Red Rose Cross Country at Bolton and the rest of the weeks action

Red Rose Cross Country – Bolton Results

Another lucky break in the weather for the runners at the Red Rose Cross Country fixture in Leverhulme Park in Bolton. Jackson McKay had a splendid run finishing second in the under 11 boys race. This secures him joint first place in the Red Rose League table after 3 races. Well Done Jackson!

A special mention also to Beth Quinn who has progressed from the middle of the junior girls to first Clayton lady home. Congratulations Beth!

Beth Quinn – first Clayton lady home

U-11 Boys

Position	Name	Time
2	Jackson McKay	6:34
21	Dexta Thompson	7:34

U-11 Girls

Team position – 13^th

Position	Name	Time
11	Ella Dorrington-Levy	7:47
76	Eloise Clegg	9:45
90	Lydia Wood	10:34
91	Millie MacCube	10:41

Eloise Clegg battling to the finish for the U-11 girls

U-13 Boys

Team position – 7^th

Position	Name	Time
23	Adam Quinn	13:24
30	Adam Stevenson	14:13
34	Harry Mason	14:27
42	Daniel Bradley	15:37

Harry Mason and Adam Stevenson, U-13 boys

U-13 Girls

Team Position – 4^th

Position	Name	Time
3	Briony Holt	12:30
10	Eleanor Root	13:19
26	Millie Stubbs	14:19
34	Liberty Thompson	15:02
49	Natasha Olszewska	16:06

U-13 girls team at the start line.

U-15 Boys

Position	Name	Time
10	Curtis Holt	16:08
25	Simon Wilshaw	18:44

U-15 Girls

Position	Name	Time
7	Alice Pier	18:11

Clayton Junior, Alice Pier, finishing in 7th place in the U-15 girls

U-17 Men

Position	Name	Time
5	Jordan McDonald	19:55

Junior, Jordan McDonald, flying to the finish in 5th place in the U-17 race

U-17 Ladies

Position	Name	Time
13	Bethany Quinn	27:39

Senior U-20

Position	Name	Time
7	George Pier	42:29

Fantastic finish from George Pier coming in 7th place in the U-20 group.

Ladies

Team Position – 18^th Vets Team Position – 16^th

Clayton Ladies Helen Burnett and Katy Thompson

Position	Name	Category	Time
68	Julie Rushton	L50	27:46
76	Helen Burnett	L40	28:46
89	Katherine Thompson	L60 (1^st in Category)	29:47
96	Kath Brady	L50	30:17
127	Susan Allen	L50	35:54
128	Christine Leathley	L65	36:37

Men

Team Position – 11^th
Vets Team Position – 8^th

Position	Name	Category	Time
43	Andrew Armstrong	V45	41:20
50	Carl Helliwell	M	41:49
50	Carl Helliwell	M	41:49
57	Kevin Davies	V50	40:20
61	George Pier	U20	42:29
144	John Wilcock	V50	47:51
148	Andy Quinn	V40	48:21
161	Peter Browning	V55	49:01
181	Stephen White	V55	50:19
208	David Burnett	V45	52:59
216	Martin Brady	V50	54:45

Clayton Men Peter Browning and Andy Quinn at the start

Results in Full
Red Rose Cross Country League Table after 3 races

Navigation Night – 19^th November

A number of our club members took part in this challenging event.

This report from the Barlick Fell Runners Website

It was ideal conditions for this navigation evening as 35 competitors, including a junior, set off to challenge their navigation skills against the dark and the clock, with some running solo and others as teams. The penalty points for taking more than the allotted hour are quite harsh and most of the runners with previous experience of this event made sure that they were back with time to spare.

It was close between the top five finishers, but once more Mark Nutter showed his mastery of this event and his intimate knowledge of the area to finish first solo runner and overall winner. This saw him once more add his name to the Badger Trophy as first runner from Clayton.

Close behind Mark was the Chew brothers team who finished second overall and first team winners. They were chased hard by Sam Wadsworth & Andrew Driver, who finished in joint third position, along with the redoubtable Neil Hardiman, another Claytoner renowned for his night time navigational skills and knowledge of the local area. As if to emphasise that this is Clayton territory, Ralph Baines was the third solo finisher and his club mates Andy Firth & Peter Dugdale were third team.

First solo lady was Jean Brown, who took her young son Christopher with her.

The harshness of the time penalty points was brought home by the fact that the last four runners and teams ended in negative point territory. There was a prize of the “Richard Briscoe Wooden Spoon” for the runner or team with the least points. Richard tried hard to win the spoon bearing his name by losing a battery out of his head torch and returning in the dark, but Chris Barnes was having such an enjoyable time trying to find the check points that he overlooked the price he would pay for being back late and it was he who returned home with his dubious prize.

Full Results

Todmorden 5k – Race 1 – 20^th November

The first in a series of timed 5k events. This is a fast, three lap course. Head torches can be used but must be below 50 lumens in brightness.

73 runners

Position	Name	Category	Time
27	Alan Clarkson	M55	00:21:05
48	Martin Brady	M50	00:23:26
57	Robert Hirst	M60	00:25:24
61	Ron Chappell	M65	00:26:16
66	Nicola Kay	F	00:28:21

Market Rasen 10k – 23^rd November

The Market Rasen 10k is a popular multi terrain event and 447 runners took part in wet and muddy conditions on Sunday morning. The race starts with a lap of the racecourse, continues along Legsby Road, through Dog Kennel Woods and then finishes with a final lap of the race course.

Breton Holdsworth was our sole representative at this event finishing in 7^th place with a time of 35:08. A great run – well done Breton.

Where’s Breton? Breton Holdsworth with signature orange gloves and cap at the start line

Full Results

Parkrun results

Clayton Harriers have been out and about again this week. Some impressive runs at the local Burnley event for Jacob Watson and Jonathon Pye taking first and second places, with Susan Burns coming in first for the ladies. Well done to all of our parkrunners.

Burnley parkrun – 144 runners took part

Position	Name	Time
1	Jacob Watson	00:18:19
2	Jonathon Pye	00:18:25
10	Susan Burns	00:20:49	First lady finisher
15	Gordon Barrett	00:21:48
26	David Ian Scott	00:23:15
38	Sarah Helliwell	00:24:31	New PB!
39	Martin Brady	00:24:33
57	Richard Lawson	00:25:42
63	Robert Hirst	00:26:31
68	Ron Chappell	00:26:48
85	Stuart Barker	00:27:59
91	Annabel Wilcock	00:28:40
92	John Wilcock	00:28:45
106	Nicola Kay	00:29:53

Cannon Hill parkrun, Birmingham – 398 runners took part

Position	Name	Time
19	Paul Shackleton	00:19:14

Lyme Park parkrun – 101 runners took part

Position	Name	Time
80	Ron Hill	00:32:08	First timer at Lyme!

Pendle parkrun – 33 runners took part

Position	Name	Time
2	John Hartley	00:21:12
20	Dawn Terry	00:26:10
29	Molly Hesketh	00:36:07
32	Paul Hesketh	00:37:50

Preston parkrun – 210 runners took part

Position	Name	Time
10	Colin Shuttleworth	00:19:29

Club News

Committee
There is a change in the committee to report. Rebecca Rawcliffe has formally tendered her resignation as Membership Secretary due to unavoidable work commitments. The committee thanks her for the work she undertook in the role. Adam Hamer has put himself forward to take over the appointment and has now been accepted into the role. We look forward to his input over the coming year.

Club Tent
After securing funding for publicity from Sport England, we now have a brand new club tent.
Chairman, James Hickie said, ” A big thank you to Jason Pier for all the hard work sorting our new tent! Our tent was easily the BEST TENT at the Red Rose XC yesterday, and it was great to see so many of our members at the tent. We look forward to seeing even more of Team Clayton at our new tent next Saturday at the big Mid Lancs Liverpool XC fixture. Thanks to Sport England for funding the tent and thanks again Jason!”

Our distinctive new club tent

It certainly stands out!

In use. I can’t imagine anyone not being able to find the tent any more!

And finally…

London VLM Club Place
Just to clarify, you don’t need a rejection letter to apply for the last remaining club place for the London Marathon. It’s open to all senior members- last date for applications is December 12th, will be draw on the 13th. Contact John Wilcock for further information, or to put your name in the hat.

Mid Lancs Cross Country – Liverpool
This is the biggest XC race in the calendar, we need a massive showing and effort to compete against not only local team runners, but some of the best runners in the country. It’s a massive day, so hopefully all the juniors, ladies and men, as well as all the regulars and everyone else can make an appearance and put in a big effort that will be immense!!

Contact Cross Country Captains Ian Greenwood or Irene Roche for more info.

Come on Team Clayton!!

ByAndy Armstrong

CLAYTON JUNIORS NEED YOUR HELP; NOW!

In the last few years we’ve seen the junior section steadily grow and grow. Starting with just a handful of runners we now regularly have 20-30 juniors attend our Thursday evening training sessions and the Saturday morning group is steadily getting more popular.

In 2015 we’ve seen success in several different areas; excellent solo performances in the BOFRA & FRA championships, top ten finishes in local road races and strong team results in the XC leagues. All this has been testimony to the commitment and hard work of our junior runners as well as the coaches and assistants involved in their training.

However; under the surface, there are serious problems building. We’ve always struggled to deliver properly targeted coaching sessions because of a lack of adult helpers. As groups get bigger so the quality of the session diminishes and our ability to control safety reduces. This has gradually become worse and worse, to the point where group sizes are becoming dangerous and the wide range of abilities is not being addressed.

You can help. We have a small group of regular helpers (and we’re very grateful to them) but it’s just not enough, we desperately need considerably more interest & support from the senior side of the club. It’s not difficult work, the coach will run the session and explain what’s going on, you just have to be there to assist & encourage. If you really enjoy it then there are opportunities to gain coaching qualifications and to lead groups.

It doesn’t matter what your running ability is; most of our sessions are structured intervals over a short course. It also doesn’t matter if you can only come once a month, all we need is a regular commitment. Don’t be shy; it’s not like school, these kids want to be here and they really put the effort in. Coaching youngsters can be very rewarding and it’s always fun!

We’ve made this plea in the past, to little effect, but I really hope that we can do better this time. Other local clubs have started junior sections and are getting plenty of support from their senior runners.

There are other ways of supporting your club than turning up to free XC races or clapping at the sidelines; get involved and make a difference to the future of Clayton.

Hoping to here from you,

Andy Armstrong.

photos courtesy of Woodentops, David Belshaw, Alan Dorrington

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Tour Of Pendle and the rest of the weeks action

Busy week this week with recognition and awards for some of our junior members, tough fell racing, road running glory, cross country action and park run triumphs! The accolades and successes are tinged with sadness on hearing of the loss of a great friend to the club, Pete Hartley.

Tour of Pendle

Tour of Pendle – start of the race. Neil Hardiman and Ryan Wilkinson visible – photo by David Belshaw

This tough, local race attracted a large turnout of club members. On the day conditions were a just a little claggy up on the top.

Chris Holdsworth in the clag at the first passing of the trig point.

Fell captain, Dave Motley shared these thoughts on the race.

Tour of Pendle – Fell Captain, Dave Motley at the crest of the last climb

“Another year, another hard slog at the Tour Of Pendle, misty conditions giving team Clayton a home advantage. My race went well, setting off steady and trying to work through the field almost giving Mr Holdsworth a fright on the last descent, although his tarmac speed allowed him to beat me. Great to see so many from Team Clayton and another fantastic Tour Of Pendle.”

Ladies Fell Captain, Jean Brown, at the finish

Results now available

Mid Lancs XC – Barrow

Considering the distance and the clash with the Tour of Pendle, Team Clayton saw a good turn out at the Midlancs fixture at Barrow. The men had more than enough runners for a qualifying team as did the ladies.

Mid Lancs XC at Barrow. Carl Helliwell. Photograph courtesy of Tickhiller Photography
http://www.tickhillerphotographic.co.uk/

With a flat fast course and an abundance of cheering for those waiting or having already run, it was a successful afternoon all round for Team Clayton. Many thanks to all for making the journey as each runner counts in these Midlancs races.

Clayton Ladies at Mid Lancs Cross Country in Barrow. L-R Julia Rushton, Helen Burnett, Irene Roche, Sarah Helliwell

Some brilliant results were gained today by Clayton juniors at Barrow in Furness for the Mid Lancs Cross Country. Briony Holt came 1st and Curtis Holt came 15 th. Adam and Beth Quinn ran too and both had fantastic races. Well done everyone.

Briony Holt at the Mid Lancs Cross Country in Barrow

Results now available

Award winning Juniors

Our junior members have been enjoying plenty of success and recognition this week.

Ellie Root ran in the Regional Finals of the English Schools XC cup in Stockton-on-Tees, her team (Skipton Girls High School) qualified for the finals in Newquay at the end of the month. Ellie came 14th but didn’t feel like she had a good run. However, yesterday she ran in the Harrogate and Craven XC qualifiers in Knaresborough and came 2nd with a really strong performance.

Clayton junior Ellie Root competing in the English Schools Cross Country Cup

That’s not all, Ellie Root also took part in the NW Junior Triathlon Series. Ellie finished 7th overall & received her certificate from GB athlete Katie Hewison last night at the awards ceremony at Lancashire Manor Hotel. Ellie competed throughout the year in her Clayton vest, registered under the club name. Well done Ellie!

NW Junior Triathlon Series (T3) awards night at Lancashire Manor Hotel

Briony Holt was honoured and awarded for her outstanding performances over the year. She attended the BOFRA presentation evening at the Stirk House Hotel in Gisburn and collected the Under 14 Girls award after competing in 9 of the qualifying races. She was also presented with the most outstanding junior award.

BOFRA Champion Briony Holt

And finally, congratulations to junior member, Jordan McDonald for an outstanding run at the Burnley parkrun where he came first.

It’s a real pleasure to see our junior members enjoying such successes and recognition and it is well deserved. They are a credit to the club and the junior coaching team. The future is bright! (and orange, of course)

Preston 10 Mile Road Race – Sunday 16th November

A cohort of 8 Harriers took part in the Preston 10 mile road race. 431 runners took part in this event.

Michael Hogan had this to report;
“This morning’s race was held in near perfect conditions. It’s a good fast two lap course. Richard Stevenson was holding the 1st Clayton home position until 8 mile, and then Old Boy, Kevin James Davies, came through to lead the road crew home. New boy Jon Hanson had a good run for his first 10 mile effort with a fime just over 64 mins. This boy has talent waiting to be released. With myself, Steve Biscomb, Alan Clarkson, Brian Wildman and Ron Chappell making up a solid Clayton outing, it was a good day out for the Clayton road crew. Go at 10 K pace and hope you last for 10 miles!”

Position	Name	Cat	Time
30	Kevin Davies	MV50	01:00:58
32	Richard Stevenson	M	01:01:16
55	Jon Hanson	M	01:04:20
71	Michael Hogan	MV45	01:06:11
108	Stephen Biscomb	MV61	01:09:22
143	Alan Clarkson	MV55	01:11:08
197	Brian Wildman	MV45	01:15:54
346	Ron Chappell	MV65	01:29:25

Full Results

Leeds Abbey Dash 10k – Sunday 16th November

Known for it’s 10k personal best potential, the Leeds Abbey Dash 2014 did not disappoint. The race was won by Andrew Butchart of Central AC who finished in 29 minutes and 17 seconds. The first female was Steph Twell of Aldershot who finished in 32 minutes and 30 seconds. There were 9524 finishers.

Well done to Johnny McKenna who was 160th with a chip time of 32:59 in an incredibly fast race over in Leeds.

Full Results

Sandgrounder 10k – Sunday 16th November

Two of our members went to Southport to take part in the 5k and 10k races

10K Results: 179 Kevin O’Brien M60 57:47 (216 runners took part)
5K Results: 11 Martin Brady M50 22:34 (34 runners took part)

Well done Kevin and Martin!

10k Results and 5k Results

Arnside Knott Fell Race – Sunday 16th November

A couple of our members were spotted in the results of this race which covers 5.5 miles on a scenic course above Morecambe Bay and the Kent Estuary. By all accounts it was a dry day with clear views all round. 140 runners took part.

22nd Alan Life MV45 42:23
115th Carol Life W45 56:25

Full Results

Parkrun News

Another great week for club members at various parkrun events this week. From Cheltenham to Newby Bridge, you have been hitting personal bests all over the place! In particular, well done to Jordan McDonald, Jacob Watson and Jonathon Pye for the top three spots at the Burnley parkrun this week. Also congratulations to Jacob Watson, Bryan Searby, Jack McGuire and Eileen Jones on your latest personal best times.

Burnley parkrun (175 Runners)

Position	Name	Time
1	Jordan McDonald	17:55
2	Jacob Watson	18:02	New PB!
3	Jonathon Pye	18:12
21	Gordon Barrett	21:04
32	Martin Brady	23:07
36	Amanda Duffy	23:44
64	Robert Hirst	26:02
69	Ron Chappell	26:21
81	Julie Toman	27:21
106	Adam Hamer	28:35
118	Jack McGuire	29:23	New PB!
128	Nicola Kay	30:06
163	Harry Manning	36:05

Cheltenham parkrun (363 Runners)

Position	Name	Time
15	Alex Cran	20:02	First timer!

Heaton parkrun (409 Runners)

Position	Name	Time
194	Bryan Searby	26:13	New PB!

Pendle parkrun (37 Runners)

Position	Name	Time
4	John Hartley	21:18
17	Barry Mitchell	26:34
28	Christine Jennifer Egerton	32:36

Fell Foot parkrun (178 Runners)

Position	Name	Time
121	Eileen Jones	30:21	New PB!

New Members

We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our latest members; Joanne Bennett, Clare Wilson and Darren Rushton to the seniors, as well as Leon Wichester to the juniors. I hope to be reporting on your running achievements soon!

Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix

Just released. The list of races in next year’s grand prix

List of Races in next year’s Grand Prix

Sad News

It is with great sadness that we report that a great friend of many Clayton Harriers, Pete Hartley, passed away at the weekend. After a motor vehicle accident ended his running career with Rossendale Harriers, Pete turned to taking photographs of races in the mountain scenery that he loved. He had an amazing eye for a photograph, and had the knack of giving the viewer a great impression of what it was like to be there. Many’s the time his grinning face would appear as you ran along a trod, miles from anywhere. His wonderful photos appeared in a wide range of publications, especially The Fellrunner.

Pete Hartley

When seven Harriers (plus two supporters) took part in the 2005 Everest Marathon, Pete was the official photographer for the event. The ten of us had a marvellous time, with Pete the life and soul of the party, especially in Kathmandou, a city he had visited before. He captured the whole event in pictures and gave us all a collection of photos on our return – a treasured record of a fantastic three-week trip.

With his outgoing personality and cheerful demeanour, along with his marvellous photos, Pete brought a smile to the face of a huge number of people. He will be greatly missed. Our condolences go to Denise and all Pete’s family.

And Finally…

If you want to run at the Mid Lancs League fixture in Liverpool and haven’t pre-registered, you can contact the team captains Irene Roche or Ian Greenwood for information on how to enter on the day. This information will also be available on the Team Clayton Facebook page and on the Cross Country pages on this site.

London Marathon. We have been allocated 4 places for the VLM. I already have 3 requests from members with rejection letters so they are in. That leaves 1 place available for another club member. If anyone would like this place please contact John Wilcock. We will allow a week so that word can get around, after which a name will be drawn from the hat. John can be contacted on 07970 828167 or john.wilcock@cardium.co.uk

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Shepherds Skyline Fell Race and the rest of the weeks action

We’ve had a bit of a break from cross country this week but there is still plenty of action to report on; fell running, road racing, a half marathon and plenty of park run participation. Many of our members have also been out and about recce-ing for the upcoming Tour of Pendle on 15th November.

Shepherd’s Skyline – 1^st November
The Shepherds Skyline Fell Race is organised by Todmorden Harriers who describe the race as a fast, muddy course – with a steep descent off Stoodley Pike for the kamikaze descenders, immediately followed by a stiff climb back up the hill for the stout-legged amongst you.

Individual Results (231 Runners)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
7	Jacob Boyle	MU23	00:46:21
38	Alan Life	M45	00:52:53
68	David Naughton	M50	00:56:09
105	Dugald McCallum	M65	01:00:34
121	Mark Nutter	M50	01:01:43
129	Rick Moore	M50	01:02:28
142	Andrew Howarth	M55	01:03:25
143	Peter Dugdale	M55	01:03:28
161	Andrew Mark Dugdale	M50	01:05:59
169	Martin Brady	M50	01:07:22
171	Sarah Helliwell	F	01:07:43
173	Andrew Firth	M55	01:07:56
207	Robert Hirst	M60	01:13:53

There were 13 Clayton Harriers running in this popular local race.

Jacob Boyle had an excellent run finishing in 7^th place overall and 1^st place in his category. He said, “Tough race – didn’t expect to start climbing again. Really enjoyed it! Was a technical race and loved that aspect of it. Overall a great race and will be doing it next year.”

Shepherds Skyline – Jacob Boyle. Photo courtesy of Woodentops.org.uk

Sarah Helliwell said, “I agree with Jacob, it was a really good race all round. A lot more up hill and drag than you’d expect, however, the views at the top were stunning. Unfortunately, you didn’t have much chance to appreciate them as you had to really concentrate on where you were putting your feet!

Sarah Helliwell at the Shepherds Skyline Fell Race. Photo courtesy of todharriers.co.uk

There was a good mixture of moorland, bog, rocky stuff and technical! The descent of Stoodley Pike was steep in sections and I was in awe of Martin when he came flying past. I told myself because he is closer to the ground so its not as scary for him!!

After the second climb it is still a tough slog back to the last descent to the finish. By the end, your legs felt like they had had a good workout, I slept well last night! I actually think it is one of the best fell races I’ve done in a while, with a good mixture of everything. My husband, Carl, said it was a really good spectator event as you could see runners nearly all the way around the course, especially with the cracking weather we had.”

Martin Brady (Sarah Helliwell just behind) at the Shepherds Skyline Fell Race. Photo courtesy of woodentops.org.uk

Martin Brady said, “I enjoyed the race but it was a lot more difficult than I remember. It was 19 years since I last did the race. There are quite a few sections that require a lot of concentration due the rough terrain especially on the way out to Stoodly Pike.”

In the junior races, Christopher Brown was the sole representative of the club. He had a great run finishing 2^nd under 10 boy in the junior races.

Clayton Junior, Chris Brown at the Shepherds Skyline Junior Fell Race. Photo courtesy of woodentops.org.uk

Judging by the excellent photos provided by Woodentops it looks like it was a battle all the way through between Christopher and Cian Healy of Horwich with Cian just pipping Christopher to the finish by only a second. Well done Christopher!

Clayton Junior, Chris Brown,with Horwich’s Cian Healy, at the Shepherds Skyline Junior Fell Race. Photo courtesy of woodentops.org.uk

Full Results
Junior Results

Through the Villages Road Race – 2^nd November

The 31st annual Through the Villages Road Race took place on Sunday 2 November at 10.30am. The tough, undulating 8.5 mile race takes in Wheelton, Brinscall, Abbey Village and Withnell.

6 Clayton Harriers took part. Stephen Biscomb was the 1^st V60, Fabienne Richmond was 1^st F35 and Dawn Terry was 1^st F50. A great result from the ladies placing them first in the lady vets teams!

Individual Results (240 Runners)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
46	Stephen Biscomb	M60	01:00:11
61	Alan Clarkson	M55	01:01:56
62	Fabienne Richmond	F35	01:01:58
105	Brian Wildman	M45	01:07:14
108	Dawn Terry	F50	01:08:12
154	Julia Rushton	F50	01:12:37

Team Results
Male Vets – 8^th (122 pts)
Lady Vets – 1^st (24pts)

Full Results

Lancaster Half Marathon – 2nd November

Just a couple of Clayton Harriers took part in this event on Sunday. Peter Costello came in 340th with a chip time of 01:55:57, and Nikki Kay 541st place with a chip time of 02:22:27.

Well done to both of you.

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Katy and George Thompson have added another location to their expanding list of parkruns – St Albans this week. Where next I wonder? This week Burnley parkrun held its first paced parkrun. Clayton Harrier Andy Quinn acted as pacemaker for the 24 minute slot so a big thank you to him! There was a win and a new PB for Jonny McKenna, and new PBs for Carl Helliwell, Nick Roscoe, Dexta Thompson and Jackie Kershaw. And finally, congratulations to Carol Life for 1st lady finisher at Pendle parkrun.

Well done everyone who took part this week.

Pollok parkrun, Glasgow. A total of 380 runners took part.

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
20	3	Susan BURNS	00:19:37

Heaton parkrun. A total of 394 runners took part.

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
195	151	Bryan SEARBY	00:27:01

St Albans parkrun. A total of 277 runners took part.

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
109	95	George THOMPSON	00:25:30
120	16	Katy THOMPSON	00:25:57

Arrow Valley parkrun. A total of 300 runners took part.

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	3	Paul SHACKLETON	00:59:59

Gunnersbury parkrun. A total of 298 runners took part.

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
223	79	Eileen JONES	00:29:59

Marple parkrun. A total of 149 runners took part.

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
106	78	Ron HILL	00:28:36

Burnley parkrun. A total of 197 runners took part.

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
1	1	Jonny MCKENNA	00:16:59
4	4	Jacob WATSON	00:18:29
5	5	Jonathan PYE	00:18:49
7	7	Richard STEVENSON	00:19:00
10	10	Carl HELLIWELL	00:19:26
11	11	David BAGOT	00:19:50
14	14	Nick ROSCOE	00:20:00
20	20	Stephen AINSWORTH	00:21:03
21	21	Alexander TOWNROW	00:21:04
22	22	Thomas BRADLEY	00:21:06
23	23	Gordon BARRETT	00:21:13
24	24	Jackson MCKAY	00:21:19
34	3	Donna RILEY	00:22:16
41	38	Dexta THOMPSON	00:22:59
46	43	Adam QUINN	00:23:30
49	46	Martin BRADY	00:23:44
62	53	Andy QUINN	00:24:19
77	14	Donna SCOTT	00:25:28
78	15	Beth QUINN	00:25:29
84	66	Robert HIRST	00:26:03
95	26	Jackie KERSHAW	00:26:19
107	32	Liberty THOMPSON	00:27:04
114	36	Adrienne OLSZEWSKA	00:27:21
117	39	Julie TOMAN	00:27:25
124	83	Paul Laurence WALSH	00:27:47
128	84	Stuart BARKER	00:28:10
134	87	Ron CHAPPELL	00:28:40
140	51	Heidi KEWIN	00:28:58
186	105	Harry MANNING	00:35:37

Dewsbury parkrun. A total of 79 runners took part.

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
75	50	Robin PRICE	00:36:34

Pendle parkrun. A total of 61 runners took part.

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
5	5	Jez TOON	00:21:45
8	8	John HARTLEY	00:22:49
12	12	Alan LIFE	00:23:38
19	1	Carol LIFE	00:27:21
33	8	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	00:31:36
37	11	Christine LEATHLEY	00:34:57

ByAdrienne Olszewska

British Masters & Mid Lancs Cross Country, and the rest of the weeks action

“Excellent team performance from Team Clayton at the first Mid Lancs XC fixture from the Men, Women, and Junior teams, this is just the first step towards our goal of putting Clayton-le-Moors Harriers back in the top flight where we belong. Please continue to support the Club throughout the season, everyone on the start line counts.”
Ian Greenwood (Mens Cross Country Captain)

Cross Country News

There were two major cross country events going on for club members this weekend.

Firstly, the British Masters Cross Country Relays in Derby with three teams entered. Two ladies’ teams and a men’s team

Irene Roche (Ladies Captain) reported; “Had a brilliant day in Derby at the Masters Cross Country Championships with the Clayton ladies. Success and enjoyment are the words to describe Team Clayton’s trip to Derby on Saturday 25th. Whilst bronze was awarded to our LV55 team, Christine Leathley, Jean Knightley and Irene Roche, our LV45 team comprising of Anna Kelly, Barbara Savage and Julia Rushton gained 9th place amongst many teams of tough competition.

L-R: Irene Roche, Christine Leathley, Jean Knightley

The course was of neat dry grass consisting of one or two short hilly bits with a short visit through woodland. Two laps of this then brought each runner to the finish line. It was brilliant! Compared to many of our usual XC venues it was bit like running round someone’s very large back garden!

L-R: Barbara Savage, Anna Kelly and Julia Rushton

Next year we hope to arrive with more teams (hoping it doesn’t clash with our league runs). Thank you and well done girls!

Garry Wilkinson reported; “Many thanks to Paul Shackleton for organising this. Great to see him holding onto Bronze on the 5th, and anchor leg, in the British Masters XC in Derby today. Massive team effort from the ‘boys’. 5 x 3.1 km relay legs.  We won a bronze medal in the 45-54 age cat and there’s only one of us under 50. That’s an average of 5 min 45sec per mile /average age 51 on grass”

Leg 1 Andy Stubbs 10:58
Leg 2 Mark Aspinall 11:24
Leg 3 Ian Greenwood 11:54
Leg 4 Garry Wilkinson 11:34
Leg 5 Paul Shackleton 11:47 Team Captain

L-R: Andy Stubbs, Mark Aspinall, Ian Greenwood, Garry Wilkinson, Paul Shackleton and mascot

Secondly, the Mid Lancs Cross Country League kicked off at Hyndburn at Wilson’s Playing Fields in Clayton-le-Moors. There was a huge turnout of 71 club members across the races, 30 junior members and 41 seniors.

12 juniors took part in the Under 11 races, some of them competing in cross country racing for the first time, and there were solid performances all round. Jackson McKay had a great run finishing in 3^rd place in his race. It’s great to see such enthusiasm in our youngest members and the future looks positive. A credit to the junior coaching team!

Clayton junior girls at the Mid Lancs Cross Country fixture

Girls U-11 Results (70 Runners)

13 – Ella Dorrington 9:20
35 – Roanna Holdsworth 10:06
50 – Keira Stevenson 10:34
60 – Kady Thompson 12:50

Boys U-11 Results (66 Runners)

3 – Jackson McKay 7:41
15 – Dexta Thompson 8:42
39 – Cobi Doyle 9:24
43 – Finlay Stubbs 9:42
57 – Jack Skelly 10:35
62 – Finan Holdsworth 11:07
66 – Matthew Astley 12:53

8 juniors took part in the under 13 races with a particularly strong performance from the girls team finishing in 2^nd place. The boys team finished in 9^th place.

U-13 Girls Results (51 Runners)

2 – Briony Holt 10:04
8 – Eleanor Root 10:41
13 – Millie Stubbs 11:10
31 – Liberty Thompson 12:03
41 – Natasha Olszewska 13:08

Girls team 2^nd place (53 Pts) Briony Holt | Eleanor Root | Millie Stubbs | Liberty Thompson

Boys U-13 Results (56 Runners)

22 – Adam Quinn 13:24
49 – Adam Stevenson 16:00
51 – Isaac Wilkinson 16:11

Boys team 9^th place (118 pts) Adam Quinn | Adam Stevenson | Isaac Wilkinson

7 juniors took part in the under 15 races. Only 2 girls meant no team placing there, but a strong boys team finished in 4^th place.

Girls U-15 Results (22 Runners)

8 – Alice Pier 13:29
22 – Lucy Stevenson 19:32

Boys U-15 Results (41 Runners)

14 – Curtis Holt 16:33
18 – Thomas Bradley 16:29
24 – Ryan Clarke 17:16
34 – Alexander Townrow 18:03
38 – Simon Wilshaw 19:32

Boys Team 4^th place (55pts) Curtis Holt | Thomas Bradley | Ryan Clarke

Only 2 juniors competed in the under 17 races. Bethany Quinn ran well finishing 9^th in her class with a time of 20:53, and Jordan McDonald finishing 6^th in a strong field of runners with a time of 22:24. Well done!

Jordan McDonald in the Mid Lancs Cross Country U-17 race

Senior Ladies

We had 11 ladies running in the senior ladies race with the over 35 team finishing in 2^nd place. Some great performances from the ladies team even with a number of ladies away running in the British Masters Relays.

Ladies Individual Results (166 Runners)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
9	Candice Heys	L35	25:11
45	Vicky Heys	L35	28:40
49	Fabienne Richmond	L35	28:59
50	Angela Shian	L35	29:00
82	Sarah Helliwell	L	30:48
95	Dawn Richardson	L45	31:20
102	Sarah Whittaker	L35	32:02
114	Helen Burnett	L35	32:58
135	Adrienne Olszewska	L45	36:13
154	Susan Allen	L45	40:43
162	Sophie McIntosh	L	42:44

Clayton Ladies in action at the Mid Lancs Cross Country

Ladies Team Results

Clayton-le-Moors – 9^th place (95pts) Candice Heys | Vicky Heys | Fabienne Richmond

Clayton-le-Moors “B” – 22^nd place (211 pts) Angela Shian | Sarah Helliwell | Dawn Richardson

Over 35s Team – 2^nd Place (41pts) Candice Heys | Vicky Heys | Fabienne Richmond

Over 35s Team “B” – 11^th place (115pts) Angela Shian | Dawn Richardson | Sarah Whittaker

Over 45s Team – 9^th place (107pts) Dawn Richardson | Adrienne Olszewska | Susan Allen

Senior Men

An excellent turn out of 31 Harriers took part in the men’s race, including George Pier in the U-20 category. First man in was Chris Holdsworth who finished in 17^th place with a time of 37:34. The men’s teams finished strongly with a fantastic 1^st place for the V60 Mens team. Well done chaps!

A great run from Chris Holdsworth.

Mens Individual Results (296 Runners)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
17	Christopher Holdsworth	M	37:34
52	Lee Smith	M	41:06
57	Carl Helliwell	M	41:06
59	Dave Motley	M	41:14
71	Richard Stevenson	M	42:00
87	Andrew Orr	MV40	42:59
92	Michael O’Donnell	MV40	43:02
102	George Pier	U20	43:28
108	Alex Cran	MV40	43:43
116	John Roche	MV50	44:10
122	Michael Hogan	MV40	44:29
136	Sean Clare	MV40	45:12
138	Breton Holdsworth	MV40	45:16
167	John Wilcock	MV50	47:00
192	Peter Booth MV60	MV60	47:55
193	Jeffrey Pickup	MV60	47:56
213	Richard Briscoe	M	50:04
217	Andrew Howarth	MV50	50:14
221	David McCallum	MV60	50:47
224	James Hickie	MV50	51:01
227	Stephen White	MV50	51:14
229	M Thistlethwaite	MV60	51:31
230	Paul Wale	MV40	51:42
241	Martin Brady	MV50	63:00
271	Robert Hirst	MV60	57:50
272	David Burnett	MV40	58:02
279	Stuart Hartley	MV50	59:55
280	Ted Orrell	MV70	1:00:09
288	Adam Hamer	M	1:01:06
292	Richard Lawson	MV70	1:07:06
296	Jack McGuire	MV50	1:17:32

Clayton Harrier, John Wilcock, storming up the muddy slope

Men’s Team Results

Vets Over 40s – 8^th place (161pts) A Orr | M O’Donnell | A Cran | J Roche

Vets Over 40s Team “B” – 14^th place (267pts) M Hogan | S Clare | B Holdsworth | J Wilcock

Vets Over 50s – 7^th place (78pts) J Roche | J Wilcock | H Booth

Vets Over 50s Team “B” – 14^th place (143pts) J Pickup | A Howarth | D McCallum

Vets Over 60s – 1^st place (22pts) P Booth | J Pickup | D McCallum

Vets Over 60s Team “B” – 4^th place (49pts) M Thistlethwaite | R Hirst | T Orrell

Full Results

Trail & Fell News

Great Whernside Fell Race – 25^th October
9 of our club members took part in this classic fell race. Linda Lord finished 1^st Lady Vet 60.

Linda Lord at the Great Whernside Fell Race – photo courtesy of Woodentops

Individual Results (157 Runners)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
76	Ivan Whigham	MV50	00:42:22
85	Peter Browning	MV50	00:43:33
93	Mark Nutter	MV50	00:44:33
94	Ian Robinson	MV50	00:44:36
111	Richard Bellaries	MV60	00:46:34
113	Rick Moore	MV50	00:47:07
115	Andrew Dugdale	MV50	00:47:19
118	Peter Dugdale	MV50	00:47:34
121	Andrew Firth	MV50	00:47:48
136	Linda Lord	FV60	00:49:29

Full Results

Montane Trail 26 at Rivington – 26^th October

Nicholas Olszewski and Tim Piggot took Harriers took part in this popular trail marathon.

Report from Nicholas Olszewski

This event has a lot of nostalgia for me as it’s my old stomping ground from the early 80’s when I lived in Bolton and ran for Horwich RMI.

The route takes you through the Chinese gardens of Rivington Pike, around the beacon and up to Winter Hill, dropping down into Belmont. Next is Delph Reservoir at Egerton before the long slog over to Darwen Tower, which seems to go on forever, partly due to the fact that you get a glimpse of it early on and it doesn’t seem to get any nearer.

Once you get Darwen Tower out of the way the climbing and bog is behind you, all that’s left is a little road work through Withnell and Brinscal before trails heading back to Rivington & Blackrod School, running alongside the reservoirs at Anglezarke.

Chuffed with my time and performance this year, knocked an hour of last years’ time, which I think was achieved by my increased running mileage and cycling, I’ll be back next year to try and break the 4 hour barrier; I was just over this year by about 8 minutes.

Individual Results (148 Finishers)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
25	Nicholas Olszewski	MV50	04:08:21
69	Tim Piggott	M	04:46:44

Full Results

Tandle Hill Trail Race – 26^th October
A couple of Harriers took part in this event. Tandle Hill is a famous landmark in Rochdale that is known for its amazing views of the Pennines and surrounding areas. The race has all the features people love about trail running. Country Lanes, woodland running, grassy trails and paths, undulations, amazing views and scenery and a very fast, long, downhill finish. 5.8 miles , 573 ft of climbing

Individual Results (87 Runners)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
10	Jon Hanson	M	40:45
67	Stephen Fish	M	55:25

Full Results

Bronte Way Race – 26^th October
There were 9 Harriers taking part in this race with a number of them racing for the second time this weekend. There’s just no stopping some people!

New member, Julie Toman was the only Clayton lady running in this race. She has come a long way in a short time; from her first park run 12 months ago to running tough local trail and fell races. Well done Julie!

Ian Greenwood, racing for the second time this weekend – photo courtesy of Woodentops

Individual Results (158 Runners)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
16	David Naughton	MV50	01:03:26
20	Ian Greenwood	MV50	01:04:46
32	Sean Clare	MV45	01:07:17
40	Ivan Whigham	MV50	01:08:25
41	Chris Funnell	MV45	01:08:28
47	Andy Bradley	MV45	01:09:10
92	Mark Nutter	MV50	01:20:55
104	Jeff Hignett	MV35	1:20:55
150	Julie Toman	FV45	1:36:35

Full Results

OMM – The Original Mountain Marathon
Founded in 1968 the OMM is the originator of the 2 day mountain marathon type event and is for teams of 2, carrying all clothing, equipment, tent, sleeping bag, food for 36 hours, navigating one’s own route and including an overnight camp. There are 7 different classes, (the course distances quoted are over 2 days) the longest being the Elite which is literally 2 consecutive marathon length days or thereabouts and with c2,500m of ascent over 2 days.

Class A – Wendy Dodds with Sarah Rowell 18^th place with a time of 13:18:44

Long Score – 12^th place Jean Brown and Mike Wallis with a time of 12:47:43

Full Results

Road News

Snowdonia Marathon – 25^th October
A demanding and spectacular marathon route, encircling Snowdon, Wales’ and England’s highest peak. Two Harriers took part and finished strongly in what is considered to be one of the most difficult road marathons.

Individual Results (1709 Runners)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
390	Simon Halliday	M40	3:48:20
331	Paul Thompson	M40	3:43:41

Full Results

Accrington 10k
A modest turnout of 14 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers for this event. Again some of the competitors had raced the day before, like I said you just can’t hold back a Harrier! Well done to Johnny McKenna (McCann) who finished in 3rd place and well done to Claire Vincent who was the 3^rd Lady finisher.

Steve Biscomb also ran, finishing in around 42:30 but is missing from the results.

Individual Results (337 Runners)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
3	Jonny McKenna	M	34:47
15	Phil Hall	MV50	38:06
17	Richard Stevenson	M	38:38
40	Nick Roscoe	MV45	42:01
49	Claire Vincent	F	42:49
68	Richard Anslop	M	44:41
69	Alan Clarkson	MV55	44:45
93	Alison Dugdale	FV45	46:19
113	Brian Wildman	MV45	47:24
128	Martin Brady	MV50	48:16
155	Julia Rushton	FV50	49:37
180	Amanda Duffy	FV35	51:49
206	Jackie Kershaw	FV40	53:37
218	Robert Hirst	MV60	54:14

Full Results

Parkrun News
The parkrun movement continues to go from strength to strength, with new locations joining in the fun on a regular basis. Club members Katy and George Thompson were lucky enough to be a part of the inaugural Fell Foot parkrun last Saturday and here is their report.

George and I were going up to the Joss Naylor Dinner in Wasdale so decided to set off early and take in the new Parkrun at Fell Foot, Newby Bridge. One of the first people we saw as we arrived was Eileen Jones, former Clayton Ladies Fell Captain. She was with her sister Sheila, who has done most of her 205 Parkruns at Heaton Park.

Eileen had helped set up the Newby Bridge Parkrun and said the organisers were hoping for a small field for their first event. But they’d reckoned without the enthusiasm of dedicated Parkrunners! Of the 247 runners who turned up, four had completed over 200 Parkruns and another eight had 100 shirts. Just under half were first time Park runners.
The run starts on the grass near Windermere then goes out and does a loop round a meadow, comes back along the Lakeside with a short sharp hill back up to the start, then once more round the meadow. It was a lovely scenic route with the autumn colours on the surrounding hills. So if you’re ever in the Lakes on a Saturday morning it’s well worth a visit. The usual car park fees at Fell Foot are suspended until after the parkrun if you put a barcode in your car.

Parkrun Roundup
Well done to all of our parkrunners. Many of you went on to run one or, in some cases, 2 other events over the weekend. Congratulations to Susan Burns for her first lady position in the Burnley parkrun!

Heaton Parkrun – 416 Runners

Pos	Name	Time
113	George Thompson	24:18
140	Katy Thompson	25:06
181	Bryan Searby	26:17

Burnley Parkrun – 172 Runners

Pos	Name	Time
3	Jonathon Pye	18:23
4	Jacob Watson	18:36
5	Kevin Davies	18:40
6	Terry O’Leary	19:05
10	Susan Burns	20:25
13	Stephen Ainsworth	20:50
21	Donna Riley	22:07
35	Martin Brady	23:42
60	Donna Scott	25:21
88	Annabel Wilcock	27:44
89	John Wilcock	27:44
90	Stuart Barker	27:45
102	Julie Toman	28:27
126	Mike Holden	30:12
160	Harry Manning	36:13

Pendle Parkrun – 40 Runners

Pos	Name	Time
6	John Hartley	20:59
16	Robert Hirst	24:27

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Red Rose Cross Country and the rest of the weeks action

Red Rose XC – Leigh

With near perfect conditions, a whopping 52 club members took part in the races spanning the age ranges from under 11s to over 60s. The weather was fantastic. Bright, sunny and no wind to fight against – also very little mud which might not have pleased everyone! The course was flat and level, making for a fast and hard run for many. Lots of exciting finishes to see that were heartily cheered on by our orange-clad members.

Clayton-le-Moors Harrier John Roche battling for the finish.

Race Reports from First Timers Sarah and Carl Helliwell

Neither Carl nor I knew what to expect at Leigh Sports Village; however one thing we had been guaranteed was pain, and lots of it! Before I carry on I will say a little bit about us. We are Sarah and Carl Helliwell and both started running in December after we realised that time is not your own once you have a child. We had soon realised we couldn’t cycle as much; however putting on a pair of trainers was a more viable option and a bit more bang for your buck!

Sarah
It was a large field with the women and juniors as we gathered together in the afternoon sun. The Clayton ladies were giving each other words of encouragement and before we knew it the gun was fired. I’d been warned it was fast, but nothing prepared me for how quick everyone went. Slightly different from the fell races I’d been doing. I will be honest here; I’m more of a plodder than a sprinter! I could see Candice, Nat and Angela all making quick starts with Irene and Vicky not far behind them. I told myself to ignore them and to try and stick to my own race. The first 2 laps around the field were filled with encouragement from the crowd and the other Clayton supporters. The race then headed off the field through the trees onto a trail. I started to feel more settled and kept encouraging myself to keep my pace going. We cut off the trail and back through the trees into a bit more rough stuff, before heading back towards the playing field again and the words of encouragement from the crowds and Clayton support.

It was now time for the big lap as we headed back into the trees and made our way towards the park and the lake. It was here that Jean passed me and I tried to keep with her for as long as possible. I think I managed about a minute before she started to slowly tap away from me, with my legs not responding. What you do not realise is how much the race snakes around and how much of the route is hidden. It twists and turns around trees and bushes whilst covering a variety of surfaces from grass, trail, bridges and not too much mud!

Clayton-le-Moors Harrier Sarah Helliwell

Cross country first timer Sarah Helliwell at the finish line

As the runners started to cross over I could see the front runners returning with Candice up there, making a fantastic return to cross country and the first Clayton lady over the line in 21.53. I knew I would be out on the course for a lot longer! I held my own around the big lap and started to close down on a couple of runners. I passed them just before we crossed the bridge back past the sports complex. As I entered the last section I knew I had to give it my all as I made my way back to the finish line and the cheers of supporters. I managed to pick my pace up as I turned the corner and was relieved when I crossed the line with a little feeling of sickness creeping up. The Clayton ladies were all waiting at the finish line congratulating each other and telling tales of feeling sick and how much saliva we had covered ourselves with. There was one comment stating that “cross country is not a sport for the glamourous…”

I am glad that Irene talked me into doing the cross country, as I feel it has given me a new challenge after the Pendle Burnley Grand Prix series. I am looking forward to some more pain and sickness in a couple of weeks’ time!

It was now the turn of the men!

Over to Carl who was given no choice of doing cross country as I gave his name to Irene as well, I thought if I am doing it, so can he…

Carl
I’ll be honest from the start, I am not the most organised person in the world. I thought I was pretty much sorted for this event; arriving 2 hours before my race and checking out the course the night before/early morning on the internet. My usual tactic has been to ask someone what is going on a few minutes before a race, so as not to worry myself too much. I don’t like to waste precious energy worrying!

As I lined up for my first ever cross country I had in my little head what I thought the route was. Two small laps and two big laps on a powerful and flat course (I don’t like the flat; I like hills and have always done well on the bike with them.) Therefore this race was my worst nightmare, flat, wrong course in my head and 6 miles of it. One thing I did know was that I had to run my own race and hang onto a pace that was uncomfortable for as long as possible. This has been my tactic since I started racing in May; go as hard as I can for as long as I can before I feel like I am towing a caravan back across the finishing line. Unfortunately this feeling occurred a lot sooner than I anticipated which was just after lap 1 of what I though was the small lap! It was only when I heard the bell and asked a marshal after lap 2, that I realised the course was not what I expected!

Cross country first timer Carl Helliwell towing his caravan over the finish line!

Not knowing the course was probably a good thing as I felt it helped me to calm down and slowly tap away and pull back runners during lap 2 & 3. I noticed there was a lull from other runners around me, which gave me confidence that I was not the only one suffering. After half a lap of getting my head together and ‘star gazing’ moments I started to dig in deep. The last mile I was well and truly hitched up with my ‘caravan’ as I towed it back to the finish line and the cheer of Clayton supporters. I felt like I had given my all and was totally spent as I crossed the finish line. I loved it and I cannot wait for the next one! I’m not going to prepare this time; I’m just going to ask someone on the start line…

A massive well done to everyone who competed in both the juniors and seniors

We both really enjoyed the event. We couldn’t believe how well organised and big it was. The amount of runners, the team spirit and the crowds and encouragement that everyone gives each other is brilliant. Cross country has a real family feel to it especially with the variety of races from U11’s to seniors. Our little girl Eva, loved the day out and was kept busy with all the young Clayton junior girls and harassing Motley junior. We are both looking forward to the next race at Wilsons playing fields.

Hope to see you there! Sarah & Carl

Club Results

Under 11 Boys – 77 Runners

Pos	Name	Time
3	Jackson McKay	9:47
20	Dexta Thomson	10:37

Under 11 Girls – 98 Runners

Under 11 Girls Team 8^th Place with 93 points (13 Teams)
Ella Dorrington / Emma Jeffers / Keira Stevenson

Pos	Name	Time
13	Ella Dorrington-Levy	9:03
40	Emma Jeffers	9:53
42	Keira Stevenson	9:54
75	Eloise Clegg	10:42
86	Rachel Stevenson	11:35
89	Lydia Wood	11:44
91	Millie MacCube	11:53

Under 13 Boys – 55 Runners

Under 13 Boys Team 9^th Place with 118 points (10 Teams)
Adam Quinn / Adam Stevenson / Daniel Bradley

Under 13s Boys Team. L-R Daniel Bradley, Adam Quinn, Adam Stevenson

Pos	Name	Time
29	Adam Quinn	10:54
42	Adam Stevenson	11:48
53	Daniel Bradley	14:04

Under 13 Girls – 60 Runners

Under 13 Boys Team 4^th Place with 44 points (8 Teams)
Briony Holt / Eleanor Root / Millie Stubbs

Under 13 Girls team. L-R Briony Holt, Liberty Thompson, Millie Stubbs, Eleanor Root, Natasha Olszewska

Pos	Name	Time
4	Briony Holt	10:08
19	Eleanor Root	10:54
21	Millie Stubbs	11:02
40	Natasha Olszewska	12:02
47	Liberty Thompson	12:39

Under 15 Boys – 40 Runners

Under 13 Boys Team 6^th Place with 62 points (7 Teams)
Curtis Holt / Ryan Clarke / Thomas Bradley

Pos	Name	Time
15	Curtis Holt	14:55
22	Ryan Clarke	15:26
25	Thomas Bradley	15:38

Under 15 Girls – 42 Runners

Pos	Name	Time
17	Alice Pier	17:27
41	Lucy Stevenson	24:11

Under 17 Men – 16 Runners

Pos	Name	Time
3	Jordan McDonald	19:41

Under 17 Ladies – 22 Runners

Pos	Name	Time
18	Bethany Quinn	28:39

Ladies Race incorporating Under 17s, Under 20s and Senior Men. Jordan McDonald and Bethany Quinn visible.

Ladies – 142 Runners

Ladies Team 6^th Place with 72 points (16 Teams)
Candice Heys / Vicky Heys / Angela Shian

Vet Ladies Team 2^nd Place with 34 points (14 Teams)
Candice Heys / Vicky Heys / Angela Shian

Angela Shian at the Red Rose Cross Country Race

Pos	Name	Cat	Cat Pos	Time
5	Candice Heys	LV35	1	21:53
33	Vicky Heys	LV40	4	24:58
36	Angela Shian	LV35	7	25:05
38	Natelle Harrison	L	37	25:06
51	Irene Roche	LV55	2	25:41
61	Julia Rushton	LV50	5	26:09
66	Jean Knightley	LV55	4	26:13
85	Sarah Helliwell	L	85	27:41
103	Helen Burnett	LV40	18	29:05
117	Adrienne Olszewska	LV45	14	31:03
134	Susan Allen	L50	14	36:30

Men – 246 Runners

Mens Team 9^th Place with 378 points (18 Teams)
Lee Smith / Mark Aspinall / Andy Armstrong / David Motley / Carl Helliwell / George Pier

Vet Mens Team 7^th Place with 144 points (16 Teams)
Mark Aspinall / Andy Armstrong / John Roche / Malc Christie

Pos	Name	Cat	Cat Pos	Time
43	Lee Smith	M		41:51
44	Mark Aspinall	MV50	3	41:59
50	Andrew Armstrong	MV40	7	42:25
54	David Motley	M		43:05
92	Carl Helliwell	M		45:03
101	George Pier	M		45:57
103	John Roche	MV55	3	46:04
113	Malc Christie	MV50	11	46:48
122	Richard Briscoe	M		47:20
138	John Wilcock	MV50	15	48:27
142	RyanWilkinson	M		49:06
148	Peter Booth	MV60	1	49:20
150	Geoff Pickup	MV60	2	49:29
170	Andy Quinn	MV40	32	50:40
186	Stephen White	MV55	10	51:58
202	Martin Brady	MV50	27	53:27
210	Peter Thompson	MV50	29	54:15

Full Results

Lea Town 10k – Saturday 11th October

Just one club member took part in this event, Terry O’Leary who finished in 7th place with a time of 37:53 in a field of 89 runners. Well done Terry.

Full Results

Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon – Sunday 12th October

Well done Breton Holdsworth for a fantastic run at the Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon finishing in 29th place with a chip time of 02:48:06!

Clayton-le-Moors Harrier Brett Holdsworth

Breton Holdsworth brightening up the murky landscape at the Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon

Full Results

Langdale Horseshoe – 11th October

Eleven Clayton Harriers members took part in this classic, lakeland fell race.Neil Hardiman was the first Clayton Harrier to finish.

Report from the Ambleside FC Website

The race started in poor visibility and intermittent rain but finished in bright sunshine. For the first time in many years Langdale & Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team, supported by Coniston and Kendal, had to be called out (3 times) for injuries. Two had to be airlifted to hospital in Whitehaven.

First of the 375 runners starting was Rhys Finlay-Robinson of Dark Peak in 2 hours 16 minutes, outsprinting George Crayston of Borrowdale. Jim Davies of Borrowdale, a Vet 45, was third. Leading local men were Matt Reedy of Ambleside 7th, Kieran Hodgson of Helm Hill 10th, Adam Perry of Helm Hill 11th and Stuart Dickson of Ambleside 19th. Borrowdale were first team.

The ladies were led home by Judith Jepson in 2 hours 44 minutes, with Nicky Spinks 2nd – both of Dark Peak and both Vet 45s. Dark Peak were first team. Few locals turned out but Sally Ward from Sedbergh was 8th and Wendy Dodds, running for Clayton was first Vet 60.

Neil Hardiman on the descent of the Pike of Blisco. Photo courtesy of Andy Jackson

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
44	Neil Hardiman	MV45	02:42:42
139	Ivan Whigham	MV50	03:02:54
160	Ralph Baines	MV45	03:10:22
196	David Naughton	MV50	03:17:32
197	Peter Browning	MV55	03:17:38
213	Andrew Firth	MV55	03:21:33
215	Wendy Dodds	LV60	03:21:44
228	Alex Braysford	MV40	03:28:03
254	John Rusius	MV60	03:33:04
264	Nigel Hodson	MV45	03:35:34
308	Peter Dugdale	MV55	03:51:46

Full Results

Gin Pit 5 – Sunday 12th October

Spotted a couple of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers in this event. It’s a 5 mile trail run organised by Astley and Tyldesley Road Runners. Well done Peter Butterworth and Julie Toman!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
43	Peter Butterworth	MV60	32:53
176	Julie Toman	FV45	45:11

Full Results

Withins Skyline – Sunday 12th October

Well done to everyone who took part in this event out on the wild and misty moors near Haworth. Congratulations to Briony Holt who was first u12, first girl overall and 4th overall. She also beat the course record for both u12 and u14.

Spot the Clayton-le-Moors Harrier in the middle of the pack – Photo courtesy of Kath Grundy

Senior Results – 255 runners took part

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
43	David Bagot	M	00:52:45
57	Brian Horrocks	MV50	00:54:20
85	Chris Funnell	MV40	00:56:13
164	Richard Briscoe	M	01:02:19
208	Robert Hirst	MV60	01:09:19
210	Katy Thompson	FV60	01:09:38

Junior Results – 111 runners took part

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
4	Briony Holt	F U12	06:39
16	Chris Brown	M U10	07:19

Full Results

Autumn Breaker 10k – Sunday 12th October

Well done to the five Clayton-le-Moors Harriers that took part in this event. This two lap course uses the same beautiful route in the park as the Stanley Park 10k earlier in the year. Starting and finishing on the running track the route follows the well maintained pathways around the park.

Clayton Harriers at the Autumn Breaker 10k in Blackpool. L-R Stephen Biscomb, Marion Wilkinson, Jackie Kershaw, Brian Wildman, Bryan Searby

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
28	Stephen Biscomb	MV60	00:41:10
73	Brian Wildman	MV45	00:45:42
164	Jackie Kershaw	FV40	00:52:21
205	Marion Wilkinsn	FV65	00:55:25
225	Bryan Searby	MV40	00:56:40

Full Results

Parkrun Roundup

Parkrun has been celebrating 10 years of success and growth recently, and our club members are always popping up at park runs here, there and everywhere. This week we have a win, a couple of PBs, and a first timer to applaud!

Pos	Gender Pos	Name	Time	Cat	Other
PENNINGTON FLASH parkrun– 180 Runners
36	34	Martin Brady	00:24:14	MV50-54	First Timer at this location
BURNLEY parkrun – 169 Runners
1	1	Jonathon Pye	00:18:08	SM25-29	New PB!
2	2	Jacob Watson	00:18:15	SM30-34	New PB!
6	6	Nick Roscoe	00:20:27	VM45-49
11	11	Stephen Ainsworth	00:21:36	VM55-59
22	21	David Ian Scott	00:22:58	VM70-74
80	22	Annabel Wilcock	00:27:39	JW1-14
81	59	John Wilcock	00:27:40	VM50-54
148	90	Jack Skelly	00:36:09	JM10
149	59	Natalie Harrison	00:36:09	SW30-34	First Timer!
169	98	Robert Hirst	00:42:34	VM60-64
DEWSBURY parkrun – 83 Runners
69	40	Robin Price	00:33:02	VM70-74
HEREFORD parkrun – 120 Runners
3	3	Paul Shackleton	00:18:07	VM50-54	Inaugural Hereford parkrun
PENDLE parkrun – 71 Runners
10	10	John Hartley	00:20:50	VM55-59
24	3	Dawn Terry	00:25:01	VW50-54

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay and the rest of the week’s action

I thought this was going to be a quiet week with just a couple of write ups to pass along but how wrong I was! It’s been an action-packed week with lots of great results for our club members in a wide range of races and events.

Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay – Sunday 5^th October

70 teams competed and 4 teams were fielded by Clayton-le-Moors Harriers

Leg 1 Round Up from Breton Holdsworth

After a couple of changes my Leg 1 partner was finally confirmed as the excellent young Jordon McDonald. We travelled up to Patterdale together and once dawn broke we could see how nasty the weather was looking and only 7 degrees. A cracking introduction to the Lakes for Jordan! The race this year started from the playing fields again, and I had been warned to get a good start as it turns to single track on the climb, basically we started at a sprint and got onto the trail within the top ten.

Clayton Harriers Jordan McDonald and Breton Holdsworth at the Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay

After climbing for what seemed like forever, we managed to overtake a few though also lost a couple of places. We then had “that” downhill, impressively we pretty much stayed on our feet on the way down and didn’t lose any more places. Then we hit the track into the finish where we put on another sprint which according to my gps was 4.52 minute mile pace for 0.7 miles and brought us in 8th just 1 second behind 7th place.

Leg 2 Round up from Chris Holdsworth

I have raced a few times at relays over the course of the last year. Each time I’d either been on leg 1 or the last leg so I had a renewed excitement for this year’s Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay. Myself and leg 2 partner, Matt Perry, awaited the pairing of Breton and Jordan McDonald at the end of leg 1. The skies had begun to open up as we started our warm up with fellow leg 2 runners Lee Smith and Ryan Wilkinson. We had decided to keep our coats on until the last minute – little did we know that it would come sooner than we’d thought!

Breton and Jordan had a storming run, surprising us by coming in at 8th place. Hurriedly, we removed our jackets and the hand over to Matt set us on our way. As we were ahead of Barlick, it was my aim to keep as close to them as possible. We steadily ran our way back up the track knowing that we had 3000ft to climb.

I was feeling good and was eager to overtake a few more teams as the undulating paths made their way to the foot of the first mammoth climb. At this point, Barlick had edged their way back ahead – a development which made it my priority to keep as close to Matt Lalor and Stephen Chew as possible. The poor relay partner that I am, I had left it to Matt to recce the leg and thus navigate the route. (I knew he was reliable from our time racing Stan Bradshaw against one another. Had it not been for him, I’d still be wandering up Pendle somewhere!)

Our roles complimented each other well, I pushed on up the hill whilst he kept me grounded and directed me well. Once we made our way to the summit, Barlick had disappeared into the clag ahead, leaving us to tussle with a couple of other teams. Stubbed toes and difficult descents down the scree was a tough test for our endurance shortly after the first checkpoint, but we slowly began to track down more teams. One of which was the re-emergence of Stephen Chew on the rock climbing ahead. Literal rock climbing by the way… I stood staring at a rock for at least 15 seconds, wondering how on earth Matt had gotten up it.

Once the rocks were climbed, we again lost Barlick to the clag, which in turn made us lose sense of the correct path. After a couple minutes of deliberation and a conversation with a walker in the fog, it was only when a herd of runners broke through the mist behind us that we were confident to take the path ahead and dib into the second check point.

From here it was all mostly descent, which was my least favourite part of the course. An attempt to speedily bypass the pack of runners had me slip on a rock and go hurtling swiftly to the jagged stones below; a theme that would continue as we jostled for positions down the final descent. Four times I fell flat on my back due to slippy rocks underfoot and at this point I was relying on Matt to drag me back home. Bruised and battered, we made it back to the end of leg 2/start of leg 3 having lost 4 places in 01:15:45, handing over the dibber to Garry Wilkinson and Jacob Boyle to begin their climb up Red Scree.

Really enjoyed this leg (the uphill parts over the downhill parts) Having enjoyed leg 1 last year and leg 2 this year it would seem there is a theme emerging! I look forward to leg 3 next year…

Leg 3 Round Up from Michael O’Donnell (Forrest)

The Very long way – Andy & I set off very fresh & made a decent time to CP 1 -top of Red Screes. I know the route, no bother, but then came our big mistake. Andy was running really well. I used the dibber, he set straight off a different way to where I was going to go. I presumed he was trying to short cut it as there had been talk of it with Gaz (Wilkinson) so I didn’t say anything when I should have shouted him back, to the safe way Gaz had shown me on a reccy last year.

To cut a long story short we ran to a point where we could see Ambleside & then were extremely lost for about 10 minutes. I am just very grateful to Andy for being able to navigate well with a map & compass when he saw a quarry which was on the map. Our time to CP1 was good, I’d have thought CP2 to the finish was good too . CP1-CP2 was probably the slowest of the day.

We managed to catch a few teams on the way back but it was definitely a very steep learning curve. Please learn from our mistake. Better to stick to the safe route choice if conditions are bad & always voice your opinion no matter how senior your partner is, which was my mistake.

Leg 4 Round Up from Dave Motley

We took over from Garry & Jacob and started quick along the track, we quickly climbed up to Hart Crag passing one of our competitors easily. The more we climbed the worse visibility got, to the point where visibility was down to 5 metres. Not knowing the leg due to a last minute leg change within the team I put my entire trust in Dave Nuttall, who because of the conditions, wanted to follow the main footpath to Hart Crag rather than traverse diagonally over the fell, this decision worked out and we hit Hart Crag with ease.

At Hart Crag we had a choice of 3 or 4 different ‘trods’ and Dave was a little unsure, however a quick compass bearing and we were off to Fairfield. The track seemed to become wider and running became good, I opened up but unfortunately Dave N couldn’t follow, I suspect this was down to the last remnants of a bad cold. He wanted to drop out Friday Night but battled through due to me not knowing the leg. We reached Fairfied and then onto St Sunday Crag via Gavel Pike, Dave was a little unsure so again compass at the ready and a passing Bowland team helped us reach the final descent. Unfortunately ‘team Bowland’ just got away from us on the descent and we finished overall in 13th, same as 2013.

Back at the show field, Bacon Butties and beer commenced with the usual banter. This went onto to the evening as 8 of us went on the ‘Wilky Beer Bus tour’ celebrating Lee Smith’s birthday via pubs at Ambleside, Long Preston, Barnoldswick & Whalley.

As Captain I would like to say a massive Thank You, firstly to Dave Nuttall for running when recovering from Man flu and then to the rest of the team for some outstanding performances, most notably from Jordan Mcdonald. It’s an absolute pleasure to Captain and represent this club with a bunch of fantastic lads….CHEERS!!!!!!

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Team A finished 13^th with a total time of 04:19:56

Leg	Runners	Time
1	Breton Holdsworth / Jordan McDonald	00:40:27
2	Chris Holdsworth / Matt Perry	01:15:45
3	Jacob Boyle / Garry Wilkinson	01:00:05
4	Dave Motley / Dave Nuttall	01:23:39

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Team B finished 46^th with a total time of 05:23:35

Leg	Runners	Time
1	Dave Bagot / Jon Hanson	00:46:50
2	Lee Smith / Ryan Wilkinson	01:34:16
3	Michael O’Donnell / Andy Orr	01:38:37
4	Neil Hardiman / Ryan Belshaw	01:23:52

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Ladies finished 63^rd with a total time of 05:46:23

Leg	Runners	Time
1	Katy Thompson / Jean Brown	00:56:50
2	Anna Kelly / Avril Duckworth	01:35:46
3	Lisa Richardson / Marion Dixon	01:27:12
4	Wendy Dodds / Alison Dugdale	01:46:35

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Team Z finished 65^th with a total time of 05:55:11

Leg	Runners	Time
1	Andrew Howarth / Robert W Mitchell	00:53:15
2	Mark Nutter / Peter Booth	01:35:31
3	Andrew Firth / Richard Bellaries	01:46:17
4	Ivan Whigham / Ralph Baines	01:40:08

Full Results

English Schools Fell Running Championship 2014 – 28th September

Well done to junior members Briony Holt, Millie Stubbs and Isaac Wilkinson who took part in this event. It is a huge credit to our junior section to have members competing at this level. Briony Holt finished 2nd in the Year 8/9 Girls category with a time of 00:25:39, Millie Stubbs finished 14th in the Year 7 Girls category with a time of 00:19:08, and Isaac Wilkinson finished 20th in the Year 7 Boys category.

Race Report by Andrew Holt

Briony was really excited to be able to enter this event as an individual. It was to be held locally, and we were able to recce the route along with her fellow clubmate, Millie Stubbs. We followed the route given on the map. This wasn’t your classic fell route, but it was more than challenging with rocky steep paths and a long ascent onto and around the moor. It felt long and other people we saw also reccy-ing the route were surprised at how difficult this route was.

On the day, the weather was near perfect for spectating, a little warm for running maybe but the ground was dry and grippy underfoot, which made up for the cool rain. The sun came out later for the older runners, making the run even harder.

Millie Stubbs

Millie Stubbs was up first in the year 7 group. She finished an impressive 14th girl, showing both her talent and determination as she has only run a handful of fell races this year.

Briony Holt

The year 8-9 group ran next, Briony’s group. I could see the runners start around the field and, what seemed like an eternity later, the first runner appeared. The field was already spread out considerably.

Briony was second girl, her plan to stay behind Esme Davies (FRA under 14 English champion) for as long as she could obviously hadn’t worked. She was in front of Katie Atkinson however by several meters,but twice this season Katie has caught up with Briony on the downhill section. Briony passed me several minutes later on the downhill section and was now several places in front of Katie. She was pushing very hard and looked strong and, barring a mishap, was on for a podium finish.

To Millie’s and Curtis’s encouragement Briony entered the sports field on her own, and in her own, mildly disappointed words managed a “little bit of a sprint”. She finished an amazing 13^th place overall and second girl behind Esme Davies. This was one place higher than we expected, and is an amazing achievement.

World silver medal mountain sky runner (a marathon distance up the side of a mountain!) Emma Clayton was around the field all day and kindly handed out the medals, encouraged the children and came across as a proper good egg, and put the finishing touch to a very well organised yet challenging day for all the runners involved.

Medal-winning sky mountain runner Emma Clayton with Briony Holt

All in all a wonderful day, and fair reward for all the hard work and training put in throughout the season. Special mention to Curtis too for his U16 win at Thieveley pike on Saturday, and of course to Marion, Jason, Andy, Sam and Brad for their coaching and support throughout the year

Full results

Burnley Fire 10k – Sunday 5th October

It was a perfect day for this race. Fine, cool and not too much wind as 243 runners lined up at the start. There was a superb showing from the club with an impressive 31 members taking part. It was an equally impressive finish with club members taking 1^st and 2^nd places, with a further 3 members finishing in the top ten! Well done!

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers out in force at the Burnley Fire 10k

Race Report from Irene Roche

The start of the race has a very fast section for a couple of kilometres before a gradual climb up past Towneley Park. This is followed with a long descent down through Walk Mill, the legs are nicely warmed up before the challenge of running a very steep Mount Lane followed by a further climb up to the top of Higher Red Lees. After passing the Kettledrum it is steady running through Pike Hill with a fast down hill from the Ridge to the finish.

Team Clayton certainly shone brightly today. Another year and another great finish in first place for Jonny McKenna with a time of 35.11. Following in second place came Andy Stubbs also claiming the first V45 prize. Team Clayton took the spot light in claiming six places overall out of the first eleven in the race and also with the number of our lads who took part. An excellent achievement!

Now for the ladies. Again, pleasing to see a good turn out for Team Clayton “on the road”. Anne-Marie brought the ladies home in the excellent time of 46.04, whilst I managed to claim the 2^nd Team Clayton lady (and receiving a huge box of toiletries for 1^st LV55), Jean Knightly followed behind achieving a personal PB for the course. Well done Jean! And…more celebrations with the arrival of Rachel Todd at the finishing line. A new 10K PB for her – and what a course to achieve it on. Well done Rachel! And… with Jackie finishing in great style (currently ranked first for the Clayton Ladies Palladium points) and Marion achieving first LV65 in the race, the continuing improvement of our relatively new Clayton Ladies (Helen, Adrienne and Nicola) a very successful day out for all our Ladies.

On final note, the inspiration of the day was spotting Kitty Garnett on her way to the finish. Kitty’s smile is so contagious, so much so that I insisted on capturing her on camera. After all, she had achieved first LV75! An inspiration to us all on how to keep on racing and enjoying the sport. Well done Kitty!

Clayton-le-Moors Harrier Kitty Garnett at the Burnley Fire 10k

Pos	Time	Name	Cat
1	00:35:11	Johnny McKenna	M
2	00:36:13	Andrew Stubbs	MV45
4	00:37:28	Jacob Watson	M
5	00:37:49	Terry O’Leary	M
8	00:38:24	Jonathon Pye	M
11	00:38:51	Russell Clarke	M
24	00:40:59	Sean Clare	MV45
33	00:41:51	George Pier	M
41	00:42:34	Stephen Biscomb	MV60
46	00:43:06	Alan Clarkson	MV55
53	00:44:25	Richard Briscoe	M
55	00:44:38	Stephen Ainsworth	MV55
58	00:45:03	Stephen White	MV55
65	00:46:04	Ann-Marie Thornley	FV40
66	00:46:05	Paul Burke	MV55
78	00:47:18	Brian Wildman	MV45
79	00:47:26	Irene Roche	FV55
83	00:47:36	Martin Brady	MV50
84	00:47:38	Martin Griffin	MV50
100	00:50:06	Jean Knightley	FV55
119	00:51:36	Rachel Todd	FV40
125	00:51:54	Robert Hirst	MV60
128	00:52:07	Jackie Kershaw	FV40
132	00:52:34	Helen Burnett	FV40
159	00:55:27	Ron Chappell	MV65
160	00:55:39	Stuart Barker	MV45
163	00:56:03	Marion Wilkinson	FV65
173	00:56:30	Adrienne Olszewska	FV45
175	00:56:41	Adam Hamer	M
218	01:03:46	Nicola Kay	F
243	01:17:49	Kitty Garnett	FV75

Full Results

Saddleworth Edges Fell Race – Saturday 4th October

Three Clayton-le-Moors Harrier ladies entered.

Overall Pos	Time	Name	Cat
42	01:26:20	Vicky Heys	FV40
51	01:29:45	Angela Shian	FV40
57	01:32:30	Natalie Harrison	FV50

Race overview from Vicky Heys; this was a tough 8 mile course starting on a incline from a field. I came 3rd lady overall and 1stV40, then Angela came in and then Natalie. There was some very “friendly” weather – rain, hail and wind but will certainly do it again.

Full Results

Rivington Trail Half Marathon – Saturday 4^th October

Well done to the 3 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers that took part in this event, now established as a trail classic the Rivington Trail Half Marathon goes from strength to strength attracting a wide cross section of runners from good club athletes to charity runners taking more than 2 1/2hrs to complete the challenging route.

Pos	Time	Name	Cat
21	01:30:15	Ian Greenwood	MV50
83	01:42:41	Andy Bradley	MV45
180	01:55:44	Jason Pier	MV40

Full Results

Run Preston 10k – 965 Runners Late Results

Another good turn out for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers at this popular local event.

L-R: Alex Cran, Kevin Davis, Adam Hamer, Chris Holdsworth, Sophie McIntosh. Picture courtesy of Chris Holdsworth

Pos	Time	Name	Cat
3	00:34:54	Christopher Holdsworth	M
14	00:38:43	Kevin Davies	MV50
22	00:39:14	Russell Clarke	M
30	00:40:08	Alex Cran	MV40
41	00:41:08	Michael Hogan	MV45
71	00:43:31	Stephen Biscomb	MV60
294	00:52:07	Peter Costello	MV55
517	00:58:00	Brian Searby	MV40
594	01:00:03	Adam Hamer	M
560	01:02:13	Kevin O’Brien	MV70
810	01:07:25	Sophie McIntosh	F

Full Results

ByPeter Booth

October Newsletter

The October Harrier is here with two Runs of the Month (or should that be Run of the Months?), two months of results & a double dose of Covering Old Ground. Details of the new committee and results of the track 5K are in, along with Winter Training venues. Thanks to Katy T, there are all the fixtures up to the end of the year, including details of the Red Rose and Mid Lancs Cross Country Leagues. There is also an account of Katy’s Joss Naylor Challenge. All the info a club member needs! October Newsletter 2014

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Ron Hill 76th Birthday 5k, and the rest of the week’s action

The Ron Hill 76th Birthday Cowm Race – Thursday 25th September

Report by David Scott

The Ron Hill 76th Birthday 5k at Cowm. Ron Hill wearing the appropriate race number! Photo courtesy of Steve Bateson – www.runningpix.co.uk

Having missed the AGM 5000m and meeting, as I was on holiday, I returned from warm, sunny Cornwall to run Ron’s Birthday race on a dark, damp, dismal, drizzly evening which was brightened up by a sizeable number of Clayton vests. It was particularly pleasing to see 5 of our Juniors, plus Fast Alice, brought along largely through the efforts of Jason and Marion who continue to do a super job.

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers at the Ron Hill 76th Birthday 5k

The orange army out in force. PBs galore with fantastic results from all who ran in a well organised and fun race celebrating a true legend of running on his 76th Birthday – Andrew Holt

The start is on a narrow lane below the reservoir dam and after 2 of our young flyers had been turned round from heading for the back of the race start, to find a position nearer the front, and after Andy O’Sullivan had organised a loud cheer for the birthday man, the race was away. It was also revealed that Andy had now organised/promoted over 500 races, an amazing achievement for a remarkable man.

After a flat start of 150m the course turns 90deg left up a steepish tarmac road to reach the top of the dam. Then it is 2 laps of the res. mainly on a gravel path and back down the hill to finish below the dam again. Many of you will have noticed that I can no longer set off fast but once along the res. path I started to pass people. Our Juniors had already vanished and I never saw any of them again. It is one of those strange things, but when racing I tend to concentrate on catching the next 2 or 3 people in front of me and on a narrow path, with lots of runners, I never saw Martin who finished 11 places ahead. There were a lot more runners, 211 rather than the 67 and 62 that had run when I last ran at Cowm in 201, and this gives the advantage of there always being someone to chase.

Run of the night must go to a brilliant performance by Jordan McDonald who finished 2nd overall. Richard Stevenson, in 16th place, held up the honour of the Seniors, but it was our Juniors who all ran really well and deserved the plaudits.

Ron presented the prizes, still wearing his Clayton vest. One of the things that really impresses and makes me proud to know Ron, is that he still races regularly, unlike many of our other top athletes who, when they no longer win races, give up. Many, many years ago I remember racing in the South East Lancs XC League in Bury, running the last 200yds down a tarmac lane and hearing footsteps catching me. With eyeballs out and still being caught, the figure of Ron appeared by my side and said ‘I bet that gave you a bit of a fright’! He was not really in the race as such, but had given everyone a start and worked his way through the field. On 29th Dec. 2014 he will have run every day for 50 years!!!! Amazing!

Pos	Name	Time	Cat Place
2	Jordan McDonald	16.59
16	Richard Stevenson	18.06
20	George Pier	18.26
32	Curtis Holt	19.01
34	Alexander Townrow	19.09
35	Tom Bradley	19.15
71	Jason Pier	21.08
78	Fast Alice Pier	21.41
84	Martin Brady	22.02
95	David Scott	22.41	1stV70
126	Richard Lawson	24.40
140	Jackie Kershaw	25.29
16	Marion Wilkinson	27.11	1stF70
176	Ron Hill	28.28	1stV75
190	Jack McGuire	30.10

Thieveley Pike Fell Race – Saturday 27th September

TPFR Results 2014.

Clayton Ladies plus an extra member at Thieveley Pike Fell Race

Strong start for the juniors at Thieveley Pike

Juniors out in force and ready to run at the Thieveley Pike Fell Race.

The Grand 10K Run at Aintree – Sunday 28th September

Ron Hill features again as he took part in this popular 10K event along with a handful of Clayton Harriers. Some excellent performances and, according to the Run Britain rankings, a couple of PBs as well for Terry O’Leary and Amanda Duffy.

Pos	Gun time	Chip Time	Name	Cat
8^th	37:31	37:31	Terry O’Leary	1^st V35 (PB)
200^th	49:29	49:00	Amanda Duffy	WV35 (PB)
284^th	52:51	52:22	Lee Moore	V35
437^th	58:05	57:05	Ron Hill	V75

Littleborough 10k Road Race – Sunday 28th September

Spotted a couple of Clayton Harriers amongst the Littleborough 10K results. 113 runners took part so great results for Alan and Martin.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
25	Alan Clarkson	M55	42:14
59	Martin Brady	M50	48:13

Clent Hills Race

Congratulations to Paul Shackleton for his win at the Clent Hills Race.

Rab Mountain Marathon 27th & 28th September

Another great result just in for Colin Woolford who completed the Rab Mountain Marathon finishing in 75th place with a time of 10:37:51

Run Preston 5k & 10k 28th September

5k Results – 313 Runners

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
72	Jackie Kershaw	FV40	26:22
93	Marion Wilkinson	FV70	28:10

Lots of Harriers took part in this event but results are running a bit late. Will add 10k as they become available.

Park Run – Where have you been running this week?

Clayton Harriers are keen supporters of Park Run and there is always a good showing at the local events. Sometimes, though a little bit of Park Run tourism occurs and they can be seen popping up in all kinds of places. This week Clayton Harriers have been spotted at the following events. Ron Hill is there again!

Pos	Gender Pos	Name	Time
Heaton Parkrun – 424 Runners
70	66	Stephen Green	22:00
241	185	Ron Hill	27:34
Bolton Parkrun – 203 Runners
42	5	Julia Rushton	24:14
Burnley Parkrun – 186 Runners
3	3	Jonathon Pye	18:19
6	6	Dave Motley	19:19
8	8	Jacob Watson	19:46
11	11	Nick Roscoe	20:04
24	24	Alan Clarkson	21:06
53	8	Dawn Terry	23:29
65	55	Martin Brady	23:58
76	64	Adam Stevenson	24:22
88	14	Donna Scott	24:56
96	76	Ron Chappell	26:06
102	24	Julie Toman	26:30
110	26	Roanna Holdsworth	27:00
111	85	Breton Holdsworth	27:01
154	49	Lucy Stevenson	31:27
181	68	Kathleen Garnett	37:46
Dewsbury Parkrun – 120 Runners
75	50	Robin Price	33:11
Penrith Parkrun – 60 Runners
25	18	George Thompson	24:41
32	12	Katy Thompson	25:45
Pendle Parkrun – 68 Runners
5	5	John Hartley	21:09
15	12	Stephen White	23:35
38	13	Christine Jennifer Egerton	30:30
41	15	Molly Hesketh	30:49
48	21	Christine Leathley	32:38

Leeds Parkrun – 410 Runners

I am told that the unknown runner in second place is none other than our own Jonny McKenna who finished with a fantastic time of 16:27!

ByPeter Booth

Thieveley Pike Fell Race Results

TPFR Results 2014 Amended

Report

140 runners, including 6 juniors, set off from Cliviger on a warm, cloudy morning. Mercia’s Simon Bailey led the procession out of the start field – a lead he was never to relinquish. After just under 31 minutes of racing, Simon crossed the finish line with more than 2 minutes in hand over Calder Valley’s Alex Whittem, runner up for the second year in succession. Simon’s winning time, 30.56 was only 12 seconds shy of the course record (set by Rob Hope in 2006 when the race was an English Championship counter and Rob was pushed all the way) – a superb performance, 10 years after his first victory at Thieveley. Ian Conroy (Horwich) took third place ahead of another previous winner, Todmorden’s Andrew Wrench. Jordan McDonald (Clayton) showed great potential to finish in 6^th place, first MU18.

Equally impressive was Lindsay Brindle’s 10^th place overall to win the ladies’ race by 4 minutes from Honor Thompson (Skelmersdale Border H), with Horwich team mate, Suzanne Budgett in third position. Along with Sandra Kelly (5^th lady), Lindsey and Suzanne took the ladies’ team prize for Horwich, while the Clayton men just pipped Horwich in the men’s team competition.

27 Clayton members took part in the senior race – some attempting their first fell race – and another 11 in the juniors. It was great to see the smiles, support and encouragement being given to all, around the course and at the finish. As well as Jordan’s great run, Vicki Heys (F40) and Linda Lord (F65) won their age categories, as did juniors Curtis Holt (BU16), Thomas Bradley (BU14), Eleanor Root (GU14), Natasha Olszewska (GU12), Ella Dorrington (GU10) and Milly MacCabe (GU8).

At the prize giving there was a special mention (and a bottle of wine) for Clayton’s Dug McCallum to mark the fact that Thieveley had been Dug’s first fell race – fifty years ago! Well done Dug. I wonder if any of today’s ‘first-timers’ will still be competing 50 years on.

Well done also to the team of Clayton members who volunteered to help with registration, time-keeping and marshalling. The race organiser is only as good as the support he receives. My Sunday check of the course revealed no tape – or litter!

Thanks to all.

Pete

Category Archive Seniors

Red Rose Cross Country – Bolton Results

U-11 Boys

U-11 Girls

U-13 Boys

U-13 Girls

U-15 Boys

U-15 Girls

U-17 Men

U-17 Ladies

Senior U-20

Ladies

Men

Navigation Night – 19th November

Todmorden 5k – Race 1 – 20th November

Market Rasen 10k – 23rd November

Parkrun results

Club News

And finally…

Tour of Pendle

Mid Lancs XC – Barrow

Preston 10 Mile Road Race – Sunday 16th November

Leeds Abbey Dash 10k – Sunday 16th November

Sandgrounder 10k – Sunday 16th November

Arnside Knott Fell Race – Sunday 16th November

New Members

Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix

Sad News

Through the Villages Road Race – 2nd November

Lancaster Half Marathon – 2nd November

Parkrun roundup

Cross Country News

Trail & Fell News

Road News

Red Rose XC – Leigh

Race Reports from First Timers Sarah and Carl Helliwell

Club Results

Under 11 Boys – 77 Runners

Under 11 Girls – 98 Runners

Under 13 Boys – 55 Runners

Under 13 Girls – 60 Runners

Under 15 Boys – 40 Runners

Under 15 Girls – 42 Runners

Under 17 Men – 16 Runners

Under 17 Ladies – 22 Runners

Ladies – 142 Runners

Men – 246 Runners

Lea Town 10k – Saturday 11th October

Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon – Sunday 12th October

Langdale Horseshoe – 11th October

Report from the Ambleside FC Website

Gin Pit 5 – Sunday 12th October

Senior Results – 255 runners took part

Junior Results – 111 runners took part

Autumn Breaker 10k – Sunday 12th October

Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay – Sunday 5th October

English Schools Fell Running Championship 2014 – 28th September

Burnley Fire 10k – Sunday 5th October

Saddleworth Edges Fell Race – Saturday 4th October

Rivington Trail Half Marathon – Saturday 4th October

Run Preston 10k – 965 Runners Late Results

The Ron Hill 76th Birthday Cowm Race – Thursday 25th September

Thieveley Pike Fell Race – Saturday 27th September

The Grand 10K Run at Aintree – Sunday 28th September

Littleborough 10k Road Race – Sunday 28th September

Clent Hills Race

Rab Mountain Marathon 27th & 28th September

Run Preston 5k & 10k 28th September

Park Run – Where have you been running this week?

Navigation Night – 19^th November

Todmorden 5k – Race 1 – 20^th November

Market Rasen 10k – 23^rd November

Through the Villages Road Race – 2^nd November

Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay – Sunday 5^th October

Rivington Trail Half Marathon – Saturday 4^th October