Blake’s Heaven, That’s Lyth and the East Lancs Hospice 10k

Sad News

Sadly, two long-standing club members have passed away recently.

John Amos
Richard Lawson writes; our members will be sad to hear of the death of John Amos in Pendleside Hospice. Born in Gt Baddow in Essex in 1938, John saw the light and came north working as an administrator in DHSS centres in Lancashire and Yorkshire. John joined Clayton-le-Moors Harriers in 1978 in time for the cross country season. He competed regularly in all disciplines to a high standard until 2007 and was a member of the M60 team competing at Tredegar House nr Newport in the national vets’ relays. He came with us to the Guernsey Easter Runs in 2007 completing the four races in four days.

John Amos 1938 – 2015

You couldn’t get a nicer guy. John faced his illness with the utmost bravery and cheerfulness and still attended club events both athletic and social He was a valued member of our Wrinkly group and will be missed by us all. He has had the loving support of his wife, Sonya, and two children, Joanne and Melvyn and their families, and our thoughts are with them.

John’s funeral is at 11am on Thursday 29th January at Skipton Crematorium

Tom Targett
Members will also be saddened to hear that another of our members, Tom Targett, has also passed away.

Tom’s funeral is at 10.30am on Tuesday 27^th January at St Joseph’s Church, Accrington

Blake’s Heaven – Saturday 24^th January

Fell Captain, Dave Motley, took part in the Blake’s Heaven fell race. The race distance is 7.05Km (4.4m) with 446m (1,463ft) of ascent.

He reported;

This race starts in the little village of Lamplugh which is situated in the Northern Lake District. With the 2.5hr drive in mind we decided to make a weekend of it and visited relatives in Cockermouth. I arrived in Lamplugh with 30mins to register and warm up, and then we were off. A quick start over a field then straight onto forestry tracks and the start of a long gradual climb to checkpoint 1. If I’m honest I found the climb tough with the recent Coach Roche speed sessions still in my legs and I got to checkpoint 1 just outside the top 10.

Fell Captain Dave Motley at the Blake’s Heaven Fell Race. Picture by www.granddayoutphotography.co.uk

As soon as the climb had finished, we were straight onto a steep grassy climb to the summit of Blake Fell which was concealed in the mist, quickly around the marshalled pile of stones and then off the summit. This is where things changed for me as I had lost the group of runners in front and found myself alone and not knowing the route. I made the decision to jump straight over the nearest stile and I headed down the fell only to find I’d taken the wrong route and taken another 2 runners with me. We quickly realised the error of our ways when we noticed a line of runners 300-400m to the left of us. Back on track and onto the long run off Blake Fell back to the finish. I think I managed Top 20 but I am waiting for full results. I thought this was a cracking little race and I’ll be returning for more in 2016, next time checking the map and making sure I go the right way.

Awaiting full results

East Lancashire Hospice 10k – Sunday 25^th January

Junior Race

The formidable “Team Stevenson” aka Keira, Adam, Rachel and Lucy, took part in the 1K event and made the pages of the local press to boot. Well done to all of them.

The Formidable “Team Stevenson” at the East Lancs Hospice 1K race

Senior Race

Postponed after a weekend of extreme weather, the East Lancs Hospice 10k was blessed with much better conditions. Dry, cool and no wind; a recipe for success and PBs if ever there was one.

15 members including new members Elouise Pemberton, Clare Whittaker, Deborah Greenwood and Stephanie Hawke got stuck in and all came in under the hour. Well done in particular to Elouise and Clare for achieving new personal best times.

First timer Elouise Pemberton at the East Lancashire Hospice 10k

Jacob Watson ran in the front pack throughout the race, finishing in 3^rd place overall and 1^st Clayton counter. Well done Jacob. There were top twenty finishes for Carl Helliwell, John Hartley and David Naughton and not far behind were John Roche and Richard Briscoe. David Scott was first V70.

Jacob Watson who finished 3rd at the East Lancs Hospice 10k

Irene Roche was the first Clayton lady home finishing in 71^st place with a time of 46:31 and was also the first F55. Our new ladies all ran well and look likely to continue improving. Well done to all of you.

Irene Roche, 1st Clayton Lady and 1st F55 at the East Lancs Hospice 10K

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
3	Jacob Watson	M	(002/070)	00:36:54
12	Carl Helliwell	M	(006/070)	00:39:17
13	John Hartley	M55	(002/018)	00:39:25
19	David Naughton	M50	(002/017)	00:40:54
22	John Roche	M55	(003/018)	00:40:59
26	Richard Briscoe	M	(012/070)	00:41:35
71	Irene Roche	F55	(001/005)	00:46:31
81	David Scott	M70	(001/001)	00:47:31
106	Clare Wilson	F35	(005/032)	00:49:36
123	Amanda Duffy	F35	(011/032)	00:51:35
136	Stephanie Hawke	F35	(012/032)	00:52:43
141	Sarah Helliwell	F	(008/034)	00:53:05
165	Elouise S Pemberton	F	(009/034)	00:55:03
215	Deborah Greenwood	F45	(016/032)	00:59:18
221	Nicola Kay	F	(017/034)	00:59:50

Full Results

Northern Cross Country Championships – 25^th January

Four club members travelled to Pontefract to take part in the Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships

Mens Results

Pos	Time	Forename	Surname
430	00:52:45	Richard	Briscoe
605	01:00:20	Peter	Browning

Ladies Results

Pos	Time	Forename	Surname
338	0:56:03	Susan	Allen
339	0:56:21	Christine	Leathley

Full Results

Ashurst Beacon Fell Race – Saturday 24^th January

This is a 6 mile race with 950 feet of ascent. Four of our members took part: David Scott, George Thompson, Robert Hirst & John Francis. Well done gents!

Pos	Name	Category	Time
111	David Scott	M70	00:53:37
134	George Thompson	M60	00:57:40
153	Robert Hirst	M60	01:01:22
170	John Francis	M70	01:14:23

Full Results

That’s Lyth – Saturday 24^th January

That’s Lyth is a challenge event organised by the Lakeland Long Distance Walkers Group. Many LDWA challenge events are popular with runners. This event is described as is a superb winter event, encircling the Lyth Valley and visiting Scout Scar, Cunswick Scar and Whitbarrow Scar. The route is 23 Miles with an ascent of 3200 feet.

A select group of our members took part, including; Martin Terry, Nigel Hodson, Wendy Dodds, Katy Thompson.

The weather took a turn for the worse towards the end, so well done to all who took part.

Results yet to be published

Welcome Tavern 10k – Sunday 25^th January

Awaiting results

Tempo 10k Series – Sunday 25^th January

Martin Brady was our sole representative at this Stratford-upon-Avon event and he reports;

I did this race today thinking it would be an easy jog. It ended up being quite a tough slog. The winner normally does between 36 and 37 minutes. This shows it is not flat. It is a series of races called the Tempo Winter 10k in Ilmington Warwickshire. If you are ever in the area when one of these races is being staged have a go – it’s a good tester smile emoticon I measured it as closer to 6.5 miles than 10k.

Full Results

parkrun roundup

Well done to all of our parkrunners. This week saw top ten finishes for our members at the Burnley and Pendle parkruns. There were also 3 New PBs; well done to Wendy Dodds, Stephen Ainsworth and Adam Stevenson.

Leamington parkrun – A total of 407 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
128	Martin BRADY	00:24:03

Bolton parkrun – A total of 333 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
80	Julia RUSHTON	00:24:32
95	Katy THOMPSON	00:25:08

Burnley parkrun – A total of 183 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Tom BREWSTER	00:17:44
3	Jonathan PYE	00:18:15
10	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:20:45
21	Alan CLARKSON	00:22:28
24	Adam STEVENSON	00:22:41
44	Jacob WATSON	00:24:01
66	Richard LAWSON	00:25:17
83	Yvonne WICKHAM	00:26:41
90	Annabel WILCOCK	00:27:23
91	John WILCOCK	00:27:25
100	Ron CHAPPELL	00:28:11
103	Elouise Sylkie PEMBERTON	00:28:33
104	Julie TOMAN	00:28:37
108	Lucy STEVENSON	00:28:49
145	Keira STEVENSON	00:33:31
146	Rachel STEVENSON	00:33:34

Pendle parkrun – A total of 37 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	John HARTLEY	00:21:55
19	Dawn TERRY	00:28:57
29	Molly HESKETH	00:32:32

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 114 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
41	Wendy DODDS	00:24:19
114	Eileen JONES	00:46:06

Coming up

Entries for the Winter Warmer 10k in Blackburn are filling up fast. This is the first race in the club road championships so let’s have a good turn out. There are also prizes for the 1st Men & Ladies team (4 counters). Lets go get them guys n gals! Don’t miss out if you want to race

Full Details and Online Booking

And finally…

It’s coming soon, the glitziest, most entertaining awards ceremony of the year. I am, of course, talking about the Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Presentation Evening. It will be held in the 1882 Lounge, at Burnley Football Club on Saturday 21^st March. For the first time, there will be junior awards so it would be great to have a full house. Tickets are £13.00 for adults and £5.00 for under 18’s. This includes a hot buffet supper and live music from the Space Bats.

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

Alternatively, keep an eye out for chairman, James Hickie at the Tuesday Training session. Tickets are also available at the juniors’ Thursday session. Please ensure you have either a cheque or the exact amount to hand.

ByDave Motley

I’m dreaming of a white………….

Christmas passed with not a sight of the white stuff and then the skies opened this weekend, which in the end caused a little disruption to the racing.

A number of races were cancelled or postponed this weekend including the Podium 5k which attracts a super quick field at its monthly event in Barrowford and the East Lancs Hospice 10k from Great Harwood, this race has been re-arranged for Sunday 25th January.

But there were races that defied the weather with Clayton Harriers as usual out in force. The first race of the weekend the Hebden 22 had a number of our members competing, although technically not a race the popular LDWA event attracts runners from all over the local area with promises of a fantastic route, great organisation and I think your weight in cake, sandwiches and other goodies. In total 156 runners took part in this event with the following members finishing:

30. Paul Hesketh 3:57

34. Neil Hardiman 3:58

94. Wendy Dodds 5:11

141. Adrienne Olszewska 6:32

(L-R – Neil Hardiman & Paul Hesketh)

Sunday Morning came and the prospect of Stanbury Splash, the first Fell club championship race of the year. With the adverse weather conditions and the race organiser making the decision to both shorten the course and announcing that the approach roads to Penistone Quarry were in a poor condition a late announcement was made by club captains myself and Jean Brown to cancel this as a club championship race. This decision was not taken lightly, however we felt the safety of our members was paramount and we did not want anybody to feel they had to drive in those conditions just to get a club championship counter. My apologies again for such a late announcement as I know a number of individuals had already set off to the race and talking of those individuals John Hanson sends this report.

Stanbury Splash…………..

Race day again and my 2^nd fell race since I’ve joined the club. Build up to this race was a little different and everyone’s eyes were on the weather. Personally I’d googled the race ( as every proper geek would) and was so impressed by the look of it that I was doing the race whatever the weather, once my mind is set on something I’m doing it.

The morning of the race came and it had been changed to a shorter 5 mile course, it didn’t matter as I was looking forward to it, so off we go.

On the way over I saw a few club members making their way over and I was glad that I’m not the only one. Sanity check not needed for today.

On arrival the land is covered in snow and the views are amazing, really gave me the buzz for being there and wanting to race. Time to register and have a quick warm up before its time to get to the line. Just before 11:30 we all gather at the bottom of the quarry and get ready to start, I’m stood with Dave Bagot and John Roche. I’m enjoying the atmosphere and also looking forward to getting going just to warm up a little.

Race starts and we are off to a 1 mile climb, fairly boggy but a steady easy climb. I was unfortunate to get stuck behind people on the climb but I kept managing to find a place to overtake as we got further up the hill.

(John Hanson above in the red jacket)

Race continues to get even boggier and one minute you’re on your legs, the next your down to your knees in mud and just about staying upright. Tough going but great fun and let’s face it we all love getting muddy on a fell run. About 2 and half miles in Dave Bagot is still in sight and I feel strong, I just keep pushing through, tapping up the hills and overtaking as often as I can. Then the downhill comes. We all start flying down and people are hitting the deck left right and centre, including myself. We make it to the bottom and then a slight climb up and I manage to overtake a few more on a good section where I could pick some speed up down to the road crossing, we make it past the road but I can’t just get in front of the next guy and before I know it we are at the finish line.

A fantastic race which had me smiling all day.

(Still smiling……..L-R Natalie Harrison, Vicky Heyes, Angela Shian)

31. Dave Bagot 40:34

59. Jon Hanson 42:43

97. John Roche 44:54

99. Chris Funnell 44:57

110.John Wilcock 45:27

140. Richard Briscoe 47:16

144. Vicky Heys 47:24

171. Angela Shian 49:26

176. Natalie Harrison 49:42

251. Katie Thompson 55:02

277.Kath Brady 57:05

Full results here

At Giggleswick in the Kendal Winter League series we had another fantastic junior performance from Briony Holt who battled in tough conditions to win the girls race.

(Briony Holt)

In the senior race we had great performances from…….

22. Alan Life 28:01 (1st V50)

112. Carol Life 36:42

118. Wendy Dodds 37:13 (1st LV60)

132. Stephen Fish 38:34

At the Inskip 1/2 Marathon Michael Hogan said “I think I was the only clayton vest at the Inskip 1/2 marathon this morning, chuffing chilly and icy in places but a really good morning out. Here comes Marathon Training – Happy Days”

Full results are not out yet but I will update asap.

and finally Parkrun – I’m not going to do the usual World Update because I don’t know (Adrienne will be back next week) 🙂 but as usual we had members out in force at both Burnley & Pendle (and im sure uk wide).

and the only other thing is a reminder about the ‘Club do’ or Annual Presentation evening.

ByAdrienne Olszewska

There’s no place like home, XC at Towneley and the rest of the week’s action

And the wind did howl, and the wind did moan… but it still doesn’t deter Clayton-le-Moors Harriers. We are a hardy bunch and a bit of a breeze and a nip in the air isn’t going to get our way! Out in force at the cross country in Towneley park, up on the fells, pounding the roads, and parkrunning in nasty conditions. You just can’t keep a Harrier down.

Mid-Lancs Cross Country – Towneley

This was home turf for many of our members especially the juniors who run here most Saturdays so it was an excellent turnout and event for them. There were a few first-timers for the seniors running in this event so well done to them and we hope it is the first of many!

Junior Race Report – from Andy Armstrong

A blustery cold day greeted our junior runners on Saturday for the latest round of the Mid Lancs XC Series. Despite the weather we had an excellent turnout with 27 young athletes braving the conditions.

Our under 13 girls secured first team place and our under 15 boys grabbed the second team position. We don’t really like to single runners out as they all did superbly just to turn out & run in the conditions but a special mention has to go to Jackson who, having finished his race, continued running through the finish funnel and back onto the field to run in with his younger brother Josh (in his first XC competition).

I also have to mention a gutsy performance from Lucy Stevenson in the under 15 girls race. It’s not easy for an adult to finish at the back of the field, it’s even harder for a teenager; Lucy continues to turn up & train hard and the results will come.

Gutsy runner Lucy Stephenson

U-11 Girls
Our under 11 girls turned out in force and there were top ten finishes for both Ella Dorrington and Sophie Ashworth who was running her first cross country race. Well done to our youngest girls who put in some solid performances in tough conditions.

Positon	Name	Time
6	Ella Dorrington	8:13
7	Sophie Ashworth	8:14
30	Keira Stevenson	9:03
31	Roanna Holdsworth	9:04
37	Grace Root	9:26
43	Kady Thompson	10:02
53	Rachel Stevenson	10:57
54	Millie Mccabe	11:51

U-11 Boys
Another win for Jackson McKay and some great performances all round in difficult conditions. It was great to see Jackson heading back onto the course to support his brother Joshua; do we have the Brownlee brothers of the future? Let’s hope so! Well done boys.

Jackson running back to support his brother Joshua after finishing in first place.

Positon	Name	Time
1	Jackson McKay	6:54
13	Dexta Thompson	7:28
23	Finley Stubbs	8:08
46	Jack Skelly	9:16
51	Joshua McKay	9:48
56	Finan Holdsworth	10:04

U-13 Girls
Our exceptional under 13 girls continue to enjoy success with superb runs from all four of them earning a well deserved first team result. There’s just no stopping Briony, Ellie, Liberty and Millie.

Positon	Name	Time
2	Briony Holt	9:56
5	Eleanor Root	10:38
10	Liberty Thompson	11:02
13	Millie Stubbs	11:10

Our unstoppable U-13 girls. L-R Ellie Root, Liberty Thompson, Millie Stubbs, Briony Holt

Team Position – 1^st place!

U-13 Boys
Two of our U-13 boys took part. Well done Adam and Harry.

Adam Quinn in the U-13 boys race

Positon	Name	Time
11	Adam Quinn	11:59
29	Harry Mason	13:43

U-15 Girls
Alice Pier and Lucy Stevenson represented the club in this age group. Well done girls!

Positon	Name	Time
10	Alice Pier	12:21
14	Lucy Stevenson	17:01

U-15 Boys
Our under 15 boys ran well and earned themselves 2^nd place team. Great effort from Curtis, Thomas and Ryan.

Positon	Name	Time
9	Curtis Holt	14:28
13	Thomas Bradley	15:32
17	Ryan Clarke	15:57

U-17 Women
Bethany Quinn was our sole representative in this goup and finished in 9^th place with a time of 18:23 Well done Bethany!

U-17 Men
Jordan McDonald had a great run finishing in 6^th place with a time of 19:58. Well done Jordan!

Ladies Race Report by Ladies’ Captain, Irene Roche

Ladies XC Captain, Irene Roche, in action at Towneley

I arrived at Towneley Park today via wind power and extremely cold one at that! Should have put more layers on over the usual hoody and jacket! However, spirits were not iced or crushed amongst the good turnout we had today. Although we complained about the cold, the start line was awash with tangerine and with the passing of best wishes to “have a good run”, we were off.

It’s safe to say the wind both pushed us on and pushed us back, depending where you were on the field. Having battled the elements, Clayton ladies all finished in excellent style. From the front Angela overtook Vicky, Natalie (relatively new to XC) following close behind. A particular well done to our first three counters! The results show excellent efforts also, from the rest of our ladies.

The Vet 55s gained first place for their group while other categories came in with good positions. Particular congratulations to Nikki Kay for completing her first XC and to Jacqueline Kershaw for giving it a go “instead of the road”. Much appreciated girls!

And so, for the magnificent turn out by Clayton members today, a big thanks as always to all.

Cheers everyone, Irene

Position	Name	Cat	Time
49	Angela Shian	L35	25:10
50	Vicky Heys	L35	25:11
51	Natalie Harrison	L	25:13
54	Irene Roche	L55	25:30
70	Jean Knightley	L55	26:15
79	Dawn Richardson	L45	26:34
85	Julia Rushton	L45	27:16
93	Sarah Helliwell	L	27:52
95	Tanya Ashworth	L	27:58
96	Kath Brady	L45	27:59
105	Katy Thompson	L55	28:57
110	Helen Burnett	L35	29:23
113	Michelle Butschok	L35	29:46
118	Yvonne Wickham	L45	30:05
133	Jackie Kershaw	L35	31:14
149	Nicola Kay	L	33:18
157	Susan Allen	L45	34:02
160	Christine Leathley	L65	35:24

Ladies Team Results

Team A – (A Shian, V Heys, N Harrison) 13^th place
Team B – (I Roche, J Knightley, D Richardson) 20^th place

Over 35 Team Results
Team A (A Shian, V Heys, I Roche) 8^th place
Team B (J Knightley, D Richardson, J Rushton) 10^th place

Over 45 Team Results
Team A (I Roche, J Knightley, D Richardson) 4^th place
Team B (J Rushton, K Brady, K Thompson) 8^th place

Over 55 Team Results
1^st place (I Roche, J Knightley, K Thompson)

Mens Race Report by Men’s Captain, Ian Greenwood

Clayton showed their true colours at the Mid Lancs Cross Country at Towneley Park, Burnley. I would just like to say a big thank you to all Team Clayton that turned out at Burnley on Saturday. It was great to see the young talent in the club putting in some outstanding performances. Senior men’s team on the day finished second to Blackburn Harriers. Let’s have the same performance at the next fixture at Blackpool in February, and that will see us gain promotion to division one where Clayton Harriers belong.

On a personal note sorry I had to drop out on the day, all down to a Christmas virus and a niggling injury. Let’s see Team Clayton out in force at Blackpool.

Ian Greenwood, Senior Mens Cross Country Captain

George Pier (far left) giving Dave Motley and the other senior men a run for their money!

Well done to George Pier who ran in the senior men’s race, finishing 62^nd overall and 9^th U20. He was the 5^th Harrier to finish making him a counter in our 5^th team place. George is definitely giving the senior men a run for their money. One to watch!

Position	Name	Cat	Time
16	Chris Holdsworth	M	34:07
21	Jonny McKenna	M	34:27
39	Breton Holdsworth	V40	35:53
51	Lee Smith	M	35:50
62	George Pier	U20	37:41
63	Dave Motley	M	37:43
85	Ryan Belshaw	M	38:43
89	Carl Helliwell	M	38:49
92	Garry Wilkinson	V50	38:58
98	Andrew Orr	V40	39:18
99	Jon Hanson	M	39:20
112	Alex Cran	V40	39:55
117	Michael O’Donnell	V40	40:04
121	Michael Hogan	V40	40:09
122	Richard Briscoe	M	40:10
150	David Naughton	V50	41:51
160	John Wilcock	V50	42:27
175	Peter Booth	V60	43:13
198	Andy Quinn	V40	44:31
210	Stephen White	V50	45:25
211	Andrew Howarth	V50	45:31
216	Dugald McCallum	V60	45:50
229	David Scott	V70	46:41
235	Darren Rushton	V40	47:00
246	Martin Brady	V50	48:20
272	Robert Hirst	V60	52:11
273	Ted Orrell	V70	52:16

Garry Wilkinson – member of the senior, V40 and V50 teams.

Senior Men Team Results

Team A (C Holdsworth, J McKenna, B Holdsworth, L Smith, G Pier, D Motley) 5^th Place
Team B – (R Belshaw, C Helliwell, G Wilkinson, A Orr, J Hanson, A Cran) 11^th Place

Vet 40 Team Results
Team A – (B Holdsworth, G Wilkinson, A Orr, A Cran) 3^rd Place
Team B – (M O’Donnell, M Hogan, D Naughton, J Wilcock) 12^th Place

Vet 50 Team Results
Team A – (G Wilkinson, D Naughton, J Wilcock) 3^rd Place
Team B – (P Booth, Stephen White, A Howarth) 13^th Place

Vet 60 Team Results
(P Booth, D McCallum, D Scott) 1^st place

Full Results

Garstang 10K – 11th January

Well done Stephen Biscomb who came 90th in a field of 475 runners with a time of 00:42:36.

Full Results

Fell Race Results

Firbank Fell – Sunday, 11th January

Ladies fell captain, Jean Brown, Carol and Alan Life and Stephen Fish all took part in the senior KWL Firbank Fell race It is described as a fast cross-country/fell course that contains a surprising amount of climbing and as the seniors have 2 laps there are 6 streams to cross. The course can be quite exposed in poor weather. “The weather was very cold wet and windy and we had our cags on most of the time”, said Jean. Her son, Christopher Brown took part in the junior race.

Position	Name	Cat	Time
27	Alan Life	MV50	25:20
73	Jean Brown	LV40	29:15
97	Carol Life	LV40	32:03
122	Stephen Fish	MV60	33:38

Christopher Brown finished in 34th place with a time of 7:14 in the under 12s race in a field of 73 runners. Well done!

Full results

The Trigger Race – Sunday 11th January

Also over the weekend was the Trigger race organised by Nicky Spinks. In the Trigger Race entrants navigate their way from Marsden over Black Hill, Bleaklow and Kinder to Edale visiting three trigs points on route. The linear route is measured at 20 miles with 4500 feet climb.

198 runners that took part. It was a very successful race despite dire weather forecasts in the week leading up to the race. The altered course and the weather conditions – wet underfoot and a howling wind made for slower times overall.

Wendy Dodds took part finishing in 151st place in a time of 5:51:47

Full Results

Parkrun Roundup

Burnley parkrun – A total of 139 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Jonathan PYE	00:19:06
3	Jacob WATSON	00:19:13
8	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:21:44
25	Martin BRADY	00:24:27
49	Donna SCOTT	00:26:46
71	Annabel WILCOCK	00:27:33
73	John WILCOCK	00:27:39

Keswick parkrun – total of 77 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
56	Eileen JONES	00:31:04

Pendle parkrun – A total of 30 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	John HARTLEY	00:22:52
26	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	00:32:26

Coming up

Northern Athletics 12 & 6 Stage Road Relays Championships

The date and location of the Mens 12 stage and Womens 6 stage Northern Relays have been released, 28th March at Sefton Park in Liverpool – Clayton Harriers are looking to enter teams into this event and improve on last years position.

If ANY able bodied male or female runners would like the opportunity to represent their club please contact Tom Brewster (mens) or Angela Shian (womens) to register your interest.

Club Membership Renewals

Subscriptions for 2015 became due on January 1st 2015 and renewal forms have been sent to members during December. Please take some time to check your personal details and advise any changes to the Membership Secretary.

If you do not currently pay your subscription by standing order please consider joining the many members who already do. A standing order form is attached to the renewal form.

More details and payment information

President’s Social Run – Saturday 17th January

After running from Blacko Chapel for 23 years, sadly it is now up for sale, so
this year I will try a run from our house. We can probably cope with the usual
number. Usually very muddy with lots of stiles!

2.00pm – 47 Stone Edge Road, Higherford, BB9 6BB.

PFO Orienteering- 17th January

Need to improve your navigation skills? Why not have a go on one of the orienteering courses organised by Pendle Forest Orienteers at Gawthorpe Hall this Saturday

Details

And finally…

Good luck to all of our club members who are taking part in the Hebden, the Stanbury Splash, the East Lancs Hospice 10k, or KWL Giggleswick fell race. Have a great run and don’t forget to tell us how it went.

Fell captain, Dave Motley will be guest editing the next weekly roundup.

ByAdrienne Olszewska

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.

Club Members at the annual New Year social run in Great Harwood

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

L-R U13 Girls Team – Ellie Root, Liberty Thompson, Millie Stubbs, Briony Holt

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

Breton Holdsworth swapping the road for the mud at the Lancashire XC Champs. Photo by Autumn Howard

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.

Angela Shian and Vicky Heys at the Billy Knox Awakener. Photo by Steve Bateston

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.

Clayton vest visible at the start of the Auld Lang Syne Fell Race. Photo by woodentops.org.uk

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’.

Chris Holdsworth chasing the Brownlees at the Auld Lang Syne Fell Race. Photo by woodentops.org.uk

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

L-R Lee Smith, Neil Hardiman, Garry Wilkinson, Dave Motley, Dave Bagot

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

ByPeter Booth

January Newsletter

Happy New Year! The latest edition of The Harrier is now available here. Click on the link to see a new year’s message from El P, more comment and reaction to the Tour of Pendle, as well as all the usual features, fixtures and results. January Newsletter 2015

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas Catchup

It may have been the Christmas holidays but that didn’t stop our members from getting together for a social run on Pendle Hill, or from taking part in Boxing Day racing.

Christmas Eve Club Social Run

There was a great turnout for this festive social run up and around Pendle Hill. As well as lots of our junior members and helpers, there was an additional group of senior members as well as a number of members of Trawden AC. Most people got into the festive spirit and sported santa hats and, having divided into appropriate groups, we were off.

Clayton junior members looking good to go on the Christmas Eve social run

Whether you were running with the juniors or out with the seniors, this is a brilliant social get together and really blows away the cobwebs.

Clayton Ladies Katy Thompson and Linda Lord at the Christmas Eve Run

George and Curtis after the Christmas Eve Run (or should that be slide!)

Team Holdsworth chose to have their run at a different time but still managed to look good and festive whilst out and about.

Team Holdsworth – Looking festive

Worden Park 10k – 26 December

314 runners lined up for this Boxing Day 10k. Well done to Bryan Searby who was the sole Clayton Harrier taking part in this 10k race in Leyland. He was 184th in a time of 52:14.

Full Results

Whinberry Naze Dash festive fell race – 26 December

It seems that our members don’t need much persuading when it comes to fancy dress! Lots of you dressed up and took part in this festive fell race. 228 runners raced. At time of publishing, no results are available.

Clayton Ladies ready for the festive Whinberry Naze fell race

Looking pretty good on this descent our ladies were sticking together it seems.

Clayton Ladies in action at Whinberry Naze

Awaiting Results

Ribble Valley 10K – 28 December

The race goes back over 30 years to the early 1980s when Clayton Le Moors Harriers, first organised the race in the winter as the Clitheroe 10k in parallel with their Clitheroe 10 mile road race held in the spring. Although sadly the 10 miler fell by the wayside the 10k race survived and Blackburn Harriers took over the organisation of the race in 1998.

Ron Hill at the Ribble Valley 10k. Photo courtesy of Sport Sunday

The Ribble Valley 10k now has everything a road racer wants out of a road race. The competition at the front increased in quality and times came down to regular sub 30 minute clockings for the men and Olympian Helen Clitheroe herself regularly going under 33 minutes for the women. The women’s course record is now held by her at 32mins 30 secs and in the men’s race by Jonny Mellor at 29mins 10secs. He set the record in 2011 outsprinting Alistair Brownlee, the soon to become 2012 Olympic triathlon champion.

There was a great turnout of 39 club members at this race which included the Northern Athletics 10k Championships 2014. There were some great performances from our members in a fast and competitive race.

Jonny McKenna at the Ribble Valley 10k

Jonny McKenna was the first Harrier in 33:45 and 51st place overall, and Dawn Terry was the first Clayton lady in 45:54.

Well done to our two junior members, George Pier and Jordan McDonald for a couple of excellent performances. They are beginning to give the senior men a real run for their money.

Clayton Junior, George Pier at the Ribble Valley 10k

A special mention to one of our newest club members, Clare Wilson, who ran for the club for the first time earning herself a new personal best as well. A great start; well done Clare!

Pos	Forename	Surname	Cat	ChipTime	GunTime
51	Jonny	McKenna	Men 20-39	00:33:45	00:33:48
73	Andrew	Stubbs	Men 45-49	00:35:03	00:35:06
113	Kevin	Davies	Men 50-54		00:36:51
117	David	Bagot	Men 20-39	00:36:49	00:37:02
118	Richard	Stevenson	Men 20-39		00:37:03
119	Jacob	Watson	Men 20-39	00:37:01	00:37:06
145	Dave	Motley	Men 20-39	00:37:33	00:37:42
150	John	Hartley	Men 55-59	00:37:41	00:37:47
169	Carl	Helliwell	Men 20-39	00:38:14	00:38:18
201	Michael	Hogan	Men 45-49	00:39:02	00:39:06
230	Jon	Hanson	Men 20-39	00:39:34	00:39:41
267	George	Pier	Men Junior	00:40:27	00:40:39
275	Nick	Roscoe	Men 45-49	00:40:39	00:40:46
278	Tim	Pigott	Men 20-39	00:40:37	00:40:50
291	Alan	Life	Men 50-54		00:41:06
297	Chris	Funnell	Men 45-49	00:41:03	00:41:12
319	John	Wilcock	Men 50-54	00:41:43	00:41:49
331	Stephen	Biscomb	Men 60-64	00:42:06	00:42:11
343	Jordan	McDonald	Men Junior	00:42:15	00:42:28
386	Stephen	Ainsworth	Men 55-59	00:42:45	00:43:19
502	Alan	Clarkson	Men 55-59	00:45:21	00:46:03
532	Dawn	Terry	Female 50-54	00:45:54	00:46:44
537	David	Scott	Men 70-74	00:46:38	00:46:48
546	Stephen	White	Men 55-59	00:46:10	00:46:58
593	Brian	Wildman	Men 45-49	00:47:19	00:48:02
595	Julia	Rushton	Female 50-54	00:47:25	00:48:06
637	Martin	Brady	Men 50-54	00:48:38	00:48:51
660	Ted	Orrell	Men 75+	00:49:16	00:49:22
663	Rebecca	Webb	Female 20-34	00:48:44	00:49:25
676	Susan	Clark	Female 45-49	00:49:03	00:49:40
696	Carol	Life	Female 45-49	00:49:19	00:49:56
711	Kathryn	Brady	Female 50-54	00:49:44	00:50:23
718	Tanya	Bunkham	Female 20-34	00:49:30	00:50:36
777	Sarah	Helliwell	Female 20-34	00:52:05	00:52:16
799	Clare	Wilson	Female 35-39	00:51:57	00:52:45
924	Stuart	Barker	Men 45-49	00:55:25	00:56:23
999	Marion	Wilkinson	Female 70+	00:58:34	00:59:30
1042	Ron	Hill	Men 75+	01:01:25	01:02:37
1054	Christine	Leathley	Female 65-69	01:02:22	01:03:43

Full Results

Wansfell Race – 28 December

3.43.4 KM /407m elevationKM /407m elevation

Andrew Firth at the Wansfell race

Andrew Firth, Mark Nutter, Wendy Dodds and Colin Woolford all took part in the Wansfell race finishing in that order. Results not published yet, but Rob Hope won.

Awaiting full results

Parkrun Roundup

Recovering from the excesses of Christmas or warming up for the Ribble Valley 10k, plenty of our members took part in this Saturday’s parkrun. Tom Brewster had a great run finishing first at the Burnley event with a number of our members finishing in the top tens at a range of parkruns. Well done all of you!

Burnley parkrun – A total of 93 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
1	Tom BREWSTER	00:17:25
7	Richard STEVENSON	00:19:46
8	Kevin DAVIES	00:19:57
11	Curtis HOLT New PB!	00:20:23
14	Sean CLARE	00:20:53
15	Thomas BRADLEY	00:21:07
19	Gordon BARRETT	00:21:51
21	Ryan Andrew CLARKE	00:22:35
29	Dexta THOMPSON	00:23:42
49	Robert HIRST	00:26:56
56	Annabel WILCOCK	00:27:53
57	John WILCOCK	00:27:55
58	Daniel BRADLEY	00:28:04
68	Donna SCOTT	00:29:06
90	Adrienne OLSZEWSKA	00:39:47

Keswick parkrun – A total of 72 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	Jonathan PYE	00:18:53

Pendle parkrun – A total of 33 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	John HARTLEY	00:21:51
8	Alan LIFE	00:23:29
21	Martin BRADY	00:27:57

Running Resolutions

I asked for your New Year’s running resolutions and here’s a selection of what you came up with;

Running Resolutions from some of our members

Coming Up..

New Year Club Run
On Monday December 29th there will be a club run, walk, bike ride. (It all depends on your post-Christmas fitness and inclination!) It will be the same format as previous years. Start 1:00pm at the bottom of The Memorial Park, Great Harwood (map ref. 736 331). Approximately 2 hour run, walk or ride. Then to the Royal Hotel for food and a drink.

More Info

Boulsworth Night Race

Neil Hardiman is organising a night race on Thursday the 8th of January up Boulsworth in Trawden. It’s approx 4 miles and free to enter. It’s a Bedlamite event and promises to be a really laid back run. All you need is usual running kit and a good head torch. Registration is at the Trawden Arms from 6.15pm with the race at 7.00pm. It will be a good event for those who want to try a night event as it will be marshalled. Please let Neil know if you want to run (or marshal).

Contact info: 07946 412655. Or e-mail: hardimannj@hotmail.com.

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Stoop, Red Nose, Grand Tour and the rest of the week’s action

There’s just no stopping our club members. Even in the midst of Christmas preparations you are still out there competing and taking part in a range of events. Congratulations to Ron Hill on running every single day for the last 50 years. An amazing achievement.

Tour de Helvellyn – Saturday 20^st December 2014

154 people finished this event and 12 retired. Four of our club members travelled up to the Lake District to compete in this tough, winter 38 mile event. Well done to Martin Terry for an excellent 14^th place. Jean Brown finished 33^rd overall and was the third lady to complete the course. Andy Armstong and Nicholas Olszewski also put in a couple of solid runs finishing in 54^th and 57^th place.

Report by Nicholas Olszewski

The day started early, at 04:15, loaded up the car with what seemed an excessive amount of kit, before heading over to Colne to collect Martin Terry. Met Andy Armstrong and Jean Brown at Gisburn and travelled up together in the one car arriving in Askham with plenty of time to go through the final registration process and kit check.

Martin Terry and Jean Brown making last minute preparations for the Tour de Helvellyn

At last we were off, it was about 07:45 and just about becoming light. Jean and Martin sped off into the early morning sunrise, Andy and I trotting along at a nice steady pace. For me this race is a part of my master plan for competing in the Lakeland 100 next July and was about time on my feet and acclimatising my legs to the Lakeland hills.

Andy Armstrong at the Tour de Helvellyn

We passed through the first checkpoint at Martindale, the next at Patterdale didn’t open till 09:30 and anyone arriving before that time would have to wait. So, no sense rushing too much as we had a long way to go yet. We arrived at about 09:40 had a quick snack and ploughed on though to the next checkpoint at Greenside, which was in the middle of nowhere. Ahead of us was the climb over Sticks Pass.

As we gained elevation the wind became stronger and the temperature dropped, but the view of snow-capped tops was spectacular. On the descent to the checkpoint at Thirlmere, which became very steep and muddy at one point, I did a dramatic slide on my arse for a good way. Andy commented that if it’d been part of a fell race you’d have had someone there with a video camera recording runners sliding down. We checked into a rather posh and very clean Legburthwaite Village Hall at Thirlmere, which I felt guilty entering as I was covered from head to toe in mud after my dramatic slide.

The next section I have to admit I didn’t enjoy, I’m not a road runner and I find running on the road a bit tedious. The normal route on the east side of Thirlmere had been changed due to forestry work and re-routed down a quiet lane on the west side of Thirlmere, no other option for the race organizers, but this section was hard and when looking down the lake from the head it looked like an infinity lake, which didn’t help. We reached the check point and moved forward towards Dunmail Raise.

The climb from Dunmail to Grizedale Tarn was hard and steep but you knew that you’d turned a corner and were heading back. I could imagine this section being quite treacherous in icy conditions as the path is narrow and wet with a very steep drop off to your left.

The journey from Dunmail to the next checkpoint at Patterdale went without any hiccups, apart from being a little annoyed with myself for following others instead of taking the route I’d plotted for a small section round Grizedale Tarn. I’ll try not to do that again. Arriving in Patterdale the day behind us was now starting to tell, we had one stiff climb left and, having just guzzled half a litre of flat coke, I was ready for it. By now Andy had worked out that we would return just before it was very dark which was a relief as the Cockpit Stone Circle can be a bit confusing in the dark.

We arrived at the final checkpoint, Martindale in good spirits and knew the end was now in sight, as we trundled along. Motivation to keep running is hard as it’s so easy to walk when you can run, but as the light began to fail we passed the Cockpit and I could see the light of Askham shimmering not far away. As we entered the community centre and dibbed for the last time it felt great that we had done it and great to have done it with someone as so many races are all about heads down and running your guts out. It made a change to spend eight and half hours running, walking, laughing and feeling the pain with someone else.

Andy Armstrong and Nick Olszewski at the Tour de Helvellyn ultra. Picture by www.granddayoutphotography.co.uk

A great day, great event and I’ll be back next year, possibly with my race head on, just to see if I can knock an hour off this years time. Thanks Andy for running round with me.

Position	Name	Category	Time
14	Martin Terry	MV50	07:21:31
33	Jean Brown	FV40	07:58:59
54=	Andrew Armstrong	MV40	08:33:49
57	Nicholas Olszewski	MV50	08:35:31

Full Results

Podium 5k -Saturday 20st December 2014

21 super fast runners took part in this competitive race. Podium5k has been set up on a brand new purpose built cycle track (1k loops with 3.6ft of climbing, no corners, just sweeping bends, floodlit and traffic free) and claims to be the fastest 5k in the country.

Well done Johnny McKenna and Dave Motley.

Position	Name	Category	Time
17	Johnny McKenna	M	16:05
37	David Motley	M	18:42

Full Results

Rudolph Red Nose 5 mile Race – Sunday 21^st December

5 Clayton Harriers took part in this 5 mile festive run.

Position	Name	Category	Time
21	Stephen Biscomb	MV60	00:35:23
58	Christina Lewis	FV50	00:40:43
59	Robert Russell	MV60	00:40:47
116	Kevin O’Brien	MV70	00:49:41
121	Nicola Kay	F	00:51:15

Rudolf Red Nose 5 Results 2014.

Mental Elf 5k – Sunday 21st December 2014

Astley Park, Chorley

Exercise is great for your Mental Elf, he really thrives on it… all those endorphins that exercise produce help to keep him, fit healthy and ready to take on everything that Christmas can throw at him… and just think…. Burning off all those calories means more mince pies and an extra SnowBall… Yum!

Well done Bryan Searby who was the sole club member to take part in this fundraising and promotion of the charity Lancashire Mind. He finished in 20th place with a time of 26:40. 250 runners took part.

Bryan Searby (L) at the Mental Elf 5k at Astley Park

Full Results

Stoop Fell Race – Sunday 21^st December

5 miles – 800ft of ascent. Report from the Woodentops website

It was a typical Penistone Hill day driving rain and wind for the 26th annual Stoop race the snow from last week had disappeared which made the course very wet, lots of bogs to fall in. After a bit of track at the start the bog arrived quite quickly. There was lots of camaraderie as runners helped each other along and tried to avoid losing their Santa hats to the bog.

Festive fell running at Stoop fell race. Pic courtesy of Debi Nicholson & Scott Leach

Lots of fast running too on slightly firmer ground, some challenging slippy descents where I think everyone fell over at least once, and a good battle in the ladies race. The juniors got the worst of the weather which made it more challenging as they charged round clad in their Santa hats.

David Bagot at the Stoop Fell Race. Pic courtesy of Debi Nicholson & Scott Leach

Position	Name	Category	Time
46	David Bagot	M	39:17
56	Tim Edward	MV40	39:48
165	Chris Funnell	MV40	45:49
214	Richard Briscoe	M	48:21
256	Jon Sharples	MV50	51:21
271	Colin Woolford	M	51:54
295	Dawn Terry	FV50	52:51
300	Linda Lord	FV60	52:59
305	Katy Thompson	FV60	53:20
326	Robert Hirst	MV60	54:59
354	Stephen Fish	MV60	56:56
412	Julie Toman	FV40	66:21
422	John Francis	MV70	71:25
423	Jack McGuire	MV50	71:37

Congratulations to Julie Toman who was one of the fancy dress winners.

Well done Christopher Brown, our sole junior runner, who came 25^th in the U10/U12 &U14 race in an excellent time of 8:16

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Lots of club members donned a santa hat or other festive garb and took place in a range of christmas-themed parkruns.

Heaton parkrun – A total of 360 runners took part.

Position		parkrunner	Run Time
245		Ron HILL	00:29:20

Bolton parkrun – A total of 205 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
49	George THOMPSON	00:24:44
51	Julia RUSHTON	00:24:58
64	Katy THOMPSON	00:25:47

Burnley parkrun – A total of 117 runners took part

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Jacob WATSON	00:18:56
3	Jonathan PYE	00:19:25
4	Richard STEVENSON	00:19:57
9	Susan BURNS	00:20:59
10	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:21:09
16	Andy QUINN	00:22:36
25	David Ian SCOTT	00:23:30
33	Dawn TERRY	00:24:12
40	Donna SCOTT	00:25:34
59	Robert HIRST	00:27:18
63	Stuart BARKER	00:27:37
66	Julie TOMAN	00:27:55
67	Ron CHAPPELL	00:27:59
70	Jack SKELLY	00:28:08
71	Natalie HARRISON	00:28:09
79	Annabel WILCOCK	00:29:02
80	John WILCOCK	00:29:05
84	Richard LAWSON	00:29:14

Pendle parkrun – A total of 76 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Kevin DAVIES	00:21:13
4	John HARTLEY	00:22:02
35	Amelia DUGDALE	00:28:01
57	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	00:32:26
63	Christine LEATHLEY	00:34:53

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 125 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
37	Martin BRADY	00:23:44
92	Eileen JONES	00:30:48

A run a day

On 20th December, club member Ron Hill, had run every day for fifty years. An amazing achievement from a running legend. Congratulations Ron and here’s to many, many more daily runs.

#runeveryday

Ron Hill who has run every day for 50 Years

And finally…

Why not get in the Christmas spirit by coming along to the Christmas Eve social run. Meet at Barley Car Park for an 11.00am start. We’ll be heading up or around Pendle Hill. Juniors, seniors and walkers all welcome.

For the more competitive amongst you, there is a 10k in Worden Park, Leyland on Boxing Day at 10.00am. Perfect for running off the excesses of your Christmas dinner. Or if you fancy a bit more off road, how about the Whinberry Naze at 11.30 at Marl Pits in Rawtenstall.

Whatever you do, have a great run and don’t forget to take lots of pictures and tell us all about it. We am also interested in any running resolutions you might have for the coming year? Let us know and we will feature them in the New Year Roundup.

Have a Merry Christmas!

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Lee Mill Fell Relays, Turkey Trot and the rest of the week’s action

Mud, mud, glorious mud. There’s nothing quite like it… after an arctic start to Saturday with a hard frost and icy conditions to wild, wet and windy on Sunday, the common theme to many events you have been taking part in this weekend has been mud. Lots and lots and lots of it!

Lee Mills Relays – 14th December

This is a new relay event set in the Lee mill Quarry site, for teams of four runners; men, ladies or mixed. All four runners run an individual leg over a 10k flagged course. This is a hard and demanding route run in wintery conditions.

Three teams were entered by Clayton; Ladies V40, Ladies V50 and Men’s V40

Lee Mill Fell Relay Trophy for the winning Ladies Team

Ladies’ Fell Captain, Jean Brown reported; “thanks to the two teams of ladies who braved the weather to run the inaugural Lee Mill relays today and to Rossendale Harriers for organising. I think we all had a great day out, if very wet, windy and boggy. We were the first ladies team home with the second of our ladies teams third (there were five ladies teams racing). I am sure we will be back for more in 2015!”

Anna Kelly, Richard Stott, Jean Brown, Alison Dugdale

Full Results

Todmorden 5k Winter Series – Race 4

The fourth and final race of the Cannonball Winter 5k series took place on Thursday 11^th December. Four Clayton Harriers took part.

Position	Name	Category	Time
12	Richard Briscoe	M	19:31
27	Gary Balmer	MV45	21:53
42	Martin Brady	MV50	23:36
43	Darren Rushton	MV40	23:38

Full Results

Hurst Green Turkey Trot – 14th December

Lots of Harriers dressed up and took part in this festive trail run around the picturesque village of Hurst Green. Breton Holdsworth was the first M40, Thomas Bradley had an excellent run finishing 49^th overall and first junior, Charlie Clutterbuck was the first M65, and Nichola Horsfall was the first F55.

L-R Carl Helliwell, Ian Greenwood and Dave Motley at the Hurst Green Turkey Trot

Position	Name	Category	Time
10	Breton Holdsworth	M40	00:34:55
14	Carl Helliwell	M	00:35:37
15	Ian Greenwood	M50	00:36:08
17	Dave Motley	M	00:37:06
18	Ivan Whigham	M50	00:37:07
22	Keiron Mitchell	M40	00:37:37
25	Sean Clare	M45	00:38:22
29	Chris Funnell	M45	00:38:30
33	Mick Dobson	M40	00:40:50
49	Thomas Bradley	MJ	00:41:07
53	Richard Briscoe	M	00:41:59
58	Andrew Dugdale	M50	00:43:10
60	Stephen White	M55	00:43:24
67	Peter Dugdale	M55	00:44:24
80	Peter Thompson	M50	00:45:59
81	Nichola Horsfall	F55	00:46:50
112	John Roche	M55	00:50:52
115	Irene Roche	F55	00:51:02
116	Natalie Harrison	F	00:51:03
133	Robert Hirst	M60	00:53:08
144	Charlie Clutterbuck	M65	00:55:32
156	Adrienne Olszewska	F45	00:59:03
159	Sophie McIntosh	F	01:00:46
160	Chris Holdsworth	M	01:00:47
192	Nicola Kay	F	01:08:24

Hurst Green Turkey Trot. “slenderman” aka JOhn Roche. Photo by Andy Holden

Other club members running but not listing themselves as Clayton-le-Moors Harriers were:

Position	Name	Category	Time
107	Tracey Mitchell (Hills and Mills)	F40	00:50:24
109	Candice Heyes (Hills and Mills)	F35	00:50:26
113	Vicky Heys (Julia Hartley Sporting Therapy)	F40	00:51:00
118	Angela Shian (Julia Hartley Sporting Therapy)	F	00:51:05

Full Results

Longridge Christmas Pudding 7 – 14th December

A group of six Clayton Harriers took part in this festive run in Longridge. Taking home a christmas pudding were;

Position	Name	Category	Time
37	Stephen Biscomb	MV60	00:50:42
136	Tanya Bunkham	F	01:01:35
137	Peter Costello	MV55	01:01:49
148	Ted Orrell	MV75	01:02:48
170	Bryan Searby	MV40	01:06:34
229	Susan Allen	FV50	01:23:45

Full Results

Mytholmroyd Fell Race – 14th December

99 runners completed the 6.2 mile course on a day of strong winds, mist and rain showers with two of our club members putting in a couple of fine runs.

Jon Sharples at the Mytholmroyd Fell Race. Picture by the Woodentops

The Mytholmroyd Fell Race is mainly run over open moorland. In poor weather conditions runners may be required to use navigation skills in order to complete the course. The route is flagged but only has limited marshalling. Due to the nature of the race route and the time of year at which the race is run, novice or inexperienced fell runners should not attempt the race.

Alan Life at the Mytholmroyd Fell Race. Picture by the Woodentops

Position	Name	Category	Time
25	Alan Life	MV50	60:24
54	Jon Sharples	MV55	66:33

Full Results

Lynne Edmondson Memorial & Christine Navan’s Brownhouse Wham Reservoir Race

Jason, George and Alice Pier ran this 5k race at Whitworth on Sunday 14th December. George was 5th male and first male junior. Alice was 3rd lady and first female junior. Also in the race were Jack McGuire, Christine Leathley and Julie Toman.

Unfortunately, no results are available at the time of publishing this report. Will update when they are out.

Parkrun roundup

It was a beautiful morning but very cold and extremely frosty. Several parkruns were cancelled but some still went ahead despite icy conditions. Well done to the Burnley parkrunners for another batch of excellent runs with 4 of our members finishing in the top ten. A new PB for Richard Stevenson as well. There was a first time appearance at the Ormskirk parkrun from George Thompson making it his 15^th parkrun location.

Clayton Junior, Jordan McDonald at Burnley parkrun.

Burnley parkrun – A total of 113 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Jordan MCDONALD	00:17:57
3	Jonathan PYE	00:18:05
5	Jacob WATSON	00:18:27
6	Richard STEVENSON	00:18:33
14	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:21:15
20	Ryan Andrew CLARKE	00:22:51
26	Martin BRADY	00:23:51
51	Donna SCOTT	00:26:19
68	John WILCOCK	00:27:56
70	Annabel WILCOCK	00:27:59
73	Stuart BARKER	00:28:25

Ormskirk parkrun – A total of 106 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
39	George THOMPSON	00:24:18

Pendle parkrun – A total of 52 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Paul HESKETH	00:20:16
4	John HARTLEY	00:20:57
5	Paul BRANNON	00:21:05
22	Dawn TERRY	00:25:55
39	Molly HESKETH	00:33:32

London Marathon Places

The club had 4 places available to take part in the London Marathon. 3 members who missed out on the general ballot for places came forward and the remaining place was offered out to interested members. A draw was done on Saturday morning at the parkrun and Alan Clarkson was the lucky one.

That makes the club entrants:

Nichola Kay
Stephen Whittaker
Tanya Bunkham
Alan Clarkson

Good luck to all of you!

Cross Country Palladium Standings

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

Vicky Heys and Carl Helliwell are the current leaders. The standings will next be updated after the Northern on 24th January.

Full Details

Cross Country Club Championship 2013/14

The Club Cross Country Championship consists of three races, with a member’s best two races counting. The qualifying 2014 races were:

Saturday 4th January – Lancashire Cross Country Championships, Blackburn.
Saturday 25th October – Mid Lancs League, Hyndburn.
Saturday 29th November – Mid Lancs League, Liverpool.

Congratulations to Ladies’ Champion Vicky Heys and Men’s Champion Christopher Holdsworth.

Club Road Club Championship 2014

The Club Road Championship consists of five races, with a member’s best three races counting. The qualifying 2014 races were:

Sunday 23rd February 11:00 am – Great North West Half Marathon, Blackpool.
Friday 23rd May 7:00 pm – Burnley Lions 10k, Colne.
Sunday 27th July 11:00 am – Towneley Park 10k, Burnley.
Thursday 25th September 6:45 pm – Ron Hill 5k, Whitworth.
Sunday 7th December 10:00 am – Guy’s 10, Garstang.

Congratulations to Ladies’ Champion Irene Roche and Men’s Champion Jonny McKenna.

Club Fell Championship 2014

The Club Fell Championship consists of five races, with a member’s best three races counting. The qualifying 2014 races were:

Saturday 8th March 11:00 am – Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round (BM), Barley.
Saturday 12th April 11:00am – Coledale Horseshoe (AM), Braithwaite.
Thursday 19th June 7:15 pm – Aggie’s Staircase (AS), Darwen.
Sunday 10th August 10:30 am – Boulsworth Fell (BM), Trawden.
Saturday 15th November 10:30am – Tour of Pendle (AL), Barley.

Congratulations to Ladies’ Champion Jean Brown and Men’s Champion Matt Perry.

2015 Championships

The club road and fell championship are open to any club member. Each championship consists of five races. Your best three races from the list of five count towards the final scores.

The Fell Championship kicks off with the first qualifying race, the Stanbury Splash on 18^th January.

The Road Championship kicks off with the first qualifying race, the Blackburn Winter Warmer 10k on 8^th Feb

Remaining races to be announced in January.

And finally…

If you are a member of the FRA (Fell Runners Association), please note the following advice about renewing your subscription.

RENEWAL OF FRA MEMBERSHIP

Renewal of FRA Membership should now be done on-line. Existing standing orders are no longer valid and will not work. Anyone who renews before 10^th December will receive their Handbook and Fixtures Calendar before Christmas, and if you choose to set up a direct debit payment before the end of the year you will get a £2 discount from the full membership rate.

To renew your FRA Membership please go to the link www.sientries.co.uk/fra/ and follow the instructions. This link can also be found on the FRA web-site at fellrunner.org.uk.

It is also possible to renew by cheque if you don’t have access to the internet – please call Martin Stone or Debbie Thompson on 01931 714106.

For any queries please call Martin or Debbie, or get in touch with FRA Treasurer Andy Watts (details in the 2014 Handbook).

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Mid Lancs Cross Country and the rest of the week’s action

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers have not been battling for flat screen TVs in the local Tesco! Far from it; they have been much too busy battling for the finish in a wide variety of cross country, road and fell races.

Mid Lancs Cross Country League – Liverpool

Juniors

Junior coach Jason Pier said, “Well done to the 12 juniors who competed in the British Athletics Cross Challenge at Liverpool. This fixture is a first class event attended by some of the very best junior runners in the country. You all showed great effort and determination to do well on a very fast course which showed in the great results. As always the togetherness of the juniors was evident as you all cheered each other on around the course. Well done to ALL of you.”

Under 11s

Under 11 team at Liverpool. L-R Milly Mccabe, Dexta Thompson, Finan Holdsworth, Roanna Holdsworth, Kady Thomspson

Girls and boys set off together in this event so it was a very large field of 164 runners at the start. This didn’t seem to bother our fabulous five and they all had a great time.

U-11 Boys (64 runners)

Finally caught a photo of our under-11 boys in action. As they are the first to race, it’s sometimes quite difficult to catch them as their races are fast, and over in the blink of an eye. It was a pair of solid performances from some of our youngest members. Well done Dexta and Finan

Dexta storming to the finish.

Position	Name	Time
21	Dexta Thompson	00:08:10
53	Finan Holdsworth	00:10:21

U-11 Girls (100 runners)

A trio of our youngest girls took part. Roanna Holdsworth was the first Clayton girl. Well done to Roanna, Kady and Milly.

Position	Name	Time
38	Roanna Holdsworth	00:09:08
70	Kady Thompson	00:10:23
82	Milly Mccabe	00:11:26

U-13 Girls (98 runners)

Another trio of Clayton Junior girls ran in this race. Briony Holt had another great run finishing in 11^th place amid some top level competition. Well done Briony. Well done to Liberty and Natasha as well.

Position	Name	Time
11	Briony Holt	00:11:40
77	Liberty Thompson	00:14:14
87	Natasha Olszewska	00:15:06

U-15 Boys (116 runners)

Curtis and Simon put in good, solid performances in this group. Well done lads.

Position	Name	Time
83	Curtis Holt	00:11:12
112	Simon Wilshaw	00:13:11

U-15 Girls

Alice was our sole representative in this extremely competitive and fast group. A great performance; well done Alice.

Position	Name	Time
58	Alice Pier	00:12:32

To finish off a great day’s racing a couple of our junior girls met Steve Cram; legendary middle distance runner.

Stars of the future with a star of the past? L-R Briony Holt, Steve Cram, Alice Pier

Senior races

Ladies
Irene Roche, Ladies Cross Country Captain, said, “A great big thanks and well done to all Team Clayton who ran at Liverpool today. Possibly a record Clem Lady turnout at this venue! Decent weather and good fun all round.”

Clayton Ladies at the Mid Lancs Cross Country fixture in Liverpool

Ladies Race – 255 runners

Position	Name	Time
135	Vicky Heys	37:24
141	Angela Shian	38:07
142	Irene Roche	38:13
153	Tanya Ashcroft	39:10
157	Jean Knightley	39:19
160	Julia Rushton	39:29
170	Sarah Helliwell	41:08
183	Helen Burnett	43:50
200	Michelle Butschock	47:30
210	Christine Leathley	52:11
215	Susan Allen	55:30

Mens Race

Report by Chris Holdsworth

Of all the XC races of the previous season, Sefton Park was by far the fastest on the calender. Not only was this due to the flatness of the course, but because of the sheer amount of talented runners dragging you along the course. The same can be said for 2014’s XC fixture!

After the battle of Barlick that I endured at Hyndburn XC, where each member eventually passed me on a very muddy, leg sapping trail, I had hoped to bridge the gap a little more on a faster course. However, in the mass start I found myself unable to weave my way through the pack and was pushed back further than I’d hoped, leaving me with a lot of ground to cover. A new battle I had not considered emerged in it’s place, a battle with Ron Hill and his swanky silk orange short shorts.This lasted approximately one mile until I left him in my dust (joking aside, Breton had a great race and is coming back to form).

My main objective from this point on was to stay as close to the Barlick boys as much as possible. This was successful until around the 5km mark where Chris Singleton, Marc Hartley and Nick Treitl all pulled away, with the leader of the pack (Chris) ending up finishing around 30 seconds ahead. I ended up finishing around a minute ahead of my time from last year, in 34:21. I had thought that I might of produced a slightly faster time than that of last year, having a full year of running under the belt. Unfortunately I think Thursday’s speed session was still rattling around my legs, particularly feeling the effects in the first two miles.

Among the many talented runners on show, Clayton-le-Moors Harriers produced some excellent performances and had a great showing of numbers too. Bring on the next one!

Clayton Men’s Team at the Mid Lancs Cross Country Liverpool fixture

Special mention for Martin Brady; this was his 100th race this year! An awesome achievement from Martin.

Mens Race – 520 runners

Position	Name	Time
159	Christopher Holdsworth	34:21
192	Breton Holdsworth	35:40
198	Lee Smith	36:08
246	Kevin Davies	37:43
248	George Pier	37:49
264	Carl Helliwell	38:21
307	Alex Cran	39:47
341	Richard Briscoe	40:54
371	Sean Clare	42:03
385	John Wilcock	42:36
420	Peter Booth	44:23
428	Peter Browning	44:43
437	Andrew Howarth	45:20
445	David Scott	45:55
448	Dugald McCallum	46:05
452	Melvyn Thistlethwaite	46:19
471	Martin Brady	47:22
495	Richard Lawson	51:49
509	Ron Chappell	54:07

Full Results

English Schools Cross Country Cup Finals

Ellie Root travelled with her team from Skipton Girls’ High School to Newquay to take part in the ESAA Cross Country Cup National Finals. Ellie came a fantastic 27th out of 131 runners and helped her team to become National Champions. Thanks must go to all the Junior coaches and volunteers that have helped Ellie along the way. We are all very proud.

Ellie Root at the English Schools XC Championships

Todmorden Park 5k Series – Race 2 – 27^th November

70 runners took part in this evening event. A cohort of 5 Clayton Harriers took part.

Position	Name	Category	Time
5	Kevin Davies	MV50	17:56
35	Gary Balmer	MV45	21:44
39	Martin Brady	MV50	22:23
57	Robert Hirst	MV60	25:29
64	Nicola Kay	F	28:29

Full Results

Kirkby Moor Fell Race – 29^th November

Kirkby Moor Fell Race is described as a fast race over rolling moorland: a mixture of heather, sheep tracks and sometimes the access tracks for the windmills. It’s not that high or steep, so a good race for beginners and road runners, but some parts are still quite hard going and navigation on the moor can be very interesting in the November fog.

Mike Wallis and Jean Brown headed up to the low-key Kirkby Moor fell race on Saturday. 11km over the moors north of Kirkby in Furness. A return to racing after a year out with injury for Mike was rewarded with a prize for 2nd MV50! Jean also left with a prize – for 2nd LV40.

Position	Name	Category	Time
17	Mike Wallis	MV50	00:58:37
45	Jean Brown	FV40	01:10:24

Full Results

Wesham 10k – 29^th November

Race report from Michael Hogan

I had picked this race to crack the elusive sub 40 run that I was desperate for. The race started in near perfect conditions, unnatural for the end of November really, but who are we to argue.

‪Terry O’Leary and ‪Jordan Mcdonald shot off like whippets, I set my pace at 6:20 min miles and started getting my long lost race face on. With the last few races I have done, the 3-4 mile window seems to coincide with my brain going walkabout and pace being lost, not today, with Graham Cunliffe for company concentration was paramount.

The race flew past. It was predominantly flat with a few undulations to break the stride, and, as the last few corners loomed, it was all or nothing. Drop a gear and floor it time – hey presto 39:56! back in the sub 40club.

Well done to all the Clayton runners and a special mention for Jackie Kershaw who was the sole Clayton Lady in this race for achieving a new PB.

Wesham 10k – 408 runners

Position	Name	Category	Time
25	Terry O’Leary	MV35	00:37:52
35	Jordan McDonald	MU20	00:38:32
53	Michael Hogan	MV45	00:39:56
76	Stephen Biscomb	MV60	00:41:23
261	Ted Orrell	MV75	00:52:29 (1^st in class)
267	Jackie Kershaw	FV40	00:52:46
387	Graham Kissack	MV65	01:03:44

Full Results

The Best 5k – Preston – 30^th November

Just one club member at this event run in and around Preston North End football ground. 139 runners took part. Well done Julie!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
72	Julie Toman	FV45	26:36

Full Results

Movember 10k – 30^th November

During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world. With their Mo’s, Bro’s and Sista’s raise vital funds and awareness of prostate and testicular cancer. As an independent global charity, Movember’s vision is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health.

Clayton Harrier at Movember 10k in Lytham St Annes

A couple of Clayton Harriers took part in this fundraising event among 305 starters. Bryan getting a new personal best taking him closer to a 50 minute target for the 10k (maybe a go faster moustache is needed for next year’s event!) Well done to the Brian and Bryan.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
40	Brian Wildman	V45	46:01
124	Bryan Searby	V40	54:32

Full Results

David Staff Memorial Fell Race – 30^th November

The race is run in memory of David Staff who turned 17 years of age on 5th December 1994 which then allowed him to compete as a senior for the Darwen Dashers. His first race (and last) as a senior was in the Clitheroe 10k on 27th December 1994.

David collapsed and died by the road side at 5 miles from a condition called Hyperthropic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, which in laymans terms is an abnormal thickening of the heart muscles which interrupted the electrical pulses which keeps the heart working. This condition takes the lives of approximately 8 so-called fit and healthy young people a week, most of them are actively engaged in sport, but it is not the sport that kills; it is the exertion that acts as a trigger.

Darwen Dashers host this race to raise funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young, the charity that David’s father Granville actively supports. The funds raised are used to provide heart screening in the young.

18 Clayton Harriers took part in this race with Andrew Orr first Clayton man in for the club. Vet runners David Scott and Katy Thompson took first positions in their age categories. Katy was also first Clayton lady in for the club. Well done to all that took part in this commendable local race.

Andrew Orr who was the first Clayton man home in the David Staff Memorial Fell Race

Pos	Name	Cat	Time	CatPos
13	Andrew Orr	M40	00:31:42	(004/048)
15	Alan Life	M50	00:32:21	(003/032)
23	Ivan Whigham	M50	00:33:32	(006/032)
34	Richard Briscoe	M	00:35:10	(012/027)
40	Chris Funnell	M40	00:35:31	(018/048)
42	Mark Nutter	M50	00:35:35	(010/032)
85	Andrew M. Dugdale	M50	00:39:06	(021/032)
104	George Thompson	M60	00:40:45	(006/016)
106	David I. Scott	M70	00:40:57	(001/006)
109	Martin Brady	M50	00:41:14	(027/032)
116	Katy Thompson	F60	00:41:54	(001/003)
122	Sarah Helliwell	F	00:42:28	(007/010)
130	Stephen Fish	M60	00:43:44	(011/016)
132	Julia A. Rushton	F50	00:43:57	(006/010)
134	Carol Life	F40	00:44:14	(005/010)
136	Robert Hirst	M60	00:44:30	(012/016)
142	Kath Brady	F50	00:46:53	(008/010)
151	Ron Chappell	M60	00:50:10	(015/016)

Full Results

Parkrun News

A few people visited new parkrun locations this week as well as the more local ones. Some great placings and a couple of personal bests for Jonathan Pye and Jackson McKay. Well done parkrunners

Burnley parkrun – a total of 141 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
2	Jonathan PYE	00:18:02	New PB!
4	Andrew MCFARLANE	00:19:36	First timer!
7	Jackson MCKAY	00:20:16	New PB!
47	Millie STUBBS	00:24:19
57	Donna SCOTT	00:25:36
59	Finley STUBBS	00:25:42
67	Keira STEVENSON	00:26:36
71	Robert HIRST	00:26:43
84	Stuart BARKER	00:27:53
87	Annabel WILCOCK	00:27:59
88	John WILCOCK	00:28:01
124	Lucy STEVENSON	00:35:15
123	Adam STEVENSON	00:35:15

Pendle parkrun – A total of 35 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
1	Paul HESKETH	00:20:39
3	John HARTLEY	00:20:49
12	Barry MITCHELL	00:25:48	First timer!
27	Molly HESKETH	00:33:09

South Manchester parkrun – A total of 377 runners took part.

Position	Parkrunner	Run Time
2	Jacob BOYLE	00:16:38	First timer!

Cannon Hill parkrun, Birmingham – A total of 437 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
21	Paul SHACKLETON	00:19:16

Ormskirk parkrun – A total of 87 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
4	Richard STEVENSON	00:18:40	First timer!

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 141 runners took part.

Position	parkrunner	Run Time
99	Eileen JONES	00:30:36

Other News

Clayton Ladies turn 21

Clayton Ladies are 21 years old! Well actually I am far too polite to mention the combined ages of all 26 ladies that attended a celebration of 21 years of Ladies Thursday Night Training at the Agra restaurant on 7^th November. A good old time was had by all. Here’s to the next 21 years.

Fell Runners Association Presentations

The FRA Annual Presentation Dinner and Dance was held in Telford this year. After a year when the first British championship race in Northern Ireland demanded good navigation skills, the first challenge of the evening was finding the venue, with a crucial 100m stretch of road being closed and no diversion signs. Eventually (up to an hour in at least one case!) everyone found the Hotel and the night began in earnest.

When the presentations began, Clayton’s star for 2014 was Linda Lord – picking up her trophy for first Lady Vet 65 in the English Championship – brilliant result Linda! Kieran Carr was second in the Male Vet 65 English Championship; Wendy Dodds second in the Lady Vet 55 and 60 English Championships. Wendy was also awarded a coveted Lakeland Classics Mug for being first Lady Vet 60 in the series. We then picked up our medals for the second Lady Vet 40 team in the British Champs (counters Wendy Dodds, Barbara Savage and Jean Brown with Katy Thompson competing in all of the races as a great insurance counter). Fantastic results.

FRA Presentation Evening
L-R Jean Brown, Katy Thompson, Linda Lord and Kieran Carr

The evening ended with a Ceilidh… we all got away with our feet intact. A great evening. What will the club be picking up at the presentations this time next year…?

FRA Subscriptions

The FRA has also decided to take a leap into the 21st century and collect subscriptions online, using the membership system offered by SiEntries. This will accept payment by direct debit, debit or credit cards. We will NOT be accepting any payments by Standing Order from now on.

All members including those who previously paid by standing order, Life and Honorary Members need to complete the renewal process by Wednesday 10th December otherwise you will not receive the FRA Handbook & Fixtures Calendar in time for Christmas. Those who renew late will receive the handbook in late January.

To renew, please visit http://www.sientries.co.uk/fra.

English / British Fell Championships 2015

For those interested in taking part in some of the English / British Championship races in 2015 they were published on the FRA presentation programme as:

English:
Short – Flower Scar 7 March
Medium – Stretton Six Summits 9 May
Long – Duddon Valley 30 May
Long – Bradda, Isle of Man 11 July
Short – Lingmell Dash 25 July
Medium – Guisborough 3 Tops 6 Sept

British:
Medium – Moelwyn Peaks (Wales) 18 April
Medium – Durisdeer (Scotland) 13 June
Short – Lingmell Dash (England) 25 July
Long – Seven Sevens (Northern Ireland) 15 August

If you are interested in running any of the races have a look at the details on the races pages of the FRA website – some have on-line pre-entry opening on 1 December.

Club Fell Championship

Provisional Final Standings in Club Fell Championship are now available. The 2014 Club Fell Championship consists of five races, with a member’s best three races counting. The qualifying races were:

Saturday 8th March 11:00 am – Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round (BM), Barley.
Saturday 12th April 11:00am – Coledale Horseshoe (AM), Braithwaite.
Thursday 19th June 7:15 pm – Aggie’s Staircase (AS), Darwen.
Sunday 10th August 10:30 am – Boulsworth Fell (BM), Trawden.
Saturday 15th November 10:30am – Tour of Pendle (AL), Barley.

Jean Brown tops the ladies results and Matthew Perry tops the mens.

Full Details

Pendle Aggregate Trophy Competition

Final standings for the 2014 Pendle Aggregate Trophy are now available. This competition consists of five qualifying races, with a member’s best four races counting. The qualifying races were:

Saturday 8th March 11:00 am – Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round (BM), Barley.
Saturday 5th April Ladies 12:30 pm, Men 2:00 pm – Pendle Fell Races (AS), Barley.
Tuesday 13th May 7:15 pm Mearley Clough Fell Race (AS), Worston.
Saturday 23rd August 2:00 pm Pendleton Fell Race (AS), Pendleton.
Saturday 15th November 10:30 am Tour of Pendle (AL), Barley.

Joint top places are Christopher Holdsworth and Jean Brown

Full Details

Club Road Palladium

In the Road Palladium Competition members receive points for competing in any road race. There are separate competitions for Ladies and Men. Leaders are currently Jackie Kershaw and Chris Holdsworth.

Full Details

Junior Helpers Still Needed

A big thank you to Nat Harrison, Joanne Bennett, Richard Briscoe, Richard Stevenson, Vicky McKay and Steph Jackson for all your help at the junior training session. Your help is greatly appreciated

If any other seniors would like to give us a hand, even on a one off basis then please get in touch. Most weeks are interval session based so you can either join in (risking getting spanked by a 12yr old!) or just help marshal the session. Everybody is welcome. I’ll be starting a rota on the website in the coming days.

Contact Andrew Armstrong for further information

Winter Training News

Winter Training at Barden Athletics Track. Starts this Thursday 4th Dec. 6.30pm. The sessions from Network 65 have now finished until further notice.

Unofficial Christmas Do

This Saturday 6th December.

Order of the day….Run @ Marl Pits XC (Rawtenstall). Home for food, water and glad rags then a night in the metropolis of Burnley, meeting in Weatherspoons @ 7:30pm. After which it’s a free for all!

And Finally….

Don’t forget to have a great week running and racing. If you are out and about please get in touch and tell us all about it, with lots of photos as well if you can. There is still lots going on. Coming up this week;

Todmordon Park 5k Night series
Red Rose XC – Marl Pitts, Rossendale
Guys 10, Garstang
Ulverston or Great Langdale Chrismas Pudding races
3-1-4 Lancaster half marathon
And of course parkrun

ByPeter Booth

December Newsletter

December Newsletter 2014 Here is the latest of The Harrier, complete with a report on the Tour of Pendle by yours truly, plus all the usual features. Most important: a plea for help with junior training sessions. Please volunteer if you can – they’re the future!

Dave Motley leads Christopher Holdsworth at the 2014 Tour of Pendle. Photo Copyright Andy Holden

Category Archive Seniors

Sad News

Coming up

Mid-Lancs Cross Country – Towneley

Junior Race Report – from Andy Armstrong

Garstang 10K – 11th January

Fell Race Results

Parkrun Roundup

Northern Athletics 12 & 6 Stage Road Relays Championships

Club Membership Renewals

President’s Social Run – Saturday 17th January

PFO Orienteering- 17th January

And finally…

Happy New Year!

Club New Year Social Run

Club Road Palladium 2014

KWL Scout Scar Fell Race – 4th January

Central Lancashire New Year Half Marathon – 4th January

Belle Vue Racers Hit the Trail – 4th January

Billy Knox NYD Awakener – 1st January

Ward Green Six – 28th December

Late Results from Whinberry Naze Fell Race

New Year’s Day parkrun at Pendle

Parkrun roundup

Coming up…

Christmas Eve Club Social Run

Worden Park 10k – 26 December

Whinberry Naze Dash festive fell race – 26 December

Ribble Valley 10K – 28 December

Wansfell Race – 28 December

Parkrun Roundup

Running Resolutions

Coming Up..

Tour de Helvellyn – Saturday 20st December 2014

Podium 5k -Saturday 20st December 2014

Rudolph Red Nose 5 mile Race – Sunday 21st December

Mental Elf 5k – Sunday 21st December 2014

Stoop Fell Race – Sunday 21st December

A run a day

And finally…

Lee Mills Relays – 14th December

Todmorden 5k Winter Series – Race 4

Hurst Green Turkey Trot – 14th December

Longridge Christmas Pudding 7 – 14th December

Mytholmroyd Fell Race – 14th December

Lynne Edmondson Memorial & Christine Navan’s Brownhouse Wham Reservoir Race

Parkrun roundup

London Marathon Places

Cross Country Palladium Standings

Cross Country Club Championship 2013/14

Club Road Club Championship 2014

Club Fell Championship 2014

2015 Championships

And finally…

Mid Lancs Cross Country League – Liverpool

Juniors

Under 11s

U-11 Boys (64 runners)

U-11 Girls (100 runners)

U-13 Girls (98 runners)

U-15 Boys (116 runners)

U-15 Girls

Senior races

English Schools Cross Country Cup Finals

Todmorden Park 5k Series – Race 2 – 27th November

Kirkby Moor Fell Race – 29th November

Wesham 10k – 29th November

The Best 5k – Preston – 30th November

Movember 10k – 30th November

David Staff Memorial Fell Race – 30th November

Parkrun News

Other News

Clayton Ladies turn 21

Fell Runners Association Presentations

FRA Subscriptions

English / British Fell Championships 2015

Club Fell Championship

Pendle Aggregate Trophy Competition

Club Road Palladium

Junior Helpers Still Needed

Tour de Helvellyn – Saturday 20^st December 2014

Rudolph Red Nose 5 mile Race – Sunday 21^st December

Stoop Fell Race – Sunday 21^st December

Todmorden Park 5k Series – Race 2 – 27^th November

Kirkby Moor Fell Race – 29^th November

Wesham 10k – 29^th November

The Best 5k – Preston – 30^th November

Movember 10k – 30^th November

David Staff Memorial Fell Race – 30^th November