Category Archive Seniors

It’s been a week of mountains, uphills and downhills, trails and running festivals with a sprinkle of road running to make it a perfect mix! There’s a report from the Dolomite Skyrace, results from the Snowden Mountain race and fell running galore at Worston, Bull Hill, Cracoe and the Lakeland classic, the Kentmere Horseshoe. You’ve been on the trails around Barley, Castle Howard and thumping the, sometimes rather steep, tarmac at the Pendle Running Festival and the somewhat flatter roads of Cheshire and Lytham.

Late Results

Bollington Nostalgia Hill Race – 10 July

The 12th Bollington Nostalgia Hill Race, organised by the Bridgend Centre took place on Sunday 10th July 2016. One hundred and twenty four runners enthusiastically took on the challenge of the 11.4km multi terrain route over road, pasture, high moorland and canal towpath in the beautiful countryside around Bollington. David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield, was on hand to start the race and send the runners on their way with much encouragement.

The weather was kind and it remained dry until just after the start of the race at 11am, there were small showers but this helped to keep competitors cool.

Ivan Whigham was our sole representative in this race, he reports;

Conditions were good and the pace was fast on trails, paths and canal. I was outclassed by mainly road runners but gained on the uphill and downhill parts of the course. This race would suit a novice for a first fell race as it was a marked course. This is the 2^nd time I’ve done the race and will do it again as Bollington is a pretty place.

Full Results

And onto this week’s action!

TUESDAY 12 JULY

Worston Summer Series Races

Great value for club members this summer series race is really two races for the price of one! There is an uphill race and then a separate downhill race.

A great way to make the most of your strengths if you are a great downhill runner but not so good at the uphill and vice versa. 24 runners took part in this year’s event.

Dave Motley ran strongly and finished first in both races.

Briony Holt was the first female in both races. Other than that people took different positions in each race.

On top of the actual racing, is the estimating of race times. The uphill was won by Richard Brisco whose estimated time was only out by 7 seconds. The downhill was won by Ivan Whigham who was 29 seconds out.

Uphill Race Results

Pos	Name	Cat	Actual Time	Estimated Time	Difference	Handicap Position
1	Dave Motley	M	24:05	23:00	1:05	9
2	Carl Helliwell	V40	24:08	25:00	0:52	6
3	Richard Briscoe	M	26:57	26:50	0:07	1
4	Chris Funnell	V50	27:30	26:00	1:30	13
5	Briony Holt	FU23	28:15	30:30	2:15	17
6	Ivan Whigham	V50	29:20	27:15	2:05	15
7	Steve Bury	V50	29:49	30:00	0:11	2
8	James Boult	U23	30:18	30:00	0:18	3
9	Andrew Howarth	V50	30:30	29:30	1:00	7
10	Jim Hickie	V50	30:57	32:05	1:08	11
11	Mark Nutter	V50	31:03	30:00	1:03	8
12	Peter Browning	V50	31:29	30:00	1:29	12
13	Dave Naylor	V60	31:35	32:00	0:25	4
14	Peter Dugdale	V50	31:55	33:00	1:05	10
15	Robert Morrison	V40	32:13	28:03	4:10	23
16	Eleanor Root	FU23	32:15	34:00	1:45	14
17	David Moynihan	V40	33:21	29:45	3:36	20
18	Richard Bellaries	V60	33:38	31:15	2:23	19
19	Craig Nicholls	V40	35:08	31:10	3:58	22
20	Colin Woolford	V40	36:45	33:00	3:45	21
21	Sarah Helliwell	F	37:42	35:30	2:12	16
22	Geoff Laycock	V60	40:25	38:03	2:22	18
23	Beth Quinn	FU23	42:30	34:00	8:30	24
24	Phil Thornber	V60	46:40	46:00	0:40	5

Downhill Race Results

Pos	Name	Cat	Actual Time	Estimated Time	Difference	Handicap Position
1	Dave Motley	M	22:00	20:16	1:44	12
2	Richard Bellaries	V60	23:47	22:40	1:07	9
3	Briony Holt	FU23	23:52	26:00	2:08	15
4	Chris Funnell	V50	24:08	23:30	0:38	2
5	Carl Helliwell	V40	24:32	23:00	1:32	11
6	Peter Browning	V50	24:37	25:30	0:53	5
7	Ivan Whigham	V50	24:39	24:10	0:29	1
8	Andrew Howarth	V50	25:39	24:45	0:54	6
9	Mark Nutter	V50	25:59	25:00	0:59	8
10	Steve Bury	V50	26:18	25:30	0:48	3
11	Peter Dugdale	V50	27:44	26:00	1:44	13
12	Robert Morrison	V40	27:45	24:10	3:35	21
13	Richard Briscoe	M	27:54	24:25	3:29	20
14	Craig Nicholls	V40	28:27	25:10	3:17	19
15	Dave Naylor	V60	28:43	26:00	2:43	18
16	James Boult	U23	29:55	28:00	1:55	14
17	Jim Hickie	V50	30:02	29:10	0:52	4
18	Beth Quinn	FU23	30:34	26:30	4:04	22
19	David Moynihan	V40	30:38	26:00	4:38	23
20	Colin Woolford	V40	30:39	28:00	2:39	16
21	Geoff Laycock	V60	31:04	29:33	1:31	10
22	Eleanor Root	FU23	31:41	29:00	2:41	17
23	Sarah Helliwell	F	32:34	33:30	0:56	7
24	Phil Thornber	V60	39:41	34:00	5:41	24

Junior Races

A few of the older junior runners took part in the senior races but there was still a turnout of 16 juniors. Just 2 runners in the U8/U10 race. Rachel Stevenson finished first with Ellisia Smedley chasing her for second place.

In the U12/U14 race Christopher Brown had a great run to finish in first place. Helana White was our first girl to finish.

Just like the senior runners the juniors also had the extra challenge of estimating their times.

U8/U10 Race.

Pos	Name	Time
1	Rachel Stevenson	5:15
2	Ellisia Smedley	5:38

U12/U14 Race

Pos	Name	Time
1	Christopher Brown	12:04
2	Nicholas Hennessey	12:20
3	Jenson Bentham	13:30
4	Stanley Grewel	14:38
5	Robbie Smedley	14:45
6	Adam Stevenson	15:28
7	William Nicholls	15:34
8	Helana White	16:13
9	Jake Anforth	16:56
10	Summer Hargreaves	17:03
11	Harry Mason	17:20
12	Natasha Olszewska	17:30
13	Keira Stevenson	18:28
14	Bronia Olszewska	22:44

Full Results

WEDNESDAY 13 JULY

Ian Terry Memorial 5K Road Race

Three club members took part in this 5K race organised by Andems Runners/Rochdale Harriers in memory of Ian Terry, a police officer who was tragically killed during a training accident. Paul Brannon finished in 4^th place overall with a time of 18:25. Robert Morrison was 14^th with a time of 21:39 and Jack McGuire was 36^th with 30:05. 53 runners took part.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
4	P. Brannon	MV55	18.25
14	R. Morrison	MV40	21.39
36	J. McGuire	MV60	30.05

Full Results

THURSDAY 14 JULY

Bull Hill Fell Race

Ryan Wilkinson was our sole representative in this fell race. He finished in 15^th place with a time of 41:37 in afield of 201 runners.

Full Results

SATURDAY 16 JULY

Pendle Running Festival – Day 1

In its second year, the Pendle Running Festival offers a small but challenging set of events for runners. Taking place over the weekend you can choose from a trail race, a 10K, a Half Marathon and orienteering events. More than one if you are up for the challenge! Using Whitehough Outdoor Centre as a base there are lots of other activities to choose from making this a great weekend for the whole family.

Pendle Running Festival – Half Marathon

Five Clayton Harriers took on this tough half marathon. Andrew Stubbs finished in 2^nd place with Andy Armstrong in 8^th place. Stuart Proctor made up the men’s team in 20^th place. Angela Shian and Vicky Heys finished in 34^th and 36^th positions and 1^st F35 and 1^st F45 respectively. A total of 56 runners took part in the race.

Position	Name	Cat	Time
2	Andrew Stubbs	M45	1.28.06
8	Andy Armstrong	M45	1.40.58
20	Stuart Proctor	M	1.52.24
34	Angela Shian	F35	2.07.55
36	Vicky Heys	F45	2.07.56

 Pendle Running Festival – 10K Race

Five Club Members took part in the 10K race. Tracy Mitchell was both the first Clayton finisher as well as first lady finisher in the race overall. Donna Airey was our second lady in the race and 2^nd F35. Mich Hughes was our first Clayton man and Martin Bradt and Ian Hargreaves completed the team. A Total of 56 runners took part in the race.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
14	Tracy Mitchell	F40	49.57
19	Donna Airey	F35	51.58
24	Mick Hughes	M40	55.08
32	Martin Brady	M50	56.07
35	Ian Hargreaves	M50	57.42

Full Results

Snowden Mountain Race

Five club members took part in the Snowden Mountain Race. The race starts and finishes at Padarn Park LLanberis. The runners follow and out and back route to the summit of Snowden. The race is 10 miles with 3300ft of climbing. Wendy Dodds was our first finisher in 302^nd place and 1^st FV60.

Mark Taylor was our first male finisher in 403^rd in a field of 603 finishers.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
302	Wendy Dodds	FV60	01:47:34
403	Mark Taylor	MOPEN	01:57:29
432	Andrew Dugdale	MV50	02:00:27
474	Nichola Dugdale	FV55	02:07:22
530	Susan Allen	FV55	02:29:49

 

Full Results 

SUNDAY 17 JULY

Castle Howard 10K Trail Race

The Castle Howard Trail Races offer fantastic routes around the grounds of one of Yorkshire’s finest historic homes. Castle Howard historic house and estate is home to the event, located just off the A64 between York and Malton. The route enjoys breathtaking views of the Castle Howard estate, taking in glorious scenery and a variety of architectural gems along the way. With the superb Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty as a backdrop to the races, it’s hard to find a more attractive route.

Breton Holdsworth took part in this race. He finished in 5^th place in a time of 43:11

Full Results

Cheshire Half Marathon

Report from Jonathan Cleaver

There were just two Clayton runners registered, myself and Dan Plant, both keen to post good times on what’s supposed to be a flat fast course at Arley Hall in Knutsford.

It’s a closed road course (which had cars on it), 2 laps through some beautiful countryside. The weather for once was on our side with dry sunny conditions with a light breeze.

The course lived up to expectations with speed and set off pretty well averaging 06:20 miles for the first 10km and then the efforts from the week before started to catch up with me. I ended up with a PB of 01:24:19 and Dan came in just over the 01:30 mark. It’s a course I could definitely do better on next year with opportunities to keep the faster pace going for longer.

It’s a highly recommended course for PB and half marathon first timers!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
24	Jonathan Cleaver	MV35	1:24:19
55	Daniel Plant	M	1:30:24

Full Results

Cracoe (BOFRA) Fell Races

Senior Race

Richard Briscoe and Stephen Fish ran in the senior race at Cracoe which forms part of the BOFRA championship series. Richard finished in 39^th place and Stephen was 67^th.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
39	Richard Briscoe	M	29:23
67	Stephen Fish	MV60	34:43

U17 Race

Briony Holt continues her great form and finished in 11^th place overall and 1^st girl in this BOFRA race.

Pos	Name	Time
11	Briony Holt (1st Girl)	27:56

U12 Race

Another great result for Dexta Thompson who finished in 2^nd place.

Chris Brown was 12^th and Jenson Bentham completed our trio of boys in 21^st place.

Kady Thompson was our only girl runner and she was 43^rd overall.

Pos	Name	Time
2	Dexta Thompson	8:16
12	Chris Brown	9:16
21	Jenson Bentham	9:36
43	Kady Thompson	11:36

U9 Race

Felix Thompson was our sole U9 runner and finished in 21^st place

Pos	Name	Time
21	Felix Thompson	3:49

Full Results

Dolomites Skyrace

Andrew Firth took part in this tough, Italian mountain race finishing in 594^th place overall with atime of 3:42:25. There were 786 finishers.

Report from Andrew Firth

The Dolomites Skyrace held its 19th edition this weekend in Canazei, Val di Fassi. The event comprises a vertical kilometre race, i.e. a height gain of 1km which took place in sunny conditions on Friday. I was just a spectator for this and caught the cable car to the mid station and then marched Dinah upwards for approx. half an hour to the finish line at the top of Crepa Niegra, which overlooks the town. Whilst it was sunny there was a freezing cold wind on top which made spectating a bit uncomfortable. Anyway we enjoyed watching the elite competitors who made the impossibly steep climb look easy with most of the continentals using walking poles.

The main event started bright and early at 8.30 on Sunday and when we parked up at about 7.30 it was very chilly since the sun was hidden by the mountain. It was clearly going to be very sunny and warm once we got into the sun, but it did feel weird putting sun cream on when it was so cold – I wore my down Pertex to the start!

This was my fourth attendance at this event, having completed in 2008, 2009 and 2011, but I have only done the full route to the top of Piz Boe once in 2008, the subsequent events were shortened due to snow on the route, and so I had done 3 different routes previously.

We were told that there were 1200 entrants this year, although I never managed to get a list prior to the race. I started right at the back, and it felt like a London Marathon type start where you can’t run properly for quite a while. Eventually breaking into a jog as we left the town streets and started on the way up the ski run I found I was passing a few and felt quite good. The cool mountain air felt good in the lungs and I was surprised at how I felt, my reccy of the lower slopes the Sunday before had felt very laboured in the heat of mid-morning and I had been quite apprehensive about the race as a result. It took quite a while to gain height and come out of the mountain shadow on the approach to Pordoi Pass when the heat started to make itself felt.

Pordoi Pass is around 7500 ft above sea level, and there is a road that snakes its way to the summit. I had cycled up the road the previous week which took me an hour to the top. The road does zigzag quite a bit, and even though the run goes straight up I was pleased to match that on foot, particularly because I then still had a further hour to make the only cut-off of 2 hours to the top of Forcella Pordoi. The next bit is an impossibly steep zigzag up a scree slope which brings you to the plateau below Piz Boe. A gel and just concentrating on putting one foot in front of the other finally got me to the cut-off with just over 10 mins to spare. I looked down at those behind and thought there are going to be a substantial number of disappointed people.

At last I could get running again, passing people regularly across the plateau (including quite a few patches of dodgy compacted snow). The climb up to Piz Boe becomes a bit of a scramble with fixed wires to hold onto for safety. I had set off with just Clayton vest, but at this point I started to get quite cold with the biting cold wind at altitude. Hands in particular were suffering but because of the precarious climb I didn’t want to start messing with my bumbag so just put up with it. Soon we were at the top, over 10000ft and 2 hrs 15mins of continuous climbing, but at least it was downhill all the way back, or so I told myself.

The downhill starts with a very technical descent, followed by a steep loose scree to the plateau. Normally I love this type of terrain, but in trying too hard to pass I came a cropper early on the scree – no serious damage except to my pride, but psychologically it certainly had the effect of slowing me down to make certain of foot placements.

The memory is a strange thing when it comes to mountain running, after traversing the plateau for a short time we started to climb again, surely that can’t be right. Well I don’t remember it from 2008, but we were all following the markers.

Eventually we came to the next steep scree descent where I continued to make measured progress, passing quite a few, but being circumspect with foot placement. The descent does take a lot out of you, being 12km as opposed to 10km uphill. Eventually we reached Val Lasties where the gradient eases off a bit, and whilst still quite stony there is a bit more route choice if you fancy going off piste. There was a group on the path in front holding me up, so I veered off to the left on uneven grass/rock. Just as I had overtaken the group I noticed that the path had improved significantly so made a move back to the right to regain it, as I did so I tripped over a rock and fell full length at the feet of the group I had just over taken. Again no serious damage, just a skinned knee, but it again hit my descending confidence probably slowing me up a bit for the remaining descent which seemed to be going on a bit.

On the lower part of the descent they had definitely made a change in the route, what felt like an unnecessary diversion and horror of horrors including some more climbing at this late stage. This brought me (and the runners around me) to a walk until we started going downhill again. The last 2/3k I felt quite strong, still passing people. The only problem was a little stone probably picked in the screes had lodged inside my left shoe and had made its way to lodge itself against my big toenail. I wasn’t prepared to stop at this point but each foot plant on my left foot was agony as it was downhill all the way down the ski run to the finish. I finished in 3 hrs 42 mins, about 20 mins down on my 2008 time, but hey I’m 8 years older and nearer to 60 than I would like. I’ll probably have “Ben legs” tomorrow, but overall I’m pleased with the performance.

By the way this is a great place to enjoy the mountains in summer, and is particularly geared up for kids with adventure parks all over. The cable car and public transport system is great. Next year’s race is the 20th edition and they are planning a weekend of races 19th to 22nd July followed by a party on the Saturday night. Check it out at www.dolomiteskyrace.com, or ask me about it if you are interested.

Full Results

Kentmere Horseshoe

Ivan Whigham and Wendy Dodds ran in this classic Lakeland fell race around the Kentmere Horseshoe.

Pos	Name	Category	Time
101st	Ivan Whigham	MV50	02:07:25
185th	Wendy Dodds	FV60	02:23:58

Full Results

Pendle Running Festival – Trail Race

85 runners from a range of local clubs took part in the Pendle Festival Trail Race. 12 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers lined up at the start. There was a clean sweep for our men as Danny Collinge took first place with Richard Stevenson in second and Matthew Duckworth in 3^rd. Donna Airey was our first lady finisher.

Position	Name	Cat	Time
1	Danny Collinge	M	35.36
2	Richard Stevenson	M40	36.09
3	Matthew Duckworth	M	36.39
10	Chris Funnell	M50	38.36
15	Kieron Mitchell	M40	40.23
19	Stephen Ainsworth	M55	41.53
27	Alan Life	M50	43.55
31	George Pier	M	44.06
34	Andrew Webster	M45	44.18
42	Donna Airey	F35	45.49
48	Martin Brady	M50	47.23
69	Carol Life	F50	54.16

Pendle Running Festival – Orienteering

Ralph Baines and Colin Woolford took part in the Long Score orienteering event. Ralph Baines was in first place with a total score of 181 points and a time of 1:31:36. Colin Woolford was 7^th with 95 points and a time of 1:37:28

Windmill Half Marathon

A duo of Clayton men took part in this fast and flat half marathon around Lytham St Annes and Fairhaven Lake. Colin White was our first finisher in 139^th place overall and with a time of 1:46:01 and Geoff Smith was not far behind in 143^rd and 1:46:44.

Place	Name	Category	Time
139	Colin White	MV40	1:46:01.8
143	Geoff Smith	MV40	1:46:44.5

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Plenty of parkrun action this weekend with a sizeable portion of the top ten at Burnley parkrun and a fair few new PBs. Junior runner Aaron Lundie hit a major milestone by completing his 100^th parkrun with a PB this week at Towneley Park. Since his first run in November 2013, Aaron has taken over 12 minutes off his time – well done!

Great runs were seen at Pendle with Chris Holdsworth visiting for the first time and flying round to take first place. Nerine Gill celebrated her 50^th parkrun by being the first woman finisher at Witton parkrun and grabbing a new PB as well.

Burnley parkrun – A total of 327 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
4	Jacob WATSON	17:46	SM30-34	New PB!
5	Jonathan PYE	17:48	SM25-29
6	Laura HESKETH	17:49	SW30-34	New PB!
8	Paul BRANNON	18:43	VM55-59
10	Alan DORRINGTON	18:57	VM45-49	New PB!
13	Jackson MCKAY	19:18	JM11-14
15	Richard STEVENSON	19:29	VM40-44
16	Dexta THOMPSON	19:31	JM10
21	Daniel PLANT	21:05	SM30-34
24	Stephen AINSWORTH	21:10	VM55-59
27	Reece Adam LAWRENCE	21:29	JM15-17
33	Adam STEVENSON	21:51	JM11-14
34	Andrew WEBSTER	22:02	VM45-49
47	Donna RILEY	22:46	VW50-54
48	Colin WHITE	22:53	VM40-44
52	Sophie ASHWORTH	23:15	JW11-14
60	Julie DAWES	23:53	VW45-49
61	Harry SMITH	23:55	JM10
66	Toby BIRTWISTLE	24:03	JM10
67	Lennon JACKSON	24:03	JM11-14
69	Charlie BIRTWISTLE	24:08	JM10
89	Aaron LUNDIE	24:53	JM11-14	New PB!
90	Carl CAREY	24:54	VM45-49
99	Justin BIRTWISTLE	25:30	VM40-44
101	Bethany WHEATCROFT	25:37	JW11-14
110	Annabel WILCOCK	25:54	JW15-17
111	John WILCOCK	25:58	VM50-54
116	Kian ADAMS	26:19	JM10
133	Jane HYLANDS	26:55	VW45-49
163	Donna SCOTT	28:35	VW50-54
226	Marion WILKINSON	31:40	VW70-74
245	Judith CAREY	32:48	VW35-39
307	Valerie LAWSON	38:08	VW70-74

Lancaster parkrun – A total of 149 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
99	Eileen JONES	32:19	VW60-64	First Timer!

Oakwell Hall parkrun – A total of 324 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
253	Robin PRICE	38:37	VM70-74

Pendle parkrun – A total of 94 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	Christopher HOLDSWORTH	16:47	SM25-29	First Timer!
6	John HARTLEY	21:11	VM55-59
23	Barry MITCHELL	24:39	VM70-74
32	Dawn TERRY	26:18	VW50-54
66	Harry SMITH	32:40	JM10	First Timer!

Witton parkrun – A total of 43 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
14	Nerina GILL	24:22	VW45-49	New PB!
21	Julia RUSHTON	26:42	VW50-54

 

Wow! You have been out in huge numbers at the Witton Park Summer Trail Relays and the Trawden 7 Trail Race. We’ve had fastest legs, outright wins and championship successes this week. Chris Holdsworth and Louisa Powell-Smith continue to shine and our juniors have been showing us what they are made of. There’s also been road marathons, mountain marathon and Isoman triathlons as well. We have a couple of late ultra race results with some brilliant performances.Oh, and I have a nice new pair of ultra comfy shoes.

Late Results

Missed from last week’s roundup here are a couple of impressive late results from our ultra-runners!

Lavaredo Ultra Trail – Friday 24 June

The North Face Lavaredo Ultra Trail is a running race that takes place along paths in the Dolomite Mountains – a World Heritage site – for about 119 km (Approx. 74 miles) and with a variation in altitude of 5,850 metres (Approx. 19193 ft). The race is partly self-sufficient and it starts on Friday 24 June 2016 at 11.00 p.m. in Corso Italia in Cortina d’Ampezzo; maximum time: 30 hours.

Jean Brown took part in this event and finished in 216^th place with a time of 20:00:45. 976 Runners took part.

Jean Reports

Massive thank you to Victoria Wilkinson and Denise Park! Two weeks ago my left calf / Achilles hurt walking, but after a concentrated effort from Vic; Denise working her magic; and me following their expert advice, I was on the start line of the Lavaredo Ultra Trail at 11pm on Friday! That was great, but for my leg to have stood up to the 119 km (5850m ascent) and finish the race 20 hours later was amazing!

Full Results

West Highland Way – Saturday 25 June

Congratulations to ultra-runner Martin Terry who took part in the West Highland Way Race and finished in 12^th place overall and 1^st V50 with a time of 19:05:36. The race follows a linear route from Milngavie Railway Station and follows the West Highland Way route to the leisure centre in Fort William a distance of just over 95 miles.

Full Results

Now onto this week’s action!

Wednesday 29 June

Cragg Vale Fell Race

104 Runners took part in this mid-week fell race run from the heart of the village. It’s a 4 mile race with 800ft of climb. Richard Briscoe and Stephen Fish took part.

Pos	Name	Time
46	Richard Briscoe	39:06
73	Stephen Fish	44:54

Full Results

Thursday 30 June

Witton Park Summer Trail Relays

We entered a whopping 26 teams with a total of 78 runners in this popular local trail relay held in Witton Park, Blackburn. In total there were 122 teams from 12 different clubs.

The event is 3 x 3.65km legs with 492ft of climbing starting in Witton Park and climbing to the top of Billinge Woods before heading back down to the park. It’s a deceptively stiff climb up and a rip roaring descent all the way to the finish.

Our Men’s A team came 2^nd in the competition with leg 1 runner Christopher Holdsworth having the fastest leg overall in the competition. There were top 10 finishes for the Men’s B team and the Men’s C team; 6^th and 9^th respectively. Men’s Team E made the top 20 finishing in 18^th place. Men’s Team D were 21^st and Men’s Team F were 45^th.

The Vets C Team came 34^th with Vets B snapping at their heels in 35^th overall in the competition and 7^th and 8^th MVet teams respectively. The Vets A team were 67^th and Vets D were 80^th (15^th and 19^th MVet team).

The Junior Boys A team were 27^th overall and 2^nd junior boys’ team. Junior Boys B were 40^th and Junior Boys C were 71^st (3^rd and 4^th MJ teams respectively).

The Clayton Ladies’ A team finished in 31^st place overall and were the 2^nd Ladies team. Ladies’ B Team were 66^th (7^th Ladies’ team), Ladies’ Team C were 86^th (11^th Ladies’ team). Team D were 114^th and Team E were 117^th (21^st and 22^nd Ladies’ teams respectively).

The Lady Vets Team A were 59^th overall and 1^st Vet Ladies team in the competition. Lady Vets C were 98^th overall (6^th lady vets team), Lady Vets B were 105^th (7^th lady vets team), and Lady Vets D were 109^th (9^th lady vets team).

The Junior girls race was all Clayton Harriers so we took 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd in the competition. Junior Girls A were the first in 50^th place, Junior Girls B were 77^th and Junior Girls C were 102^nd.

We entered one mixed junior team who were 107^th overall and 6^th mixed team.

Very well done to all runners!

Team	Leg1	Time1	Leg2	Time2	Leg3	Time3	Total
Men A	C Holdsworth	14:38	M Perry	15:37	D Collinge	15:52	00:46:07
Men B	J McDonald	16:01	A Laycock	16:27	D Motley	16:42	00:49:10
Men C	P Coates	17:03	J Pye	16:43	R Belshaw	17:08	00:50:54
Men E	J Boult	17:27	M Clarke	18:43	J Cleaver	17:12	00:53:22
Men D	A Shaw	18:36	M Duckworth	16:31	G Pier	18:35	00:53:42
Jnr Boys A	N Henessey	17:28	R Clarke	20:55	T Bradley	17:29	00:55:52
Ladies A	O O’Mahoney	19:51	H Leathley	19:28	L Powell Smith	17:16	00:56:35
Vets C	N Roscoe	19:19	S Clare	18:42	J Wilcock	18:44	00:56:45
Vets B	A Holt	17:35	A Broulles	19:17	A Quinn	20:15	00:57:07
Jnr Boys B	S Grewal	17:39	L Jackson	19:57	R Lawrence	20:13	00:57:49
Men F	P Wale	20:48	G Berry	19:08	R Briscoe	18:38	00:58:34
Jnr Girls A	M Stubbs	20:12	E Root	20:45	B Holt	18:12	00:59:09
Lady Vets A	A Duckworth	19:34	T Mitchell	20:58	A Kelly	20:36	01:01:08
Ladies B	H O’Rourke	21:01	E Mullen	20:58	A Shian	21:16	01:03:15
Vets A	C Carey	21:50	R Morrison	19:58	C Nichols	21:36	01:03:24
Jnr Boys C	Jay Bowman	19:21	A Lundie	24:28	A Stevenson	20:03	01:03:52
Jnr Girls B	S Ashworth	22:24	C Bentham	21:16	L Thompson	21:17	01:04:57
Vets D	P Walsh	26:12	J Hickie	21:39	P Brannon	18:11	01:06:02
Ladies C	A Duffy	22:06	B Quinn	23:01	D Airey	21:58	01:07:05
Lady Vets C	H Burnett	24:49	J Knightley	22:59	J Dawes	22:35	01:10:23
Jnr Girls C	B Wheatcroft	25:28	A Pier	23:43	N Olszewska	22:35	01:11:46
Lady Vets B	N Gill	22:32	D Greenwood	26:24	J Bennett	23:56	01:12:52
Jnrs Mixed	H Kewin	24:58	H Mason	21:27	L Stevenson	27:41	01:14:06
Lady Vets D	J Rushton	23:22	J Hylands	25:50	K Brady	25:40	01:14:52
Ladies D	S Whittaker	24:10	S Hawke	25:07	C Wilson	28:13	01:17:30
Ladies E	R Todd	24:46	N Kewin	23:10	J Carey	31:43	01:19:39

Individual Times

Christopher Holdsworth ran the fastest individual leg of the competition to finish in first place on the first leg in 14:38. Peter Coates was our fastest Male vet in 35^th with a time of 17:03. Nick Hennessey was our fastest junior male runner in 52^nd place overall with a time of 17:28.

Louisa Powell Smith was our fastest lady and second fastest lady in the competition in 47^th place overall with a time of 17:16. Avril Duckworth was our fastest Vet Lady in 138^th place with a time of 19:34. Briony Holt was our fastest junior girl, fastest junior girl in the race and also fourth fastest female in the overall competition with a time of 18:12

Pos	RunnerA	Cat	Team name	Leg	LegPos	LegTime
1	Christopher Holdsworth	M	Men A	1	1	00:14:38
8	Matt Perry	M	Men A	2	2	00:15:37
11	Danny Collinge	M	Men A	3	4	00:15:52
12	Jordan McDonald	M	Men B	1	5	00:16:01
21	Andrew Laycock	M	Men B	2	7	00:16:27
22	Matt Duckworth	M	Men D	2	8	00:16:31
30	Dave Motley	M	Men B	3	10	00:16:42
31	Jonathan Pye	M	Men C	2	9	00:16:43
35	Peter Coates	MV	Men C	1	14	00:17:03
40	Ryan Belshaw	M	Men C	3	13	00:17:08
44	Jon Cleaver	M	Men	3	14	00:17:12
47	Louisa Powell Smith	F	Ladies A	3	16	00:17:16
51	James Boult	M	Men E	1	19	00:17:27
52	Nick Henessey	MJ	Jnr Boys A	1	20	00:17:28
54	Tom Bradley	MJ	Jnr Boys A	3	17	00:17:29
61	Andy Holt	MV	Vets B	1	24	00:17:35
63	Stanley Grewal	MJ	Jnr Boys B	1	25	00:17:39
79	Paul Brannon	MV	Vets D	3	26	00:18:11
80	Briony Holt	FJ	Jnr Girls A	3	27	00:18:12
95	George Pier	M	Men D	3	33	00:18:35
96	Adam Shaw	M	Men D	1	34	00:18:36
98	Richard Briscoe	M	Men F	3	34	00:18:38
102	Sean Clare	MV	Vets C	2	31	00:18:42
103	Michael Clarke	MV	Men E	2	32	00:18:43
105	John Wilcock	MV	Vets C	3	36	00:18:44
115	Gareth Berry	MV	Men F	2	35	00:19:08
122	Andy Broulles	MV	Vets B	2	38	00:19:17
124	Nick Roscoe	MV	Vets C	1	45	00:19:19
127	Jay Bowman	MJ	Jnr Boys C	1	46	00:19:21
132	Helena Leathley	F	Ladies A	2	41	00:19:28
137	Avril Duckworth	FV	Lady Vets A	1	51	00:19:34
155	Orlaith O’Mahoney	F	Ladies A	1	57	00:19:51
160	Lennon Jackson	MJ	Jnr Boys B	2	50	00:19:57
163	Robert Morrison	MV	Vets A	2	51	00:19:58
166	Adam Stevenson	MJ	Jnr Boys C	3	55	00:20:03
170	Millie Stubbs	FJ	Jnr Girls A	1	61	00:20:12
171	Reece Lawrence	MJ	Jnr Boys B	3	57	00:20:13
172	Andy Quinn	MV	Vets B	3	58	00:20:15
190	Anna Kelly	FV	Lady Vets A	3	64	00:20:36
196	Eleanor Root	FJ	Jnr Girls A	2	62	00:20:45
198	Paul Wale	MV	Men F	1	69	00:20:48
202	Ryan Clarke	MJ	Jnr Boys A	2	64	00:20:55
206	Tracey Mitchell	FV	Lady Vets A	2	65	00:20:58
207	Elizabeth Mullen	F	Ladies B	2	66	00:20:58
213	Helen O’Rourke	F	Ladies B	1	75	00:21:01
219	Claudia Bentham	FJ	Jnr Girls B	2	70	00:21:16
220	Angela Shian	F	Ladies B	3	73	00:21:16
221	Liberty Thompson	FJ	Jnr Girls B	3	74	00:21:17
229	Harry Mason	MJ	Jnrs Mixed	2	74	00:21:27
236	Craig Nichols	MV	Vets A	3	78	00:21:36
238	Jim Hickie	MV	Vets D	2	77	00:21:39
242	Carl Carey	MV	Vets A	1	82	00:21:50
246	Donna Airey	F	Ladies C	3	81	00:21:58
250	Amanda Duffy	F	Ladies C	1	86	00:22:06
256	Sophie Ashworth	FJ	Jnr Girls B	1	90	00:22:24
262	Nerina Gill	FV	Lady Vets B	1	94	00:22:32
266	Julie Daws	FV	Lady Vets C	3	88	00:22:35
267	Natasha Olszewska	FJ	Jnr Girls C	3	89	00:22:35
279	Jean Knightley	FV	Lady Vets C	2	88	00:22:59
280	Beth Quinn	F	Ladies C	2	89	00:23:01
284	Nina Kewin	F	Ladies E	2	92	00:23:10
289	Julie Rushton	FV	Lady Vets D	1	98	00:23:22
295	Alice Pier	FJ	Jnr Girls C	2	97	00:23:43
302	Joanne Bennett	FV	Lady Vets B	3	102	00:23:56
304	Sarah Whittaker	F	Ladies D	1	104	00:24:10
308	Aaron Lundie	MJ	Jnr Boys C	2	102	00:24:28
318	Rachel Todd	F	Ladies E	1	110	00:24:46
320	Helen Burnett	FV	Lady Vets C	1	111	00:24:49
322	Heidi Kewin	FJ	Jnrs Mixed	1	112	00:24:58
324	Stef Hawke	F	Ladies D	2	107	00:25:07
327	Bethany Wheatcroft	FJ	Jnr Girls C	1	114	00:25:28
330	Kath Brady	FV	Lady Vets D	3	106	00:25:40
332	Jane Hylands	FV	Lady Vets D	2	111	00:25:50
334	Paul Walsh	MV	Vets D	1	115	00:26:12
339	Deborah Greenwood	FV	Lady Vets B	2	115	00:26:24
354	Lucy Stevenson	FJ	Jnrs Mixed	3	115	00:27:41
357	Claire Wilson	F	Ladies D	3	117	00:28:13
364	Judith Carey	F	Ladies E	3	122	00:31:43

Full Results

Saturday 2 July

Catforth Canter

This was the 2^nd race of the series with a couple of club members taking part. Daniel Isherwood was our first finisher and was 17^th overall with a time of 19:39. Richard Lawson was 54^th and 1^st V75 with a time of 25:29

Pos	NAME	Cat	TIME
17	Daniel Isherwood	M	19:39
54	Richard Lawson	MV75	25:29

Church Stretton FRA Junior Champs & Inter-Counties

Report from Tina Hines Holt

It was a great course at Church Stretton for the last FRA championship race. It was windy, undulation and single track part of the way but at least the weather stayed fine. Briony Holt came in with another girl in a sprint finish but was awarded 2^nd place. Briony will end the series in 2^nd place overall in the series. Well done to everyone that ran!

U8 Race

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
3	Felix Thompson	M8	00:05:33

U10 Race

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
17	Jenson Bentham	M10	00:07:59
30	Joshua McKay	M10	00:09:34
35	Kady Thompson	F10	00:10:14

U12 Race

Pos	NAME	Cat	TIME
43	Dexta Thompson	M12	00:13:56
48	Jackson McKay	M12	00:14:43
66	Christopher Brown	M12	00:17:04

U14 Race

Pos	NAME	Cat	TIME
94	Briony Holt	F14	00:20:05
123	Liberty Thompson	F14	00:26:40

Full Results

FRA Junior Championship – Final Standings

Under 12 Boys	No Of Races	Score	Position
Jackson McKay	5	180	6
Dexta Thompson	6	179	7
Christopher Brown	4	114	20
Robbie Smedley	1	26	58

 

Under 12 Girls	No of Races	Score	Position
Ella Dorrington	2	91	24
Summer Hargreaves	2	57	34

 

Name	No of Races	Score	Position
Harry Mason	1	15	64

 

Under 14 Girls	No Races	Score	Position
Briony Holt	5	193	2
Liberty Thompson	4	127	19
Claudia Bentham	3	102	20

 

Under 16 Boys	No Races	Score	Position
Reece Lawrence	1	25	45

Full List of Standings

Heptonstall Festival Fell Race

After running the fastest leg of the Witton Park Relays, there was no stopping Christopher Holdsworth as he raced to the win at the Heptonstall Festival Fell Race. Dave Motley finished in 11th place with Carl Helliwell and Peter Coates in 13th and 16th. Fellow club members Chris Paul and Richard Briscoe completed the Clayton Contingent in 49th and 60th places respectively. 106 runners took part.

Starting in the hilltop village of Heptonstall, the route plunges deep into a neighbouring valley before finding its way to the top of a nearby peak. It then returns in similar fashion. So that means the runners finish with an almighty uphill struggle. There’s a mix of terrain. Cobbles to start with then some grassy fields, muddy slopes, rocky bridleway and open moorland, some of it pathless. Look up occasionally and there are some great views to be seen. This race is 5.9 miles with 1509ft of ascent.

Pos	Name	Cat	time
1	Christopher Holdsworth	M	00:50:08
11	Dave Motley	M	00:55:24
13	Carl Helliwell	V40	00:55:38
16	Peter Coates	V40	00:56:36
49	Chris Paul	M	01:06:40
60	Richard Briscoe	M	01:07:48

Full Results

ISOMAN

Congratulations to Vicky Heys who came 19^th overall and second lady in the half Isoman event on Saturday 2^nd July. She completed a 3.5 mile swim, a 30.7 mile bike ride and a half marathon to finish with an impressive total time of 5:55:38.

Most triathlon events are biased mainly towards the cycling and to a slightly lesser extent towards the running. Iron distance pros for example will spend only 10% of the total time swimming, 54% of the time cycling and 36% of the time running.

The aim of Isoman is to address this imbalance and create a triathlon for which all disciplines demand an equal level of excellence. To excel at Iron distance triathlon you must be an excellent cyclist/runner. To excel in Isoman you need to be an excellent triathlete!

Full Results

Oakworth Haul

Stephen Fish was our sole representative at this traditional gala fell race; 5.6 miles and 820ft of ascent.

Report from Stephen Fish

I finished 11th out of only 16 runners, in a time of 51.39. I was the only Clayton member there. Great little route, just a shame the numbers were so low. I would recommend it as a worthwhile trip over to do it, the excellent Oakworth Gala is worth it alone.

Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon

The Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon (SLMM) is a two-day mountain navigation event open to teams of two. Teams navigate between checkpoints, visiting them in the order given. The first day finishes at a mid-way campsite. Competitors must carry the lightweight camping and safety equipment listed in the rules. Competitors need to be competent in the use of map and compass in the mountains. Many checkpoints require accurate navigation, especially in misty conditions.

Katy Thompson and Kath Wallis finished in 29^th place and 1^st FV team in the Kirkfell Class team event with a total time of 12:28:10.

Report from Katy Thompson

Kath Wallis and I did the Kirkfell Class in the Saunders. I think it was my 21st Kirkfell, with a variety of partners. Saturday was very wet and windy; but at least the visibility was quite good. The Mountain Rescue were called out to two casualties on the final steep and wet grassy descent, one of whom was helicoptered off the fell with a broken arm. Sunday was much better weather wise and we finished in sunshine, thoroughly exhausted after 7 hours out on Saturday and 5 1/2 hours on Sunday. We were 29th overall in our class and as we were the oldest pair in the class we did quite well in the Vets Handicap, coming 3rd. The older you are the more time is deducted from your overall time.

With classes to cater for every ability the Saunders is an ideal introduction to mountain marathons and it would be good to see more Clayton runners taking part.

Full Results

Sunday 3 July

Bentham Beagles Bash

The Bentham Beagles Bash 10k is a rural race held on 1 lap of country roads with spectacular views of Ingleborough and the Yorkshire 3 peaks. The course is undulating so runners can expect to be challenged. Martin and Kath Brady took part in a field of 82 runners.

Pos	NAME	Cat	TIME
28	Martin Brady	MV50	49:43
46	Kath Brady	FV50	54:09

Bampton Sports Day

Alan Life and Wendy Dodds ran in this 5.5 mile fell race with 801ft of climb which forms part of the Bampton Sports Day event. Alan Life was 13^th overall with a time of 46:53 and Wendy Dodds was 35^th with a time of 54:37.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
13	Alan Life	V50	46:53:00
35	Wendy Dodds	V60	54:37:00

Full Results

Oxenhope Straw Race

Described in the event rules as as strenuous activity that involves alcohol consumption, the race involves the consumption of beer at each of 5 venues on the route. Competitors are required to run approximately 2½ miles – with a bale of straw (20Kg) being carried for 1½ miles up hill.

Two hundred and eleven teams took part this year and with competitive athletes to some more leisurely competitors who took full advantage of the great weather to have a stroll around the village. The fancy dress, which never fails to impress, was amazing and it is great to see everyone staying in character along the whole course.

After enjoying success last year Laura Hesketh returned with her team mate Chris Barnes to finish in 4th place overall and take the prize for the Mixed Athletes category.

Full Results

Potteries Marathon

Daniel Plant took part in the Potteries marathon in Stoke finishing in 43^rd place with a time of 03:27:58. This is his 3^rd marathon in as many months. Well done Dan!

Full Results

Trawden 7 Trail Race

Another bumper turn out of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers for this 7 mile trail race, the latest in the popular Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix Series. The race is organised by Trawden AC and starts and finishes on the Recreation Ground in Trawden. 258 runners took part in the senior race and 54 of them were Clayton-le-Moors Harriers.

Dave Walker was our first finisher in 9^th place overall with a time of 44:34 battling to the finish with team mate Andrew Laycock who was only a second behind him in 10^th place.

Richard Stevenson and Matthew Duckworth had a similar tussle for 17^th and 18^th place not long afterwards.

Thomas Bradley had a good run and was the first MU18 in the race in 43^rd place with a time of 50:38.

Stephen Ainsworth was 1^st M55 in 52^nd place with a time of 51:51 and David Scott was 1^st MV70 in 138^th place overall and a time of 59:49.

Louisa Powell- Smith was our first Clayton lady, first F35 and the winner of the ladies race in 29^th overall in 47:41.

Linda Bostock was 1^st LV60 and 142^nd overall with a time of 60:15, and Christine Leathley was 1^st LV65 in 253^rd place and with a time of 88:11.

 

Report from Adrienne Olszewska

As most of you know, I am no speed queen! I’m much happier joggling along in ridiculously long distance events enjoying the scenery, the adventure and the food. However, I had some new shoes to try out and, due to unforeseen circumstances, find myself a bit time-poor at the moment. With a big race looming I thought the terrain on this race would be ideal testing ground. So I paid my entrance fee and lined up with the fast lads and lasses.

After a circuit around the recreation ground we headed out along the road and continued through Higher Stunstead, Near Wanless and Far Wanless before dropping steeply down to the road at Hollin Hall. A left here follows the road as it gains height past Lodge Hill and Mean Moss farms to meet the Pendle Way at the foot of Boulsworth Hill. As expected, people passed me as I soldiered on up the hill in my new Hokas. I expected them to be a little on the clodhoppery side and had chosen to ignore the offer of a wig and a red nose to go with them from certain individuals. (There is a school of thought that compares these shoes to clown shoes as they are super cushioned and can look outrageously massive!) However, they are surprisingly light and extremely comfy!

A left turn now followed onto an undulating section until the path descended to a wide concrete bridge. Across this and on to the Pendle Way, then a sharp left onto the Bronte Way and gradual decline through a very scenic stretch by the river into Wycoller. This was where the shoes really came into their own since you barely notice the stony lumps and bumps underfoot. Sadly, they didn’t make me much faster at all but it was certainly quite pleasant underfoot! Having said that, I did have a fun descent and even managed to pass a few people on the way down.

Over the ancient stone bridge in Wycoller then it’s the last mile and a section of road beyond Wycoller and back to the finish. With a bit of headwind I had a bit of a Marcel Marceau feeling of making lots of effort and not really moving forward at all and then before I knew it I was back. Not last!

So in conclusion, the Trawden 7 Trail Race is a great race to do. It’s got a bit of everything; climbing, good trails, a bit of gooey stuff and is a nice distance. I wasn’t keen on the final road section but plenty of other runners really enjoyed that last fast section so it’s no real deal breaker.

Senior Race Results

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
9	Dave Walker	MSEN	44.34
10	Andrew Laycock	MSEN	44.35
17	Richard Stevenson	M40	46.00
18	Matthew Duckworth	MSEN	46.01
21	Stuart Procter	MSEN	46.51
28	Chris Snell	MSEN	47.41
29	Louisa Powell-Smith	F35	47.41
34	Paul Hesketh	M50	48.56
35	Dave Motley	MSEN	49.01
36	Chris Funnell	M50	49.05
43	Thomas Bradley	MU18	50.38
47	Michael Clarke	M40	50.54
48	John Wilcock	M50	51.27
51	James Boult	MSEN	51.47
52	Stephen Ainsworth	M55	51.51
55	Richard Briscoe	MSEN	52.05
58	Neil Garnett	M55	52.25
60	Damien Thornton	MSEN	52.38
75	Andy Bradley	M50	53.34
84	Robert Morrison	M40	54.45
85	Andy Quinn	M45	54.49
114	Stuart Procter	MSEN	56.58
119	Elizabeth Mullan	FSEN	57.54
125	Donna Airey	F35	58.16
126	Andrew Webster	M45	58.25
127	Paul Wale	M40	58.31
133	Nerina Gill	F45	59.20
137	Angela Shian	FSEN	59.45
138	David Ian Scott	M70	59.49
142	Linda Bostock	F60	60.15
147	Geoff Smith	M40	60.56
159	Julie Dawes	F45	61.27
160	Jean Knightley	F55	61.29
164	Brian Wildman	M50	61.46
168	Julia Rushton	F50	62.25
169	Cassandra Smedley	FSEN	62.28
172	Bianca Bennett	FSEN	62.40
181	Helen Burnett	F45	64.11
186	Bethany Quinn	FSEN	65.22
190	Tony Pilling	M50	65.51
191	Sarah Helliwell	F35	65.52
195	Rachel Todd	F40	66.32
199	Justin Birtwistle	M40	66.59
204	Lisa Ellis	FSEN	67.39
217	Michelle Butschok	F40	69.54
221	Robert Hirst	M65	70.57
226	Deborah Greenwood	F45	71.58
228	Paul Walsh	M60	72.11
230	Adrienne Olszewska	F45	72.58
238	Mark Knowles	M40	74.22
243	Karen Clarkin	F45	76.05
249	Anita Jones	F60	83.41
253	Christine Leathley	F65	88.11
254	Sharon Wilson	F40	92.28

Trawden Junior Trail Race Results

A great set of performances for all of our juniors at the Trawden Trail races. The U8s ran 2 laps of the recreation ground. The U10s added a descent and a climb in their race with the U12 & U16s running this course twice.

U8 Race

29 runners took part in the U8 race. Toby Birtwistle raced hard and was 3^rd in the race. Felix followed a few seconds later to take 6^th place. Ellisia Smedley continues to show lots of promise with a strong run to finish in 7^th overall and 2^nd girl and team mate Emily Johnson was 20^th.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
3	Toby Birtwistle	MU8	2:47
6	Felix Thompson	MU8	3:01
7	Ellisia Smedley	FU8	3:10
20	Emily Johnson	FU8	3:41

U10 Race

Matthew Jackson was our first finisher in the U10 race in 4^th place overall. Thomas Ashworth was 11^th and Kady Thompson battled hard in a sprint finish in 13^th overall and 3^rd girl in the race.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
4	Matthew Jackson	MU10	9:03
11	Thomas Ashworth	MU10	10:21
13	Kady Thompson	FU10	10:41

U12 & U16 Race

All the remaining junior runners the same route as the U10s two times. Dexta Thompson won the race outright with a lead of almost a minute over 2^nd place Barlick runner Elliott Phillips.

Reece Lawrence was 3^rd and first in his age category with Robbie Smedley chasing him for the position but having to settle for 4^th overall and 3^rd MU12.

Lennon Jackson was 8^th overall and 3^rd MU16 and Charlie Birtwistle was 14th and 8th MU12. Our U16 girls had a clean sweep in the category. Liberty Thompson led in 11^th place with Sophie Ashworth following on her heels Natasha was the 3^rd U16 girl and 21^st overall with younger sister Bronia finishing in 28^th place and 4^th U16 girl.

Pos	Name	Cat	Cat Pos	Time
1	Dexta Thompson	MU12	1	13:06
3	Reece Lawrence	MU16	1	14:13
4	Robbie Smedley	MU12	3	14:14
8	Lennon Jackson	MU16	3	14:57
11	Liberty Thompson	FU16	1	15:11
12	Sophie Ashworth	FU16	2	15:18
14	Charlie Birtwistle	MU12	8	15:23
21	Natasha Olszewska	FU16	3	16:46
28	Bronia Olszewska	FU16	4	20:21

Parkrun roundup

Arrow Valley parkrun – A total of 303 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
3	Richard STEVENSON	18:42	VM40-44	First Timer!

Bolton parkrun – A total of 312 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
76	Martin BRADY	24:45	VM50-54	First Timer!

Burnley parkrun – A total of 301 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	Jacob WATSON	18:04	SM30-34
6	Paul BRANNON	19:05	VM55-59
7	Matthew DUCKWORTH	19:41	SM25-29
8	Nicholas HENNESSEY	20:07	JM11-14
11	Gareth BERRY	20:36	VM40-44
18	Reece Adam LAWRENCE	21:04	JM15-17
19	Helana WHITE	21:07	JW10
26	Kevin DAVIES	21:54	VM50-54
35	Stuart PROCTOR	22:44	VM35-39
39	Colin WHITE	22:51	VM40-44
52	Sophie ASHWORTH	23:37	JW11-14
54	Julie DAWES	23:45	VW45-49
56	Ian HARGREAVES	23:56	VM50-54
77	Annabel WILCOCK	24:43	JW15-17
83	Bethany WHEATCROFT	24:52	JW11-14	New PB!
87	Matthew JACKSON	24:57	JM10
88	Jake ANFORTH	25:00	JM10
103	Carl CAREY	25:49	VM45-49
104	John WILCOCK	25:50	VM50-54
116	David Ian SCOTT	26:43	VM70-74
123	Bianca BENNETT	27:03	SW25-29
145	Philip NAYLOR	28:05	VM35-39
151	Aaron LUNDIE	28:29	JM11-14
155	Robert HIRST	28:37	VM65-69
158	Hayley COPEMAN	28:43	VW45-49
175	Jack MCGUIRE	29:32	VM60-64
242	Judith CAREY	33:56	VW35-39
291	Valerie LAWSON	39:01	VW70-74

Durham parkrun – A total of 260 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
186	Eileen JONES	30:33	VW60-64	First Timer!

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 193 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
46	Wendy DODDS	23:45	VW65-69

Lancaster parkrun – A total of 173 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
105	Doug MUNROE	30:15	VM70-74	New PB!

Pendle parkrun – A total of 78 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
2	John HARTLEY	20:32	VM55-59
27	Dawn TERRY	27:02	VW50-54

Wetherby parkrun – A total of 52 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
50	Robin PRICE	35:38	VM70-74	First Timer!

Witton parkrun – A total of 55 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
16	Julia RUSHTON	25:51	VW50-54

Woodhouse Moor parkrun – A total of 428 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
5	David BAGOT	17:58	SM20-24