Seniors Fell – Page 6 – Clayton-le-Moors Harriers

Go steep, go long, go orange

There might have been unseasonal snow this weekend, but that wasn’t enough to stop our hardy Clayton runners getting out and about to dust off their racing shoes over the weekend as well as during the week. With top level fell performances from the Juniors, gritty ultra efforts, classic road racing, Parkruns all over the country as well as the Annual Club Awards, there has been plenty to celebrate this weekend.

Wednesday 13^th April

Mike McGee Memorial Cowm Reservoir 5k

Mid-week action from this 5K race around the scenic Cowm Reservoir, in memory of Mike McGee who passed away in 2012. A fast, flat course (and sweets at the finish) attracted two Clayton runners to test their legs.

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
40	Stephen Green	M60	002/007	21:23
92	Julie Toman	F45	006/006	27:29

Full results

Saturday 16th April

Anniversary Waltz Fell Race

Representing the third counter in the Club 2016 Fell Championships, this tough Lakeland AM race of 11.5m covers the Newlands Valley Horseshoe and can be prone to bad weather. No such issues this year, with a dry and sunny, if cool day.

Results were not out at the time of writing but David Bagot was first of the Clayton runners home followed by Dave Motley, Andy Orr, Neil Hardiman, Ryan Wilkinson, Paul Wale and Richard Briscoe. By all accounts it was a hard route but an ‘absolute belter’ as described by Fell Captain, Dave Motley.

Partial results

English Junior Fell Championship Series – Todd Crag races

Briony Holt, full gas down to the finish during a dominant performance in the U14 Girls. Pic Alan Dorrington

A strong contingent of Clayton Juniors were in action at the first round of the FRA English Fell Championship Series at Todd Crag, Ambleside. Unfazed by an initial and brutal tarmac climb onto an equally steep and rocky fell section onto Loughrigg Fell, all our Juniors gave it everything with great performances from the U8s through to the U14s.

Jenson Bentham was flying in the U10 Boys, leading for much of the race eventually coming in 2^nd, with Jackson McKay and Ella Dorrington both 4^th in the U12 Boys and Girls races respectively, and a flawless race from Briony Holt to dominate the U14 Girls race.

There were great runs too from Felix Thompson in the U8 Boys (9th), Helena White (4th) and Kady Thompson (19th) in the U10 Girls, and Josh McKay (32nd) in the U10 Boys.

Also in the U12 Boys, Dexta Thompson (8th), Christopher Brown (17th) and Robbie Smedley (24th) all ran strongly, whilst Liberty Thompson was 23rd in the U14 Girls. Special mention to Claudia Bentham, 18th in U14 Girls and running in her first fell race – a tough introduction to fell racing but with more to come from her in the future no doubt.

Jenson Bentham concentrating hard on the descent. Pic Alan Dorrington

Dexta Thompson climbing well on his way to 8th U12 Boy. Pic Alan Dorrington

Jackson McKay with the Fairfield Horsehoe as backdrop, on his way to 4th U12 Boy. Pic Alan Dorrington

With these results, the Juniors have got Clayton off to a strong start in the FRA Junior Club Championships too, sitting in equal 4^th place, only a point or two behind the leading Lakeland fell running clubs. Well done to all of them for a collection of stellar performances on the fell this weekend.

Ella Dorrington holding off the chasers on her way to 4th U12 Girl. Pic Alan Dorrington

Full results here

Fellsman Hike

The iconic Fellsman Hike covers over 60 miles of very rugged Dales moorland, climbing over 11,000 feet along its route from Ingleton to Threshfield. Despite (or perhaps because of!) this, it attracts a large field of regulars and newcomers keen to test themselves to the limit, complete with their mandatory kit issue mug.

Martin Terry, Simon Halliday, Ralph Baines, Nick Olszewski and Adrienne Olszewska all toed the line in Ingleton to begin their long efforts through into the night and the following day. Finishing this gruelling event is a huge achievement, and definitely one for an ultra runner’s ticklist. All made it round in very boggy conditions and deserve huge congratulations on their achievements.

Nick Olszewski heading out of the Stone House checkpoint. Photo by Jane Woodburn.

Adrienne Olszewska sends us this report:

The Fellsman is a high level traverse covering more than 60 miles over very hard rugged moorland. The event climbs over 11,000 feet in its path from Ingleton to Threshfield in the Yorkshire Dales. Most of the route is over privately owned land, the use of which is secured by the organisers for the weekend only. This being the case, the route does not follow well defined footpaths, so the entrants’ navigational skills with a map and compass are tested as well as their physical fitness. Because of this, only fit and experienced walkers or runners should enter.

The organisers’ pre-race briefing warned entrants of cold temperatures and the importance of sufficiently warm kit since blizzard conditions had been seen on some of the hill tops on the course. Fortunately this calmed down and there was only the odd flurry of snow from time to time. We were off on the long slog up Ingleborough, visible this year and snowy on top. Going the opposite way to the classic 3 Peaks Race, it was a slippery descent down towards the Hill Inn and plenty of people came a cropper on the way down, me included. Then the slog up Whernside follows before you turn and head back the way you came. A drop down into Kingsdale and the almost vertical clamber up Gragareth.

At this point I had pretty much dropped behind most of the runners so was on my own until grouping time. It’s a bit of a mental challenge when you are a back of the pack slowie. You can’t rely on following the people in front because they have all disappeared over the horizon and the next person is still quite a long way behind. You have to push yourself to keep going and have confidence in your ability to find your way. A lot of the time you seriously question your sanity and wonder why you are putting yourself through such misery; particularly when you are dragging yourself out of yet another bog and it’s cold, wet and there’s something sludgy and deeply unpleasant swishing around in your shoes. But, you carry on. Maybe because you don’t have a choice since you can only retire at a roadside checkpoint and so you have to at least make it to the next one. Also you don’t want to voluntarily retire without a good enough reason so you think all kinds of daft nonsense such as; “maybe a mild concussion would do it”.

Then you arrive at one of the hill top checkpoints. These are usually a couple of people in a tiny tent wearing so many layers of clothing that they can barely move. They cheerfully clip your tally card and ensure that you are crossed off their checklist. They are often there overnight in harsh conditions, probably feeling the cold much more than you because at least you are moving. It’s a good kick up the bum and their unrelenting cheerfulness is infectious so you head off to the next checkpoint with a much more positive mindset. In this event you have to be grouped at the overnight section. Competitors have to be in groups of at least 4 for safety reasons. It always amuses me when I speak to Nick, who is much faster than me, that I’m so far behind him that he gets grouped at the checkpoint that I get disbanded at the following day! If you are running with other people then you get to stay with them when you are grouped.

On your own though it’s a bit more of a lucky dip. I got grouped with 3 chaps who were fast hiking; Mick, Dick and Cliff (sounded like a sixties pop combo – should have changed my name to Sandy or Cilla to fit in really!). We made good progress through the night despite losing Cliff for a while on the moors heading to Hell Gap. Fortunately, we found him before we got to the next checkpoint otherwise we would have been disqualified. Strangely, a prospect that now horrified me despite kind of hoping for it when I’d been on my own earlier on! We were disbanded at dawn and Mick and I ran down from the top of Great Whernside. He took a better line than me towards the bottom where I got stranded in the peat hags and was floundering around hopelessly for a while until a kind fellow competitor dragged me out and kept me company until the end.

So two finishes on the Fellsman under my belt. I will be back next year and fingers crossed just maybe I will make it under 24 hours. This is a fantastic event organised and run by an amazing army of volunteers that make it a very addictive experience proved year in and year out by the number of people that just keep coming back.

Adrienne Olszewska descending to the Hill Inn from Ingleborough.

Results to follow

Great Langdale Christmas Pudding 10k Take 2

A seasonal hangover from last Christmas, this beautiful, undulating run along England’s most beautiful valley replaced the abandoned Christmas Pud 10k from a flood affected December 2015. Martin Brady and Graham Kissack made the trip to the Lakes to sample its delights.

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
81	Martin Brady	M50		46:56
270	Graham Kissack	M65		1:08:58

Full Results

Club Awards Evening – Turf Moor

There was a big turnout of Juniors and Seniors alike for the club’s Annual Presentation of Awards. The event was held at the 1882 Lounge at Burnley Football Club, and those present enjoyed a great evening celebrating the achievement and effort of members and coaches, combined with a little bit of partying. Trophies for Club competitions, as well as for wider series were awarded along with some special awards for individual achievement and support for club activities. Many thanks to all those who helped organise and facilitate this celebration of all things Clayton.

Photo David Belshaw

Sunday 17 April

Radcliffe 10k

Radcliffe’s popular, scenic 10K race, covering parts of the trail, roads and paths of Ringley, with a sting in the tail, takes you through some of the route of the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line as well as the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. Peter Butterworth and Kevin O’Brien ran whilst Julie Toman fitted in her second race of the week.

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
79	Peter Butterworth	M60	(0032/014)	00:44:29
255	Julie Toman	F45	(015/024)	00:57:43
326	Kevin O’Brien	M70	(003/003)	01:06:20

3 Bridges 10k, Lancaster

This scenic route is almost entirely traffic free, and crosses three bridges spanning the historic River Lune. The course is mainly flat and fast, giving rise to fast times. Martin Brady (V50) completed the race in 46:08 and Daniel Isherwood also ran, completing around the 40 minute mark.

Results to follow

Arant Haw fell race

Taking competitors right into the wilds of the Howgills, this short but steep race has been a popular fixture and represents the final of this years Kendal Winter League. Wendy Dodds was there to represent Clayton.

Results to follow

Parkrun Roundup

Woodbank Parkrun – A total of 182 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
140	Ron HILL	31:52	VM75-79

Bolton Parkrun – A total of 353 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
75	Katy THOMPSON	25:39	VW60-64

Burnley Parkrun – A total of 289 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
3	Jonathan PYE	18:00	SM25-29
4	Jacob WATSON	18:06	SM30-34
5	Richard STEVENSON	18:36	VM40-44
11	James BOULT	19:50	SM20-24	New PB!
12	Nicholas HENNESSEY	20:07	JM11-14
33	Donna RILEY	21:58	VW50-54
37	Lennon JACKSON	22:24	JM11-14
45	Robert MORRISON	22:51	VM40-44
50	Colin WHITE	23:13	VM40-44
51	Charlie BIRTWISTLE	23:14	JM10
58	Matthew JACKSON	23:29	JM10
66	Reece Adam LAWRENCE	23:48	JM15-17
69	Nathan KEWIN	24:04	JM11-14
75	Ian HARGREAVES	24:20	VM50-54
78	Julie DAWES	24:32	VW45-49
91	Cassandra Darling SMEDLEY	25:01	VW35-39
99	John WILCOCK	25:14	VM50-54
100	Annabel WILCOCK	25:18	JW15-17	New PB!
107	Toby BIRTWISTLE	25:33	JM10
109	Justin BIRTWISTLE	25:38	VM40-44
117	Jake ANFORTH	25:58	JM10
121	Lisa JOHNSON	26:13	VW40-44
145	Lisa ELLIS	27:52	SW30-34
182	Robert HIRST	29:08	VM65-69
186	Donna SCOTT	29:16	VW50-54
192	Aaron LUNDIE	29:41	JM11-14
220	Nicola KAY	31:33	SW30-34
234	Philip NAYLOR	32:18	VM35-39
242	Christine LEATHLEY	33:02	VW65-69

Penrith Lakes Parkrun – A total of 185 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
113	Robin PRICE	36:41	VM70-74	New PB!

Pendle Parkrun – A total of 83 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	Paul BROWN	20:26	VM55-59
2	John HARTLEY	20:43	VM55-59

Fell Foot Parkrun – A total of 121 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
19	Martin BRADY	23:34	VM50-54

Tooting Common Parkrun – A total of 413 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
318	Eileen JONES	29:52	VW60-64	New PB!

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Uptown Top Ranking

A proud week for our club with team and individual awards galore at the Mid Lancs Cross Country presentation evening. PBs have been smashed and UK rankings topped, not to mention a presence at the British Fell Championships. A top week for a top team. The future’s bright!

TUESDAY 5 APRIL

Coppice Trail Race

30 club members and 4 runners from Trawden AC took part in the Coppice Trail Race. Danny Collinge was the first finisher in 35:58.

Danny Collinge at the Coppice Trail Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Runners give an estimate to the organiser of what they expect their completion time to be and watches are not allowed. Chris Snell was the handicap first place with a guess that was absolutely spot on.

Chris Snell, handicap winner at the Coppice Fell Race. Photo by David Belshaw

The event was held in memory of club member Tony Aspin and raised money for the East Lancs Hospice.

Pos	Name	Club	Cat	Time	Estimate	Difference	Handicap
1	Danny Collinge	CLM	U23	35:58	39:00	3:02	23
2	George Pier	CLM	U20	40:35	41:00	0:07	4
3	Chris Snell	CLM		41:00	41:00	0:00	1
4	Paul Hesketh	CLM	V50	41:47	42:30	0:43	12
5	Andrew Orr	CLM	V45	42:40	44:06	1:26	17
6	Andrew Priory	CLM	V40	43:04	44:00	0:56	15
7	Sean Clare	CLM	V50	44:22	43:00	1:22	16
8	Brian Horrocks	CLM	V50	45:21	48:15	2:54	22
9	Ivan Whigham	CLM	V50	46:46	45:10	1:36	19
10	Mark Nutter	CLM	V50	47:34	47:00	0:34	7
11	Mark Taylor	CLM		48:18	52:00	3:42	25
12	Jim Hickie	CLM	V50	48:40	52:02	5:22	31
13	Steve Breckell	CLM	V60	19:03	53:00	3:57	27
14	Andrew Howarth	CLM	V50	49:55	49:50	0:05	3
15	Peter Dugdale	CLM	V50	50:14	52:30	2:16	20
16	Martin Brady	CLM	V50	50:23	51:00	0:37	8
17	Dave Horrocks	CLM	V50	51:11	50:30	0:41	11
18	Steve Bury	CLM	V50	51:33	53:00	1:27	18
19	Rick Moore	CLM	V50	52:07	53:00	0:53	13
20	Peter Browning	CLM	V50	52:10	53:04	0:54	14
21	Dave Scott	CLM	V70	52:37	52:00	0:37	9
22	Colin Woolford	CLM	V40	52:50	53:30	0:40	10
23	Geoff Smith	CLM	V40	52:58	58:58	6:00	32
24	Colin Smith	TAC	V50	53:03	58:00	4:57	30
25	Richard Bellaries	CLM	V60	53:16	49:35	3:41	24
26	Graham Odgars	TAC	V40	53:33		53:33	34
27	David Naylor	CLM	V60	54:37	50:50	3:47	26
28	Louise Baron	TAC	L	57:29	60:00	2:31	21
29	Steven Blake	CLM	V40	58:50	59:00	0:10	5
30	Geoff Laycock	CLM	V60	60:17	60:00	0:17	6
31	Doug Munroe	CLM	V60	65:30	61:15	4:15	28
32	Sue Allen	CLM	LV50	66:38	71:17	4:39	29
33	Phil Thornber	CLM	V60	68:02	68:00	0:02	2
34	Mark Lord	TAC	V40	71:06	65:00	6:06	33

FRIDAY 8 APRIL

Mid Lancs Cross Country Presentation

Report from Irene Roche

Friday 8th April was the presentation evening for the Mid Lancs Cross Country and Clayton Le-moors ladies were officially presented as League 2 winners with gold trophy and medals. It was definitely a proud moment, realising we have steadily climbed our way up from not too long ago in the third division. Last season we just missed promotion out of League 2, making our achievement this time so rewarding. So a huge thank you to all our lady runners this season as each and everyone counts towards the overall position. Collecting the trophy on behalf of us all was Christine Leathley, Jean Knightley and myself.

L-R Irene Roche, Christine Leathley and Jean Knightley receive the Ladies Team Prize at the Mid Lancs League Presentation Evening

After such a wet, cold and muddy season, Clayton ladies have shown a massive commitment and determination through turning up to run in some pretty awful conditions, and enjoying it! Again many thanks.

Dexta Thompson, Gold winner, at the Mid Lancs Presentation night

Team Clayton were the big winners with 10 team awards in all and 4 more than their nearest rivals. Medals were also claimed for our V40 category (bronze) and V55 category (silver). Individual awards were claimed by Bethany Quinn (silver U20 Women), Irene Roche (gold V55 Women), Christine Leathley (V65 bronze) and Karin Goss (V65 silver).

SATURDAY 9 APRIL

Calderdale Hike

Report from Nicholas Olszewski

This was the first time for me on this particular event and was part of this year’s Runfurther ultra running series, classed as a medium event at 36.5 miles. The series consist of a short, medium and a long and one other from one of the three categories. Having completed a short, the Howarth Hobble last month this was my medium event, unfortunately this sort of clashes with the long I propose to do, which is the Fellsman next Saturday, so only a week to recover from the Calderdale.

Nicholas Olszewski at the Calderdale Hike. Photo by SportSunday

My plan was to take it easy during the day and on arrival I was met with a couple of friendly faces in that of Mike Dobson and Michelle Brooks from Trawden AC, both of which I knew were also on the Fellsman the following Saturday and would be taking it just as easy on the hike today. As the three of us set off, 9:00 sharp, the sun was just starting to come through and it looked as though we were in for a grand sunny day out on the hills, and hills there were, this route goes up and down dale all day long, with some rather steep sections in places and although we’d had a reasonably dry week prior, there was still quite a lot of water and bog to contend with during the course.

Although the route is roughly 36.5 miles, this wasn’t enough for Michelle who, at about the 20-mile mark, decided to swan dive a very large puddle, fortunately unscathed, but rather wet nonetheless, appeared to be determined to turn the event into some sort of triathlon. Anyway as we progressed, she did eventually dry out and we trudged on to the next check point whereby we were welcomed with sandwiches and bananas.

Navigationally the whole route went to plan, only a few blips partly because of gabbing too much and not focusing on the route, but it’s a fantastic event, well organised and very friendly and a great way to explore Calderdale, the weather stayed with us all day, so much so that the back of my legs are badly burnt, it was only in the last 3 miles that it turned dramatically colder and the rain set in, we all waterproofed up for the final sprint back to Sowerby Cricket Club luckily just before the rain turned into large flakes of snow.

The route completed, not in a fast time, but that wasn’t the purpose of the day, all three of us had a fantastic day out on the hills in brilliant sunshine, route finding and getting the miles and time in our legs, ready for next adventure the following weekend

Coledale Horseshoe

Andy Orr, Chris Whiteoak, Kurt Livesey and Jean Brown all took part in the 8mile with 3000ft of ascent Lakeland fell race, the Coledale Horseshoe,

Awaiting results

Donard Commedagh

Well done to Alan Dorrington and Wendy Dodds for making the trip to Northern Ireland for this British Championship Fell Race.

Report From Alan Dorrington

With cheap flights from Manchester and some Hebden-based Irish friends keen to go over to race, a weekend trip to the Mourne Mountains for the British Champs round at Donard seemed too good to pass up.

Wendy Dodds at the finish. Photo by Richard Cowan

With a reputation for bad weather and clag, we were all glad to wake up to a cold but fine sunny day on the Saturday morning and duly gathered in Donard Park, Newcastle for the start. There were plenty of English clubs represented with a particularly large and cheerful contingent from Tod Harriers with some of whom I had travelled out and was staying with. The race takes in a direct climb up to Northern Ireland’s highest point going from pretty much sea-level to 2790ft in fairly quick order. This meant for a very hard, calf bursting climb followed by a steep fast descent down the Mourne Wall to the surprisingly dry Bog of Donard. From there we picked up a beautiful contouring path in the heart of the range, the Brandy Pad. Used by smugglers, this gave stunning views across the Mourne Peaks and after some fast, rock hopping running took us into the base of another big, steep climb up to Donard’s neighbour, Slieve Commedagh. All that remained from the summit was a long fast and 2200 ft descent back to Donard Park. With lots of route options, the field spread out all over the fell, converging for a final narrow woodland blast down to the finish.

Alan Dorrington Nimra Photos/Bell Family

Alan Dorrington at the Donard Commedagh Fell race. Photo by Nimra Photos/Bell Family

With lovely friendly marshals, helpers and organisers, and a demanding and beautifully scenic course of proper mountain running, it was the best fell race I’ve done so far and more than worth the trip. A further hangover-curing run before our Sunday afternoon flight home confirmed the Mourne Mountains as a superb venue for a trip over the water.

Pos	Name	AgeClass	Time
137	Alan Dorrington	MV40	01:52:12
187	Wendy Dodds	FV60	02:03:38

Full Results

Wardle Skyline NO RESULTS YET

SUNDAY 10 APRIL

Asics Greater Manchester Marathon

Congratulations to John Hartley who finished 1st vet 55 and the time he ran will take him to top of British ranking for his age category for the Marathon. John says he is chuffed to bits about his result and gives massive thanks to his wife for the support without which this would not be possible. Sub four hour finishes for Jon Cleaver and Nick Roscoe. Donna Scott was representing the ladies with a very respectable 4:21:37 and Stephen Targett completed the Clayton Harriers contingent with 4:31:15.

Report from Jon Cleaver

For me this was a last minute change of plans, I was going to do the Brighton marathon next weekend, but decided to run Manchester instead. In the build up since Christmas I trained a lot with fellow Clayton Dan Plant who is doing London and both ended up with a couple of injuries on the way, but got though them thanks to some help from Garry Wilkinson.

The race started at on the Chester Road near Old Trafford and did a loop round the quay side and then made its way out to Sale, Timperley, Altringham and then back to Emirates Old Trafford home of LCC.You really couldn’t ask for better conditions weather-wise a light breeze, sunshine and 10 degrees; all in all it was set up for a quick race. Manchester is supposed to be the quickest marathon in Europe there isn’t a lot of elevation my strava clocked 364ft.

The race got off well, but there was some strange goings on with the mile markers they were at least 0.2 out and sometimes half a mile which was a bit disconcerting. The crowds were out in force in the towns and it was buzzing in Altringham at the half marathon point which I passed through in about 01:27, all in all things were going to plan. After stopping to tie my shoelaces I spotted fellow Clayton John Hartley who was going strong and we went along for 5/6 miles at 06:40 pace. Unfortunately for me I couldn’t hold on to John and as he got strong in the final 10km my legs went to lead weights.

Another mess up with the mile markers came when there was two 22 mile markers half a mile apart which was not exactly the psychological boost you need. My legs started to completely shut down in the last 3 going to 09:00 minute miles at mile 25. There’s nothing more soul destroying than seeing that 03:00 pace maker come past you and there is nothing you can do to respond to it.

The finish was at least 0.2 longer than it needed to be and I felt every additional step and it was a welcome relief to see the timer still under 03:04. At the end you were greeted with an alcohol free beer a great finishers medal, t shirt and goody bag.John Hartley was 1st vet 55 which was a brilliant effort a real inspiration to us all.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
223	John HARTLEY	MV55	02:56:02
502	Jon CLEAVER	MV35	03:03:54
2291	Nick ROSCOE	MV45	03:37:47
5830	Donna SCOTT	FV50	04:21:37
6512	Stephen TARGETT	MV40	04:31:15

Well done to our marathoners!

Full Results

Cheshire 10K

L-R Danny Collinge, Ian Hargreaves, Chris Snell

Over a thousand runners took part in this popular race that claims to be one of the fastest 10K road racing courses in the UK. The course follows the flat and rural roads of Antrobus with full road closures. Four Clayton Harriers took part with some great results. Danny Collinge had a great race finishing in 7^th place overall and smashing through the 33 minute barrier to finish with a storming time of 32:26. Next in was Chris Snell in 58^th place with a time of 37:55. Laura Hesketh was representing the ladies and was 66^th overall and 5^th female in the race with a time of 49:22. Completing our speedy foursome was Ian Hargreaves who broke through the 50 minute time despite having a Guinness hangover!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
7	Danny Collinge	M	00:32:26
58	Chris Snell	M	00:37:55
66	Laura Hesketh	F	00:38:16
434	Ian Hargreaves	MV50	00:49:22

Full Results

Fleetwood 10K

Elizabeth Mullen and Kevin O’Brien took part in the Fleetwood 10K. Elizabeth was our first finisher in 34^th place overall with a time of 45:24 and third lady in the race. Kevin O’Brien was 142^nd with a time of 1:00:30 and was third V65.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
34	Elizabeth Mullan	L	45:24.0
142	Kevin Obrien	V65	1:00:30.0

Full Results

Pendle Cloughs Fell Race

The Race starts and finishes in the village of Downham Nr Clitheroe and runners visit seven of Pendle’s Cloughs; Burst Clough, Mearley Clough, Ogden Clough, Deep Clough, Churn Clough, Ashendean Clough, and Boar Clough.

Report from Dave Motley

I decided to enter Pendle Cloughs last minute as a build-up race for the 3 Peaks Race. I was planning a 2hr run on Pendle anyway so why not go race. I entered. Downham and Pendle Hill were basking in Spring sunshine, perfect conditions for some fun.

We set off and I was surprised to find myself in the lead group after 1 mile, but as soon as we hit the fell and the 1st climb it was clear to me that I wasn’t going to keep the pace and I dropped back and decided to stick with Mr Fell (Darren Fishwick of Chorley AC) as the route was unknown to me. I was glad of this decision as Darren seemed to know the route and he hit some good lines and parts of Pendle I’ve never visited. The race itself seems to hit some really underused paths, open fell and there is a massive amount of route choice between checkpoints with the race hitting the summit of Pendle twice (or at least that’s the route I chose).

I finished the race in 4th place out of a disappointingly low turnout of 40 after leaving Darren on the last climb and outrunning Jon Green (Preston Harriers) on the final descent. A fantastic race and I’d probably go as far as say the best one of the Pendle Fell races. I think I’ll pencil this one in again for next year and now I know the route hope to improve on my time.

Pete Browning’s a legend in the fell running world, the quiet man who just gets on with it, though not many know that he eats fell runners for breakfast – and spits ’em out on his way around the course. Photo by Andy Holden

Report from Martin Brady

This is a tough race over Pendle from Downham. It takes you to places you would not normally visit as it does not follow recognised footpath for most of its way. There are plenty of route choices especially from CP5 (Stainscomb) to CP6 in Ashendean Clough. Snow was on the ground early on but at least the sun was shining. There were plenty of walkers about who were wondering what on earth was going on. This is a great traditional long fell race and a good test of stamina.

Pos	Nam	Cat	Time
4	Dave Motley	M	2:36:52
8	Alan Life	V50	2:45:20
9	Andy Armstrong	V40	2:45:37
16	Sean Clare	V50	3:01:25
19	Richard Bellaries	V60	3:09:27
20	Mark Nutter	V50	3:10:51
24	Martin Brady	V50	3:25:25
25	Peter Browning	V50	3:28:42
27	Andrew Firth	V50	3:31:52
31	Steve Bury	V50	3:39:20

Yarlside Downhill NO RESULTS YET

Parkrun roundup

Burnley parkrun – A total of 314 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
3	Christopher HOLDSWORTH	18:52	SM25-29
9	Mark ASPINALL	19:25	VM55-59
11	Alexander TOWNROW	19:43	JM15-17	New PB!
12	Jackson MCKAY	20:02	JM11-14
13	Nicholas HENNESSEY	20:04	JM11-14
14	Jonathan CLEAVER	20:15	VM35-39
19	James BOULT	20:36	SM20-24	New PB!
22	Simon WILSHAW	20:48	JM15-17
32	Jenson BENTHAM	21:35	JM10	New PB!
35	Lennon JACKSON	21:55	JM11-14
36	Andy QUINN	21:57	VM40-44
39	Donna RILEY	22:14	VW50-54
41	Helana WHITE	22:24	JW10	New PB!
43	Martin BRADY	22:27	VM50-54
51	Daniel PLANT	23:06	SM30-34
53	Charlie BIRTWISTLE	23:14	JM10
65	Brian WILDMAN	23:52	VM50-54
69	Colin WHITE	24:08	VM40-44
79	Julie DAWES	24:54	VW45-49
92	Chris SNELL	25:30	VM35-39
102	Breton HOLDSWORTH	25:54	VM40-44
103	Toby BIRTWISTLE	25:59	JM10
105	Annabel WILCOCK	26:00	JW15-17
106	John WILCOCK	26:02	VM50-54
107	Lisa JOHNSON	26:06	VW40-44
119	Beth QUINN	26:36	JW15-17
125	Joshua MCKAY	26:54	JM10	New PB!
127	Philip NAYLOR	27:01	VM35-39
133	Aaron LUNDIE	27:19	JM11-14
135	Julie TOMAN	27:26	VW45-49
157	Yvonne WICKHAM	28:26	VW50-54
166	Ron CHAPPELL	28:40	VM65-69
219	Sophie MCINTOSH	30:48	SW25-29
244	Nicola KAY	32:44	SW30-34
249	Christine LEATHLEY	32:58	VW65-69

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 188 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
149	Eileen JONES	32:30

Pendle parkrun – A total of 90 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
14	John HARTLEY	24:34	VM55-59

Preston parkrun – A total of 269 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
85	Katy THOMPSON	25:04	VW60-64

South Manchester parkrun – A total of 261 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
191	Ron HILL	31:03	VM75-79

Witton parkrun – A total of 101 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
11	Adam SHAW	21:56	SM30-34
35	Julia RUSHTON	26:37	VW50-54

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Leaping Forward

The clocks have changed, the lighter nights are here and midweek races are back. Still at the mercy of the weather at times, our hardy Harriers have been racing on with gusto. Starting the week with a win at Liver Hill and continuing to run well in all disciplines. We are springing forwards in leaps and bounds.

Happening this week

Reminder from the fell captains: entries are open for the next English Championships race, “Up the Nab” in the Peak District. Also entries are now open for the British Championships race, ‘Sedbergh Sports’ in July. Full details are available on the FRA Website

Tuesday 5th April first in the Summer Series – Coppice Trail Race – starts 6.30 pm from the Peel Park Hotel, Turkey Street, Accrington. Entry £4 which will be donated to East Lancs Hospice in memory of Tony Aspin. There will be free Potato Pie or Cheese and Onion Pie. There will also be a one hour walk for those interested and a number of helpers needed for the race.

Volunteers needed to help out at the Mearley Clough Race on Tuesday 10^th May. Please contact Andy Firth (andrewfirth58@aol.com mob 07470368926) if you can help.

Tuesday 29 March

Bunny Run 1

Well done to Briony Holt who took part in the first Bunny Run in the current series organised by Woodentops. In a field of 275 senior and junior runners she was 39^th overall and 1^st U14 girl

Briony Holt at the first Bunny Run race. Photo by Woodentops

Pos.	Name	Cat.	Time
39	Briony Holt	GU14	20:12

Full Results

Pete Hartley Memorial Liver Hill Fell Race

The second race in the club fell championship competition took place in harsh conditions with 23 Clayton Harriers taking part. Danny Collinge continued his winning streak taking first place.

Danny Collinge leading the way at the Pete Hartley Memorial Liver Hill Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Our first female was Orlaith O’Mahony who was second lady overall to Preston Harrier’s Nicola Jackson.

Orlaith O’Mahony and Chris Paul at the Pete Hartley Memorial Liver Hill Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos.	Name	Cat.	Time
1	Danny Collinge	MU23	00:34:51
15	Peter Coates	MSEN	00:39:15
19	Carl Helliwell	MV40	00:39:42
23	Ryan Wilkinson	MSEN	00:40:13
24	Dave Motley	MSEN	00:40:22
33	Mike Wallis	MV55	00:41:27
40	Paul Hesketh	MV50	00:42:19
48	Sean Clare	MV50	00:42:56
49	Alan Dorrington	MV45	00:43:02
64	Richard Briscoe	MSEN	00:46:07
66	Mark Nutter	MV50	00:46:23
69	Orlaith O’Mahony	LSEN	00:46:56
70	Chris Paul	MSEN	00:46:58
88	Angela Shian	LSEN	00:49:29
92	Colin Woolford	MV40	00:50:11
97	Wendy Dodds	LV65	00:51:55
102	James Hickie	MV55	00:53:32
104	Martin Brady	MV50	00:54:17
108	David Nield	MV55	00:54:32
109	David Naylor	MV60	00:54:39
115	Stephen Fish	MV60	00:55:58
139	Michelle Butschok	LV40	01:05:54
140	Rachel Todd	LV40	01:06:25

Full Results

Junior Liver Hill Races

Well done to the three intrepid juniors that took part in the junior races at the Pete Hartley Memorial Fell Race. In diabolical conditions Jenson Bentham finished 2nd in the U10 race with a time of 11:38, and Helana White was 5th place and first girl with a time of 12:39. Claudia Bentham ran in the U14 race and finished in 16th place with a time of 25:38.

Wednesday 30 March

Colin & Brenda Robinson 5K Cowm Race

206 runners took part in this midweek race of 2 laps of Cowm reservoir with proceeds going to Wythenshaw Hospital Sports transplants funds. Julie Toman was our sole representative in this race finishing in 156^th place with a time of 26:34

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
156	Julie Toman	F45	00:26:34

Full Results

Saturday 2 April

Eskdale Elevation

Edited version of Race OrganiserDave Jones’s report

After three days of awful weather the inaugural Eskdale Elevation took place in constant rain and mist and involved a relatively small but thoroughly competent field of 43 runners – I suspect that with better weather this might have been a somewhat larger field but the race proved to be very competitive and needed not just speed but sound route choice and navigational accuracy. There were plenty of alternative choices utilised, some better than others, but Rhys Findlay-Robinson, despite having a rapidly disintegrating map from Scafell onwards, clearly made some good decisions and came home a clear winner from Richard McGrath , with Muir Morton taking a very clever line off Scafell which gained him five places and put him in third place.

The Ladies’ race was very close indeed, with the Keswick pair of Catherine Evans and Jo Gillyon crossing the line together to claim joint first place a mere four seconds in front of Sue Richmond in third.

As far as the Vets’ categories were concerned all four of the male places were, to my intense delight, taken by Pennine runners, as was the Men’s Team, so unashamedly biased congratulations to Muir, Ian, Dave Bowen, Roger and Dave Ward.

For the Ladies, Jo Gillyon claimed the FV40 as well as joint first place; Kathleen Aubrey got the FV50 and the irrepressible Wendy Dodds got the FV60, while Helm Hill won the Ladies’ Team.

Full Report and Results

Pendle Fell Races

37 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers senior runners took part in this popular early season fell race organised by the club. A field of 172 runners took part overall. The race was won by Rossendale Harriers’ Sam Tosh in a time of 33:46. First Clayton runner home was Matt Perry who had a tremendous run and was 8^th overall with a time of 37:45. Matthew Duckworth also had a good run, knocking nearly 6 minutes off last year’s time despite the boggy conditions.

First four Harrier. L-R Carl Helliwell, Peter Coates, Matt Perry and Andrew Laycock. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

The ladies race was won by Georgia Tindley of Hunters Bog Trotters.First Clayton lady finisher was Louisa Powell-Smith who in her very first fell race was 3^rd lady overall in the race with a time of 43:22. A fantastic run for Louisa who pulled off a great result despite having to stop at the trig point with severe cramp!

Louisa Powell-Smith at the Pendle Fell Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

There were top twenty finishes for Andrew Laycock and Peter Coates. Our senior vets also did well with Jack Holt 1^st V60 male, Kieron Carr 1^st V70 male, and Linda Lord 1^st V60 lady.

Congratulations to Andy Bradley who as the new race organiser pulled off a cracking event for all, as did Colin Woolford at the Stan Bradshaw race in March.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
8	Matt Perry	M	00:37:45
11	Andrew Laycock	M	00:38:35
18	Peter Coates	M	00:39:57
21	Carl Helliwell	M40	00:40:23
32	Alan Life	M	00:42:41
35	Matthew Duckworth	M	00:43:06
38	Louisa Powell-Smith	F	00:43:22
41	Sean Clare	M50	00:43:42
43	Andrew Priory	M40	00:44:13
47	Geoffrey Paul Gough	M50	00:44:37
57	Richard Briscoe	M	00:45:19
59	Brian Horrocks	M50	00:45:40
63	Ivan Whigham	M50	00:46:05
66	Jack Holt	M60	00:46:20
74	Mark Nutter	M50	00:47:32
82	Jeffrey Pickup	M60	00:49:03
86	Kieran Carr	M70	00:49:17
90	Mark Taylor	M	00:50:26
91	Peter Dugdale	M50	00:50:52
93	Martin Brady	M50	00:51:15
94	Vicky Heys	F40	00:51:21
96	Andrew Dugdale	M50	00:51:24
100	Peter Browning	M50	00:52:09
104	Angela Shion	F	00:52:46
115	David Naylor	M60	00:53:36
117	Colin Woolford	M40	00:54:03
123	Andrew Firth	M50	00:54:55
126	David M. Horrocks	M50	00:55:15
131	Irene Roche	F50	00:55:22
132	Andrew Walmsley	M60	00:55:34
133	Linda Lord	F60	00:55:40
153	Rachel Todd	F40	01:01:25
155	Michael Frost	M60	01:02:14
156	Bianca Bennett	F	01:02:44
158	Helen Burnett	F40	01:03:04
163	Doug Munroe	M60	01:06:00
168	Karin Goss	F60	01:09:00

Full Results

Pendle Junior Fell Races

Well done to our 24 juniors runners that took part in the Pendle Fell Races. In total, 124 junior runners took part in over the age groups this year. Conditions were pretty grim as the races got under way with drizzle and a cold wind to contend with on an extremely slippery and muddy course. The U8 & U10 runners ran together as did the U16 & U18 but results are supplied separately.

U8 Race

Felix Thompson was our youngest runner of the day and took part in the U8 race in field of 20 runners. He was 9^th overall and the 6^th boy to finish. A good run in pretty unpleasant conditions.

Felix Thompson in the U8 Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
9	Felix Thompson	M	00:03:59

U10 Race

There were 8 Clayton juniors in the U10 race. Finley Stubbs was our first finisher and was 4^th overall in the race. Helana White was our second finisher in 12^th place overall. Some gutsy running from our juniors in tough conditions.

Millie MacCabe in the U10 Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
4	Finley C Stubbs	M	(004/016)	00:05:13
12	Helena White	F	(004/011)	00:05:59
15	Matthew Jackson	M	(011/016)	00:06:04
16	Joshua McKay	M	(012/016)	00:06:10
20	Jake Anforth	M	(014/016)	00:06:29
22	Kady Thompson	F	(007/011)	00:06:33
27	Milly Su MacCabe	F	(011/011)	00:08:12

U12 Race

Again there were 8 Clayton juniors in the U12 Race. This was a longer course than the previous race with a route on the higher and more exposed fell side. Jackson McKay was our first finisher and second overall. Chasing down a couple of Horwich runners, and pulling off a dramatic last minute overtake, Dexta Thompson was 4^th.

Dexta Thompson literally leaping past his Horwich opponent. Photo by David Belshaw

Ella Dorrington was our first girl battling all the way to the finish to be pipped at the post by Ella Pendlebury of Horwich RMI and settling for 3^rd girl in the race.

Ella Dorrington battling to the finish. Photo by David Belshaw

Special mention for Bronia for the most spectacular full body slide on the home straight; she got up and finished with a smile on her face.

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
2	Jackson McKay	M	(002/016)	00:14:42
4	Dexta Thompson	M	(004/016)	00:15:29
7	Robbie M Smedley	M	(006/016)	00:16:24
9	Ella Dorrington	F	(003/021)	00:16:29
16	William M Nicholls	M	(011/016)	00:19:08
19	Summer J Hargreaves	F	(007/021)	00:19:52
29	Grace Root	F	(016/021)	00:21:11
35	Bronia Olszewska	F	(019/021)	00:26:33

U14 Race

Briony Holt was our first finisher, 3^rd overall and 1^st girl in the U14 race. Lennon Jackson was the first boy for the club in 19^th place overall.

Briony Holt storming to the finish in the U14 race. Photo by David Belshaw

Once again our juniors ran their socks off despite the grim weather and tricky ground underfoot.

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
3	Briony Holt	F	(001/012)	00:22:25
17	Millie Eve Stubbs	F	(007/012)	00:25:35
19	Lennon Jackson	M	(012/012)	00:26:57
20	Sophie Ashworth	F	(008/012)	00:28:17
23	Natasha Olszewska	F	(011/012)	00:30:26

U16 Race

Simon Wilshaw was our first finisher in the U16 race and 7^th overall. Hot on his heels was Nicholas Hennessey in his debut for the club.

L-R Simon Wilshaw and Nick Hennessey in the U16 race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Eleanor Root was our only girl in the race and 2^nd girl overall.

Eleanor Root in the U16 race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
7	Simon Wilshaw	M	(007/009)	00:26:55
8	Nicholas Hennessey	M	(008/009)	00:26:57
11	Eleanor Root	F	(002/004)	00:32:41

Full Results

Sunday 3 April

Burnley Youth Theatre 5K & Fun Run

Julie Dawes was our sole senior runner in the 5K finishing in 13^th place with a time of 24:29.

Julie Dawes at the Burnley Youth Theatre 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Junior Matthew Jackson and Helana White ran in the fun run taking 1^st and 2^nd places respectively. Well done to all that took part to help fundraise for this fantastic local theatre group.

Matthew Jackson and Helana White winners of the Burnley Youth Theatre charity fun run. Photo by David Belshaw

Results

Darwen Heritage Half Marathon

17 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took to the roads of Darwen for the Heritage Half marathon organised by Darwen Dashers. The race is part of this year’s club road championship.

Team Clayton at the Darwen Heritage Half Marathon. Photo by George S Davies

Report from Jacob Watson

Jacob Watson at the Darwen Heritage Half Marathon. Photo by George S Davies

As my first Half Marathon since I fractured my foot running Hendon Brook in Summer last year, I was a little apprehensive about this challenging, hilly half marathon. There is a reason it has been labelled ‘Darwen Rollercoaster Half Marathon’ which became apparent right from the start. The course itself contains 3 steep climbs, all of which are about 2 miles long, the first one being the longest drag. There certainly seemed to be more uphills than downhills, although the last 2 miles were brilliant fun, especially after I realised there was no more climbing!

Leaving the house, I wasn’t sure what to expect weather wise as it looked pretty miserable, however shortly after the race started the sun came out which really highlighted the scenery, not that there was much of an opportunity to take it in, mind! Most of the route takes place on country roads and through villages, another similarity it has with Hendon Brook (it’s bigger, scarier brother!)

I was fortunate enough to be running in a group of 4 for the first 6 miles, however after a bit of trouble taking on water and getting stitch I couldn’t help but watch as the 3 other runners went off into the distance. Once my stomach had sorted itself out I just focussed on keeping them in my sight and not dropping back any further. Crossing the line, I knew I’d given it my all and was very happy to get under 85 minutes (a faster time than I would have predicted given the hills). Happy days!

All in all, a great, challenging route and I’m very glad it was added to our road championship. I’m hoping it will be good training for Hendon Brook!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
10	Jacob Watson	M	01:24:48
27	Dave Motley	M	01:29:31
83	Richard Briscoe	M	01:39:40
108	James Boult	M	01:42:32
120	Andrew Webster	M45	01:44:02
128	Robert Morrison	M40	01:45:16
142	Elizabeth Mullan	F	01:47:23
152	Amanda Duffy	F	01:48:52
161	Martin Brady	M50	01:50:16
191	Colin White	M40	01:54:04
200	Angela Shian	F	01:54:35
201	Vicky Heys	F45	01:54:35
202	Nerina Gill	F45	01:54:54
212	Geoff Smith	M40	01:55:57
217	Julia Rushton	F50	01:56:55
283	Lee Moore	M	02:08:16
360	Mr Naylor	M	02:24:47

Full Results

Padiham Aquathlon

Fresh from a storming run at the Pendle Fell Race, Matthew Duckworth took part in the Padiham Aquathlon finishing in 9th place with an overall time of 32:03. Natasha Newell and Tony Pilling competed as a relay and finished in 11th place with an overall time of 33:49.

It was a super Sunday for Team Stevenson! After lots of hard work in the pool over the last few months Keira blitzed her previous swim times at Padiham Aquathlon. Rachel was persuaded to have a go by Keira, worked her socks off and swam beautifully and confidently. Adam decided to throw everything at the run, a tactic that well paid off. Great results for all 3 of them!

Team Stevenson. L-R Adam, Keira and Rachel with their mum Deborah at the Padiham Aquathlon

Results not yet available

Wilmslow Half Marathon

Richard Stevenson ran in the Wilmslow Half Marathon finishing in 83rd place with a time of 1:20:28 smashing his PB. A result of lots of hard work put into training. Well done Richard

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

A busy week for our parkrunners with some parkrun tourism thrown into the mix. Clayton-le-Moors Harriers have been spotted in Scotland and Australia this week.

Imogen and Tillie Ferguson at the Helix junior parkrun in Edinburgh.

Bolton parkrun – A total of 244 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
71	Katy THOMPSON	25:39	VW60-64

Burnley parkrun – A total of 246 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	Jonathan PYE	18:23	SM25-29
2	Jordan MCDONALD	18:33	SM18-19
5	Chris SNELL	19:22	VM35-39
9	Adam SHAW	20:37	SM30-34
12	John WILCOCK	21:08	VM50-54
19	Richard STEVENSON	22:03	VM40-44
20	Reece Adam LAWRENCE	22:11	JM15-17
21	Donna RILEY	22:16	VW50-54
27	Martin BRADY	22:41	VM50-54
33	James HICKIE	23:26	VM55-59
43	Ian HARGREAVES	24:10	VM50-54
45	Charlie BIRTWISTLE	24:13	JM10
54	Julie DAWES	24:37	VW45-49
61	Toby BIRTWISTLE	25:06	JM10
62	Justin BIRTWISTLE	25:07	VM40-44
65	Andrew TAYLOR	25:32	VM55-59
85	Aaron LUNDIE	26:35	JM11-14
102	Ron CHAPPELL	27:44	VM65-69
105	Julie TOMAN	27:57	VW45-49
129	Donna SCOTT	29:24	VW50-54
139	Carl CAREY	29:49	VM45-49
146	Robert HIRST	30:14	VM65-69
150	Jack MCGUIRE	30:30	VM60-64
151	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	30:39	VW65-69
164	Karen CLARKIN	31:22	VW40-44
181	Judith CAREY	32:17	VW35-39
227	Valerie LAWSON	36:45	VW70-74

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 152 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
152	Eileen JONES	57:12	VW60-64

Helix Junior parkrun – A total of 63 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
15	Imogen FERGUSON	8:57	JW10	First Timer!
27	Tillie FERGUSON	10:32	JW10	First Timer!

Lincoln parkrun – A total of 331 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	Breton HOLDSWORTH	17:22	VM40-44

Pendle parkrun – A total of 73 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
3	Paul BRANNON	20:39	VM55-59
4	John HARTLEY	20:51	VM55-59
5	Paul HESKETH	21:03	VM50-54
6	Richard BRISCOE	21:22	VM35-39
12	Susan BURNS	22:27	VW55-59

Penrith Lakes parkrun- A total of 220 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
162	Robin PRICE	37:50	VM70-74	First Timer!

Queen’s Park junior parkrun – A total of 77 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	Dexta THOMPSON	7:35	JM10	First Timer!
7	Liberty THOMPSON	9:23	JW11-14	First Timer!
11	Kady THOMPSON	10:15	JW10	First Timer!
12	Felix THOMPSON	10:18	JM10	First Timer!

Skipton parkrun – A total of 171 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
151	Christine LEATHLEY	34:01	VW65-69	First Timer!

Witton parkrun – A total of 75 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
72	Julia RUSHTON	1:00	VW50-54

Woodbank parkrun – A total of 128 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
107	Ron HILL	32:59	VM75-79

ByAdrienne Olszewska

A Champion Weekend

Easter is here and you have been out on the hunt for championships, wins, great finishes and PBs all over the place. The Lancashire Fell Championships was awash with Clayton successes and you have been making your presence felt on the roads, fells, lakesides and parks.

Happening this week

Your captains have a few reminders for you this week; a couple of club championship races and the Mid Lancs presentation evening

In the Fell championship it’s the Pete Hartley Memorial Liver Hill race at 18:45 on Tuesday 29^th March.
In the Road Championship it’s the Darwen Heritage Half Marathon on Sunday 3^rd April.
Mid Lancs Presentation Evening. Clayton Juniors, Ladies and Men: Come and join in with celebrating all our achievements this season! You can order tickets in advance or pay on the door.Friday 8th April at 8pm, Bamber Bridge CCM Club. Senior tickets £7, Junior tickets £5. Full details are at http://www.midlancs.org.uk/XC/buytickets16.pdf

Friday 25 March

Caldervale Country 10

Second place for Breton Holdsworth, our sole Clayton runner in this 10 mile race over undulating, quiet country roads.

Breton Holdsworth at the Calder Vale 10 Mile Race.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
2	Breton Holdsworth	MV40	1:00:05

Full Results

Caldervale Fun Run

Well done to Helana White who was second in this race. A great result for her after her 3^rd place in Burnley Schools Cross Country last week. Fellow junior club mates Roanna and Finan Holdsworth took top twenty positions accompanied by senior runners Colin White and Jack Maguire.

Finan and Roanna Holdsworth and Helana White at the Calder Vale fun run

Pos	Name	Time
2	Helana White	27:43
5	Colin White	29:22
10	Roanna Holdsworth	34:34
16	Finan Holdsworth	37:35
20	Jack Maguire	38:11

Full Results

Salford 10K

A dynamic duo of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took to the roads of Salford in a field of 573 runners for this popular and fast paced 10k road race. Stephen Biscomb was our first finisher in 200^th place overall, with a time of42:16 and 3^rd Vet60 in the race. Representing the ladies was Vicky Heys wo was 327^th with a time of 48:066.

Pos	Forename	Cat	Time
200	Stephen Biscomb	M60	00:42:16
327	Vicky Heys	F45	00:48:06

Full Results

Saturday 26 March

Rivington Pike Fell Race

Report from James Boult

It was heading on for 2 in the afternoon before I decided to make the trip over to Bolton to join the ten other Harriers taking part in the 3pm Rivington Pike fell race. The 5km event started from close to The Queens Head pub, and headed up to the courses namesake before a fast descent took us back to the start finish point. 264 competitors, among them Ron Hill – there to compete in his 40th and final Rivington Pike event – took part in what was a fast paced affair, taking in some lovely scenery and a testing climb.

Ron Hill and James Boult at the Rivington Pike Fell Race

Danny Collinge was the first Clayton home in 7th place, with Jacob Boyle in 9th. Richard Briscoe and myself made up the top four for Clayton – giving us 5th place in the team results. Ron Hill crossed the finish in a very respectable 38:43 to complete an incredible milestone at Rivington Pike.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
7	Danny Collinge	MU23	19:12
9	Jacob Boyle	MU23	19:36
97	Richard Briscoe	M	23:59
107	James Boult	M	24:31
144	Stephen Breckell	MV65	26:22
173	Peter Browning	MV55	27:59
191	Geoff Smith	MV40	28:52
209	Stephen Fish	MV60	29:30
211	Andrew Walmsley	MV60	29:36
261	John Francis	MV70	38:43
262	Ron Hill	MV75	38:43

Full Results

Sunday 27 March

Guiseley Gallop

Well done Julie Toman who was our sole representative at the Guiseley Gallop, a popular 10K event on tracks, trails, canal bank, towpath and roads . She finished in 325^th place with a time of 01:03:33 There were 432 runners in the race.

Julie Toman Reports

Julie Toman at the Guisley Gallop. Photo by Wooden tops

It’s the third year I’ve done the Guiseley Gallop now and this year it was a new route due to a bridge being washed away. I thought it was a much better route as it was almost all woodland trail, with very little road and with it being mostly dry recently, was quite firm under foot. Good route, bottle of beer/wine for every finisher, all good!

Full Results

Monday 28 March

Hollingworth Lake 5K

Nine Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in this fast, flat and scenic 5K run around Hollingworth Lake. Jacob Watson was our first finisher in 13^th place with a time of 17:37. He was joined in the top twenty finishers by Jonathan Pye who was 18^th with a time of 17:46. Julie Dawes was our first lady finisher in 127^th place with a time of 23:11.

Report from Judith Carey

L-R Julie Dawes, Hayley Copeman , Judith Carey, Carl Carey and Ian Hargreaves

As a new runner, the Hollingworth Lake 5k race in 2015 was my first ever race. I had only been running approximately 6 months, mainly park run events. So 12 months on from last years race and JR’s winter training I was very keen to see my progress today!

We did a recce dog walk of the route on Saturday as the course had changed slightly from last years race and it helped me know what to expect from the race today and how far the final stretch was to the finish.

I was hoping the weather would be as per the brochure with the sun shining and an ice cream van…well almost!! The rain held off, it was cloudy and very breezy on one half of the lake, but as we ran round it became nice and sheltered!

I really enjoyed the new route, it’s a good flat course with a fast downhill start, I got carried away with the other runners at first and then slowed my pace down so I didn’t burnout. Around 4K my lace became unfastened and I wished I’d remembered to tuck them in my laces lol! I didn’t stop to fasten it because I knew it would affect my time so I was distracted from the pain of running my last 1k thinking about whether I would fall over in my sprint finish! With an incline to the finish line, increased pace, avoiding the pot holes on final stretch and watching my lace flapping I crossed the line knocking 3:47 mins off last years time and a 5k PB.

As usual I was nervous at the start and I finished thinking I felt I could go faster…so I know I’ve more speed to come!

It was great to run with other Claytoners and I always appreciate the support and cheering me to finish line! Well done everyone who ran today, some great results and PB’s .

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
13	Jacob Watson	M	17:37.7
18	Jonathan Pye	M	17:46.0
23	Carl Carey	M45	22:47.9
42	Michael Clarke	M40	19:05.6
77	Stephen Biscomb	M60	20:46.6
111	Lee Moore	M	22:37.9
127	Julie Dawes	W40	23:11.6
138	Ian Hargreaves	M50	23:41.7
202	Judith Carey	W35	30:37.6

Full Results

Hollingworth Lake Golden Mile Fun Run

Three juniors and one senior took part in this traffic free race. Liberty Thompson was the first finisher in 3^rd place overall with her sister Kady in 14^th place and brother Felix in 21^st. Jack Maguire was our senior runner and he finished in 18^th place.

Pos	Name	Time
3	Liberty Thompson	5:14.7
14	Kady Thompson	6:02.7
18	Jack Maguire	6:15.5
21	Felix Thompson	6:27.5

Full Results

Lancashire Fell Championships

Plenty of Clayton Harriers took part in the Lancashire Fell Championships in Sabden on Easter Monday. With the event taking part on our doorstep on familiar stomping ground, it’s no surprise that Team Clayton took plenty of prizes at this event.

Our Juniors did very well winning the U12 Champion title for both boys and girls, Jackson McKay and Ella Dorrington. In the Under 14 race, Briony Holt had a great run finishing in second place and first girl becoming Lancashire Champion. They also took team awards.

Our Junior Lancashire Fell Champions

Our senior runners were out in force with Chris Holdsworth our first finisher and second place overall with Danny Collinge in third and Jacob Boyle taking fifth place gaining a team award as well.

Start of the senior race at the Lancashire Fell Championships. Photo by David Belshaw

Awaiting Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Burnley parkrun – A total of 338 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	Jacob WATSON	18:24	SM30-34
5	Jonathan PYE	19:00	SM25-29
6	Richard STEVENSON	19:12	VM40-44
7	Matthew DUCKWORTH	19:28	SM25-29
9	Chris SNELL	19:44	VM35-39
11	Dave MOTLEY	20:02	SM30-34
15	Michael CLARKE	20:27	VM40-44
19	Simon WILSHAW	20:43	JM15-17
21	Nicholas HENNESSEY	20:58	JM11-14
24	Robbie SMEDLEY	21:18	JM10	New PB!
32	Reece Adam LAWRENCE	22:08	JM15-17
33	Adam QUINN	22:09	JM11-14
41	Helana WHITE	22:26	JW10	New PB!
42	Robert MORRISON	22:27	VM40-44
43	Donna RILEY	22:29	VW50-54
52	Andrew WEBSTER	23:07	VM45-49
54	Stuart PROCTOR	23:20	VM35-39
64	Sophie ASHWORTH	23:44	JW11-14
65	Lee MOORE	23:46	VM35-39
72	Charlie BIRTWISTLE	24:05	JM10
74	David NIELD	24:14	VM55-59	New PB!
85	Julie DAWES	24:36	VW45-49
86	Ian HARGREAVES	24:38	VM50-54
90	Colin WHITE	24:50	VM40-44
107	Jenson BENTHAM	25:32	JM10
108	Donna SCOTT	25:33	VW50-54
110	Beth QUINN	25:42	JW15-17
111	Andy QUINN	25:43	VM40-44
123	John WILCOCK	26:25	VM50-54
125	Annabel WILCOCK	26:27	JW15-17
126	Toby BIRTWISTLE	26:27	JM10
127	Justin BIRTWISTLE	26:28	VM40-44
146	Danny PILKINGTON	27:20	VM35-39	New PB!
152	Kady THOMPSON	27:29	JW10
156	Philip NAYLOR	27:34	VM35-39
167	Stuart BARKER	27:54	VM45-49
172	Ron CHAPPELL	28:01	VM65-69
182	Julie TOMAN	28:33	VW45-49
209	Robert HIRST	29:30	VM65-69

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 103 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
100	Robin PRICE	36:26	VM70-74

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 207 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
63	Wendy DODDS	24:05	VW65-69
90	Jude ASHWORTH	26:11	VW55-59	First Timer!

Keswick parkrun – A total of 158 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
48	Martin BRADY	25:45	VM50-54	First Timer!

Lyme Park parkrun – A total of 141 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
101	Martin TERRY	32:39	VM55-59	First Timer!

Pendle parkrun – A total of 125 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
3	John HARTLEY	19:57	VM55-59
4	Paul BRANNON	20:33	VM55-59
5	Jackson MCKAY	20:37	JM11-14
38	Lennon JACKSON	24:53	JM11-14
47	Matthew JACKSON	26:05	JM10
52	Natasha OLSZEWSKA	27:39	JW11-14
60	Joshua MCKAY	28:55	JM10
74	Adrienne OLSZEWSKA	30:37	VW45-49
83	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	32:15	VW65-69
88	Adam STEVENSON	32:56	JM11-14
89	Lucy STEVENSON	33:07	JW11-14
91	Bronia OLSZEWSKA	34:08	JW11-14

Witton parkrun – A total of 101 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
41	Julia RUSHTON	28:01	VW50-54

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Springing into action!

Spring is definitely in the air, I can hardly keep up with what you have all been up to this weekend with some great results on the fells, trail and roads for the club. As well as running there’s also been duathlon action and some track events for our junior members who also compete for Burnley AC. And, of course, you have been doing your bit for Sport Relief at Towneley Park.

Messages from the captains

Dave Motley (Fell Captain) – don’t forget the next Club Fell Championship race is coming up. It’s the Pete Hartley Memorial Liver Hill Race organised by Rossendale Harriers at 6.45pm on Tuesday 29^th March from Marl Pits Sports Centre Rawtenstall. 5 miles (7km) 800ft.

Also there is the Lancashire Fell Running Championships at Sabden on Easter Monday (28^th March) with races for senior and junior runners. http://www.lancsaa.co.uk/fell.html

Sounds like an eggs-cellent way to burn off all your Easter chocolate to me!

Sport Relief Events

Team Clayton out in force at the Burnley Sport Relief Event. Photo by David Belshaw

Well done to all of the Clayton Harriers that took part in a Sports Relief event over the weekend whether it was running, walking, swimming or cycling. Plenty of you were at Towneley Park on Sunday for the 1mile and 6mile runs with some fabulous photos of the event taken by our great friend David Belshaw.

Clayton Juniors at the Burnley Sport Relief event. Photo by David Belshaw

Events were also taking place in Clitheroe and Nelson as well as at schools all around the area. Well done to everyone that took part!

Aaron Lundie at the Burnley Sport Relief Event. Photo by David Belshaw

Saturday 19 March

Boulsworth Bog

Five Clayton Harriers took part in this local race. After a battle with Barlick Fell Runners’ Shaun Chew, Danny Collinge took first place. Carl Helliwell was next in 7^th place despite taking a tumble on the way back to the finish. Jack Holt was 1^st MV65, and Helen Burnett and Michelle Butschok decided to test their mettle on this challenging course. Well done to all of you.

Report from Danny Collinge

Danny Collinge battling with Barlick Fell Runner Shaun Chew at the Boulsworth Hill Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

Boulsworth wasn’t really a race that I had pencilled in. However, after a message from Helen asking if I was doing it, she soon changed my mind and I decided I would give it a crack. When we arrived there and got ourselves registered my legs were feeling good but not perfect as I could still feel them from the races I had done the weekend before. Anyway, after lining up at the start and getting instructions on the course and health and safety precautions, the race was started and off we went.

I had a really quick start and found myself out in front for most of the way until Shaun Chew of Barlick Fell Runners came past me on the climb up to the trig. At the top of the climb it flattened out and that is when the real work came with having to work your way through the bogs on the top of the hill. We then hit the trig of Boulsworth Hill and it was then I knew I had to work hard to catch Shaun after he worked a bit of a lead on the climb and along the top of the hill, however, I used my road pace to catch him when we hit the concrete parts of the course and left him with about 400m to go.

Me and Shaun had a really good battle in the latter stages of the race and we both had to work hard for our results. The rest of the orange army had a great run as well from what I heard from them after the race. Well done Team Clayton, another good day at the office!

Report from Carl Helliwell

Carl Helliwell at the Boulsworth Hill Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

I decided to do Boulsworth and as usual I was on the last minute and had 5 minutes to spare when I got there! Luckily for me the start and registration were right next to each other. It is a good race with a mix of everything varying from trail, footpath, rocky paths, grassy sections and plenty of bog up at the top. Once the race started to climb, the positions of the front runners didn’t alter much at all. I could see that Danny Collinge was leading for most of the way up. I had a little battle as I tried to catch up with a Todmorden Harrier runner. It was all in vain as on the last bit of the course (and the easiest section) I decked it doing a stunt man roll through the forest! I was happy with my time of around 54 minutes and came 7^th. Danny had a cracking run to come first battling all the way back with Shaun Chew from Barlick Fell Runners.

Report from Helen Burnett

Helen Burnett and Michelle Butschok at the Boulsworth Fell Race.

Michelle and myself decided to do the race at the last minute as it was our “long run” day. We treated it as a fell training run and ran the route together for experience. It’s a great local fell race (I can see Boulsworth Hill from my window at home), friendly, well organised and although it’s a challenging run, it’s an easy to follow, straightforward course.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
1	Danny Collinge	MU23	50:21
7	Carl Helliwell	M	54:41
31	Jack Holt	MV65	63:34
77	Helen Burnett	WV40	90:36
78	Michelle Butschok	WV40	90:37

Full Results

Causey Pike

A quartet of club members took part in this Lakeland fell race organised by Keswick AC. It is a 4.5 mile race with 1781ft of ascent.

Mark Taylor at the Causey Pike Fell Race. Photo by Annabel Callis Holmes

Mark Taylor was the first Clayton finisher in 43^rd place with a time of 55:04, closely followed by Peter Dugdale in 44^th place. Linda Lord was our sole lady representative finishing in 55^th place overall.

Linda Lord at the Causey Pike Fell Race. Photo by Annabel Callis Holmes

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
43	TAYLOR, Mark	Msen	00:55:04
44	DUGDALE, Peter	MV50	00:55:10
55	LORD, Linda	FV60	01:00:17
58	DUGDALE, Andrew	MV50	01:03:12

Full Results

Coniston 14

The Coniston 14 Road Race was established in 1982 and is a 14 mile road race around Coniston Water. It is claimed to be one of the most picturesque courses in Britain. A group of five Clayton Harriers took part in this tough race to celebrate Roger Brewster’s 60^th birthday and also Tom Brewster’s 30^th.

Tom Brewster Reports

This has got to be one of the hardest races I’ve ever done. I was running in 12^th and felt good until about mile 9 then I just seemed to fall apart. My legs went then about a mile later my head went as well and I dropped to about 35^th by the end. It was tough but looking at my time (1:29 for 14 miles) and breaking it down it was the fasted I’ve run for the distance and I knocked 5 minutes off my half marathon time so that’s a positive to take! I felt much better after some food and enjoyed sitting at the side of the race in the sun with a beer cheering the rest of the field. Overall it’s an excellently organised race and definitely one to have another go at but maybe with a bit more training next time.

Dave Motley Reports

I decided to do this race to celebrate the club legend that is Roger Brewster’s 60^th. I was promised an undulating, scenic and tough course and I wasn’t disappointed. I was a little disappointed with my performance, but the course was great. Having suffered for that last 4-6 weeks with niggles, I’d not managed to get the mileage in for 14 miles at pace. I set off steady but by mile 6 I was fading with the field slowly coming past me with little response from my chunky legs. I finished the race in 60^th place in a time of 1:33:42 with my legs in bits from a tough course. Well organised event and the beer in the sun helped make the event even better. Would I go back? Yes but with more training. Definitely a race to put in the diary for you tarmac lovers.

Pos	Name	Cat	Cat Pos	Time
35	Thomas Brewster	M	21	01:29:01
47	John Hartley	MV55	2	01:31:12
60	Dave Motley	M	28	01:33:42
149	Roger Brewster	MV60	3	01:40:31
1086	Graham Kissack	MV65	28	03:04:08

Full Results

Lakeland Trails Cartmel

Starting and finishing at Cartmel Racecourse, the 18km Cartmel Trail Race, takes runners on an off-road journey through some of the most scenic and varied countryside in the Lake District, along a ‘Beauty and Beast’ of a course. The trails are mainly along waymarked and marshalled footpaths and bridleways, giving panoramic views of both Morecambe Bay and the surrounding peaks. Underfoot conditions are variable with a bit of everything. Good fast sections, but it can be very sticky in places, especially if wet!

L-R Lee Smith, Breton Holdsworth, Chris Holdsworth and Richard Stevenson. Lakeland Trail Races at Cartmel. Photo by Deborah Stevenson

Six Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in the 18km race with top ten finishes galore.

Richard Stevenson reports

This was my first time at a Lakeland Trails event and it lived up to the hype that certain club members had given it. A great friendly atmosphere at the event and a tough little course for the race. All very runnable with a few short, sharp climbs thrown in.

Well done to the other Clayton runners who’d made the trip up to Cartmel; always good to see familiar faces on the start line.

Rachel Todd at the Lakeland Trails Cartmel 18km race. Photo by Lakeland Trails

I’m looking forward to the next race at Hawkshead and hopefully Clayton can have another good showing there too.

Pos		Cat	Gun
3	Christopher Holdsworth	M	01:08:11
5	Breton Holdsworth	MV40	01:13:07
8	Richard Stevenson	MV40	01:17:07
9	Lee Smith	M	01:17:45
30	Chris Snell	M	01:26:55
173	Rachel Todd	LV40	01:58:44

Full Results

Sunday 20 March

Garstang Gallop 7 Mile Road Race

Four Harriers took part in this 7 mile road race with a course that covers and undulating and scenic one lap route in a field of 114 runners. Brian Wildman was the first Clayton finisher in 44th place and a time of 54 minutes. Danny Pilkington continues to improve his results with a new PB. Julie Toman was our sole lady runner in 83rd place and Ron Chappell was 95th.

Danny Pilkington at the Garstang Gallop

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
44	Brian Wildman	MV50	00:54:00
71	Danny Pilkington	MV35	00:59:46
83	Julie Toman	FV45	01:04:20
95	Ron Chappell	MV65	01:05:52

Full Results

Grizedale Duathlon

The Grizedale Duathlon is a multisport event based in the stunning setting of Grizedale Forest Park, in the southern Lake District. With stunning views over the Coniston fells and an extensive network of forest tracks and purpose built bike trails, this is a spectacular location for trail running and mountain biking.

Andy Laycock at the Grizedale duathlon. Photo by Stephen Wilson www.granddayoutphotography.co.uk

There were 69 individual competitors in this event with our new club member, Andy Laycock taking 2^nd place with an overall time of 2:25:24. The duathlon includes a 24km Mountain Bike ride sandwiched between two 6km trail runs in the stunning setting of Grizedale Forest. The trail races climb up to Carron Crag which is the highest point in the forest, a testing route with 255m of ascent. The mountain bike route is a 24km circuit incorporating the full North Face trail with additional sections of undulating forest roads and flowing singletrack.

Full Results

Helm Hill

A couple of familiar vests have been spotted on the photos for this race which forms part of the Kendal Winter League series organised by Helm Hill Runners.

Wendy Dodds at the Helm Fell Race. Photo by Andrew Slattery

On a glorious day, Alan Life and Wendy Dodds took part. As yet no results are available so there is no news on positions or times as we go live.

Alan Life at the Helm Fell Race. Photo by Andrew Slattery

Awaiting results

Heptonstall Fell Race

The Heptonstall Fell Race is a category BL race across the best of the local landscape around Heptonstall in the upper Calder Valley. The 25 kilometres of route takes in a mixture of steep-sided wooded valleys, upland pasture and pathless moorland.

Runners receiving a blessing at the start line at the Heptonstall Fell Race. Photo by Stephen Grimley

After a blessing from the local vicar, runners hurtle down grassy slopes, struggle across stretches of bog, scramble up through thick heather, dodge through dense woodland and – most of all – race over some wild open countryside. If you get the chance to look around, you’ll see for miles across some of the most beautiful and remote scenery in the South Pennines.

Report from Martin Brady

The route this year was a bit drier than in previous years. It almost felt like summer with many running in just vests. The course has good running sections with a few short steep hills, bogs and a river crossing. A few miles from the end, the course markers had been tampered with sending runners on a long diversion up a hill. There were some good performances by Clayton runners especially Avril Duckworth who was the first V50 lady breaking the LV50 course record by 13 minutes, and Dave Bagot being the first Clayton home in 16^th position. The race is well worth considering for next year for those who want an introduction to long fell races. It was only £6 to enter with tea, soup and fantastic flapjack at the finish

Heptonstall Fell Race. Photo by Stephen Grimley

Report by Darren Rushton

This race is an absolute bargain for a long fell race. There is some good running on good ground and if you could order weather like we had, it does not come any better – it was perfect. There are some tasty climbs and the last climb was lovely! I fell victim to the tampered with flags and managed to baptise myself in the river; a lady spectator said I was the best one so far and gave me a ten! I really enjoyed this race. It’s a bit more testing that some of our shorter local fell races but enjoyable in the right conditions.

Position	Name	Cat	Time
16	David Bagot	M	02:08:37
28	Kurt Livesey	V40	02:17:26
29	Peter Coates	M	02:18:23
50	Neil Hardiman	V40	02:23:51
78	Avril Duckworth	LV50*	02:31:40
104	Andrew Bradley	V50	02:44:07
126	Chris Whiteoak	M	02:47:52
154	Darren Rushton	V40	02:53:22
158	Martin Brady	V50	02:58:28
188	Sean Clare	V50	03:03:25

Full Results

Rivock Edge Fell Race

Report from James Boult

“There are people shooting up on the tops…” is perhaps not the best way to introduce a race.

Four Harriers, in Chris Paul, Orlaith O’Mahony, Richard Briscoe and myself made the trip over to Silsden for the Rivock Edge Fell Race on Sunday – a 7-mile event taking in the surroundings of Keighley and Silsden under beautiful clear blue skies. 57 entrants made the event quite a cosy affair, with prizes for the winners being donated to Sports Relief after a unanimous decision by the competitors. Signs beforehand said it was cold, but iceless, on the tops but the weather was mild and with little to no clouds the decision was made to run in just vests and shorts – a wise decision, it later turned out, when we longed for even the briefest of breezes.

L-R James Boult, Chris Paul and Orlaith O’ Mahony at the Rivock Edge Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

Starting close to Silsden Sports Centre, we headed off towards a mile stretch of canal running before heading off to one of the courses rather steep climbs up into the Alder Carr wood. After taking us through the Alder Carr and Spring Cragg woods we headed down a Bridleway towards farmland and another, larger climb towards the trig point.

With the sun turning out for the event the trig point opened out a stunning vista over Keighley, Cowling and the surrounding areas and newfound energy after a difficult start, aided by fast descents and a photographer (which saw Orlaith extend her lead of overtaking me just as they take the picture to 2-0), saw us start to pick up the pace for the return leg. Chris Paul, flying through the descents, made considerable ground on Richard Briscoe (back at Rivock Edge after tackling the event a few years before), who was leading the Clayton foursome, as they exchanged positions as the finish neared.

Richard Briscoe at the Rivock Edge Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

It was Richard Briscoe who was the first Clayton home (20th in 1:07:13), with Chris (21st) just 3 seconds behind in 1:07:16. Orliath and I finished about a minute or so later, in 24th (1:08:02) and 26th place (1:08:11) respectively (Orlaith finishing as 5th lady after a brilliant run), in what was a lovely morning of racing across the border.

AWAITING OFFICIAL RESULTS

Trimpell 20

Report from Jon Cleaver

This was my first time doing this race and it was a beauty. The weather was perfect and the scenery was spot on for a great race. I came over with Dan Plant and we met Paul Hesketh at the start for a warm up. The start/finish location had been changed to the castle, I didn’t know the significance of this until mile 19!

Jon Cleaver at the Trimpbell 20

The race itself is very flat, not much more elevation than the Burnley Park Run so it’s great for pushing your pace ready for a spring marathon. The route is mainly on cycle ways which is good to keep you away from traffic and pot holes!

There was a dash at the start to get some room due to it being very narrow and lots of people converging. That soon sorted itself out and we were underway in just over 700 people.

It was all plain sailing to 13 miles and then it’s a bit of a drag for the next 3/4 back on yourself towards the castle, when there was any lumpy bits you really felt the pain. Personally I started to fade a bit from 17.5 onwards after trying to stick with a 06:30 pace and seen as I had earned a bit of slack I decided to use it. The final half mile was a bit of a nightmare up a very steep climb for the finish at the castle, struggled to do more than walking pace!

Very pleased I signed up for it and well done to the rest of the Clayton team who put in some really good efforts.

Dan Plant at the Trimpbell 20

Pos	Time	Race No	Surname	First Name	Category
34	02:12:20	424	Cleaver	Jonathan	M
61	02:18:20	588	Hesketh	Paul	MV50
67	02:19:04	956	Thompson	Paul	MV40
117	02:26:39	816	Plant	Daniel	M

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Burnley parkrun – A total of 298 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	Jonathan PYE	18:30	SM25-29
5	Nicholas HENNESSEY	19:20	JM11-14	New PB!
9	Simon WILSHAW	20:07	JM15-17
18	Reece Adam LAWRENCE	20:48	JM15-17	New PB!
27	James BOULT	21:27	SM20-24
29	Robert MORRISON	21:31	VM40-44	New PB!
30	Andy QUINN	21:33	VM40-44
31	Andrew WEBSTER	21:34	VM45-49
56	Charlie BIRTWISTLE	23:13	JM10	New PB!
63	Julie DAWES	23:30	VW45-49
64	Ian HARGREAVES	23:33	VM50-54	New PB!
69	Brian WILDMAN	23:44	VM50-54
72	Cassandra Darling SMEDLEY	23:58	VW35-39	New PB!
77	Lennon JACKSON	24:05	JM11-14
81	Sophie ASHWORTH	24:17	JW11-14
91	Toby BIRTWISTLE	24:51	JM10	New PB!
93	Justin BIRTWISTLE	24:52	VM40-44	New PB!
94	Lisa JOHNSON	24:56	VW40-44
98	David NIELD	25:03	VM55-59	First Timer!
107	Annabel WILCOCK	25:51	JW15-17
108	John WILCOCK	25:54	VM50-54
111	Matthew JACKSON	26:01	JM10
112	Jake ANFORTH	26:01	JM10
116	Philip NAYLOR	26:16	VM35-39
133	Julie TOMAN	26:57	VW45-49
136	Ron CHAPPELL	27:03	VM65-69
151	Aaron LUNDIE	27:37	JM11-14
154	Stuart BARKER	27:40	VM45-49
197	Karen CLARKIN	29:33	VW40-44
210	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	30:09	VW65-69
246	Christine LEATHLEY	33:34	VW65-69
279	Daniel PLANT	36:39	SM30-34

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 97 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
87	Robin PRICE	34:42	VM70-74

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 127 runners took part

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

Pendle parkrun – A total of 63 runners took part.

Note: Natasha Olszewska missing from results. She was in 29^th position and shows as unknown on the official results.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
3	Paul BRANNON	20:31	VM55-59
11	Paul HESKETH	22:13	VM50-54
30	Dawn TERRY	27:21	VW50-54
36	Adrienne OLSZEWSKA	29:31	VW45-49
55	Bronia OLSZEWSKA	33:05	JW11-14

Witton parkrun – A total of 81 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
9	Adam SHAW	21:35	SM30-34
35	Julia RUSHTON	26:14	VW50-54
37	Katy THOMPSON	26:45	VW60-64
39	Jude ASHWORTH	27:23	VW55-59
63	Eileen JONES	34:03	VW60-64	First Timer!

Woodbank parkrun – A total of 150 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
122	Ron HILL	32:10	VM75-79

ByAlan Dorrington

March Hare-iers

As we head into March, it’s been a bumper weekend for our Harriers who have been out and about in large numbers all over the country this weekend, on the fells, the country, the roads and the trails. And in the pool. With the bulk of the fell action coming on Saturday, it was onto the road and trail for Sunday on what must have been the busiest weekend of the year so far with some great performances from Juniors and Seniors alike.

Saturday 12th March

Black Combe Fell Race

Heading up into the clag at Black Combe. Pic: Rupert Bonington

It was an eventful day up on the South Western Lakeland fells for the first big fell race of the year, the English Championships round at Black Combe (AM). A large contingent of Clayton runners made the trip over to Silecroft to be greeted by drizzle and low cloud obscuring the fell.

With visibility down to 20m in places, getting lost featured heavily for a large number of competitors, from the race leaders back through the field. Danny Collinge seemed to have a clean run and led the Clayton runners home in 48th place. Chris Holdsworth, Sean Clare and Alan Dorrington were among others who added (significant) extra optional loops and climbs onto what was already a tough 8 miles.

Position	Name	Cat	Time
48	Danny Collinge	MU23	01:20:38
83	Matt Perry	M	01:23:55
107	Carl Helliwell	MV40	01:25:29
117	Garry Wilkinson	MV50	01:28:37
132	Dave Motley	M	01:29:53
141	Christopher Holdsworth	M	01:30:48
149	Ryan Wilkinson	M	01:31:45
151	Jordan Mcdonald	MU23	01:32:07
163	Alan Life	MV50	01:33:12
177	Jacob Boyle	MU23	01:33:58
204	Matthew Duckworth	M	01:35:10
210	Andrew McFarlane	MV45	01:35:29
212	David Bagot	M	01:35:35
218	Chris Snell	M	01:36:38
230	Paul Hesketh	MV50	01:38:33
248	Brian Horrocks	MV55	01:40:32
250	Jack Holt	MV65	01:40:43
261	Jon Sharples	MV60	01:42:33
287	Richard Briscoe	M	01:45:25
321	George Pier	MU23	01:50:04
353	Richard Bellaries	MV60	01:55:18
359	Chris Paul	M	01:55:42
386	Paul Wale	MV45	02:00:37
389	David Horrocks	MV50	02:00:52
402	Andrew Firth	MV55	02:03:45
411	Kieran Carr	MV70	02:05:10
415	Katy Thompson	FV60	02:06:15
422	Linda Lord	FV65	02:08:39
438	Alan Dorrington	MV45	02:13:57
457	Chris Whiteoak	MU23	02:20:52
458	Sean Clare	MV50	02:21:09
464	Michael Frost	MV60	02:25:19

Leaders at Black Combe fell race @Fellrunninbrief pic.twitter.com/CBNxbReqyt

— RuslandShepherdess (@ruslandvalley) 12 March 2016

Chris Holdsworth up with the leaders at the start of the first climb.

Full results

Haworth Hobble

The Haworth Hobble is a popular event with its very runnable route covering many of the best bits of the hills and moors of Bronte Country.

Nicholas Olszewska at the Hobble. Pic: Sport Sunday

Nicholas Olszewski at the Hobble. Pic: Sport Sunday

Martin Brady sends this report from the Hobble:

“It is quite a few years since I last ran the 32 mile Haworth Hobble and I thought I might have a go this year to see if I can still run that far after recent changes. The route covers about 32 miles from Haworth, Top Withins, Widdop, Gorple, Long Causeway, Makinholes, Stoodley Pike, Hebden Bridge, Hardcasle Crags, Top Of Stairs, Penistone Hill and then back to Haworth.
The weather was good and I even set off in a tee shirt and vest (8am start). I decided to run at a very steady pace and felt good up to Stoodley Pike. The descent into Hebden Bridge is a steep tarmac road which for some reason I found very difficult to relax on. It was then I began to feel the miles (about 24 miles). The next few miles to Top Of Stairs were a bit slow and painful but I got a second wind knowing there was only a few miles left. It may have been my slowest run on the course by a long way but it was probably the most rewarding. It is a great atmosphere running in these races.”

Martin Brady at the Howarth Hobble. Photo by Scott Leach

Having way too much fun at the Haworth Hobble. Photo by Scott Leach

Position	Name	Cat	Time
11	Simon Halliday/Martin Terry	MV50	04:59:09
38	Nicholas Olszewski	MV55	05:23:28
164	Martin Brady	MV50	06:26:30
260	Adrienne Olszewska	FV45	07:48:15

Full results

Dentdale 14.2

Breton Holdsworth made a return to this 14.2 mile road race around the lanes surrounding the village of Dent in the Yorkshire Dales. One of the most scenic races of the year, it attracts a strong field of over 500 runners. Breton came in 5th overall and 3rd Vet40 in 1:27:33.

Full results

Junior Summer Series

The Clayton Juniors were in action at the Colne Parkrun as part of their Summer (!) Series with Jackson McKay 2nd overall and 1st Clayton Boy, and Ella Dorrington, 2nd Female overall and 1st Clayton Girl. Full Parkrun results further below.

Inter Counties XC

Continuing her excellent series of results, Briony Holt represented Lancashire in the Inter Counties Cross-Country (U15 Girls) at Cofton Park Birmingham, finishing 95th out of 302 runners as well as 3rd Lancashire runner.

Louisa Powell-Smith was 54th and 2nd Lancashire counter in the Ladies race.

Briony Holt

Sunday 13th March

Roddlesworth Roller 9km / Daffodil Doddle 2.2km

With the adults running the Roller and the Juniors running the Doddle, a beautiful Spring day had finally arrived for these popular trail events starting from Abbey Village. In the Roller, Lee Smith led the Clayton men home in 4th place and Julie Toman was 30th woman.

In the Doddle, Dexta Thompson was back on form with 4th place and a win in his M10 age category, only just behind some much older runners. Overall, it was a Thompson family affair with Liberty 3rd in F13, Kady 6th in F9 and Felix 3rd in M6. Well done the Thompsons!

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
4	Lee Smith	M	(003/047)	00:35:31
12	Peter Coates	M	(007/047)	00:37:35
97	Daniel Isherwood	M	(029/047)	00:45:37
171	Julie Toman	F40	(011/029)	00:55:17
186	Ron Chappell	M65	(004/005)	00:58:07
207	Kevin O’Brien	M70	(002/004)	01:02:17

Full results Roller

Full results Doddle

Salt Ayre Aquathon

Two Clayton Juniors, Ellie Root and Helena White were in action at the Salt Ayre Aquathlon, part of the NW Junior Triathlon Series. Sam Root reports:

‘Ellie had a good swim over the 500m distance and had an especially strong last 50m. She continued to look strong in the 3400m run and finished in 3rd place in the Girls Youth category. Ellie enjoyed the race and is looking forward to the rest of the NW Junior Series’.

Helena also had a strong run (registering fastest split after an age category record in Pendle Park Run the day before) and came 3rd overall in the T1 age group. Well done to our Junior triathletes!

Helena White flat out at Salt Ayre.

Sweatshop 10 Mile

Clayton had good representation at the Bispham based Sweatshop 10, back after it’s first running last year. The flat Fylde coast course promises fast running (wind permitting) and Danny Collinge swapped his fell shoes for road shoes to get 2nd place in 55:26, a very impressive effort given the tough racing the day before at Black Combe. Amanda Duffy was first Clayton woman home in 124th overall and 3rd in her age category.

Amanda Duffy at the Sweatshop 10 mile race at Bispham

Danny Pilkington at the Sweatshop 10 mile race in Bispham

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
2	Danny Collinge	M	(002/025)	00:55:26
11	Jacob Watson	M	(005/025)	00:59:31
29	Kevin Davies	M50	(003/027)	01:03:32
83	Stephen Biscomb	M60	(003/017)	01:12:46
93	Robert Morrison	M40	(017/019)	01:13:41
94	Andy Quinn	M40	(018/019)	01:13:44
124	Amanda Duffy	F35	(003/007)	01:19:31
125	Colin White	M40	(019/019)	01:19:33
136	Angela Shian	F35	(005/007)	01:21:25
142	Vicky Heys	F45	(006/018)	01:21:59
143	Irene Roche	F55	(005/010)	01:22:00
200	Danny Pilkington	M35	(011/011)	01:35:22

Full Results

Jackals Run 10km and Half Marathon Trail Races

Julia Rushton ran in this brand new trail event, completing the half marathon race. Based at Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen these races take in the woods and moors around Darwen Tower. Julia was 5th Woman home in the trail Half Marathon in 2:31:59.

Full Results

Trafford 10K

Another popular and fast early season event, the Trafford 10k saw Laura Hesketh and Ian Hargreaves joined by the ever-green Ron Hill MBE in representing the club.

Ian Hargreaves and Ron Hill at the Trafford 10K

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
256	Laura Hesketh	F20-34	17	37:41
573	Ian Hargreaves	M50-54	30	50:06
745	Ron Hill	M75-79	1	01:00:56

Full results

Vitality Liverpool Half Marathon

Over 6500 runners started this popular city half marathon in positively Spring-like conditions. Running from the waterfront up to Sefton Park and back again, Jane Hylands and new member Andrew Tunney were the sole Clayton representatives finishing in 1:53:27 and 1:56:00 respectively.

Full results

Parkrun Roundup

Burnley parkrun – A total of 285 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
3	Richard STEVENSON	18:00	VM40-44
4	Jonathan CLEAVER	18:22	VM35-39	New PB!
7	Gareth BERRY	19:32	VM35-39
15	Nicholas HENNESSEY	20:59	JM11-14
16	Reece Adam LAWRENCE	21:03	JM15-17	New PB!
22	Donna RILEY	21:33	VW50-54
37	Sophie ASHWORTH	22:49	JW11-14
38	Jonathan PYE	22:49	SM25-29
40	Adam STEVENSON	22:56	JM11-14
41	James HICKIE	22:56	VM55-59	New PB!
52	David Ian SCOTT	23:23	VM70-74
61	Charlie BIRTWISTLE	23:41	JM10	New PB!
63	Lee MOORE	23:56	VM35-39
66	Julie DAWES	24:11	VW45-49
67	Ian HARGREAVES	24:11	VM50-54
88	Donna SCOTT	24:59	VW50-54
90	Toby BIRTWISTLE	25:01	JM10	New PB!
91	Justin BIRTWISTLE	25:01	VM40-44	New PB!
101	Lisa JOHNSON	25:23	VW40-44
111	Andrew WEBSTER	25:38	VM45-49
115	Annabel WILCOCK	25:44	JW15-17
116	John WILCOCK	25:44	VM50-54
135	Deborah GREENWOOD	26:27	VW45-49	New PB!
147	Ron CHAPPELL	26:57	VM65-69
153	Richard LAWSON	27:24	VM75-79
176	Jack MCGUIRE	29:06	VM60-64	New PB!
180	Robert HIRST	29:30	VM65-69
187	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	29:58	VW65-69
196	Carl CAREY	30:14	VM45-49
199	Karen CLARKIN	30:31	VW40-44

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 91 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
90	Robin PRICE	37:52	VM70-74

Gorleston Cliffs parkrun – A total of 228 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
13	John HARTLEY	19:35	VM55-59

Pendle parkrun – A total of 90 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
2	Jackson MCKAY	20:29	JM11-14	New PB!
5	Lennon JACKSON	22:21	JM11-14	New PB!
8	Robbie SMEDLEY	22:39	JM10	First Timer!
10	Matthew JACKSON	22:52	JM10	First Timer!
12	Finley STUBBS	23:03	JM10	New PB!
13	Jenson BENTHAM	23:08	JM10	First Timer!
18	Ella DORRINGTON-LEVY	23:34	JW11-14	New PB!
19	Helana WHITE	23:47	JW10	First Timer!
20	Robert MORRISON	23:48	VM40-44	New PB!
26	Summer HARGREAVES	24:15	JW10	First Timer!
31	Colin WHITE	24:56	VM40-44	First Timer!
33	Millie STUBBS	25:14	JW11-14
34	Liberty THOMPSON	25:14	JW11-14
38	Cassandra Darling SMEDLEY	26:12	VW35-39	First Timer!
46	Joshua MCKAY	27:29	JM10	New PB!
52	Kady THOMPSON	28:35	JW10	New PB!
58	Imogen FERGUSON	29:20	JW10	New PB!
60	Felix THOMPSON	29:30	JM10	First Timer!
72	Lucy STEVENSON	32:09	JW11-14	New PB!
78	Milly MACCABE	33:56	JW10	New PB!

Witton parkrun – A total of 84 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
4	Michael CLARKE	20:27	VM40-44
84	Julia RUSHTON	1:04:22	VW50-54

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Has Spring Sprung?

It may well be the start of meteorological spring but the weather has been a little confused and behind the times lately. On a somewhat snowy weekend at times, our hardy Harriers have braved it all to get out there and stretch their legs. A great set of results this week at the Podium 5K, Ron Hill 10K and on the fells.

Saturday 5 March

New Balance English Schools’ Cross Country Championship 2016

Well done to junior runner Briony Holt who came 117/339 at the weekend, an improvement from only a month ago from 5th to 3rd Lancashire runner and from 35 to 7 seconds behind the first Lancashire counter.

Briony Holt with her Lancashire team mates at the English Schools Cross Country Championships

Briony Holt (second from right) with her Lancashire team mates at the English Schools Cross Country Championships

Podium 5k

This super-fast 5k race continues to grow in popularity attracting an excellent calibre of runners. The A race attracted 40 runners all with a range of times from 14:49 to 19:21. Three Clayton Harriers tested their legs in the B race in a field of 44 runners. Dave Bagot had an excellent race finishing in 1^st place with a fantastic time of 16:39. In 5^th place was Jonathan Pye in 17:11 and Phil Hall completed our trio in 17^th place with a time of 17:55.

A happy Jonathan Pye at the super fast Podium 5K

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
1	David Bagot	M	(001/013)	00:16:39
5	Jonathan Pye	M	(002/013)	00:17:11
17	Phil Hall	M50	(002/005)	00:17:55

Full Results

Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round

After a late surge of wintery weather, the forecast was favourable and the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round went ahead under the direction of new race organiser Colin Woolford. 17 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in a field of 205 finishers. The race was won by Jack Wood of Ilkley Harriers with Accrington Road Runners’ Deborah Gowens taking the ladies race.

Carl Helliwell was our first Clayton finisher in 22^nd postion with a time of 1:23:33. Mike Wallis was 2^nd M50, Jack Holt was 2^nd M60. Linda Bostock was our first Clayton lady finisher and was also 2^nd F50. Karin Goss was 1^st F60.

Linda Bostock at the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round. Photo by Woodentops

Report from Carl Helliwell

I wanted to do the Stan Bradshaw, however I had decided to do the cross country. So when the cross country was cancelled I knew I had no excuse…

Carl Helliwell at the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round. Photo by David Belshaw

It was a cool start as we set off up past the reservoirs and the front runners started to break away. I knew I had to take advantage of the climb up onto Pendle. As we reached the top the sun started to shine and reflect off the snow. I found the section across the top quite tricky as the snow hid many of the ruts and mounds as I twisted my ankles a few times, but managed to keep my position.

As we started to leave Churn Clough reservoir I learnt a lesson in navigation….. “Don’t always follow the runner in front!”… I soon realised we had gone wrong when I saw another couple of runners out of the corner of my eye. I changed course and got back on track but had lost a few places. It was then the run back down past Ogden and I will be honest. Tarmac and me don’t mix well. It was hard and draining on the legs

I really enjoyed the race, it was well organised and marshalled. Well done to Colin Woolford and the rest of the Clayton organisers, runners and helpers. It is one I’ll definitely do again.

Report from Peter Coates

Great race on Saturday. Second time I have done the Stan Bradshaw and it’s a cracking race. Fantastic fell running conditions but extremely cold on the top and a good layer of snow underfoot which was tough going but great fun. The sun came out as we reached the summit and the views were amazing when I could look up.

Peter Coates at the Stan Bradshaw Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

The finish was altered from last year due to the recent bad weather and finished with the run down the tarmac path to the finish in Barley which is always leg sapping. Finished just behind Carl Helliwell. All in all a great days running. Thanks to the marshals and all involved

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
22	Carl Helliwell	M40	(010/062)	01:23:33
24	Peter Coates	M	(014/045)	01:23:52
26	Mike Wallis	M50	(002/053)	01:24:20
55	Sean Clare	M50	(007/053)	01:30:07
58	Mark Nutter	M50	(008/053)	01:30:19
69	Ivan Whigham	M50	(013/053)	01:32:42
71	Jack Holt	M60	(002/012)	01:32:47
76	Chris Whiteoak	M	(028/045)	01:33:52
86	Alex Braysford	M40	(033/062)	01:35:35
133	Peter Dugdale	M50	(032/053)	01:43:42
139	Paul Wale	M40	(050/062)	01:45:33
156	Linda Bostock	F50	(002/008)	01:48:44
167	Martin Brady	M50	(046/053)	01:51:20
171	Barbara Savage	F50	(004/008)	01:51:58
173	Geoff Smith	M40	(056/062)	01:52:15
197	Graham Schofield	M60	(012/012)	02:08:21
201	Karin Goss	F60	(001/001)	02:22:13

Full Results

Sunday 6 March

Dewsbury 10K

John Hartley was our sole representative at the Dewsbury 10K. In a large field of 1081 runners he finished in 158^th position with a time of 39:32 and was 4^th Vet50.

Pos	Name	Cat	Cat Pos	Time
158	John Hartley	M55	4	39:32

Full Results

Haweswater Half Marathon

Kevin Davies and Richard John took part in the Haweswater Half Marathon in a field of 407 runners. The hilly course follows an out and back route from Brampton village and passes along the shores of Haweswater in a remote and dramatic Cumbrian mountain valley.

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
44	Kevin Davies	M50	(004/044)	01:27:58
154	Richard John	M	(056/077)	01:42:19

Full Results

Ian Roberts Memorial Fell Race

Report by Ryan Wilkinson

Ryan Belshaw at the Ian Roberts Memorial Fell Race. Photo by Norman Berry

I decided it was time to just have a word & get back racing!

After quite some time off racing having given myself a nasty knee injury DANCING…& with Black Combe only next week I decided it was about time I got a race under my belt.

I set off over to the Ian Roberts Memorial fell race hosted by Holmfirth Harriers with the attitude of just set off and enjoy it…next thing we were off & I was back in the mix and flying down a snowy hillside just about staying upright! Through a freezing stream and then into a tough little climb. Yep, it didn’t take long & I was loving it again. I had a really good battle with Darren Fishwick all the way around and was quite pleased with how I felt throughout the whole race.

Glad I bit the bullet and decided to go over & take part. It’s a cracking little race. Now a little happier going into next weekend & definitely feel like I want to race again. The result wasn’t bad as I finished 14^th overall and was quite close time-wise to a top 10 finish. Onwards & upwards I say

Awaiting Official Results

Ron Hill 1 Mile Fun Run

Stars of the future. Clayton Juniors at the Ron Hill 1 mile race with coach Marion Wilkinson. Photo by David Belshaw

66 runners, 52 of which were junior runners took part in the 1 mile fun run. Dexta Thompson won the race outright as well as placing first in his age group. Jenson Benthan finished in 5^th place overall and was also first in his age group.

Dexta Thompson leading the way in the 1 Mile Ron Hill Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Liberty Thompson was our first girl and was 6^th overall 3^rd girl and 2^nd in her age category. Helana White took the first position in her age category and was 10^th overall. Summer Hargreaves and Kady Thompson were both 2^nd in their age categories. A brilliant set of results from our juniors.

Our youngest competitor, Emily Johnson, at the 1 Mile Ron Hill Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Jack Maguire was our only senior runner finishing in 27^th place with a time of 8:23.5

66 Runners

Pos	Name	AG	AgePos	Time
1	Dexta Thompson	MU12	1	05:45.2
5	Jenson Bentham	MU10	1	06:33.1
6	Liberty Thompson	FU14	2	06:35.6
10	Helana White	FU10	1	06:51.3
11	Summer Hargreaves	FU12	2	06:52.2
17	Jake Anforth	MU10	4	07:35.0
19	Kady Thompson	FU10	2	07:38.2
20	Felix Thompson	MU10	8	07:51.5
27	Jack McGuire	M60	1	08:23.5
45	Emily Johnson	FU10	16	10:14.2

Full Results

Ron Hill 10K

408 Runners took to the roads and paths of Accrington for the Ron Hill 10K. Ron Hill himself was there to inspire the runners. The race was won by Blackburn Harrier Ben Fish in 32:42 with Glossopdale Harrier Kirsty Johnson taking the ladies race in 41:42. Danny Collinge had a great run finishing second overall and first Clayton male in a time of 33:54.

Matthew Duckworth giving it his all at the finish in the Ron Hill 10. Photo by David Belshaw

Helen O’Rourke was our first lady finisher in 77^th place in a time of 46:51. Together with Amanda Duffy and Linsey Birtwistle our ladies took the 2^nd ladies team prize as well.

Our prize winning ladies team at the Ron Hill 10K. L-R Helen O’Rourke, Amanda Duffy and Lindsey Birtwistle

A good set of results for the club. Well done to all that ran.

Pos	Bib	Name	Cat	Time
2	596	Danny Collinge	MU23	33:54.7
17	148	Matthew Duckworth	M	40:04.7
65	91	Andrew Webster	M45	45:42.3
77	604	Helen O’Rourke	W	46:51.2
85	240	Amanda Duffy	W35	47:09.0
86	221	Robert Morrison	M40	47:13.9
88	52	Colin White	M40	47:22.9
121	341	Lynsey Birtwistle	W35	49:27.5
124	252	Lee Moore	Men	49:38.8
156	220	Jane Ryan	W35	51:18.0
157	568	Julie Dawes	W45	51:25.1
170	76	Ian Hargreaves	M50	52:09.4
171	104	Justin Birtwistle	M40	52:14.2
176	183	Leanne Cottam	W35	52:33.6
231	368	Julie Toman	W45	56:48.6
243	36	Deborah Greenwood	W45	57:59.8
245	582	Ron Chappell	M65	58:02.1
271	564	Philip Naylor	M	59:45.9

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Cuerden Valley parkrun – A total of 161 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
8	Dexta THOMPSON	21:19	JM10	First Timer!
9	Alan DORRINGTON	21:20	VM45-49	First Timer!
31	Ella DORRINGTON-LEVY	24:27	JW11-14	First Timer!

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 77 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
70	Robin PRICE	37:04	VM70-74

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 92 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
55	Eileen JONES	32:28	VW60-64

Gorleston Cliffs parkrun – A total of 195 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
5	John HARTLEY	19:26	VM55-59

Pendle parkrun – A total of 72 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
5	Paul HESKETH	21:31	VM50-54
9	Simon WILSHAW	22:44	JM15-17	New PB!
21	Martin BRADY	25:24	VM50-54

Skipton parkrun – A total of 155 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
86	Yvonne WICKHAM	28:11	VW50-54

Witton parkrun – A total of 66 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
2	Jonathan CLEAVER	20:11	VM35-39	First Timer!
5	Chris SNELL	20:56	VM35-39	First Timer!
66	Julia RUSHTON	50:41	VW50-54

Woodhouse Moor parkrun – A total of 427 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
14	Colin SHUTTLEWORTH	18:53	VM55-59	New PB!

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Hitting the Mark

Another action packed roundup for you this week! A win at the Bolton Abbey Trail Half Marathon for Richard Stevenson, great placings for Chris Holdsworth and Amanda Duffy and PBs all over the place. A sign of even greater things to come for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers this year.

Saturday 27 February

Blackpool Stanley Park 10K

Four Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in the first of two 10K races in Stanley Park Blackpool over the weekend. Christopher Holdsworth held up for a 3rd place finish despite struggling with a calf niggle over the last couple of weeks. He said that the weather was pretty perfect with a slight cool breeze and was delighted to see some fast times posted over this, at times, tricky two lap course.

Report from Dan Plant

After last week’s weather at the Great North Western Half Marathon, all week I was wondering which way the weather would go on this one. This was my first ever race 3 years ago to the day and has been an ever-present since then. As we got to Blackpool, the weather seemed perfect.

Dan Plant at the Blackpool Stanley Park 10K

The race had a very fast start in my standards and I really wanted the PB I have been chasing for so long. As we got halfway round I took a glance at the big timer and really thought it was achievable so I gave it everything I had. I smashed the PB by half a minute. Just so happy it was this course!

Report from Carl Carey

Perfect weather, although slightly windy on the long straights, coupled with beautiful scenery and a great atmosphere to run in. Together with Chris, Donna and Dan, we were the sole Clayton representatives today as people would be doing it tomorrow instead no doubt. This would be my only second 10k race since the Pennine 10k last year, and went to Stanley Park with one goal: to beat my previous PB of 53 minutes!

Please with his result, Carl Carey at the Blackpool Stanley Park 10K

At the start, we were informed not to trust the clock tower for the time as it was 2 minutes out, and then we were off. Getting caught in a crowd of slower runners meant I had to go round the outside and speed up which didn’t help but I then tried to stay in a steady rhythm, which was difficult with the speedy Donna Airey in front of me. Strangely the mile and km markers didn’t match up with my Garmin but I wasn’t going to argue so ran to the finish, gratefully appreciating the water and banana at the end! A great race, with a great atmosphere. The only disappointment was that it wasn’t chip timing but let’s not take it away from the organisers. Oh, and I got my new PB of 48:58, so a successful day!

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
3	Christopher Holdsworth	M	32:30.4
23	Daniel Plant	M	39:29.5
83	Donna Airey	LV35	47:38.7
96	Carl Carey	MV45	48:58.0

Full Results

Bolton Abbey Trail Half Marathon

Report From Richard Stevenson

Richard Stevenson winner of the Bolton Abbey Trail Half Marathon. Photo by Deborah Stevenson

On Saturday I headed over to Bolton Abbey for a trail half marathon but wasn’t sure what to expect it was organised by a company called It’s Grim Up North Running and this was it’s first ever event, what I found was a nice little very relaxed race set in a beautiful area.

After a quick brew in the cafe amongst the dozens of cyclists who had stopped off here it was time to get ready and head to start. There was only about 75 of us at the start which was the race limit and it was easy to see why when a lot of the course was on narrow paths with long drops to river on one side.

The course was mainly out and back up and down either side of the river with a lap or 2 around the priory. I set off steadily and soon found myself out in front leading the race which meant I had to negotiate the many obstacles of the general public who were using the paths as well.

By the time I was on the second lap, my feet were taking a battering on the hard trails and the legs were beginning to tire but I knew I had a good lead over the guy in 2nd place so I kept pushing on through to the finish to take the win.

On finishing I was given a goody bag with a medal, chocolate and a bottle of beer all for the entry price of £14 which I thought was great value, I’d definitely look at doing some of their other races that they have planned later this year.

High Cup Nick Fell Race

Report from Martin Brady

High Cup Nick Fell Race 9.3 mile 1600 feet climbing (I measured it at 1800 feet)

I decided to have a run at the High Cup Nick Fell Race after the Pendle Parkun on Saturday. I found the race challenging but well worth the effort.

There is a bit of a climb to begin with along a road\track, then the majestic view of High Cup Gill opens up before you . The race runs at the bottom of the gill leading up to High Cup Nick. There is a steep climb out at the top end where the views are stunning. Then there is the four mile descent to the finish at Dufton. It almost felt like it was an English championship race with the top quality field assembled. I think they were all getting ready for the championship race at Black Coomb in two weeks time. Unfortunately I was the only Clayton runner there which really surprised me as it is such a brilliant race (too far to travel from home???).

PS My time was about 1 hour 39 (approx.)

Awaiting Official Results

Midgley Moor Fell Race

Report from Chris Paul

Chris Paul at the Midgley Moor Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

Having a rare Saturday morning off work I decided to increase my fell running experience and compete in the Midgley Moor fell race. Being the only Clayton member there felt quite intimidating when surrounded by a lot of entries from Barlick and Calder Valley but everyone was friendly and I chatted to a few as we got ready at the start.

The race itself was short and sweet but had a bit of everything. A steady climb from the start and over a few styles led us to the first trig point and a nice run across through some heather to the second trig point. Then a nice fast decent where I managed to gain some places back led to the bottom of “that field”. This is where I was met with another climb, so with John Roche’s voice in my head I kept going to the top and of course making sure I was actually running this time when Woodentops were taking pictures! I managed to get a few a more places back as we started the decent back down through the heather where we then headed back to field where we started.

I finished 50th overall out of 104 but I really enjoyed it and will certainly be entering as many fell races like this as I can in the future….hopefully with a few more Clayton members to keep me company!

Full Results

Sunday 28 February

Asics Oulton Park 10K

Report From Amanda Duffy

We had an early start on Sunday morning to set off for the Asics oulton park 10k. We certainly had the weather on our side this weekend! It was a 3 lap course of the race track which was a little undulating in places although it was perfect to run on.

Amanda Duffy on the podium as 3rd lady in the Oulton Park 10K

Very well organised race and we received a nice medal and t shirt at the finish plus Lee got his sub 50 and I had the bonus of finishing 3rd lady.

Lee Moore and Amanda Duffy at the Oulton Park 10K

A perfect end to the week

Pos	Name	Time	Cat	Time
46	Amanda DUFFY	00:45:40	V35	00:45:36
88	Lee MOORE	00:49:16	V35	00:49:11

Full Results

Blackpool Stanley Park 10K

A trio of club members took part in the second of the weekend’s 10K races at Stanley park in Blackpool. Matthew Duckworth was first Clayton finisher and 11th place overall with a time of 38:22. Brian Wildman finished next in 47:10 with Bianca Bennett out first lady in 64th place overall and a time of 48:03. Bianca said it was a beautiful day for a fast 10K in a lovely park with a great atmosphere topped off with a PB!

Pos	Name	Category	Time
11	Matthew Duckworth	M	38:22.0
53	Brian Wildman	MV50	47:10.2
64	Bianca Bennett	L	48:03.3

Full Results

Harewood House Half Marathon

Report from Phil Michael

As part of Mrs Naylor’s marathon training we signed up for the Harewood House half marathon . Set in the grounds of the beautiful country house dating back to the 1700s , the run was a combination of trails and cross country . Parts of the estate looked very familiar on the way round and I was told its used as the setting for Emmerdales village in the popular soap. The weather was kind on the day and the freezing temperatures lifted by the sun shining down on us .

Harewood House Half Marathon

The course was undulating with some climbs and some fantastic fell like descents where we free wheeled happily through the fields . As the relative beginner , I managed to take 5 minutes off my previous half marathon best and recorded 2 25 . Much more work to do to get to my 2 05 target for the year but I’m keeping working ! Thanks to all involved for a friendly , brilliantly organised event.

Phil Naylor at the Harwood House Half Marathon

Well done Philip on completing the 2016 BHF Harewood House Half in a time of 2:25:35

Full Results

Malta Half Marathon

Report from James Boult

James Boult crossing the finish line at the Malta Half Marathon

On the afternoon of April 9th 1942, during the middle of the Second World War, an SC500 kg Luftwaffe bomb pierced the roof of the Mosta Rotunda during an afternoon air raid and fell among a congregation of over 300 people awaiting evening mass. After bouncing down the isle of the church, it came to rest. The bomb did not explode. At the back of this church a replica of that bomb is now on display under the words Il-Miraklu tal-Bomba. The Bomb Miracle.

Looking on at that Rotunda from the bastions of the walled city of Mdina at the start of the 2016 Malta Half Marathon, I paused to remember that story, told to me by many people during my visits to this place. I am not religious in the slightest, but this island is watched over by someone not of human hand and is blessed beyond comprehension. As a Maltese man said to me the other day, “there’s no place quite like Malta,” and he is right.

Running, I guess, is part enjoyment, part desire and part madness. You have to enjoy what you’re doing otherwise it’s pointless, right? And you have to be mad enough to brave the elements in the first place. After all, who in their right mind decides to run a half marathon, his first half marathon too, 2,000 miles away in a country with temperatures exceeding 25 Celsius in February?

I suppose, though, with the event being 2,000 miles away from home I was under no pressure to do anything other than finish. I was alone, and just had to enjoy it. I had John Roche’s words in my head as the countdown to the start ensued, “take the first 10k easy and then go for it.” But by the end I was not alone, having the absolute honour of finishing the race alongside two of the finest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. We called ourselves ‘Team Maria’, and the girls I met at the start were also running their first half marathon. Maria, a Maltese girl, and her friend Emily, an Oxford ex-pat studying Medicine at the University of Malta, were as innocent to the half marathon as I was, not knowing what to expect. They, though, had the added advantage of being accustomed to the Mediterranean climate. We talked, introduced and shared our trepidation. I echoed John’s words to them, and passed on some of my own (albeit limited) advice and we set off, alongside 4,000 strong competitors from both the Half and the Walkathon dead on 9:15am. From outside the bastions of Malta’s old capital, the walled city of Mdina we headed on through the main road of Rabat, down through Nigret and onto the Mtarfa by-pass to get to 6km mark in Ta’Qali.

Vodaphone (the sponsors of the Marathon) were live streaming all photographs taken throughout the event using a 4G service, which automatically logged the runners race number and uploaded the pictures to their Facebook account, creating a digital archive of the event. And with Powerade giving free drinks at stations throughout the event, it was more of a let’s get to the next station, thought process at times, as temperatures soared to high twenties and strong headwinds battered us when they could.

As we passed water stations and powerade stations and sponge stations for the small relief of coolness they provided, we carried on, Emily driving us on when Maria and I struggled. Cloudless and warm, visually stunning and sometimes breathless, we reached the 10km mark.

James Boult at the Malta Half Marathon

With Emily and Maria keeping me going as we battled beyond 10km, the route took us through Attard and the Mriehel Industrial Estate, before we joined the Mriehel bypass and the Hamrun/Marsa bypass heading into Marsa, and then Blata L-Bajda. The last 5km of the route passes along the Sa’ Maison, Pieta, Msida, Ta’ Xbiex and Gzira waterfronts up to the finish in Sliema. With tired legs, knees wanting to stop and heat battering us at every available chance, we plodded on towards Floriana and the final 4km.

I had recced the final 4km on Thursday after I had landed, and had found it to be the most visually stunning run I’d ever done, along the seafront marinas of Malta’s hidden treasures. But the second time, with Team Maria for company, it was beyond description. Bodies aching, we made the final 4km spot and battled through. We passed bodies lying on the curbs, with medics working on those who had foregone water stations and been hit by dehydration. And then, as we passed through Ta’ Xbiex and made the corner towards Sliema, with my honorary Clayton Harriers, Emily and Maria, in tow the view opened out and Valletta – the capital city described by Benjamin Disraeli in 1830 as “a city built by gentlemen for gentlemen,” and which “equals in its noble architecture, if it does not excel, any capital in Europe” – opened out as our backdrop as we neared the finish.

We started as a team and we finished as a team, never leaving anyone behind, and as we crossed the finish line hand-in-hand, the three strong team clocked a debut time of 2:17:37 and no thesaurus in the world would be enough to find superlatives that could accurately describe this event. Madness? Absolutely. Desire? Unquestioning. Enjoyment? If I ever leave cloud 9 then maybe I’ll be able to tell you.

Today I haven’t just run a half marathon. Today I’ve met, befriended and ran alongside the two most incredible runners, seen things people only dream of seeing, ran through a country that, to me, is home from home and today I’ve finally understood why that man said about this place, “there’s nowhere quite like Malta.”

To Emily and Maria I say this; thank you. For your friendliness and your unbelievable running and never giving up, even when it got tough. You should be so very proud of your achievements, and so very proud of yourself. And thank you for without your pushing and tireless running I may not have finished either.

To see a country is one thing, but no sightseeing tours in the world can show you better a place than you can see running through it. The streets filled with locals cheering you on, people leaving cars abandoned on the closed roads to support and cheer and watch, the sun beating down in endless, perennial golden rays and the friendliness of a country to be able to show itself off like this.

For any Clayton Harrier, whether you’re fell only or looking for a first marathon or half marathon to run, try the Malta marathon. You will end it speechless, breathless and you’ll be provided with vistas that make this special, blessed little place possibly the most beautiful country in the world. I challenge you, no, I dare you, to find an event more incredible and more beautiful than this one. Thank you, Team Maria. Thank you, Valletta. Thank you, Malta.

Full Results

Terry Nortley Radcliffe 10 Mile

Stephen Biscomb was our sole representative at this challenging 10 mile multi-terrain race taking in a semi-rural route from Radcliffe through the route of the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale railway line and through Philips Park.

Pos	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
78	Stephen Biscomb	M60	(005/009)	01:19:26

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

53 Clayton-le-Moors Harriers parkrunning this weekend with some excellent finishing at Burnley where the sheer number of PBs in the top ten implies a bit of a racing battle going on there. Great results also at Pendle and Witton Parkrun. Some first time visits at Witton and Pendle an a whole host of PBs.

Bolton parkrun – A total of 263 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
77	Katy THOMPSON	25:57	VW60-64

Burnley parkrun – A total of 284 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
3	Jonathan PYE	17:44	SM25-29	New PB!
4	Andy LAYCOCK	17:52	SM20-24	New PB!
10	Gareth BERRY	19:13	VM35-39	New PB!
12	Jackson MCKAY	19:36	JM11-14
15	Simon WILSHAW	20:18	JM15-17
17	Kevin DAVIES	20:22	VM50-54
26	Richard BRISCOE	20:53	VM35-39
30	Reece Adam LAWRENCE	21:11	JM15-17	New PB!
34	Matthew DUCKWORTH	21:27	SM25-29
41	Robert MORRISON	21:49	VM40-44	New PB!
44	Donna RILEY	22:04	VW50-54
47	Robbie SMEDLEY	22:17	JM10
48	Lennon JACKSON	22:19	JM11-14
63	Sophie ASHWORTH	23:00	JW11-14
65	Julie DAWES	23:26	VW45-49
76	James HICKIE	24:02	VM55-59
79	Brian WILDMAN	24:07	VM50-54
82	Bianca BENNETT	24:15	SW25-29	New PB!
84	Ian HARGREAVES	24:19	VM50-54
91	Donna SCOTT	24:40	VW50-54
99	Lisa JOHNSON	25:17	VW40-44
100	Matthew JACKSON	25:23	JM10
108	Richard LAWSON	25:42	VM75-79
110	Annabel WILCOCK	25:46	JW15-17
111	John WILCOCK	25:48	VM50-54
115	Toby BIRTWISTLE	25:55	JM10	New PB!
116	Justin BIRTWISTLE	25:55	VM40-44	New PB!
132	Andrew WEBSTER	26:28	VM45-49
138	Ron CHAPPELL	26:41	VM65-69
157	Aaron LUNDIE	27:27	JM11-14
189	Stuart BARKER	29:05	VM45-49
204	Robert HIRST	29:58	VM65-69
223	Alan DORRINGTON	31:26	VM45-49
239	Nicola KAY	32:44	SW30-34
263	Valerie LAWSON	35:48	VW70-74
266	Philip NAYLOR	36:01	VM35-39

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 106 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
101	Robin PRICE	38:07	VM70-74

Pendle parkrun – A total of 74 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	Andrew STUBBS	18:23	VM45-49	First Timer!
5	John HARTLEY	21:03	VM55-59
16	Martin BRADY	23:55	VM50-54
17	Finley STUBBS	24:01	JM10
21	Barry MITCHELL	24:17	VM70-74
30	Millie STUBBS	25:59	JW11-14
41	Natasha OLSZEWSKA	28:17	JW11-14
46	Adrienne OLSZEWSKA	29:16	VW45-49	New PB!
57	Bronia OLSZEWSKA	32:15	JW11-14	First Timer!
61	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	33:25	VW65-69

Witton parkrun – A total of 93 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
2	Carl HELLIWELL	19:43	VM40-44	First Timer!
10	Michael CLARKE	21:46	VM40-44
47	Jude ASHWORTH	28:24	VW55-59

Woodbank parkrun – A total of 155 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
120	Ron HILL	33:12	VM75-79

Woodhouse Moor parkrun – A total of 426 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
15	Colin SHUTTLEWORTH	18:54	VM55-59	New PB!

ByAdrienne Olszewska

It’s Character Building

Even with the most testing and extreme weather conditions you hardy Harriers have been out racing with gusto. There have been night time forays around the Darwen moorlands, fell racing in near biblical conditions, trail running on muddy tracks, and dodging monstrous waves in a coastal half marathon. Character building stuff indeed.

Friday 19 February

Mr Sparkle’s Dark ‘Un

Mr Sparkle’s Dark ‘Un is a night time fell race using head torches. It also includes a free chip butty at The Royal after! Runners can expect a couple of stiff climbs, open moorland, mud and a dash down to the finish.

Runners at Mr Sparkle’s Dark ‘Un. Photo by Sue Eastham

A trio of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in this night time race organised by Darwen Dashers

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
38	Geoff Smith	M40	00:52:16
42	Nerina Gill	F40	00:52:32
55	Marion Dixon	F40	00:59:44

Full Results

Saturday 20 February

Bleasdale Circle Fell Race

Report from Sarah Helliwell

I decided it was time to get back on the fells after completing a few XCs and Ralph now being 6 months old! Bleasdale Circle looked a good circular fell race with a good amount of climbing (381m) within its 5 miles. It was a very wet and windy Saturday with bad weather warnings. The organisers had taken extra precautions and had added extra markers around the course which was greatly need as visibility up on Parlick was no more than a few meters. We held a minute’s silence before we set off as unfortunately one of Bowland Fell Runners’ young members, Joe Smith, was killed up in Glencoe in January.

Runners paying their respects at the start of the Bleasdale Circle Fell Race. Photo by Carl Helliwell

There were a good number of Clayton runners on the start line. My aim was to get round in one piece as Carl and the kids cheered us off. It was wet, boggy and leg sapping as we crossed the fields to the foot of Fair Snape Fell. As the climbing intensified so did the weather, wet and windy was an understatement! Comments for the conditions varied from “the weather was Biblical”, “character building”, “you could hardly stand” and that was “brilliant”.

After descending Parlick you made your way back over farmland to Bleasdale School where runners were greeted with hot soup and roll, and lots of cake.

Results are not out yet, however Peter Coates was the first male Clayton runner back, others included Ralph Baines, Mark Nutter, Ivan Whigham, Pete Browning, Doug Monroe and others!

We had three ladies with Katy Thompson first Clayton lady and winning the V60 prize with a 1:06, myself 1:08 and Karin Goss with a 1:13 to win the ladies team.

It’s definitely one I would do again but hopefully with better weather as the views are pretty impressive from Parlick.

Awaiting official results

Standish Hall Trail Race

Organised by Wigan Phoenix Running Club this approximately 10k trail race is completely off road on bridle paths and woodland trail. It was also the first race in our inaugural trail race series.

L-R Martin Brady, Dave Motley, Daniel Isherwood, Paul Wale, Chris Paul and James Hickie at the Standish Hall trail race. Photo by Kath Brady

Report from Dave Motley

Looking at my annual planner for 2016 (geeky I know!) I knew I had to compete at Standish Trail race in order to complete 4 from 7 in the Clayton club trail championship. So myself and Paul Wale set off from Burnley for the 45 minute drive to Standish which actually took longer as we missed the junction on the M6 due to nattering like old women. Good job navigation would not be needed on this race. We signed up and bumped into a few Clayton members on the start line; a few being the word which was a little disappointing for the first race in this new series.

2.30pm came and we were off! The course effectively a large figure of 8, two lap course through wide trails in fields and a large section through woods, the main feature due to the recent bad weather being mud, mud and more mud. On a personal note, I felt I had an OK race finishing in 6^th overall and 1^st Clayton, although I was a bit disappointed with not getting sub 40 on this fast 10K trail course, must have been the mud.

Trail running good or bad? Having never really competed on the trails before, I really enjoyed the terrain. A real mix of fast runnable tracks which would be perfect for road runners wanting to get dirty and technical parts of the course which would suit the fell runners in the club. Hopefully next trail race we will see a few more competing.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
6	Dave Motley	M	00:41:43
18	Daniel Isherwood	M	00:44:22
57	Chris Paul	M	00:48:26
76	Paul Wale	M45	00:50:45
83	Martin Brady	M50	00:51:41
93	J S Hickie	M55	00:52:16

Full Results

Sunday 21 February

Cunswick Scar Fell Race

Well done to the 6 hardy Harriers who took part on a wet and windy day with tough and muddy conditions underfoot.

Just over 5 miles for the seniors with around 600′ of climbing. A fast undulating course across grassy Cunswick scar. The senior race starts with a small climb across fields, over the bypass and up to the large cairn on the Scar, over the top and along the edge. Follow the flags until you get to a sharp turn through a kissing gate to the right. Down a steep little path and through the woods…….out across the fields and back into more woods.

Senior Race

Wendy Dodds was our only senior race in this fell race. She finished in 94^th place overall and was 1^st LV60. 137 runners took part.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
94	Wendy Dodds	LV60	48:40

Junior Races

Five junior members took part. Briony was our first finisher in the U14 race with Liberty Thompson in 18^th place. Dexta finished in 4^th place in the U12 race with Helena White and Kady Thomson in 37^th and 44^th place. A special well done to Helena who completed the course with one shoe missing.

Briony Holt at the Cunswick Scar fell race.

Under 14 Race

Pos	Name	Time
6	Briony Holt	16:44
18	Liberty Thompson	19:30

Under 12 Race

Helena White ready for her first fell race. Dad Colin is ready for the Great North West Half Marathon. Photo by Rachael White

Pos	Name	Time
4	Dexta Thompson	9:17
37	Helena White	12:12
44	Kady Thompson	12:43

Full Results

Flower Scar Fell Race

Report from Sarah Helliwell

It was Carl’s turn to race on Sunday as he made his way to Todmorden. This was a first for him as well. Thankfully the weather was kinder on the Sunday with it being blustery on the tops but little rain. It started with a quick dash to some hay bales, to then scale a wall before climbing up onto the fells. Unfortunately, Carl got stuck in the scramble and had to slowly pick his way through the runners. He was happy with his run as he eventually finished 13^th out of 120 runners with a time of 64:28 and a second V40. A number of other Clayton runners were spotted with Alan life sporting a fetching trenchcoat 😉 who were all rewarded with chili and rice at the end.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
13	Carl Helliwell	M40	64:29
20	Peter Coates	M	68:15
50	Alan Life	M50	74:59
57	Chris Whiteoak	M	76:56
97	Andrew Foster	M	92:20

Awaiting Official Results

Great North West Half Marathon

Jon Cleaver reports on the wind and waves at the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool this weekend.

Jon Cleaver at the Great North West Half Marathon

There was quite a crowd all huddled together underneath the promenade trying to keep from the elements before the start.

The first couple of short loops revealed what we had in store when were head on into the north westerly wind. On the flat heading north there were 20ft waves crashing against the sea wall and soaking anyone unlucky enough to get caught underneath. It was like you’d been on the log flume on the Pleasure Beach!

It was a fast pace to the northernmost turning point and then you got hammered by the wind for 2.5 miles on the way back. It was like having one foot on the accelerator and one on the brake; probably adding minimum of a minute a mile.

The turning point at 8 miles was heaven sent, you could get your pace up again and try and dodge the overhead crashing waves. And then the dreaded southern run into that headwind, the second seemed to get worse until you peeled off feeling sorry for those that still had another loop to do and onto the final push down the promenade. The wind didn’t let up all the way to the finish line.

I jogged back up to find Dan Plant who’d run really well taking out 2 people right at the line. Great finish!

Decent medal, shame there wasn’t the promised chip timing. Overall great prep for marathon training in character building conditions!

L-R Dan Plant, Jon Cleaver and Paul Hesketh at the Great North West Half Marathon

Pos	Name	Category	Time
33	Jonathan Cleaver	M	1:27:28.4
52	John Hartley	MV55	1:30:17.6
55	Paul Hesketh	MV50	1:30:53.0
67	Daniel Plant	M	1:32:41.1
308	Robert Morrison	MV40	1:48:12.4
310	Colin White	MV40	1:48:37.3
385	Lynsey Birtwistle	LV35	1:52:38.1
502	Ian Hargreaves	MV50	1:57:53.9
584	Justin Birtwistle	MV40	2:01:11.2
1085	Phil Naylor	M	2:29:46.5

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

A bit of poor weather doesn’t stop our dedicated parkrunners who were out in force on Saturday at a range of events.

Clayton junior runner Kady Thompson flying to a new PB at Burnley parkrun. Photo by Dave Belshaw

Bolton parkrun – A total of 230 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
45	Nerina GILL	24:46	VW45-49

Burnley parkrun – A total of 230 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
3	Jacob WATSON	18:23	SM30-34
5	Richard STEVENSON	18:41	VM40-44
6	Jonathan PYE	18:55	SM25-29
9	Jackson MCKAY	19:44	JM11-14
11	Alan DORRINGTON	19:58	VM45-49
13	Matthew DUCKWORTH	20:26	SM25-29
14	Gareth BERRY	20:27	VM35-39
17	Stephen AINSWORTH	21:11	VM55-59
19	Reece Adam LAWRENCE	21:58	JM15-17
21	James BOULT	22:05	SM20-24
33	Simon WILSHAW	23:29	JM15-17
34	Sophie ASHWORTH	23:30	JW11-14
44	Julie DAWES	24:03	VW45-49
49	Lee MOORE	24:26	VM35-39
51	Carl CAREY	24:32	VM45-49
53	Charlie BIRTWISTLE	24:39	JM10
60	Jean KNIGHTLEY	25:19	VW55-59
62	Andrew WEBSTER	25:31	VM45-49
65	Lisa JOHNSON	25:35	VW40-44
72	Andrew TAYLOR	26:00	VM55-59
76	Annabel WILCOCK	26:19	JW15-17
77	John WILCOCK	26:22	VM50-54
92	Kady THOMPSON	27:05	JW10	New PB!
106	Ron CHAPPELL	27:34	VM65-69
117	Richard LAWSON	28:00	VM75-79
119	Philip NAYLOR	28:02	VM35-39
133	Donna SCOTT	28:51	VW50-54
135	Stuart BARKER	28:52	VM45-49
176	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	31:28	VW65-69
184	Judith CAREY	32:50	VW35-39
228	Diane ORRELL	41:55	SW30-34

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 158 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
154	Robin PRICE	39:07	VM70-74

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 83 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
66	Eileen JONES	32:12	VW60-64

Pendle parkrun – A total of 61 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
5	John HARTLEY	21:54	VM55-59
6	Paul HESKETH	22:05	VM50-54
20	Martin BRADY	25:22	VM50-54
27	Finley STUBBS	25:38	JM10	New PB!
34	Dawn TERRY	28:02	VW50-54
40	Millie STUBBS	29:28	JW11-14

Rockingham (Australia) parkrun – A total of 253 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
14	Kieran CARR	22:25	VM70-74	New PB!

Skipton parkrun – A total of 142 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
1	Tom BREWSTER	17:41	SM25-29

Witton parkrun – A total of 61 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
45	Julie TOMAN	31:49	VW45-49

Woodbank parkrun – A total of 179 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
152	Ron HILL	33:27	VM75-79

Woodhouse Moor parkrun – A total of 423 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
3	David BAGOT	17:37	SM20-24
14	Colin SHUTTLEWORTH	19:07	VM55-59	New PB!

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Up for a challenge

What an epic week it’s been! Whether you have been joining in with marathon challenges, tackling your first fell race or running much further than you ever thought possible, it’s been full on for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers. You have been racing in the hills, over the moors, on the coast and in the parks.

Tuesday 9 February

401 Challenge

On September 1st 2015 Ben Smith embarked on a challenge of a lifetime which will see him run 401 marathons in 401 consecutive days around 309 different locations of the UK. The aim is to raise £250,000 for two fantastic charities, ‘Stonewall’ and ‘Kidscape’. Both these charities work tirelessly to combat bullying in our schools and society.

Day 162 was local to us so plenty of our members got involved and joined Ben on his marathon around the Burnley and Ribble Valley area. They even went over the Nick of Pendle.

Team Clayton supporters of the Ben Smith’s 401 Marathon challenge. Photo by David Belshaw

Ben said it was an epic day and all thanks to Garry (Wilkinson)! He helped round up people from all over, sorted out free meals, visits, planned the route and even gave me therapy, thank you mate! Thanks though to everyone else that was involved in whatever capacity, we had three new PBs today including a first time marathon runner, a great way to end day 162!

Saturday 13 February

Anglezarke Amble

A quartet of club members took part in this local challenge event organised by the Long Distance Walkers Association. There’s a choice of a long 24-mile route or a shorter 16-mile route. All four were tackling the long route that takes in many highlights of the West Pennine Moors.

Starting at Rivington Village Hall, you are straight into the climb up Rivington Pike and then onwards to Winter Hill, the highest point of the route. A lovely descent into Belmont follows before heading up and across the boggy moorland to reach Entwistle. From there you climb gradually along decent moorland tracks and paths to Darwen Tower before another welcome descent to Tockholes. There’s just the last muddy and energy sapping climb up and over Great Hill (a misnomer if ever there was one, it should definitely be Boggy Hill), down to White Coppice. A pleasant last few miles alongside the scenic Anglezarke, Yarrow and Rivington reservoirs and you are done.

Team Olszewksi. L-R Adrienne, Natasha and Nick. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Martin Brady was our first Harrier home finishing in 4 hours 57 minutes. Team Olszewski consisting of Nicholas, Adrienne and Natasha did the course together finishing in 6 hours 30. Very impressive considering that Natasha only turned 13 last week and the route was twice as far as she has ever been on her own two feet.

Natasha reports

I did the Anglezarke Amble because I wanted to test myself and see if I could do it and I am pleased to report that I DID IT! I got lots of fuss because of my age and because most people were surprised that I was doing the long route. A message to anyone who is thinking of doing it; let me tell you something, you’re gonna have some sore legs after climbing up Winter Hill!

Heading over the West Pennine Moors. Still going strong 10 miles in on the Anglezarke Amble. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Carnethy 5 Hill Race

Well done to Jack Holt who was our sole representative in this challenging Scottish race.

Harsh conditions for the runners at the Carnethy Hill Race. Photo by Matthew Curry

Conditions were decidedly wintry for the 499 runners with a snow covered course, poor visibility and cold winds. Jack finished in 190^th place with a time of 01:1:03.

Full Results

Mid Lancs Cross Country – Rossall School, Fleetwood

With the cross country season almost at an end, Christopher Holdsworth is the Men’s 2015 Club XC Champ and Helena Leathley is the Ladies Club XC Champ. Helena has also won the Ladies XC Palladium. Carl Helliwell and George Pier are fighting it out for the Palladium; Carl has 139 pts and George has 138 pts with one fixture remaining. Who will take the title?

In the Mid Lancs XC series the juniors are doing well. Dexta Thompson and Ella Dorrington are handily placed for an award in the u11 boys and girls, so is Jackson McKay in U13 boys, Briony Holt in U15 Girls, Beth Quinn U20 Women, and Jordan McDonald and George Pier in the U20 Men.

Thanks to Cross Country Manager, Jason Pier, for the update on everyone’s performances.

Cross country captain Christopher Holdsworth reports; “Another good performance throughout all age groups from Clayton. Although the Senior men haven’t done enough to win Division 1 outright, we still need as many counters at Preston as possible to secure 2nd place overall. With how close we’ve come to winning the division this year, hopefully it will inspire more of our stronger male runners to help the team out and ease the pressure on the runners who turn up to each Mid-Lancs fixture.”

U11 Girls

Team Position 3^rd (E Dorrington | H White | K Thompson)

Ella Dorrington at the Mid Lancs Cross Country at Rossall School. Photo by Margaret Levy

Pos	Name	Time
3	Ella Dorrington	7:17
24	Helena White	8:37
30	Kady Thompson	8:57

U11 Boys

Team Position 1^st (D Thompson | F Stubbs | J Bentham)

Pos	Name	Time
3	Dexta Thompson	6:48
9	Finley Stubbs	7:21
16	Jenson Bentham	7:33
29	Matthew Jackson	8:09
40	Josha McKay	9:06

U13 Girls

Team Position 5^th (L Thompson | S Ashworth | C Bentham)

Pos	Name	Time
13	Liberty Thompson	9:39
19	Sophie Ashworth	9:51
25	Claudia Bentham	10:14
31	Roanna Holdsworth	11:38

U13 Boys

Team Position 3^rd (J McKay | J Bowman | L Jackson)

Pos	Name	Time
7	Jackson McKay	10:07
19	Jay Bowman	11:31
20	Lennon Jackson	11:37

U15 Girls

Pos	Name	Time
2	Briony Holt	10:35

U17 Men

Team Position 2^nd (C Holt | R Clarke | R Lawrence)

Pos	Name	Time
8	Curtis Holt	24:48
10	Ryan Clarke	26:47
11	Reece Lawrence	28:45

U20 Ladies

Pos	Name	Time
3	Bethany Quinn	31:00

U20 Men

Jordan McDonald at the Mid Lancs Cross Country at Rossall School. Photo by Sarah Helliwell

Pos	Name	Time
2	Jordan McDonald	40:24
4	George Pier	42:00

Ladies Race

Team A Position 6^th (L Powell Smith | H Leathley | B Quinn)

Team B Positon 17^th (J Bennett | J Knightley | D Airey)

Over 35 Team 5^th (L Powell Smith | J Bennett | J Knightley)

Over 45 Team 7^th (J Bennett | J Knightley | K Goss)

Over 55 Team 1^st (J Knightley | K Goss | S Allen)

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
3	Lousia Powell Smith	L35	24:53
20	Helena Leathley	L	28:35
44	Bethany Quinn	L20	31:00
49	Joanne Bennett	L45	31:37
52	Jean Knightley	L55	31:45
53	Donna Airey	L	31:54
56	Bianca Bennett	L	32:02
92	Sarah Helliwell	L	36:50
103	Karin Goss	L65	38:49
118	Susan Allen	L55	42:19

Vet 70 Men

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
1	Barry Mitchell	V70	30:17
2	Richard Lawson	V70	36:20

Senior Men

Editor’s note: Christopher Holdsworth is missing from the results. He finished in 2nd place so this will have a knock on effect to the team positions. Will update when amended results become available.

Team A Position 4^th (B Holdsworth | J McDonald | G Pier | C Helliwell | D Motley)

Over 40 Team Position 2^nd (B Holdsworth | C Helliwell | R Stevenson | K Davies)

Over 50 Team Position 2^nd (K Davies | A Life | B Horrocks)

Gareth Berry and Alan Life at the Mid Lancs Cross Country at Rossall School, Fleetwood. Photo by Sarah Helliwell

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
22	Breton Holdsworth	V40	39:54
25	Jordan McDonald	U20	40:24
42	George Pier	U20	42:00
46	Carl Helliwell	V40	42:17
59	Richard Stevenson	V40	43:00
66	Dave Motley		43:22
87	Kevin Davies	V50	45:03
98	Gareth Berry		45:35
103	Alan Life	V50	45:54
124	Brian Horrocks	V50	47:24
140	John Wilcock	V50	48:32
153	Andy Quinn	V40	49:53
176	James Hickie	V50	51:55
188	Andrew Howarth	V50	52:46
200	Jason Pier	V40	54:16
206	David Scott	V70	55:28
218	David Horrocks	V50	57:49

Valentines 10K

The Valentines 10km starts & finishes on the athletics track next to Salt Ayre. The route is out & back so you might get to see your loved ones on the way back! Flat, fast, traffic free and romantic… is how the race organisers, Lancaster Race Series, describe this duo of 10K races over the Valentines weekend.

93 runners took part in the Saturday 10K road race . Three of our club members were among them. Laura Hesketh was our first finisher crossing the line in 11^th place overall (3^rd female) with a time of 38:31. Daniel Isherwood was next in 15^th place in 39:34, followed by Stephen Biscomb in 23^rd place (1^st Vet 60) in 43:26.

Pos	Name	Cat	Time
11	Laura Hesketh	F	38:31
15	Daniel Isherwood	M	39:34
23	Stephen Biscomb	MV60	43:26

Full Results

Windy Hill Fell Race

Nine club members took part in this popular local fell race with three of them racing on the fells for the first time.

Report from James Boult at his first ever fell race.

James Boult at the Windy Hill Fell Race. Photo by Woodentops

206 runners from 56 different clubs descended on Hollingworth Lake for the Windy Hill Fell Race on Saturday, for an event described as ‘the fell runners favourite.’ As a first timer to fell running I decided to reserve judgement on that until I’d crossed the finish line. 9 members of the Clayton contingent made the trip over for the event, and several last minute gear changes in an attempt to judge the varying weather did little to alleviate the growing nerves that grew more prevalent as the crowds assembled on the start line. Starting from Littleborough RUFC, I tried to keep the words of advice in my head that had been echoed by several people in the build up to my first proper fell race; “Don’t go off to quick but don’t get stuck at the back.”

Almost immediately the course starts with an undulating, quickening pace which takes the runner along the Bridle Way Path and over the M62 Bridge. With no recce beforehand I was only to go off the website’s description of a ‘memorable climb’ as something to expect and as we reached said climb, the Old Roman Road at Blackstone Hedge, and the mass of people, some running, most walking, I realised my expectations were perhaps very much misguided and that my lack of fell racing was even more evident than before. Going off more beforehand advice (and something Michael Hogan had taught me at track a week before), the climb was duly tackled as the three-strong Clayton contingent of Chris, Orlaith and I spurred each other to the summit. The summit, named as the ‘kissing gate’ (where no such kissing took place) opened out onto a stunning highland-esq rockface, which provided some truly stunning scenery over the surrounding areas. Ice and snow clad, and some gusty winds that made me glad I’d followed Orlaith’s lead with wearing my waterproof, long legs were of little help as I seldom ran, more dancing across rock and stone towards a more defined path onto the Pennine Way. From there we crossed the motorway bridge and a very merry Marshall who told Orlaith and I that we were “having far too much fun,” as we flew past and onto the motorway footbridge.

Chris Paul and Orlaith O’Mahony at the Windy Hill fell race. Photo by Woodentops

Grey skies made way for sunshine and from the footbridge we headed up to the Windy Hill mast, which started a steady, speedy descent back towards the Bridle Way path and the start / finish line, (some of which I took on my side after losing footing!), with the final straight of thick mud one of the courses most testing parts. Predictably tough and indescribably brilliant, I’d completed my first fell race and had loved every second of it. Brimming with self-pride, and knowing full well I couldn’t have finished it without Orlaith pushing me on, I found myself agreeing with what the website. I can see why it is described as “the fell runners favourite.”

Chris Paul was also tackling the fells for the first time and said it was a good first fell race for him. He really enjoyed the atmosphere, everyone was friendly and one guy even helped him out of a deep bog when he lost his balance.

Orlaith O’Mahony was another first timer and she said that she adored it because it’s closest thing to flying you can get!

Pos	Name	Cat	Cat Pos	Time
13	Lee Smith	Senior Men	9	01:06:59.0
21	Peter Coates	Senior Men	14	01:09:48.6
32	Neil Hardiman	Seniors M45	5	01:11:16.8
34	Matthew Duckworth	Senior Men	22	01:11:40.4
57	Ivan Whigham	Seniors M50	2	01:16:25.5
110	Chris Paul	Senior Men	41	01:25:10.1
126	James Boult	Male U23	2	01:26:20.1
132	Orlaith O’Mahoney	Senior Women	7	01:27:14.4
160	Barbara Savage	Seniors W50	2	01:32:30.4

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

A few new PBs, a parkrun debut and an antipodean run this week. Our dedicated parkrunners were out in force this weekend. Some warming up for weekend racing, some recovering from midweek distances but all having a great time.

Joanne Motley at Burnley parkrun. Photo by David Belshaw

Burnley parkrun – A total of 292 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
2	Jonathan PYE	18:17	SM25-29
3	Jacob WATSON	18:20	SM30-34
7	Paul BRANNON	19:50	VM55-59
11	Daniel PLANT	20:28	SM30-34
12	Michael CLARKE	20:33	VM40-44
17	Kevin DAVIES	21:25	VM50-54
28	Donna RILEY	22:24	VW50-54
29	Robert MORRISON	22:27	VM40-44
37	Andrew WEBSTER	22:54	VM45-49
45	Colin WHITE	23:26	VM40-44
54	Julie DAWES	23:42	VW45-49
56	Ian HARGREAVES	23:46	VM50-54	New PB!
67	Carl CAREY	24:18	VM45-49
68	Charlie BIRTWISTLE	24:28	JM10
88	Lisa JOHNSON	25:53	VW40-44
90	Jane HYLANDS	25:57	VW40-44	New PB!
99	Stuart HARTLEY	26:26	VM55-59
102	Toby BIRTWISTLE	26:33	JM10
104	Justin BIRTWISTLE	26:34	VM40-44
111	Annabel WILCOCK	26:44	JW15-17
112	John WILCOCK	26:46	VM50-54
122	Ron CHAPPELL	27:17	VM65-69
129	Julie TOMAN	27:38	VW45-49
142	Philip NAYLOR	28:13	VM35-39
150	Joanne MOTLEY	28:28	SW30-34
162	Robert HIRST	28:53	VM65-69
204	Judith CAREY	30:57	VW35-39	New PB!
276	Nicola KAY	37:44	SW30-34

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 95 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
93	Robin PRICE	39:28	VM70-74

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 88 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
67	Eileen JONES	32:55	VW60-64

Pendle parkrun – A total of 57 runners took part

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
13	John HARTLEY	23:48	VM55-59
51	Christine Jennifer EGERTON	33:57	VW65-69

Rockingham parkrun – A total of 265 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
14	Kieran CARR	22:41	VM70-74

Skipton parkrun – A total of 202 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
20	Roger James BREWSTER	21:22	VM60-64

Witton parkrun – A total of 81 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
19	Katy THOMPSON	26:35	VW60-64
24	Stephen FISH	27:40	VM60-64	First Timer!

Woodbank parkrun – A total of 169 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
143	Ron HILL	34:19	VM75-79

Woodhouse Moor parkrun – A total of 427 runners took part.

Pos	parkrunner	Time	Age Cat	Note
2	Jonny MCKENNA	16:19	SM25-29	New PB!
37	Colin SHUTTLEWORTH	19:34	VM55-59	First Timer!

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Woodbank Parkrun – A total of 182 runners took part.