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

Red Rose Cross Country – Bolton Results

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

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

Beth Quinn – first Clayton lady home

U-11 Boys

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

U-11 Girls

Team position – 13^th

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

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

U-13 Boys

Team position – 7^th

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

Harry Mason and Adam Stevenson, U-13 boys

U-13 Girls

Team Position – 4^th

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

U-13 girls team at the start line.

U-15 Boys

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

U-15 Girls

Position	Name	Time
7	Alice Pier	18:11

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

U-17 Men

Position	Name	Time
5	Jordan McDonald	19:55

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

U-17 Ladies

Position	Name	Time
13	Bethany Quinn	27:39

Senior U-20

Position	Name	Time
7	George Pier	42:29

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

Ladies

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

Clayton Ladies Helen Burnett and Katy Thompson

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

Men

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

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

Clayton Men Peter Browning and Andy Quinn at the start

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

Navigation Night – 19^th November

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

This report from the Barlick Fell Runners Website

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

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

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

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

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

Full Results

Todmorden 5k – Race 1 – 20^th November

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

73 runners

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

Market Rasen 10k – 23^rd November

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

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

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

Full Results

Parkrun results

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

Burnley parkrun – 144 runners took part

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

Cannon Hill parkrun, Birmingham – 398 runners took part

Position	Name	Time
19	Paul Shackleton	00:19:14

Lyme Park parkrun – 101 runners took part

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

Pendle parkrun – 33 runners took part

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

Preston parkrun – 210 runners took part

Position	Name	Time
10	Colin Shuttleworth	00:19:29

Club News

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

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

Our distinctive new club tent

It certainly stands out!

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

And finally…

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

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

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

Come on Team Clayton!!

ByPeter Booth

October Newsletter

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

ByChristopher Holdsworth

Boulsworth Fell Race 2014 & The Rest Of The Weekend’s Action

Boulsworth Fell Race 2014

‘As I approached the final stretch I could hear the footsteps of runners approaching in my ear. I really began to dig in as I heard the dulcet tones of Mr Roche in my head shouting “have a word Martin..”

Running, why running my good lady wife, Alison, would say…………………

It all started back in 2012 when I wanted to get back on a bike and take to the open roads. Back in my younger days I had been a very keen cyclist but unfortunately, due to injury, I had to retire. The longing to do something I had always enjoyed remained with me and so I went and bought myself a bike naively thinking I could get back on a saddle and start where I had left off. Sadly not the case! The years had taken their toll on my fitness levels and so I started to do a bit of running to try and build up my stamina.

It was at this point that I was told about John “have a word” Roche and his sessions at Towneley park. I went along to the beginners group, did an odd park run, progressed to the next group, and made myself a member of the club in 2013 taking in a few races along the way.

This year I made the decision to enter as many of the Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix races as was possible and had finally reached the last race of the season, Boulsworth Fell Race.

Race Day…

We arrived at Trawden Playing Fields on a cool, windy and VERY WET morning. I was really looking forward to today’s race and it was really nice to see that lots of runners had turned out despite the weather conditions.

I didn’t know what to expect as I had not run it before but some had told me it was a “toughie”. As we set off up the long climb all I wanted to do was reach the top, but keeping in mind to take it easy at the start and not be tempted to rush off. As I approached the top of the climb a big sigh of relief came into play as I could see there was some level ground that lay ahead.

Courtesy of Trawden 7

It was at this point I could see a long line of runners in front of me tackling the main stretch of the course. I started to focus and raced ahead as I knew once I had reached the summit I could then look forward to the downhill part of the race, and the finish line. Keeping a nice steady pace I continued down the hill, passing others along the way, motivating me even more to the finish. As I approached the final stretch I could hear the footsteps of runners approaching in my ear. I really began to dig in as I heard the dulcet tones of Mr Roche in my head shouting “have a word Martin”, and I really didn’t want to be caught in my final footsteps to the finish line.

What a relief I had finally made it and completed this challenging course and my 13^th race of the season. YES, I had managed to run in all of them! I hope to continue with the Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix in 2015 and hopefully improve my times. Watch this space!

Congratulations to all competitors who have taken part in the Grand Prix and look forward to seeing many of the friendly faces in 2015.

Thanks to Martin Griffin for this weeks race report! Full results can be found here.

The Rest of the Weekend’s Action

Only three other races this week! (that I’m aware of) With a third from Sierre-Zinal 2014‏ which will be featured as next week’s race report!

Firstly, we had two harriers competing over at the 2014 Blackpool Airshow 10k. Ted Orrell finished as the 1st M75 in his category, in 00:50:09, whilst Julie Toman finished in 00:54:11. Well done on what I would imagine was a blustery day over in Blackpool!

Over in Preston we had 9 Harriers compete at the Welcome Tavern 10k Challenge. Terry O’Leary continued his great run of form, finishing 5th just five seconds ahead of Kevin Davies. Full Clayton-le-Moors Harriers results are as follows –

5 00:38:04 284 O’Leary Terry Clayton le Moors Harriers M
6 00:38:09 285 Davies Kevin Clayton le Moors Harriers V50 M
10 00:40:35 281 Hogan Michael Clayton le Moors Harriers V45 M
16 00:43:20 283 Clarkson Alan Clayton le Moors Harriers V55 M
26 00:46:26 272 Brady Martin Clayton le Moors Harriers V50 M
33 00:47:02 274 Wildman Brian Clayton le Moors Harriers V45 M
41 00:48:55 278 Moore Lee Clayton le Moors Harriers M
57 00:52:05 279 Duffy Amanda Clayton le Moors Harriers V35 F
86 00:59:53 269 O’Brien Kevin Clayton le Moors Harriers V70 M

Clayton-le-Moors are certainly broadening their horizons this week! Paul Shackleton ran at the British Masters Track and Field Championships. He did amazingly well and secured a silver medal in the V50 300 meter steeplechase!! Amazing effort Paul. In his own words ‘And some people think Clayton is just a fell club!’

In other news, Breton Holdsworth completed his ‘pigramige’ into the V40’s by completing the seriously impressive challenge of running over 40 miles in one go. He ran from Bolton Abbey to York Minister with the help from Nick Gaskell, Johnny McKenna, Micheal O’Donnell, Dave Motley, Joanne Motley, Chris Singleton, Christina Singleton, Christopher Holdsworth, Adam Shaw, Lee Smith, Ryan Wilkinson and Jim Hickie, who all joined in at various stages. There was also support from cyclists Neil Worswick and Adam Hamer, whilst Sophie McIntosh and wife Paula Holdsworth supported in the car. Breton would like to thank all of those who have supported him, as well as to everyone who made a donation. A massive £565 has been raised so far for North West Air Ambulance, if you’d like to make a donation the link is here – https://www.justgiving.com/Breton-Holdsworth/

As previously mentioned, a race report from the Sierre-Zinal 2014‏ will be featured next week by Ivan Whigham. Well done to everyone who ran this week, with a special mention going to Jacob Boyle for his fantastic win at Boulsworth Fell Race!

ByPeter Booth

August Newsletter

The brand new edition of the Harrier is here! On time! Follow the link to catch up on loads of recent results for junior and seniors. There’s a report from Mike Wallis about the Saunders Mountain Marathon and an update on the Summer Series. Not forgetting all the usual features: Run of the Month, Covering Old Ground, Milestones & Training info.

Ring 18th September in your diary – it’s the club AGM & 5000 metre track race – details on p4. August Newsletter 2014

ByPeter Booth

July Newsletter

The July Harrier is here – sorry for the late arrival; I’ve been a bit busy! The Newsletter includes El P’s report on the Boulder 10K, Tom Brewster’s on Hendon Brook Half Marathon and mine about my Challenge, as well as the usual features, fixtures and a bumper list of results. July Newsletter 2014

ByPeter Booth

June Newsletter

Here’s another 40 page bumper edition which contains a reports on the Calderdale Way Relay and the Fellsman ultra fell run, as well as how Linda Lord celebrated her 65th year. (Clue: she didn’t put her feet up!) With all the usual features, fixtures and results, just click the link and it’s all yours!

ByPeter Booth

May Newsletter

Here is the link to the latest newsletter. This month’s edition has (most of) the answers to April’s picture quiz, along with another photograph of Clayton members of yesteryear – so old that even Don Barton & El P will struggle to remember them! On a more serious note there is an obituary for Harry Hartley and fond memories of Walt Wilkinson who died 15 years ago. Plus race reports, results, fixtures & news. May Newsletter 2014

ByPeter Booth

April Newsletter

In this month’s Harrier Katy Thompson looks back to a traumatic period twenty years ago. Katy has also sent a photograph from 1989. See how many members you can identify 25 years on. On a more up-to-date note, the new club race vest is unveiled, along with venues for summer training and details of the 2014 summer series. Plus…. all the usual results, fixtures and features. Enjoy! April Newsletter 2014

ByChristopher Holdsworth

Stanley Park 5 Mile Road Race & The Rest of the Weekends Action

Stanley Park 5 Mile Road Race

‘Once again it was good for the juniors to be part of an event with our senior runners. Thank you for all the support and encouragement’

Another early start for those travelling to Blackpool for the Stanley Park 5 Mile Road Race. Marion had body pump music playing in the car to get us ready. We arrived to blue skies but a cold wind. After a good warm up we were ready to go. Twelve Clayton-le-Moors members ran including four juniors. After a fast start the pace settled down as we ran along the paths of the park.

First Clayton-le-Moors Harrier home was junior member Jordan McDonald, followed by Alan Life who was first Clayton senior to finish. The battle for the third Clayton-le-Moors Harrier to finish was close with Andy Bradley finishing just a head of George Pier, followed by John Wilcock. A very good run from Tom Bradley saw him finish as the next Harrier. First lady to finish was Donna Riley, followed by myself, Jackie Kershaw, Carol Life and Marion Wilkinson, with Kevin O’Brien taking the final Clayton-le-Moors Harriers place.

Once again it was good for the juniors to be part of an event with our senior runners. Thank you for all the support and encouragement.

Thank you to Alice Pier for this weeks race report! Full results here.

The Rest of the Weekends Action

This weekend saw two Clayton-le-Moors Harriers compete at the Wilmslow Half Marathon. Anthony and Donna Scott both also had excellent runs, completing the circuit in 01:51:25 and 01:57:14 respectively.

At the Edale Skyline Fell Race, Andrew Armstrong had a storming race finishing in 03:55:52. John Rusius managed a very respectable time of 04:16:03 while FV60 Katy Thompson managed to scrape under the 5 hour mark to post an excellent time of 04:59:16. Well done! Full results found here.

Four of the Clayton-le-Moors Harrier Men took to the hills of the Calderdale Way this weekend, covering 20 miles of muddy terrain and quaint village track across leg 1 and 2 of the Calderdale Relays. Expect a full race report on our clubs excursion across Yorkshire on the 11th May. Well done to all who ran this weekend!

From left to right: Dave Motley, Paul Hesketh, Spencer Riley, Christopher Holdsworth

ByPeter Booth

March Newsletter

Here is the latest edition of the Harrier, including reports on a number of events and races, plus all the usual features. March Newsletter 2014

Category Archive Seniors Social

Red Rose Cross Country – Bolton Results

U-11 Boys

U-11 Girls

U-13 Boys

U-13 Girls

U-15 Boys

U-15 Girls

U-17 Men

U-17 Ladies

Senior U-20

Ladies

Men

Navigation Night – 19th November

Todmorden 5k – Race 1 – 20th November

Market Rasen 10k – 23rd November

Parkrun results

Club News

And finally…

Navigation Night – 19^th November

Todmorden 5k – Race 1 – 20^th November

Market Rasen 10k – 23^rd November