:32
110	Nicola KAY	00:29:22
127	Kady THOMPSON	00:31:26
130	Joshua MCKAY	00:32:06
160	Valerie LAWSON	00:39:13

Pendle parkrun – A total of 38 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	Paul BRANNON	00:20:40
6	John HARTLEY	00:21:58
17	Martin BRADY	00:24:49
22	Natasha OLSZEWSKA	00:27:38
26	Adrienne OLSZEWSKA	00:29:52

Heaton parkrun – A total of 417 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
270	Eileen JONES	00:30:23

Preston parkrun – A total of 165 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
8	Colin SHUTTLEWORTH	00:19:15

Bolton parkrun – A total of 224 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
184	Bryan SEARBY	00:33:53

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 73 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
71	Robin PRICE	00:37:25

Ormskirk parkrun – A total of 124 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
37	George THOMPSON	00:24:54
38	Katy THOMPSON	00:25:00

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 75 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
26	Wendy DODDS	00:26:16

YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU!

Help is needed for the Pendle Fell Races this weekend, Saturday 4th April, for both senior and Junior races. Junior races, in particular are still in need of a number of marshals.

If you are not taking part, and you can lend a hand, then please show your support and contact David Bailey:

via email: david.bailey80@ntlworld.com
tel: 01282 618554 after 8.00pm

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Celebrate Good Times

It’s been all about awards, accolades and achievements this week. We’ve had wins and top placings in many different events and a packed house at our club presentation evening. It was great to reflect on the successes of last year and be inspired to do even better this year.

Presentation Night

Club Chairman, James Hickie

“Our Presentation of Awards Evening on Saturday filled the 1882 lounge at Turf Moor, as 130 people enjoyed our social event of the year. Our Juniors and John Roche’s training sessions are the driving force behind the success of our club – it was great to see our Juniors and their families at the event for the first time as well as a table of new members who have joined through the Beginners’ Training group. The club’s thanks for such a successful night are due to Social Secretary Marie Greenwood, Trophy Custodian Harry Manning, Pete Booth for helping with setting out the venue, Media Manager Adrienne Olszewska for the Slide Show, Coach John Roche for the Tangerine Training Video, Rossendale & Pendle MRT for attending and David Belshaw for taking the photographs. I look forward to our next social gathering on 23rd May during the Weekend of Running.”

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Presentation Evening – Club President Dave Scott and Breton Holdsworth resplendent in orange as always!

Oh what a night! A full house for this year’s club presentation evening. Junior awards were included for the first time and a great many of them attended with their families making it a very joyous and exuberant event. It was great to see such a wide mix of members there from stalwart members of many years, to recent recruits happy to join in the celebrations. And did I mention the juniors? Lots of them were there too!

Clayton-le-Moors Juniors breathing new life into an ageing club

There were awards and accolades for our senior members across Fell, Road, and Cross Country disciplines as well as awards for outstanding achievements, outstanding performance, most improvement and most promising newcomer to the club.

Junior Coach Marion Wilkinson talked about the start of the journey for the junior section 6 years ago, and the aim to build a group of young runners worthy of wearing the clayton vest. With the help of 2 great coaches; Andy Armstrong and Jason Pier, we are definitely on the road to success, and the grant awarded to us by Sport England will further help us to make our mark, enabling our junior section to be the best locally and ensuring that these young people remain with the club into adulthood.

The juniors received awards for outstanding achievements, overall improvement and team performance.

Photos

Full list of awards

Roll on next year!

Cartmel Trail Race 18km – 21 March

Starting and finishing at Cartmel Racecourse, the 18km Cartmel Trail Race, takes an on off-road journey through some of the most scenic and varied countryside in the Lake District, along a ‘Beauty and Beast’ of a course. The trails are mainly along waymarked and marshalled footpaths and bridleways, giving panoramic views of both Morecambe Bay and the surrounding peaks. Underfoot conditions are variable with a bit of everything. Good fast sections, but it can be very sticky in places, especially if wet!

Team Holdsworth at the Cartmel Lakeland Trails Race

Our three Clayton men put in three amazing performances. Christopher Holdsworth was the winner of the race, with Breton Holdsworth following in fourth position (1^st V40), and Ian Greenwood finishing in a very respectable 16^th place (2^nd V50). 185 runners took part in the event.

Report from race winner, Christopher Holdsworth

“After a few frustrating months spending time on the side lines nursing injuries and missing races, I was very relieved to get back to racing – and a big one too in Lakeland Trail’s Cartmel! I began the race pulling out a minute or so lead on the Inov-8 athlete Ben Abdelnoor, only for him to cut it back around the 5-6 mile mark due to a navigation mishap and him fairing better at the tougher terrain. Once we got back out onto the road, I was able to regain a comfortable lead which I fought very hard to maintain. There was a sting in the tail right at the end which allowed me to gain sight of Ben in the distance. Not wanting to let my lead slip at the end, I put in one last effort to push through with a 1:10:15 finish, with 2nd a minute behind in 1:11:15. Breton, who had me worried prior to the race having put in great efforts at Flower Scar and Dentdale, put in a brilliant effort finishing in 4th and over 2 minutes faster than his previous Cartmel best. Was a fantastic race and top event – very looking forward to Hawkshead!”

Position	Name	Cat	Time
1	Christopher Holdsworth	M	01:10:15
4	Breton Holdsworth	MV40	01:14:06
16	Ian Greenwood	MV50	01:21:51

Excellent results guys!

Full Results

Trimpell 20 Mile Race – 22 March

Described by the organisers as 99% traffic free through the historic City of Lancaster and the stunning Lancashire Lune Valley countryside. It is an ideal race before your chosen Marathon.

Sarah Angelone at the Trimpell20

Some great performances from the 7 club members that took part in this event. Paul Thompson had an excellent run, finishing in 10^th place overall with a time of 02:04:45. Congratulation to Stephen Biscomb for his 1^st Vet 60 position and Alan Clarkson for his 2^nd Vet 50. Sole lady representative was Sarah Angelone who finished in an excellent time of 02:53:27

Steve Biscomb said, ” Amazed I won my age category; it’s the longest race I have completed so far. Thanks to Nick Roscoe and Alan Clarkson for their words of encouragement.”

Sarah Angelone ran a blistering race and said; ” This was a fantastic event in some lovely sunshine for once. The Clayton blokes were amazing and as they were all headin past me it made me motivated to keep ‘looking like and athlete’.I was really chuffed with my time and based on today’s performance I could actually get under my 4 hour target for the marathon. I would be over the moon if I got a time like this!”

Well done guys and gal and the very best of luck for those of you going on to the London marathon in a few weeks time.

Pos	Time	First Name	Cat
10	02:04:45	Paul Thompson	V40
34	02:13:30	Paul Hesketh	V50
47	02:17:14	Alex Cran	V40
111	02:30:08	Nick Roscoe	V45
127	02:33:17	Alan Clarkson	2^nd V55
142	02:35:53	Stephen Biscomb	1^st V60
271	02:53:27	Sarah Angelone	F

Full Results

Coniston 14 – Saturday 21 March

The organisers of the Coniston 14 claim that it is probably the most beautiful road race in Britain. Each year it attracts some 1600 runners and has a reputation for being one of the best organised small races in the country. The Race is organised by an enthusiastic committee of volunteers from Coniston village.

Two of our members took part in this year’s race, Tanya Bunkham ad Graham Kissack. Tanya Bunkham reported; “Someone ordered Summer for this today – the sun was cracking the flags!! The scenery was beautiful, but the hills kept appearing from nowhere – especially in the 2nd half.”

Well done to both of you!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
562	Tanya Bunkham	F	02:01:50
1095	Graham Kissack	M65+	02:54:56

Full Results

Goal-den-Girls Women’s Only 10K – Sunday 22 March

Clayton Ladies L-R Eloise Pemberton, Elizabeth Mullen, Bianca Bennett, Amanda Duffy.

Bianca Bennett reported; “The race was fantastic. All the Clayton ladies today stuck together, supported one another and went out with an attitude to achieve and work hard. The results showed with 5th and 6th places achieved and fantastic PB’s too. Was great that some of the gents turned up to support too.”

Eloise commented; “Today’s race was really enjoyable and a proud race for the Clayton ladies! Like Bianca said we set off together to achieve and show Blackpool what we are made of. Someone pointed out that most participants were wearing long sleeves and jackets and us clayton ladies went boldly and proudly in our vests!!! I enjoyed running in stride alongside Bianca throughout the race and found strength in numbers really worked for us today. Fantastic results from the ladies today, beautiful weather and support from family, friends and our fellow Clayton gents made today the perfect 10k race.”

Eloise Pemberton sprinting to the finish at the Goal-Den-Girls 10k

Elizabeth Mullen added; “Well Bianca hit the nail on the head, great teamwork and support all around and hopefully we did Team Clayton proud. Definitely proud of ourselves. Like Bianca said, we are still waiting on the official results but as far as we know we all got PBs and for some of us it was our first race as a Clayton-le-Moors Harrier. Personally, John’s speed seasons have payed off for me especially on the final 2 miles where there were a couple of slight inclines where I managed to overtake. Really impressive ladies. Well done!”

Amanda Duffy said; ” A great day as the sun was shining, very friendly people, we’ll run by all clayton ladies, a nice easy run down towards bispham and slightly undulating on the way back.”

Well done ladies!

Pos	Name	Time
5	Amanda Duffy	00:48:58
6	Elizabeth Mullan	00:49:00
17	Eloise Sylkie-Pemberton	00:54:10
21	Bianca Bennett	00:54:48

Full Results

Heptonstall Fell Race – Sunday 22 March

Heptonstall is a modern classic of a fell race covering 15 miles of rough moorland, pasture and bridleways above Hebden Bridge. Originally conceived by the Heptonstall Hurriers it combines traditional features (entry on the day, home made soup & flapjack in the beer garden) with the added twist of an optional pre race runners service and a blessing by the local vicar. Five Clayton members made the start on a gorgeous sunny day.

Andy Armstrong at the Heptonstall Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

The following club members took part; Andy Armstrong, Ivan Whigham, Martin Terry, Chris Funnell and Gary Balmer.

Chris Funnell at the Heptonstall Fell Race. Photo by the Woodentops

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
40	Andy Armstrong	V40	2:19:13
84	Ivan Whigham	V50	2:32:11
95	Chris Funnell	V40	2:35:35
149	Martin Brady	V50	2:53:21
167	Gary Balmer	V40	3:01:26

Full Results

Rivock Edge Fell Race – Sunday 22 March

Three of our club members took part in this 6.8 mile race in Silsden.

Robert Hirst at the Rivock Edge Fell Race. Photo by Julie Narey

Position	Name	Cat	Time
33	Peter Butterworth	V60	01:03:57
75	Robert Hirst	V60	01:19:33
80	Ron Chappell	V60	01:24:10

Full Results

Canalathon – 22 March

Congratulations to Clayton Harrier, Fabienne Richmond, who was flying the flag for us in a 31-mile Ultra-marathon across the famous Route 66 Rochdale Canal organised by Cannonball Events. She was the first lady finisher with an impressive time of 04:23:47 and was 9th overall in the race in a field of over 90 runners.

Well done Fabienne!

Full Results

Wilmslow Half Marathon – 22 March

Marion Dixon was our sole representative in this popular half marathon in Cheshire. Over 4000 runners lined up to take part in this event. Marion finished with a time of 01:47:11. Well done Marion

Full Results

Garstang Gallop – 22 March

Another Clayton Lady, Julie Toman, was our sole representative at this 7 mile event organised by the Garstang running club. She finished in 88th place with a time of 64:05. Well done Julie

Full Results

Two Crosses Circuit – Sunday 22 March

Each year the East Lancs Branch of the LDWA organise this 17 and 25 mile challenge event. Both routes visit the Roman Cross at Affetside and the Pilgrim’s cross on Holcombe Moor above the Rossendale valley.

Clayton Ladies Katy Thompson and Adrienne Olszewska took part.

Adrienne had this to say; “The weather was glorious on the day, a bit unexpected as the last of these events just a couple of weeks ago was beset by a blizzard on the moors at Holcombe. I must say, it was a bit of a novelty being able to see where I was going for once. Sadly, not much faster. Supervet Katy dashed off and completed the 25 mile circuit in 5 hours 10 minutes, and I plodded in after 6 hours and 33 mins. Well organised event with a great route.”

Parkrun roundup

A big showing from our club members at the Burnley parkrun this week. With 4 top ten finishers in a field of 252 runners. Sparkly new PBs for George Pier, Dexta Thompson, Lennon Jackson, Natasha Olszewska, Yvonne Wickham and Annabel Wilcock. Well done everyone!

Clayton Junior, Lennon Jackson at Burnley parkrun

There were a couple of first time visits at the Pendle parkrun from Pete Booth and Susan Allen. Pete Booth finishing in the top ten along with Richard Briscoe and John Hartley.

Our club members were also to be seen further afield at the Preston, Bolton, Dewsbury, Fell Foot and the newly up and running Evesham parkruns.

Burnley parkrun – A total of 252 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time
4	Jordan MCDONALD	00:17:29
6	Jonathan PYE	00:18:04
7	George PIER	00:18:28 New PB!
8	Mark ASPINALL	00:18:44
12	Paul BRANNON	00:19:08
23	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:20:59
31	Ryan Andrew CLARKE	00:21:29
32	Andrew WEBSTER	00:21:35
33	Simon WILSHAW	00:21:36
34	Dexta THOMPSON	00:21:40 New PB!
41	Martin BRADY	00:22:10
47	Lennon JACKSON	00:22:43 New PB!
57	David Ian SCOTT	00:23:23
68	Sophie ASHWORTH	00:24:04
72	Natasha OLSZEWSKA	00:24:10 New PB!
75	Donna SCOTT	00:24:16
83	Andrew TAYLOR	00:24:52
87	Yvonne WICKHAM	00:25:06 New PB!
101	Annabel WILCOCK	00:25:28 New PB!
104	John WILCOCK	00:25:30
112	Andy QUINN	00:25:55
113	Richard LAWSON	00:25:58
116	Robert HIRST	00:26:10
119	Ron CHAPPELL	00:26:16
126	Stuart BARKER	00:26:56
137	Julie TOMAN	00:27:08
144	Adrienne OLSZEWSKA	00:27:25
222	Nicola KAY	00:33:01
231	Kady THOMPSON	00:34:06

Pendle parkrun – A total of 57 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time
3	Richard BRISCOE	00:21:00
4	John HARTLEY	00:21:03
9	Pete BOOTH	00:22:26
49	Christine LEATHLEY	00:34:18
54	Susan ALLEN	00:37:50

Preston parkrun – A total of 254 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Time
10	Colin SHUTTLEWORTH	00:19:21

Bolton parkrun – A total of 329 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time
67	Bryan SEARBY	00:24:12
84	Julia RUSHTON	00:24:50
92	Katy THOMPSON	00:25:17
97	George THOMPSON	00:25:40

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 69 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time
68	Robin PRICE	00:38:15

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 129 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time
42	Wendy DODDS	00:25:49

Evesham parkrun – A total of 239 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time
9	Paul SHACKLETON	00:18:57

Navigation training – call for leaders!

We would really like to put on some navigation training for club members – ideally sessions of a couple of hours each weekend over the course of a few weeks. Since there are a number of people in the club who are already qualified as mountain leaders etc., we thought we would see if any of them were keen to support club members by leading some training. We would expect most sessions will also require a number of helpers who are competent navigators.

So, if you are qualified to train people in navigation skills, or a competent navigator potentially able to help out, please do let Jean Brown or Dave Motley know (contact info here). We will pay expenses for the leaders as some resources would be needed.

Once we know who may be able to help we will work out how and when we can deliver and publicise to club members… so if you are keen to learn please do watch this space.

Calderdale Way Relay – Team Lineups

Men’s Teams
Team 1
Leg 1 – Christopher Holdsworth & Jacob Boyle
Leg 2 – Russell Clarke & Lee Smith
Leg 3 – Jordan McDonald & Danny Collinge
Leg 4 – Dave Motley & Paul Thompson
Leg 5 – David Bagot & Jacob Watson
Leg 6 – Tom Brewster & Breton Holdsworth

Team 2
Leg 1 – Jason Pier & Richard Briscoe
Leg 2 – Nick Olszewski & John Wilcock
Leg 3 – George Pier & Jonathon Pye
Leg 4 – Chris Whiteoak & Ryan Wilkinson
Leg 5 – Paul Wale & Adam Shaw
Leg 6 – Jon Hanson & Matthew Duckworth

Vet’s Team
Leg 1 – Michael O’Donnell & Kieron Mitchell
Leg 2 – Garry Wilkinson & Paul Shackleton
Leg 3 – Dominic Carr & Sean Clare
Leg 4 – Neil Hardiman & Tim Edward
Leg 5 – John Roche & Neil Aspinall
Leg 6 – Kevin Davies & Andy Armstrong

Ladies Team to be announced very shortly, but if you have not been in contact with Jean and may be interested in running please do let her know ASAP, (ideally by text to 07712 003064) along with some information about recent race performance – the team will be finalised on Tuesday!

And Finally…

Very best of luck to our ladies and gents running in the Northern Road Relays this Saturday. There are 12 legs for the men and 6 for the women. We have a one men’s team and two ladies’ teams. Go get ’em!

Mens Team
Leg 1 – Chris Holdsworth
Leg 2 – Jason Pier
Leg 3 – Tom Brewster
Leg 4 – Jacob Watson
Leg 5 – Breton Holdsworth
Leg 6 – George Pier
Leg 7 – Lee Smith
Leg 8 – Richard Briscoe
Leg 9 – Ryan Wilkinson
Leg 10 – Jon Hanson
Leg 11 – John Wilcock
Leg 12 – Adam Shaw

Ladies Team A
Leg 1 – Fabienne Richmond
Leg 2 – Helena Leathley
Leg 3 – Natalie Harrison
Leg 4 – Irene Roche
Leg 5 – Vicky Heys
Leg 6 – Angela Shian

Ladies Team B
Leg 1 – Sarah Angelone
Leg 2 – Jean Knightley
Leg 3 – Sarah Whittaker
Leg 4 – Nerina Gill
Leg 5 – Julia Rushton
Leg 6 – Helan Burnett

ByJim Hickie

Run, run as fast as you can

We could be forgiven to think that the weekend of Mothering Sunday would be a quiet one. Not at all! There’s lots to find out from Junior cross-country to fells and roads. This week’s compilation is care of Irene Roche. Read on!

Clayton Juniors have been busy competing in The English Schools Cross Country on Saturday.

Briony came 85th, 5 seconds behind Jasmine and a few places in front of Esme Davies. She pushed harder downhill than last year and felt it speeded her up compared to last time. Well done Briony!

Briony Holt at the ESAA National Cross Country Championship

Results
http://www.esaa.net/v2/2015/xc/xc15intro.php

Burnley Parkrun saw a total of 216 runners on Saturday.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	Jordan MCDONALD	00:18:00
4	Jonathan PYE	00:18:09
8	Matthew DUCKWORTH	00:19:40
18	Alan CLARKSON	00:21:13
24	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:22:01
58	Richard LAWSON	00:24:24
66	Donna SCOTT	00:25:11
73	Yvonne WICKHAM	00:25:41
86	Annabel WILCOCK	00:26:11
87	John WILCOCK	00:26:11
94	Ron CHAPPELL	00:26:40
101	Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON	00:26:53
111	Stuart BARKER	00:27:18
198	Valerie LAWSON	00:36:50

Pendle parkrun – A total of 89 runners took part.

18 of our junior runners took part in the Pendle parkrun on Saturday morning as part of their summer series of races. There were top ten finishes from Jackson McKay and Thomas Bradley. There were also 6 new personal bests for Thomas Bradley, Adam Stevenson, Finley Stubbs, Natashas Olszewska, Daniel Bradley and Lucy Stevenson. First times at this parkrun were Dexta Thompson, Harry Mason, Lennon Jackson, Sophie Ashworth, Beth Quinn, Joshua McKay, Kady Thompson and Milly McCabe. All of them put in great performances on a tough parkrun course – a credit to the junior coaching team. They showed great team spirit with many of them running back to support and run in with their teammates.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	Jackson MCKAY	00:21:04	Jnr
4	John HARTLEY	00:21:07
8	Thomas BRADLEY	00:22:04	Jnr New PB!
17	Dexta THOMPSON	00:23:05	Jnr 1st time @ Pendle
21	Andy QUINN	00:23:27
26	Adam STEVENSON	00:24:14	Jnr New PB!
28	Simon WILSHAW	00:24:27	Jnr
30	Harry MASON	00:25:06	Jnr 1st time @ Pendle
31	Millie STUBBS	00:25:15	Jnr
34	Lennon JACKSON	00:25:32	Jnr 1st time @ Pendle
33	Sophie ASHWORTH	00:25:32	Jnr1st time @ Pendle
36	Finley STUBBS	00:25:52	Jnr New PB!
40	Natasha OLSZEWSKA	00:27:20	Jnr New PB!
41	Daniel BRADLEY	00:27:25	Jnr New PB!
51	Beth QUINN	00:28:25	Jnr 1st time @ Pendle
52	Joshua MCKAY	00:28:42	Jnr 1st time @ Pendle
58	Robert HIRST	00:29:11
61	Adrienne OLSZEWSKA	00:30:30	1st time @ Pendle
64	Imogen FERGUSON	00:31:05	Jnr
68	Lucy STEVENSON	00:32:32	Jnr New PB!
72	Kady THOMPSON	00:33:16	Jnr 1st time @ Pendle
76	Christine LEATHLEY	00:34:38
80	Milly MACCABE	00:35:20	Jnr 1st time @ Pendle

Preston parkrun – A total of 267 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
97	George THOMPSON	00:24:55

Gunnersbury parkrun – A total of 311 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
216	Eileen JONES	00:29:47

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 75 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
75	Robin PRICE	00:38:24

Shrewsbury parkrun – A total of 311 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
9	Colin SHUTTLEWORTH	00:18:57

Next up, the fell news.

What better place to start with than the first counter for Team Clayton’s Fell Championship? Jean Brown reports Black Combe as an excellent day on Saturday, being a “really is classic race!”

Jean describes the race as a steep first section followed by a long runnable climb to the summit, the first time around. “After a wonderful long decent the second time up is rather different – a walking climb for the vast majority. All followed by a great run off – for which there is a fastest decent prize. Excellent pie afterwards as well. Only three Clayton ladies there – Katy, Kath Brady and me – Katy was first LV60 and I was 2nd LV40. Plenty of Clayton men there though.

For the men, Garry Wilkinson reports the event as a great day where David Bagot beat the “Old Master” (Garry himself), following his every move to the summit. He says Richard Briscoe had “a cracking run” as he took third place in the champs. Also, a well done was given to Dave Burnett for running his first Lakeland race and to all the other Clayton runners who travelled. Celebrations followed with a few beers in the town later. Full results.

Dave Bagot celebrating standing 1st place in the Club Fell Championship

Team Clayton were also present at The Howarth Hobble. Report from Nicholas Olszewski.

This is a great classic race and one of my favourites, it’s 32 miles with about 4500ft of climbing and a great introduction for anyone looking at distant running because of its low-key friendly atmosphere. 4 Clayton runners took part this year, Martin Terry, Ivan Whigham, Andrew Armstrong and myself. The race starts outside the Fleece Inn on the very narrow cobbled main street in Haworth with a very casual, “Have a nice day, go”.

Nicholas Olszewski at the Haworth Hobble. Photo by the Woodentops

The route is fantastic, with some brilliant scenery to take in on the way round. Basically, you’re heading towards Bronte Bridge, Top Withins then over to Widdop. From there Gorple Road then over to Long Causeway, off on the bend to the first very muddy bit at Stiperden House Farm. God,was it muddy! Onto Stoney Lane head then over to Mankinholes for a wee dram if you fancy as they have whisky on the checkpoint as part of the refreshments. The next bit up Stoodley Pike is a killer, after 20 miles of my Stuart Mills race plan (run as fast as you can for as long as you can) my legs where feeling a little tired, but once at the top it’s a nice steady trot down into Hebden Bridge, until you hit those dreaded steps heading up to Heptonstall which just about finished my legs off.

Once I’d reached Heptonstall and turned right at the pub I felt I was on the return. Everything had gone to plan and, apart from my legs feeling fatigued, I felt great. The next part along the packhorse track to Crimson Dene was a little gooey and quite breezy, at the last checkpoint Andy Armstrong caught up with me and we ran the last few miles together, which was great. I was grateful as he had his junior training head on and had us running and walking between road markers to speed us along, thanks for that Andy!

1 Chris Singleton (Trawden) 04.09.10
12 Martin Terry 04.50.37
78 Andy Armstrong 05.32.39
81 Nicholas Olszewski 05.33.15
131 Ivan Whigham 05.57.49
325 finished. Full results.

On Saturday Paul Shackleton ran the Carding Mill Canter fell race at Church, Stretton, achieving 18th place overall and 3rd vet 50. The course is 7.8km with 580m of ascent. Paul added, “ what a beautiful place this is, not with massive climbs but they are steep”. Full results.

And some for the road…

Jonathan Pye and Jacob Watson ran in the Blackpool “Sweatshop” 10 mile road race. This was their first time racing this distance, so weren’t sure what to expect. However they both got the times they wanted “so happy days all round!” Jacob reported that it was organised and marshalled well and had fairly decent, “not too windy” weather. It was an enjoyable race with a fast crowd out… definitely one for the race calendar next year! Full results.

Breton Holdsworth reports his 4^th run of this 14.1 mile road race through the valley from Dent at Dentdale on Saturday describing the course as “a sort of figure of eight” and “quite undulating” (around 1000ft of ascent). Results.

He reports, “I was quite surprised when I realised that this was my first road race of the year! After a week of obsessing over checking the weather forecast it turned out to be near on perfect apart from a bitter wind. I knew there were some very quick lads due to race after looking at the start list. I wasn’t wrong, I did well to keep them in view for the first couple of miles then lost site of them. At this point I was in 8th and feeling strong, got to the halfway point and 7th position pulled out. I had 6th in my view and caught him around 11 miles (someone who was actually more colour co-ordinated than me) this spurred me on to put a 5.35 min mile and found I felt strong still. 5th place was then in view with around a mile and a half to go though. Unfortunately I couldn’t make the ground up before running out of race! In the end I finished 6th and a couple of minutes faster than my time 2 years ago when I won the race, overall very happy and it’s still one of my favourite races”.

Steve Biscomb did the 10 mile road race at Bispham on Sunday commenting that it was good to see a good number of Clayton runners there. He predicted his time well (as 70 minutes), completing in 70.33! Well done Steve! He said it was good to see Ted Orell there too, having a fast finish fighting off “another oldie” in the final 200 yards. Just beating him on the line! Steve said, “ Asking him which age group he was in, I was gob smacked when he said V70, wow! I am always amazed at the quality that there is in the older categories”.

A short but sweet report arrives from the Podium Road Race completed on Saturday. Paul Brannon was 1^st Vet 55 in the country, with his Podium run on Saturday. Well done Paul!

Also on Saturday, Mark Taylor competed in The Silverstone Half Marathon. Full results.

To include cycling with our running, some of our members have completed a duathlon this weekend. Vicky Heys claimed the third team ladies team prize, alongside fellow runner Julia Hartley from Accrington Road Runners. The prize includes vouchers for new goggles! Results.

Apologies to anybody who I’ve missed but it’s a challenge keeping up with everything as so much has gone on this weekend. Well done all! Irene Roche.

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Tiptoe through the tulips…

Well, it may be a tad early for the tulips but this week you have been fell running at Flower Scar, touring Pendle on the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round, Doddling with Daffodils, Rolling at Roddlesworth, finishing the cross country season in Lancaster, road racing in Trafford and PB-ing at parkrun.

Mid Lancs Cross Country League – Lancaster 7 March

U-11 Girls

Our U-11 girls put in some solid performances in the last race of the cross country season.

U-11 Girls Keira Stevenson and Millie Mccabe at the start line. Photo by Richard Stevenson

Pos	Name	Time
38	Keira Stevenson	08:54
40	Kady Thompson	09:55
46	Millie Mccabe	11:34

U-11 Boys

Our U-11 boys ran really well in their last fixture. Jackson McKay continues to shine and finished in 2nd place closely followed by his team mates Dexta Thompson and Finlay Stubbs. Well done for a trio of top twenty finishes!

Looking determined and focused. L-R Dexta Thompson, Jackson McKay and Finlay Stubbs. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos	Name	Time
2	Jackson McKay	06:31
10	Dexta Thompson	07:03
18	Finlay Stubbs	07:33

U-13 Girls

Running without Briony Holt, the U13 girls were keen to perform well for a team medal. Excellent team spirit prevailed and all four girls ran their socks off with top ten finishes for Ellie Root and Millie Stubbs. Not too far behind them team-mates Liberty Thompson and Natasha Olszewska finished in the top 20. Their team finished in second place. Well done girls!

U-11 Girls Liberty Thompson, Ellie Root, Natasha Olszewska and Millie Stubbs. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos	Name	Time
6	Eleanor Root	08:47
10	Millie Stubbs	09:00
15	Liberty Thompson	09:24
17	Natasha Olszewska	09:40

Girls Team Position – 2^nd place E Root | M Stubbs | L Thompson

U-15 Girls

An excellent second place finish for Alice Pier and a steady run from Lucy Stevenson earned her seventh place.

Alice Pier and Lucy Stevenson looking cool and collected on the start line. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos	Name	Time
2	Alice Pier	12:05
7	Lucy Stevenson	16:41

U-15 Boys

Thomas Bradley was the sole representative for the club in this age group, as was Beth Quinn in the U-17 Women’s race.

U15 Boy,Tom Bradley and U17 Lady Beth Quinn. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos	Name	Time
12	Thomas Bradley	14:04

U-17 Women

Pos	Name	Time
3	Bethany Quinn	17:21

U-17 Men

Jordan McDonald. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

A very close call for Jordan McDonald with eventual winner Thomas Marchant literally frothing at the mouth from the effort of keeping in front of Jordan at the finish line.

Pos	Name	Time
2	Jordan McDonald	19:14

Senior Men U-20

George continues to put in great performances with the senior men and was the second counter in the ‘A’ team place.

Pos	Name	Time
4	George Pier	33:39

Ladies Race

With many of our usual runners taking on the Flower Scar Fell Race, 8 Clayton ladies took part in this final fixture. Our Vet 45 team were in second place and our Vet55 team were first place. Well done ladies!

Dawn Richardson and Jean Knightley. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
44	Irene Roche	L55	25:28
55	Jean Knightley	L55	26:47
60	Dawn Richardson	L45	26:58
71	Helen Burnett	L35	28:06
83	Yvonne Wickham	L45	29:45
111	Christine Leathley	L65	36:16
112	Susan Allen	L45	36:31

Kath Brady missing from results

Ladies Team Positions

Team ‘A’ – 14^th Place I Roche | J Knightley | D Richardson

Team ‘B’ – 23^rd Place H Burnett | Y Wickham | C Leathley

Over 35 ‘A’ – 6^th Place I Roche | J Knightley | D Richardson

Over 35 ‘B’ – 14^th Place H Burnett | Y Wickham | C Leathley

Over 45 ‘A’– 2^nd Place I Roche | J Knightley | D Richardson

Over 45 ‘B’- 8^th Place Y Wickham | C Leathley | S Allen

Over 55 – 1^st Place – I Roche | J Knightley | C Leathley

Men’s Race

As with the ladies, numbers were a little down as some of our usual XC competitors were at the Flower Scar Fell Race or the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round. 14 Clayton men ran in the final fixture. Well done to Kevin Davies for his 1st Vet 50. Our Vet 50 A team finished in 3rd place and our Vet 60 team were first. Well Done!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
27	Kevin Davies	V50 (1^St)	33:05
32	George Pier	U20	33:39
44	Richard Stevenson	M	34:11
64	John Roche	V50	35:22
69	Michael Hogan	V40	35:48
105	John Wilcock	V50	37:39
110	Jeffrey Pickup	V60	37:59
116	Peter Booth	V60	38:21
131	Andy Quinn	V40	39:35
140	Jason Pier	V40	40:42
143	David Scott	V70	41:10
146	Andrew Howarth	V50	42:02
149	Dugald McCallum	V60	42:25
169	Richard Lawson	V70	46:28

Men’s Team Positions

Over 40 ‘B’ – 14^th Place J Pickup | P Booth| A Quinn| J Pier

Over 50 ‘A’ – 3^rd Place K Davies | J Roche | J Wilcock

Over 50 ‘B’ – 9^th Place J Pickup | P Booth | D Scott

Over 60 – 1^st Place J Pickup | P Booth | D Scott

Full Results

Cross-Country Inter-Counties Championships – 7 March

Congratulations to Briony Holt who was selected for the Lancashire team that competed at the Inter-Counties Championships held in Birmingham. Running perfect weather conditions in the U13 girls team she came 50th out of 305 people and was the second Lancashire finisher. The Lancashire U13 girls team finished in 13th place (41 teams took part).

Clayton Junior runner Briony Holt representing Lancashire at the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships in Birmingham. Photo by Tina Holt

Well done Briony, a credit to the club!

Full Results

Flower Scar Fell Race – 7 March

Men’s Race – 325 Runners

17 Clayton Harriers took part in the Flower Scar Fell Race, a counter for the FRA English Championships. It is described as a gem of a race with steep climbs, rough moor and fast paths, typifying all that’s best about South Pennine fell running. Starting close to Todmorden town centre, this race takes you to the parts of Todmorden that other races don’t reach, for this year the route will be partially flagged. Breton Holdsworth was the first (and most noticeable) Harrier home crossing the finish in 74th place with at time of 46:06.

Unmissable Breton Holdsworth at the Flower Scar Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops.org.uk

A special mention for Kieran Carr who was the first Vet70 finisher at this event.

Kieran Carr at the Flower Scar Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops.org.uk

Fell Captain Dave Motley reported, “Well this was first English Championship Fell Race and what a cracking day for it. The course had been altered slightly to cope with the number of competitors but in essence it was very similar to the usual route. After a lung bursting start across the park and up through the woods the field was strung out and this continued as the route became steeper to Flower Scar summit. The descent back to the road was welcome as oxygen debt was on me before having to tackle a 2^nd climb, then back through the farms and down the forestry path to the start.

Dave Motley at the Flower Scar Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops.org.uk

We had a really good turn out from the lads and some great runs and the race was reflected afterwards with a pint or 2 in the Hare & Hounds. For me this race is what running is about, testing yourself against the elite in the sport, great banter and a pint to finish”

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
74	Breton Holdsworth	MV40	46:08
113	Dave Motley	M	47:59
141	Garry Wilkinson	MV50	49:19
149	Lee Smith	M	49:33
163	Paul Shackleton	MV50	50:29
167	Dave Bagot	M	50:44
175	Ryan Wilkinson	M	51:27
191	Michael O’Donnell	MV40	52:49
210	Paul Hesketh	MV50	53:51
225	Mark Aspinall	MV55	55:20
247	Kieran Carr	MV70 1st	58:20
251	Jon Sharples	MV60	58:38
260	Peter Browning	MV55	59:29
287	Adam Shaw	M	63:13
289	John Rusius	MV60	63:17
306	Stephen Fish	MV60	69:27

Women’s Race – 148 Runners

Ladies Captain, Jean Brown, reported, “We had a recent record of nine ladies out racing at the Flower Scar race which is the first of the English Championship races for 2015. Although one of the short races, it was tough – a lot of runnable terrain with the odd steeper section, a wonderful descent off Flower Scar itself then a sting in the tail with a final climb before the run down to the finish. Very muddy in places but could have been worse. Next up is Club fell champs counter, Black Combe, next weekend – then the Welsh British Champs race on 18 April.”

Clayton Ladies at the Flower Scar Fell Race. L-R Natalie Harrison, Angela Shian, Jean Brown, Vicky Heys, Katy Thompson, Barbara Savage. Photo by Nat Harrison

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
54	Jean Brown	FV45	58:29
61	Vicky Heys	FV40	59:21
83	Natalie Harrison	F	61:45
104	Angela Shian	F	65:52
105	Nerina Gill	FV45	65:58
108	Linda Lord	FV65	66:21
114	Katy Thompson	FV60	67:00
118	Barbara Savage	FV50	68:03
130	Julia Rushton	FV50	74:13

Full Results

Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round – 8 March

188 runners took part in this iconic local race.

Pos	Num	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
23	293	Andrew Mcfarlane	M40	(008/046)	01:20:31
30	251	Ian Greenwood	M50	(007/051)	01:22:25
39	402	Chris Whitecah	M	(017/040)	01:24:13
41	203	Ralph Baines	M40	(014/046)	01:25:11
50	380	Jack Holt	M60	(002/014)	01:26:22
56	315	Nick Roscoe	M40	(020/046)	01:28:13
64	396	Sean Clare	M40	(023/046)	01:29:59
67	211	Richard Briscoe	M	(024/040)	01:30:24
79	306	Mark Nutter	M50	(022/051)	01:32:18
93	268	Nigel Hodson	M40	(031/046)	01:34:29
98	316	Darren Rushton	M40	(033/046)	01:35:22
110	364	Stephen White	M50	(032/051)	01:36:34
114	235	Andrew Dugdale	M50	(033/051)	01:37:35
115	303	David Naylor	M50	(034/051)	01:38:30
120	336	Mark Taylor	M	(034/040)	01:40:07
121	403	Gary Balmer	M40	(037/046)	01:40:15
122	236	Peter Dugdale	M50	(035/051)	01:40:33
129	240	Andrew Firth	M50	(039/051)	01:42:28
130	208	Martin Brady	M50	(040/051)	01:42:33
131	252	Martin Griffin	M50	(041/051)	01:42:46
136	213	Stephen Bury	M50	(043/051)	01:43:14
137	371	Colin Woolford	M	(037/040)	01:43:45
152	304	Robin Nicolson	M40	(044/046)	01:47:28
168	299	Doug Munroe	M60	(013/014)	01:56:21
176	249	Karin Goss	F60	(001/001)	02:09:40

Roddlesworth Roller – 8 March

Seven Clayton Harriers took part in this local fell race described by the organiser as “a well marshalled course, starting and finishing near the Hare and Hounds, Abbey Village, traversing the shale tracks of Roddlesworth, the roads of Tockholes, and the scenic delights of the area. Tough but enjoyable!”

Clayton Ladies Joanne Bennett, Sarah Angelone, Nikki Kay and Deborah Greenwood at the Roddlesworth Roller. Photo by Deborah Greenwood

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
34	Peter Butterworth	M60	00:40:45
66	Austin Wensley	M	00:44:04
104	Sarah Angelone	F	00:48:53
107	Joanne Bennett	F45	00:49:09
137	Julie Toman	F45	00:55:15
140	Deborah Greenwood	F45	00:56:27
168	Nicola Kay	F	01:03:45

Full Results

Daffodil Doddle – 8 March

Junior race at the Roddlesworth Roller. Team Thompson were out in force for this event, taking their mum along with them! It is a 2.2km off-road trail run.

Team Thompson at the Daffodil Doddle race. Photo By Nicola Thompson

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
19	Dexta Thompson	M9	(001/009)	00:08:37
33	Liberty Thompson	F12	(003/009)	00:09:11
120	Kady Thompson	F8	(006/009)	00:12:15
133	Felix Thompson	M5	(002/006)	00:13:00
139	Nicola Thompson	F34	(002/002)	00:13:13

Full Results

Trafford 10k – 8 March

Stephen Biscomb took part in this fast-paced 10K road race among over 800 runners.

Stephen Biscomb at the Trafford 10K. Photo by Nick Gaskell

Pos.	Name	Chip Time	Cat.	Cat. Pos.
378	Stephen Biscomb	0:42:20	M60-64	5

Parkrun Roundup

Lots of PBs at Burnley this week and a bit of parkrun tourism as well.

Burnley parkrun – A total of 225 runners took part.

Happy Harriers at Burnley parkrun. Photo by David Belshaw

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	Jacob WATSON	00:17:55 – New PB!
4	Jonathan PYE	00:17:58
6	Matthew DUCKWORTH	00:18:25 – New PB!
20	Simon WILSHAW	00:21:30 – New PB!
48	Lennon JACKSON	00:23:41 – New PB!
49	Sophie ASHWORTH	00:23:42
81	Richard STEVENSON	00:25:48
87	Andrew TAYLOR	00:26:05
89	Annabel WILCOCK	00:26:11 – New PB!
90	John WILCOCK	00:26:14
99	Ron CHAPPELL	00:26:56
103	Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON	00:27:00
105	Jackie KERSHAW	00:27:03
130	Stuart BARKER	00:28:23
158	Eileen JONES	00:30:21

Gorleston Cliffs parkrun – A total of 220 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
7	John HARTLEY	00:19:49

Heaton parkrun – A total of 546 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
76	Bryan SEARBY	00:23:15 New PB!

Preston parkrun – A total of 261 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
103	George THOMPSON	00:25:42

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 72 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
72	Robin PRICE	00:38:58

Pendle parkrun – A total of 53 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
31	Molly HESKETH	00:30:57

Junior Cross County Presentations – 5 March

An informal presentation was held at junior training on Thursday to reward and encourage our junior members. All junior members that have taken part in cross country were given a certificate and a small prize for taking part. The winners of each age category also received a small trophy.

Clayton Junior Cross Country Presentations

Coming up

Club Fell Championship – Our first club fell championship race is the Black Combe fell race on Saturday 14 March at Silecroft Village Hall, LA18 5LP

Weekly Roundup – watch this space as there will be a guest editor of the roundup next week.

ByAdrienne Olszewska

March comes in like a lion

Well, it’s March already. The first lambs are in the field, daffodils are sprouting, and spring is on the way. This week you have been on the roads, the trails, the fells, cross country courses as well as orienteering, adventure racing and awards ceremonies!

Pendle Primary Schools Cross Country Championship – 26th February

The Pendle Primary Schools Cross Country Championship for Year 5/6 pupils – took place at Alkincoats on February 26th. Clayton Junior member, Grace Root, came 9th. Well done Grace!

Red Rose Cross Country League Presentation Night

Clayton Juniors at the Red Rose Cross Country League Presentation Night

Congratulations to our brilliant juniors who received awards at the Red Rose Cross Country League Presentation Night. Jackson McKay took away a huge trophy that was well deserved for an excellent cross country season!

Jackson McKay with his trophy.

Stanley Park 10K – 28th February

In much better conditions than last weeks Great North West Half Marathon, six of our club members travelled over to Blackpool to take part in this race on Saturday and there were some great performances. Junior runner, Jordan McDonald, finished in 6th place overall in a great time of 37:39 closely followed by fellow junior runner, George Pier who finished in 10th place overall in a time of 38:49.

Jordan McDonald at the Stanley Park 10K. Picture by Christopher Holdsworth

Chasing the two juniors, Jon Hanson came in 11th place just a few seconds behind George. He said; “The race was great. Well organized and a good conditions for running. Will be running it again later in the year for hopefully another PB. Jordan and George had a fantastic run”

Jason Pier and our sole lady runner, Sarah Angelone, also grabbed new PBs so well done to them.

Sarah Angelone at the Stanley Park 10K

Sarah said, “Great event….fantastic marshal as we came back to the track cheering and high fiving all the runners. Got a bit side tracked watching the ducks on the pond in parts so time dropped off but then remembered John’s ‘have a word’ comment and got back in the zone!” Adam Hamer returns to racing after a break to travel down under and finished a shade over the hour mark. Well done everyone!

Pos	Name	Category	Time
6	Jordan McDonald	M	00:37:39
10	George Pier	M	00:38:49
11	Jon Hanson	M	00:38:59
54	Jason Pier	MV45	00:44:34
79	Sarah Angelone	F	00:46:50
269	Adam Hamer	M	01:04:11

Full Results

Midgley Moor Fell Race – 28th February

This race is described as a challenging race involving route choice on paths and heather moor. It is a 5 mile race with 1250ft of climbing.

Five Clayton ladies and one gent took part among 191 runners. Back after injury, Nat Harrison reported; “It was hard, Great turn out. Tough underfoot, lots of bushes, heather, bracken whatever you call it! Good weather, great cake, fab company.”

Nat Harrison at the Midgley Moor Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops.org.uk

Despite this report, Nat went on to be second counter in the womens team who were place equal third with Saddleworth Harriers and Wharfedale Harriers. Vicky Heys, first Clayton Harrier finisher, agreed that it was hard underfoot but with a great atmosphere and company cheers.

Vicky Heys at the Midgley Moor Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops.org.uk

Irene Roche reported; “Yes, this oap was trailing behind the young Clayton fillies,but apart from queues at a couple of stiles early on, a good challenging course with a bit of everything. One male only from Clayton, Bob Hirst.”

Pos	Name	Category	Time
113	Vicky Heys	FV40	00:58:18
124	Natalie Harrison	F	00:59:02
137	Irene Roche	FV50	01:00:48
147	Linda Lord	FV60	01:02:35
148	Angela Shian	F	01:02:38
167	Robert Hirst	MV60	01:07:53

Full Results

PFO Orienteering Spring Series – Nick of Pendle – 28th February

The Nick O’Pendle is characterised by wide open vistas and lots of contours, so when the weather held and the cloud lifted, fast winning times were guaranteed. The courses through the wide open spaces were a mix of easy lines and invisible pin points. Most relished the physical challenge and enjoyed the day.

Mark Nutter and Colin Woolford both took part in the technical Brown course. Mark finished in 6th place in a time of 108:29:00 and Colin came in 9th place in a time of 144:40:00. Colin Woolford reported good conditions, but tough going seeing Pendle from some very different angles. Out again the following day, Colin also took part in the Haglofs Open5 adventure race in the Yorkshire Dales.

Junior Member Christopher Brown finished in 1st place in the yellow event in a time of 18:42 and then went on to take part in the Orange event as well.

Full Results

High Cup Fell Race 2015 – 28th February

This is a 9.3 mile fell race with 1509ft of climbing. No results as yet and not known if any of our members took part. I have a suspicion that some of you did, I just haven’t tracked you down yet! Will update when I find anything out.

Trotters 5

Clayton Vet Ron Chappell was our sole representative at this 5 mile trail race organised by Burnden Road Runners.

Ron Chappell at the Trotters 5 Trail Race. Photo by Michelle Navesey

Full Results

Harden Trail Race – 1st March

The Harden Trail Race is described as a 6 mile race through the beautiful woods and undulating trails of Bingley St Ives estate. The Junior race is a 2mile shorter option for any age.

Julie Toman was our sole representative in the senior race. She said, “It was a tough 6 mile trail race, definitely one to put in your diary. Loved it and the homemade cakes after! Lots of prizes too. A great event!” Managing to avoid a full body mudslide in this event, Julie was awarded the ‘brightest head gear’ special prize!

Julie Toman at the Harden Trail Race with the prizewinning headgear! Photo by the woodentops.org.uk

Juniors Curtis and Briony Holt took part in the junior 2 mile race and were 1st boy and 1st girl. Well done the two of you. Briony said, “It was a hard course but a good one for the younger age group. There were ‘special prizes’ at the end as well as overall winners prizes. It was boggy underfoot with a few ditches now and again but overall it was an interesting course.”

Team Holt. Curtis and Briony Holt winners at the Harden Trail Race. Photo by woodentops.org.uk

Results

Haweswater Half Marathon – 1st March

The Haweswater Half follows an out and back course from Bampton Village (9 miles S of Penrith, 4 miles W of Shap) and passes along the shores of Haweswater in a remote and dramatic mountain valley. The hilly course offers an exhilarating run in unique surroundings.

Tanya Bunkham was waving the Clayton flag as our sole competitor in this event. She finished in a time of 01:54 and reported conditions as very hilly and windy, tough going.

Full Results

Stanley Park 10k Day 2 – 1st March

Three club members took part in the second 10k of the weekend at Stanley Park in Blackpool. 295 runners took part in the second event of the weekend. There were strong performances for all three. A top twenty finish for Matthew Duckworth and first age category finishes for Stephen Biscombe and Alan Clarkson. Well done all of you!

Pos	Name	Category	Time
19	Matthew Duckworth	M	00:40:06
31	Stephen Biscombe	V60	00:42:10
37	Alan Clarkson	V55	00:43:09

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Well done to all of our parkrunners. You’ve been out and about in a range of locations. Nine of our juniors took part in the Burnley event this weekend so well done to all of them, especially Thomas Bradley for his 10th place finish and Liberty Thompson for a new PB. Jonathon Pye and Jacob Watson both finished strongly in the top ten as usual and Colin Shuttleworth and John Hartley both had top five finishes at Thetford and Pendle parkruns.

Brockwell parkrun, Herne Hill – A total of 254 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
96	Katy THOMPSON	00:24:32
101	George THOMPSON	00:24:39

Worsley Woods parkrun – A total of 131 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
25	Nerina GILL	00:25:25

Burnley parkrun – A total of 212 runners took part

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
5	Jonathan PYE	00:18:05
6	Jacob WATSON	00:18:08
10	Thomas BRADLEY	00:20:44
14	Sean CLARE	00:21:07
15	Matthew DUCKWORTH	00:21:14
23	Alan CLARKSON	00:21:56
26	Stephen WHITE	00:22:31
36	Martin BRADY	00:23:14
37	Dexta THOMPSON	00:23:16
42	David Ian SCOTT	00:23:31
64	Adam STEVENSON	00:25:14
75	Donna SCOTT	00:26:05
81	Lee MOORE	00:26:24
84	John WILCOCK	00:26:30
83	Annabel WILCOCK	00:26:30
88	Nick ROSCOE	00:26:33
92	Liberty THOMPSON	00:26:40
99	Jackie KERSHAW	00:27:03
104	Ron CHAPPELL	00:27:16
112	Sophie ASHWORTH	00:27:52
120	Stuart BARKER	00:28:56
133	Diane ORRELL	00:29:35
152	Nicola KAY	00:30:47
172	Kady THOMPSON	00:33:42
179	Milly MACCABE	00:35:17
205	Kathleen GARNETT	00:39:07

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 86 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
85	Robin PRICE	00:39:46

Thetford parkrun – A total of 212 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	Colin SHUTTLEWORTH	00:19:07

Pendle parkrun – A total of 51 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
4	John HARTLEY	00:21:22
37	Molly HESKETH	00:31:36
41	James BALDWIN	00:32:19
45	Christine LEATHLEY	00:33:57

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 120 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
76	Eileen JONES	00:31:47

Coming up

Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round 7th March. Pre-entries now taken up to 5pm on 5th March and EOD available. If any club members want to volunteer, you can contact Mike Eddleston on 07951 424780 or use contact form.

Summer Series 2015. The Summer Series consists of six Tuesday evening races for members of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers and Trawden AC only. In addition to the usual prizes, in each race prizes are given for the closest pre-race predicted time to the actual time. No watches allowed during each race! A runner’s best four races count for overall series prizes. Full Details

Presentation Night. Tickets are going fast, over 70 tickets sold already, so don’t miss out on your opportunity to attend the ultimate awards ceremony of the year! James Hickey will be at JR’s training on Tuesday selling tickets or you can contact Marie Greenwood to buy a ticket.

ByAdrienne Olszewska

There’s no such thing as bad weather…

Only soft people! As tough as ever, a bit of weather can’t stop our hardy members getting out and about, competing in all kinds of events; day and night, sometimes sporting bin bags, sometimes braving it out in just a club vest and shorts.

Mr Sparkle’s Dark ‘Un – 20^th February 2015

Three intrepid Clayton Harriers fired up their head torches and took part in this night-time race around Darwen Moors and Tockholes. 72 runners lined up for a couple of stiff climbs, open moorland, lots of mud and a dash down to the finish.

Colin Woolford, Julia Rushton and Nerina Gill at Mr Sparkle’s Dark ‘Un. Photo courtesy of Fellephant

Report by Nerina Gill

“ I seriously questioned my sanity heading out in sleet, dark and 3 degrees. In a tee-shirt and shorts. I was called “brave” at the start. That’s one word for it. But the start is sheltered, and there’s a long climb, so I was plenty warm enough by the time we reached the moors. Thoroughly enjoyed the mad, muddy dash through the boggy puddles, and then the helter skelter pelt down Stepback, which was half path, half streambed. I could hear Julia’s footsteps behind me on the run down to the finish, but I couldn’t see a thing ahead, except my head torch reflected back in the stinging hail. The chip butty and cider in front of the fire in the pub afterwards made the ten minutes changing into dry clothes in the car all worthwhile. Great night.”

Pos	Name	Time	Cat
53	Colin Woolford	00:51:15	M
62	Nerina Gill	00:56:40	F40
63	Julia Rushton	00:56:55	F50

Full Results

English National Cross Country Championships – 21^st February

There were records galore achieved at the English National Cross Country Championships, held at Parliament Hill, London on Saturday 21^st February. 5283 runners finished across the 10 Races. On a day that was very wet and muddy underfoot, the conditions were cool but dry with some sunshine but neither of these put the athletes off.

Well done to Sue Allen and Christine Leathley, who travelled down to London to represent the club.

Full Results

Standish Hall Trail Race – 21^st February

The course is completely off road on bridle paths and woodland trail and is approximately 10K. Well done to Clayton Lady, Julie Toman who finished in 01:03:28, having survived what she described as a full body mudslide during the race, leaving her caked in mud and the muddiest finisher of the day.

Well done Julie, great grit and determination!

Full Results

Bleasedale Circle Fell Race – 21^st February

Report by Irene Roche

Irene Roche and Vicky Heys rocking the windswept look after the Bleasdale Circle Fell Race

“On arrival at Bleasedale with Vicky Heys, who persuaded me to give the race a go, the weather was looking undecided. Was it going to rain, hail or hold on to fine for the time required? It was certainly cold though – evident as most of us “warmed up” prior to the race by drinking tea and coffee in the village hall. What a good atmosphere though, so laid back and no urgency to leave the hall and warm up before the race. Prepared for a cold and windy run, many kept to wearing running jackets, some with sleeves whilst the hardiest braved just their club vests. We definitely needed the wind proof jackets!

The race itself I thoroughly enjoyed, flagged all the way round so no worries about maps. After a good plunge through muddy fields, breathless climbing up hills and much needed practice to steer down the slopes I arrived at the finish. Clayton ladies won the team prize, counting in Vicky, me and Linda. It was good to see Pete Booth competing after around eighteen months of nursing an injury. Well done Pete!

I’m glad I did the race and intend to do more fell races this year.“

Position	Name	Cat	Time
41	Peter Booth	MV60	00:48:42
60	Kieran Carr	MV70	00:51:26
72	Rickard Moore	MV50	00:54:02
75	Andrew Dugdale	MV50	00:54:09
76	Vicky Heys	FV40	00:54:17
94	Peter Dugdale	MV50	00:59:02
96	Irene Roche	FV50	00:59:23
97	Stephen Fish	MV60	00:59:35
99	Mark Taylor	M	00:59:46
101	Linda Lord	FV60	00:59:53
113	George Thompson	MV60	01:02:45
119	Robert Hirst	MV60	01:05:10
120	Doug Munroe	MV60	01:06:16
123	Karin Goss	FV60	01:10:09

Full Results

Great North West Half Marathon – 22^nd February 2015

Nine Clayton-le-Moors Harriers braved wild conditions to take part in the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool.

Lynsey Birtwistle reported; “One word brutal! It was quite nice running along the front sheltered and the wind behind you, but when you turned the corner to come back there was a slight incline and the wind was full pelt in your face and hail too! I felt like crying! It was a tough day weather-wise but well-organised and great to see some Clayton support at the finish line!

Lynsey Birtwistle at the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool. Photo by Bryan Searby

Alex Cran reported; “Well myself Paul, grandad Kev and Russ managed to get our hands on some bin bags at the start. What a God-send. The weather as you headed south was foul, foul, foul. I thought at the start I’d take the bin bag off after a couple of miles but we all kept them on for the whole race!

Binbag running attire -it’s the future! Maybe we should get some tangerine ones.

It was a confusing first few miles as you ran past the first mile marker, then the third then the second. But I got my head around it and set off with Paul for a steady run. It was bearable along the lower prom but the upper was awful. I don’t think I’ve ever been so cold. The last couple of miles were the coldest I can remember in a race. But it’s done and the hot chocolate in Costa afterwards was nectar from the Gods!”

Andy Quinn reported; “It was pretty cold, but I think this actually made me run faster for the last 5k because I just wanted to get the race over with. Managed a PB too so well pleased.”

Andy Quinn at the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool. Photo by Bryan Searby

Pos	Name	Time	Cat
46	Russell Clarke	01:26:29	M
70	Paul Hesketh	01:28:10	MV50
71	Alexander Cran	01:28:17	MV40
129	Michael Hogan	01:33:54	MV45
155	Alan Clarkson	01:36:04	MV55
307	Andy Quinn	01:43:41	MV40
502	Lynsey Birtwistle	01:51:30	FV35
719	Leanne Cottam	01:59:46	F
1094	Nicola Kay	02:24:11	F

Full Results

Loughrigg-Silver Howe Race – 22^nd February

Report by Andrew Firth

This is an early season classic fell race in the Lake District that starts from the back of Millans Park in Ambleside, climbs Loughrigg, down the back to cross the road, and up to Silver Howe which overlooks Grasmere. It then returns via the same route, climbing back to the summit of Loughrigg and back to the park via a sneaky checkpoint at Lily Tarn. The organiser (Jon Broxup of Kendal AC) clearly likes to keep the race low key since it isn’t usually advertised via FRA calender, or indeed Kendal AC’s website. People tend to find out via word of mouth, however this year the date was eventually revealed on the FRA forum which probably accounts for why there were probably double last years 40 or so that did the race.

I decided it would be a good idea to make a weekend of it and booked a B&B in Ambleside for Sat night. Myself and Dinah enjoyed an excellent walk on Saturday afternoon – up Loughrigg (a sneaky reccy of the early part of the race) down to Grasmere via the lakeside path returning to Ambleside via the “coffin route” to Rydal Hall. The weather on Saturday was excellent with brilliant sunshine but a cold breeze.

The B&B did the best breakfast that I’ve had for a long time, although it was weighing heavily on my stomach when we lined up on the start line for the safety briefing. The pre-race kit was very important because the weather had changed dramatically from the previous day with sleet at town level and quite a strong wind. Amazingly, two runners were attempting to run without waterproof leggings – both were immediately DSQ. No kit check was necessary for me since I was wearing all of it with my vest with number on the outside of my cag so the marshalls could see it easily.

I set off in my rightful place at the back and decided to pace myself to try to keep running up the early steep track. I managed to keep plodding away and for the first time ran all the way to the gate to the fell, although I cant say it was particularly fast. The only other Clayton runner was super vet, Jack Holt, although by this stage he was well out of sight up front. As we climbed it was clear the the sleety rain in Ambleside had changed to proper snow, and, with the strong wind, I was very glad I had opted to wear full cover from the off. Despite the fact that there were footprints in the snow to be followed, people were deviating from the optimum route on the way to Loughrigg summit and I managed to make up a few places with my route knowledge from previous races and the reccy the previous day.

I could have done with a pair of skis for the run down the back of Loughrigg to the road, but even so caught a few more runners on the descent. When we crossed the road there were several cars having difficulty in the 2/3 inches of snow – the road is a steep link between Langdale and Grasmere – but I would not have even thought of attempting it in the conditions.

The run out to Silver Howe is quite difficult terrain at the best of times – but now with heavy snow and mist the only option was to either get the compass out and navigate, or follow previous footsteps and hope that the snow didn’t cover them!! Again a few runners in front made the wrong choices (clearly runners were trying different lines) and I once again gained a few places by the time I reached the summit. At last we turned to return and I enjoyed the run back to the road – no runners in sight to aim at, but I could still follow the footsteps in the snow but also making sure it was what I considered to be the best line.

By the road crossing I had caught the runner in front and managed to pull away from him on the climb back to Loughrigg summit. The marshalls had sensibly descended approx 300 metres from the summit to to shelter next to a wall – but they insisted that we still climb to the summit, advising that it was in any event the quickest way to Lily tarn. At the summit I caught sight of another runner in front (everyone was very spread out by this stage) which proved a useful target to aim at on the descent, which was even more tricky since the snow was now deeper and covering up little rocks on the path. I managed to follow the right footprints back to Lily tarn – but the O punch for marking our numbers must have been covered in snow because I couldnt find it. The final descent was excellent and even though I felt I had run better that the previous year, I crossed the line in 2 hours 2 minutes, some 7 minutes down on previous years.

I have to say that running in these conditions, whilst challenging, is really rewarding and it’s races like this that stick in the memory because you have been battling the elements as well as the course. I’m really appreciative that the organiser was happy to go ahead in the conditions in these heath and safety conscious times. Indeed I made a special point of thanking all the marshals and the organiser at the end. I can throughly recommend this race – if anybody decides to do it next year then if you are struggling to find out when it is then contact Jon Broxap at Pete Blands. It’s highly unlikely that the results will be published anywhere on the web – I still cant find last years, but I estimate that I was about 10/12 place from the back in a field of maybe 80.

Sedburgh School Fell Race – 22^nd February

Congratulations to junior member Briony Holt for her win at the Sedburgh School fell race on a very cold, sleety and dismal day. She no doubt brightened up the field in her signature odd socks. There’s just no stopping her.

Briony Holt at the Sedburgh School Fell Race

Results not yet available

Ilkley Moor Fell Race – 22^nd February

Four Senior Clayton-le-Moors Harriers and one Junior took part in the Ilkley Moor Fell Race, which is described as a hard winter fell race with some steep, slippery, and rocky descents. 216 runners lined up at the start.

Tim Edwards, first Clayton finisher at the Ilkley Moor Fell Race. Photo by woodentops

Junior member, Christopher Brown, had a great race finishing in 4th place in the U-10s race in a field of 58 runners. Well done Christopher!

Clayton Junior, Christopher Brown, at the Ilkley Moor Fell Race. photo by Woodentops

Pos	Name	Time	Cat
38	Tim Edwards	00:47:17	M40
97	Chris Funnell	00:54:57	M40
124	Richard Briscoe	No time given	M
137	Jean Brown	No time given	W40
179	Colin Woolford	No time given	W40

Full Results

The Terry Nortley 10 Mile Multi Terrain Race – 22^nd February

185 runners took part in this race. Well done to Stephen Biscomb, our sole representative in this race, for his 1^st V60 result. He finished in 49^th place overall in a time of 01:16:35

Full Results

Peeler’s Hike – 22^nd February

Adrienne Olszewska took part in this low-key event organised by Bury District Scouts and one of the many LDWA challenge events. The route is a choice of 23 or 15 miles from Bury District Scout HQ via Elton Reservoir, Affetside, Peel Tower, Holcombe Moor, Helmshore, Irwell Vale, Summerseat and Burrs country park. A great event to get those longer distance off-road miles in. Not really a race, more of a personal challenge as you rarely see any published results for these events. They remain popular with runners as they can be tough as well as interesting routes. Didn’t spot any other Clayton folk on the day but a number of runners from Trawden AC club took part.

The weather took a definite turn for the worse and on reaching Peel Tower in a bit of blizzard I was tempted to opt for the short route and head back to base, however, not wanting to cop out, I headed out across the moors into what amounted to a whiteout! I was glad of the company of some friends from Skelmersdale Boundary Harriers and Parbold Pink Panthers as together we managed to cross the snowy, boggy moors relatively quickly, if a bit frozen by the time we made it down to Helmshore.

After that it’s a low-level trot back to Bury alongside the East Lancs Railway and the River Irwell on some of the muddiest footpaths in the universe! All in all a great route and highly recommended.

Trailblazer 12 Charity Challenge – 22^nd February

Summarised report from John Lloyd

100 miles in 12 hours on a 5k trail circuit. With a good amount of sponsorship we were raring to go. Various Club members from Clayton-le-Moors Harriers and Trawden AC had showed their support in the morning and early afternoon. When the weather turned into snow and horizontal winds the support was amazing. Whether its running a lap or standing on a bridge clapping nearby, every soul there was a huge boost to the team. At the half way point we were way in front of schedule. The course was in great condition and was running well. Then the weather took a change for the worse, I think it says so much about the team of people I was with that it actually galvanised them. There was no moaning, just suggestions of how we get through, what were the best tactics. The last few miles were tough, but I was lifted by the second wave of support we got.

Parkrun roundup

It’s been a great week for our junior parkrunners with 4 of them earning brand new PBs at the Burnley event. Well done to Sophie Ashworth, Lennon Jackson, Annabel Wilcock, and Rachel Stevenson. Not to be outdone by the youngsters V70 Val Lawson also pulled a new PB out of the bag at the Burnley parkrun. Must be something in the water! Jonathon Pye did a bit of parkrun tourism and came in third at the Penrith event. Paul Hesketh and John Hartley both finished in the top ten at Pendle. Running legend Ron Hill was parkrunning at Marple and fell running stalwart, Wendy Dodds was 6^th lady finisher at Fell Foot. Well done to all of our parkrunners

Brueton parkrun – A total of 293 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
11	Paul SHACKLETON	00:19:07

Marple parkrun – A total of 137 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
116	Ron HILL	00:32:18

Burnley parkrun – A total of 207 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
5	Jacob WATSON	00:18:13
7	Jordan MCDONALD	00:18:41
10	Matthew DUCKWORTH	00:19:33
14	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:20:40
20	Mark NUTTER	00:21:28
21	Alan CLARKSON	00:21:31
48	Sophie ASHWORTH	00:23:29	New PB!
49	Martin BRADY	00:23:31
56	Lennon JACKSON	00:24:00	New PB!
86	Annabel WILCOCK	00:26:30	New PB!
87	John WILCOCK	00:26:31
88	Adam STEVENSON	00:26:32
91	Ron CHAPPELL	00:26:37
94	Keira STEVENSON	00:26:45
96	Yvonne WICKHAM	00:26:53
100	Richard LAWSON	00:27:09
118	Jackie KERSHAW	00:28:08
130	Stuart BARKER	00:29:21
136	Heidi KEWIN	00:29:33
141	Lucy STEVENSON	00:30:15
143	Rachel STEVENSON	00:30:21	New PB!
144	Richard STEVENSON	00:30:22
153	Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON	00:30:58
188	Valerie LAWSON	00:37:07	New PB!
194	Milly MACCABE	00:39:01

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 95 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
93	Robin PRICE	00:37:10

Penrith parkrun – A total of 122 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	Jonathan PYE	00:18:43

Pendle parkrun – A total of 56 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	Paul HESKETH	00:20:59
4	John HARTLEY	00:21:07
36	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	00:31:07
50	Molly HESKETH	00:38:16

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

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
35	Wendy DODDS	00:24:19
99	Eileen JONES	00:30:56

Other News

Congratulations to David Scott who is the January Senior Runner of the Month for his three great category wins in the month.

Don’t forget to get your tickets for the Annual Presentation Evening. Tickets are going fast and it’s shaping up to be a great night out! James Hickie will be at Tuesday Training this week so don’t forget your cash/cheque!

And finally…

Don’t forget it’s Tangerine Training Night on Tuesday 24th February. The future’s bright at Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, and to celebrate the plan is to turn up wearing a tangerine hoodie or something similar in bright orange. It would also be a fantastic milestone to break the attendance record set at 60 people. Go on… you know you want to!

ByAdrienne Olszewska

50 Shades of Mud

In amongst the romance of Valentine’s Day weekend, our members have been getting downright dirty! Muddy shoes, cross country fixtures, tackling Hills and Mountains in England, Ireland and Scotland. It’s definitely been 50 Shades of Mud for our adventurous club members!

Mid Lancs League Cross Country – Blackpool

A superb turn out of over 50 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers ranging in age from the under 10s right up to V70 made for an action-packed fixture.

The juniors were out in force with some brilliant performances right across the age groups. Sophie Ashworth finished in 10th place in the U-11 girls race with good runs from her team mates. Dexta Thompson ran well finishing in 14th place closely followed by Christopher Brown, with solid performances from their fellow U-11 boys.

Our superb U-13 girls team didn’t fail to impress with Briony Holt winnning first place. Strong runs from her fellow team mates placed their team in 3rd position for this fixture.

Alice Pier was our sole U-15 girl, and our U-15 boys team earned 3rd place in the fixture. Curtis Holt ran well finishing in 8th place in the group.

Our U-17 runners Jordan McDonald and Bethany Quinn also ran well both finishing 4th in their age group.

George Pier ran in the Senior Men Race and was the 5th Clayton male finisher making him a counter in the team placings.

Well done to all of our juniors for putting in such a great effort for the team!

U-11 Girls – 52 runners

Pos	Name	Time
10	Sophie Ashworth	08:46
23	Roanna Holdsworth	09:43
47	Kady Thompson	11:30
50	Millie MacCabe	12:46

U-11 Boys – 49 runners

Pos	Name	Time
14	Dexta Thompson	08:17
19	Christopher Brown	08:46
27	Finley Stubbs	08:59
47	Finan Holdsworth	10:47

U-13 Girls – 37 runners

Briony Holt finishing in first place in the U-13 girls race

Pos	Name	Time
1	Briony Holt	09:29
11	Eleanor Root	10:16
17	Millie Stubbs	10:37
24	Liberty Thompson	11:09

Team Placing – 3^rd B Holt | E Root | M Stubbs

U-15 Girls – 14 runners

Pos	Name	Time
5	Alice Pier	12:12

U-15 Boys – 21 runners

Pos	Name	Time
8	Curtis Holt	15:02
14	Thomas Bradley	16:01
18	Simon Wilshaw	16:52

Team Placing – 3^rd C Holt | T Bradley | S Wilshaw

Clayton Juniors Bethany Quinn and Simon Wilshaw at the Mid Lancs Cross Country

U-17 Women

Pos	Name	Time
4	Bethany Quinn	20:21

U-17 Men

Pos	Name	Time
4	Jordan McDonald	22:23

Senior Ladies – 142 runners

Lots of new faces at this fixture although rumour has it some of them only made it by the skin of their teeth due to navigation errors on the way to Blackpool! Thanks goodness they all made it though!

Clayton Ladies out in force at the Mid Lancs Cross Country fixture in Blackpool.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
47	Jean Brown	L45	28:33
59	Jean Knightley	L55	29:35
60	Julia Rushton	L45	26:36
61	Joanne Bennett	L45	29:40
62	Elizabeth Mullan	L35	29:45
65	Sarah Angelone	L	29:54
73	Dawn Richardson	L45	30:23
80	Sarah Whittaker	L35	30:51
89	Helen Burnett	L35	31:49
100	Sarah Helliwell	L	32:55
106	Rachel Todd	L35	34:05
108	Michelle Butschok	L35	34:18
119	Nicola Kay	L	36:21
134	Christine Leathley	L65	40:40
135	Susan Allen	L45	41:23

Team Placings:

Team ‘A’ – 18^th J Brown | J Knightley | J Rushton
Team ‘B ‘- 19^th J Bennett | E Mullan | S Angelone

Vet Over 35 Team Placing

Team ‘A’ – 8^th J Brown | J Knightley | J Rushton
Team ‘B’ – 12^th J Bennett | D Richardson | C Leathley

Vet Over 45 Team Placing

Team ‘A’ – 3^rd J Brown | J Knightley | J Rushton
Team’B’ – 9^th J Bennett | D Richardson | C Leathley

Senior Men – 198 runners

Again lots of new faces and representation across all the age ranges. Tom Brewster was the first Clayton man, finishing in 23rd place, closely followed by Bret Holdsworth. There were a couple of impressive debuts from Jacob Watson and Jonathon Pye. Congratulations to our Vet 60s team for their 1st place and well done to David Scott and Ted Orrell for 1st and 2nd V70 respectively.

Senior Men’s Race – Richard Stevenson, Jonathon Pye, Jacob Watson and George Pier

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
23	Tom Brewster	M	36:23
25	Breton Holdsworth	V40	36:27
44	Jacob Watson	M	38:13
45	Kevin Davies	V50	38:16
48	George Pier	U20	38:30
58	Dave Motley	M	39:07
68	Richard Stevenson	M	39:49
73	Carl Helliwell	M	40:16
82	Jonathon Pye	M	40:58
91	Alex Cran	V40	41:32
96	Michael Hogan	V40	41:50
129	John Wilcock	V50	43:50
138	Peter Booth	V60	45:09
142	Andy Quinn	V40	45:13
145	Jeffrey Pickup	V60	45:18
159	Peter Browning	V50	47:07
162	David Scott	V70	47:31
170	Dugald McCallum	V60	48:42
190	Ted Orrell	V70	54:04
195	Robert Hirst	V60	57:00

Team Placings

Vet Over 40 Team Placings

Vet Over 50 Team Placings

Team ‘A’ – 3^rd K Davies | J Wilcock | P Booth
Team ‘B’ – 8^th J Pickup | P Browning | D Scott

Vet Over 60 Team Placings

1^st – P Booth | J Pickup | D Scott

Full Results

Late Results – Sidney & Andy’s Birthday 5k 7 February

A 5k trail/reservoir race in Rochdale. Well done to our 3 club members who were all first in their respective age categories.

Pos	Name	Cat	Club	Time
34	Yvonne Wickham	FV50	Clayton le Moors Harriers	29.08
37	J. McGuire	MV55	Clayton le Moors Harriers	30.17
38	R. Hill	MV75	Clayton le Moors Harriers	31.43

Full Results

Valentines Day 10K – 14 & 15 February

Two races one on each day. Just one Clayton-le-Moors Harrier spotted in the results and that was Alan Clarkson. He came 36th in a field of 127 runners in a time of 43:47 on the Sunday race day.

Full Results

Anglezarke Amble 14 February

A handful of club members took part in this LDWA organised event. You can choose between a 16 or 24 mile route around the West Pennine Moors, taking in Rivington Pike, Winter Hill and Great Hill; the longer route extending to Entwistle and Darwen Tower.

We started from the Village Hall in Rivington, and began the steep climb up to Rivington Pike with a slight respite before climbing again to the TV mast station at the top of Winter Hill. A fast and furious descent down followed before heading up and across the boggy moors to Entwistle. Resisting the urge to stop at the Strawberry Duck pub (and it was very tempting!) we continued climbing gradually to cross the A666 and head back across the moors to Darwen Tower. It was very murky and seemed to go on forever. Visibility was very poor and it was a shock to suddenly see the famous tower looming out of the mist. The murk continued all the way down into Tockholes just before the final big climb up Great Hill.

Adrienne Olszewska almost at the top of Great Hill on the Anglezarke Amble

Feeling a bit weary now, I was grateful to be dragged up by Nick Olszewski and before too long it was down to White Coppice. It’s a steady trot back to Rivington from here alongside the lovely Anglezarke Reservoir.

This event is organised by associate club member Stan Bradshaw (not he of the eponymous race but same name!) and he had this to say;

“There were 107 runners entered along with 267 walkers. As for Clayton members (I’m a geriatric associate member these days) I only know the ones who did the longer fell races back in the late 70’s to the early 90’s. I know Wendy Dodds, of course, and I recognised your Clayton hat and top. Other than that there was one very illustrious Clayton lady from the past taking part and that was Anne-Marie Grindley. She was doing the event with her friend, wife of ex Clayton member Harry Ball. They were being supported en route by Anne-Marie’s husband, the highly regarded in the Harriers, Will Grindley and Harry. Anne-Marie was only the second lady to complete the Bob Graham Round. We would be pleased to see you again next year along with a few more fellow Claytoners.”

Ivan Whigham also took part as well as Nicholas Olszewski and Adrienne Olszewska.

Parbold Hill Race 14 February

A classic race. Approx 6.75 miles Multi Terrain. Just one member at this race. V70 John Francis who finished in a time of 01:29:40.

Full Results

Windy Hill Fell Race – 14 February

Windy Hill Fell Race is a fast fell race run on good visible paths, rolling hills and has one memorable climb. All this takes place on the Pennine moors where the views of Hollingworth Lake and landmarks further afield are stunning. The route takes on the Old Roman Road at Blackstone Hedge, passes Windy Hill and descends quickly to finish where it started at the back of Hollingworth Lake (Rakewood).

This was a great race for Christopher Holdsworth who fininished in 4th place with a time of 59:06 bettering his 37th place in last year’s race by just shy of 10 minutes. A brilliant result. Here’s his report;

“Having got lost in this race in 2014, I had a 12-month long grudge to rectify last years mistakes. Having said that, an injury set back in the previous weeks wasn’t great preparation, though I thoroughly enjoyed the race last year and didn’t want to miss out.

The weather and conditions underfoot were much worse this year than the previous, which made it a difficult race over the tops. It was made all the more treacherous in my attempts to keep up with Calder Vally’s Ben Mounsey, who well and truly schooled us all.
Weary lungs and legs meant I couldn’t hold on to 3rd place, relinquishing it after the 7 mile marker – though at least no extra miles this year! “

Christopher Holdsworth at the Windy Hill Fell Race. Photo by www.woodentops.org.uk

Also putting in some great performances were Neil Hardiman, Ryan Wilkinson and Michael O’Donnell.

Neil Hardiman and Ryan Wilkinson at the Windy Hill Fell Race. Photo by www.woodentops.org.uk

Michael O’Donnell at the Windy Hill Fell Race. Photo by www.woodentops.org.uk

Our sole lady competitor was Barbara Savage who finished in a time of 1:31:06

Barbara Savage at the Windy Hill Fell Race. Photo by www.woodentops.org.uk

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
4	Chistopher Holdsworth	M	00:59:06
18	Neil Hardiman	M45	01:06:04
29	Ryan Wilkinson	M	01:08:02
48	Michael O’Donnell	M40	01:11:19
181	Barbara Savage	F50	01:31:06

Full Results

Run Mount Juliet – 14 February

Cross country captain, Irene Roche, was away and had to miss the mid lancs cross country fixture. She still managed to race along with John Roche, Vicky Heys and Angela Shian. They all took part in the Run Mount Juliet 10K in Ireland in a field of 389. Irene described the race as; “Lovely scenery, course hilly – quite similar to the Blackburn Winter Warmer”

Well done all of you

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
9	John Roche	M50	41:33
36	Vicky Heys	F40	47:29
41	Irene Roche	F50	47:40
81	Angela Shian	F	50:58

Full Results

Calder Vale Muddy Shoes Race 15 February

Described as an off road run, walk or crawl with a choice of 5 or 11 mile routes mainly on tracks and fields with a promise of lots of mud.

Jason Pier, George Pier, Andy Bradley and Gary Moore at the Muddy Shoes Race.

Jason Pier reports:

“Myself and George Pier along with Andy Bradley and good friend of Clayton, Gary Moore, took part in the Calder Vale Muddy Shoes 11 mile race run over trails and farmland. Running in teams of two and armed with a race map George and Andy soon got away with the lead group on the steady climb up onto the farmland with Jason and Gary not too far behind. Not content with the 11 miles George and Andy along with the leaders decided to take a wrong turn which resulted in them going more than a mile out of their way. A real shame really because without the detour they’d have been amongst the first few to finish. They put in a great effort to make up for lost time, catching and overtaking Jason and Gary in the last mile. This is a great event suitable for all abilities. You get the lot, mud, pie and peas, mud, medal and goody bag oh and more mud. Can certainly recommend this race.”

Well done guys sounds like good muddy fun!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
24	George Pier	M	01:34:45
26	Andrew Bradley	MV45	01:35:01
30	Jason Pier	MV45	01:35:47

Full Results

Carnethy 5 – 15th February

Jack Holt was our sole representative at this Scottish race. The race starts near Silverburn village, 10 miles SW of Edinburgh in Scotland. The course is approximately six miles with 2500 feet of ascent, covering five tops in the Pentland Hills to be run in the following sequence: Scald Law (1899′), South Black Hill (1840′), East Kip (1750′), West Kip (1806′), and returning via the Howe (900′) to Carnethy (1890′) – starting and finishing at the Old Kirk Road (900′).

Jack Holt at the Carnethy 5. Photo by Cammy Scott

515 runners took part in this event and Jack Holt finished in 182nd place with at time of 01:11:10. He was 2nd V60 male.

Full Results

parkrun roundup

Lots of PBs for our members this week with some excellent runs from our junior members at the Burnley parkrun. Jackson McKay came in 10th place with a new PB of exactly 20 minutes. His younger brother, Joshua also had a great run and new PB. Well done to the Jackson brothers and all of our parkrunners.

Bolton parkrun – A total of 298 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
298	Julia RUSHTON	00:48:30

Burnley parkrun – A total of 236 runners took part.

Annabel Wilcock earning a new PB at Burnley parkrun

Position	Position	parkrunner	Run Time
8	Matthew DUCKWORTH	00:19:58
10	Jackson MCKAY	00:20:00	New PB!
16	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:21:06
26	Alan CLARKSON	00:22:04
28	Adam STEVENSON	00:22:14	New PB!
29	Richard STEVENSON	00:22:14
31	Stephen WHITE	00:22:27
50	Martin BRADY	00:23:47
69	Andrew TAYLOR	00:25:05
72	Donna SCOTT	00:25:19
94	Annabel WILCOCK	00:26:31	New PB!
95	John WILCOCK	00:26:31
97	Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON	00:26:37	New PB!
101	Ron CHAPPELL	00:26:49
111	Jackie KERSHAW	00:27:21
117	Joshua MCKAY	00:27:34	New PB!
130	Lucy STEVENSON	00:28:13
131	Julie TOMAN	00:28:14
135	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	00:28:42
136	Richard LAWSON	00:28:43
138	Stuart BARKER	00:28:53
146	Bianca BENNETT	00:29:24	New PB!
156	Jack MCGUIRE	00:30:09
184	Rachel STEVENSON	00:31:54
212	Kathleen GARNETT	00:35:14	New PB!
229	Valerie LAWSON	00:38:24

Pendle parkrun – A total of 55 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Paul BRANNON	00:20:46
3	John HARTLEY	00:20:58
6	Susan BURNS	00:21:55
17	Barry MITCHELL	00:24:56	New PB!
47	Paul HESKETH	00:37:29

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 129 runners took part

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
82	Eileen JONES	00:30:55

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Wadsworth Trog, Winter Warmer 10k and the rest of the week’s action

You’ve been trogging in Yorkshire, ripping along in Licolnshire, orienteering, cross country running and foggy winter road racing. Vets, seniors, juniors and lots of new faces all getting stuck in and representing their club with gusto. Just another busy weekend for Team Clayton.

The Rauceby Ripper – Saturday 7 February

The Rauceby Ripper is an 8½ ~ 9 mile (approximately) multi-terrain course, over trail, edges of fields and some road sections. Starting within the grounds of Rauceby Hall, Lincolnshire and finishing in South Rauceby near to the Village Hall. The route takes competitors over public and private land and through one of the most beautiful estates in the County.

Breton Holdsworth leading the way at the Rauceby Ripper

Breton Holdsworth was our sole representative at this event which he won. Again! He said; “1st place at the Rauceby Ripper and kept my title. It was a slightly longer course this year. Unbelievable mud in places very sticky and heavy. Brilliant, loved it, led from the start.”

Full Results

The Wadsworth Trog – Saturday 7 February

A classic,long route to start the season. 19.25 miles (31km) with a climb of 3650ft (1110m). 9 Harriers took part; 8 men and 1 lady.

Nick Roscoe and John Wilcock at the Wadsworth Trog

Paul Hesketh was the first of our men, finishing in 21st position just over the 3 hour mark with a time of 3:03:10. Not far behind him were Andrew Armstrong and Martin Terry. Nicholas Olszewski came in at the 3:30 mark and the rest (Nigel Hodson, John Wilcock and Nicholas Roscoe) trogged in together a short while after. Our sole lady, Vicky Heys finished just over the 4 hour mark having valiantly helped coax her injured race buddy around the course.

Full Results

Lancashire Schools Cross Country Championships, Witton Park – Saturday 7 February

Our juniors continue to perform outstandingly, with many of our junior members representing Blackburn, Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle School teams at the Lancashire Schools Cross Country Championships. It was near perfect conditions; sunny, no frost and not a sniff of wind.

Boys Events

Tom Bradley finished in 18th place in the Junior Boys race and was first counter in the 7th place Burnley team. Curtis Holt, Ryan Clark, and Alexander Townrow all ran in the Inter Boys race for Pendle, Burnley and Blackburn respectively. Curtis and Ryan both counters for their team places.

Girls Events

Our excellent U-13 girls team were out in force representing a cross section of East Lancashire teams in the Year 7, Junior and Inter Girls races.

In the Year 7 girls race, Millie Stubbs had a great run finishing in 10th place, Liberty Thompson finished 19th and Natasha Olszewska finished in 65th place. Millie was second counter in the 2nd place Hyndburn team, and Liberty was first counter in the Burnley Team. Well done girls!

Liberty Thompson representing Burnley Schools but still sporting her tangerine bow.

Fellow U-13 teammate, Briony Holt, was running in the Junior Girls race. She ran really well in a tough field finishing in 3rd place and first counter for the 7th place Pendle Team. Another fine performance from Briony.

Alice Pier finished in 14th place in the Senior Girls race but no team placing as there were not enough counters.

Results not yet available online.

PFO Spring Intro Series – Witton Park

Witton Park was the 3rd in the Pendle Forest Orienteers’ Intro Series. The wide open spaces of Witton made much of the navigation easy, except when delving into the surrounding woodland. There were a range of courses on offer to suit everyone from complete beginners to experienced orienteers.

Three club members and one junior took part in this event. Colin Woolford was 5th in the Green course. In the Orange course, Junior member Christopher Brown was second and Adrienne Olszewska was third. Mark Nutter was first on the tough Green Technical course.

Full Results

Next event is at Nick O’Pendle on 28th February.

King Henry VIII Cross Country – 4 February

Ellie Root ran in the King Henry VIII’s XC in Coventry which is a national event where schools enter a team of four girls or six boys to complete a 2.3-mile relay course. 504 girls and boys took part. In her team of 4 Ellie, who was one of the youngest competitors in the field, ran the 1st leg and secured the fastest team time of 16.06 over 3.6k. It was a muddy, undulating course-spikes not allowed but Ellie enjoyed the experience and put all her Clayton training to good use.

Well done Ellie

Winter Warmer 10K – Sunday 8 February

The Winter Warmer 10K is a scenic course which starts and finishes on the athletics track at Witton Park and takes in the stunning scenery over Pleasington. However, the stunning scenery wasn’t much in evidence on the day due to thick fog throughout the morning making it more of a February Fogger! This was no deterrent to our hardy club members of course, and there was a fabulous turnout of 46 members at this event ranging in ages from 5 years old to over 70! 31 members took part in the 10K and 15 juniors took part in the 2k.

This race is the first race in our annual club road championship so it was great to see so many faces new and old getting stuck in.

Junior Race

We had a good turnout of juniors for this race with some of them having taken part in the Lancashire Schools Cross Country the day before. There were 239 runners overall. We had 5 top twenty finishers and some fine performances.

Jackson McKay first Clayton Junior and first in his age group

Jackson McKay had a great race finishing in 8th place and first in his age category. Liberty Thompson was first finisher in her age group closely followed by Natasha Olszewska.

L-R Natasha Olszewska, Keira Stevenson, Liberty Thompson and Lucy Stevenson

Team Stevenson were out in force and all four of them beat their times from last year’s race. “Fast” Alice Pier was our first girl home, third girl finisher in the race and thirteenth finisher overall in the race. Sophie Ashcroft put in a fantastic run finishing sixth girl and nineteenth overall. Imogen Ferguson ran her first race for the club and had a great time. Let’s hope it’s the first of many.

New Junior Member Imogen Ferguson in her first club race.

There were solid performances from Dexta Thompson, Joshua McKay, Kady Thompson and Millie MacCabe. Another well done to our youngest member in the race, Emily Johnson, for an excellent first race – she put in a very assured performance for her age.

Youngest Clayton Junior, Emily Johnson, encouraged by junior coach (and grandma) Marion Wilkinson

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
8	Jackson McKay	M10	07:36
13	Alice Pier	F14	08:06
16	Dexta Thompson	M9	08:15
19	Sophie Ashworth	F11	08:33
20	Adam Stevenson	M12	08:34
29	Liberty Tompson	F12	09:09
35	Natasha Olszewska	F12	09:31
46	Imogen Ferguson	F9	10:02
48	Joshua McKay	M7	10:07
54	Keira Stevenson	F10	10:18
63	Lucy Stevenson	F13	10:48
98	Rachel Stephenson	F8	11:52
145	Kady Thompson	F8	13:05
158	Millie MacCabe	F8	13:35
222	Emily Johnson	F5	16:01

Full Junior Results

Senior 10K Race

Youngest Harrier Ryan Clarke alongside oldest Harrier David Scott. Martin Brady and Andy Quinn also visible

Four of our junior members were able to take part in the senior race; Jordan McDonald, George Pier, Ryan Clarke and Bethany Quinn. All four of them put in fantastic performances; a top twenty finish for Jordan and good times for George and Ryan. Bethany said, “Really enjoyed the course and a great atmosphere all the way around. Surprised myself and ran better than anticipated for my first 10k. I’m sure there will be more to come!”

There were also some good results for our vet runners.1st F55 for Irene Roche, 1st M70 for David Scott , 2nd M55 for John Hartley, 2nd M60 for Stephen Biscomb, 3rd F45 for Nerina Gill, 3rd F50 for Julia Rushton.

Road Captain, Tom Brewster, had a great race finishing in fifth place and Jacob Watson wasn’t far behind him finishing in 9th place.

Road Captain Tom Brewster at the start of the Winter Warmer 10k

Tom Brewster’s Report

“With the Blackburn Winter Warmer being the first fixture in the club’s Road Championship I felt this would be a fitting “comeback” race after spending 7 months away from competitive racing due to injury – as road captain I was pleased to see a healthy number of road enthusiasts turn out despite the chilly conditions; 31 Clayton Harriers in total with the Women outnumbering Men 18 to 13!

After a steady warm-up I joined the 477 other runners on the start line in the freezing fog, willing the clock to count down to the race start quicker so we could head off and attempt to generate some heat! Just after 11am we were off, starting with two laps round the Witton Park track and then out onto the road, facing the monster first climb I tried to think less about the runners I was passing and more about my pacing to make sure I had something to keep me going on the long slog after the hill.

As the terrain levelled off I was surprised to find myself battling for 5^thplace, after such a long period of injury I wasn’t expecting to be anywhere near the front of the pack so dug deep and resolved not to allow the chasing pack, including Trawden AC’s “Quick Nick” Gaskell to get too close.

All the way on top of the course I had a fantastic to-and-fro battle, regularly switching places with Lee Parrington (unattached) and on the run along the river he had just managed to edge me by 10 seconds or so; with him still within reach as we came into the park itself I steeled myself, feeling strong and given some words of encouragement by Garry Wilkinson was able to pull out a sprint finish, claim back 5^th place in 35:33 which left me very happy with my result and with what hopefully is a return to form.

Making my way back to the entrance of the running track to cheer on the incoming runners I realised the freezing fog had still not abated, stood there in just a vest and shorts made me envious of those sporting the newest Club fashion item, colour co-ordinated hats!

Overall a fantastic event, brilliant to see so many Clayton Harriers out at a local race and to see so many reaping the benefits of a hard winter of training”

Nat Harrison was the first Clayton Lady, finishing in 127th place and 8th lady overall in the race. Well done Nat, great to see you recovered from injury and flying round! Here’s her report:

“So the 10k winter warmer began twice round Witton park athletics track followed by the steepest incline that seemed never ending up Buncer Lane. The fog kept a chill in the air as the country lanes seemed to level out. Runners seemed to speed up at this point and lots of descents meant it was all about speed! One more incline around mile four seemed to slow people down before a trail run back through the park. Footballers, dog walkers and cyclists cheered us on as the 400metre sign came into sight. One final spurt along a quarter of the race track saw the race to close. And thank goodness !”

Natalie Harrison sprinting towards the finish

We had a number of ladies running in the Clayton Vest for the first time today and here’s what some of them had to say:

Resplendent Clayton Ladies. L-R Sarah Angelone, Adrienne Olszewska, Natalie Harrison, Michelle Butschok, Helen Burnett, Amanda Duffy, Rachel Todd and Leanne Cottam

Sharon Wilson – “I fell over, thought I wouldn’t be able to carry on but I did it and even managed to overtake the people that overtook me – best feeling ever. It was my first Race as a Clayton-le-Moors Harrier and it felt great being part of a team. Couldn’t be in a better team, thanks for all the support.”

Leanne Cottam – “It was a very challenging course and I was nearly sick a couple of times on them hills. But, it was a great atmosphere and I loved everyone shouting “Come on Clayton”. I am enjoying being part of a great team. xxx”

Nerina Gill – “Great race today! Wasn’t sure about running in freezing fog in a vest and shorts, but was glad I did, cos my buff came off as I left the track! Third time doing the Winter Warmer, but first race as a Clayton Harrier. It was my best time on this course by over three minutes, and only my second 10k under 50, so I was very happy with that. All thanks to Julia Rushton pushing me all the way”

Stephanie Hawke – ” Great atmosphere, enthusiastic race marshals, gruelling hills, and loads of “Come on Clayton” encouragement. Finished to samba beats with frost in my hair. PB to boot!”

Pos	Forename	Surname	Cat	ChipTime
5	Thomas	Brewster	MS	00:35:32
9	Jake	Watson	MS	00:36:53
16	Jordan	McDonald	MJ	00:38:33
30	George	Pier	MJ	00:40:16
31	John	Hartley	M55	00:40:20
53	Ryan	Clarke	MJ	00:42:18
64	Chris	Funnell	M45	00:43:06
68	Andy	Bradley	M45	00:43:10
78	Stephen	Biscomb	M60	00:43:51
97	Andy	Quinn	M40	00:45:07
127	Natalie	Harrison	FS	00:46:40
146	Martin	Brady	M50	00:47:45
149	Irene	Roche	F55	00:47:47
166	David	Scott	M70	00:48:43
175	Sarah	Angelone	FS	00:48:47
196	Julia	Rushton	F50	00:49:47
197	Nerina	Gill	F45	00:49:49
206	Amanda	Duffy	F35	00:50:48
225	Bryan	Searby	M40	00:51:59
226	Tanya	Bunkham	FS	00:51:40
235	Stephanie	Hawke	F35	00:52:34
247	Bethany	Quinn	FJ	00:53:23
251	Helen	Burnett	F40	00:53:30
255	Jackie	Kershaw	F40	00:53:34
261	Leanne	Cottam	FS	00:54:08
270	Rachel	Todd	F40	00:54:46
275	Elouise Sylkie	Pemberton	FS	00:54:52
294	Adrienne	Olszewska	F45	00:56:09
310	Michelle	Butschok	F40	00:56:52
375	Nicola	Kay	FS	01:01:48
455	Sharon	Wilson	F35	01:13:20

Parkrun roundup

Well done to all of our parkrunners this weekend. A paced event at Burnley led to a number of PBs for our club members. Congratulations to Jonathon Pye for a first place as well as a new PB. Congratulations to Richard Stevenson who also earned a first place and PB at the Pendle parkrun.

Bolton parkrun – a total of 335 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
335	Julia RUSHTON	00:47:50	Sweeper

Burnley parkrun a total of 197 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
1	Jonathan PYE	00:17:45	New PB!
12	Susan BURNS	00:20:06	New PB!
14	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:20:28	New PB!
26	Alan CLARKSON	00:21:42
31	Kieron MITCHELL	00:22:01
33	Andy QUINN	00:22:15
47	Martin BRADY	00:22:59
60	Simon WILSHAW	00:23:48
69	Andrew TAYLOR	00:24:39	New PB!
71	Richard LAWSON	00:24:42
91	Lennon JACKSON	00:26:06	First Timer!
94	Sophie ASHWORTH	00:26:16
97	Ron CHAPPELL	00:26:38
100	Robert HIRST	00:26:44
114	Julie TOMAN	00:27:42
124	Stuart BARKER	00:28:51
145	Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON	00:30:47
185	Valerie LAWSON	00:39:34

Pendle parkrun – a total of 47 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
1	Richard STEVENSON	00:20:06	New PB!
2	John HARTLEY	00:20:48
29	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	00:30:35
37	Christine LEATHLEY	00:33:42

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – a total of 139 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
91	Eileen JONES	00:30:43

Club Road Championship

Well done to everyone who took part in the Winter Warmer 10K. This was the first race of our Club Road Championship and the standings have been updated accordingly.

Road Championship Standings

Coming up

Mid Lancs Cross Country Fixtures

There are just two Mid Lancs XC races to go and we are hoping for an “all out” presence at both venues. Particularly for Blackpool, as it’s the last available XC if members have chosen to support the fell champs at the time of the Lancaster race. The ladies team behind us are only one point shy to catch up so it’s vital we rally up support from club members to take part in any the remaining races and help us gain promotion to division one.

It’s not too late to join in and run for your club! You can contact Our Cross Country Captain, Irene Roche, for more information.

Information about the remaining fixtures can be found in the link below.

Mid Lancs XC Information

Tangerine Training Night – Tuesday 24th February 6.30pm

The future’s bright at Clayton Le Moors Harriers and to celebrate the plan is to turn up wearing a tangerine hoodie or something similar in bright orange. It would also be a fantastic milestone to break the attendance record set at 60 people.

Tangerine Training Night Flyer

Club Presentation Night – 21st March

Don’t forget to get yourself a ticket to the hottest awards night of the year. Our annual presentation night will definitely be THE place to be.

Tickets are available now from Marie Greenwood 01254 237485 or email mgreenwood1969@outlook.com

ByAdrienne Olszewska

It’s oh so quiet

It’s oh so quiet, it oh so still. You’re all alone, and so peaceful until… you dig a bit deeper and find that, as always, our members are out and about! This weekend may have been short on events but you still managed to take part in some fell racing, some orienteering, some parkrunning, learning navigational skills, and quite a bit of reccying and training for upcoming events, such as the Winter Warmer 10K, the Fellsman and the Haworth Hobble. You are a busy bunch!

Pendle Forest Orienteers – Spring Series

Billington Woods and Sunnybank – Saturday 31^st January

The weather turned out to be far better than predicted, with no fresh snow, no icy roads and temperatures above forecast, which rendered all areas very wet and boggy. This is quite a small area (on average 500m x 1.5k), though steep in places, so legs were short with much doubling back to achieve length. By all accounts everyone enjoyed the challenge, especially competitors on the Technical course (brown, blue and selected black features) who lamented the lack of paths and green features. Some interesting mistakes were reported.

One leg 12 to 13 on Technical was a stinker! Competitors were confronted with a steep uphill leg through a tightly packed gorse thicket of unknown extent.

Three of our club members took part. Junior member Christopher Brown took part in the Orange course finishing in 7^th place overall in a mix of junior and senior orienteers. Colin Woolford came second in the light green course in a time of 62:28. Mark Nutter was 7^th in the technical course. Well done to everyone that took part.

Full Results

Birkrigg Common Fell Races – Sunday 1^st February

Birkrigg Common, nr Ulverston. This race is one for the speed merchants. It’s short, firm under foot and relatively flat. The race starts with a stampede across the common and a brief, runnable climb up to the prehistoric stone circle on top of the hill. A gradual descent gives you the chance to increase your stride length and feel the wind in your hair. Then it’s the long haul back up to the top and back down again, around, over the top, and the finish is in sight. Watch out for some epic battles on the descent. A real treat for spectators here with spectacular views across Morecambe Bay.

We are awaiting results for this race but I understand that junior members Briony and Curtis Holt both took part in the junior races. Curtis finished in 6^th or 7^th place in the U-17s and Briony came 2^nd in the U-14s race. They report good weather conditions, if a bit chilly at times.

Wendy Dodds and Jean Brown took part in the seniors race.

Results to follow

Club competitions

Cross Country Palladium

In the Cross Country Palladium Competition members receive points for competing in any cross country race held in the UK in the period 1st September 2014 to 7th March 2015.

Vicky Heys is currently leading the ladies competition. Will she retain the lead? It’s all still to run for with Angela Shian and Sarah Helliwell not too far behind!

Carl Helliwell has a comfortable lead in the mens competition after putting in great performances at 9 events. Will he keep this advantage ahead over the remaining fixtures?

Current Standings are Here

Senior Runner of the Month

Congratulations to John Hartley for his great category win at the Ribble Valley 10K.
John wins a free treatment at Physiofusion.

Parkrun roundup

Well done to all of our parkrunners. One or two PBs and some top ten finishes for our members this week.

Bolton parkrun – A total of 268 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
71	Julia RUSHTON	00:24:50

Burnley parkrun – A total of 172 runners took part.

Spanning the generations, Emily Johnson (age 5) helping the older Clayton Harrier get the miles in for the 10k Winter Warmer at Burnley parkrun

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	Jonathan PYE	00:18:17
4	Jacob WATSON	00:18:33
9	Sean CLARE	00:20:07
17	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:21:27
19	John WILCOCK	00:21:39
43	Angela SHIAN	00:24:11
46	Dawn TERRY	00:24:24
67	Donna SCOTT	00:26:01
72	Robert HIRST	00:26:30
88	Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON	00:27:27
93	Ron CHAPPELL	00:27:58
101	Keira STEVENSON	00:28:22
102	Julie TOMAN	00:28:26
114	Lucy STEVENSON	00:29:31
126	Stuart BARKER	00:31:19
134	Rachel STEVENSON	00:32:34
148	Adam STEVENSON	00:36:09

Pendle parkrun – A total of 63 runners took part.

Position	Parkrunner	Run Time
2	John HARTLEY	00:22:04
7	Susan BURNS	00:22:50
19	Barry MITCHELL	00:25:28
23	Martin BRADY	00:26:23
56	Christine LEATHLEY	00:36:33

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 135 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
93	Eileen JONES	00:31:35

Your Club Needs You!

Mid Lancs Cross Country

Calling all Ladies and Men! To secure promotion from Division 2 for both our Senior Ladies and Senior Men’s teams we need you at Blackpool Mid Lancs XC on Saturday 14th February!!

The Senior Ladies are currently 2nd with 3rd placed Lytham just one point behind. In the Senior Men’s Division 2 Blackburn are likely to achieve 1st overall, so we need to make sure of 2nd.

Only the top two teams in each division get promoted. The best four fixtures count, and as the last Mid Lancs on 7th March is on the same day as Flower Scar we need to get our promotions in the bag at Blackpool!

Volunteering

Do you know that Clayton Harriers will organise at least 10 running events this year, including the British Hill and Fell Relay Championships? Our Race Promotions Coordinator, Mike Eddleston, is appealling for all Clayton members to ease the pressure on our race organisers by committing to help at a minimum of one club event per year.

If you are interested, take a look at this months Newsletter for details of how to go about volunteering.

DOnt’t Forget

To get your tckets for the event of the year, our club Presentation Night, on 21st March

Tickets are available now from Marie Greenwood 01254 237485 or email mgreenwood1969@outlook.com

Category Archive Other News

Caldervale 10 – 3 April

Pendle Fell Race – 4 April

Junior Races

Guiseley Gallop – 5 Sunday

Rivington Pike Fell Race – 4 April

Wollaton Park Easter 10k and 2k Runs – 6 April

Hollingworth Lake 5k and Golden Mile – 6 April

Golden Mile Fun Run

Parkrun roundup

Club Road Palladium – Latest Standings

Runners of the Month

Kit Manager

Northern Road Relays – 28 March

Errwood Hall Junior Fell Running Championships – 28 March

Boulsworth Bog – 28 March

Ron Hill 10K – 29 March

Padiham Junior Aquathlon – 29 March

Vitality Liverpool Half Marathon

Parkrun roundup

Other Race News

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Trimpell 20 Mile Race – 22 March

Coniston 14 – Saturday 21 March

Goal-den-Girls Women’s Only 10K – Sunday 22 March

Heptonstall Fell Race – Sunday 22 March

Rivock Edge Fell Race – Sunday 22 March

Canalathon – 22 March

Wilmslow Half Marathon – 22 March

Garstang Gallop – 22 March

Two Crosses Circuit – Sunday 22 March

Parkrun roundup

Navigation training – call for leaders!

Calderdale Way Relay – Team Lineups

And Finally…

Mid Lancs Cross Country League – Lancaster 7 March

Cross-Country Inter-Counties Championships – 7 March

Flower Scar Fell Race – 7 March

Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round – 8 March

Roddlesworth Roller – 8 March

Daffodil Doddle – 8 March

Trafford 10k – 8 March

Parkrun Roundup

Junior Cross County Presentations – 5 March

Coming up

Pendle Primary Schools Cross Country Championship – 26th February

Red Rose Cross Country League Presentation Night

Midgley Moor Fell Race – 28th February

PFO Orienteering Spring Series – Nick of Pendle – 28th February

High Cup Fell Race 2015 – 28th February

Trotters 5

Harden Trail Race – 1st March

Haweswater Half Marathon – 1st March

Stanley Park 10k Day 2 – 1st March

Parkrun roundup

Coming up

Mr Sparkle’s Dark ‘Un – 20th February 2015

English National Cross Country Championships – 21st February

Bleasedale Circle Fell Race – 21st February

Loughrigg-Silver Howe Race – 22nd February

Sedburgh School Fell Race – 22nd February

Ilkley Moor Fell Race – 22nd February

The Terry Nortley 10 Mile Multi Terrain Race – 22nd February

Peeler’s Hike – 22nd February

Trailblazer 12 Charity Challenge – 22nd February

Other News

And finally…

Mid Lancs League Cross Country – Blackpool

Late Results – Sidney & Andy’s Birthday 5k 7 February

Valentines Day 10K – 14 & 15 February

Anglezarke Amble 14 February

Parbold Hill Race 14 February

Windy Hill Fell Race – 14 February

Run Mount Juliet – 14 February

Calder Vale Muddy Shoes Race 15 February

Carnethy 5 – 15th February

parkrun roundup

The Rauceby Ripper – Saturday 7 February

The Wadsworth Trog – Saturday 7 February

Lancashire Schools Cross Country Championships, Witton Park – Saturday 7 February

Mr Sparkle’s Dark ‘Un – 20^th February 2015

English National Cross Country Championships – 21^st February

Bleasedale Circle Fell Race – 21^st February

Loughrigg-Silver Howe Race – 22^nd February

Sedburgh School Fell Race – 22^nd February

Ilkley Moor Fell Race – 22^nd February

The Terry Nortley 10 Mile Multi Terrain Race – 22^nd February

Peeler’s Hike – 22^nd February

Trailblazer 12 Charity Challenge – 22^nd February

Birkrigg Common Fell Races – Sunday 1^st February