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ByDave Motley

I would walk 100 miles and the best of the rest…..

Another busy week and a treat for you as I’m the guest editor of the weekly roundup (just hope I do it justice). The week started with the 1st of the Clayton Summer series races .

The Ogden Valley round a tough 6.2miler was won by Jacob Boyle with Paul Hesketh not to far behind, and guest Joshua Boyle in 3rd. In the more important guess the time competition Ralph Baines took the prize being only 9 seconds out (you sure you didn’t wear a watch Ralph??). There were 23 runners in total. Full results are here.

 

Horwich Jubilee Street Races

The jubilee street race is part of a series of races over the summer which is run over a competitive five mile undulating course through picturesque Rivington. Race 1 in the series saw ‘Super Ted’ (Ted Orrell) as the only Clayton senior competitor finishing in 102nd place in a time of 41:16. Full results are here.

In the junior event we had Team Thompson out in force with a number of the other young harriers running the one mile course, Dexta Thompson was the 1st harrier to come over the line in 23rd place (4th U11). Full Results are here.

23. Dexta Thompson U11   6:08

29. Liberty Thompson U13  6:26

32. Jenson Bentham U9 6:29

36. Sophie Ashworth U13 6:37

69. Kady Thompson U9 8:13

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Blackstone Edge Fell Race

Blackstone edge a very tough 3.5miler from Littleborough had 3 members taking part. Full results are here.

1. Danny Hope (Horwich Harriers) 30:24

45. Alex Braysford (V40) 39:30

70. Keith Thompson (V60) 41:53

109. Linda Lord (V65) 47:06

 

Cautley Horseshoe Fell Race

Cautley Horseshoe with its steep and sharp climbs over 4.7 mile of some of this area toughest hills had Wendy Dodds taking part as our sole Clayton runner finishing the race in 69:44. Full results are here.

 

John Carr 5k Series.

Jonny McKenna was out again in this midweek 5k running in the 3rd race of this super fast 5k series. He finished in 8th place in a time of 16:17. Full results are here.

 

Burnley Lions 10K Race

Friday night saw the 4th race of the Pendle and Burnley grandprix with a 2 lap 10k around the outskirts of Colne. The race part of the club road championship series was full of the Clayton tangerine.

The overall race was won by Mark Hartley of Barlick but as you can see below our runners were hot on his heels. Full results are here.

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Jonny McKenna – Chasing them down courtesy of David Belshaw

3 69 Jonny McKenna M Clayton Harriers 35.30
5 199 Jordon McDonald MJ Clayton Harriers 36.53
6 201 Andrew Stubbs M45 Clayton Harriers 36.59
9 146 Jacob Watson M Clayton Harriers 38.00
11 203 Russ Clarke M Clayton Harriers 38.21
13 192 Kevin Davis M50 Clayton Harriers 38.38
14 107 Jonathan Pye M Clayton Harriers 38.42
15 162 Richard Stevenson M Clayton Harriers 38.50
16 52 Matthew Duckworth M Clayton Harriers 38.55
23 86 Paul Hesketh M50 Clayton Harriers 39.44
26 193 Carl Helliwell M Clayton Harriers 40.04
30 87 John Hartley M55 Clayton Harriers 40.27
32 47 Michael O Donnell M40 Clayton Harriers 40.46
33 184 Richard Briscoe M Clayton Harriers 40.56
36 65 John Roche M55 Clayton Harriers 41.30
37 93 Chris Funnell M45 Clayton Harriers 41.49
41 147 Chris Snell M Clayton Harriers 42.16
44 133 Nick Roscoe M45 Clayton Harriers 42.33
45 40 Stephen Ainsworth M55 Clayton Harriers 42.40
47 79 Neil Garnett M50 Clayton Harriers 42.46
53 179 John Wilcock M50 Clayton Harriers 43.15
54 175 Andrew Payne M Clayton Harriers 43.25
56 111 Gary Balmer M45 Clayton Harriers 43.32
58 211 Sean Clare M50 Clayton Harriers 43.37
62 59 Claire Vincent F Clayton Harriers 43.51
66 183 Andy Bradley M45 Clayton Harriers 44.02
70 123 Stephen Biscomb M60 Clayton Harriers 44.27
77 108 Jeffery Pickup M60 Clayton Harriers 45.15
90 91 Andy Quinn M40 Clayton Harriers 46.19
91 76 Stephen White M60 Clayton Harriers 46.20
94 171 Stuart Proctor M Clayton Harriers 46.58
98 66 Irene Roche F55 Clayton Harriers 47.20
104 6 Martin Brady M50 Clayton Harriers 48.26
107 97 Martin Griffin M50 Clayton Harriers 48.53
109 34 David Scott M70 Clayton Harriers 49.06
111 51 Barry Mitchell M65 Clayton Harriers 49.24
115 135 Sarah Angelone F Clayton Harriers 49.59
116 137 Joanne Bennett F45 Clayton Harriers 50.00
123 198 Tanya Burnham F Clayton Harriers 50.10
130 143 Jean Knightley F55 Clayton Harriers 50.46
131 118 Donna Airey f Clayton Harriers 50.48
133 119 Andrew Taylor M55 Clayton Harriers 50.54
141 41 Rachel Todd F40 Clayton Harriers 52.14
142 57 Martin O Rourke M50 Clayton Harriers 52.15
144 67 Ted Orrell M75 Clayton Harriers 52.52
145 43 Andrew Webster M45 Clayton Harriers 52.54
148 53 Bianca Bennett F Clayton Harriers 53.09
155 7 Kath Brady F50 Clayton Harriers 53.46
158 15 Richard Lawson M70 Clayton Harriers 54.01
160 145 Elouise Pemberton F Clayton Harriers 54.10
163 136 Leanne Cottam F35 Clayton Harriers 54.31
170 22 Ian Hargreaves M50 Clayton Harriers 55.49
171 141 Ron Chappell M65 Clayton Harriers 55.50
175 173 Joanne Motley F Clayton Harriers 56.23
178 180 Natalia Suchomsua F Clayton Harriers 56.35
179 38 Stuart Baker M45 Clayton Harriers 56.38
188 29 Karin Goss F65 Clayton Harriers 58.50
206 17 Jack McGuire M55 Clayton Harriers 64.36

 10730960_972776649421351_4514007135499621351_nA number of team Clayton after the race.

 Pendle Boar Clough Fell Race

Saturday saw race 2 of the weekend of running and another race in the Fell Club Championship.  This new race was a real tester for the runners of Clayton taking you up Boar Clough past the trig before descending sharply to the bottom of the big end, then traversing across to the cart track for the 2nd major climb and then onto the fast run off the spine back to Barley.

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And there off…… courtesy of Adam Shaw

The 1st Clayton runner back taking maximum points in the club championship was Jonny McKenna?? Stewards enquiry by the fell lads, How did that happen?. Full results are here.

In the junior race we had 20 young harriers taking part with wins for Eve Waters in the U10 race and Dexta Thompson in the U14’s. Full results are here.

After the race we held a little social and prize giving in the Pendle Inn with a few of the lads celebrating their success.

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Forrest & Garry Wilkinson celebrating their joint 4th place.

Hutton Roof Crags Fell Race

A glorious summer’s day greeted 244 senior and 129 junior fell runners to Hutton Roof Crags 30th Fell Race. This race was originated by Ian Rooke, Pete Bland and Dave Bayliss with the first offical race taking place in 1985 to support the building of the new Village Hall. The event, in conjunction with the fabulous County Fair – with its famous cakes – have supported the Village Hall ever since.
The lovely weather dried up the course well, with a few muddy areas remaining under the trees, making it the fastest race since 2009, when it was an inter-counties fixture. Full results are here.

  1. Chris Whitoak 64:56
  2. Vicky Heys 74:42
  3. Angela Shian 76.08
  4. Kath Brady 86.50
  5. Michael Frost 87.01
  6. Robert Hirst 87.28
  7. John Francis 106.01

 

Helvelyn & The Dodds Fell Race

This 15mile fell race is a real beast and our sole Clayton runner was Wendy Dodds who finished the race in 98th position in a time of 3:15:46. Full results are here. 

 

Great Eccleston Scouts flat 4 miler

Lee Moore was our sole represative it this race finishing in a time of 31.15. Lee said after the race “It was a really enjoyable race”

 

Red Rose 100

Adrienne Olszewska took part in this LDWA 100 mile event (hence why I’m here today).

The route is anti-clockwise loop from the Anderton Centre on the banks of Rivington Reservoir. Some people say theres 183 stiles others 250, Adrienne lost count!!
This event looks look a really toughy with Adrienne saying the day after “This morning I am mostly cursing the fact that I live in a house with two staircases after completing the LDWA Red Rose 100 miler, a massive thank you to all the people that came out to support me” and from the look of her feet im not sure she’ll be doing it again… or will she?
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ByAdrienne Olszewska

To me, to you

Teamwork was most definitely the theme this week with absolutely loads of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers taking part in relays on the fells and the British Masters Road Relays. We’ve also been representing the county at the FRA Inter County Championships and setting the odd course record.

Mearley Clough Fell Race – 12 May

Mearley Clough Fell Race is a fast and furious local classic with 1200ft of ascent. The race starts and finishes at the Calf’s Head pub in Worston. 24 Clayton Harriers took part in this midweek race. Alan Life was the first man home in 35:07 and 13th place overall. Vicky Heys was our first lady with a time of 43:54 and 75th place overall. Dugald McCallum was first V60.

Mearley Clough

Mearley Clough Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

Pos Name Cat Time
13 Alan Life V50 35:07
29 Andrew Orr V40 38:26
35 Richard Briscoe M 38:49
37 Ivan Wigham V50 39:03
38 Chris Whiteoak M 39:16
39 Dave Naughton V50 39:32
62 Mark Nutter V50 42:19
63 Sean Clare V50 42:22
65 Dugald McCallum V60 42:29
67 Keith Thompson V60 42:36
68 Peter Browning V50 42:37
75 Vicky Heys FV40 43:54
76 Geoff Smith V40 43:58
77 Darren Rushton V40 44:12
81 Rick Moore V50 45:01
83 David Naylor V50 45:39
87 Angela Shian F 46:21
88 Andrew Firth V50 46:24
89 Colin Woolford M 46:27
93 Stephen Bury V50 46:57
103 Carol Life FV40 50:20
104 Susan Clark FV40 50:39
109 Robin Nicholson V40 51:41
111 George Thompson V60 53:11

Full Results

Wholan Nook Trail Race – 13 May 

Another fantastic turnout for this midweek race, the third in the Burnley and Pendle Grand Prix series for 2015. 57 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in a field of 150 – that’s a third of all the people running! The weather conditions were near perfect, with plenty of sunshine, a pleasant temperature and not too much wind.

Wholan Nook Trail Race

Danny Collinge leading the way at the Wholan Nook Trail Race. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Running in his first trail race, Danny Collinge was at the front of the pack for much of the race battling with Barlick Fell Runners’ Thomas Corrigan, but finally finishing in second place. Jordan McDonald also had an excellent race finishing in fourth place. Andrew Stubbs completed our hat trick of top ten finishers. Kevin Davies was first V55 and David Scott and Ted Orrell were the first V70 and V75 respectively.

Wholan Nook Trail Race

Clayton Ladies, Bianca Bennett, Leanne Cottam and Lysnsey Birtwistle at the Wholan Nook Trail Race. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Claire Vincent was the first Clayton Lady and second lady overall in the race. Alice Pier was the only junior female and put in a great performance finishing as 7th lady in the race. Irene Roche and Jean Knightley were first and second F55 and Karin Goss was first F65.

Pos Name    Cat Time
2 Danny Collinge M 32:02
4 Jordon Mcdonald MJ 32:43
7 Andrew Stubbs M45 33:28
11 Russ Clarke M 34:03
14 Richard Stevenson M 34:15
15 Jonathan Pye M 34:36
18 George Pier M 34:47
19 Kevin Davies M55 34:49
22 Paul Hesketh M50 35:01
23 Carl Helliwell M 35:13
24 Matthew Duckworth M 35:42
26 Michael O Donnell M40 35:55
29 Richard Briscoe M 36:42
32 Nick Roscoe M45 37:26
34 Chris Funnell M45 37:39
38 Chris Snell M 37:52
40 Stephen Ainsworth M55 38:03
43 Jon Hanson M 38:24
48 Andy Bradley M45 38:46
49 John Wilcock M50 38:51
51 Claire Vincent F 38:55
52 Jeffery Pickup M60 39:08
55 Gary Balmer M40 39:02
63 Stephen Biscombe M60 40:03
65 Andrew Webster M45 40:19
68 Ryan Clarke MJ 40:39
72 Stephen White M60 40:51
74 Andy Quinn M40 41:06
75 Alice Pier FJ 41:17
76 Sean Clare M50 41:24
82 Irene Roche F55 41:55
85 Jason Pier M45 42:32
90 Andrew Howarth M55 43:07
91 Stuart Proctor M 43:09
93 Martin Griffin M50 43:32
97 David Scott M70 43:05
99 Richard John M 44:00
100 Paul Wale M45 44:33
101 Lynsey Birtwistle F35 44:37
103 Elizabeth Mullan F 44:46
104 Jean Knightley F55 44:52
106 Joanne Bennett F45 44:59
107 Dawn Terry F50 45:02
108 Andrew Taylor M55 45:38
110 Sarah Angelone F 45:55
118 Biancia Bennett F 46:56
119 Rachel Todd F40 47:15
120 Martin O Rourke M50 47:19
124 Ted Orrell M75 47:59
128 Stephen Fish M60 48:26
131 Leanne Cottam F35 48:44
132 Robert Hirst M60 49:22
135 Joanne Motley F 50:02
139 Ron Chappell M65 51:01
140 Stuart Barker M45 51:16
143 Michelle Butschok F40 52:08
146 Karin Goss F65 54:54

Wholan Nook Trail Race Results    

John Carr 5k Series Race 2 – 13 May

The John Carr Series consists of three 5k races held on Wednesdays during May (6th, 13th and 20th in 2015) in memory of a former member of the Saltaire Striders running club who tragically died aged 30.

The races are based at Esholt Sports & Social Club in Esholt near Bradford and start at 7.30pm. Please note there is a 10 minute jog to the start from the race HQ.The course is held mainly on private roads through the Yorkshire Water estate but finishing on the quiet mainly traffic free roads of the village. It is a fairly flat, fast course.

Jonny McKenna and Laura Hesketh have been representing the club in this super fast series of races.

Pos Name Cat Time
8 Jonny McKenna M 16:07
85 Laura Hesketh F 19:06

Full Results

The Ian Casey 5K at Cowm Reservoir – 14 May

Report from Richard Lawson

Ian Casey collapsed and died in a marathon after 15 miles in around 2010. He was a member of Royton Road Runners and this is why 67 of them turned up for this fast 5K. Four of us went and Bob Hirst ran near his PB to record 25:44.  Jack McGuire managed a sub 30, Richard failed by a long way to win the M70s but wife Val did a post hip op PB of 33:47, but was still 2nd W70. These races have a good atmosphere and raise a 5-figure sum for charity each year

Full Results

Old County Tops – 16 May 2015

Congratulations to Ladies Fell Captain Jean Brown and Nicky Spinks for 1st Ladies in the Old County Tops in a new ladies record of 8.28.06. Excellent performance!

Jean reports;

The Old County Tops is described on the organisers website as ‘a 37 mile/10,000ft event (distance and climb dependant on whether you go the right or wrong way).  The Race starts in Great Langdale and takes in the tops of Helvellyn, Scafell Pike and Coniston after which the competitors are fed and watered.’

It is run in pairs – which adds a different element to the race!  I have done it three times before and it is one of my favourites.  This year for the first time I had a female partner -Nicky Spinks. Nicky is nationally renowned for her long distance challenge records, but was planning on supporting leg one of a Bob Graham round at midnight the night before so I hoped she would be slowed to my pace!  We worked well as a team, each with our strengths – Nicky tweaked her ankle early on so I was faster down, and she was faster on the ascents.  It was tough on the tops with a strong cold wind – my face went numb in the wind on the way back from Coniston!  

We finished in 22nd overall in 8 hours 28 minutes. 1st ladies team and a new ladies course record which we were extremely pleased with.

Awaiting results

RA Inter Counties Championship – 16 May

A handful of our younger club members travelled down to Betwys-y-Coed in Wales to take part in the FRA Inter Counties Fell Running Championships – 16 May

Clayton juniors

L-R Ryan Clarke, Jordan McDonald and Curtis Holt. Clayton junior runners representing Lancashire at the FRA Inter Counties Championships. Photo by Jacci Clarke Mellor

Alice Pier ran in the Women’s Under 16 race, Curtis Holt and Ryan Clark ran in the Under 16 Mens race, Jordan McDonald ran in the Under 18 Mens race and Christopher Holdsworth ran in the Senior Men’s race.

FRA Inter-County Champs

Alice Pier running in the FRA Inter Counties Championships at Betws-y-Coed. Photo by Jane Pier

All of them ran well and were a credit to the club and the Lancashire county team. Most of them were counters in the team placings. Full Results

British Masters Road Relay Championships – 16 May

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Team Clayton at the British Masters Road Relays . Photo by John Roche

Report by John Roche

A very early start of 7:00am saw around 40 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers making the journey to the British Masters Road Relays at Sutton Park – Sutton Coldfield – Birmingham.

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This is possibly the best road running relay in the calendar. Sutton Park is perfect for this type of event, set inside 2000 acres of beautiful parkland. The course is one lap and quite testing in places with nowhere to hide from spectators encouraging you to keep pushing through the pain barrier.

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers has great history of success at this event and this year would hopefully continue that trend.  This year we had the company of the tangerine army of ladies on tour with most of them attending for the first time and as you would expect the nerves were jangling all morning preparing for the start.

Ladies corrected

 

Silver Medallists L-R Christine Leathley, Karin Goss, Chris Egerton

BMAF Relays

Bronze Medallists L-R Jean Knightley, Katy Thompson and Irene Roche

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It was another fantastic day for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers thoroughly enjoyed by everyone that made the journey. The weather was sunny as usual …thanks ‘Shack’.  The return journey was a happy one with a few medals and some tremendous individual performances from; Karin Goss, Irene, Mark Aspy (Legend), Dave Naughton to name just a few.

Post race - smiling faces have returned

Post race – smiling faces have returned

The newbies also had a memorable day with many PB runs (Well done) and wearing our vest with pride in such a prestigious event. Personal thanks to all the last minute ‘stand in’ runners.

Garry Wilkinson… ‘Always a fantastic day and a chance to run the best of the best’. It’s only a short distance but with the adrenaline and pushing yourself to the limits, this is the hardest type of racing and you need to be mentally tough to succeed’ .

Full Results

Charlesworth Chase – 16 May

5.2 mile 1200 ft : BS From Craven Arms in Appletreewick to Simons Seat and back.

Robert Hirst was our sole representative in this fell race finishing in 77th place with a time of 1:08:49.

Full Results

Calderdale Way Relay – 17 May

Calderdale leg 1

Leg 1 Runners L-R Carl Helliwell, Dave Bagot, Chris Holdsworth, Jonny McKenna, Michael O’Donnell and Kieran Mitchell. Photo Adrienne Olszewska

88 teams of runners lined up to start the 2015 Calderdale Way Relay with Clayton-le-Moors Harriers fielding an impressive 4 teams (3 mens teams and a ladies team).  There were some brilliant runs across the teams.

Calderdale Relays

Team Clayton at the Calderdale Relays. John Wilcock, Nick Olszewska, Katy Thompson, Alison Dugdale, Sarah Whittaker ,Barbara Savage

A special mention must be made for the remarkable organisational and support skills of Mens’ Fell Captain, Dave Motley, who not only kept appearing at each leg to support his runners but went on to run our fastest Leg 5 with Ryan Wilkinson. I think he may have cloned himself to do it!

Dave

The Amazing Captain Motley, co-ordinating the Mens’ teams and still managing to run leg 5 at the Calderdale Relays.

Our Mens A Team were in third place in the first two legs but began to lose places after that.  Despite a set of fast legs the third place spot remained out of reach and their final position was 7th.

Relay

Handover at the start of Leg 2 with the Clayton-le-Moors A Team. Photo Adrienne Olszewska

POS TEAM Leg 1 Leg2 Leg 3 Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6
7 Team A Chris Holdsworth Lee Smith Jordan McDonald Paul Thompson Dave Motley Breton Holdsworth
Jonny McKenna Russell Clarke George Pier Andrew Stubbs Ryan Wilkinson Jacob Watson
1:14:56 (3) 1:04:03 (8) 0:48:21 (40) 1:14:55 (13) 0:59:58 (10) 1:12:29 (7)
1:14:56 (3) 2:18:59 (3) 3:07:20 (6) 4:22:15 (7) 5:22:13 (8) 6:34:42 (7)
Relay

Sean Clare and Dominic Carr awaiting the start of leg 3. Photo Adrienne Olszewska

An additional super vets team was fielded this year and after a decent start, they steadily pushed forward to finish in 13th place overall.

POS TEAM Leg 1 Leg2 Leg 3 Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6
13 Vets Team Michael O’Donnell Garry Wilkinson Dominic Carr Neil Hardiman John Roche Andy Armstrong
Kieron Mitchell Paul Hesketh Sean Clare Tim Edwards Mark Aspinall Kevin Davies
1:30:42 (29) 1:05:51 (11) 0:43:18 (22) 1:18:14 (22) 1:00:12 (12) 1:16:15 (11)
1:30:42 (29) 2:36:33 (21) 3:19:51 (21) 4:38:05 (17) 5:38:17 (16) 6:54:32 (13)
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Alan Life and Jonathan Pye ready for leg 3 of the Calderdale Relay. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

The Mens B team ran a solid set of legs to finish in 25th place overall.

POS TEAM Leg 1 Leg2 Leg 3 Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6

25

Team B

 Carl Helliwell Nick Olszewski Jonathon Pye Nick Roscoe Paul Wale Matthew Duckworth
Dave Bagot John Wilcock Alan Life Richard Briscoe Adam Shaw Chris Funnell
1:28:39 (26) 1:16:53 (37) 0:40:23 (13) 1:24:41 (38) 1:14:07 (51) 1:18:46 (15)
1:28:39 (26) 2:45:32 (34) 3:25:55 (24) 4:50:36 (27) 6:04:43 (29) 7:23:29 (25)
Relay

Claire Vincent and Anna Kelly in the leg 2 mass start at Calder Vale. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Our Ladies team had managed to finish slightly ahead of their position last year and there were some great runs from the ladies, particularly Anna Kelly and Claire Vincent who stormed through leg 2.

Leg 4 Runner Wendy Dodds said, ” Although Vicky (Heys) made me work hard, I think we enjoyed a good day out, 1.37.36 Very impressed at Katy and Barbara’s run.Fortunately Vicky had a grandstand position with her car at the end of the take over lane, looking straight at the oncoming runners so we were able to stay inside until the last minute

Clayton Harriers

Richard Briscoe, Wendy Dodds and Nick Roscoe..er..warming up!

We also found a new way of warming up before a relay!

POS TEAM Leg 1 Leg2 Leg 3 Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6
57 Ladies Team Alison Dugdale Anna Kelly Kay Thompson Wendy Dodds Irene Roche Marion Dixon
Sarah Whittaker Claire Vincent Barbara Savage Vicky Heys Angela Shian Sarah Angelone
1:48:35 (68) 1:18:35 (41) 0:52:41 (60) 1:37:33 (64) 1:13:09 (45) 1:41:43 (64)
1:48:35 (68) 3:07:10 (56) 3:59:51 (60) 5:37:24 (60) 6:50:33 (58) 8:32:16 (57)

Full Results

Worden Park 10k and 1 Mile – 17 May

Five Clayton Harriers took part in this 10k organised by Red Rose Runners. 323 runners took part.

Amanda Duffy described the event as; “A really nice race through the park and along farm tracks. Not as fast as the Manchester or the Windmill, but a really enjoyable race. Nice mug and chocolate at the end.”

Pos Name Cat Time
50 Stephen Biscomb M60 00:43:22
83 Alan Clarkson M55 00:45:46
100 Brian Wildman M45 00:47:10
126 Amanda Duffy F35 00:49:18
245 Kevin O’Brien V45 01:00:04

Not to be outdone by the senior runners, a group of 7 junior members took part in the 1 mile fun run. 66 runners took part in this event. All of our junior runners finished in the top twenty and four of them were in the top ten. Brilliant running from our juniors as always!

Clayton Juniors

Our juniors at the Worden Park 1 mile run. Photo by Nicola Thompson

Pos Name Time
2 Dexta Thompson 5:13
4 Liberty Thompson 5:37
5 Sophie Ashworth 5:38
6 Jenson Bentham 5:56
15 Jack McGuire 7:00
16 Kady Thompson 7:02
18 Felix Thompson 7:16

Full Results

Montane Trail 13 Howgills – 17 May

Whilst often appearing as bridesmaid to the more glamorous pairing of the Lakes and the Dales, the Howgills have long been regarded as an underrated area in which to walk, cycle or run. 

In my quest to convert cycling-legs to fellrunners-legs and get used to running further, if not faster, a round of the popular Montane Trail series promising a tour of the best bits around Sedbergh seemed like a good place to start. Offering both half and full trail marathon options, this round of the series seemed to offer slightly rougher terrain and plenty of climbing, more akin to a fell race than an traditional trail race. I opted for the 13 mile distance, given the longest distance I had run since starting a few months ago was 10 miles.

Alan Dorrington

Alan Dorrington at the Montane Trail 13 in the Howgills. Photo by Sport Sunday Photography

The course started straight up Winder and onto the Calf – about 4 miles of steep, almost continuous climbing that I really enjoyed. What height we had gained in the past 4 miles, was then mostly lost in the next 2 as the route descended steeply down by Cautley Spout – a profile much like the couple of shorter local fell races I’d done recently. Except there was no finish in a grassy field by a pub, rather a 6 mile run in on at times rocky, at times grassy paths back to Sedbergh.

Running with friend Greg whose extensive experience in 24hr and multi-day mountainbike racing was also not converting particularly well to fast-ish running, we both struggled to keep a good pace along this section of rolling tracks and fields. Still, the views over to Great Baugh Fell and the River Rawthey valley more than made up for the worsening condition of my/our legs. Smoother, grassy river meadows on the final run in to Sedbergh allowed a leg-based second wind and I enjoyed picking up the pace substantially, and picking off several places into the finish.

Having cracked the trail half marathon distance, I’m looking forward to some longer fell races over summer and into Autumn, ultimately with a view to getting entry in the 3 Peaks fell race next Spring, the cyclocross version of which I’ve done many times over the years.

Full Results

Chester Half Marathon – 17 May

Two of our ladies took part in this popular half marathon in the picturesque city of Chester.

Report from Clare Wilson

‘There was a fantastic atmosphere at this race which started at Chester race course and finished in the city centre. Considering there were 7000 runners we thought it might take a while to get going, but the race got off to a fast start and it felt a harder course than the other half marathons that Steph and I have previously run so it felt a tough race. Considering this, both of us got times we were happy with, with Steph getting a new PB.’

Clayton Ladies

Stephanie Hawke and Clare Wilson at the Chester Half Marathon. Photo by Clare Wilson

Pos Name Cat Time
1841 Clare Wilson FV35 01:50:07
2244 Stephanie Hawke FV35 01:53:15

Well done ladies!

Full Results

Fairfield Horseshoe – 17 May

AM 9m/3000’  (14.5km/914m)

There were 209 runners in this years race, starting from Rydal Hall in sunny but blustery conditions.Winning the race for a 5th time was Robb Jebb of Bingley Harriers in 1 hour 20 minutes 49 seconds. Next year will be the 50th Fairfield Race and the provisional date will be Saturday 14thMay 2016.

Andrew Orr was the sole Clayton Harrier in this classic lakeland fell race.  He finished in 55th place in a time of 01:46:02.

Full Results

Athletics and Triathlon – 14th & 17th May

Clayton junior member, Ellie Root, took part in the Bradford Schools Athletics Competition on Thursday 14th May and came 2nd in the 1500m in a time of 5:31.

She has also taken part in the Blackpool Junior Triathlon on Sunday 17th May, she had a good swim and cycle and a very strong run. She came 7th in the T3 category.

Ellie Root

Talented Clayton Junior member Ellie Root at the Blackpool Junior Triathlon. Photo by Thomas Root

Well done Ellie!

Parkrun Roundup

Burnley parkrun enjoyed a bumper turn out of over 300 runners on Saturday and the numbers were definitely boosted by 21 Clayton -le-Moors Harriers junior runners. This parkrun was selected as one of the juniors’ summer series races and they were out to impress with PBs galore. The future is definitely bright!

Clayton Juniors

Clayton Juniors out in force at Burnley parkrun. Photo by David Belshaw

Burnley parkrun – A total of 328 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
5 Jonathan PYE 18:26 SM25-29
7 Jackson MCKAY 19:01 JM11-14 New PB!
10 Chris SNELL 19:38 VM35-39 New PB!
11 Laura HESKETH 19:56 SW30-34
16 Dexta THOMPSON 20:13 JM10 New PB!
20 Simon WILSHAW 20:47 JM15-17 New PB!
25 Andrew WEBSTER 21:22 VM45-49 New PB!
26 Millie STUBBS 21:26 JW11-14 New PB!
33 Adam STEVENSON 21:54 JM11-14 New PB!
35 Richard JOHN 22:06 VM35-39 First Timer!
40 Alan CLARKSON 22:17 VM55-59
44 Lennon JACKSON 22:27 JM11-14
57 Daniel BRADLEY 23:19 JM11-14 New PB!
61 Nathan KEWIN 23:32 JM10 New PB!
68 Matthew DUCKWORTH 23:50 SM25-29
71 Elizabeth MULLAN 23:54 SW25-29 New PB!
82 Sophie ASHWORTH 24:13 JW11-14
84 Natasha OLSZEWSKA 24:19 JW11-14
94 Liberty THOMPSON 24:39 JW11-14 New PB!
97 Tanya BUNKHAM 24:46 SW25-29 New PB!
112 Kian ADAMS 25:15 JM10 New PB!
113 Donna SCOTT 25:16 VW45-49
123 Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON 25:37 SW25-29 New PB!
124 Annabel WILCOCK 25:40 JW11-14
127 John WILCOCK 25:48 VM50-54
128 Finley STUBBS 25:50 JM10
133 Heidi KEWIN 26:04 JW11-14 New PB!
153 Yvonne WICKHAM 26:59 VW50-54
160 Imogen FERGUSON 27:24 JW10 First Timer!
171 Keira STEVENSON 27:42 JW10
191 Lucy STEVENSON 28:13 JW11-14
197 Adrienne OLSZEWSKA 28:22 VW45-49
221 Kady THOMPSON 29:38 JW10 New PB!
225 Rachel STEVENSON 29:49 JW10 New PB!
250 Milly MACCABE 31:25 JW10 New PB!
298 Valerie LAWSON 36:07 VW70-74 New PB!
Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
33 Molly HESKETH 30:24 JW11-14 New PB!

Pendle parkrun – A total of 50 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
33 Molly HESKETH 30:24 JW11-14 New PB!

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

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
88 Eileen JONES 29:22 VW60-64

Marple parkrun – A total of 185 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
134 Ron HILL 29:12 VM75-79

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 87 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
75 Robin PRICE 37:19 VM70-74

Weekend of Running – the only place to be this Bank Holiday Weekend

Don’t forget, it’s the weekend of running this week.

Weekend of Running flyerNext week’s roundup will be brought to you by the Talented Mr Motley as I will be out tramping around Lancashire on the LDWA Red Rose 100 Mile Challenge.  Who knows, if I get a wiggle on I might even catch some of you carousing in the Pendle Inn on my way through Barley!

 

ByAdrienne Olszewska

The darling buds of May

Spring is sprung, and our members are competing and being selected for a wide range of national and regional competition.  This week you have been road running, track running, trail running, and scaling the fells with wins and PBs breaking out all over the place.

Avenham Park 5k – 4 May

Despite it being a bank holiday, the weather was surprisingly good as 388 runners lined up to take part in the Avenham Park 5k on a course that promised fast times.

Avenham Park 5k

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers at Avenham Park 5k. Photo by Jane Pier

Danny Collinge reports:

It was a really good race all round. Everyone gave it their all and there were new PBs for George Pier and Bryan Searby. Overall a cracking result for the team with me finishing in the top 5, then Jordan and George both in the top 20. Every single one of us had great support from all the Clayton supporters that were there. It was a great race – I loved it!

Pos Name Cat Time
5 Danny Collinge M 00:17:03
11 Jordan McDonald M 00:18:18
13 George Pier M 00:18:20
54 Jason Pier MV45 00:21:15
68 Martin Brady M 00:21:55
89 Bryan Searby MV40 00:22:58
92 Ryan Clarke M 00:23:07
177 Jackie Kershaw FV40 00:27:12
233 Marion Wilkinson FV70 00:29:35

Full Results

Wray Scarecrow Fell Race – 5 May

A trio of members took part in this Bank Holiday fell race that marks the close of the Wray Village Scarecrow festival.

Pos Name Cat Time
20 Alan Life M50 00:52:02
93 Linda Lord F60 01:06:17
137 John Francis M70 01:29:05

Full Results

Astley Park Trail Series – 6 May

The Astley Trail Series of races for seniors and juniors, are set in the picturesque grounds of Astley Hall in Chorley and take pace on the first Wednesday of every month from May to August. Both races have proven to be very popular, drawing runners from all over the North West of England.

Junior Race

Clayton Juniors

Junior members at the Astley Park Trail series. Photo by Nicola Thompson

This series is always popular and this year is no exception, there was a record number of entries which meant that the organisers ran out of Mars Bars! 12 of our junior members took part in the first race of the series.

Astley Park Trail Race

First girl and boy, Briony and Curtis Holt at Astley Park. Photo by Michelle Abbot

Curtis Holt was the first finisher, completing the course in 5:15 and Briony Holt was first girl, 10th place overall. Jenson Bentham was first finisher in his age category. All of our juniors ran well so very well done to all of you!

131 runners took part.

Pos Name Cat Time
1 Curtis Holt U17 5:15
10 Briony Holt L15 5:43
11 Jackson McKay U13 5:45
23 Dexta Thompson U11 6:04
44 Lennon Jackson U13 6:36
45 Jenson Bentham U9 6:37
47 Liberty Thompson L13 6:39
58 Sophie Ashworth L13 6:57
88 Heidi Kewin L13 7:47
66 Kady Thompson L9 8:51
67 Felix Thompson U7 8:53
124 Milly Maccabe L9 9:21

Senior Race

Jonathan Pye at the Astley Park Trail Race.

Jonathan Pye at the Astley Park Trail Race.

Jonathon Pye was the sole Clayton representative and he reported;

“ Very happy with a 7th place finish at Astley Park trail race tonight. 4.6 miles done in 26.55. Congratulations to Curtis for winning the junior race and all the other juniors for a strong showing! Happy days!”

The next race takes place on Wednesday 3rd June and is one of the Junior’s summer race series so there should be an even bigger turn out for that one!.

Full Results

Foe Edge Fell Race – 6 May

A trio of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in this local 6.6km/300m climb fell race organised by Rossendale Harriers.  The race started from Cowpe Village Hall nr Waterfoot in Rossendale. 45 runners took part.  Jacob Boyle was the first Clayton Harrier in finishing in 3rd place overall with Lee Smith following on in 6th place.  Stephen Fish was 39th.  Well done guys!

Poss NAME Cat TIME
3 Jacob Boyle MU23 00:35:33
6 Lee Smith MSEN 00:36:56
39 Stephen Fish MV60 00:53:12

Full Results

Lothersdale Fell Race – 6 May

64 runners including 4 Clayton Harriers took part in this race organised by Keighley and Craven AC.

Pos Name Cat Time
13 Richard Briscoe M 00:29:35
35 Nigel Weaver M50 00:33:49
39 Stephen Bury M55 00:36:10
53 Robert Hirst M60 00:41:22

Full Results

Pinhaw Moor – 8 May

There was an impressive turnout of 38 Clayton Harriers out braving inclement weather to take part in the second race of the Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix Series. This race is a 5 mile trail race organised by Barlick Fell Runners.

Report by Michelle Butschok
Thoroughly enjoyed the Pin Haw Trail race. Yes it was wet, windy and boggy in places…but you know what, I did it with a smile on my face, even when I fell on it in the mud!! First fall and didn’t dampen my spirits. Thanks to all the marshalls for their encouragement and for being there in those conditions.

Clayton Ladies

Post race selfie sheltering from the weather! L-R Leanne Cottam, Joanne Bennett and Sarah Angelone

Report from Dave Burnett
Horrible conditions tonight but really enjoyed it, apart from my Helen nearly beating me to the trig and my subsequent traditional running vomit. Had a laugh at myself on the way down though, as whilst I was trying to keep ahead of the runner hot on my heals I turned and realised the heavy breathing I could hear was in fact myself echoing off the dry stone walls. Ha! Ha!

Jonathon Pye added; “Dave was right – horrible conditions but enjoyable, running in road shoes which needed a viking burial afterwards.”

Pos Name Cat Time
3 Jordan McDonald MU18 00:33:34
12 Andrew Stubbs M45 00:35:25
14 Russ Clarke MSEN 00:36:14
17 Paul Hesketh M50 00:36:52
18 Carl Helliwell MSEN 00:36:55
22 Jonathan Pye MSEN 00:37:31
25 Richard Briscoe MSEN 00:38:06
27 John Roche M55 00:38:43
31 Chris Funnell M45 00:38:43
33 Michael O’Donnell M40 00:38:59
35 Jon Hanson MSEN 00:39:27
36 David Naughton M55 00:39:33
38 Alex Braysford M40 00:39:41
47 Sean Clare M50 00:40:42
49 Stephen Ainsworth M55 00:40:45
54 Jeffrey Pickup M60 00:41:41
60 Gary Balmer M45 00:42:08
64 Neil Garnett M50 00:42:43
72 Andy Quinn M40 00:43:43
73 Darren Rushton M45 00:43:56
80 Stephen White M60 00:45:02
87 David Burnett M50 00:46:43
89 Irene Roche W55 00:46:48
90 Martin Griffin M50 00:46:56
94 Helen Burnett W40 00:47:46
102 Jean Knightley W55 00:49:15
106 Andrew Taylor M55 00:50:02
110 Joanne Bennett W45 00:50:19
112 David Ian Scott M70 00:50:36
117 Rachel Todd W40 00:51:25
118 Julia Anne Rushton W50 00:51:38
122 Sarah Angelone WSEN 00:52:26
127 Leanne Cottam W35 00:53:50
132 Joanne Motley WSEN 00:55:33
135 Michelle Butschok W40 00:56:53
136 Karin Goss W65 00:58:04
138 Stuart Barker M45 00:59:10

 Full Results

 Lakeland Trails Series – Stavely 9 May

Congratulations to Christopher Holdsworth on his win at the Lakeland Trails Staveley race. He produced some great running in muddy conditions and it looks like he will also be the series winner as well.  Breton Holdsworth was 4th over all and first vet.

Christopher Holdsworth Reports

Christopher Holdsworth

Chris Holdsworth at Lakeland Trails Staveley Race. Photo by Lakeland Trails

All I can say about the Lakeland Trails Spring Series of racing is – if you’ve fallen out of love with running, then get yourself signed up to those races… The atmosphere, the organisation, the trails and the scenery make it more than just running another race. They are phenomenal.

Brett Holdsworth

Breton Holdsworth at the Lakeland Trails Staveley Race. Photo by Lakeland Trails

As for Staveley, it was my favourite of the three – and possibly my best performance of the lot, completing 11.2 miles in just under 1:10 exactly. Breton also had another excellent run, coming in 4th which he consistently achieved in all three races. Will certainly be back again to compete for the Spring Series crown once again next year!

Full Results

Stretton Six Summits – 9 May

Stretton Six Summits is the second race in the English Fell Championships.

Fell Championships

L-R Garry Wilkinson, Dave Bagot, Paul Shackleton, Vicky Heys, Angela Shian, and Ryan Wilkinson at the English Fell Championships. Photo by Garry Wilkinson

Mens Report from Paul Shackleton

Around 15 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in the English Championship fell race at Church Stretton. With 3000 feet of ascent in only 6 miles,  it was no wonder that one of our members described the route as “the toughest 6 miles he’d raced in 30 years of running”. The route took in six summits around the Long Mynd with steep climbs, steep descents and some fast running in the valleys to break it up.

Paul Shackleton

Paul Shackleton at the Six Summits British Championship Race. Photo by Colin Williamson

The race was won by Tom Addison and Annie Conway was first woman. Some excellent performances from Clayton runners with Alan Life, Garry Wilkinson and Ryan Wilkinson all getting in the first 100 (Alan and Garry 7th and 9th V50) Kieran Carr was 1st V70 and. Wendy Dodds and Jean Brown were 2nd and 4th in their respective categories.

Ladies Report by Katy Thompson

Five Clayton ladies made the trip down to Church Stretton for this, the second English Championship race. 6.3m and 3250 ft of climb over six summits: it was never going to be easy. I’ve done enough races around the Long Mynd to know how steep the ascents and descents are.

After my usual slow start up the steep road and onto the fell there weren’t many runners behind me on the first summit but I gradually gained on those ahead on the contour round to Yearlet. As I slithered down the steep descent I wished I had gone ahead and bought those new shoes before the race instead of just thinking about it. The steep climb up and over Grindle was well marked through the heather; then there was a lovely run down Callow Hollow – a bit frustrating though if you wanted to pass anyone. As we climbed Callow I was gradually passing other runners, and on the contour round to Nills I caught Angela. But she wasn’t going to let me have it all my own way, and I had to chase her up the hill and down to the footbridge in Ashes Hollow. As we set off on the climb to the final summit I was aware that she wasn’t far behind. My legs were protesting loudly, but they gradually got into uphill mode again, then it was a lovely downhill, gentle at first then getting steeper as we dropped down to the finish, with a final short pull up before the downhill into the finish.

Katy Thompson

Katy Thompson at the Six Summits British Championship Race. Photo by Colin Williamson

Jean was our first finisher, 31st in a field of 79 ladies, and 12th LV40. Wendy was 2nd LV60. Vicky was third finisher making us joint 4th Lady Vet team.

Poss NAME Cat TIME
81 Alan Life M50 01:14:44
92 Garry Wilkinson M50 01:15:45
98 Ryan Wilkinson SM 01:16:31
138 David Bagot SM 01:20:02
180 Kieran Carr M70 (1st) 01:26:02
185 Paul Shackleton M50 01:26:47
187 Jean Brown L45 01:27:07
207 Peter Browning M55 01:31:02
214 Wendy Dodds L60 (2nd ) 01:32:06
240 Vicky Heys L40 01:36:17
280 Andrew Firth M55 01:42:38
282 Katy Thompson L60 01:43:46
286 Angela Shian SL 01:44:19
298 Stephen Fish M60 01:48:02

Full Results

Morrisons’ Great Manchester 10k – 10 May

Well done to our Great Manchester 10k runners!  Jacob Watson ran up a storm finishing in 90th place with a time of 36:16 and an appearance on the TV coverage to boot! And there were PBs galore for our runners too. Legendary Ron Hill was also among the thousands running on the day.

Team Clayton

L-R Amanda Duffy, Richard Briscoe, Elouise Pemberton, Jacob Watson, Lee Moore. Bryan Searby photobombing at the back! Photo by Michelle Searby

Report from Jacob Watson

Nearly £40 for a 10k? Now I wouldn’t say I’m tight-fisted but that seems quite steep I remember thinking while entering my card details onto the Great Manchester Run website. I’m sure Towneley 10k was about a fiver!

This was the second time I’d run this race and, like most people lined up at the start, I was looking for a PB. The atmosphere was awesome, I was feeling confident, and my aim was to start comfortably and finish strong. The buzz of the event kept me on pace through miles 1-4, however, by the fifth mile I started flagging. The bands kept me going as did the crowd (hearing “Come on Clayton!” never fails to lift my spirits), and I managed to hold it together, knocking 4 minutes off last year’s time.

So was the asking price of £3.80 for each kilometre worth it? I don’t think I’d be racing much if every race cost this much, but as an experience; yes. One for the race calendar next year (and the year after!).

TV pic

Jacob Watson’s TV finish!

Report by Lee Moore

Arrived at Manchester early and the atmosphere was already building up. We got into postion in the orange wave and, after chatting to fellow runners and the group warm up, we were off. I got to pass my beloved Old Trafford on the course and really enjoyed the cold showers en route! Overall an excellent day and managed to post my best 10k time this year.

Report by Elouise Pemberton

The morning of the race I was filled with excitement and nerves, this being the first time I had taken part in an event as big as this. I had no idea what to expect and I was stunned by the sheer amount of people taking part.

We were greeted by the compere, welcoming the Clayton team with pride.  The atmosphere was buzzing, the course was enjoyable and the live music and spectators really helped you to keep up the pace.

Well all got PBs.  I will be signing up again for next year.

Pos Name Time
90 Jacob Watson 00:36:16
271 Richard Briscoe 00:39:08
1006 Fabienne Richmond 00:43:31
2535 Edward Milne 00:47:07
3171 Amanda Duffy 00:48:11
4530 Lynsey Birtwistle 00:50:12
6482 Lee Moore 00:52:51
6966 Elouise Sylkie Pemberton 00:53:29
9127 Ron Hill 00:55:49
16117 Nicola Kay 01:04:02

Blacksticks Blue 10k – 10 May

This low key 10k road race starts and finishes at Whitechapel Village Hall and offers stunning views overlooking the Bowland Fells.  Bianca Bennet and Robert Hirst took part.

Bianca Bennett Reports;

Blacksticks Blue 10k was the complete contrast of Manchester 10k today. 128m total ascent compared to the flat 30m total ascent of Manchester. 190 participants at Blacksticks to the many thousands that took part at Manchester. Then there was the scenic route of woodlands and fields to the busy city life; the list could go on…but they did have one thing in common a supportive crowd! It was amazing to have people really root for the runners. The runners of Blacksticks really supported one another too and even though we ran for different clubs there was a real sense of community.

Pos Name Cat Time
13 Matthew Duckworth M 40:23
44 Stephen Biscomb MV60 44:52
67 Alan Clarkson MV55 47:50
76 Brian Wildman MV45 49:27
113 Bianca Bennett F 53:30
116 Robert Hirst MV60 54:10

Awaiting Results

Blackpool Beach 10k – 10 May

The organisers describe this 10k as a gruelling, yet fun event on Blackpool Beach between South Shore and St Annes Pier. Run mainly on wet compacted sand, shortly after high tide, this event is great for runners of all abilities

Two of our members took part; Alex Braysford and Kevin O’Brien, both of them finishing first in their respective age categories.  Well done chaps!

Poss Name Cat Time
10 Alex Braysford MV40 41:22
82 Kevin O’Brien MV70 59:05

Full Results 

parkrun roundup

Burnley parkrun

John and Annabel Wilcock at Burnley parkrun. Photo by David Belshaw

As always, lots of our members were out running in various parkrunevents. Some for fun, some as a warm up for other events over the weekend.  Lots of great runs and finishes from Team Clayton and a handful of new PBs as well.

Burnley parkrun – A total of 196 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
3 Jonathan PYE 18:22 SM25-29
4 Richard STEVENSON 18:44 VM35-39
7 Laura HESKETH 19:46 SW30-34
8 Chris SNELL 19:53 VM35-39 New PB!
10 Jon HANSON 20:04 VM35-39
14 Simon WILSHAW 21:04 JM15-17 New PB!
20 Gordon BARRETT 21:54 VM50-54
21 Millie STUBBS 22:28 JW11-14 New PB!
26 Lennon JACKSON 22:46 JM11-14
43 Nathan KEWIN 24:31 JM10
64 Bryan SEARBY 25:36 VM40-44
75 Annabel WILCOCK 26:03 JW11-14
76 John WILCOCK 26:08 VM50-54
77 Donna SCOTT 26:10 VW45-49
78 Robert HIRST 26:11 VM60-64
82 Heidi KEWIN 26:23 JW11-14 New PB!
98 Yvonne WICKHAM 27:46 VW50-54
100 Sophie ASHWORTH 27:49 JW11-14
110 Julie TOMAN 28:18 VW45-49
158 Judith CAREY 33:53 VW35-39
165 Milly MACCABE 35:13 JW10
178 Andrew WEBSTER 38:17 VM45-49

Pendle parkrun – A total of 48 runners took part.

Pendle parkrun celebrated its first anniversary this weekend.  Not only were they celebrating with a fancy dress, they were also revealing the brand new route for this event.

Pendle parkrun

Peter Booth enjoying the new route at Pendle parkrun. Photo by Pendle parkrun

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
1 Paul HESKETH 20:30 VM50-54
4 John HARTLEY 21:33 VM55-59
5 Susan BURNS 22:02 VW55-59
8 Pete BOOTH 22:26 VM60-64
39 Christine Jennifer EGERTON 32:25 VW65-69
41 Christine LEATHLEY 33:54 VW65-69

Brockwell parkrun, Herne Hill – A total of 256 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
210 Eileen JONES 29:51 VW60-64 New PB!

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 75 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
75 Robin PRICE 37:58 VM70-74

Skipton parkrun – A total of 98 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
20 Barry MITCHELL 23:08 VM65-69 New PB!

St Helens parkrun – A total of 164 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
54 George THOMPSON 25:25 VM65-69 First Timer!

Great news for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers

Our talented young Harriers continue to enjoy success and the following members have been selected to represent Lancashire in the British Inter Counties Fell Running Championships in Betws-y-Coed North Wales. Chris Holdsworth, Jacob Boyle, Danny Collinge, Jordan McDonald, Curtis Holt, Ryan Clarke, and Alice Pier. The Championships take place on Saturday 16th May.

Congratulations and the best of luck to all of you. We know you will do us all proud!

Upcoming team events

Good luck to all our athletes running in the British Masters Road Relays, Calderdale Way Relays and the British Inter Counties Fell Championships! Go get ’em Team Clayton

Weekend of Running

If you aren’t jetting off to sunnier climes over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, why not come along to our fabulous weekend of running.  There’s road and fell on offer and a bit of a do in the Pendle Inn at Barley afterwards. It’s going to be a great weekend of running and socialising. Go on, you know you want to!

Weekend of Running flyer

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers – Weekend of Running

ByAdrienne Olszewska

True colours shining through

After all the epic endurance escapades last weekend, you’d think our members would be taking it easy. Nothing could be further from the truth. Business as usual from the tangerine army! Competing, winning and cheering each other on as always! The future’s bright.

Vernons 5k – 28 April

Otherwise known as the Welcome Inn Tuesday night series.  Just one member at this event, Tony Pilling who finished in 53rd place with a time of 23:25.

Full Results

Vera Hirst 5k Cowm Race – 29 April

Irene Roche reports;

A few Clayton members ran at Whitworth, Cowme Res 5k. Andy O’Sullivan has a few of these mid-weekers going and raising good amounts of money for charity. Around 35 to 40 runners took part after a slightly delayed start due to late competitors arriving after traffic problems. But the delayed start was welcome as this was when the sun shone through after a dark cloud threatened to dampen our spirits! Laura Hesketh achieved First Lady and lots of other Clayton winning prizes/age categories. Totally enjoyable midweek event.

Awaiting Results

Cake Race – 2 May

An interesting moorland course with as much cake as you like to eat at the end. Who could ask for more? The course takes in open moorland scenery, industrial heritage, and Pennine farmland all in a hour or so. It is mainly on flagged paths, tracks and trails with the challenge of going over the Pennines and back.

Cake Race

Nerina Gill at the Cake Race. Photo by the Woodentops

The first mile or so is up hill onto the moors, which is very runnable, we call the path boat lane, since it was build to take the horses from the canal barges over the hills. Once up on the Moors you take the flagged path to Brun Cough Reservoir. The course is fast at this point, although care is needed as the flagstones can be slippy. The route splits the reservoirs at Wessenden Head and turns down toward Marsden where you can run fast down towards Marsden. The hardest part is yet to come as runners meet a long flight of stone steps that sweeps them down the side of the dam only to return them up a similar flight on the other side! Save a bit of energy for the climb back up onto the Moors, against the prevailing wind, you will be rewarded with stunning views across Marsden Moor.

The track brings runners back to the top of Boat lane and a good long run into the finish where cakes and tea await all finishers. All Runners are invited to bring a cake which will be entered into the Cake contest. Prizes for best tasting and best decoration. This is a tough race and you’ll really feel like you’ve earned the cake afterwards.

Three Clayton Ladies took part, Vicky Heys, Angela Shian and Nerina Gill.  Interestingly, Nerina has just entered the VLM ballot for next year… I do hope it wasn’t because of all the cake! Well done ladies!

Awaiting full results

Pendle Cloughs – 2 May

Just 30 hardy fell runners finished this tough, local race organised by Barlick Fell Runners. Course record holder Tom Brunt returned for a third time to take on this race. The conditions on the top of Pendle were cold, wet and very windy and were not ideal for record breaking times.  As it turned out, Tom had a comfortable win over Martin Hurst from Pudsey & Bramley who was closely followed home in third place by Max Wainwright from Helsby RC.

Pendle Cloughs

Clayton Harriers on the Pendle Cloughs Fell Race. Photo by Andy Holden

Four Clayton Harriers took part, Pete Booth, Andrew Priory, Ralph Baines, and David Naylor.

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
10 Pete Booth MV60 02:40:30
11 Andrew Priory MV40 02:40:50
12 Ralph Baines MV40 02:42:34
27 David Naughton MV50 03:34:11

Full Results

Great Hameldon Hill Race – 3 May

Despite a rather grim start to the day, 27 juniors and 57 senior members took part in the first of the Burnley and Pendle Grand Prix Series, with a fair few of both adults and children running in their first ever fell race.  The weather was kind to us and things cleared up nicely for the first race of the day. The juniors were out in force with many of them cheering and running alongside their siblings and team mates. They also formed an enthusiastic and exuberant cheer squad as they watched the seniors coming in.

Under 8s Race 

15 children took part in the Under 8s running a fast and furious circuit of the Peel Park school playing field incorporating a bit of a hill at the rear just to add a little sting in the tail ( also added to the end of the longer races just to add a little spice!).

Clayton Juniors

Isaac Smith, proud winner of the U-8s race and first timer for Clayton Harriers. Photo by Lee Smith

We had some fantastic runs from our juniors with first and third positions for Isaac Smith and Joshua McKay. A Masie Howarth and Jessica Bradley were are two girls in the race and both of them had great runs. Very well done!

Pos Name Cat Cat/Pos Time
1 Isaac Smith M7 (1/5) 00:01:30
3 Joshua McKay M7 (3/5) 00:01:34
8 Maisie Howarth F7 (3/5) 00:01:46
12 Jessica Bradley F7 (5/5) 00:01:58

Under 10s Race

22 children took part in the next age group race with two laps of the playing field to undertake.  Dexta Thompson took the lead and held onto it with great great and determination, managing to save a bit extra for a sprint to the finish to secure his win.

Clayton Juniors

Dexta Thompson storming to the finish and first place in the U-10s Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Imogen Ferguson was our first Clayton girl in the race and second girl overall. Another great set of runs from our juniors.

Clayton Juniors

Imogen Ferguson, first Clayton girl in the U-10s Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos    Name    Cat    Cat/Pos    Time   
1 Dexta Thompson M9 (1/7) 00:02:53
3 Nathan Kewin M9 (1/2) 00:03:07
5 Joe Czapowski M9 (3/7) 00:03:11
6 Finley Stubbs M8 (2/6) 00:03:12
11 Jenson Bentham M8 (4/6) 00:03:18
13 Imogen Ferguson F9 (2/5) 00:03:24
15 Alexander Thompson M9 (5/7) 00:03:31
18 Matthew Armstrong M8 (6/6) 00:03:50
19 Rachel Stevenson F8 (1/2) 00:04:05
22 Milly McCabe F8 (2/2) 00:04:30

Under 16s Race

U16 Race

On the start line of the U-16 Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

 

This is a tough race for the under 16 group, leaving the playing fields and heading out and up the Coppice Hill that overlooks the school. Jackson Mckay ran a superb race finishing comfortably ahead of the rest of the pack.  26 runners took part.

Clayton Juniors

Jackson McKay winner of the U16 race. Photo by David Belshaw

Ella Dorrington was our first girl finisher, just passing team mate Millie Stubbs at the end to secure 8th place overall and first girl. Hot on her heels, Millie finished in 9th place and second girl.

Pos    Name    Cat    Cat/Pos    Time   
1 Jackson L. McKay M11 (1/9) 00:11:23
8 Ella Dorrington F10 (1/4) 00:13:09
9 Millie Stubbs F12 (1/3) 00:13:13
10 William M. Nicholls M10 (2/2) 00:13:13
11 Adam Stevenson M11 (4/9) 00:13:17
12 Lennon Jackson M11 (5/9) 00:13:24
17 Liberty Thompson F12 (2/3) 00:14:07
18 Sophie Ashworth F11 (3/4) 00:14:08
19 Harry Mason M12 (2/2) 00:14:53
20 Natasha Olszewska F12 (3/3) 00:15:50
21 Keira Stevenson F10 (2/4) 00:16:23
22 Heidi Kewin F11 (4/4) 00:16:42
25 Bronia Olszewska F10 (3/4) 00:20:06

Senior Race

An impressive turnout of 57 Clayton Harriers in this race; the first race of the Burnley and Pendle Grand Prix Series. Christopher Holdsworth was our first Clayton man finishing in 2nd  place and Claire Vincent was our first Clayton Lady finishing in 72nd place and 4th lady in the race. Jordan McDonald ran very well finishing in 4th place overall and first Male Junior. Irene Roche was 1st L55 and Karin Goss was 1st L65.

Report by Christopher Holdsworth

Great Hameldon Hill Race

Chris Holdsworth and Richard Burney battling it out at the Great Hameldon Hill Race. Photo by Neil Broadhurst

I’d hoped for a weekend off from racing after the Three Peaks, but couldn’t resist competing at one of the best races in the P&B calendar. With the Peaks still in my legs, and a full week of comfort eating, I decided to ease myself into the race and ran with the Liverpool runner, Richard Burney for the majority of the way up Hameldon Hill. I held back until the summit, hoping to pull away on the way back down… As it turns out, Richard is a 15 minute 5K runner. I ended the race in 2nd place with a time of 38:45 – almost 2 minutes quicker than last years time. So very happy with the result! We had a great turn out, and had some great performances from the younger members in Jordan McDonald, and some impressive junior displays too. A top event to kick of the Summer racing calendar!

Report by Claire Vincent

Great Hameldon Hill Race

Claire Vincent – 1st Clayton Lady at the Great Hameldon Hill Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

After suffering from a stress fracture since before Christmas, I’ve just started to get back into running in the past month or so. I know the Hameldon route well so felt ok and reached the summit with a lady from Trawden in sight. On the descent however she pulled away and I was over taken by a lady from Accrington road runners. I thought I might have been able to catch them but I’m not too good on the downhill so they stayed out of reach! I also finished 2 minutes quicker than last year and enjoyed being cheered on by a group of Clayton juniors at the end! Look forward to more races this summer and being part of the relay team for my first time in the Calderdale Way.

Our Ladies ‘A’ team were 2nd and our Mens ‘A’ Team were 1st.  Well done everyone.

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
2 Chris. Holdsworth M (002/042) 00:38:45
4 Jordan McDonald MJ (001/005) 00:42:45
6 Andrew Stubbs M45 (001/028) 00:43:21
8 Russ Clarke M (006/042) 00:44:02
14 Kevin Davies M50 (003/023) 00:45:21
15 Richard Stevenson M (008/042) 00:45:26
16 Carl Helliwell M (009/042) 00:45:46
17 Matthew Duckworth M (010/042) 00:45:51
18 Andrew Orr M40 (003/021) 00:45:53
25 Michael J. O’Donnell M40 (006/021) 00:46:32
26 Jonathan Pye M (012/042) 00:46:50
29 Alan Dorrington M45 (003/028) 00:47:24
35 Richard Briscoe M (015/042) 00:48:07
40 Chris Funnell M45 (006/028) 00:48:40
42 Andrew McFarlane M45 (007/028) 00:48:54
43 John Roche M55 (003/014) 00:48:58
45 Alex Braysford M40 (008/021) 00:49:12
46 Jon Hanson M (017/042) 00:49:22
59 John Wilcock M50 (011/023) 00:50:20
60 Jeffrey Pickup M60 (003/012) 00:50:25
62 Andy Bradley M45 (010/028) 00:50:34
63 Nick Roscoe M45 (011/028) 00:50:53
72 Claire Vincent F (003/010) 00:51:55
76 Gary Balmer M45 (013/028) 00:52:27
81 Stephen Ainsworth M55 (006/014) 00:53:10
83 Adam Shaw M (026/042) 00:53:27
86 Martin Brady M50 (014/023) 00:53:56
90 Andy Quinn M40 (015/021) 00:54:37
91 Richard Bellaries M60 (005/012) 00:54:37
94 Geoff Smith M40 (016/021) 00:55:00
96 Andrew M. Dugdale M50 (016/023) 00:55:12
101 Stephen Breakell M60 (006/012) 00:55:35
103 Andrew J. Webster M45 (018/028) 00:55:47
104 Rick Moore M50 (018/023) 00:55:58
105 Stephen White M60 (007/012) 00:56:10
108 Stuart Proctor M (029/042) 00:56:18
112 Paul Wale M45 (019/028) 00:57:05
114 Irene Roche F55 (001/004) 00:57:08
121 Stephen Fish M60 (008/012) 00:58:18
127 Helen Burnett F40 (005/007) 00:58:49
130 Martin Griffin M50 (019/023) 00:59:27
131 Colin Woolford M (036/042) 00:59:57
135 Dawn Terry F50 (002/005) 01:00:38
136 Robin Nicholson M45 (024/028) 01:01:23
143 Joanne Bennett F45 (003/006) 01:02:56
149 Jean Knightley F55 (002/004) 01:03:53
151 Kath Brady F50 (004/005) 01:04:34
152 Nichola Horsfall F55 (003/004) 01:04:55
157 Martin O’Rourke M50 (021/023) 01:05:46
161 Geoff Laycock M60 (010/012) 01:06:42
165 Sarah Angelone F (007/010) 01:08:01
167 Leanne Cottam F (008/010) 01:08:26
168 Ron Chappell M65 (002/003) 01:08:39
169 Karin Goss F65 (001/001) 01:08:44
175 Michelle Butschok F40 (007/007) 01:15:01
180 Stuart Barker M45 (028/028) 01:21:35
181 Phillip Thornber M60 (012/012) 01:22:34

Full Results

Coniston Fell Racer – 3 May

Report by Peter Browning

Coniston Fell Race

Coniston Fell Race – a return to wintery conditions. Photo by Coniston Fell Runners

Five Clayton Harriers made the journey north to the southern Lakes for the annual Coniston Fell Race, the first of the truly classic Lakeland races. The race is traditionally held under blue skies and lovely spring sunshine, but not this year. We were well and truly back in winter conditions, with snow falling on the tops, high winds and poor visibility. Following recent comments from some quarters, if ever there was a reminder of the need to carry full kit in all fell races as outlined by the FRA, this was it. Former top ten Coniston finisher Tim Edward led the Clayton contingent home, followed by Peter Browning, Andrew Firth, Mark Taylor and Peter Dugdale. Full results have still not been published, but finishing safely was the simple aim of most competitors.

Awaiting Results

North West Junior Traithlon Series 2015 – Warrington – 3 May

Clayton Juniors

Ellie and Grace Root competing in the North West Junior Triathlon Series.

Congratulations to the Root sisters Ellie and Grace who both took part in the Northwich Aquathlon, Grace in the T1 and Ellie in the T3, they are now looking forward to the start of the triathlons later this month.

Also Ellie has been awarded a Talented Athlete Grant from Pendle Leisure Trust, to help with triathlon training. Another member of Clayton Juniors being recognised for their commitment to sport and well deserved!

Well done girls, flying the tangerine flag for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers and a credit to our junior coaching team.

Bluebell Trail 10k – 3 May

A scenic one lap race in and around woodland, following the River Yarrow, starting and finishing in the Yarrow Country Park, Chorley. This course will take in the crossing of the River Yarrow.

Bryan Searby and Steve Biscombe took part in this trail race.Bryan described the course as  full of lovely scenery. We ran through the bluebells and had great fun in the river. Hilly and muddy.

No results as yet.

Coiners Junior Fell Races – 4 May

A group of our juniors competed in the FRA English championship races organised by Calder Valley Fell Runners.  Liberty and Dexta Thompson, Jackson McKay and Joshua McKay and Briony Holt.

Clayton Juniors

Clayton Juniors at the Coiners ( English Junior Fell Championships). Photo by Nicola Thompson

Tina Holt reported; ” What a fab day today at Coiners. Mytholmroyd, for the 4th FRA race of the season. The Clayton Le Moors Harriers orange army were out in force once again! Not completely sure on results as yet, but they all gave 100% . Well done juniors. Dexta ran halfway round with only one shoe, and Sophie ran down the hillshouting “I’m gonna fall!” but had an amazing upright finish. Curtis didn’t run after yesterdays track meet in Preston but Briony did and secured another 1st position. Well done everyone!

In fact, Briony won her fourth championship race in a row making her the 2015 English FRA champion with two races still to go to further consolidate her victory.  Congratulations to a brilliant runner and absolute credit to our club!

Full Results

Coiners Senior Fell Races – 4 May

Well done to Jacob Boyle and Mark Aspinall who took part in the ‘short’ race. the Coiners is described by the organisers as a fast tour of Coiner’s country on paths, tracks and moorland, taking in Erringden Moor, Stoodley Pike and Bell House Moor. The route offers spectacular views of Cragg Vale and passes by the old coiners cottages of Bell House and Keelam.

9 Jacob Boyle MU23 0:54:09

10 Mark Aspinall  M55 0:54:22

Full Results

parkrun roundup

It was the 150th run at Burnley, our unofficial club parkrun, and both seniors and juniors were out in force, many of them warming up for other events over the weekend.  King of the parkrun, Mr Jonathan Pye, was spotted taking to the fells the following day at the Great Hameldon Hill Race. Rumours that he presented a bemused race official with a carefully laminated barcode at the finish line are greatly exaggerated! It was a paced event so lots of PBs and it was also great to see Danny Collinge & Jonathon Pye giving Clayton Juniors one to one coaching to help them improve!

Burnley parkrun

Jonathon Pye pacing some of the juniors at the 150th Burnley parkrun. Photo by David Belshaw

All of the people who had competed in Marathons, 3 Peaks or Fellsman events were called out for a round of applause in a fairly understated 150th celebration event.

Burnley parkrun – A total of 267 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
2 Jacob BOYLE 17:34 SM18-19 New PB!
4 Mark ASPINALL 18:22 VM55-59
7 Laura HESKETH 19:48 SW30-34
11 Dexta THOMPSON 20:31 JM10 New PB!
12 Dave MOTLEY 20:32 SM30-34
13 Nick ROSCOE 20:33 VM45-49
25 Simon WILSHAW 21:42 JM15-17
28 John WILCOCK 21:57 VM50-54
30 Ryan Andrew CLARKE 22:03 JM15-17
33 Alan CLARKSON 22:10 VM55-59
34 Lennon JACKSON 22:25 JM11-14
41 Sophie ASHWORTH 22:57 JW11-14
42 Jonathan PYE 23:08 SM25-29
58 Daniel BRADLEY 24:11 JM11-14 New PB!
79 Robert HIRST 25:41 VM60-64
93 Andrew WEBSTER 26:01 VM45-49
94 Natasha OLSZEWSKA 26:08 JW11-14
95 Paul Laurence WALSH 26:20 VM60-64 New PB!
105 Ron CHAPPELL 27:04 VM65-69
113 Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON 27:20 SW25-29
114 Jackie KERSHAW 27:32 VW40-44
153 Richard LAWSON 28:58 VM70-74
164 Adrienne OLSZEWSKA 29:16 VW45-49
184 Marion WILKINSON 30:25 VW70-74
193 Nicola KAY 31:30 SW30-34
201 Bronia OLSZEWSKA 32:00 JW10 New PB!
237 Valerie LAWSON 36:43 VW70-74 New PB!
247 Milly MACCABE 40:39 JW10

 

Pendle parkrun – A total of 71 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
5 John HARTLEY 20:48 VM55-59
15 Martin BRADY 23:22 VM50-54 New PB!
17 Stephen WHITE 23:56 VM60-64
28 Dawn TERRY 25:35 VW50-54
52 Christine Jennifer EGERTON 31:06 VW65-69
62 Christine LEATHLEY 33:04 VW65-69
65 Susan ALLEN 34:06 VW55-59 New PB!

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 164 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
105 Eileen JONES 29:02 VW60-64 New PB!

Heaton parkrun – A total of 581 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
80 Bryan SEARBY 22:36 VM40-44 New PB!

Skipton parkrun – A total of 164 runners took part

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
6 Paul BRANNON 19:00 VM55-59 First Timer!

St Albans parkrun – A total of 361 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
119 George THOMPSON 23:21 VM65-69 New PB!
129 Katy THOMPSON 23:37 VW60-64

Woodhouse Moor parkrun – A total of 451 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
4 Jonny MCKENNA 16:46 SM25-29

Coming up

For all club members taking part in the British Masters Road Relay Championships on 16th May, coach arrangements are as follows;

Coach travel £5 per head.

Depart Seedhill 6.45am
Network 65 at 7.00am
Dunkenhalgh at 7.15am

Also coming up on the same weekend, the Calderdale Relays.  Make sure you have reccied, or plan to reccy, your leg of the race soon as it’s only a couple of weeks away.

ByJim Hickie

The storm!

As always achievements galore this weekend! The cold, rain and snow on Saturday didn’t deter our members from a massive turnout on a busy weekend.

Three Peaks Fell Race

Our first placed finisher, Christopher Holdsworth, in 37th reported on his debut at the Three Peaks:

‘It’s not quite easy to put the 3 Peaks experience into words, which is possibly the best way to describe it..

Although I paced myself up Pen Y Ghent, I felt strong up until Ribblehead. Whernside was tough, but the descent destroyed my legs and turned the bones in my feet to rubble. From 15th at the top of Whernside, I fell to 37th coming off the top of Ingleborough where I had no strength in my legs. All the experienced runners tried to coach me through the pain, and all the spectators helped me round with Jelly Babies and water to a 3:24:21 finish.

I didn’t quite meet the targets I set, but I’m very pleased with my first attempt at the 3 Peaks. Will be back with a more experienced head, more distance in the legs and comfier shoes next year.’

The unmissable Breton Holdsworth at the Three Peaks

The unmissable Breton Holdsworth at the Three Peaks

Kieran Carr broke the M70 course record with a time of 4:44:18; Katy Thompson completed her 21st Three Peaks; and despite a fall in the lane up Pen-y-Ghent and a full length dive in the river President Dave Scott still managed to complete his 48th Three Peaks. A tremendous achievement by all 23 of our members who completed this Club Championship race in very testing conditions.

Pos Name Category Time 
37 Christopher Holdsworth MU25 03:24:21
71 Breton Holdsworth MV40 03:35:18
106 David Bagot MU25 03:42:25
109 Lee Smith M 03:42:39
140 Andrew Orr MV40 03:50:42
174 Neil Hardiman MV40 03:55:38
194 Ryan Wilkinson M 03:57:57
214 Jean Brown FV40 04:01:44
338 Brian Horrocks MV50 04:20:08
364 Richard Briscoe M 04:23:06
378 Alex Braysford MV40 04:24:39
400 Ivan Whigham MV50 04:28:00
496 David Horrocks MV50 04:40:55
505 Dominic Carr MV40 04:42:39
507 Vicky Heys FV40 04:43:22
516 Kieran Carr MV70 04:44:18
539 Martin Brady MV50 04:48:26
561 Wendy Dodds FV60 04:52:06
599 Nigel Hodson MV40 04:57:46
612 Chris Funnell MV40 05:00:00
623 Katy Thompson FV60 05:03:06
699 David Scott MV70 05:45:50
701 Garry Wilkinson MV50 05:56:02

Three Peaks full results.

London Marathon

On Sunday, the weather was rather better as all those long miles of training were put to the test at the London Marathon. First home was Paul Thompson in an excellent 2:43:43. A fantastic achievement for all nine of our members who completed London!

Lynsey Birtwistle smiling at the London Marathon

Lynsey Birtwistle smiling at the London Marathon

Pos Name Category Time 
425 Paul Thompson M40-44 02:43:43
3295 Alex Cran M40-44 03:12:36
3551 Michael Hogan M45-49 03:14:10
5539 Stephen Whittaker M50-54 03:27:01
9595 Alan Clarkson M55-59 03:45:34
14282 Marion Dixon W45-49 04:01:02
16421 Lynsey Birtwistle W18-39 04:09:59
16774 Tanya Bunkham W18-39 04:11:25
26789 Nicola Kay W18-39 05:06:33

London Marathon full results.

Burnley Schools U10s Cross Country

Several of our Junior members competed in the Burnley Schools Cross Country last week. Dexter Thompson won the boys’ race, with Josh McKay also competing. In the girls’ race, Kady Thompson was 17th and Milly McCabe was 66th. Well done everyone!

Dexter Thompson, winner of the U10 Boys Burnley Schools XC

Dexter Thompson, winner of the U10 Boys Burnley Schools XC

The Fellsman

The usual editor of this roundup, our Media Manager Adrienne Olszewska, reports on her weekend – When the going gets tough…

‘The Fellsman is a high level traverse covering more than 60 miles over very hard rugged moorland. The event climbs over 11,000 feet in its path from Ingleton to Threshfield in the Yorkshire Dales. Most of the route is over privately owned land, the use of which is secured by the organisers for the weekend only. This being the case, the route does not follow well defined footpaths, so the entrants’ navigational skills with a map and compass are tested as well as their physical fitness. Because of this, only fit and experienced walkers or runners should enter.

Five Clayton Harriers took part in this epic and gruelling event; Martin Terry, Simon Halliday, Andy Armstrong, Nicholas Olszewski and Adrienne Olszewska. After a period of dry and warm weather any expectations of an “easy” run went out the window when the forecast was for sleet with snow on the hilltops and sub zero temperatures, and, we were all advised to ensure our mandatory kit was going to be warm enough. In fact, quite a number of competitors were retired because of the weather. There was heavy rain, hail, snow and the temperature fell to around minus five on the tops overnight. It was harsh. The terrain is rugged and you are really put through your paces traversing the unremitting bogginess of the moorlands. It is a seriously tough event.

Adrienne Olszewska at The Fellsman

Adrienne Olszewska at The Fellsman

Nicholas and Adrienne were taking part for the first time. Nick was aiming to complete the course on the same day and Adrienne was aiming for around 24 hours. Both of us just missed our targets as the weather gave us a battering and the bogs were the stuff of nightmares! Having said that, the mind is a funny thing and mere hours later, despite hating the event for much of the time you are doing it, you find yourself thinking about how you can do things better or differently next time! Simon Halliday and Martin Terry completed in around 14 hours, Andy Armstrong in 14 hours 50, Nick in 15 hours 54, and Adrienne 24.5 hours.’

Fellsman full results

Bolton One Mile Fun Run

Team Thompson were out in force at this event held with the Bolton 10K, with Dexter taking third place!

Pos Name Age Time
3 Dexta THONPSON 9 6:03
24 Kady THOMPSON 8 8:00
26 Felix THOMPSON 5 8:02
28 Jack MCGUIRE 59 8:14

Bolton 10K

A very happy Jake Watson reported: ‘Successful day at Bolton 10K. First time I’ve ever made a profit from entering a race and first ever trophy! 8th out of 677 and got £25 Sweatshop voucher. Shaved 4 mins off last year’s time too.’ Well done to all our six members who completed the Bolton 10K.

Jacob Watson with his winnings from the Bolton 10K

Jacob Watson with his winnings from the Bolton 10K

Pos Name Cat Gun time Chip time
8 JAKE WATSON MS 37:35 37:34
65 GEORGE PIER MJ 43:19 43:18
95 RYAN CLARKE MJ 44:58 44:31
150 JASON PIER M45 47:50 47:24
279 ALICE PIER FJ 53:17 52:50
465 ELOUISE PEMBERTON FS 60:55 60:35

Bolton 10K full results.

Blackpool Marathon & Half Marathon

Sarah Angelone successfully completed the marathon in 3:44:32 and commented ‘I am over the moon with my marathon effort today…..rough time of 3 hrs 44/45 in hot and windy conditions. A massive thanks to everyone who came to support me…..your cheers kept me going xxx.’ And Leanne Cottam completed the Half Marathon in 1:55:46. Well done both of you!

Sarah Angelone Blackpool Marathon

Sarah Angelone Blackpool Marathon

Blackpool Marathon & Half Marathon full results.

Parkrun roundup

Burnley parkrun – 233 runners took part

We turned out in force as always at Burnley Parkrun. Congratulations to new recruit Danny Collinge who achieved 1st position from Blackburn’s Josh Boyle as well as a PB in his Clayton vest.

Pos Parkrunner Time Cat Note
1 Danny COLLINGE 17:03 SM20-24 New PB!
4 Jonathan PYE 18:31 SM25-29
5 Richard STEVENSON 18:44 VM35-39
10 Matthew DUCKWORTH 19:36 SM25-29
17 Simon WILSHAW 21:16 JM15-17 New PB!
18 Andy QUINN 21:19 VM40-44
19 Andrew WEBSTER 21:32 VM45-49
38 Lennon JACKSON 23:28 JM11-14
39 Sophie ASHWORTH 23:29 JW11-14
53 Julia RUSHTON 24:15 VW50-54
55 Daniel BRADLEY 24:23 JM11-14
76 Donna SCOTT 25:17 VW45-49
110 Annabel WILCOCK 26:55 JW11-14
121 Stuart BARKER 27:37 VM45-49
130 Heidi KEWIN 28:11 JW11-14
132 Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON 28:14 SW25-29
193 Judith CAREY 33:30 VW35-39
225 Milly MACCABE 40:12 JW10

Dewsbury parkrun – 88 runners took part

Pos Parkrunner Time Cat Note
83 Robin PRICE 38:29 VM70-74

Cuerden Valley Parkrun – 166 runners took part

Pos Parkrunner Time Cat Note
47 Bryan SEARBY 26:03 VM40-44

Keswick Parkrun – 71 runners took part

Pos Parkrunner Time Cat Note
48 Eileen JONES 29:59 VW60-64 New PB!

Pendle Parkrun – 49 runners took part

Pos Parkrunner Time Cat Note
3 John HARTLEY 20:31 VM55-59
4 Paul BRANNON 20:39 VM55-59
13 Pete BOOTH 22:29 VM60-64
18 Barry MITCHELL 24:14 VM65-69
28 Robert HIRST 27:10 VM60-64 New PB!
33 Christine Jennifer EGERTON 31:52 VW65-69
39 Christine LEATHLEY 34:17 VW65-69
ByAdrienne Olszewska

The calm before the storm

On the countdown to a few biggies; London Marathon, Yorkshire Three Peaks, the Fellsman and no doubt many more, you’d expect a quiet kind of week in the run up wouldn’t you? Absolutely not!  Team Clayton is at large, in all terrains, scoring PBs, winning events and picking up awards. Wouldn’t expect anything else!

Mid Lancashire Cross Country League Presentation – 17 April

It was a very good night for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers and a very well organised evening for all in attendance.

Team Awards – Gold for the Vet 60 Men’s team, Silver awards for Senior Men in Division 2 and the Vet 50 Men’s team, and Bronze awards for the U-13 Girls and the Vet 45 Women’s teams.

Clayton Juniors

U-13 Girls with their Bronze medals at the Mid Lancs Cross Country Presentation Evening

Individual Awards – Silver awards for Briony Holt (U13 Girl), Jordan McDonald (U17 Men) Kevin Davies (VM50), Irene Roche (VF55), David Scott (VM70), and Bronze awards for George Pier (U20 Men), Peter Booth (VM60), Richard Lawson (VM70)

Mid Lancs

Irene Roche with her silver FV55 award at the Mid Lancs Cross County Presentation Evening

If you weren’t at the presentation, and you won a senior award or team award, contact John Roche to arrange collection of your trophy/medal.

The Mike McGee Memorial Cowm Reservoir 5K – 15 April

Andems Runners assisted by Rochdale Harriers stage this 5K race around the scenic Cowm Reservoir, in memory of Mike MGee who passed away in 2012. All proceeds go to Bowel Cancer UK.

Team Clayton

Clayton Ladies out in force at Cowm Reservoir Memorial Race

Fourteen club members turned out for this race.  Laura Hesketh ran up a storm finishing in 19 minutes and taking the first female position.  Team Roche cleaned up the V55 category with first category finishes for John and Irene. Some great performances all who ran and plenty of PBs.

Pos Name Cat Time
13 Laura Hesketh F (1st Female) 19:00
16 John Roche VM55 (1st) 19:11
45 Irene Roche VF55 (1st) 22:09
49 Sarah Angelone F 22:22
61 Richard Lawson VM70 24:00
62 Rachel Todd VF40 24:01
66 Leanne Cottam F 24:41
69 M Moore JM 25:17
77 Robert Hirst VM60 25:55
84 Karen Clarkin VF40 27:17
87 J Lee M 28:44
88 Anita Jones VF55 28:50
95 Judith Carey VF35 33:28
98 Val Lawson VF70 35:46

West Nab – 18 April

Report by Andrew Holt

The third FRA English junior championships race took place across the M62 in Meltham. As usual it was well organised and well attended. The course is similar to the FRA route at Pendle, with an uphill start, longish flat straight and a sharp ramp upwards into the moors. The weather was sunny, warm and hard underfoot with the only mud to be found in the occasional bog and small river crossing. Unusually for a fell race a good percentage of this course is singletrack making overtaking difficult.

Clayton juniors were represented by three runners, Dexta and Liberty Thompson, running only their second FRA fell race, and Briony Holt. Dexta was first away, pacing himself well along the single track and overtaking where and when he could. Finishing we think (photo counting) an amazing fourth. (he was nearly half way back at the start!)

West Nab Fell Race

Dexta Thompson in the U8 & U10 Race at Wet Nab. Photo by Woodentops

Briony and Liberty ran next, climbing further up and around the farm. Liberty was rightly cautious about starting too quickly and started towards the rear of the group. Liberty held a steady position around the course, even gaining ground on more experienced athletes. Obviously feeling tired at the end, Liberty finished strongly in approx 25th position, (counted via photos on Woodentops) in a competitive field on a difficult course.

West Nab Fell Race

Liberty Thompson in the U14 Race at West Nab. Photo by the Woodentops

This was Briony’s second attempt at West Nab, but first at the longer u14 route. After the usual dash out of the field Briony was placed 5th or 6th the, but gained ground and led from from the first downhill stretch, and had a healthy lead at the half way point. A strong challenge from two athletes including last years champion, provided an excellent finish, with Briony narrowly claiming a victory via a sprint in the starting field.

West Nab Fell Race

Briony Holt in the U14 Race at West Nab. Photo by Woodentops

Briony has only to finish one of three races to be joint english champion,and she’s won three out of three so far. 

Well done Dexta, Liberty and Briony!

Awaiting results

Lakeland Trails Hawkshead – 18 April

Starting and finishing at Hawkshead, the 17km Hawkshead Trail Race, 17km Hawkshead Trail Challenge and 10km Hawkshead Trail Run follow circuits along well marked and marshalled footpaths and bridleways, taking in panoramic views of Lake Windermere and the surrounding peaks of the Coniston Hills, the Langdales and most of the Lakeland fells. All of the routes take in the infamous, mile long, near vertical, killer climb of the “Coffin Trail”! Underfoot conditions are generally good, particularly for those used to off-road running.

Clayton Lady, Sophie McIntosh tackled the 10k. She described it as a tough one with an extra 1.7km (making it 11.7km), not to mention the 1 mile vertical climb called ‘the coffin trail’. However, the scenery was beautiful and she really enjoyed it.

Lakeland Trail Races

Sophie McIntosh at the Lakeland Trail races. Suitably tangerine t-shirts for completers as well!

Christopher and Breton Holdsworth tool part in the 17km race finishing in 2nd and 4th place respectively.

Lakeland Trail Races

Chris Holdsworth and Breton Holdsworth who were 2nd and 4th at the Lakeland Trail 17km Race

Full Results

Podium 5k – 18 April

The sun shone but a cold easterly wind hit the runners on each of the 5 laps in the April version of the PODIUM 5K at Barrowford, Lancashire. Three Clayton men took part in the B race.

Report by Richard Stevenson

After missing out on a sub-18 for 5k at Hollingworth Lake 2 weeks ago, I thought I’d give the Podium 5k a go. I’d heard it was a very flat and fast course. We got there early to watch the A race; boy these guys are impressively fast! Then straight after was the B race with a few from the first race kindly helping out as pacers for us. My tactic was to try and stay just in front of the 18 minute pacer which I just about managed then it was down to an eyeball out sprint for the line. Oh yes 17:49! A new PB and my first sub-18 minute 5k. Well done to the fellow Clayton runners there John and Andy. I know Andy was very pleased with his time.

Podium 5k

Richard Stevenson heading for the finish at the Podium 5k. Photo by Jamie McIlvenny

Report from Andy Bradley

Podium 5k perfect for PBs! No pacer for someone hoping to beat 20 mins, not sure some of the a race guys could go that slow!! Asked a couple of lads what they were aiming for and tried to hang on to them, just managed it! Enjoyed the encouragement from the Trawden and clayton attendees, always a help in the last lap when your legs feel like lead. will hope its less windy time as I think I can go (a little bit) faster. £4 well spent and loved watching the a race, some proper runners there!

Podium 5k Race

Andy Bradley at the Podium 5k. Photo by James McIlvenny

Pos Name Cat Time
6 Richard Stevenson M 17:49
12 John Hartley MV55 18:48
16 Andy Bradley MV45 19:53

Full Results

Y Moelwyn Fell Race – 18 April

Race report from Paul Shackleton

A bakers dozen of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers were at the first British Fell Championships race of the year at Blaenau Ffestiniog on Saturday for the Ras Y Moelwyn race; 16.9k (10 miles) with 850 metres of ascent. Under a cloudless sky we went off down the road from the town centre and climbed up through the old quarries to Moelwyn Mawr at 770 metres. After a steep descent, we then climbed Moelwyn Bach, down a rocky and boggy descent to the Llyn Stwlan dam where the locals offered us jelly babies and flapjacks and then climbed again to Moel Yr Hydd. A fast descent and a run back through the quarry tracks and we were at the finish. The race is a classic! Finley Wild won the men’s race with Rob Hope second and Jasmine Parris was the first lady. Clayton men were led home by Neil Hardiman and fist Clayton lady was Jean Brown. 362 runners took part in the race.

British Fell Champs

Garry Wilkinson and Paul Shackleton at the Y Moelwyn race. Paul did not run the race barefoot!

Pos Name category time
108 Neil HARDIMAN Male V40 01:34:09
123 Garry WILKINSON Male V50 01:36:38
208 Paul SHACKLETON Male V50 01:47:33
213 Jean BROWN Female V40 01:48:05
216 Jon SHARPLES Male V60 01:49:33
242 Peter BROWNING Male V50 01:51:55
293 Mark NUTTER Male V50 02:04:05
297 Mark TAYLOR Male Senior 02:04:47
298 Wendy DODDS Female V60 02:05:01
299 Andrew Mark DUGDALE Male V50 02:05:10
338 Peter DUGDALE Male V50 02:14:52
341 Barbara SAVAGE Female V50 02:16:29
351 Nichola HORSFALL Female V50 02:22:02

Full Results

Great Langdale St. Georges Day 10k – 18 April

Graham Kissack was our sole representative at this 10k out and back road run along the beautiful Great Langdale Valley. The Great Langdale St Georges Day Run is a 10k run held in April each year. The course is an undulating route, along the Great Langdale Road. Starting at the New Dungeon Ghyl, running to The Langdale Estate in Elterwater and returning to the New Dungeon Ghyl.

Full Results

Asics Greater Manchester Marathon – 19 April

Congratulations to the dynamic duo of Clayton runners that took part in the Greater Manchester Marathon. Nick Roscoe was first Harrier over the finish with a time of 03:17:13, followed by Stephen Biscombe in 03:51:17.  Well done guys.

Manchester Marathon

Nick Roscoe at the ASICS Greater Manchester Marathon. Photo by Garry Wilkinson

Stephen Biscomb said, “I found it very tough over the last five miles, my pace dropped off considerably. However, I have ticked the marathon done box. 4 months of thinking about this race is over.” 

Full Results

Cheshire 10k – 18 April

The Cheshire 10k offers one of the fastest 10k road racing courses in the North of England. Racing around the flat and rural roads of Antrobus with full road closures, this Run Britain/UKA licensed, officially measured 10k road race offers the perfect opportunity for runners of all abilities to get a chip timed personal best.

A couple of our members ran in this event, Paul Hesketh and Richard John.  Well done!

Pos Name category time
66 Paul Hesketh V50 37:16
250 Richard John Sen M 44:34

Full Results

Great Welsh Mountain Marathon – 19 April

Well done to Nerina Gill who competed in this event.  She beat her personal best by 15 minutes to finish a few seconds over the 4 hour mark.  Congratulations.

Awaiting Results

Clitheroe Triathlon – 19 April

Clitheroe Triathlon consists of a 400m pool swim. a 30k road cycle and an 8k trail run around some of the most beautiful and challenging place in the Ribble Valley with rolling country lanes, sneaky challenging climbs and views to die for.

Very well done to Claire Vincent and Martin O’Rourke who both took part in the Clitheroe Triathlon organised by Epic Events

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Clayton Harriers at parkrun

Clayton Men dominating the Burnley parkrun. Photo by David Belshaw

Well we’ve had an outbreak of PBs this week from lots of our runners from the youngest juniors to the most senior veterans, but particularly for lots of our juniors at Burnley!  On a sunny and cool morning, conditions were ripe for such a crop of great runs.  As usual our male runners dominated the top ten at the Burnley parkrun and at the Pendle event as well this week so well done to them.

Burnley parkrun – 275 runners took part

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
3 Jonathan PYE 17:45 SM25-29
4 Jordan MCDONALD 17:49 JM15-17
5 Jacob WATSON 17:52 SM30-34 New PB!
6 Mark ASPINALL 18:03 VM55-59 New PB!
7 George PIER 18:26 JM15-17 New PB!
11 Matthew DUCKWORTH 19:29 SM25-29
16 Alexander TOWNROW 20:09 JM11-14 New PB!
31 Simon WILSHAW 21:34 JM15-17
34 Martin BRADY 21:48 VM50-54
36 Lennon JACKSON 21:53 JM11-14 New PB!
38 Andrew WEBSTER 22:03 VM45-49
54 Bryan SEARBY 23:24 VM40-44 New PB!
60 Sophie ASHWORTH 23:39 JW11-14
63 Ella DORRINGTON-LEVY 23:42 JW10 New PB!
68 Nathan KEWIN 24:00 JM10 New PB!
77 Natasha OLSZEWSKA 24:37 JW11-14
88 Robert HIRST 25:32 VM60-64 New PB!
101 Annabel WILCOCK 25:53 JW11-14
102 John WILCOCK 25:53 VM50-54
121 Paul Laurence WALSH 26:51 VM60-64
122 Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON 26:52 SW25-29
134 Stuart BARKER 27:15 VM45-49
141 Heidi KEWIN 27:46 JW11-14
168 Karen CLARKIN 29:02 VW40-44
206 Milly MACCABE 31:48 JW10 New PB!
230 Bronia OLSZEWSKA 33:44 JW10 New PB!
231 Judith CAREY 33:46 VW35-39
234 Adrienne OLSZEWSKA 33:51 VW45-49
265 Kathleen GARNETT 39:07 VW75-79

Pendle parkrun – 53 runners took part

Pos parkrunner Time Cat
2 John HARTLEY 20:24 VM55-59
3 Jon HANSON 20:25 VM35-39
6 Paul BRANNON 21:13 VM55-59
34 Andy QUINN 28:03 VM40-44
47 Christine LEATHLEY 33:54 VW65-69

Dewsbury parkrun – 71 runners took part

Pos parkrunner Time Cat
70 Robin PRICE 38:36 VM70-74

Fell Foot parkrun – 156 runners took part

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
92 Eileen JONES 29:50 VW60-64 New PB!
ByAdrienne Olszewska

All kinds of everything

From fast and furious 200m at the track to long and steady ultra distances, our club members have been out in all weathers in all kinds of places.  There have been personal bests, and the odd personal worst, but as always we are chomping at the bit and raring to take on the next challenge.

Joe Salt Memorial Cowm Reservoir 5k – 8 April

There was an impressive turnout of fourteen Clayton Harriers on this mid week, evening race. Michelle Butschok described the race as; “a lovely race on a flat and fast course, thoroughly enjoyed it, especially running in lovely warm and dry weather too! Bonus was the bag of sweets for every runner!”

Team Clayton

Team Clayton at the Cowm 5K

John Roche said, “Well done to all the tangerine ladies and not forgetting cracking runs from Dave Burnett and a PB for Richard Briscoe and the new slimline Martin Brady”

Pos Name Cat Time
11 Richard Briscoe M 18:52
39 Martin Brady MV50 21:42
45 Irene Roche FV55 (1st) 22:16
49 David Burnett MV50 22:49
52 Sarah Angelone F 22:53
56 Helen Burnett FV40 23:20
69 Leanne Cottam LV35 25:38
73 Yvonne Wickham LV50 26:10
75 Michelle Butschok LV40 26:23
77 Julie Toman LV45 (2nd) 26:50
79 Karen Clarkin LV40 27:38
81 Geraldine Varley LV55 (2nd) 28:35
82 Anita Jones LV55 30:20
83 Judith Carey LV35 34:08

Full Results 

Loughrigg Fell Race – 8 April

For many, this early season evening race heralds the start of Summer. A four mile out and back blast from Rothay Park in Ambleside, this race packs a lot into its short length. The fell section is flagged so runners don’t end up heading down to Grasmere in the dark!

The weather was glorious as 188 runners set off on this tough 4 mile race with 3 Clayton runners amongst them; Jean Brown, Stephen Bury and Wendy Dodds.

Pos Name Cat Time
112 Jean Brown F40 00:38:07
150 Stephen Bury M50 00:43:06
154 Wendy Doddds F60 00:43:24

Full Results

Coledale Horseshoe – 11 April

Fourteen Clayton Harriers took part in this Fell Race in a field of 249.

Report by Richard Briscoe

Fell Running

Richard Briscoe at the Coldedale Horseshoe Fell Race. Photo by www.granddayoutphotography.co.uk

Just a quick report from the Coledale Horseshoe. I had the weekend off work and Burnley were playing at 5pm, so I decided to do some preparation for the Three Peaks Race in two weeks. I left home at 8am, the weather was terrible with driving rain and I thought to myself I must be insane going up to the lakes. I arrived at Braithwaite where there were strong winds but the sun was out with snow on the Mountains. So the event was shortened because of the snow, and the route was changed slightly. There were quite a few Clayton members running Neil Hardiman, Barb Savage, Jean Brown, David Bagot, myself, Andy Firth, Pete Browning, Mark Nutter, Peter Dugdale and Andrew. Overall it was a very enjoyable day.

Pos Name Cat Time
49 Neil Hardiman MV40 1:24:05
77 David Bagot M 1:27:54
83 Andrew Priory MV40 1:29:49
94 Ralph Baines MV40 1:31:19
106 Richard Briscoe M 1:33:23
115 Jean Brown LV40 1:34:25
141 Mark Nutter MV50 1:38:14
151 Peter Browning MV50 1:39:35
186 Wendy Dodds LV60 1:47:33
197 Robert Mitchelll MV60 1:48:45
201 Barbara Savage LV50 1:49:18
217 Peter Dugdale MV50 1:54:33
218 Katy Thompson LV60 1:54:42
224 Andrew Firth MV50 1:57:03

Race Photos

Full Results

Calderdale Hike – 11 April

Accomplished ultra runner Andy Armstrong took part in this 37 mile event. It forms part of a series of ultra distance events that make up the Runfurther annual championships. He finished in a time of 7hrs 37 mins.

Awaiting Results

Mid Lancs Track at Blackpool – 11 April

Danny Collinge, George Pier, Alice Pier and Liberty Thompson all took part in the first of the track and field league fixtures representing Burnley AC.

Well done!

Full Results

Wardle Skyline – 11 April

In a strange twist of fate, we had two events overlapping in time and space!  Whilst out on the Calderdale Hike, I found myself suddenly in the middle of the Wardle Skyline Fell Race cheering on fellow club members.  Bit surreal!

Wardle Skyline Fell Race

Vicky Heys at the Wardle Skyline

However, back on track.  Irene Roche continues to stretch her fell legs and described this event as very runnable with great views particularly so on this day due to the sunshine, although a bit cold and breezy with it. Definitely back next year!

Wardle Skyline

Irene Roche at the Wardle Skyline Fell Race

Other club mates spotted were Vicky Heys, Angela Shian, Kath and Martin Brady, Steve Fish, Robert Hirst and Rick Moore

Wardle Fell Race

Martin Brady at the Wardle Skyline Fell Race

Pos Name Cat Time
107 Martin Brady M50 01:02:55
119 Vicky Heys W40 01:04:41
127 Angela Shian WSen 01:05:26
129 Irene Roche W55 01:05:29
139 Rick Moore M50 01:06:05
163 Stephen Fish M60 01:11:47
168 Kath Brady W50 01:12:27
180 Robert Hirst M60 01:17:41

Full Results

3 Bridges 10K – 12 April

This is described as a flat, fast and scenic route though Lancaster, unsurprisingly, going over 3 bridges

Adam Hamer described this race as: ” a tough one because of the weather but relatively flat. The first 5k wasn’t too bad with the wind behind us but as it was an out and back again type race the gales were in our faces which made tired legs even more tired for the final 5k. Overall the race would have been average-okay but catching the bad weather made it pretty tough.”

Sophie McIntosh added; “Those steps in the middle were a surprise that my legs did not enjoy!”

Clayton Harriers

Adam Hamer and Sophie McIntosh at the 3 Bridges 10k in Lancaster

Well done both of you and well done to super vet Stephen Biscombe who was 2nd V60.

Pos Name Cat Time
54 Stephen Biscombe V60 00:43:08
252 Sophie McIntosh F 01:04:19
253 Adam Hamer M 01:04:19

Full Results

Fleetwood 10K – 12 April

Another Clayton Lady flying the tangerine flag was Clare Wilson who competed in the Fleetwood 10K. The Race starts behind the Marine Hall and runs along Fleetwood’s Outer Promenade with great views over Morecambe Bay. Maybe not on this occasion as the weather did not turn out to be anyone’s friend.

Clare Wilson

Clare Wilson at the Fleetwood 10k

Clare Wilson reported; “I was absolutely soaked to the bone in awful conditions but I think the pelting rain and sheer need to get dry, sped me up and got me a PB of 49.41. 5th lady overall as well apparently!”

Well done Clare

Full Results

Radcliffe 10K – 12 April

Five club members took part in this multi-terrain 10k.

Sarah Angelone said; “A great event with fab marshals throughout. A good race with cobbles, pot holes, big ass stairs, hills and fun galore. A good event.”

Radcliffe 10k

Sarah Angelone (L) and Leanne Cottam (R) at the Radcliffe 10k

Leanne Cottam said; “Enjoyed it really. A bit of everything; some killer hills and some killer steps on the second mile. Didn’t expect them at all, ha!. A great off road race. Yes plenty of cobbles & pot holes. But good fun. Plus the rain held off while we ran so a bonus”

Also taking part were Peter Butterworth , Jeffrey Pickup and Julie Toman.

Pos Name Cat TIme
75 Peter Butterworth M60 00:43:42
97 Jeffrey Pickup M60 00:44:46
156 Sarah Angelone F 00:48:20
224 Leanne Cottam F 00:53:34
271 Julie Toman F45 00:58:52

Full Results

Plusnet Yorkshire Half Marathon – 12 April

Boasting a field of over 6000 runners, this popular half marathon takes place in Sheffield. Cancelled last year due to a lack of water for runners, this year’s race started without a hitch.

Team Clayton

Tanya Bunkham’s kit ready for the Plusnet Yorkshire Half Marathon

Flying the Clayton-le-Moors Harriers flag at the Plusnet Yorkshire Half Marathon, Tanya Bunkham reported; “Sheffield half marathon done and dusted in 1:56:28. Disappointed in my time, but the first 5 miles were seriously uphill and the wind was brutal. Can’t believe in two weeks’ time I’ll be going twice as far, eeek!”

Well Done Tanya

Full Results

Mynd Mac – 12 April

Jean Brown was running in this fell race  which she describes as a lovely 4.5 miles on the Long Mynd – very windy and lots of climbing. She was 3rd Lady overall.

The race rises out of the beautiful Carding Mill Valley, there is a stiff climb up over Stanyeld followed by a good old gallop down a north-easterly spur of Haddon Hill into the delightful Batch Valley, immediately leaving via Long Batch – long by name and nature, and one of the lesser used routes on the Longmynd. An entertaining path (now you see it, now you don’t – but waymarked on the day) crosses a stream several times as it hauls up to a pool and cairn, and a track which runs parallel to the Saxon drove of The Portway.

A few hundred yards further and the turn for home with a lovely, undulating run over Haddon and spectacular views for those with the time and inclination to enjoy them. Just when you thought it was all over, one last climb up to the remarkable Iron Age fort on Bodbury Hill and then along the top of the hill before sweeping down, back into Carding Mill Valley – job done!

Awaiting Results

Parkrun roundup

Apologies if I miss any far flung parkrun tourists this week. The consolidated club feature that finds you all for me is not working at the moment so the results have been gathered manually. I have only checked the parkrun events that are regularly attended by our members.

Burnley parkrun

Leading the way at the Burnley parkrun. Photo by Bryn Barnes

Just having a look through the local event results we had a stonking set of results at the Burnley parkrun. Top ten finishes for four of our male runners, first female finisher, and eight junior runners with new PBs for Sophie Ashworth and Nathan Kewin. New PBs also for senior runners Andrew Webster and John Wilcock who finished a mere second apart – bit of a race was it?

Burnley parkrun

Junior runner, Sophie Ashworth on the way to another PB at Burnley parkrun. Photo by Bryn Barnes

Shiny new PBs also for Barry Mitchell and Eileen Jones, which just goes to show that you can continue to push and improve whatever age you are!

Well done to all of our parkrunners!

Burnley parkrun – 235 runners took part

Pos   parkrunner   Time Cat   Note  
4 Jonathan PYE 18:17 SM25-29
5 Richard STEVENSON 18:50 VM35-39
6 Paul HESKETH 19:11 VM50-54
8 Matthew DUCKWORTH 19:33 SM25-29
11 Laura HESKETH 20:09 SW30-34 First Female
14 Thomas BRADLEY 20:48 JM11-14
19 Andrew WEBSTER 21:25 VM45-49 New PB!
20 John WILCOCK 21:26 VM50-54 New PB!
22 Dexta THOMPSON 21:53 JM10
23 Martin BRADY 21:55 VM50-54
31 Sophie ASHWORTH 22:46 JW11-14 New PB!
52 Nathan KEWIN 24:14 JM10 New PB!
57 Andy QUINN 24:46 VM40-44
70 Andrew TAYLOR 25:16 VM55-59
73 Daniel BRADLEY 25:24 JM11-14
90 Ron CHAPPELL 26:39 VM65-69
92 Jackie KERSHAW 26:41 VW40-44
98 Robert HIRST 26:55 VM60-64
136 Donna SCOTT 28:57 VW45-49
137 Richard LAWSON 28:58 VM70-74
142 Heidi KEWIN 29:23 JW11-14
145 Jack MCGUIRE 29:32 VM55-59
189 Molly HESKETH 33:54 JW11-14
209 Milly MACCABE 36:57 JW10

Pendle parkrun – 53 runners took part

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
4 John HARTLEY 21:17 VM55-59
18 Barry MITCHELL 23:52 VM65-69 New PB!
45 Christine LEATHLEY 33:30 VW65-69

Heaton parkrun – 495 runners took part

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
89 John SEARBY 23:32 VM40-44

 Fellfoot parkrun – 160 runners took part

Pos parkrunner Time Cat Note
111 Eileen JONES 30:06 VW60-64 New PB!

 

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!

Clayton Harriers

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!”

Pendle Hill Fell Race

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”.

Pendle Hill Fell Race

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!

Pendle Fell Race

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 (1st) 39:16
31 Garry Wilkinson M50 (2nd ) 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 (1st ) 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 (1st ) 53:09
222 Colin Woolford M 53:54
231 Katy Thompson F60 (1st ) 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.

Pendle Fell Race

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

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 (1st) 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

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

Team Clayton

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.

Team Clayton

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 (2nd ) 17:57
14 Richard Stevenson M 18:01
23 Paul Brannon M55 (1st) 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 (1st) 21:23
60 Alice Pier F U16 (1st) 21:09
63 Jason Pier M45 21:28
73 Irene Roche F55 (1st) 22:32
90 Jean Knightley F55 (2nd ) 23:56
92 Liberty Thompson F U16 (2nd) 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 (3rd ) 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

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

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 Juniors

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 4th place and Jeff Pickup was 1st V60.

Boulsworth Fell Race

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.”

Boulsworth Fell Race

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.”

Boulsworth Fell Race

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.

Ron Hill 10K

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.

Clayton Men

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 7th place. Our vet men had a great race with 1st V55 going to John Hartley, Paul Brannon and John Roche were 3rd and 4th V55 respectively. Stephen Biscomb was 2nd V60 , Ron Chappell was 2nd V65 and legendary Ron Hill took 1st V75.

The first Clayton lady was Nat Harrison who ran a blistering race finishing as 14th female overall in the race. Sarah Angelone followed just a minute later. There were some great results for our vet ladies with 1st V60 for Katy Thompson, 1st and 2nd V55 for Irene Roche and Jean Knightley, and 2nd 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.

Ron Hill 10K

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

The eponymous man, Ron Hill, was running himself and took 1st 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 Juniors

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!

Liverpool Half Marathon

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.”

Club Awards

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 Juniors

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!

Lakeland Trails

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 (1st V40), and Ian Greenwood finishing in a very respectable 16th place (2nd 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.

Trimpell 20

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 10th place overall with a time of 02:04:45. Congratulation to Stephen Biscomb for his 1st Vet 60 position and Alan Clarkson for his 2nd 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 2nd V55
142 02:35:53 Stephen Biscomb 1st 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

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.”

Goal-Den- Girls 10K

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.

Heptonstall Fell Race

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.

Heptonstall Fell Race

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.

Rivock Edge Fell Race

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 Juniors

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