Happy New Year!

Here’s to the new year ahead of us and all the challenges that it may bring.  Our club members will no doubt have a huge range of events lined up, fast as lightning road running, technical fell running, cross country or ultras.  We are looking forward to seeing what you all get up to this year. In fact, you have already started with a decent turnout at the Pendle New Year parkrun, the Billy Knox New Year’s Day Awakener, and the Lancashire County Cross Country Championships to name but a few!

Club New Year Social Run

Report from Mick Green

I, with the help of friends, have been putting on a New Year run / walk /bike ride for a few years. Each year we try to find a footpath that most of the people who come may not have been on before. That bit is getting harder each year. The format is the same each year, set off at 1pm for a social 2 hour run / walk or bike ride. 

Then it is down to the Pub Royale, formally the Royal Hotel, for food and drink. The present and previous owners of the pub have never charged us for the food they put on for us. I ask the people who have the food to make a small contribution and the money collected is offered to the pub owners who always refuse it and ask for it to go to a charity.

Over the years we have donated money to various charities including, The Lifeboats, The British Heart Foundation, a school in Botswana, Asthma UK and so on.Thanks to everyone who has donated

I will start looking at this year’s route soon and look forward to seeing everybody in December.

Club Road Palladium 2014

The 2014 Ladies’ Road Palladium Champion is Jackie Kershaw.  The 2014 Men’s Road Palladium Champion is Steve Biscomb. Congratulations to both of you.

Full Results

Lancashire Cross Country Championships – Saturday 3rd January

It was a cold and rainy start to proceedings but despite the mud and the miserable weather it was a great start to 2015.  The Vet 40 men took Bronze Team (Breton Holdsworth, Garry Wilkinson, Andy Orr, John John Wilcock. Dave Scott  was 1st V70. Clayton ladies took 4th team position, Jean Knightley won the silver medal for LV55 category, Katy Thompson won the silver medal for V60 category and Christine Leathley won bronze for the V65. It was also a great start to 2015 for the juniors; 2nd U11boy for Jackson McKay, 2nd U13 girl for Briony Holt, plus 3rd team place U13 girls, and 2nd team place U15 boys.

U-11 Boys

Pos	Name	Time
2	Jackson McKay	6:16
11	Dexta Thompson	6:45

U-11 Girls

Pos	Name	Time
35	Grace Root	9:02
42	Milly Mccabe	10:45

U-13 Boys

Pos	Name	Time
23	Adam Quinn	14:49
31	Daniel Bradley	16:56

U-13 Girls

Pos	Name	Time
2	Briony Holt	13:05
12	Eleanor Root	14:23
17	Millie Stubbs	14:49
22	Liberty Thompson	15:11

Team Result – 3^rd place

U-15 Boys

Pos	Name	Time
14	Curtis Holt	14:53
18	Thomas Bradley	15:58
22	Ryan Clarke	16:23
24	Alexander Townrow	16:33

Team Result – 2^nd place

U-17 Men

Pos	Name	Time
15	Jordan McDonald	22:19

U-17 Women

Pos	Name	Time
14	Beth Quinn	30:09

Senior Women

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
45	Vicky Heys	L40	33:56
46	Angela Shian	L35	34:16
57	Julia Rushton	L50	35:59
60	Jean Knightley	L55	36:19
67	Katy Thompson	L60	37:58
69	Sarah Helliwell	L	38:14
83	Susan Allen	L50	47:15
84	Christine Leathley	L65	48:30

Team Result – 9^th place

Vets team – 4^th place

Senior Men

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
18	Christopher Holdsworth	M	36:58
39	Breton Holdsworth	V40	39:01
61	Garry Wilkinson	V50	41:20
76	Carl Helliwell	M	42:59
78	Andrew Orr	V40	43:38
89	George Pier	U20	44:56
93	Richard Briscoe	M	45:16
102	John Wilcock	V50	47:00
107	Peter Booth	V60	47:27
121	Andrew Howarth	V55	49:24
122	Andy Quinn	V40	49:26
124	Peter Browning	V55	49:34
125	David Scott	V70	49:48
137	Robin Nicolson	V45	53:23

Team Result – 6^th place

Vets team – 3^rd place

Full Results

KWL Scout Scar Fell Race – 4th January

A classic 5 mile blend of fast hilly cross-country on rough limestone tracks with stupendous 360 degree views. The  race starts with a fast charge across the flat field before heading out onto the rough Scar area where the pace settles.

Katy Thompson reported that Clayton Ladies Jean Brown, Wendy Dodds, Carol Life and Katy Thompson took part. Also Jack Holt, Alan Life and one other. A good, fast course and a record field, she said.

Awaiting full results.

Central Lancashire New Year Half Marathon – 4th January

Well done to Tanya Bunkham who was the sole Clayton-le-Moors Harrier at this half-marathon event.  She finished in 208th place with a time of 1:49:45 in a field of 449 runners.

Full Results

Belle Vue Racers Hit the Trail  – 4th January

Peter Butterworth came 40th in this 5-mile race through  Reddish Vale Country Park with a time of 33:14. 269 runners took part

Full Results

Billy Knox NYD Awakener – 1st January

7 club members kicked off the New Year with this 5k trail race in Whitworth. Great performances from the ladies in this event. 87 runners took part.

Pos	Num			Name	Cat	CatPos			Time
37	59			Vicky Heys	F40	(001/004)			00:25:20
41	61			Angela Shian	F35	(002/003)			00:25:46
54	60			Jean Knightley	F55	(002/008)			00:27:18
61	58			Robert Hirst	M60	(003/004)			00:28:46
70	66			Yvonne Wickham	F50	(003/003)			00:30:03
78	457			Ron Chappell	M65	(006/008)			00:31:34
80	448			Jack McGuire	M55	(007/007)			00:33:12

Full Results
Photos by Runningpix.co.uk

Auld Lang Syne Fell Race – 31st December

“The costumes and enthusiasm were better than ever and it was fantastic to see so many folk having a grand, if rather chilly, day out. The prize giving was legendary as you would expect. Hopefully see everyone there next year.” said 4 times ALS champion Alistair Brownlee.

To quote the Yorkshire Post ‘This event attracts both elite runners and those taking part in fancy dress meaning the field had everything from Olympians to Ostriches and for everyone there was a bottle of Daleside beer. Alistair has been competing in the race for more than 10 years, brother Jonny won the race back in 2012 finishing 3rd this time. British triathlete champion Mark Buckingham came in 2nd, while Ian Holmes who dominated the race for a decade finished in 4th and first V40’.

First Clayton Harrier was Christopher Holdsworth, finishing in 11th place with a time of 41:35. First Clayton Lady was Vicky Heys, finishing in 59:09.

395 runners finished the course and there were 2 retirements.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
11	Christopher Holdsworth	M	41:35
44	Neil Hardiman	MV40	46:06
57	Garry Wilkinson	MV50	47:03
58	Lee Smith	M	47:04
68	Dave Motley	M	48:01
70	Dave Bagot	M	48:06
91	Ryan Belshaw	M	49:48
116	Nick Roscoe	MV40	51:44
133	Richard Briscoe	M	53:24
152	John Wilcock	MV50	54:14
201	David Black	MV40	58:08
211	Vicky Heys	FV40	59:06
226	Colin Woolford	M	59:43
267	Angela Shian	F	62:63
275	Wendy Dodds	FV60	63:32
290	Stephen Fish	MV60	64:27
322	Robert Hirst	MV60	67:47
390	John T Francis	MV70	89:22

 Full Results and Race Reports

Ward Green Six – 28th December

Missed this one on last weeks roundup.  This race is described as a 2 lap course with a testing climb. Sole Clayton-le-Moors Harriers representative was Breton Holdsworth who had an excellent run finishing in second place in a time of 33:29. “Not bad for being nearly half a stone heavier”, he said. Not bad indeed!

Full Results

Late Results from Whinberry Naze Fell Race

Results from the Whinberry Naze fell race on Boxing Day

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
12	Lee Smith	M	27:27
34	Alan Life	MV50	29:11
35	Andrew Orr	MV40	29:18
52	David Naughton	MV50	30:58
63	Sean Clarke	MV50	31:36
94	Andrew Dugdale	MV50	34:11
102	Andrew Howarth	MV55	35:07
115	Andrew Firth	MV55	36:07
118	Martin Brady	MV50	36:19
125	Colin Woolford	M	36:38
126	Vicky Heys	LV50	37:05
141	Andrew Walmsley	MV60	38:46
145	Robert Hirst	MV60	39:18
149	Carol Life	LV45	39:45
152	Nicola Horsfall	LV55	39:57
184	Irene Roche	LV55	43:39
185	Sarah Helliwell	L	43:40
186	Jean Knightley	LV55	43:41
187	Julia Rushton	LV50	43:42
196	Julie Toman	LV45	44:36
203	Geoff Smith	MV40	46:46

Full Results

New Year’s Day parkrun at Pendle

Well done to the 10 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers who managed to get up and out to the New Year’s Day parkrun at Pendle. We had 3 top ten finishers and a new PB as well. What a great start to the year!

Pos	parkrunner	Time
2	Jacob WATSON	20:28
3	Kevin DAVIES	20:36
5	John HARTLEY	21:10
23	Ryan Andrew CLARKE	25:04
27	Dawn TERRY	25:26
28	Martin BRADY	25:30
41	Kath BRADY	28:45	New PB!
59	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	31:37
74	Harry MANNING	40:04

Parkrun roundup

Preston parkrun – A total of 238 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
69	George THOMPSON	00:23:54
79	Martin BRADY	00:24:31
83	Katy THOMPSON	00:25:01

Brockwell parkrun, Herne Hill – A total of 186 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
176	Eileen JONES	00:30:52

Carlisle parkrun – A total of 178 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
11	Chris FUNNELL	00:21:24

 Walsall Arboretum parkrun – A total of 238 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
12	Paul SHACKLETON	00:19:57

 Burnley parkrun – A total of 192 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Jacob WATSON	00:18:09
3	Jonathan PYE	00:18:23
6	Kevin DAVIES	00:19:04
9	Paul BRANNON	00:19:39
20	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:21:02
34	Adam STEVENSON	00:23:04
44	Dawn TERRY	00:23:40
68	Donna SCOTT	00:25:14
74	Richard LAWSON	00:25:42
82	Robert HIRST	00:26:20
98	Annabel WILCOCK	00:27:00
100	John WILCOCK	00:27:01
112	Keira STEVENSON	00:27:30
115	Richard STEVENSON	00:27:35
116	Julie TOMAN	00:27:43
117	Ron CHAPPELL	00:27:45
133	Jack MCGUIRE	00:29:28
152	Rachel STEVENSON	00:31:32
154	Heidi KEWIN	00:31:58
155	Lucy STEVENSON	00:32:05
177	Nicola KAY	00:37:09

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 99 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
96	Robin PRICE	00:38:35

Pendle parkrun – A total of 35 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
4	John HARTLEY	00:21:14
10	Stephen WHITE	00:23:43

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 163 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
53	Wendy DODDS	00:25:02

Coming up…

For the fell runners; the Flower Scar Fell Race will be a counter in the 2015 FRA English Championship and entries open 5/1/2015. Let’s try and get a good turn out for this event.

For the road runners; the Winter Warmer 10k on 8th February is the first race in the Club Road Championship 2015. Come on Team Clayton get this in your diary there is also a 2k junior race on the same day.

Mid Lancs Cross Country – Towneley 10th January

Marion Wilkinson, Junior Co-ordinator, ” Don’t forget, this is home turf and training ground for our juniors. We know every blade of grass; so less pressure = better running! Let’s have a good turnout for this local event.”

Club President Dave Scott, ” Towneley can be a good fast course for our Road Men and speed training for the Fells. If you are not shopping or decorating, try to run here, or even help, and ensure a good Clayton turn out.”

If you don’t intend to run but want to help, Paul Archer is organising the races on the club’s behalf. He needs lots of help on the day: setting up the course, marshalling, supervising the finish and collecting equipment after the races. So, if you can help in any way, please contact Paul straight away.

01254 823587 or paularcher09@hotmail.co.uk