In this month’s Harrier Katy Thompson looks back to a traumatic period twenty years ago. Katy has also sent a photograph from 1989. See how many members you can identify 25 years on. On a more up-to-date note, the new club race vest is unveiled, along with venues for summer training and details of the 2014 summer series. Plus…. all the usual results, fixtures and features. Enjoy! April Newsletter 2014
Donard Challenge 2014 & The Rest of the Weekends Action
Donard Challenge 29/3/14 – First British Championship Race of 2014
Reported distance varied from 8-10km (and probably close to 10km?) with 850m of ascent
‘It was only when finding a group of twenty or so in a huddle on the featureless bit that I got my compass out. At first I thought that there had been an accident or that it was a group of hill walkers as the ghostly silhouettes stood around in a circle ‘chuntering’’
Six veteran Clayton-le-Moors Harrier stalwarts crossed the Irish sea for this event. We arrived by various means, the leisurely having a week’s holiday (Katy T and George-who was reputed to have travelled just to fit in a different Park Race), Jack H combining this with a working visit, Barbara and Neil going the long way round via Holyhead with their ‘mobile’ home, Jean flying out after a busy working week and Wendy flying out for a 24hour appearance.
Jean and Wendy were able to join the Wharfedale ladies in a luxurious apartment, along with two MV60s from Harrogate (interesting night for Wendy, sleeping on a couch in the lounge to find a bare chested man with a duvet wrapped round his middle rapidly leaving the lounge at 6.45 having moved to the couch in the night to avoid his roommate’s snoring, BUT there were two couches! (Perhaps ‘the chase’ was still on during the race but you would need detailed knowledge of the results to find the answer!). Katy and Jack had more up market accommodation to share with their spouses.
The organiser of the NI British championship race and his large band of merry helpers always makes everyone welcome and for the second successive year fed us with home baking after the race. As has often been the case it was a newly designed course, (although previously the Slieve Donard race has been a championship counter), this year having a different approach and departure to and from the summit which proved challenging.
There was a quick few km on forest trails from Donard Park before climbing 200m into the cloud to the forest edge to the first CP. Then it was a steep 160m climb to a minor summit CP at which point compasses were VERY useful to head across a short flat featureless few 100m before the 400m climb to the highest peak in NI taking CARE to watch the compass at all times as visibility was often close to zero. (It was only when finding a group of twenty or so in a huddle on the featureless bit that I got my compass out. At first I thought that there had been an accident or that it was a group of hill walkers as the ghostly silhouettes stood around in a circle ‘chuntering’)
From the summit it was an about turn descending past the subsidiary summit cairn that we passed on the ascent, (at this point, unexpectedly seeing some fast runners ascending it was evident that there had been some interesting ‘route choice). Then it was a rough descent on another compass bearing for almost 2km, (again great care required to avoid dropping into the wrong valley as some did), until hitting the marked route almost before we could see it. This led us safely round the rim of a huge quarry to the final CP. It was then a fast muddy, winding descent through the forest for almost 2km to the finish.
Anyone finishing did well in the ‘interesting’ conditions and the full waterproof cover required for the race was sensible and for some the compulsory emergency food, unusual for a ‘short’ race, might have come in useful (and was generously supplied by the organisers).
The tales from this event will continue all year with at least one person covering 10 miles as a result of a ‘walkabout’. It illustrates the value of navigation when there is no visibility.
Results (full details on www.nimra.org.uk )
Men
1st Allan Bogle 1-05-25 City of Derry AC
2nd Ian Whiteside 1-05-35 Carnethy
3rd Neil Northrop 1-05-57 DPFR
1st U23 (19th place) William Neill 1-11-57 Mercia FR
1st MV40 (10th place) Morgan Donnelly 1-06-33 Borrowdale
1st MV50 (27th place) Stuart Whittle 1-14-06 Carnethy
1st MV60 James Patterson 1-28-59 Newcastle AC
Women
1st Jackie Lee 1-24-14 Eryri Harriers
2nd Emma Gould 1-26-42 Mercia FR
3rd Claire Green 1-27—33 P&B
1st FV40 Mel Price 1-29-31 Mercia FR
1st FV50 Aly Raw 1-36-25 Bingley Harriers
1st FV60 Wendy Dodds 1-30-59 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers
Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Results
All returned with some points in their category (except the two FV60s for whom the rampant sexual discrimination of UKA only provides a category for MV60, despite it being the 30th anniversary of the woman’s Olympic marathon when the fairer sex were considered, for the first time (!) to be able to cope with this challenge, but obviously the older females are still considered to have their limitations!!!) Fortunately our brothers in NI, along with the organisers of British championship races from the other Celtic nations, choose to recognise this category so it can still be a competitive class.
70th & 28th MV40 Neil Hardiman 1-28-38
97th & 5th FV40 Jean Brown 1-34-20
116 & 6th MV60 Jack Holt 1-37-11
198 & 5th FV50 Barbara Savage 1-58-51
216 &4th FV60 Katy Thompson 2-07-21
(and Katy Thompson would have been 2nd FV60 had it not been on tired legs from Edale Skyline 6 days earlier as there were only 62 seconds between 2nd and 4th FV60)
It was great to have Barbara scoring points for our FV40 team, though my brain has difficulty computing team points so we shall have to wait for the team positions (but we may have beaten Ambleside!?).
Where were all the other Clayton-le-Moors Harrier men? Are they tough enough?
Still time to complete 3 counters for the 2014 British championships, remembering Ennerdale is a double counter (ie. Also English championship counter) and entries open 31/3/14
Thanks to Wendy Dodds for this weeks Race Report!
The Rest of the Weekends Action
This weekend saw two significant races take place. Firstly, on Saturday the Heptonstall Fell Race was undertaken by four Clayton-le-Moors Harriers. A superb race was had by V40 Garry Wilkinson finishing 18th and in a time of 2:15:42. David Baggot also had a great race, finishing 33rd overall and 2:22:54. Nigel Hodson also had a great race, finishing in 2:50:02, whilst Marion Dixon crossed the line as the 7th lady! Full results here.
Secondly, the inaugural Ron Hill Accrington 10k took place on a sunny Sunday Morning. Plenty of Harriers made their way to the streets of Accrington for what was a splendid race course. Clayton-le-Moors Harriers managed to secure the time prize through 2nd placed Christopher Holdsworth, 3rd placed Breton Holdsworth and 6th placed Nick Gaskell. We were represented well with an astounding 19 Harriers racing, one of which was Ron Hill himself who managed an excellent time of 00:59:27. Other brilliant performances came from Marion Wilkinson achieving a time of 00:57:08 and securing her categories prize, as well as V70 Ted Orrell who also secured the top prize in his category. Well done to all who ran, making this a special first race for the Ron Hill Accrington 10k, Here’s to many more!
(Keighley 10k results to follow)
Vera Hirst 5k
Last night saw the start of Andy O’Sullivan’s 5k “season”, kicking off with the Vera Hirst 5k situated at Whitworth and incorporating 2 laps of the Cowm reservoir – the fast flat course proved to suit Clayton’s 5k enthusiasts.
Claiming 3rd place and smashing his previous personal best by 23 seconds was Road Captain Tom Brewster, coming home in 16:45 after a hard fought race with “Cannonball” John Lloyd of Calder Valley.
Joined shortly after by top-ten finishing Fell Captain Dave Motley who gained 10 seconds on his previous pb to finish in 17:59 a fantastic effort to dip under 18mins.
Next up was Richard “The Beast” Briscoe who, after some humorous debate with his club-mates decided his previous personal best was 19:00, came home within the top 20 with an excellent 18:45.
Rounding up Team Clayton was Steve Fish, completing the race in 26:11 and also scoring a personal best over 5k.
A massive well done to our athletes on their impressive performances last night, it just goes to show that all that winter training is paying off and we look forward to a successful summer for Team Clayton!
Stanley Park 5 Mile Road Race & The Rest of the Weekends Action
Stanley Park 5 Mile Road Race
‘Once again it was good for the juniors to be part of an event with our senior runners. Thank you for all the support and encouragement’
Another early start for those travelling to Blackpool for the Stanley Park 5 Mile Road Race. Marion had body pump music playing in the car to get us ready. We arrived to blue skies but a cold wind. After a good warm up we were ready to go. Twelve Clayton-le-Moors members ran including four juniors. After a fast start the pace settled down as we ran along the paths of the park.
First Clayton-le-Moors Harrier home was junior member Jordan McDonald, followed by Alan Life who was first Clayton senior to finish. The battle for the third Clayton-le-Moors Harrier to finish was close with Andy Bradley finishing just a head of George Pier, followed by John Wilcock. A very good run from Tom Bradley saw him finish as the next Harrier. First lady to finish was Donna Riley, followed by myself, Jackie Kershaw, Carol Life and Marion Wilkinson, with Kevin O’Brien taking the final Clayton-le-Moors Harriers place.
Once again it was good for the juniors to be part of an event with our senior runners. Thank you for all the support and encouragement.
Thank you to Alice Pier for this weeks race report! Full results here.
The Rest of the Weekends Action
This weekend saw two Clayton-le-Moors Harriers compete at the Wilmslow Half Marathon. Anthony and Donna Scott both also had excellent runs, completing the circuit in 01:51:25 and 01:57:14 respectively.
At the Edale Skyline Fell Race, Andrew Armstrong had a storming race finishing in 03:55:52. John Rusius managed a very respectable time of 04:16:03 while FV60 Katy Thompson managed to scrape under the 5 hour mark to post an excellent time of 04:59:16. Well done! Full results found here.
Four of the Clayton-le-Moors Harrier Men took to the hills of the Calderdale Way this weekend, covering 20 miles of muddy terrain and quaint village track across leg 1 and 2 of the Calderdale Relays. Expect a full race report on our clubs excursion across Yorkshire on the 11th May. Well done to all who ran this weekend!
From left to right: Dave Motley, Paul Hesketh, Spencer Riley, Christopher Holdsworth
Northern Athletics Road Relay Championships 2014 & The Rest of the Weekend Action
Northern Athletics Road Relay Championships 2014
‘These rumours had everyone talking and some of the Clayton-le-Moors faithful used this confusion as a smoke screen to raid the Trawden cake and cookie tins undetected’
On arriving at the Trawden tent, where we once again decided to take up the kind offer of a tent share, all the talk was about how poorly marked the course was and how much chocolate cake Spencer had eaten the night before. Despite his full stomach Spencer was soon away on the first leg and returned in a magnificent 28th place. Next away was Richard Briscoe who was clearly in a rush to get to Burnley to watch his beloved Clarets as he managed to post a great time and hand over in 39th position – An excellent run considering the caliber of runners in and around him.
The youngest member of the team, Jacob Boyle was keen to challenge Spencer’s earlier time as he set off on the 3rd leg. Only to find on his return that the organisers had started to lose control of who and what time was on each leg. However the most important thing was that Jacob had managed to hold onto his position, which was a great performance by the youngster. The confusion began to gather momentum and by the time Adam Shaw, Jonathan Pye and Paul Wale had completed there legs, rumours of a potential mass start were in full swing. These rumours had everyone talking and some of the Clayton-le-Moors faithful used this confusion as a smoke screen to raid the Trawden cake and cookie tins undetected.
To add to all this confusion runners were now returning to the change over area complaining of being misdirected by marshals (who I add, were not wearing hi-vis jackets) around the course and unfortunately our very own John Wilcock was to fall victim to this on leg 7. This error by the marshals cost John approx 2-3 mins and probably several more in motivation after having to climb the first hill all over again! The small consolation for John was it was also happening to some of the elite teams fighting it out for national qualification which saw some heated discussions at the organisers tent! Matt Law and Lee Passco started the Clayton-le-Moors Harriers fight back by both posting fantastic times and gaining the team a place or two back.
Next it was myself, my hopes of having a pack of runners to run with and against had not materialised, so off I went with only a few targets in my sights. After only just returning to competing after a hernia operation I was a little unsure as to how fast to go out, but three hills in the first mile soon had me settling for a steady start. With the hills behind me I was able to open it up a bit in the last section and managed to claw back another two positions. Captain Tom Brewster was next up and he showed exactly why he is proving to be a great road captain by leading by example and notching up an amazing gain of four places!!
The rumours of a mass start had been confirmed and all remaining runners were to go off together once all twenty five qualifying teams had completed the race. This would mean our final leg runner, Dave Motley, would have the advantage of running in a pack to try and gain the team a few more places. Dave managed to post the teams fastest short leg time of the day, which brought the team home in a respectable 48th position
Yet again another great team day out and despite the lack of organisation and communication of the event everyone seemed to enjoy the day. Thanks to Tom for organising the team and to my entire fellow team members and their families for a fantastic day out representing Clayton-le-Moors Harriers!!
Thanks to Lee Smith for this weekends race report! Full results here.
The Rest of the Weekend Action
As a multitude of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers descended upon Heaton Park’s 12 Stage Northern Athletics Road Relay Championships, fewer races were attended this week. Nonetheless, Harriers made their presence felt at the Haworth Hobble. Thirty Two miles of Moors were covered by a great turn out of 10 Harriers. First around the extensive course was James Baldwin in an excellent time of 04:50:06 and in 25th position. This was followed shortly by Andrew Orr in 28th recording a time of 04:52:30. Martin Terry and Andrew Armstrong came in at 52nd and 70th respectively, whilst running duo Mick Dobson and Ivan Wigham sneaked in under the century mark with a 99th placed finish. Wendy Dodds was the first F60 around the track and the solitary female Harrier to compete, well done! Full results found here.
Elsewhere, at the Trimpel 20, confusion has arisen over the missing finishing time of ‘Marathon’ Captain Dave Motley. Although the results may not state it, he posted a spectacular time of 2:10:09! Snapping at his heels was Paul Hesketh who also posted an impressive result with a time of 02:11:32. Now a former Harrier, Derrick Marsh also had an excellent race 02:41:39. Well done and we wish you all the luck in the future!
Lastly, at the Sweatshop St. Annes 10 Mile Nick Gaskell continued his blistering form by coming in at 9th overall. Stephen Biscomb and Brian Wildman also had excellent races at the 10 mile course.
Once again, well done to all who ran this weekend and be sure to check our Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest Clayton-le-Moors Harriers news and race information.
Haworth Hobble; Sat 15th March
Eight Clayton members made the trip over to Haworth for this classic 32 mile trot around the gritstone moors of North Yorkshire. Originally a pairs only event, this is now a predominantly singles race and part of the RunFurther ultra series (where it’s classed as a short race!)
Conditions were cool and dry at the start but after a small delay the field were soon out on the windy tops of Bronte country. The mostly runnable route brings runners over the Pennine Way and then via the Gorple Road to Hurstwood. It then slowly loops round to visit Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall (via Stoodley Pike) before returning over the moors to Haworth.
First Clayton home was Jamie Baldwin (newly re-invented as an ultra runner) in 4h50m and 25th out of 355 finishers, followed by Martin Terry (5h10m) and Andy Armstrong (5h22m). In the pairs; Mick Dobson and Ivan Whigham completed their first Hobble in 5h42m and Dave Naughton donned his Dr Dre headphones to partner Alex Braysford round in 5h54m. Wendy Dodds was our sole Clayton lady (come on ladies, where are you?), finishing in 6h14m and first V55.
Congratulations to KCAC for running a well organised event with hot dogs, hot cross buns, loads of biscuits (and even whisky tasting at Mankinholes), followed by a hot feed at the finish.
Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round 2014 + The Rest of the Weekends Action
Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round 2014
‘The further we climbed, the more the backdrop of Lancashire began to recede into a thick haze. Immediately we seemed to find ourselves in a sort of runners purgatory..’
Sitting here with bag of frozen onions on my knee, aching thighs and a sense of both achievement and defeat, I contemplate apathetically to the challenge endured. Initially only arriving to spectate and photograph the new Clayton-le-Moors Harriers vest, I took one look at the nebulous fog that nestled over Pendle and yielded, I could not deny myself the lure of the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round.
After a brief photo-shoot, runners from all clubs with an abundance of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers vests gathered on the bridge. A speedy send off sent us on our way towards the first of the hill climb challenges ahead. The ever ominous ascent to the Trig loomed, a staple Pendle fixture but not for the fainthearted. Feeling a lack of energy that would usually propel myself up the early climb was not there that day – I knew I was in for tough race, though I could not envisage how tough it would be until at the summit. Firstly however, the further we climbed, the more the backdrop of Lancashire began to recede into a thick haze. Immediately we seemed to find ourselves in a sort of runners purgatory, lost on a barren, foggy wasteland. Up ahead we began to discover waypoints in the distance, though it was difficult to distinguish whether they were marshals or mirages.
At this point I had begun running with another, with the both of us as the only reassurance that we hadn’t got lost, we decided to run together. However, our pace had considerably dropped as we navigated precariously over the first signs of the boggy mire that was soon to come. Behind us, like a sherpa from the fog, Matt Perry emerged to guide us on the correct paths. Had he not come along, the group of now five would probably still be up there.
Courtesy of Woodentops
The track ahead was like no other I had ever experienced. For all the accomplishments I’d achieved so far in my short time at Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, they fell insignificant to the endurance needed to traverse over this unimaginably difficult terrain. The recent highly placed finishes and the ascending of the ranks in the club felt like a falsehood in these moments. I simply could not keep up with these true hardy fell runners, I felt like a flash in the pan – an impostor among the fells. The gales blowing away any air you clutched in your lungs, to the deep sticky bogs pulling you down into the earth and ceasing any pace you had, this was the toughest experience I’ve had so far. I was sure to keep up with this group though through mostly in fear of going astray. Finally, we began to descend out of our ‘runners purgatory’.
With Matt successfully navigating our route, I had to make up on lost ground. Despite the loss of feeling in my legs, I had managed to catch up and re-overtake the group charging down the hilly banks to Churn Clough Reservoir. Here is where the soul sapping significant moments occurred in our 10 mile race. Every time one of our group members found ourselves in front, Matt Perry would be on hand to re-overtake with his advantageous route choices. Clambering up a hill bank? He knew a better way. Left or right side of the fence? He knew the correct way. This theme continued right until the end, where in similar fashion to Windy Hill, I charged down Ogden Dam only to miss the turning back up the hill and onto the finish. With Matt taking this route and cementing his place as the first Clayton-le-Moors Harrier, I was broken.
I slowly made my way back to the correct route having almost give in. That is until I spotted Dave Motley careering down onto the top of Ogden Dam, where my legs soon found a second wind. The final stretch of land underfoot towards the finish was simply to get back home. No energy, no strength, legs gone and all over the place, I finished in a time of 1:16.13. Matt Perry had finished 7th with an impressive time of 1:15.31 and Dave was close behind in an excellent time of 1:17.21 finishing 11th. Matt and I had a great battle taking over one another across this course and his consistency, unlike my erratic run, deserved him the win in the first Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Fell Championship in 2014. Well done Matt!!
Other top performances included newcomer Ryan Belshaw coming in a fantastic 21st place. ‘MV50’ David Bagot arrived back in at 36th place, whilst Jean Brown finished 64th overall. Full results can be found here.
It was an outstanding course, and every Clayton-le-Moors Harrier performed so well. Congratulations to all our runners who took part on one of the toughest races around!
The Rest of the Weekends Action
It was a difficult weekend for many Clayton-le-Moors Harriers as there were copious amounts of races to choose from. Firstly, at the Roddlesworth Roller Nick Gaskell had a brilliant performance achieving 5th in a time of 34:45. With his impressive performances as of late, he could be the one to beat at Ron Hill’s Accrington 10k. Also finishing 5th and across the finish in a very fast two hours was Jonny McKenna at the East Hull 20. Breton Holdsworth was the sole Harrier at Dentdale Run 2014. Although he didn’t match up to past achievements, he still managed a solid 19th placed finish in a time of 1:29:48.
Our very own Ron Hill competed at Trafford 10k this weekend, completing the race in a time of 53:59 and coming 645th overall. Well done to Spencer Riley for competing in the Lancashire Cross Country team and completing the course in 39:00 and coming in at 166th! Spencer was participating among the best of the country at in the Inter-County Championships at Birmingham this weekend.
The juniors were out in force at the Daffodil Doddle this weekend. Thomas Bradley was the first Clayton-le-Moors Harrier around the track in 8:04. Millie Stubbs, the first female around the course and 18th female overall completed the race in 9:13. Ella Dorrington, and Daniel Bradley also had excellent races for the juniors. Full results found here.
Well done to all who ran at the weekend. The weather promised us better but it didn’t deliver, unlike you and your fabulous efforts. Keep up the good work Clayton-le-Moors Harriers!
Mens 12 Stage Road Relays – 15/03/2014 – Team entered
The following runners have been entered as a team for the upcoming Mens 12 Stage Road Relays taking place on 15th March at Heaton Park in Manchester:
Spencer Riley
Tom Brewster
Dave Motley
Jacob Boyle
Paul Wale
Lee Smith
Adam Shaw
Lee Passco
John Wilcock
Matt Law
Richard Briscoe
Jonathan Pye
Please note this isnt a running order, simply a notification of the team entered, further details of the running order will be published before the event.
Further details of the event can be found here:http://www.northernathletics.org.uk/events/northern-athletics-12-6-stage-road-relays-championships/
If anyone has any questions regarding this please contact Road Captain Tom Brewster.
March Newsletter
Here is the latest edition of the Harrier, including reports on a number of events and races, plus all the usual features. March Newsletter 2014
Kendal Mid Lancs XC Race Results 2014 + The Rest of the Weekends Action
The Final Mid Lancs Cross Country Race at Crooklands, Kendal on Saturday 1st March 2014.
The final Mid Lancs cross country race took place at the Crooklands, Kendal on Saturday 1st March 2014. Weather conditions were extremely generous and the sun beamed down on the course, any warmer, and deck chairs and sun cream would have been required at the ready.
Clayton-le-Moors Harriers carried out a recce of the course prior to their race time and all were surprised to find that the ground was dry and as commented by our President, David Scott on the day ‘Good ground conditions for a fast race’ and that it was. The course route comprised of small, medium and large circuits which all generally routed through reasonable dry fields, gravel trail tracks and up a sneaky hill to a pylon where the course circled back round to the starting field.
Once again support around the route from other Clayton runners, family and friends (especially Jill Scott) was tremendous and some may say deafening with the ladies team cheering on others. The distances ranged from 2km (U11 Girls & Boys), 2.2km (U13 Girls), 3.02km (U13 Boys & U15 Girls), 4.4km (U15 Boys & U17 Women), 5.9km (U17, U20 Boys & Ladies) and 10.3km (Men’s). The results were excellent from all our Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, across the board, well done all our juniors, ladies and men. The names are listed below of our ever succeeding Clayton runners:
U11 Girls
Roanna Holdsworth 1st Clayton Girl
U13 Girls
Briony Holt 1st Clayton Girl
U13 Boys
Daniel Bradley
Thomas Bradley 1st Clayton Boy
Adam Quinn
U15 Boys
Curtis Holt 1st Clayton Boy
U17 Ladies
Bethany Quinn 1st Clayton U17 Lady
Ladies
Susan Allen
Kath Brady
Vicky Heys 1st Clayton Lady
Christine Leatherley
Rebecca Rawcliffe
Georgina Slater
Yvonne Wickham
Ladies Team Results
Both Vet 35 and 45 Ladies categories finished in the top ten.
Men
Peter Browning
Breton Holdsworth 1st Clayton Man
Robert Hirst
Richard Lawson
Ted Orrell
Andy Quinn
David Scott
Mark Wightman
Melyn Thistlethwaite
Men’s Team Results
Over 50 Vets positioned in the top 10, Vets over 60 resulted in a strong 3rd place: David Scott, Melyn Thistlethwaite and Ted Orrell.
The majority of names listed above have all participated in the 6 Mid Lancs Cross Country races, an outstanding achievement. Well done to all those who have participated in at least one cross country race as well.
Full results can be found here. Thanks to Rebecca Louise Rawcliffe for the race report!
The Rest of the Weekends Action
A hectic schedule of weekend races brought many Clayton-le-Moors Harriers out to bask in springs frosty sunshine. On a day where many a Harrier broke their personal best, Road Captain Tom Brewster lead the way at Blackpool’s Stanley Park 10k finishing 10th with an outstanding effort in 35:06. One place behind and also breaking his PB was Christopher Holdsworth in a time of 35:25. Juniors Jordan McDonald and Kenan Eti showed great determination by finishing in times of 39:10 and 40:15 respectively. First V60 around the course was Stephen Biscomb producing a brilliant time of 41:30. There was also excellent efforts shown by Jackie Kershaw, Marion Wilkinson and Sophie McIntosh rounding up an excellent showing from the Clayton-le-Moors Harriers!
Elsewhere this weekend; at the Black Combe Fell Race, the ever faithful fell runner Neil Hardiman had a terrific run posting a time of 1:31:39. A tremendous achievement also occurred in this race as Jean Brown arrived back first in the ladies category. A second placed finish transpired in the Trollers Trot 25 Mile race by Martin Terry in a time of 3:26:22. There was also excellent efforts by Ivan Whigham and Mick Dobson finishing in at 18th and 19th. Well done to all who ran this weekend, what a weekend it was!