Category Archive Seniors Trail

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Mud, Mountains and Marathons

Summer has gone and autumn is here once again and with it the start of the cross country season. You’ve been out in force at Astley Park in Chorley with some fabulous results. We fielded 4 teams in the Hodgson Mountain Relays in the Lake District showing that our fell running heart is beating as strongly as ever. You’ve also been running in marathons, 10Ks and on challenging trails.

LAKELAND TRAILS – CONISTON

15K TRAIL RACE

Report from Darren Rushton

Had a crack at the Lakeland Trails race at Coniston fantastic route with mixed abilities some quick lads recommend anyone to have a go its not major fell running but all on runnable trails with fantastic scenery saw another clayton lady 191 ran I finished 67th a lovely day out.

Pos Name Cat Time
67 Darren Rushton MV40 1:21:19

15K TRAIL CHALLENGE

Report from Jane Hylands

A perfect running day in the Lake District for the 10k and 15k events with dry weather and some sunshine. The 15k was split into 2 events with the challenge starting off earlier with a 3 hour cut off and the race starting an hour later with a 2 hour cut off.

Jane Hylands at the Lakeland Trails 15KM Trail Challenge at Coniston

Jane Hylands at the Lakeland Trails 15KM Trail Challenge at Coniston

I found it a tough event with 1386ft of climb and it was a longer trail race than I’ve done before so quite challenging. The majority of the climb was within the first 5k followed by about 5k downhill and then the last 5k along grass and mud along the lake. Finishing with a paddle through a cold deep river to wake you up! A really enjoyable event with some amazing views and waterfalls but if you fancy it you’ll have to wait until 2018 as it’s not on next year or alternatively try one of the other Lakeland trails. There was also the added bonus of a bar at the finish line!

Jane Hyland at the Lakeland Trails Coniston Trail Challenge. Photo by Lakeland Trails

Jane Hyland at the Lakeland Trails Coniston Trail Challenge. Photo by Lakeland Trails

 
Pos Name Cat Time
236 Jane Hylands LV40 01:48:16

Full Results

MID LANCS CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE – ASTLEY PARK

Bring it on! It’s Autumn, the leaves are changing colour, the temperature is starting to drop and the mud is getting muddier. Team Clayton was ready to rumble and made a great start in this year’s Mid Lancashire Cross Country League with some great results across the board.U11 Boys, U15 Girls and Senior Men all doing extremely well in this first fixture. It’s looking like it might just turn into another triumphant season for Clayton.

A special mention is needed for our super organised Cross Country Manager, Jason Pier, who makes everything run like clockwork – he has the tent up and waiting for the Clayton family, the numbers ordered and ready to go and words of encouragement for everyone – he even races too! A real superstar.

The team tent ready and waiting. The first one there.

The team tent ready and waiting. The first one there.

JUNIOR RACES

As a new cross country season begins, our junior runners are keen to build upon and continue the success they enjoyed last year. However, many of them have shifted to different age groups which can alter the dynamics of the team competition. As it turns out, this year this is no bad thing and we were able to field teams across the majority of the age categories only really struggling with numbers in the older teen age categories.

Clayton Juniors ready to race at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

Clayton Juniors ready to race at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

U11 GIRLS

Summer Hargreaves was our first finisher in the U11 girls’ race and raced hard to finish in 19th place. Team mates Rachel Stevenson (61st) and Ellisia Smedley (73rd) both ran well to put their team in 9th place. A great start to the season for the U11 Girls with all of them counters for their team.

Summer Hargreaves at the Mid Lancs XC. Photo by David Belshaw

Summer Hargreaves at the Mid Lancs XC. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Time
19 Summer Hargreaves 7:09
61 Rachel Stevenson 8:18
73 Ellisia Smedley 9:01

U11 BOYS

There were 7 Clayton runners in the U11 Boys’ race. Dexta Thompson was our first finisher and overall winner of the race. Jenson Bentham, Robbie Smedley and Finley Stubbs all had great runs finishing in the top ten. Matthew Jackson, Thomas Ashworth and Finan Holdsworth completed the squad with some real racing effort thrown in. A comfortable 1st place for our U11 Boys promises another great cross country season to come from this strong group of Clayton boys.

Joshua McKay racing hard at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

Joshua McKay racing hard at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Time
1 Dexta Thompson 5:54
6 Jenson Bentham 6:26
9 Robbie Smedley 6:39
10 Finley Stubbs 6:39
31 Matthew Jackson 7:01
37 Thomas Ashworth 7:12
68 Finan Holdsworth 8:16

U13 GIRLS

There were 6 Clayton girls in the U13 girls’ race. Ella Dorrington appears to be missing from the results so the team position is currently 9th place but this could change once she has been added back in as it’s estimated she was around 13th place overall.

The U13 girls get off to a great start at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

The U13 girls get off to a great start at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

There were plenty of strong performances from this team with a welcome return for Roanna who had a great run and was a counter for the team.

Even with the missing results this is a great start for our U13 girls.

Pos Name Time
?? Ella Dorrington ??
19 Sophie Ashworth 11:26
41 Roanna Holdsworth 12:39
43 Keira Stevenson 12:42
53 Bethany Wheatcroft 13:07
66 Bronia Olszewska 14:38

U13 BOYS

There were four boys in the U13 squad. Jackson McKay was our first finisher in 5th place overall. Lennon Jackson was next in 37th place and third counter for the team was Christopher Brown still managing 57th despite a nasty fall on the course. William Nicholls was 59th.

Jackson McKay racing hard at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

Jackson McKay racing hard at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Time
5 Jackson McKay 11:39
37 Lennon Jackson 13:57
57 Christopher Brown 14:43
59 William Nicholls 14:46

U15 GIRLS

After a bit of a sparse team last year, we are back on form with a number of our girls moving up an age category this year.

Briony Holt was our first girl and 2nd overall with Millie Stubbs in 6th place. Natasha Olszewska had a great run to finish in 14th place and Claudia Bentham didn’t let a fall stop her from carrying on to finish in 27th place.

Our girls took a comfortable 1st place position for what promises to be a successful team in the U15 girls.

U15 Girls at the start line with the U13 Boys. Photo by David Belshaw

U15 Girls at the start line with the U13 Boys. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Time
2 Briony Holt 12:24
6 Millie Stubbs 13:07
14 Natasha Olszewska 14:33
27 Claudia Bentham 15:43

U15 BOYS

Again, after a sparse year in this age group last time, we fielded 5 runners in this race. Nick Hennessey was our first finisher with Stanley Grewel and Jay Bowman taking the team to 7th place. Adam Stevenson and Aaron Lundie completed the squad.

Nick Hennessey in the U15 Boys' race. Photo by David Belshaw

Nick Hennessey in the U15 Boys’ race. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Time
22 Nick Hennessey 16:32
27 Stanley Grewel 17:12
32 Jay Bowman 17:57
39 Adam Stevenson 19:23
44 Aaron Lundie 22:59

U17 WOMEN

Lucy Stevenson was our sole runner in this category. She finished in 12th place.

U17 MEN

Reece Lawrence was our sole runner in this category. He finished in 18th place.

SENIOR RACES

Another season begins and our senior runners are ready to rumble. There was a good turnout of runners and a few newbies in the mix.

SENIOR LADIES RACE

There were 17 Clayton ladies in the senior race. Donna Airey was our first lady in 29th place overall with Elizabeth Mullan not too far behind in 33rd. Irene Roche completed our 11th place ladies team also taking 1st L55 in the race. Cross country newbie Michelle Abbot enjoyed the race and was glad she had decided to get some spikes which she swears saved her from faceplanting in the muddy puddle.

Clayton Ladies ready to rumble! At Astley Park. Photo by Tina Holt

Clayton Ladies ready to rumble! At Astley Park. Photo by Tina Holt

Our ‘A’ Team were 11th (D Airey | E Mullan | I Roche )

Our ‘B’ team were 20th (M Abbott | J Bennett | C Darling-Smedley )

Over 35 Team were 4th (D Airey | I Roche | M Abbott)

Over 45 Team were 4th (I Roche | J Bennett | J Rushton)

Over 55 Team were 1st (I Roche | S Allen | C Leathley)

Irene Roche with Michelle Abbot not far behind. Photo by David Belshaw

Irene Roche with Michelle Abbot not far behind. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Cat Time
29 Donna Airey L35 29:23
33 Elizabeth Mullan L 30:07
55 Irene Roche L55 (1st) 31:39
57 Michelle Abbott L35 31:46
64 Joanne Bennett L45 32:18
65 Cassie Darling-Smedley L35 32:23
71 Julia Rushton L45 33:02
78 Nina Kewin L35 33:49
88 Sarah Helliwell L35 34:29
94 Janine Pollard L45 35:04
110 Rachel Todd L35 36:29
129 Adrienne Olszewska L45 38:37
136 Yvonne Wickham L45 39:21
138 Deborah Greenwood L45 39:31
145 Jane Pier L45 40:18
156 Susan Allen L55 42:21
173 Christine Leathley L65 47:18

MEN U20

Jordan McDonald was 3rd U20 in the race.

SENIOR MENS’ RACE

We had 31 runners in the senior mens’ race. Unfortunately, Danny Collinge was forced to retire due to illness and we were missing Chris Holdsworth as well. This meant that, as well as 3rd in the U20 category, Jordan McDonald was our first Clayton finisher in the senior men’s’ race in 29th place overall. David Scott was 1st V70. There were 232 runners in this race. Our ‘A’ team was still 3rd even with a few of our fast lads missing from this race. A very promising start for our men.

Clayton Men at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

Clayton Men at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

’A’ team 3rd (J McDonald | A Stubbs | L Smith| R Stevenson | J Watson | C Snell)

‘B’ Team 10th (B Holdsworth | D Horrocks | A Holt | G Berry | A Orr | A Life)

Vet 40 Team 3rd ( A Stubbs | R Stevenson | B Holdsworth | D Horrocks)

Vet 50 Team 3rd (D Horrocks | A Life | J Wilcock)

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Breton outdoing the autumn foliage for colour at Astley Park. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Cat Time
29 Jordan McDonald U20 39:53
33 Andy Stubbs V40 40:11
36 Lee Smith M 40:20
41 Richard Stevenson V40 40:51
46 Jacob Watson M 41:19
48 Chris Snell M 41:25
52 Breton Holdsworth V40 42:06
56 David Horrocks V50 42:28
74 Andrew Holt V40 43:42
88 Gareth Berry V40 44:34
91 Andrew Orr V40 44:56
98 Alan Life V50 45:31
109 John Wilcock V50 45:31
115 Andrew Payne M 46:30
117 Brian Horrocks V50 46:32
118 Alan Dorrington V40 46:34
121 John Roche V50 46:39
148 Nick Roscoe V40 48:19
158 Andy Quinn V40 48:50
162 Mark Wightman V50 49:05
178 James Hickie V50 50:15
198 Jason Pier V40 51:30
208 Mick Hughes V40 52:19
215 Matthew Duckworth M 53:01
223 Peter Browning M50 54:29
229 Geoff Smith V40 54:53
230 Craig Nicholls V40 54:56
235 David Scott V70 (1st) 55:24
236 David Moynihan V40 55:49
241 Ian Hargreaves V50 56:32

Full Results

SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER

BURNLEY FIRE 10K

Fourteen Clayton Harriers took to familiar ground on this year’s Burnley Fire 10K road race. The route starts and finishes at Burnley Fire station, climbs up and around Towneley Park and, after a bit of respite as you descend on the road to Cliviger, takes in the beast of a climb that is Mount Lane before a fast downhill gallop back to the Fire Station. 216 runners took part.

Jacob Watson at the Burnley Fire 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Jacob Watson at the Burnley Fire 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Jacob Watson was our first finisher and 3rd overall in the race with a time of 37:12. He was swiftly followed by Jonathan Pye in 6th and Matthew Duckworth in 10th. Terry O’Leary joined them in the top twenty finisher in 13th place. Donna Airey was the first Clayton Lady finisher in 35th place overall and 3rd female in the race. Michelle Abbot was 77th and 1st F35.

Donna Airey at the Burnley Fire 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Donna Airey at the Burnley Fire 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Report from Deborah Greenwood

A beautiful sunny October morning at this very friendly, well marshalled race. It’s my third year in a row of running this race and I am progressively getting slower! In 2015 I had a time of 57:04 on Sunday I only managed 1:00.32! Yes .32 seconds over the hour, I was gutted.

Donna Airey smashed it, coming in 3rd lady overall with an amazing time of 44.56. A stunning performance after being our first lady at Cross country the day before. Jacob Watson also came in 3rd male overall with a brilliant time of 37:12, with the overall winner being a Blackburn Harriers runner. Exactly 200 runners finished the race and swelled the coffers of the Pendleside hospice and Firefighter funds.

Mount lane proved as challenging as ever, lots of people around me walked this part of the course, I of course ran every step as this is how we have been trained. A lovely resident half way up the hill had set up a water station to revive those that needed. The fires crews and marshals’ were brilliant, shouting and cheering everyone on.

I must do better next time!

Pos Name Category Time
3 Jacob Watson M 37:12.4
6 Jonathan Pye M 38:29.0
10 Matthew Duckworth M 39:19.1
13 Terry O’Leary M 40:21.9
35 Robert Morrison M40 44:48.1
37 Donna Airey F35 44:56.4
44 Colin White M40 45:45.9
48 Stuart Proctor M 46:02.5
55 Andrew Webster M45 47:06.1
77 Michelle Abbott F35 49:13.8
139 Hayley Copeman F45 57:07.8
141 Helen Harrison F45 27:10.4
142 Robert Hirst M65 58:27.8
156 Deborah Greenwood F45 1:00:32.6

Full Results

BURNLEY FIRE FUN RUN

Well done to all of our junior runners that took part in this fun run. Results are not available but Nick Hennessey was the overall winner with Helana White taking first girl which is fantastic considering she was in hospital with appendicitis only a couple of weeks ago.

Clayton Juniors racing ahead at the Burnley Fire fun run.

Clayton Juniors racing ahead at the Burnley Fire fun run.

CHESTER MARATHON

Daniel Plant was our sole representative at the Chester Marathon. He finished in 303rd place with a time of 03:22:22.

Report from Dan Plant

Arrived at Chester and conditions were perfect. We went and registered Tracy and the kids for the mini marathon then the Chester town crier got us under way. The plan was to stick with the 3:15 pacer but I got a bit carried away so pulled away

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Clayton Junior, Charlie Plant (R)at the Chester Mini Marathon

Once you leave the city centre, it’s a very scenic route with the occasional up and down. At 19ish miles I hit the good old wall but by 24 I was moving well again just on time for the main Hill of the route. I did manage a strong finish marathon number 4 of the year and the quickest can’t believe I’ve got to wait till April for another… what will I do with my Sunday mornings!

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Dan Plant ready to go at the Chester Marathon

Full Results

GLENCOE MARATHON

This off-road marathon is an epic trail run that ascends a total of 1,608 metres through the heart of Glencoe and into the foothills of Ben Nevis.  The route snakes through the pass of Glencoe, surrounded by the towering remains of this ancient super volcano, before climbing 500 metres up the fearsome Devil’s Staircase. From the eastern edge of the Aonach Eagach Ridge you look straight onto the mighty Buachaille Etive Mor (the great herdsman) before dropping back to sea level at Kinlochleven where the Mamores Half Marathon starts. Climbing up through the Mamores the route undulates until the descent into Glen Nevis and the base of the mighty Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest peak.

Congratulations to Avril Duckworth who took part and finished in 56th place overall. She was the 6th lady finisher and 1st Vet 50 lady in a time of 4 hours and 29 minutes.

Full Results

 

HODGSON BROTHERS’ MOUNTAIN RELAY

The ‘Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay’ is a fell running relay race that started life as the ‘Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay’. It is set in the heart of the Lake District Fells, takes place every year on the first Sunday in October, and is competed by teams from across the country, but mainly the North of England. It is the longest-running mountain relay in the country.

Dave Motley and David Walker - leg 2 of the Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay

Dave Motley and David Walker  on leg 2 of the Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay. Photo by Steve Razzetti

The race is a tough one, with 4 legs each throwing up their separate challenges, including hard climbs and steep descents on difficult terrain. The route requires careful navigation, especially in bad weather. Each leg is run in pairs (so 8 runners per team) and teams compete for a number of prizes across different categories including Open, Ladies, Mixed and Vets teams.

We were one of the few clubs to field 4 teams in this event.

Men’s Team Report from Captain Ryan Wilkinson

My Sunday morning started @ 5:30am as I may have been a little excited because this is one of the best days out of the year…

After a bit of a shuffle around with the team over the weekend we were ready to go. First up was Jonny & the super sub Bretton who stepped in at the last minute after racing on Saturday at the XC, can’t thank the guy enough! We got off to a good start and came in 14th overall, a swift handover to out leg 2 runners Dave Motley & Dave Walker who set off up the long drag up to the trig then the long, fast run off on a few rocky paths & a steep rough descent to Kirkstone Pass. They had a good run together finished the leg still in a good position.

It was my turn to run leg 3 with Dave Bagot, he’s a bit quicker than me so I knew I had a big job on my hands. Off up Red Screes we went and started to catch a few teams up. We felt good & had a good climb. We dug in & ran our socks off to make up 3 positions and bridging a good gap on our local rivals, handing over to Mr Perry and Andy Laycock who had a cracker of a run putting more time between Barlick and ourselves who were set on catching us. Senior men finished 16th overall which is the best we have finished in a long time. Making it brilliant day as always. Thanks guys for all your effort. Roll on Scotland #TEAMCLAYTON

Our first team to finish were in 16th place overall.

Leg Runners Time
1 J McKenna & B Holdsworth 00:42:55
2 D Motley & D Walker 01:19:11
3 D Bagot & R Wilkinson 00:58:20
4 M Perry & A Laycock 01:18:33

They were followed by the Vets team who finished in 30th place

Vets Team Report

This year the vets were out in force with a really strong team put together by the new vet team manager Garry Wilkinson. First up was Andrew Stubbs & Mark Aspinall with a good solid run and coming in a respectable 22nd position. They then handed over to Carl Haliwell & Peter Coats who are both on great form picking off 4 other pairs on their dash to hand over to Paul Shackleton and Andrew McFarlane who did not waste any time climbing up Red Screes and putting a good shift in across what can only be described as a rugged 5 miles. Then it was time for Garry Wilkinson & Paul Hesketh to finish off the route with last dash for the finish line. All in all it was a good day out for all our teams

Peter Coates and Carl Helliwell. Leg 2 of the Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay. Photo by Steve Razzetti

Peter Coates and Carl Helliwell. Leg 2 of the Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay. Photo by Steve Razzetti

Leg Runners Time
1 M Aspinall & A Stubbs 00:45:43
2 C Helliwell & P Coates 01:15:22
3 P Shackleton & A McFarlane 01:09:37
4 G Wilkinson & P Hesketh 01:31:15

Clayton ‘Z’ Team were 55th

Report from Chris Funnell – If Carlsberg did Fell Races

Nothing short of perfect is the way to describe the Hodgson Brothers Mountain relay on Sunday. Despite a very cool (4deg C start leaving home at 0630) and some spectacular cloud inversions, these eventually gave way to perfect blue skies and fantastic running conditions.

I felt very privileged to be running for the second year for the now “infamous Clayton Z Team” on leg 2 with Mark Nutter (a seasoned Z teamer).

We watched all the leg 1-ers get underway from Patterdale and then made our way across to Hartsop for the start of our leg (7.5 mile and 2900 feet of ascent). Andy Howarth and Keith Thompson were on leg 1 and Mark and I waited on the start line to try and catch an early glimpse of Andy and Keith sporting the new Z team colours (which team coach Andrew Walmsley has had his top R&D people develop). Angela Shian and Anna Kelly ran a great first leg and added to the pressure as Wendy Dodds and Tracy Mitchell set off into the morning sunshine. A minute or so later and Andy and Keith came in both looking like they’d run a race. As Mark grabbed the dibber he said “we’ve got some work to do”. Despite our pre-race pact not to set off too fast, we set off (too) fast up the long climb up towards High Street. Wendy and Tracy soon came into sight and we did our best to mask our heavy breathing as we inched alongside.

After a couple more scalps, we rolled the dice on a couple of alternative race lines which Mark had picked up studying the map prior to the start. Both route choices paid off and as we reached High Street we were at least 6 places up. A blast along High Street and a good scramble up Thornthwaite gained another 2 places. A final tricky descent down to Kirkstone and job done we passed the dibber into the capable hands of demon descenders Richard Bellaries and Andy Firth. The final leg was run by Ivan Wigham and Ralph Baines who had a blistering run in claiming a Lonsdale scalp in the final descent to the finish line at Patterdale.

At the customary post race debrief in the White Lion (attended by groupies and mascots) it became evident that Andy and Keith had opted to take in a bit more scenery (who could blame them) by missing an exit route, however with times and places up on last year it was clear the day had been a resounding success with the reputation and infamy of the Z Team intact.

Leg Runners Time
1 A Howarth & K Thompson 00:57:20
2 M Nutter & C Funnell 01:33:51
3 A Firth & R Bellaries 01:09:40
4 I Whigham & R Baines 01:40:59

And finally, our open mixed team finished in 64th place

Report from Kath Brady

After illness/injury calls days before the event, the available experienced ladies had run out so had to swap our Ladies team to Open and run with 2 men. We finished 64th out of 70 in a time of 5:48.This event is just as tough and competitive as the British relays. Leg 1 Anna Kelly & Angela Shian (in her first Lakeland relay) started us off. Leg 2 legend Wendy Dodds ran with Tracey Mitchell (who’d moved from leg 3 on Thursday). Leg 3 A bit of childcare from me and Kieron Mitchell (who’d been over the route with Tracy) ran with an even later replacement and always smiling Paul Wale. Leg 4 Jean Brown guided Barbara Savage round having been moved from leg 2

Leg Runners Time
1 A Kelly & A Shian 0:56:11
2 W Dodds & T Mitchell 01:45:36
3 K Mitchell & P Wale 01:20:25
4 J Brown & B Savage 01:46:43

Full Results

LITTLEBOROUGH 10K ROAD RACE

Two club members took part in this 10K road race organised by Cannonball Events. Stephen Biscomb was our first finisher in 55th place overall and with a time of 44:13 and also taking the 1st V60 position. Joining him was Amanda Duffy who finished in 70th place with a time of 45:37. A total of 239 runners took part.

Report from Amanda Duffy

I decided to try the Littleborough 10K on Sunday. The race started opposite the station with the first part being a climb up Hollingworth Road to the lakeside. The course took up around the lake and then on a few farm tracks and trail. It was a lovely day for it and a nice scenic route

Myself and Steve Biscomb were the only runners from Clayton

Pos Name Cat Time
55 Stephen Biscomb M60 44:13.1
70 Amanda Duffy W35 45:37.0

Full Results

STANLEY PARK 5MILE ROAD RACE

Kevin Davies (minus the tiger this week!) was our sole representative in the inaugural running of this race. It’s proposed to run the event twice annually in the Spring and Autumn. He finished in 5th place overall with a time of 30:51 and was 1st V50 as well.

Pos Name Cat Time
5 Kevin Davies M50 30:51

Full Results

PARKRUN ROUNDUP

Brighouse parkrun – A total of 378 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
271 Robin PRICE 32:54 VM70-74 First Timer!

Burnley parkrun – A total of 291 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
1 Jacob WATSON 17:54 SM30-34
2 Jonathan PYE 17:56 SM25-29
5 Jonathan CLEAVER 18:31 VM35-39
14 Nicholas HENNESSEY 20:47 JM11-14
17 Kevin DAVIES 21:09 VM50-54
20 Stephen AINSWORTH 21:16 VM55-59
24 Adam STEPHENSON 21:36 SM30-34 New PB!
26 Gordon BARRETT 21:46 VM50-54
27 Terry O’LEARY 21:59 VM35-39
38 Colin WHITE 22:58 VM40-44
58 Michelle ABBOTT 23:51 VW35-39
68 Nina KEWIN 24:10 VW35-39
69 Reece Adam LAWRENCE 24:13 JM15-17
73 Chris LAWRENCE 24:32 VM50-54
75 Julie DAWES 24:35 VW45-49
87 Andy QUINN 25:10 VM45-49
89 Andrew TAYLOR 25:13 VM55-59
94 Annabel WILCOCK 25:22 JW15-17
95 John WILCOCK 25:24 VM50-54
104 Donna SCOTT 25:46 VW50-54
139 Hayley COPEMAN 27:23 VW45-49
140 Yvonne WICKHAM 27:23 VW50-54
149 Ron CHAPPELL 27:47 VM65-69
182 Carl CAREY 29:35 VM45-49
185 Christine Jennifer EGERTON 29:41 VW65-69
186 Robert HIRST 29:42 VM65-69
257 Helen HARRISON 34:43 VW45-49

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 189 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
47 Martin BRADY 23:53 VM50-54
103 Eileen JONES 28:51 VW60-64 New PB!

Pendle parkrun – A total of 92 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
1 Paul BRANNON 19:54 VM55-59
4 John HARTLEY 20:56 VM55-59
25 Dawn TERRY 26:18 VW50-54
65 Harry WALKER 33:47 VM65-69

Witton parkrun – A total of 103 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
37 Stephen FISH 27:40 VM60-64

 

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Run on for a long time

Yes dear readers, it’s an action packed roundup once again! We’ve had Fell championships, road championships, marathons, half marathons, 10k and 5k racing, ultra-distance events, mountain marathons and cyclocross. You’ve been busy on the fells, the trails, the roads and in the parks. Run on for a long time Harriers!

LATE RESULTS

Jim Smith Brownhouse 5K – Tuesday 13 September

Run during a huge thunderstorm, the results were unfortunately compromised by the weather conditions so there are quite a few gaps in the times for the runners. Three hardy Harriers were amongst 63 brave runners in this race. Robert Hirst was our first finisher in 45th place and around 27 minutes with Jack McGuire in 52nd and Ron Chappell in 53rd around the 31 minute mark. No times were available for our runners.

Pos    Name    Cat   
45 R. Hirst MV65
52 J. McGuire MV60
53 R. Chappell MV65

Full Results

Equinox 24 Hour Relay

Report from Paul Shackleton

I competed in the Equinox 24 hour relay at Belvoir Castle near Leicester last weekend 17th/18thwith a bunch of Birmingham lads from different clubs under the name Cannon Hill Crusaders. In the main team event (teams of 8) we finished 2nd, beaten by 4 minutes by Stilton Striders. Completing 34 x10km laps (210 miles/21000 feet ascent). I ran 4 x10km laps. Average 43 minutes. The accompanying photo was taken around 7am. I’d ran about 30k at this point off no sleep and I’m surprised I look ok because I’m shattered!

Paul Shackleton, still going after 30K and not much sleep!

Paul Shackleton, still going after 30K and not much sleep!

High Peak 40 – Saturday 17 Sept

Congratulations to Martin Terry who finished in 6th place overall and 1st Vet50 in this 40 mile ultra with a time of 06:32:11. The route is a loop around the Peak District among the beautiful scenery of the gritstone and limestone hills and dales. It’s also one of the counting races in the RunFurther championship.

Full Results

As we are all caught up it’s onto this week’s action…

THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

RON HILL 78th BIRTHDAY 5K

Report from Mick Hughes

A bright crisp Thursday evening in the pleasant foothills of the Pennines between Bacup and Rochdale played host to this special tribute to our very own Ron Hill MBE. Organised by Andems Runners & Rochdale Harriers this birthday race for Ron (a mere 78 years young) was also to celebrate Ron’s 1st victory in the national cross country championships of 1966, 50 years ago where he completed 9 miles in Sheffield in a time of 46:21!

Ian Hargreave, Ron Hill and Mick Hughes

Ian Hargreaves, Ron Hill and Mick Hughes

This 5k race started from the lane behind the Cock & Magpie pub. A hilly start heading up a stony trail to Cowm Resevoir followed by 2 laps of the reservoirs thin perimeter trail track (caution and good timing was needed when pushing forward and taking places here!), then a tight bend doubling back down the steep hill to the finish line. A good attendance and representative mixture of both young and mature runners from a number of clubs made the journey; Todmorden, Oldham & Royton, Halifax, Middleton, Bury, Gossopdale and Trawden as this was also part of their championship series.

Once up on the reservoir and flatter terrain, the pace settled at a fairly quick one in general and there was a good energy and enthusiasm about the short scenic route. Ron had been introduced before the start and received plenty of applause and the mood was set. Andrew Worster (Todmorden Harriers & AC) took first place with an impressive 16:54. 7 Clayton Harriers competed (including Ron) who still managed to run the race in 31:27; a true inspiration to us all. Ron was in demand post-race but me and fellow team mate Ian Hargreaves managed to grab a quick chat and picture with him. He thanked us for coming and said, “What a club Clayton is, eh”! To which I replied, we were honoured to be there. After all it’s not every night you get to race with and be in the company of a true running legend. Here are the times of our club runners;

Andrew Laycock 17:19 | Garry Wilkinson 19:17 | Mick Hughes 20:48

Stephen Biscomb 21:07 | Ian Hargreaves 23:21 | Robert Hirst 28:13 | Ron Hill 31:27

Awaiting Official Results

SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

ENGLISH SCHOOLS FELL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIP

Three Clayton Juniors took part in the English Schools Fell Running Championships. Christopher Brown and Ella Dorrington ran in the Year 7 race with Christopher having an excellent run finishing in 8th place overall and 7th boy, and Ella in 30th place and 6th girl. There were 93 finishers in this race so well done Chris and Ella! Briony Holt ran in the Year10/11 race and finished in 27th place overall and 3rd Girl.

Report from Andy Holt

The final race of Briony’s fell calendar was the English schools Fell race. Held at Sedbergh School this year following two years in the Calder Valley the route crosses the village to and runs up and around the Winder, a 450m peak that forms the entrance to the Howgills. Having run and walked these hills we knew the terrain would consist of steep, grassy tracks that make for fast fell running. The race is aimed at schools but unless your school has any interest in fell running, it’s up to the athlete/parents to enter.

We arrived in plenty of time only to find we’d left our running bag at home, so, following a mad dash back home driving like those people I dislike immensely Briony was prepared to race. The girls and boys run together, and there were approx 70 people in Briony’s race. Following a fall last year in this fixture Briony’s form has been slowly returning, but she was in the year group below her age, running against 4 out of the six England team qualifiers she would have been satisfied with a top five finish.

Briony Holt at the English Schools Fell Championships. Photo by Geoff Thompson

Briony Holt at the English Schools Fell Championships. Photo by Geoff Thompson

The route is essentially a mile up an inclined track, a mile along a track, another mile up a steep track to the summit then a hair-raising mile or so descent to the finish. Briony was second girl on passing me, looking comfortable and tucking behind the leader conserving her energy for the pull to the summit. The plan was stay in contention until the descent and hopefully Briony’s descending will see her to the finish. Unfortunately Briony blew up on the ascent, and dropped from 2nd to 4th. She easily made up the ground to secure third but had given the leader and girl in second too much distance. It was more satisfying hearing the lead girl smashed the record by 2 minutes, and despite Briony’s lack of form a third place finish was higher than she expected and she was pleased with how she ran today.

Ella Dorrington and Christopher Brown No 21) at the English Schools Fell Running Championships. Photo by Woodentops

Ella Dorrington and Christopher Brown (No 21) at the English Schools Fell Running Championships. Photo by Woodentops

Ella Dorrington was superb, we think finishing in 5th/6th in her respective race was very good for her first time, considering the competition and standard of running. Chris Brown was another good result finishing 7th in his group.

Year 7 Results |  Year 10/11 Results

RAB MOUNTAIN MARATHON

Report by Colin Woolford

The third and final Mountain Marathon of the year for me, and definitely my favourite – the Rab Mountain Marathon. The Rab being its tenth year and this my fifth time of starting off the back of last weekend’s OMM Lite I wanted to have a good one.

The Rab has changed owners recently and is slowly changing format to a more traditional ‘OMM’ style with multiple classes to enter across a spectrum of ‘linear’ courses where you follow a fixed route navigating point to point, fastest time wins through to the classic ‘score’ format where you have a set amount of time to find as many checkpoints as you can, highest score wins.  Traditionally the Rab has put on a Long Score and a Short Score.  The long being 7 hours on the Saturday, 6 hours on the Sunday the Short being 6 & 5 hours respectively.  This was my entry as a male solo in the Short Score.

The event moves around the North West usually held within a few hours of Manchester and this year was to be the Cumbrian part of the Yorkshire Dales – the event centre being Outhgill. This suggested that the event would take place over some steep sided open moorland with Mallerstang Edge to the East and Great Boar Fell to the West, both areas I have not visited before.

Friday night at the Rab is a social affair where there is a meal for those who require one, a small bar and a showcase of “adventure” films, usually with a running theme.  I arrived a little late for all that so got my head down early for the Saturday start, which we were informed would be a 3km walk away! At least I wouldn’t need to warm up… A big part of the Mountain Marathon experience that I really enjoy is the anticipation of getting the map when you cross the start line and being handed a piece of paper which reveals which checkpoints (controls) are worth what value.  The clock has already started and you have to mark the map up and come up with a plan to best use the available time – six hours for me –  to collect as many points as you can.  My Saturday plan would take me down the western edge of the course looping further north before heading due south to the overnight camp at the bottom end of the valley – near the Moorcock pub, which we were reliably told had put on extra staff to cope with any Rab’ers requiring refreshment on Saturday night.

The weather was dry on Saturday, cloudy but bright and a constant wind made the course a pleasure.  Underfoot it was drying out, and the peat hag moorland was a doddle to run through. The final section from the route I had planned was tough going and took longer than anticipated it wasn’t tussocks, or bog but a very strange soft grass that seemed to swallow your feet as you tried to run through it leaving you taking exaggerated steps to cross it – all 3km’s of it!  I reined in my plan to get an extra 25 points from the east side of the course and focussed on heading for the more runnable (Pennine) bridleway to get off this terrain and get back in time. Which I managed with seven minutes to spare and a points total of 295.  I was very pleased! My overnight ranking was 70th from 150 starters, top 50% – a good result for me…Onto Day two.

Colin Woolford , exhausted at the end of day one at the midway camp

Colin Woolford , exhausted at the end of day one at the midway camp

Day two – I knew it would be wet.  All forecasts had heralded rain on Saturday night into Sunday and not really stopping until later that day.  Saturday night the rain came around 8pm so sadly the usually ‘social’ Rab overnight camp quietened down early and most were zipping up tents early.  I am afraid I was too knackered to seek shelter in the pub! The rain fortunately stopped around 6.00am and stayed off whilst the campsite packed itself away and competitors started their day two.  5 hours and the need to get back up the valley to the farm based event centre and finish line.  Not wanting to repeat the same route in reverse, I decided to explore the Eastern side of the valley and devised a plan I thought would net me around 180 points – with a few options depending on how I was going.  In short I started poorly and got worse!  The first control and 2km’s were fine, steady and stiff I know I take a while to warm up on day two of these things, but this time I was just pooped. Knackered. Achingly tired.  The first big climb of the day up Grisedale Pike to find a series of 10 point controls and a big 20 then 30 pointer left me feeling drained and no amount of energy drink or food seemed to be pepping me up. Even my trusty Haribo jelly babies weren’t giving me the lift they usually do, so despite my nav being spot on, and the weather not raining as much as it had threatened I knew my legs weren’t going to carry me where I wanted to go.  This was disappointing, but a certain sense of obviousness arose in my mind – back to back mountain marathons? Bloody idiot!  On the positive side – at least I found my limit!  Day two then became a battle of attrition as I struggled to collect what controls I could and find a route with the least climb and most direct way into finish. If you are late back on a ‘Score’ event, you begin to lose points for every minute you are late.  I wanted to hold what I had so had to dig deep to get myself to the finish line with a disappointing 140 points and 30 seconds to spare to end up in 94th from 148 finishersStill a cracking event and good weekend, just next year I won’t be OMM’ing the week before…

SKYRUNNER 3X3000 80K ULTRA TRAIL RACE

Congratulations to Jean Brown who finished 7th overall and 1st Lady in this unique ultra-running event linking the Lake District’s highest mountains-Scafell Pike, Helvellyn & Skiddaw. It is a circular route which starts and finishes at Keswick, incorporating a superb variety of terrain on some of the finest mountain trails in the Lake District. From the spectacular rock scenery of Scafell Pike to the rolling ridges of the Dodds, the route combines all the elements of a classic Lakeland run combined with aspects of European style ultra-running.

Following the huge success of the inaugural event in 2014 the Lake District 3 X 3000 80k Ultra Trail is set to be a classic ultra. The course has been designed by 2013 IAU World Trail Running Champion and Salomon International Mountain Runner Ricky Lightfoot.

Report from Jean Brown

People talk about a slump after a target race… after the exhilaration of the UTMB (which was fantastic) I certainly found I had itchy feet, was getting grumpy and had a strong desire to race again after 2/3 weeks. With everything else going on in family life, Saturday was the first opportunity I had so I scanned the possibilities. I was keen to go back to the Isle of Man for their ultra, but by the time I had decided my legs could run again I had missed the entry deadline so that was out… It was then that the ‘3 x 3000 80km ultra trail’ came forward as a contender for my first post-UTMB race. Entering a week before didn’t allow any time for recces, but I knew large sections of the race, if in the opposite direction.

Jean Brown in the 3x3000 Race. Photo by Granddayout photography

Jean Brown in the Skyrunner 3×3000 Race. Photo by Granddayout photography

5am saw me on the start line with around 80 other runners and off we went from Keswick along the shores of Derwent water. The short description of the route is Keswick, Watendlath, Scafell Pike, High Raise, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Keswick – off road but on paths; not like a fell race where you are usually allowed to take the shortest route from A to B! It is a brilliant route, technical early on, a set of good climbs throughout the route and plenty that was runnable if you had the legs. The wind was a tad stronger than ideal – with wet rocks on the technical section over Scafell Pike I was getting blown across the rock at times, and running against it was only really possible on the flat or downhill. The cloud was also sitting at around 500m making the views less engaging. All good fun though, especially as I came in first lady and 7th overall. It was only a small field but you can only race those that turn up! The very nice Leki poles I won for being the first lady at each of the summits were an excellent bonus prize! A great long trail race for fell runners!

Full Results

SWINTON 10 MILE ROAD RACE

Daniel Isherwood and Kevin ‘Tiger’ Davies ran in this 10 mile road race organised by Swinton Running Club. Daniel was our first finisher in 23rd place with a time of 01:05:46 closely followed by ‘Tiger’ in 24th a few seconds later in 01:05:53. There were 158 runners in total.

Pos Name Cat Time
23 Daniel Isherwood M 01:05:46
24 Kevin ‘Tiger’ Davies M50 01:05:53

Full Results

THIEVELEY PIKE FELL RACE

Sixteen Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in this race organised by club member Pete Booth. It’s a tough but enjoyable 4.3 mile route with 1310ft of ascent. There are races for junior runners with the younger runners taking on a circuit of the boggy and rutty starting fields and the older juniors following the seniors until the turning point at the ruin.

Team Clayton at Thieveley Pike Fell Race. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Team Clayton at Thieveley Pike Fell Race. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

The main race sets the runners off from a boggy field beside the Ram Inn, Cliviger and race follows the Mary Towneley Loop to Scout Farm where a sharp left takes them up a mercifully short, ridiculously steep climb to the moor, which levels off towards a ruin at CP4. (U14 &U16 runners turn here down to CP10 and back to the finish.) After crossing a couple of fields it’s back onto rough moorland for the climb to the Pike, steep at first then it eases as you follow the fence to the trig point. A fast grassy descent precedes a shorter, technical drop to the fell gate. Then you battle through a young plantation before a steep ‘sting in the tail’ brings you back to the ruin. A second grassy descent leads to the bridleway for the last push to the finish in the field where you started.

Katy Thompson and Sarah Helliwell at Thieveley Pike fell race. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Katy Thompson and Sarah Helliwell at Thieveley Pike fell race. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Peter Coates was our first finisher in 6th place overall and 1st M40. Geoff Gough was next in 20th place and 1st M55. Ivan Whigham was 33rd and 1st M50. Katy Thompson was our first lady finisher and also 1st F60 hotly pursued to the finish by Sarah Helliwell. Michelle Butschok was our 3rd lady and the three of them took the ladies team prize.

Michael Frost and Michelle Butschok at Thieveley Pike Fell Race. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Michael Frost and Michelle Butschok at Thieveley Pike Fell Race. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Senior Results

Pos Name Cat Time
6 Peter Coates M40 37:05
20 Geoff Gough M55 40:18
33 Ivan Whigham M50 42:55
41 Mark Nutter M50 44:13
48 Richard Briscoe M 44:55
59 Peter Browning M55 48:32
62 James Hickie M55 48:46
65 Andrew Firth M55 49:36
66 Steven Breckell M65 49:40
68 Peter Dugdale M60 50:17
69 Stephen Bury M55 50:29
77 Andrew Dugdale M50 52:06
79 Katy Thompson F60 52:25
80 Sarah Helliwell F 52:40
92 Michael Frost M60 59:10
96 Michelle Butschok F40 65:03

Junior Results

A quintet of Clayton runners took part in the junior races. Jenson Bentham was 4th in the U12 race. The U16 and U14 runners ran with the seniors and Nick Hennessey was our first finisher taking the U16 race as well. Jackson McKay was the winner of the U14 race with Natasha and Bronia Olszewska taking 5th and 6th place and 1st and 2nd girl.

U16 Race

Nick Hennessey. U16 winner at Thieveley Pike Fell Race. Photo by Bryn Barnes

Nick Hennessey. U16 winner at Thieveley Pike Fell Race. Photo by Bryn Barnes

Pos Name Time
1 Nicholas Hennessey 18:08

U14 Race

Natasha Olszewska, 1st U14 girl at Thieveley. Photo by Bryn Barnes

Natasha Olszewska, 1st U14 girl at Thieveley. Photo by Bryn Barnes

Pos Name Time
1 Jackson McKay 15:26
5 Natasha Olszewska (1st Girl) 23:51
6 Bronia Olszewska 32:45

U12 Race

Pos Name Time
4 Jenson Bentham 7:23

Full Results

SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER

3 Peaks Cyclocross

Report from Andy Armstrong

The 3 Peaks cyclocross race is a 38 mile cycle event that visits the same peaks as the fell race; Ingleborough, Whernside and PenyGhent. Now in it’s 54th year, it’s billed as “the toughest cyclocross event in the UK” which is undoubtedly true as it’s the only one of its kind. It’s probably the most unusually perverse event to visit the Yorkshire dales; the sight of over 500 competitors shouldering drop-bar rigid frame bikes up the forty degree slopes of Simon Fell, picking their way down the stone slabs off Whernside and hammering down the stony bridleways around Pen-y-Ghent is definitely worth the trip.

For my first attempt at this race I was determined to take it steady and get round in one piece. Cross bikes are tough but there’s a limit to what they’ll put up with and the route is littered with cyclists fixing punctures, broken chains, twisted gears or just nursing injuries born of over-enthusiasm. Being a fell runner, not a real cyclist meant having to make up time on the hill sections; either working hard carrying the bike on the climbs or pushing the limits on the off-road descents (did I say I was intending to take it steady?). A dented rim required a puncture stop near Ribblehead but otherwise the bike stood up to the course well and I finished the race in 4h40m

Also at the race; Andy Laycock had a storming race to finish under the magic four hour mark at 3h52m. Others were less fortunate; Alan Dorrington had a crash coming off Ingleborough, the bike was fine but a knee and hip injury forced his retirement. Paul Hesketh also had to retire due to (his words) “err, technical issues”.

In summary; a top days fun for both competitors and spectators, I’ll be back again next year, hopefully as the former.

Full Results

IKANO BANK ROBIN HOOD MARATHON

More than 1000 runners completed the Ikano Bank Robin Hood Marathon. John Hartley was our sole representative, finishing in 36th place overall and 1st Vet55 in 03:06:19.

Report from John Hartley

I was hoping to run under three hours. I set off OK and was going well until mile sixteen. Then the last ten miles became a real struggle and I felt like I was treading water. Mental strength took over and got me to the finish where I was chuffed to find out I had won the Vet55 category and finished 36th out of 1192 runners.

Full Results

NORTHERN ATHLETICS ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Two teams of ladies took part in the Women’s Four Stage Road Relay Championships and one team of men took part in the Men’s Six Stage Road Relay Championships.

Team Clayton at the Northern Road Relay Championships

Team Clayton at the Northern Road Relay Championships

Ladies Four Stage Championship

Report from Angela Shian

Clayton Ladies had 2 teams competing in this year’s Northern Road Relays. We all met up nervously at Sport City Stadium in Manchester. The class of opposing runners was a lot higher than last year’s event at Stanley Park. Louisa Powell-Smith on leg 1 on team A came in at a more than impressive 10th position at outstanding time of 17:43, then Danielle Walker running her first race for Clayton again got an amazing time of 18:43. Elizabeth Mullan stepped up to the mark in the first team getting 20:58 on leg 3. Leg 4 was Helena Leathley who despite carrying a nasty cough and cold ( well she couldn’t back out on her sister could she!!!!) still held her own to bring Team A in to 22nd position which more than qualifies them to compete in the Birmingham nationals in 2 weeks’ time for the second year on the trot!

Team B leg 1 was myself (regretted that one!). Fast and furious is all I can say! Leg 2 was again a debut appearance from Natalie Wright, who I’m glad to say totally loved the experience and gave it her all for 22.14. Leg 3 was our ever faithful runner Amanda Duffy who always give us 100% effort with 22:03. Finally we had Donna Airey who’s going from strength to strength and had a perfect sprint finish in front of a noisy Clayton crowd; her time 21:34. Overall team position 42, more than happy with that! Great day, great team spirit, thanks to Bianca Bennett for support. Good luck to team A at Nationals! We know you will do well.

Ladies A Team – The Ladies’ A team finished in 22nd place overall.

Name Pos Time
Louisa Powell-Smith 10 17:43
Danielle Walker 9 18:58
Elizabeth Mullan 18 20:58
Helena Leathley 24 21:27

Ladies B Team – The Ladies’ B Team finished in 42nd place overall

Name Pos Time
Angela Shian 63 22:18
Natalie Wright 59 22:13
Amanda Duffy 49 22:03
Donna Airey 46 21:34

 Men’s Six Stage Championship

Our men finished in 49th place overall in the competition in a field of 100 teams.

Report from Jacob Watson

Great atmosphere, fantastic support and (for the most part) decent weather made up for a somewhat fiddly and irritatingly short course (5600m instead of 6400m). I’d decided to forgo Captain Brewster’s advice of just setting off at 5k pace and planned on keeping enough energy to got round a 4 mile course. I had a bit of a shock when I’d realised I was about to get back into the stadium for a final lap round the track! I guess I should have made a mental note after the first lap, rookie error! Despite this I’m still pleased with my time and the twists and turns didn’t ruin my enjoyment of it out there. I’ll be looking forward to the next set of road relays in 2017

Name Pos Time
Daniel Collinge 34 17:42
Jacob Watson 46 19:15
Matthew Duckworth 55 20:22
Chris Snell 51 20:13
Tom Brewster 49 19:09
Jordan McDonald 49 19:52

Women’s Results  |  Men’s Results

ROCHDALE HALF MARATHON

Three Clayton Harriers took part in this half marathon race organised by Cannonball Events. The route offers exciting and varied scenery, with the course taking runners on a traffic-free tour of the town and Hollingworth Lake. Jon Cleaver was our first finisher in 13th place with a time of 01:25:59. Robert Morrison was 75th in 01:37:54 and Colin White was 157th in 01:47:30

Report from Jon Cleaver

There was a total of 437 runners for this race starting at Rochdale town hall. The race start time was set for 10:10 so I was busy chatting when the gun went at 10am and had to scramble to the start line setting off right at the back. This involved having to weave in and out of people for the first mile or so to get some breathing space.

The route climbed out of Rochdale and headed to Littleborough on the Canal bank. Coming off the canal we climbed up to Hollingworth Lake and looped round there for the half way point. The run in from there was really fast downhill and back along the canal. The slow start probably helped conserve some energy for the final push back into the town centre. Overall I came 13th in 01:25:59 chip time which was ideal prep for the Manchester half in a few weeks’ time.

Pos Name Cat Time
13 Jon Cleaver M 01:25:59
75 Robert Morrison M40 01:37:54
157 Colin White M40 01:47:30

Full Results

ROCHDALE 10K

Ian Hargreaves was our sole competitor in the 10K and finished in 59th place with a time of 50:56 taking 1st M50 position.

Pos Name Cat Time
59 Ian Hargreaves M50 00:50:56

Full Results

RUN PRESTON

Five seniors and two juniors took part in the Run Preston races.

L-R (Back) Michelle Abbott, Lisa Johnson, Marion Wilkinson, Mick Hughes. L-R (Front) Matthew Jackson, Emily Johnson, Lennon Jackson

L-R (Back) Michelle Abbott, Lisa Johnson, Marion Wilkinson, Mick Hughes.
L-R (Front) Matthew Jackson, Emily Johnson, Lennon Jackson

10K RACE

Three club members ran in the Run Preston 10K race. Mick Hughes was our first finisher in 71st place overall and with a time of 44:17. Stephen Biscomb was 93rd in 44:33. Michelle Abbott was our only lady runner finishing in 164th place overall with a time of 48:06. There were 998 runners in the 10K race.

Pos Name Cat Time
71 Mick Hughes Vet 40 00:44:17
93 Stephen Biscomb Vet 60 00:44:33
164 Michelle Abbott FVet35 00:48:06

 5K RACE

Great results for our two junior runners in this popular 5K. Lennon Jackson was our first finisher in 12th place overall with his younger brother, Matthew in 19th. Success also for our lady runners; Lisa Johnson was our first lady finisher in 47th place overall with a time of 25:03 and 1st LV40 and Marion Wilkinson was 167th and 1st LV70 in 32:07. There were 323 runners in the 5K race.

Matthew Jackson at the Run Preston 5K. Photo by Tim Waterworth Photography

Matthew Jackson at the Run Preston 5K. Photo by Tim Waterworth Photography

Pos Nsme Cat Time
12 Lennon Jackson M 00:21:00
19 Matthew Jackson M 00:21:47
47 Lisa Johnson Vet 40 00:25:03
167 Marion Wilkinson Vet 70 00:32:07

Full Results

STAINLAND 10K TRAIL RACE

This was 6th race in the club trail championship organised by the Stainland Lions Running club. The route goes through the stunning west Yorkshire countryside running through the woodland and rural roads and trails around Stainland Dean.

John Wilcock was our sole representative at this race. He finished in 27th place with abime of 55:57. There was a field of 128 runners.

Full Results

Trust 10K Trail Run

The Trust10 is a new, monthly 10k trail run, that gives you the opportunity to explore National Trust places for free. You can take part in a free 10K trail run on the fourth Sunday of every month. Registration is at 8.30am and the run starts at 9am. They are working on offering a timing system, but at the moment there isn’t one in place, if your time is important to you please remember to bring your own timing device for the time being.

Ivan Whigham took part in the Inaugural Trust 10 run at Lyme in Cheshire. He reports:

“I entered this event on Sunday, first one to be organised, and managed 14th place (I was 7th but lost 2 minutes following non racing runners!). In total 152 runner took part in this inaugural run. The event is free very much like parkrun so for a family a cheap day out for families. They are rolling them out all over the country.”

Provisional results and some photos can be found on the Lyme Runners Facebook page. More information about Trust 10 runs can be found on the National Trust website.

Parkrun roundup

Burnley parkrun – A total of 299 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
3 Jonathan PYE 18:26 SM25-29
9 Reece Adam LAWRENCE 19:55 JM15-17 New PB!
12 Gareth BERRY 20:32 VM40-44
13 Daniel PLANT 20:43 SM30-34
14 Stanley GREWAL 20:47 JM11-14
15 Stephen AINSWORTH 20:52 VM55-59
19 Mark WIGHTMAN 21:13 VM55-59
26 Gordon BARRETT 22:06 VM50-54
28 Donna RILEY 22:12 VW50-54
43 Colin WHITE 23:07 VM40-44
49 Michelle ABBOTT 23:33 VW35-39
54 Alan DORRINGTON 23:44 VM45-49
55 David Ian SCOTT 23:46 VM70-74
59 Nina KEWIN 23:59 VW35-39
81 Lennon JACKSON 24:53 JM11-14
84 Chris LAWRENCE 25:01 VM50-54
87 Julie DAWES 25:10 VW45-49
99 Bethany WHEATCROFT 25:54 JW11-14
100 Donna SCOTT 25:56 VW50-54
101 Andrew TAYLOR 25:57 VM55-59
102 Annabel WILCOCK 26:01 JW15-17
103 John WILCOCK 26:02 VM50-54
107 Carl CAREY 26:08 VM45-49
118 Aaron LUNDIE 27:04 JM11-14
134 Ron CHAPPELL 27:43 VM65-69
144 Jonathan CLEAVER 28:43 VM35-39
157 Helen HARRISON 29:15 VW45-49
168 Jane PIER 29:43 VW45-49 New PB!
229 Nicola KAY 32:05 VW35-39
236 Judith CAREY 32:22 VW35-39
248 Christine Jennifer EGERTON 33:41 VW65-69
249 Christine LEATHLEY 33:49 VW65-69

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 100 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
82 Robin PRICE 34:24 VM70-74

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 200 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
115 Eileen JONES 29:34 VW60-64

Lytham Hall parkrun – A total of 182 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
171 Philip NAYLOR 36:40 VM35-39

Marple parkrun – A total of 181 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
149 Ron HILL 31:33 VM75-79

Pendle parkrun – A total of 84 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
11 John HARTLEY 22:55 VM55-59
28 Dawn TERRY 26:14 VW50-54

Witton parkrun – A total of 93 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
31 Jude ASHWORTH 27:56 VW55-59

 

ByAdrienne Olszewska

In it to win it!

This week has been another action-packed one. There was the Great North Run where Mo Farah decided to enter along with nine of our club members (I bet he’d look good in a Clayton vest!), there have been off road Marathons, mountainous fell races, a hat trick of wins for junior runner, Dexta Thompson, oh and just the small matter of team pride at the battle of the clubs Podium race.

LATE RESULTS

There are a couple of results missing from last week’s roundup.

SUNDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

CITY OF SALFORD 10K

A great run for Jacob Watson who finished in 18th place at the City of Salford 10K. He was joined in the race by veteran runners Kevin O’Brien and Ron Hill

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
18 Jacob Watson M 35:43
1760 Kevin O’Brien M70 01:02:44
2138 Ron Hill M70 01:03:07

Full Results

BLACKO FELL RACE

Three Clayton Harriers took part in this short local fell race around Blacko Tower. Alan Life won the race with James Boult in 3rd and Richard Briscoe in 9th. There were 66 runners in the race.

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
1 Alan Life M50 07:58
3 James Boult M 08:04
9 Richard Briscoe M 09:12

Full Results

As we are now all up to date it’s time to move onto to this week’s action!

WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

Peter Gilligan Reservoir 5K Trail Race

Jack McGuire and Ron Chappell took part in this midweek, 5K race in a field of 32 runners. Jack McGuire finished in 26th place with Ron Chappell following on his heels in 27th place.

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
26 J. McGuire MV60 29:36
27 R. Chappell MV65 29:43

Full Results

SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

FALLFEST 5

John Rusius was our sole representative in this 5 mile trail race that forms part of the FallFest festival in Glusburn. It is a 4.9 mile race with 597ft of climb. John finished in 21st place in a field of 43 runners.

John Rusius at the Fallfest 5 race. Photo by Woodentops

John Rusius at the Fallfest 5 race. Photo by Woodentops

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
21 John Rusius M60 00:52:12

Full Results

GREAT LANGDALE HALF MARATHON

The Langdale Half Marathon races have the reputation as being amongst the toughest road events in the UK. Exceptionally hilly with some parts of the course climbs being 1:3 this challenging race attracts a both seasoned runners as well a large number of ordinary people looking to challenge themselves.

Hosted in the beautiful Langdale valleys the route takes the runners in an anti clockwise direction from Great Langdale to Little Langdale through to picturesque hamlets of Skelwith bridge, Chapel Style and Dungeon Ghyll

Graham Kissack was our sole representative in this race finishing in 217th place with time of 02:58:51

Full Results

HODDER VALLEY SHOW FELL RACE

Nine club members took part in this 6.2 mile fell race with 1148ft of climb that is part of this year’s Club Fell Championship.

Team Clayton at Hodder Show Fell Race. Photo by Sarah Helliwell

Team Clayton at Hodder Show Fell Race. Photo by Sarah Helliwell

Carl Helliwell was our first finisher in 7th place overall with Dave Bagot also claiming a top 10 finish in 9th place.

Race Report from Carl Helliwell

It was a new route this year of 6.2 miles and 500m of climbing. We were all counted into the show ring before the race started out of the show ground, across the road and through a field before a sharp right turn onto the first climb. I started fast and got into a good rhythm over the first climb and descent, but Dave Bagot started even faster as I chased him across the fields to the second climb.

I knew I was feeling good and kept a good solid pace up onto Beatrix Fell and went past Dave. I kept pushing all the way to the check point, which was a hard slog right along the top of Beatrix before turning back. I had 3 runners in front of me who kept evading me, but didn’t seem to go any faster than me! I just wish I had tried harder to have stuck with them earlier in the race. I was happy with my descent as we headed back towards the show field, however there was a sting in the tail as we had to come back over the last climb/foothill down to the finish. It was a tough, hard muddy slog all the way round as the day got warmer and the sun came out.

Well done to all those who ran

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
7 Carl Helliwell M40 00:56:51
9 Dave Bagot M 00:58:07
36 Mark Nutter M50 01:09:02
44 James Hickie M50 01:11:01
49 Peter Browning M50 01:12:38
62 Stephen Breckell M60 01:16:15
63 David Naylor M60 01:16:35
69 Peter Dugdale M60 01:19:02
71 Andrew Firth M50 01:20:38

 JUNIOR GREAT NORTH RUN

Helana White took part in the Junior Great North Run with her brother Alfie racing against children from all over the UK. Helana finished in an impressive 3rd place in her age category with a time of 00:17:02. The waves were set off a few minutes apart from oldest to youngest and Helana had to battle past walkers and slower runners from older categories until she got a clear path. She caught the 4th place runner at the bridge and kept her position until the finish.

Helana White at the Junior Great North Run.

Helana White at the Junior Great North Run.

Helana and Alfie met Colin Jackson and watched a masterclass in long jump given by Olympian Greg Rutherford.

But that wasn’t the end of things, as Helana and Alfie had been chosen to “test” the elite tape on the following day as a crowd warm up whilst waiting for the wheelchair athletes to come in. They were introduced to the crowd and their achievements were read out to lots of applause. They then went to the 200m mark and raced to the finish line with plenty of high fiving and cheering from the cloud before hitting the winners tape together. They were allowed to stay in the finishing area and met lots of elite athletes, saw Mo Farah and got given some race mementos from the finishers.

What a weekend to remember!

LA SPORTIVA LAKE DISTRICT MOUNTAIN TRIAL

The Mountain Trial is a severe test of fellrunners’ mountaineering ability and stamina. Competitors are required to traverse difficult and often dangerous terrain, rapidly but safely. Navigational skills and route choice have a direct bearing on each competitor’s safety. Evolving from a race organised by the YHA in 1952, it is run on orienteering principles and is the longest established event of its kind in Great Britain. There are three courses available to runners; the Classic, the Medium and the short.

Wendy Dodds took part in the Classic Trial and finished in 43rd place with a time of 07:30:07 and 1st FV60. The Classic Trial is around 18 miles and 7500ft climb (29 km and 2300m). Estimated winning time = 4.5hrs.

Katy Thompson took part in the Medium Trial finishing in 22nd place with a time of 05:36:47 and also 1st FV60. The Medium Trial is around 13 miles and 5000ft climb (21 km and 1500m). Estimated winning time = 3.5hrs.

We had no entries in the short trial which is a shame as fell legend Joss Naylor was taking part (maybe it’s time for a V80 category!). The Short Trial is around 9 miles and 3500ft climb (15 km and 1100m). Estimated winning time = 3hrs.

The distances shown above are as the crow flies. Actual distances covered may be up to 50% further.

Report from Katy Thompson

Wendy and I did the Lake District Mountain Trial from Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley. I did the Medium Class which was about 17 miles/5000′. The weather was fine with good visibility and for once I didn’t make any stupid route choices or navigation errors so was pleased to come 22nd of 49 runners, and first LV60.

Wendy has done 30 Mountain Trials and this year tackled the Classic Class which was a very testing course with the winner taking 5 hours. Only three women tackled this course and Wendy was 2nd. She was also second of the three over 60’s (male and female) running. An excellent achievement!

 

Full Results

NANT PERIS FELL RACE

Report from Ralph Baines

Saturday promised to be another sunny day, even on top of Snowdon. Andrew Priory agreed to join me to do the Nant Peris Horseshoe in North Wales, a tough 18.5 mile 8500ft race. I had done it before 20 years ago or more but couldn’t remember too much about it.

Andrew Priory and Ralph Baines at the Nant Peris race

Andrew Priory and Ralph Baines at the Nant Peris race

At the start with only about 60 others they were nearly all Eryri runners as this is their local patch with other teams from Dark Peak, Mercia, Borrowdale, Rossendale and Barlick. There were 3 decent climbs on the first half including Glyder Fawr before descending down to half way at Pen Y Pass where we got drinks and a bite to eat and the runners doing the half Peris finished. Andrew was very strong on both the climbing and the descents on the longest race he had entered so far. It was off up the miners track and a big climb up Lliwedd, it was a very technical descent off there before picking up the long steep slog up the Watkin path to the top of Snowdon.

Ralph Baines at the

Ralph Baines at the Nant Peris Fell Race

There had been quite a few people about all day which is not surprising for such a sunny in Snowdonia but as we dropped off Snowdon we were fighting through the hordes flocking around the cafe and railways summit. There was one more climb to go and the first grassy path we had been on virtually all day, we were both getting a tired on this one but Llanberis was in sight and a lovely run in to the finish with a nice deep ford which was too tempting as an alternative to the bridge.

Andrew Priory at the Nant Peris Fell Race

Andrew Priory at the Nant Peris Fell Race

All in all a superb low key race which we were made very welcome at.

NORTH WEST COUNTIES ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Report from Chris Thompson

We took two junior teams down to Delamere Forest in Cheshire for the North West Counties Road Relays, however, being set inside a forest, it was definitely more like trail than road which is no problem for our juniors. First up we had the U11 Boy’s team of Finley Stubbs, Robbie Smedley and Dexta Thompson who ran in that order.

Finlay Stubbs in the U11 race

Finlay Stubbs in the U11 race

The boys set off at a fantastic pace and Finley kept up towards the front as did Robbie who went second and came in strong leaving Dexta to finish off and get a brilliant finish with the fastest leg overall by 20 seconds. Not only were the boys the Lancashire team winners but were the overall winners as well.

U11 Boys Race

Winning U11 Boys. L-R Robbie Smedley, Dexta Thompson and Finlay Stubbs

Pos    Name    Time   
6 Finley Stubbs 6:23
3 Robbie Smedley 6:35
1 Dexta Thompson 5:44

There was then a 2 hour wait for the U15 Girls team to run. This was an extremely tough category for the girls; not only were they up against high ranking competition, they also had to run with the U17 girls.

Millie Stubbs in the U15 Race

Millie Stubbs in the U15 Race

We had Millie Stubbs, Liberty Thompson and Briony Holt, running in that order. The girls put in a great run with Briony powering round at the end and picking off loads to make the girls finish 3rd for Lancashire.

U15 Girls Race

U15 Girls. L-R Millie Stubbs, Liberty Thompson and Briony Holt

U15 Girls. L-R Millie Stubbs, Liberty Thompson and Briony Holt

Pos    Name    Time   
18 Millie Stubbs 14:59
22 Liberty Thompson 16:23
17 Briony Holt 14:25

It was a great day and both teams made us proud and it was also a little taster of the cross country racing to come. Many thanks to Jason Pier for entering the teams.

Full Results

PODIUM CLAYTON Vs TRAWDEN CHALLENGE

A race for the bragging rights.  3 races with JUST Clayton and Trawden members invited.

Clayton V Trawden. Which team would win the battle of the clubs? Photo by David Belshaw

Race 1 –  U10 1K, race 2 – U14 3K and Race 3 – Seniors 5K. Who would be victorious and walk away heads held high?

Team Clayton

Team Clayton seniors ready to rumble! Photo by David Belshaw

1K Race– (U8 & U10)

In both the 1K and 3K races there were points available for the first 35 male and 35 female runners. So, first male got 35 points, second male got 34 points, and so on. The same system applied for the female runners with first female getting 35 points, second female getting 34, and so on.

Charlie Plant in the 1K race. Photo by David Belshaw

Charlie Plant in the 1K race. Photo by David Belshaw

35 young runners took part in this race. With only 10 runners for Clayton the pressure was on and they needed to really pull the stops out to give the club a good start to the challenge. There were some outstanding runs from our youngest members, especially Dexta Thompson and Robbie Smedley who had already raced and won the North West Regional Road Relays earlier in the day! Dexta Thompson won the race, Robbie Smedley was 3rd, and there were some great performances all round earning us 178 points. A good start but Trawden AC took the lead due to much greater numbers in this race – 25 runners for them and only 10 for us.

Scores in this race: Clayton-le-Moors Harriers 178 – Trawden AC 452

Pos Name Cat Cat/Pos Time Points
1 Dexta Thompson M (1/21) 00:03:23 35
3 Robbie Smedley M (3/21) 00:03:40 33
6 Matthew Jackson M (6/21) 00:03:52 30
15 Kady Thompson F (2/14) 00:04:23 21
20 Rachel Stevenson F (5/14) 00:04:43 16
23 Charlie Plant F (7/14) 00:05:05 13
24 Ellisia Smedley F (8/14) 00:05:08 12
26 Finan Holdsworth M (17/21) 00:05:19 10
31 Emily Johnson F (12/14) 00:06:01 5
33 Olly Plant M (20/21) 00:06:19 3

3K RACE (U12 & U14)

With 12 Clayton runners and 10 Trawden runners in this race, there was a bit of an advantage for us and a chance to claw back some much needed points for the club.fb_img_1473689175887

Our older juniors really went for it with the top four slots going to Clayton runners including first male and female in the race. Briony Holt was our first girl; a great result as she had also raced earlier in the day at the Northern Counties Road Relay Championships. Yet again, we saw some great running from all of the juniors.fb_img_1473689213049

Scores in this race: Clayton-le-Moors Harriers 294 – Trawden AC 245

Total after 2 races Clayton-le-Moors Harriers 472 – Trawden AC 697

Pos Name Cat Cat/Pos Time Points
1 Nicholas Hennessey M (1/8) 00:11:39 35
2 Lennon Jackson M (2/8) 00:11:43 34
3 Stanley Grewal M (3/8) 00:11:44 33
4 Briony Holt F (1/14) 00:11:48 32
7 Sophie Ashworth F (3/14) 00:12:33 29
12 Natasha Olszewska F (6/14) 00:13:05 24
13 William Nicholls M (7/8) 00:13:05 23
16 Keira Stevenson F (9/14) 00:13:27 20
18 Bethany Wheatcroft F (11/14) 00:14:15 18
19 Roanna Holdsworth F (12/14) 00:14:35 17
21 Bronia Olszewska F (13/14) 00:16:54 15
22 Emily Nichols F (14/14) 00:17:00 14

5K RACE – SENIORS

Finally, it was time for the seniors and with a 225 point advantage, it was looking like it might be in the bag for Trawden AC. The scores at this point were not yet known which was probably a good thing. fb_img_1473689261291

Scoring in this race was slightly different. The first twenty senior male and female runners got scores with first male and female earning 20 points, second male and female earning 19 points, and so on.For the Vets, the first 10 male and female runners got points for each age category.

Danny Collinge

Danny Collinge winner of the race. Photo by David Belshaw

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Louisa Powell- Smith, first lady. Photo by David Belshaw

With 40 Clayton runners vs 26 Trawden runners it looked like there might be an opportunity for us to claw back some much needed points.

Small but mighty Orlaith OMahoney powering past Trawden runner Andrew Mullen. Photo by David Belshaw

Small but mighty Orlaith OMahoney powering past Trawden runner Andrew Mullen. Photo by David Belshaw

With a greater proportion of women and our amazing super vets in the V65 and V70 categories who earned a massive 39 points between them, we scored well.

Top L-R Val Lawson (LV70), Christine Leathley(LV65) Richard Lawson (V70) seen in between Daniel Plant and Reece Lawrence. Photos by David Belshaw

Top L-R Val Lawson (LV70), Christine Leathley(LV65)
Richard Lawson (V70) seen in between Daniel Plant and Reece Lawrence. Photos by David Belshaw

Trawden AC were dominant in the M40 & M45 age categories but with equal or greater numbers in all other categories the points were stacking up in our favour!

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Breton Holdsworth racing hard in the hotly contested V40 category. Photo by David Belshaw

With top ten finishes for 7 of our male runners and first three female finishers we were running well. The M40 category was the only one to have more runners than available points but only two of our runners did not score whereas 4 Trawden runners missed out in this category. All other runners earned points for the club.

Pos Name Cat Cat/Pos Time Clayton
1 Danny Collinge M (1/15) 00:15:54 20
2 Jacob Watson M (2/15) 00:16:47 19
4 Jordan McDonald M (3/15) 00:17:01 18
5 Richard Stevenson M40 (1/15) 00:17:35 10
7 Matthew Duckworth M (4/15) 00:17:48 17
8 Breton Holdsworth M40 (3/15) 00:17:53 8
9 Chris Snell M (5/15) 00:17:54 16
12 Louisa Powell-Smith F (1/8) 00:18:20 20
14 Dave Motley M (6/15) 00:18:37 15
17 Paul Hesketh M50 (1/4) 00:18:54 10
21 Gareth Berry M40 (11/15) 00:19:40 0
22 George Pier M (7/15) 00:19:42 14
23 Daniel Plant M (8/15) 00:19:43 13
24 Reece A. Lawrence M (9/15) 00:19:51 12
27 John Wilcock M50 (2/4) 00:20:03 9
29 Neil Garnett M55 (1/2) 00:20:26 10
31 Adam Stephenson M (11/15) 00:20:35 10
32 Elizabeth Mullan F (2/8) 00:20:38 19
33 Andy Quinn M45 (4/7) 00:20:51 7
34 Robert Morrison M40 (13/15) 00:21:07 0
35 Jason Pier M45 (5/7) 00:21:07 6
36 Orlaith O’Mahoney F (3/8) 00:21:25 18
39 Paul Wale M45 (6/7) 00:21:59 5
41 Carl Carey M45 (7/7) 00:22:32 4
43 Craig Nicholls M (13/15) 00:22:51 8
44 Cassandra Smedley F35 (1/2) 00:23:12 10
45 Michelle Abbott F35 (2/2) 00:23:22 9
47 Lisa Johnson F40 (2/3) 00:24:34 9
50 Beth Quinn F (4/8) 00:24:54 17
51 Chris Lawrence M50 (4/4) 00:25:07 7
52 Simon Wilshaw M (15/15) 00:25:09 6
56 Jane Hylands F45 (2/4) 00:26:20 9
57 Lucy Stevenson F (6/8) 00:27:38 15
59 Adrienne Olszewska F45 (3/4) 00:28:22 8
61 Richard Lawson M70 (1/1) 00:29:31 10
62 Marion Wilkinson F70 (1/2) 00:29:36 10
63 Jane Pier F45 (4/4) 00:29:40 7
64 Judith Carey F (8/8) 00:30:09 13
65 Christine Leathley F65 (1/1) 00:31:58 10
66 Val Lawson F70 (2/2) 00:32:41 9

Scores in this race: Clayton-le-Moors Harriers 437 – Trawden AC 186

Final Scores after 3 races Clayton-le-Moors Harriers 909 – Trawden AC 883

A victory for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers by a margin of 26 points. This was an excellent event, organised by Chris Barnes of Podium Races that really made the most of the friendly rivalry between the two clubs whilst managing to be one of the most inclusive events around. fb_img_1473689524287There was a role for ALL runners and it was wonderful to see such a great turnout of runners from 5 or 6 years old right through to runners in their 70s.

Roll on the next one!

Full Results

SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER

BURNSALL FELL RACE

Senior Race

Richard Briscoe and Stephen Fish ran in this BOFRA race in Burnsall Village in Wharfedale. Richard was the first Clayton finisher in 49th place and Stephen was 62nd. There were 74 finishers in the race.

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
49 Richard Briscoe M 22:38
62 Stephen Fish M60 25:28

U12 Race

Another win for Dexta giving him a hat trick of wins this weekend. Chris Brown was our next finisher in 8th place and Jenson Bentham was 15th. Ella Dorrington was our sole girl runner and finished in 22nd place.

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
1 Dexta Thompson M 06:09
8 Chris Brown M 06:48
15 Jenson Bentham M 07:09
22 Ella Dorrington F 07:22

U9 Race

Felix Thompson was our only runner in the U9 race finishing in 20th place in a field of 45 runners

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
20 Felix Thompson M 04:44

 Full Results

GREAT NORTH RUN

Nine Clayton-le-Moors Harriers joined Mo Farah to run in this year’s Great North Run. Our first finisher was Colin Shuttleworth in 1042nd place and with a time of 01:32:42. Our two lady runners finished at the same time but Hayley Copeman was given the higher position at the finish line. Colin White was running the race for the 5th time and smashed his previous half marathon PB by over 3½ minutes. Mick Hughes was pleased with his sub 2 hour time even though he described his run as hot and hurting plenty.

MicK Hughes at the Great North Run

MicK Hughes at the Great North Run

Well done to our runners who raised lots of money for deserving causes.

Report from Hayley Copeman

Helen Harrison and I travelled up with Nick Roscoe to take part in the Great North Run. Helen and I started the race together and ended it together which wasn’t easy with the amount of people running. I was stronger earlier on and would lose Helen then struggle to find her. Helen was stronger in the second half, so sometimes struggled to find me. It was hot and the water stations were well needed. The whole atmosphere was fantastic and the organisation was second to none. The support was terrific – bands en-route, people offering oranges, jelly babies and ice pops, and high-fiving all the kids was real fun.

Hayley Copeman (L) and Helen Harrison with their Great North Run Medals

Hayley Copeman (L) and Helen Harrison with their Great North Run Medals

I struggled at mile 11 but got a second wind on the last mile along the front. I’ve never been so happy to see a finish line! Unfortunately, it was so congested by the time we got there it was impossible to do a fast finish. Helen and I crossed the line together. We loved it, raised lots of money for Pendleside Hospice and ticked off another of our 50 2 50 challenges.

Pos Name BIB Finish Time
1042 Colin Shuttleworth 2121 01:32:42
2428 Nick Roscoe 3091 01:40:20
2831 Colin White 8834 01:41:56
4101 Alun Hall 1083 01:45:58
7213 Mick Hughes 25716 01:53:22
12448 Ian Hargreaves 19124 02:02:28
22486 Hayley Copeman 33512 02:20:45
22486 Helen Harrison 25159 02:20:45
24566 Mark Knowles 20253 02:24:41

THE YORKSHIREMAN MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON

Jonny McKenna ran as half of a pair with Chris Williams and finished first in the pairs race with a time of 03:48:41

Jonny McKenna winner of the pairs with Chris of Queensbury Running Club. Photo by Woodentops

Jonny McKenna winner of the pairs with Chris Williams of Queensbury Running Club. Photo by Woodentops

Six Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in the off-road half marathon. Richard Stevenson was our first male finisher in 7th place with a time of 01:59:01. Jeffrey Pickup was our second finisher in 32nd and 02:15:29. Vicky Heys was our first lady finisher in 88th overall with atime of 02:31:29. Angela Shian and Barbara Savage were 106th and 107th. Dawn Terry is missing from the results. There were 203 finishers.

Report from Richard Stevenson

Sunday saw me tackle the Yorkshireman off road half marathon in Haworth organised by Keighley & Craven AC. From the few people I’d asked they said it was a tough course that could be tricky to navigate and with me being unable to reccy any part of it I was a little apprehensive about the race.

Richard Stevenson on the Yorkshireman Off Road Half Marathon. Photo by Woodentops

Richard Stevenson on the Yorkshireman Off Road Half Marathon. Photo by Woodentops

After waving off the full marathon runners and then then getting some advice and tips from the Clayton runners Angela, Vicky, Dawn and Jeffrey who were also do the half we were ready to go. With my concerns on the route and with the 5K from the night before in my legs my head told me to take it slowly and see how it went but that was not really going to happen. The first 4 miles were steady away with a lot climbing and we soon started to spread out and found myself running pretty much on my own, after a couple of more miles I started to catch up with the marathon runners who has started earlier and eased any fears as I knew I was on the right track.

Through checkpoint 1 and onto the road, this was where the full and half routes split and once again I found myself all alone. Luckily the route was fairly easy to follow and I was soon heading down to Oxenhope but by now I’d been caught by a runner from Stainland. This did lead to some confusion as we came to one junction and the official YORM sign said to go right but he’d been on one of the reccy runs and it is was left, we ended up going with the sign and went wrong thankfully it took onto the road and down the wrong side of reservoir and we were soon back on track.

We hit checkpoint 2 and I was beginning to tire and knew that I wouldn’t be able to keep with the Stainland runner; I pushed on for last couple of miles back into Howarth and then had the ridiculous climb up the cobbled street to the finish at the school.

On finishing I was informed of my official time and position and was very chuffed to see that I’d finished 7th overall, I’d thought I was possibly around the top ten but wasn’t sure.

Really enjoyed the race, great route and I didn’t need to worry about the route as apart from my one error it was easy to navigate. There was plenty of homemade food and cakes at the finish and I even picked up a bottle of wine as a prize.

Jeffrey Pickup at the Yorkshireman Off Road Half Marathon. Photo by Woodentops

Jeffrey Pickup at the Yorkshireman Off Road Half Marathon. Photo by Woodentops

Well done to all the Clayton runners who took part, especially Jeffrey for his V60 prize and Jonny McKenna who did the full marathon and was one half of the first pair home.

Report from Angela Shian

Myself, Vicky Heys, Barbara Savage and Dawn Terry ran in the Yorkshireman Half (15 miles not 13!!!!).

L-R Angela Shian, Vicky Heys, Barbara Savage and Dawn Terry

L-R Angela Shian, Vicky Heys, Barbara Savage and Dawn Terry

We had lovely weather, it’s a great trail route through parts of the bBonte way and the hills of Haworth. The race organisers always put on a well organised event! Best bit is broth, bread, cakes and biscuits after! Richard Stevenson was our prize winner.

Pos Name Cat Time
7 Richard Stevenson MV40 01:59:01
32 Jeffrey Pickup MV60 02:15:32
88 Vicky Heys FV40 02:31:29
106 Angela Shian F 02:38:53
107 Barbara Savage FV50 02:40:24

Full Results

PARKRUN ROUNDUP

Bedford parkrun – A total of 302 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
170 Eileen JONES 28:35 VW60-64 First Timer!

Burnley parkrun – A total of 341 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
1 Danny COLLINGE 17:21 SM20-24
4 Jonathan PYE 18:30 SM25-29
11 Kevin DAVIES 19:26 VM50-54
12 Jackson MCKAY 19:26 JM11-14
14 John HARTLEY 20:05 VM55-59
26 Gareth BERRY 20:46 VM40-44
40 Stuart PROCTOR 22:02 VM35-39
44 Martin BRADY 22:24 VM50-54
47 Andy QUINN 22:43 VM45-49
57 Reece Adam LAWRENCE 23:45 JM15-17
65 Nina KEWIN 23:56 VW35-39
75 Toby BIRTWISTLE 24:28 JM10
76 Charlie BIRTWISTLE 24:30 JM10
87 Carl CAREY 24:55 VM45-49
92 Donna SCOTT 25:08 VW50-54
95 Annabel WILCOCK 25:13 JW15-17
96 John WILCOCK 25:13 VM50-54
98 Donna AIREY 25:20 VW35-39
100 Nicholas HENNESSEY 25:22 JM11-14
103 Sophie ASHWORTH 25:27 JW11-14
106 Bethany WHEATCROFT 25:31 JW11-14
110 Lisa JOHNSON 25:38 VW40-44
112 Andrew TAYLOR 25:40 VM55-59
114 Aaron LUNDIE 25:43 JM11-14
137 Bianca BENNETT 26:38 SW25-29
173 Robert HIRST 27:38 VM65-69
180 Ron CHAPPELL 28:02 VM65-69
216 Christine Jennifer EGERTON 30:08 VW65-69
271 Christine LEATHLEY 32:42 VW65-69

Burnley Junior parkrun – A total of 75 runners took part

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
1 Nicholas HENNESSEY 7:47 JM11-14
2 Lennon JACKSON 7:56 JM11-14
4 Matthew JACKSON 8:41 JM10
5 Natasha OLSZEWSKA 8:45 JW11-14 New PB!
11 Bethany WHEATCROFT 9:06 JW11-14
13 Joshua MCKAY 9:16 JM10 First Timer!
15 Kady THOMPSON 9:35 JW10
18 Imogen FERGUSON 10:06 JW11-14
28 Bronia OLSZEWSKA 11:00 JW11-14 New PB!
38 Charlie PLANT 11:45 JW10
41 Jessica MCBRIDE 12:01 JW10 New PB!

Delamere parkrun – A total of 248 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
13 Ivan WHIGHAM 20:49 VM50-54 First Timer!

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 96 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
83 Robin PRICE 34:49 VM70-74

Marple parkrun – A total of 182 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
153 Ron HILL 32:04 VM75-79

Pendle parkrun – A total of 82 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
4 Paul BRANNON 20:20 VM55-59
54 Harry WALKER 33:24 VM65-69

 

ByAdrienne Olszewska

We’re all going on a runner holiday

Even the holidays are an opportunity to grab your running gear and get out there! As we move into late summer, we see the end in sight for summer series racing. This week you have been racing in parks, on the roads and on fell and mountainside. It may be the height of the summer holiday season but even that is a reason to race for many of you!

TUESDAY 2 AUGUST

Crow Hill Reverse

Robert Hirst was the sole Clayton runner at this 5 mile fell race with 1001ft of ascent. He finished in 52nd place in a time of 57:47.

Full Results

WEDNESDAY 3 AUGUST

Astley Park Trail Series

Junior Race

9 juniors took part in the final race of this trail series. Dexta Thompson had a strong race and took 1st place in his age category.

Dexta Thompson at the Astley Park Trail Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Dexta Thompson at the Astley Park Trail Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Kady Thompson and Felix Thompson racing to the finish at the Astley Park trail race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Kady Thompson and Felix Thompson racing to the finish at the Astley Park trail race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos Name Cat Time
9 Dexta Thompson U11 (1st) 5:56
18 Lennon Jackson U13 (5th) 5:56
36 Matthew Jackson U11 (8th) 6:18
38 Sophie Ashworth L13 (3rd) 6:20
45 Liberty Thompson L15 (3rd) 6:30
60 Natasha Olszewska L15 (5th) 6:57
74 Kady Thompson L11 (7th) 7:23
77 Felix Thompson U7 (3rd) 7:27
90 Bronia Olszewska L13 (14th) 8:32

Full Results

Senior Race

Jonathan Pye was our sole representative in the final race of this summer trail series. He finished in 25th place with a time of 27:32.

Jonathan Pye at the start of the final Astley Park Trail Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Jonathan Pye at the start of the final Astley Park Trail Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos Name Cat Time
25 Jonathan Pye M 27:32

Full Results

Whittle Pike

Five runners took part in the Whittle Pike fell race organised by Rossendale Harriers.  This race is 5.1 miles and has 1601ft of climb. Ryan Wilkinson was our first man home in 23rd place overall and with a time of 49:28.

Pos Name Cat Time
23 Ryan Wilkinson M 00:49:28
32 Alan Life MV50 00:52:16
33 Andrew Orr MV45 00:52:33
70 Mark Nutter MV50 00:57:47
126 Michael Frost MV60 01:17:17

Full Results

THURSDAY 4 AUGUST

Cuerden Valley Badger Trail 10K

Three club members ran in this trial 10K in the grounds of Cuerden Valley Country Park. John Wilcock was our first finisher in 20th place overall with a time of 43:41. Stephen Biscomb was 44th in 46:45 and Ron Chappell was 155th in 01:06:40.

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
20 John Wilcock M50 (002/017) 00:43:41
44 Stephen Biscomb M60 (004/008) 00:46:45
155 Ron Chappell M60 (008/008) 01:06:40

Full Results

Todmorden Park 5K series

A dozen Clayton Harriers made the trip to Todmorden to take part in the fourth, and final, race of this popular summer 5K series organised by Cannonball Events.

Jacob Watson at the Todmorden Park 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Jacob Watson at the Todmorden Park 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Jacob Watson was our first Clayton finisher in 5th place in 17:18 with Jordan McDonald joining him in the top ten finishers in 18:14, taking 1st MU23 at the Same time. Some great running from our young male runners on show with age category wins and good times for Nick Hennessey, Lennon Jackson and Reece Lawrence.

Reece Lawrence at the Todmorden Park 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Reece Lawrence at the Todmorden Park 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Keeping the side up for our vet runners saw some good running from Martin Brady, Ian Hargreaves and Tony Pilling for the men. Leading the ladies was Michelle Abbot in 23:57 in her debut run for the club. Hayley Copeman put in a steady performance in 27:26 and at the opposite side of the spectrum from our male runners, our senior ladies Marion Wilkinson and Val Lawson cleaned up the W70 category.

Marion Wilkinson at the Todmorden Park 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Marion Wilkinson at the Todmorden Park 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Cat Time
5 Jacob Watson M 17:18
9 Jordan McDonald MU23 18:14
17 Nick Hennessey MU16 19:31
25 Lennon Jackson MU14 20:09
35 Reece Lawrence MU18 21:10
51 Martin Brady M50 23:10
57 Ian Hargreaves M50 23:53
58 Michelle Abbott W35 23:57
64 Tony Pilling M50 24:57
73 Hayley Copeman W45 27:26
80 Marion Wilkinson W70 30:19
92 Val Lawson W70 32:35

Full Results

SATURDAY 6 AUGUST

Borrowdale Fell Race

Sixteen club members took the trip up to the Lake District to compete in the Borrowdale Fell Race, a very tough category AL fell race. It is 16.8 miles and includes 6562ft of ascent, taking in Scafell Pike, starts and finishes at the Scafell Hotel in Rosthwaite village.

Borrowdale Fell Race. Photo by Stephen White of www.granddayoutphotography.com

Borrowdale Fell Race. Photo by Stephen White of www.granddayoutphotography.com

Christopher Holdsworth had an excellent run in this tough fell race that forms part of the English Championships this year. With a huge climb up to the summit of Scafell it’s no easy run for sure. Chris finished in 25th place with a time of 03:19:17.

Christopher Holdsworth at the Borrowdale Fell Race. Photo by Andy Jackson

Christopher Holdsworth at the Borrowdale Fell Race. Photo by Andy Jackson

The race was run by Ricky Lightfoot in just 02:49:21. The first lady runner was Lou Roberts in 03:26:09.  Wendy Dodds was our sole lady runner and finished in 04:40:32 and was 1st LV65.

Report from Richard Briscoe

Borrowdale Fell Race – a day of torture. It was the English championship race of the Borrowdale Fell Race. I thought I’ll give it a go as I did it last year to see if I could beat last year’s performance. The race is one of the toughest in the lakes with over six thousand feet of climbing over tough terrain and 16 miles running.

Richard Briscoe at the Borrowdale Fell Race. Photo by Stephen White of www.granddayoutphotography.com

Richard Briscoe at the Borrowdale Fell Race. Photo by Stephen White of www.granddayoutphotography.com

I thought at the start to take it slow and steady. Getting to the first check point I was going over a stile and Richard Bellaris flew past me and said don’t worry about him he is an old man in a funny way. Later on we were getting towards Scafell Pike and had to climb boulders which was hard work and up to the summit.

Richard Bellaries at the Borrowdale Fell Race. Photo by Paul Calverley

Richard Bellaries at the Borrowdale Fell Race. Photo by Paul Calverley

The weather was perfect for the race. From the summit of Scafell Pike you have to go down the corridor which is a steep scree which was quite fun falling down it, with rocks flying at me. At the bottom of the corridor route got to Sty Head I felt shattered as I haven’t done a long run for ages. I felt like packing it in, but after pulling out of the Three Peaks early in the year I better do this one. I was nice to see Joss Naylor who was watching the race at Sty Head he gave me support and some energy sweets. I felt ok then as the big climb up Great Gable. From the top of there was a nice run on the grass over to Honister pass, to the slate quarry.

There were plenty of supporters there and that was good. The last climb was up Dale Head which is a long plod, and for some reason near to the end of the race I felt fine. Then the last descent was down past the quarry at Dale Head to the summit. The last part killed me as Darren Fishwick from Chorley gave me support and said you look shattered but I got round. Shame I didn’t beat my time from last year but I’m hoping to beat 5 hours next time

Pos Name Cat Time
25th Christopher Holdsworth M 03:19:17
77th Dave Motley M 03:42:23
122nd David Bagot M 03:56:51
146th Carl Helliwell M40 04:05:38
159th Brian Horrocks M55 04:12:45
185th Jon Sharples M60 04:21:20
197th Ivan Whigham M50 04:24:54
238th Andrew Armstrong M45 04:37:04
241st Richard Bellaries M60 04:39:01
242nd Nicholas Olszewski M55 04:39:08
246th Wendy Dodds F65 04:40:32
264th Dominic Carr M40 04:48:45
280th Andrew Firth M55 04:55:26
300th Mark Nutter M50 05:05:37
314th David Horrocks M50 05:15:23
341st Richard Briscoe M 05:36:25

Full Results

Hellifield Gala Fell Race

The first ever gala was held in Hellifield in 1969 and was called the Youth’s Gala. Although there were children’s sports, there was no fell race until the early seventies when a cross country race was organised which, like the present day fell race, went over Haw Hill. In 2002, the route was changed following the building of a new housing estate at the back of the old auction mart, although Haw Hill is still the main feature of the race. The course record is presently held by Yorkshireman and Olympic Triathalon Champion, Alistair Brownlee.

Report by Peter Browning

What a cracking little race! A beautiful sunny day, three and a half miles with three good climbs and descents, straw bales to get over fences, and aluminium ladders to get over walls with a two meter drop on the downside if you chose the wrong ladder! Plus a Clayton hero giving up his race to help a fellow competitor in distress. What more could you want?

I don’t know how it can be listed as a BS race in the FRA calendar – it was definitely an A in my book. There were also plenty of Junior races which were keenly contested, plus the Gala favourites such as egg and spoon and sack races.

Four Claytonners took part. Steve Fish was the hero who stopped to help a young girl who had collapsed on the run back in. Along with former Clayton runner Andy Holden, he helped her off the fell and onto a quad bike that brought her back with no ill effects. Well done Steve.

72 runners completed the course and the Clayton finishers were Peter Browning, Jude Ashworth, Michael Frost and Stephen Fish.

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
43 Peter Browning M55 36:30
58 Judith Ashworth W55 44:04
60 Michael Frost M60 45:01
64 Stephen Fish M60 46:31

Full Results

SUNDAY 7 AUGUST

Asda Foundation York 10K

Offering a flat, fast course, this race takes runners on a tour past the York Minster, the city walls and attractions such as Clifford’s Tower and the Shambles. Starting and finishing at the Knavesmire, the York 10K is a fantastic challenge for all abilities.

Team Holdsworth were indubitably visible in this popular 10K race. Even with Borrowdale the day before, Chris Holdsworth still ran an excellent time of 37:30 to finish in 39th place. Breton Holdsworth finished 3 seconds ahead on no doubt much fresher legs!

 Pos. Name Cat. Time
38 Breton Holdsworth M40 00:37:27
39 Christopher Holdsworth M 00:37:30

Full Results

Blackpool Air Show 10K

This is a flat, one lap course on the upper and lower promenade. Runners can then enjoy the Blackpool Air Show / Red Arrows in the afternoon. Stephen Biscomb was our sole representative in this race. He finished in 70th place in a time of 44:56

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
70 Stephen Biscomb M60 (005/013) 44:56

Full Results

Clennell Trail Half Marathon

Report from Andrew Webster

This was my 2nd outing at a High Fell Events run so I knew to expect more bang for your buck than the stated distance!! After registering and having a spot of porridge to get the body ready it was safety brief with the notorious words “and the finish might not be what you expect”, and we were off.

Andrew Webster

Andrew Webster at the Clennell  Trail Half Marathon.

This race had been entered as a joint venture between me and my mate Shaun but after his unfortunate bout of d and v Friday/ Saturday he could only drag up the first hill before he wisely decided to drop back before he caused any dramas. This was a shame as after the first flat 2 miles trail to warm up it was the first of the climbs up a drovers trail to gain height before undulating over the spectacular Cheviot Moorland tops. A couple of nice descents and climbs brought you to the 7-mile mark were the marathon distance split off at the feed station and the half doubled back into a valley before crossing an old Bailey bridge and a massive calf shredding climb (almost literally) that evened out into rolling moorland and bog before dropping back off to a logging road.

Andrew Webster at the Clennell Trail Half Marathon

Andrew Webster at the Clennell Trail Half Marathon

Knowing the organisers evil twist of mind I recovered down there not haring off like a loony. This was a good plan as after a couple of miles of lovely trail descent the course bounded off the edge through a load of bracken and a very formidable and tricky descent to the valley bottom before pointing you off again to a “hill” that you were literally crawling up till half way it was great!!! From the top of there, it was a flattish run over to the other side and a lovely descent down to a forestry block, skirting the edge to hit a grassy trail down to the back of the hall to finish. Half?? No more like 14.5 even though my Garmin didn’t count the vertical. A great event well worth a look on the website for their others even though it’s a long way up but a great way to make a weekend of it!

AWAITING RESULTS

Norwich 10K

Well done to Richard Stevenson who took part in the Run Norwich 10K whilst on holiday. He finished in 34th place with a time of 38:38 and was 4th in his age category.

Full Results

Worsthorne Moor Trail Race

Another whopping turnout in the middle of the holiday season for Clayton-le-Moors Harriers with 48 runners in the senior race.

Plenty of Clayton vests at the Worsthorne Moor Trail Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Plenty of Clayton vests at the Worsthorne Moor Trail Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Matt Perry was our first finisher in 2nd place overall and with a time of 42:03. The race was won by Tom Corrigan. Louisa Powell-Smith continued her excellent performances in this series taking first lady and 1st F35, finishing in 18th place overall in 46:51.

Heading up Gorple Road. Photo by David Belshaw

Heading up Gorple Road. Photo by David Belshaw

There were also age category wins for Chris Funnell 1st M50, Reece Lawrence 1st MJ, David Scott 1st M70 and Christine Leathley 1st F65

Report from Jon Cleaver

Worsthorne trail is a tough course, starts off on a 2-mile climb (after hurdling a fence) up a stony track on the Pennine Bridleway and it is brutal. You eventually get onto the soft ground which was really boggy in places and I fell over and got covered at least once. Get to the bottom and it levels out then a fast descent which had quite a bit of headwind. Chris Snell and I worked hard to shelter each other and keep the pace on, at the bottom then another climb up and I felt my legs starting to go and Chris pulled away.

Jon Cleaver and Louisa Powell-Smith racing back to the finish at the Worsthorne Moor Trail Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Jon Cleaver and Louisa Powell-Smith racing back to the finish at the Worsthorne Moor Trail Race. Photo by David Belshaw

I could see Louisa gaining ground as we climbed out from the reservoir and on to the final downhill section. Chris was too far for me to close, but I had a tough challenge keeping Louisa behind me. I gave it everything in that last mile and just got a nose in front. Really enjoyed the race and a pint in the Billet at the end!

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time
2 Matt Perry M (002/036) 00:42:03
5 Danny Collinge M (004/036) 00:43:07
13 Matthew Duckworth M (010/036) 00:45:41
16 Chris Snell M (012/036) 00:46:39
17 Jonathan Cleaver M (013/036) 00:46:49
18 Louisa Powell-Smith F35 (001/003) 00:46:51
22 David McMullan M45 (003/014) 00:48:28
23 Paul Brannon M55 (002/010) 00:48:39
27 Chris Funnell M50 (001/016) 00:49:29
28 Daniel K Sherwood M (018/036) 00:49:36
31 Andrew Orr M45 (005/014) 00:50:02
32 Simon Smith M (020/036) 00:50:12
33 James Boult M (021/036) 00:50:35
36 John Wilcock M50 (003/016) 00:50:48
37 Daniel Plant M (022/036) 00:51:09
38 John Roche M55 (003/010) 00:51:20
39 Nick Roscoe M45 (007/014) 00:51:41
43 Stephen Ainsworth M50 (005/016) 00:52:37
44 Gareth Berry M40 (004/011) 00:52:41
48 David Naughton M55 (005/010) 00:52:59
50 Andy Bradley M50 (006/016) 00:53:51
51 Robert Morrison M40 (006/011) 00:54:20
52 Andy Quinn M45 (008/014) 00:54:21
55 Reece Lawrence MJ (001/002) 00:54:47
64 Stuart Proctor M (028/036) 00:55:47
67 Alison Dugdale F45 (002/009) 00:56:02
68 Stephen Green M60 (002/010) 00:56:13
69 Donna Airey F35 (002/003) 00:56:30
75 Robert Kay M45 (011/014) 00:57:48
77 David Moynihan M45 (012/014) 00:57:55
79 Elizabeth Mullan F (003/006) 00:58:13
86 David Ian Scott M70 (001/001) 00:59:30
87 Mick Hughes M40 (008/011) 00:59:46
93 Paul Hesketh M50 (012/016) 01:00:33
97 David Leslie Nield M55 (008/010) 01:01:27
100 Julia Rushton F50 (002/003) 01:02:06
101 Ian J Hargreaves M50 (013/016) 01:02:23
104 Bianca Bennett F (004/006) 01:03:40
106 Carl Carey M45 (013/014) 01:04:01
121 Janine Pollard F45 (006/009) 01:08:11
123 Mark Knowles M40 (011/011) 01:10:34
124 Robert Hirst M65 (003/003) 01:12:56
126 Deborah Greenwood F45 (007/009) 01:13:41
128 Karen Clarkin F40 (004/005) 01:15:06
131 Ron Chappel M60 (010/010) 01:21:14
132 Judith Carey F35 (003/003) 01:21:52
134 Christine Leathley F65 (001/001) 01:24:54
135 Anita Jones F60 (003/003) 01:25:40

Full Results

Junior Races

U8s

18 runners took part in the U8 race. Toby Birtwistle was our first finisher and 2nd overall. Charlie Plant was our first girl finisher and 10th overall in the race. Some strong performances all round from our younger runners.

Under 8 Race at Worsthorne. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Under 8 Race at Worsthorne. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
2 Toby Birtwistle M8 (002/008) 00:02:48
10 Charlie Plant F8 (005/010) 00:03:24
15 Emily Johnson F8 (008/010) 00:04:08
18 Harry Smith M8 (008/008) 00:05:15

U10s

Matthew Jackson was our only U10 runner and he finished in 4th place.

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
4 Matthew Jackson M10 (004/006) 00:05:09

U16s

A lot of success in this age range for the club as we had the biggest turnout of runners. Nick Hennessey had a great run to take the overall win. Ella Dorrington was the first girl in 3rd place overall. Age category wins for Nicholas Hennessey (M16), Ella Dorrington (F12), Lennon Jackson (M12), and Natasha Olszewska (F14).

The start of the U16s race at Worsthorne Moor. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

The start of the U16s race at Worsthorne Moor. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
1 Nicholas Hennessey M16 (001/002) 00:14:00
2 Lennon jackson M14 (001/002) 00:14:40
3 Ella Dorrington F12 (001/004) 00:15:56
5 Charlie Birtwistle M12 (002/002) 00:16:20
6 Natasha Olszewska F14 (001/001) 00:18:05
7 Aaron Lundie M16 (002/002) 00:18:32
10 Bronia Olszewska F12 (004/004) 00:22:56

Full Results

parkrun roundup

Abingdon parkrun – A total of 273 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
18 Alan DORRINGTON 19:44 VM45-49 First Timer!

Burnley parkrun – A total of 303 runners took part

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
3 Nicholas HENNESSEY 19:39 JM11-14
5 Kevin DAVIES 19:54 VM50-54
7 Jonathan CLEAVER 20:06 VM35-39
11 Reece Adam LAWRENCE 20:26 JM15-17
12 Michael HOGAN 20:33 VM45-49
15 Gareth BERRY 20:45 VM40-44
18 Andy QUINN 21:12 VM45-49
23 Matthew JACKSON 21:36 JM10
27 Matthew DUCKWORTH 21:53 SM25-29
36 Colin WHITE 22:44 VM40-44
39 Donna AIREY 22:53 VW35-39 New PB!
41 Charlie BIRTWISTLE 22:56 JM10
45 Martin BRADY 23:06 VM50-54
49 Helana WHITE 23:33 JW10
59 Michelle ABBOTT 24:00 VW35-39
74 Toby BIRTWISTLE 24:53 JM10
78 Lisa JOHNSON 25:04 VW40-44
80 Annabel WILCOCK 25:07 JW15-17
81 John WILCOCK 25:08 VM50-54
82 David Ian SCOTT 25:09 VM70-74
83 Bethany WHEATCROFT 25:10 JW11-14
93 Natasha OLSZEWSKA 25:26 JW11-14
101 Carl CAREY 25:52 VM45-49
104 Jane HYLANDS 26:18 VW45-49
121 Hayley COPEMAN 27:54 VW45-49
127 Yvonne WICKHAM 28:10 VW50-54
134 Heidi KEWIN 28:35 JW11-14
180 Richard LAWSON 30:24 VM75-79
196 Daniel PLANT 31:03 SM30-34
228 Marion WILKINSON 32:34 VW70-74
233 Bronia OLSZEWSKA 33:14 JW11-14
261 Valerie LAWSON 35:46 VW70-74

Burnley Junior parkrun

Dexta Thompson chasing Nicholas Hennessey at Burnley junior parkrun. Photo by Aaron Lundie

Dexta Thompson chasing Nicholas Hennessey at Burnley junior parkrun. Photo by Aaron Lundie

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
1 Nicholas HENNESSEY 7:03 JM11-14 New PB!
2 Dexta THOMPSON 7:07 JM10 First Timer!
6 Matthew JACKSON 8:07 JM10
8 Nathan KEWIN 8:32 JM11-14 New PB!
9 Helana WHITE 8:35 JW10 First Timer!
10 Harry SMITH 8:37 JM10 First Timer!
12 Liberty THOMPSON 8:47 JW11-14 New PB!
16 Bethany WHEATCROFT 9:12 JW11-14 New PB!
22 Felix THOMPSON 9:44 JM10 First Timer!
25 Kady THOMPSON 10:08 JW10 First Timer!
26 Imogen FERGUSON 10:15 JW11-14
37 Charlie PLANT 11:11 JW10
43 Millie HESKETH 12:48 JW10
45 Erin HESKETH 13:05 JW10
49 Emily JOHNSON 13:26 JW10

Dalby Forest parkrun – A total of 156 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
145 Robin PRICE 35:11 VM70-74 First Timer!

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 270 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
267 Eileen JONES 46:56 VW60-64

Harwich parkrun – A total of 133 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
89 Helen HARRISON 31:38 VW45-49 First Timer!

Pendle parkrun – A total of 103 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
1 Paul BRANNON 19:43 VM55-59
5 John HARTLEY 21:07 VM55-59
65 Christine Jennifer EGERTON 33:08 VW65-69
73 Paul HESKETH 34:38 VM50-54
79 Harry WALKER 35:46 VM65-69

Southport parkrun – A total of 157 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
38 Katy THOMPSON 24:00 VW60-64 First Timer!

Witton parkrun – A total of 147 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
43 Julia RUSHTON 27:29 VW50-54

Woodbank parkrun – A total of 130 runners took part.

Pos  parkrunner  Time  Age Cat  Note 
106 Ron HILL 34:51 VM75-79

 

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Runaroundup!

This week you have been mostly keeping it local and lapping round. There’s been fell running around the reservoirs and monster bracken at Widdop, fast 5K laps racing at Todmorden Park, navigating around Barley and Pendle, loads and loads of laps at the Thunder run, and a huge turnout to the Grand Prix races around Towneley Park.

Late Results

SUNDAY JULY 17

Ironman UK – Bolton

Congratulations to Paul Thompson who completed his Ironman challenge in 11:31:18

Paul Thompson - ironman!

Paul Thompson – ironman!

Full Results

And now onto this week’s action….

WEDNESDAY 20 JULY

Lancaster 10K

151 runners took part in this 10K race. Daniel Isherwood and Jean Knightley took part. Daniel was our first finisher in 23rd place overall and with a time of 39:47. Jean was 67th overall and 1st FV55 with atime of 48:44.

Pos Name Cat Time
23 Daniel Isherwood M 00:39:47
67 Jean Knightley FV55 00:48:44

Full Results

Widdop Fell Race

Five Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in this little toughie of a mid-week fell race. It’s a 7 mile course with 1201ft of ascent. The high moorland route follows good and interesting paths with a few tussocks and chest high bracken thrown in (head height bracken in my case!).

Ryan Belshaw at the Widdop Fell Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Ryan Belshaw at the Widdop Fell Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Five seniors took part in this race. Ryan Belshaw was our first finisher in 17th place overall and a time of 59:47.  Jeff Pickup was our next finisher in 61st. Michael Frost was 107th and Robert Hirst was 110th. Adrienne Olszewska was our sole lady runner and finished in 108th place.

Robert Hirst and Michael Frost at the Widdop Fell Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Robert Hirst and Michael Frost at the Widdop Fell Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Report by Adrienne Olszewska

My daughters were taking part in the junior races so I though why not have a run out myself. This is a tough but enjoyable race with a bit of everything.  The start takes runners a little way down the road from the Pack Horse pub before grinding to a (some might say welcome) stop as everyone queues politely to get past a stile. On the first climb the pack begins to spread out and stiles and gates are no longer stopping points.

Adrienne Olszewska at the Widdop Fell Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Adrienne Olszewska at the Widdop Fell Race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Up and over to the Lower Gorple Reservoir and same again to Widdop Reservoir before the slog up the track to the moors. Some good paths and some rough stuff in equal measure for the next couple of miles with a bit of bogginess that I managed to fall in. After that a really enjoyable downhill gets you going again until you hit a short and steep road section to re-join the path that contours back around to the start. This year the bracken is big – really, really big and I was submerged in it most of the way back to the bottom of the finish field.

This is a great race and it would be even better if there were few more Clayton runners doing it next time.

Pos Name Cat Time
17 Ryan Belshaw M 00:59:47
61 Jeffrey Pickup MV60 01:10:20
107 Michael Frost MV60 01:38:13
108 Adrienne Olszewska FV40 01:39:21
110 Robert Hirst MV60 01:41:19

Full Results

Widdop Junior Races

U8 Race

A great race for Ellisia Smedley who held her own in a field of local runners. She was 8th overall and 2nd girl in the race.

Ellisia Smedley in the U8 Race at Widdop. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Ellisia Smedley in the U8 Race at Widdop. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos Name Time
8 Ellisia Smedley 05:35

U10 Race

Some great running from Jenson Bentham, Matthew Jackson and Rachel Stevenson in this race.

Matthew Jackson emerging from the gigantic bracken at the Widdop fell race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Matthew Jackson emerging from the gigantic bracken at the Widdop fell race. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos Name Time
6 Jenson Bentham 9:17
7 Matthew Jackson 9:51
19 Rachel Stevenson 12:02

U12 Race

Dexta Thompson won his age category, successfully keep off stiff competition from local Calder Valley runners. Robbie Smedley took 9th place and Bronia Olszewska was 20th.

Dexta Thompson (blue vest) in the U12 Race at Widdop. Photo by David Belshaw

Dexta Thompson (blue vest) in the U12 Race at Widdop. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Time
1 Dexta Thompson 9:21
10 Robbie Smedley 10:36
20 Bronia Olszewska 15:07

U14 Race

Briony Holt was the overall winner of the under 14 race making it look effortless at the same time! Next in was Nicholas Hennessey in 2nd overall. Adam Stevenson was 7th and Natasha Olszewska was 8th.

Briony Holt at the Widdop Fell Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Briony Holt at the Widdop Fell Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Time
1 Briony Holt 25:45
2 Nicholas Hennessey 26:15
7 Adam Stevenson 30:15
8 Natasha Olszewska 33:24

Junior Results

THURSDAY 21 JULY                         

Todmorden Park 5K

It was a great evening of racing for our club members at the Todmorden Park 5K race series. This was the 3rd race of the series and 11 members took part. Jacob Watson was 3rd overall and 1st senior male with a time of 17:18. Jackson McKay was 1st MU14 and Ron Chappell was 1st MV65. Amanda Duffy was our first lady finisher in 37th place overall and 2nd W35, and Val Lawson was 1st LV70.

Our Men’s team took first team position (J Watson|D McMullan|S Green).

Pos Name Cat Time
3 Jacob Watson M 17:18,674
14 Jackson McKay MU14 19:14,847
23 David McMullan M45 20:26,832
28 Stephen Green M60 20:45,146
31 Lennon Jackson MU14 20:51,165
33 Mick Hughes M40 21:26,977
38 Amanda Duffy W35 22:07,560
53 Ian Hargreaves M50 23:33,625
63 Tony Pilling M50 25:01,624
87 Ron Chappell M65 30:18,803
97 Val Lawson W70 34:26,265

Full Results

SATURDAY 23 JULY

Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Navigation Workshop

Clayton Members Colin Woolford and Mark Nutter combined 40 years of experience in fell running, mountain marathons, adventure racing and orienteering to put on a workshop to help develop navigation skills. They put on an excellent session that was interesting, relevant and backed up with a navigation challenge event to put new found skills into practice.

Irene Roche in search of checkpoint 5 at the navigation challenge. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Irene Roche in search of checkpoint 5 at the navigation challenge. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Report from Sarah Helliwell

We both decided to seize the opportunity and take advantage of the wealth of knowledge that the club has to offer on fell running and navigation. With the kids at the grandparents and the sun shining we set of to Whitehough near Barley.

Everyone was greeted by Colin and Mark with coffee and pastries as we soon got down to the theory side of map reading! We covered a variety of areas from using your compass correctly, identifying the difference between man-made markers and natural markers. Plus learning new terminology such as; ‘re-entrants, ‘saddles’ ‘thumbing’ and ‘hand rails’.

After some good discussions and map reading tasks it was time to put this into practice. We were all given electronic dibbers and the task of finding 10 checkpoints using the navigation map they provided us. This was a great way for us to put our new skills into practice!

We ran the course as pair, this was the first time we had actually run together and I was worried at being too slow for Carl. However, I really enjoyed running with him and it was great to see Carl leading the way with the map reading and regularly using his compass. As before this course I would have confidently said I would have had very little faith in him… 😉

We were chuffed as we got all of the 10 checkpoints and felt like we did it as efficiently as we could.

Checkpoint 5

Checkpoint 5

We would like to say a massive thank you to Colin Woolford and Mark Nutter who put a lot of preparation and planning into the day’s events, putting out the dibbers at 6.30am and collecting them back in late into the evening. We would fully recommend the course and we hope that other club members get the opportunity to do it.

Conti 24 Hour Thunder Run

The Conti Thunder Run is a 24 hour off-road relay race against the clock. It can be run solo, in pairs or teams of 5 or 8. The organisers claim that it’ll test your tactics, endurance, speed and team work. It’s described as an exhilarating, rewarding and tiring race with a great atmosphere. Runners complete as many 10K (?) laps as they can in a 24 hour period.

Four club members took part. Dave Motley and Danny Collinge joined runners from a range of other clubs to make up Team Cannonball and take 3rd place in the Teams 6-8 race. The team completed 34 laps with Dave Motley running 5 of them and Danny Collinge running 2.

Dave Motley at the Conti 24 Hour Thunder Run

Dave Motley at the Conti 24 Hour Thunder Run

Nerina Gill and Julia Rushton took part in the individual female event and took on as many laps as they could during the 24 hours. Nerina Gill finished 12th overall and ran an impressive 12 laps. Julia finished in 22nd place having completed 9 laps.

Nerina Gill and Julia Rushton after the 24 hour Conti Thunder Run

Nerina Gill and Julia Rushton after the 24 hour Conti Thunder Run

I did my first Thunder Run about six years ago as part of a team of eight. There was a lot of hanging around waiting to run, so I was back the next year as part of a team of five, and was really chuffed to run five 10k laps. I never thought then I’d be running it solo five years later. Last year Julia and I ran Endure 24 in Aldermaston, but the Thunder Run on Derbyshire/Staffs border is closer, and more interesting, so that was the choice this year. Endure 24 (5 mile laps) had given us targets to beat: Julia wanted to run more than 80k, and I wanted to run more than 104k.
We set off at noon, near the rear of the pack with the rest of the solo runners. We had signs on our backs identifying us as solos, and with our names and the Clayton logo and vest strap. Our race numbers were also colour coded (orange!) to identify us as solos from the front. It meant that right from the start fellow runners and spectators gave us extra support, and that gave us a real boost.
There was more support from the team from Cannonball, with some familiar faces and Trawden vests along the way, and shout outs around the course. By midnight on Saturday Julia had run six laps, and I had done seven. It was time to grab some sleep before catching the dawn. By 0430 we were back on the course, now pleasingly familiar, but sufficiently varied to be interesting. The regular hills meant walking breaks could be looked forward to, the technical sections in the woods were fast and dry, and the field margins were firm underfoot. The sections bordering the massive camping fields provided lots of welcome support to keep us going, and one team had set up an extra drinks station, which was a lifesaver in the heat.
I realised that I’d done thirty miles on the Sunday of Endure 24, so to make the most of the extra mileage I’d done on the Saturday, I needed to match that. That meant five laps, and I needed to start the final lap before noon. Julia decided to call it a day after a fantastic 90k – 10k more than last year – so I set off on my final lap on my own, taking my total to 120k in 24:25.
The Thunder Run is a true festival of running, like a runners’ equivalent of Glastonbury. There are 2,500 runners, mostly in teams, and of all shapes and sizes and abilities. The first solo male completed 19 laps, and there are people in big teams who run just one. But everyone is part of the great atmosphere, the mutual support, and the heady feeling of being part of something special. You know that “never again” feeling? It’s already gone.

Full Results

Lingmell Dash AWAITING RESULTS

Sunday 24 July

Coniston Country Fair Classic Old Man Fell Race AWAITING RESULTS

Harrock Hill Race 3

Stephen Fish was our sole representative in this 3rd race of the Harrock Hill Series. He finished in 187th place with a time of 01:00:04.

Full Results

Towneley Park 10K

Another huge turnout of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers for the latest event in the Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix with 56 seniors and 33 juniors taking part.

Start of the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Start of the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

This is local stomping ground for many of our runners so some great results and, with the addition of a set of junior races, it was fantastic to see so many club members spanning the generations from the age of 6 right up to 73; boys and girls, men and women.

Judith Carey at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Judith Carey at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Quite a few members that weren’t running were dotted about the courses supporting or marshalling the event as well.

Senior Race

Jacob Watson was our first finisher in 3rd place overall and a time of 37:37.

Jacob Watson at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Jacob Watson at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Joining him in the top ten were Matthew Duckworth (6th place) and Chris Snell (10th place). Louisa Powell-Smith won the ladies race and was 20th overall with a time of 39:51.

Louisa Powell-Smith at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Louisa Powell-Smith at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

There were age category wins for John Hartley (1st M55), Louisa Powell- Smith (1st F35), Paul Hesketh (1st M50), Jordan McDonald (1st MJ), Roger Brewster (1st M60), David Scott (1st M70), Bethany Quinn (1st FJ) and Christine Egerton (1st F65).

Beth Quinn at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Beth Quinn at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Roger Brewster at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Roger Brewster at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

A Testing 10 – Report from Mick Hughes

Following a week of hot, humid weather came race 11 of the Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix (Towneley 10k). Slight showers presided just before the off and it remained a humid 68 degrees F. A series of junior races preceded with excellent attendance and many mini orange striped vests could be seen amongst the showing from several clubs and the junior Harriers once again riding high on the results tables for all races (A testament to the excellent training and development continuing in growth at the club).

As a very new member, and relative newbie to the hilltops, I was slightly nervy and the banter with fellow Harriers at the Stables Café pre-race was a welcome diversion.

Mick Hughes at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Mick Hughes at the Towneley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

The senior turn out was a terrific example of how popular the PBGP and local races have become as I saw vests of so many clubs, some from as far afield as Fylde coast, Morecambe, Prestwich & Lancaster. 11am came and the route left Towneley via a lap on the concrete path and slight pull up through the woods (luring us into a false sense of security, especially those who set off with a little hasty pace!) to exit onto Todmorden Road. The humidity kicked in as our legs started feeling the strain as we hit the elevations of the dreaded Mount Lane leaving walk mill and winding up to the heights of Red Lees Road (at least with the solace of great views of our mill town in the distance). I had a quiet word with myself and pushed on through the aches until we levelled out near the fighting Cocks Pub. Most of the runners around me seemed to recover a little and manage to pace up slightly.

After (according to my watch) 486ft of elevation we finally turned left guided by one of many lovely marshals, and descended down the steep track back into Towneley Park to the welcome sound of those cheering us on. As a newbie I was of course super keen to represent the club well and managed to our overtake and gain a few places to the cry of ‘c’mon Clayton’!.

I could see several Harriers and Trawden Vests (usual rapid suspects and seasoned runners) already through the finish and I didn’t have much left in the tank as I managed the final lap and stretch to the finish. John Roche patted me on the back and asked me how I’d got on.. I have to agree with his words exactly ” It’s a hilly course that”!.

3 Harriers came in within the top 10 with times under 40 mins and the overall representation and results for us across all age groups look great. It’s started out, and will remain a personal challenge training and improving on the hill climbs for me, but looking at my fellow club runners and the progress we see every race, long may it continue.t

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
3 Jacob Watson M (002/042) 00:37:37
6 Matthew Duckworth M (005/042) 00:38:16
10 Chris Snell M (009/042) 00:39:10
15 Jonathan Pye M (011/042) 00:39:22
17 John Hartley M55 (001/012) 00:39:38
19 Jon Cleaver M (012/042) 00:39:43
21 Louisa Powell-Smith F35 (001/011) 00:39:51
22 Carl Helliwell M40 (006/015) 00:40:03
23 Paul Hesketh M50 (001/024) 00:40:12
24 Paul Brannon M55 (002/012) 00:40:21
27 Jordan McDonald MJ (001/002) 00:41:12
36 Daniel Plant M (021/042) 00:42:33
39 Thomas Bradley MJ (002/002) 00:42:37
40 John Wilcock M50 (002/024) 00:42:41
41 Michael Hogan M45 (004/018) 00:42:54
44 Roger Brewster M60 (001/011) 00:43:29
45 Gareth Berry M40 (008/015) 00:43:30
47 Stephen Ainsworth M55 (003/012) 00:43:39
56 Robert Kay M45 (006/018) 00:45:09
58 James Boult M (025/042) 00:45:27
60 Andy Bradley M50 (004/024) 00:45:36
61 Robert Morrison M40 (011/015) 00:45:42
62 Andy Quinn M45 (008/018) 00:45:49
67 Stuart Proctor M (027/042) 00:46:18
71 Donna Airey F35 (002/011) 00:46:43
80 Orlaith O’Mahony F (003/010) 00:48:13
83 Mick Hughes M40 (012/015) 00:48:31
86 Carl Dale M (033/042) 00:48:45
87 David Moynihan M45 (013/018) 00:48:48
92 Brian Widman M50 (009/024) 00:49:19
96 David Scott M70 (001/002) 00:49:53
101 Jean Knightley F55 (002/006) 00:50:21
104 Cassandra Smedley F35 (003/011) 00:50:42
106 Paul Wale M45 (014/018) 00:50:49
109 Carl Carey M45 (015/018) 00:51:21
114 Martin Brady M50 (012/024) 00:52:16
115 Ian John Hargreaves M50 (013/024) 00:52:17
125 Bianca Bennett F (005/010) 00:53:03
126 Irene Roche F55 (004/006) 00:53:12
127 Nina Kewin F35 (005/011) 00:53:47
134 Tony Pilling M50 (019/024) 00:54:46
146 Rachel Todd F40 (006/010) 00:56:34
157 Lisa Ellis F (009/010) 00:58:54
159 Bethany Quinn FJ (001/001) 00:58:59
161 Mark Knowles M40 (015/015) 00:59:48
170 Hayley Copeman F45 (007/007) 01:01:50
171 Phil Naylor M (042/042) 01:02:36
172 Karen Clarkin F40 (008/010) 01:02:44
175 Ron Chappell M65 (005/006) 01:03:26
177 Robert Hirst M65 (006/006) 01:04:08
180 Jack McGuire M60 (010/011) 01:06:28
181 Christine Egerton F65 (001/002) 01:07:04
184 Judith Carey F35 (011/011) 01:08:14
186 Christine Leathley F65 (002/002) 01:09:17
187 Sharon Wilson F40 (010/010) 01:09:37
188 Anita Jones F60 (004/004) 01:09:57

Full Results

Towneley Junior Races

With Towneley Park being home turf for so many club members, it was hardly surprising to see a big turnout for the junior races as well as the seniors.

Clayton Juniors out in force at the Towneley Races. Photo by David Belshaw

Clayton Juniors out in force at the Towneley Races. Photo by David Belshaw

33 of our juniors took part in three races making up just over half of the total field. There were some great runs from everyone and wins in all the race. A great day’s racing for our younger runners.

U8 Race

22 junior runners took part in the U8 race. Harry Smith won the race in 3:03. Ellisia Smedley was our first junior girl finisher and 3rd girl in the race. Very strong performances from all of our youngest runners in this race.

Harry Smith in the U8 Race at Towneley. Photo by David Belshaw

Harry Smith in the U8 Race at Towneley. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
1 Harry Smith M8 (001/010) 00:03:03
3 Toby Birtwistle M8 (003/010) 00:03:20
5 Felix Thompson M8 (004/010) 00:03:35
9 Ellisia Smedley F8 (003/012) 00:03:51
12 Charlie Plant F8 (005/012) 00:04:07
18 Emily Johnson F8 (009/012) 00:04:50

 U12 Race

Team Clayton dominated the U12 race with all but one top ten place taken by a Clayton runner.

Start of the U12 Race at Towneley. Photo by David Belshaw

Start of the U12 Race at Towneley. Photo by David Belshaw

Dexta Thompson was the winner with Ella Dorrington taking the girls race and 5th place overall. There were individual age category wins for Dexta Thompson (1st M10), Summer Hargreaves (1st F10), Robbie Smedley (1st M12) and Ella Dorrington (1st F12). A great set of results for our junior runners.

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
1 Dexta Thompson M10 (001/012) 00:07:29
2 Finley Stubbs M10 (002/012) 00:07:42
3 Matthew Jackson M10 (003/012) 00:07:45
4 Robbie Smedley M12 (001/006) 00:07:49
5 Ella Dorrington F12 (001/004) 00:08:04
6 Charlie Birtwistle M10 (004/012) 00:08:12
7 Luke Guest M12 (002/006) 00:08:13
9 Jenson Bentham M10 (005/012) 00:08:23
11 Summer Hargreaves F10 (001/004) 00:08:30
14 Keira Stevenson F12 (002/004) 00:08:48
15 Jake Anforth M10 (008/012) 00:08:48
17 Thomas Ashworth M10 (010/012) 00:09:00
18 Joshua McKay M10 (011/012) 00:09:45
21 Kady Thompson F10 (002/004) 00:10:12
24 Rachel Stevenson F10 (004/004) 00:10:19
25 Bronia Olszewska F12 (004/004) 00:11:16

 U16 Race

With Clayton runners making up more than half the field, it was undoubtedly a great set of results for our juniors.

Under 16 Race at Towneley. Photo by David Belshaw

Under 16 Race at Towneley. Photo by David Belshaw

Jackson McKay won the race and Millie Stubbs won the girls race. Age category wins were Jackson McKay (1st M14), Millie Stubbs (1st F14), and Reece Lawrence (1st M16).

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
1 Jackson McKay M14 (001/007) 00:11:48
2 Nick Hennessey M14 (002/007) 00:12:04
3 Reece Lawrence M16 (001/002) 00:12:31
4 Lennon Jackson M14 (003/007) 00:12:33
5 Adam Stevenson M14 (004/007) 00:12:48
6 Millie Stubbs F14 (001/004) 00:13:03
9 Liberty Thompson F14 (002/004) 00:14:20
10 Sophie Ashworth F14 (003/004) 00:14:23
11 Aaron Lundie M16 (002/002) 00:14:26
12 Jake O’Dowd M14 (007/007) 00:14:42
13 Natasha Olszewska F14 (004/004) 00:14:59

Junior Results

Parkrun roundup

This week saw the inaugural running of the Burnley junior parkrun with 54 junior runners taking part. 11 of our junior runners took part (and a handful stayed on to run the junior Grand Prix races a little later).

Burgess parkrun – A total of 163 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
134 Eileen JONES 30:45 VW60-64 First Timer!

Burnley parkrun – A total of 348 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
5 Jonathan PYE 18:36 SM25-29
9 Jonathan CLEAVER 19:24 VM35-39
10 Nicholas HENNESSEY 19:29 JM11-14
15 Andrew PAYNE 19:58 VM35-39
18 Gareth BERRY 20:10 VM40-44
27 Reece Adam LAWRENCE 21:23 JM15-17
41 Charlie BIRTWISTLE 22:46 JM10
47 Finley STUBBS 22:55 JM10
51 Millie STUBBS 23:15 JW11-14
56 Julie DAWES 23:30 VW45-49
57 Harry SMITH 23:31 JM10 New PB!
60 Martin BRADY 23:44 VM50-54
63 Lennon JACKSON 23:47 JM11-14
65 Nathan KEWIN 23:51 JM11-14
79 Jake ANFORTH 24:30 JM10
88 Donna SCOTT 25:17 VW50-54
92 Toby BIRTWISTLE 25:27 JM10
98 Annabel WILCOCK 25:40 JW15-17
99 John WILCOCK 25:43 VM50-54
104 Sophie ASHWORTH 26:07 JW11-14
106 Bethany WHEATCROFT 26:08 JW11-14
112 Heidi KEWIN 26:19 JW11-14
172 Robert HIRST 28:58 VM65-69
183 Ron CHAPPELL 29:21 VM65-69
196 Daniel PLANT 29:54 SM30-34
238 Marion WILKINSON 32:07 VW70-74
292 Philip NAYLOR 35:15 VM35-39
317 Valerie LAWSON 37:44 VW70-74

Burnley junior parkrun

Pos parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
2 Nicholas HENNESSEY 7:08 JM11-14 First Timer!
3 Stanley GREWAL 7:40 JM11-14 First Timer!
4 Matthew JACKSON 7:57 JM10 First Timer!
9 Bethany WHEATCROFT 9:29 JW11-14 First Timer!
10 Imogen FERGUSON 9:35 JW11-14 First Timer!
22 Tillie FERGUSON 10:38 JW11-14 First Timer!
24 Charlie PLANT 10:46 JW10 First Timer!
33 Millie HESKETH 11:59 JW10 First Timer!
36 Emily JOHNSON 12:23 JW10 First Timer!
43 Erin HESKETH 13:14 JW10 First Timer!
45 Milly MACCABE 13:15 JW10 First Timer!

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 100 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
88 Robin PRICE 32:56 VM70-74

Glossop parkrun – A total of 85 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
66 Ron HILL 33:18 VM75-79 First Timer!

Mile End parkrun – A total of 237 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
24 Dexta THOMPSON 19:44 JM10 New PB!

Pendle parkrun – A total of 101 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
3 Paul BRANNON 19:34 VM55-59 New PB!
7 John HARTLEY 20:32 VM55-59
25 Paul HESKETH 24:03 VM50-54
39 Dawn TERRY 26:15 VW50-54

Witton parkrun – A total of 76 runners took part.

Pos parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
23 Simon STANSFIELD 25:09 VM40-44 New PB!

 

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Climb Every Mountain

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

Late Results

Bollington Nostalgia Hill Race – 10 July

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

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

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

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

Full Results

And onto this week’s action!

TUESDAY 12 JULY

Worston Summer Series Races

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

Pete Browning, Chris Funnell and Carl Helliwell at the Worston Races. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Pete Browning, Chris Funnell and Carl Helliwell at the Worston Races. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

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

Beth Quinn, Briony Holt, Ellie Root and Sarah Helliwell at the Worston Races. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Beth Quinn, Briony Holt, Ellie Root and Sarah Helliwell at the Worston Races. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Dave Motley ran strongly and finished first in both races.

Dave Motley leading the downhill race. Photo by Alan Dorrington

Dave Motley leading the downhill race. Photo by Alan Dorrington

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

Richard Brisco and Briony Holt racing to the finish at the Worston Downhill Race. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Richard Brisco and Briony Holt racing to the finish at the Worston Downhill Race. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

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

Ivan Whigham and Chris Funnell battling to the finish at the Worston Downhill Race. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Ivan Whigham and Chris Funnell battling to the finish at the Worston Downhill Race. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Uphill Race Results

Heading up hill at Worston. Photo by David Belshaw

Heading up hill at Worston. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Downhill Race Results

At Pendle Trig Point waiting for the start of the Downhill Race. Photo by Andy Holt

At Pendle Trig Point waiting for the start of the Downhill Race. Photo by Andy Holt

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

Junior Races

Flying downhill. Photo by Alan Dorrington

Flying downhill. Photo by Alan Dorrington

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

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

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

U8/U10 Race.

Rachel Stevenson chased by Ellisia Smedley at the U8/U10 Race. Photo by Alan Dorrington

Rachel Stevenson chased by Ellisia Smedley at the U8/U10 Race. Photo by Alan Dorrington

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

U12/U14 Race

Harry Mason followed by Natasha Olszewska and Keira Stevenson. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

Harry Mason followed by Natasha Olszewska and Keira Stevenson. Photo by Adrienne Olszewska

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

Full Results

WEDNESDAY 13 JULY

Ian Terry Memorial 5K Road Race

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

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

Full Results

THURSDAY 14 JULY

Bull Hill Fell Race

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

Full Results

SATURDAY 16 JULY

Pendle Running Festival – Day 1

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

Ian Hargreaves and Mick Hughes at the Pendle Running Festival

Ian Hargreaves and Mick Hughes at the Pendle Running Festival

Pendle Running Festival – Half Marathon

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

Clayton Runners in the Pendle Running Festival Half Marathon. Photo by Harry Devonport

Clayton Runners in the Pendle Running Festival Half Marathon. Photo by Harry Devonport

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

 Pendle Running Festival – 10K Race

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

New club member Mick Hughes at the Pendle Running Festival.

New club member Mick Hughes at the Pendle Running Festival.

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

Full Results

Snowden Mountain Race

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

Wendy Dodds at the Snowden Mountain Race. Photo by Sue-Nigel Jeff

Wendy Dodds at the Snowden Mountain Race. Photo by Sue-Nigel Jeff

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

Mark Taylor at the Snowden Mountain Race. Photo by Stuart Russell

Mark Taylor at the Snowden Mountain Race. Photo by Stuart Russell

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

 

Snowden Mountain Race - Nicola Dugdale. Photo by Su-Nigel Jeff

Snowden Mountain Race – Nicola Dugdale. Photo by Su-Nigel Jeff

Full Results 

SUNDAY 17 JULY

Castle Howard 10K Trail Race

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

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

Full Results

Cheshire Half Marathon

Report from Jonathan Cleaver

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

John Cleaver at the Cheshire half marathon

John Cleaver at the Cheshire half marathon

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

Jon Cleaver's shirt that acurately predicted his time.

Jon Cleaver’s shirt that acurately predicted his time.

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

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

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

Full Results

Cracoe (BOFRA) Fell Races

Senior Race

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

Stephen Fish at the Cracoe race. Photo by Woodentops

Stephen Fish at the Cracoe race. Photo by Woodentops

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

U17 Race

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

Briony Holt in the U16 Race. Photo by David Belshaw

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

U12 Race

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

Dexta Thompson at the Cracoe race. Photo by David Belshaw

Dexta Thompson at the Cracoe race. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Jenson Bentham at the Cracoe race. Photo by David Belshaw

Jenson Bentham at the Cracoe race. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Kady Thompson at the Cracoe races. Photo by David Belshaw

Kady Thompson at the Cracoe races. Photo by David Belshaw

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

U9 Race

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

Felix Thompson at the Cracoe Races. Photo by Woodentop

Felix Thompson at the Cracoe Races. Photo by Woodentop

Pos Name Time
21 Felix Thompson 3:49

Full Results

Dolomites Skyrace

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

Report from Andrew Firth

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

A line of runners zigzag up at the Dolomites Skyrace. Photo by Andrew Firth

A line of runners zigzag up at the Dolomites Skyrace. Photo by Andrew Firth

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

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

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

Looking back at the Dolomites Skyrace. Photo by Andrew Firth

Looking back at the Dolomites Skyrace. Photo by Andrew Firth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Full Results

Kentmere Horseshoe

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

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

Full Results

Pendle Running Festival – Trail Race

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

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

Pendle Running Festival – Orienteering

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

Windmill Half Marathon

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

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

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

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

Aaron Lundie celebrating 100 parkruns

Aaron Lundie celebrating 100 parkruns

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

Nerina Gill at Witton parkrun

Nerina Gill at Witton parkrun

Burnley parkrun – A total of 327 runners took part.

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

Lancaster parkrun – A total of 149 runners took part

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

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

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

Pendle parkrun – A total of 94 runners took part.

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

Witton parkrun – A total of 43 runners took part.

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

 

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Ultra races, ultra shoes, ultra turnouts

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

Late Results

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

Lavaredo Ultra Trail – Friday 24 June

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

Jean Brown at the finish of the North Face Lavaredo Ultra Trail race.

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

Jean Reports

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

Full Results

West Highland Way – Saturday 25 June

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

Full Results

Now onto this week’s action!

Wednesday 29 June

Cragg Vale Fell Race

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

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

Full Results

Thursday 30 June

Witton Park Summer Trail Relays

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

And they are off! Leg 1 runners at the WItton Park Summer Trail Relays. Photo by David Belshaw

And they are off! Leg 1 runners at the WItton Park Summer Trail Relays. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Witton Relays

Team Clayton out in force at the Witton Park Summer Trail Relays. Photo by David Belshaw

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

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Andrew Laycock hands over to Dave Motley at the Witton Park Summer Trail Relays. Photo by David Belshaw

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

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Jon Cleaver ready to run after a hand over from Michael Clarke. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Aaron Lundie handing over to Adam Stevenson at the Witton Park Summer Trail Relays. Photo by David Belshaw

Aaron Lundie handing over to Adam Stevenson at the Witton Park Summer Trail Relays. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Leg runners waiting to go at the Witton Park Summer Trail Relays. Photo by David Belshaw

Leg B runners waiting to go at the Witton Park Summer Trail Relays. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Anna Kelly coming into the finish at the Witton Park Summer Trail Relays. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Briony Holt being set off by Ellie Root. Photo by David Belshaw

Briony Holt being set off by Ellie Root. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Very well done to all runners!

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

Individual Times

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

Christopher Holdsworth who ran the fastest leg in the competition. Photo by David Belshaw

Christopher Holdsworth who ran the fastest leg in the competition. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Louisa Powell-Smith. Faste

Louisa Powell-Smith our first Clayton Lady and 2nd fastest lady in the competition. Photo by David Belshaw

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

Full Results

Saturday 2 July

Catforth Canter

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

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

Church Stretton FRA Junior Champs & Inter-Counties

Report from Tina Hines Holt

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

U8 Race

Felix Thompson in the U8 Race. Photo by Woodentops

Felix Thompson in the U8 Race. Photo by Woodentops

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

U10 Race

Jenson Bentham in the U10 Race. Photo by Woodentops

Jenson Bentham in the U10 Race. Photo by Woodentops

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

U12 Race

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

U14 Race

Briony Holt in the U14 race. Photo by Woodentops

Briony Holt in the U14 race. Photo by Woodentops

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

Full Results

FRA Junior Championship – Final Standings

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

 

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

 

Name No of Races Score Position
Harry Mason 1 15 64

 

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

 

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

Full List of Standings

Heptonstall Festival Fell Race

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

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

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

Full Results

ISOMAN

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

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

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

Full Results

Oakworth Haul

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

Report from Stephen Fish

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

Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon

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

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

Report from Katy Thompson

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

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

Full Results

Sunday 3 July

Bentham Beagles Bash

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

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

Bampton Sports Day

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

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

Full Results

Oxenhope Straw Race

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

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

Laura Hesketh at the Oxenhope Straw Race. Photo by Woodentops

Laura Hesketh at the Oxenhope Straw Race. Photo by Woodentops

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

Full Results

Potteries Marathon

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

Full Results

Trawden 7 Trail Race

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

Team Clayton out in force at the Trawden 7 Trail Race. Photo by Ann Osborne

Team Clayton out in force at the Trawden 7 Trail Race. Photo by Ann Osborne

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

Dave Walker, first Clayton finisher, followed by Andrew Laycock. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Dave Walker, first Clayton finisher, followed by Andrew Laycock. Photo by Nick Olszewski

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

Matthew Duckworth and Richard Stevenson battling to the finish. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Matthew Duckworth and Richard Stevenson battling to the finish. Photo by Nick Olszewski

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

Thomas Bradley at the Trawden 7 Trail Race. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Thomas Bradley at the Trawden 7 Trail Race. Photo by Nick Olszewski

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

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

Louisa Powell Smith. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Louisa Powell Smith. Photo by Nick Olszewski

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

 

Clayton ladies Cassie Smedley and Julia Rushton racing to the finish. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Clayton ladies Cassie Smedley and Julia Rushton racing to the finish. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Report from Adrienne Olszewska

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

Adrienne in her clodhoppery Hokas at the Trawden 7 Trail Race. Photo by Ste Whip

Adrienne in her clodhoppery Hokas at the Trawden 7 Trail Race. Photo by Ste Whip

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

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

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

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

Senior Race Results

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

Trawden Junior Trail Race Results

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

U8 Race

Toby Birtwisle running in with his older brother Charlie in the junior races. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Toby Birtwisle running in with his older brother Charlie in the junior races. Photo by Nick Olszewski

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

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

U10 Race

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

Kady Thompson, in the pink top, sprinting to the finish. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Kady Thompson, in the pink top, sprinting to the finish. Photo by Nick Olszewski

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

U12 & U16 Race

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

Dexta Thompson well in front at the Trawden races. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Dexta Thompson well in front at the Trawden races. Photo by Nick Olszewski

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

Robbie Smedley chasing Reece Lawrence in the Trawden Junior races. Photo by Nick Olszewski

Robbie Smedley chasing Reece Lawrence in the Trawden Junior races. Photo by Nick Olszewski

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

A clean sweep for the U16 girls. L-R Sophie Ashworth, Liberty Thompson and Natasha Olszewska. Photo by Nick Olszewski

A clean sweep for the U16 girls. L-R Sophie Ashworth, Liberty Thompson and Natasha Olszewska. Photo by Nick Olszewski

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

Parkrun roundup

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

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

Bolton parkrun – A total of 312 runners took part.

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

Burnley parkrun – A total of 301 runners took part.

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

Durham parkrun – A total of 260 runners took part.

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

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

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

Lancaster parkrun – A total of 173 runners took part.

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

Pendle parkrun – A total of 78 runners took part.

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

Wetherby parkrun – A total of 52 runners took part.

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

Witton parkrun – A total of 55 runners took part.

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

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

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

 

ByAdrienne Olszewska

Hit the trails

This week you have been kicking up the dust in huge numbers on the trails around Sabden, venturing further afield to events in Swansea, Donnington and the Peak District, as well as the BOFRA championship races and classic Lakeland fells. With some great performances and smiling faces let the long summer days roll on and keep on racing!

Tuesday 21 June

Bridestone Fell Race

Five Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in this fell race that goes past the famous Bridestone and takes in some of the lesser used paths in the upper Calder Valley. A short fast race with steep climbs, fast tracks and demon descents, something for everyone.

Ryan Wilkinson was our first finisher and 18th overall in the race with a time of 42:20.

Pos Name Cat Time
18 Ryan Wilkinson M 42:20
35 Jon Sharples MV60 47:46
43 Andrew Howarth MV50 50:24
58 Stephen Fish MV60 63:39
69 Robert Hirst MV60 1:04:54

Full Results

Wednesday 22 June

Harrock Hill Race Series – Race 2

John Francis was our sole runner in the second race of this series. It is a 5.2 mile race with 902ft of ascent. He finished in 225th place with atime of 1:20:13.

Full Results

Sabden Trail Race

There was another whopping turn out for the latest race in this year’s Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix with 56 seniors racing at the Sabden Trail Race.

Clayton Harriers racing at the Sabden Trail race. Photo by Sport Sunday

Clayton Harriers racing at the Sabden Trail race. Photo by Sport Sunday

The race starts with a fast and furious run out along a fairly flat stretch of decent track for a little over a mile before turning off and beginning to climb. After a field crossing and a sharp and twisty climb up another track the runners hit Coal Clough Reservoir.  A nice flat run around the perimeter followed before another climb and a rip roaring descent. Just to add a little sting in the tail, the runners headed back up a steep track to the reservoir and a short and extremely steep scramble up the bank to hit the reservoir path.  All downhill after that, cutting across some fields to hit the flat track and the sprint back to Sabden.

Double Trouble. Twins Irene and Jean at the Sabden Trail Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Double Trouble. Twins Irene and Jean at the Sabden Trail Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Dave Motley was the first Clayton runner home with Richard Stevenson and Carl Helliwell on his heels. Tom Bradley was 1st MJ and 32nd overall and David Scott was 1st MV70.

Dave Motley running on home turf at the Sabden Trail Race. Photo by Sport Sunday

Dave Motley running on home turf at the Sabden Trail Race. Photo by Sport Sunday

Louisa Powell Smith was our first lady runner and first lady in the race and 19th overall. Jean Knightley was 1st FV55 and Linda Bostock was 1st FV60.

Louisa Powell-Smith first lady at the Sabden Trail Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Louisa Powell-Smith first lady at the Sabden Trail Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Senior Results

POS Name CAT TIME
11 Dave Motley M 40:19:00
12 Richard Stevenson M40 40:28:00
13 Carl Helliwell M40 40:40:00
17 Jonathon Pye M 41:29:00
18 Peter Coates M40 41:49:00
19 Louisa Powell Smith F 41:53:00
21 Matthew Duckworth M 42:01:00
25 Paul Hesketh M50 42:59:00
27 James Boult M 43:39:00
29 Allan Life M50 43:59:00
30 Chris Funnel M50 44:15:00
32 Thomas Bradley MJ 44:49:00
35 Adam Shaw M 45:05:00
36 Danny Collinge M 45:06:00
37 Richard Briscoe M 45:14:00
38 John Wilcock M50 45:33:00
43 John Roche M55 46:07:00
147 Stephen Ainsworth M55 46:10:00
50 Andy Bradley M50 47:35:00
52 Robert Morrison M40 47:56:00
57 Andy Quinn M45 48:37:00
66 Robert Kay M45 49:57:00
67 A. Webster M45 50:08:00
68 Daniel Isherwood M 50:25:00
69 David Moynihan M45 50:27:00
73 Elizabeth Mullan F 51:04:00
74 Darren Rushton M45 51:08:00
77 Jean Knightley F55 51:48:00
80 Peter Dugdale M55 52:26:00
82 David Scott M70 52:30:00
83 Donna Airey F 52:42:00
92 Irene Roche F55 53:17:00
96 Julie Dawes F45 53:43:00
100 Lynsey Birtwistle F 54:21:00
102 Cassandra Smedley F 54:35:00
103 Andrew Taylor M55 54:55:00
106 Ian John Hargreaves M50 55:15:00
107 Carl Carey M45 55:16:00
108 Linda Bostock fv60 55:44:00
111 Bianca Bennett F 56:17:00
113 John Pilling M55 57:03:00
115 Helen Burnett F45 58:19:00
116 Carol Life F50 58:21:00
119 Rachel Todd F40 58:22:00
117 Julia Rushton F50 58:30:00
123 Michelle Butschok F40 61:21:00
124 Beth Quinn F 61:49:00
128 Mark Knowles M40 63:07:00
130 Deborah Greenwood F45 64:21:00
132 Adrienne Olszewska F45 64:49:00
133 Doug Munroe M70 64:57:00
138 Ron Chappel M65 67:27:00
140 Karen Clarkin F40 70:15:00
142 Anita Jones fv60 75:11:00
144 Judith Carey F 77:01:00
145 Sharon Wilson F40 86:31:00

Junior Results

Clayton Juniors having fun after the Sabden junior trail races. Photo by David Belshaw

Clayton Juniors having fun after the Sabden junior trail races. Photo by David Belshaw

U8 Race

A great race for Toby and Felix in the U8 category as they bagged 2nd and 3rd place in the under 8s race only just beaten by George Fitzpatrick of Barlick Fell Runners.

Pos Name Time
2 Toby Birtwistle 09:28
3 Felix Thompson 09:58

U10 Race

Finley Stubbs had a comfortable win in the Under 10 race with Jenson Bentham taking 4th place. Thomas Ashworth was 8th. Kady Thompson and Rachel Stevenson were 1st and 2nd girls respectively.

Pos Name Time
1 Finley Stubbs 08:44
4 Jenson Bentham 09:12
8 Thomas Ashworth 10:03
9 Kady Thompson 10:46
10 Rachel Stevenson 11:35

U12 Race

Dexta Thompson and Helana White were 1st boy and 1st girl in the under 12s race with Charlie Birtwistle not far behind in 3rd place overall.

Pos Name Time
1 Dexta Thompson 08:07
2 Helana White 08:45
3 Charlie Birtwistle 08:46
9 Keira Stevenson 10:28
16 Bronia Olszewska 13:03

U14 Race

Millie Stubbs was 3rd overall and 1st girl in the under 14s race.  Harry Mason was our sole male runner and finished in 6th place.

Pos Name Time
3 Millie Eve Stubbs 09:37
4 Sophie Ashworth 09:51
5 Liberty Thompson 10:10
6 Harry Mason 10:38
7 Natasha Olszewska 11:14

U16 Race

Nicholas Hennessey was the sole U16 runner and finished in 8:35

Thursday 23 June

Todmorden Park 5k Race Series

The first in this popular series of 5K races in Todmorden Park attracted a number of club members.  Jacob Watson was our first finisher and was 3rd overall with a time of 17:19.

Jacob Watson at the Todmorden 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Jacob Watson at the Todmorden 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Lennon Jackson was our youngest runner finishing in 35th place with time of 20:45.

Lennon Jackson battling at the Todmorden 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Lennon Jackson battling at the Todmorden 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Amanda Duffy was our first lady runner and first LV35.

Amanda Duffy at the Todmorden 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Amanda Duffy at the Todmorden 5K. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos Name Cat Time
3 Jacob Watson M 17:19
11 Jonathan Pye M 18:20
35 Lennon Jackson MU15 20:45
58 Amanda Duffy WV35 22:19
67 Brian Wildman MV50 23:24
69 Ian Hargreaves MV50 23:46
85 Tony Pilling MV50 25:31
98 Paul Walsh MV60 27:06
99 Helen Harrison WV45 27:20
103 Hayley Copeman WV45 28:43
114 Jack McGuire MV60 29:47

Full Results

Saturday 25 June

Darren Holloway Memorial Race (Buttermere Horseshoe)

Nicholas Olszewski and Wendy Dodds took part in one of the toughest Lakeland races over the quiet Buttermere fells run in memory of Pennine Fell Runner Darren Holloway, this race is based on the original Buttermere Horseshoe, and is one not to forget in a hurry.

Report from Nicholas Olszewski

Nicholas Olszewski on the last climb at the Darren Holloway Memorial Race. Photo by Stephen Wilson, Granddayoutphotography

Nicholas Olszewski on the last climb at the Darren Holloway Memorial Race. Photo by Stephen Wilson, Granddayoutphotography

Having had an ankle injury for a number of months, which doesn’t seem to want to go away, why not enter one of the toughest fell races in the Lakes! It seemed like a good idea at the time and although I suffered a bit on the way round I with it I wouldn’t have missed this for anything. The route is brutal.  The ascents and descents, steep and relentless throughout the 22 miles and 8,500 ft., although I recorded just short of 10,000 ft. but that was probably due to my creative route choice.

Starting at Loweswater Village Hall we headed on down the road, which seemed a little fast to me, so I held back because the first climb up Whiteside looked pretty steep as it lay dominating the view in front. Having not done much in the Lakes for about twelve months, I have got used to Yorkshire bog trotting rather than these steep climbs so this was going to be hard, but as we ascended past Whiteside, the first dibber and onto Hopegill Head, the second, my legs were starting to acclimatise and I was grateful for the few hill reps up Pendle I’d done recently. The weather was brilliant as were the views and as I headed over the 3rd checkpoint at Grasmoor I felt quite comfortable. From here the route took us over to Whiteless Pike and a very steep descent to the Sail Beck before a short climb to our 4th checkpoint at Newlands Hause.

The next checkpoint, 5th was at Dale Head and this is where my route choice went a little off road so to speak, trying to avoid unwanted climbing, up Robinson and Hindscarth , I decided to navigate my way round by contouring what looked, on the map, to be an easy route choice, how wrong I was! Steep scree almost knee high vegetation; very hard work and I shan’t make that mistake again. Anyway, finally reached Dale Head and again a steep descent down to Honister Pass, checkpoint 6, where we bumped into Joss Naylor and his party of followers participating in his 80th birthday bash.

Climbing out of Honister we were now heading for our 7th checkpoint, Innominate Tarn, by now I could feel the climbing in my legs and myself flagging a bit on the climbs, plus my ankle was now starting to hurt, just a bit, but it’s back was broken and the end was almost, not quite, in sight and having dibbed in at the Tarn I ploughed onto the penultimate checkpoint, High Stile, 8th checkpoint, with yet more climbing and descending, but the views were spectacular across Buttermere and you could see all the peaks we had traversed on the other side.

Leaving High Stile, skirting round Red pike, it was a steep and treacherous descent down to Scale Beck and as we dropped in height, Mellbreak South, our last checkpoint, seemed to be getting bigger and bigger and the thought of that last big climb was turning my legs to jelly, but it was the last one of the day, finally dibbing in at Mellbreak South all that was left very short sharp, scree riddled descent down to Loweswater, again not sure this was the best route off, but you live and learn.

This is a fantastic race, extremely well organised with very friendly people involved, it attracts only a small number of runners, which possibly what makes it as friendly as it is, I shall be returning next year, hopefully with a few more hardy Clayton runners or anyone else who fancies it.

Wendy Dodds at the Darren Holland Memorial Fell Race. Photo by Stephen Wilson - Granddayoutphotography

Wendy Dodds at the Darren Holland Memorial Fell Race. Photo by Stephen Wilson – Granddayoutphotography

Pos Name Cat Time
58 Nicholas Olszewski MV55 06:49:08
60 Wendy Dodds LV65 06:54:12

 Full results

Kirkby Gala

Kirkby Gala is the 6 race in the 2016 BOFRA Championship. Briony had a great run taking 6th place overall and 1st girl in the U17 Race. Jackson McKay ran in the U14 race and finished in 8th place.  Ella Dorrington was 5th overall and 1st Girl in the U12 race with Jenson Bentham in 9th place. Joshua McKay ran in the U9 race and finished in 4th place. Some great racing from our junior runners.

U17 Race

Briony Holt in the U17 race at Kirkby Gala. Photo by Geoff Thompson

Briony Holt in the U17 race at Kirkby Gala. Photo by Geoff Thompson

Pos Name Time
6 Briony Holt (1st Girl) 22:57

U14 Race

Jackson McKay at the Kirkby Gala U14 race. Photo by Geoff Thompson

Jackson McKay at the Kirkby Gala U14 race. Photo by Geoff Thompson

Pos Name Time
8 Jackson McKay 16:05

U12 Race

Jenson Bentham at the Kirkby Gala U9s race. Phot by Alan Dorrington

Jenson Bentham at the Kirkby Gala U9s race. Phot by Alan Dorrington

Pos Name Time
5 Ella Dorrington (1st Girl) 9:53
9 Jenson Bentham 10:22

U9 Race

Pos Name Time
4 Joshua McKay 2:58

Full Results

Lancaster 5K Race Series

Daniel Isherwood was our sole representative in the second of this 5k race series run on the cycle paths alongside the River Lune in the historic city of Lancaster.

Pos Name Cat Time
32 Daniel Isherwood M 00:18:21

Full Results

Whaley Waltz

Report by Ivan Whigham

This is a classic peak district fell race organised by Goyt Valley Striders. It is 5.8 miles with 900 ft climbing.

Ivan Whigham chasing Rossendale Harrier Mick Toman

Ivan Whigham chasing Rossendale Harrier Mick Toman

The runners line up in the main street and watch the carnival go by then it’s a fast and furious run to the climb through park, woods and finally to wind gather the top of the run. It started raining here which was a huge relief as it was a warm afternoon. The grand finale was leaping into the River Goyt (worth watching on YouTube for tips), I remembered to leap as far as I could then the finish was another 100 metres. I thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon but was glad to change into dry clothes and I didn’t need to wash my shoes!

1st runner was Chris Doneley of Sale Harriers  in 40.0 and 1st lady was Hayley Ashby also of Sale Harriers in 46.53 (28th).

Ivan Whigham 49.05 (51)

216 runners finished

Pos Name Cat Time
51 Ivan Whigham MV50 49:56

Full Results

Sunday 26 June

Arniston Dash

Except of Race Organiser’s Report

The Arnison Dash fell race is held as part of the Ullswater Country Fair. Like many fell races it is a friendly, low key race in a fantastic setting, overlooked by Arnison Crag and Birkhouse Moor.  And as with many fell races, it has its own quirky bits.  This year the biggest problem was how to negotiate getting round the burger van, which was blocking the race route exit from the show field, without leaving studmarks on visitors’ burgers.

Once out of the field, the 34 runners had the fell to themselves. The Arnison Dash combines all that is quintessential about fell running:  lovely grassy slopes; some rocky sections; some steep bits where you get the opportunity to get mud under your finger nails; and a proper precipitous descent.  And conditions were good underfoot as there had been no proper rain in the Lakes for weeks.  And on the day the sun shone until the last runner had finished and then it started to rain.

Thank you to everyone who took part.  This race attracts a lovely mix of fell runners; runners who have never done a fell race before; and runners who support us just about every year.  And as requested, just about everyone finished with a smile on their face.

See you next year!

Pos Name Cat Time
23 Andrew Firth MV50 22:50

Donnington Summer Running Festival

Ian Hargreaves and Hayley Copeman ran in the 10 mile race at the Donnington Summer Running Festival.

Report from Hayley Copeman

Ian Hargreaves and Hayley Copeman at the Donnington Summer Running Festival

Ian Hargreaves and Hayley Copeman at the Donnington Summer Running Festival

We (myself and Ian Hargreaves) were using this event to get miles in, in preparation for the great North run in September.  It was 4 laps of the racing track plus two extra loops at the end of the third and fourth lap.  That meant four runs up a large, steady, unexpected hill. Who knew racing tracks had hills? The sun came out from the start which meant a very hot running event but thankfully there were plenty of water/Lucozade stations and a run through shower.

Despite the heat my comeback from injury went well with lots of encouragement and patience from Ian who, despite having the ability to run much faster, ran with me throughout.  My time was 1:43:00 and Ian was a second faster.

If you’re a runner and an F1 fan this race is for you.  Looking forward to the great North run where there should be more cheering.  There were marshals around the track today but all the spectators were in the stands at the start and finish so not much encouragement.

Pos Name Cat Time
366 Ian Hargreaves MV50 1:42:34
367 Hayley Copeman WV45 1:43:34

Full Results

North West England Triathlon

Helana White went to Salt Ayre for the North West England Triathlon Series – She only has 2 races left in the series. She had (in her words) a horrible swim but carried on regardless to come 7th on the count (results / times not published yet). This may mean she slips from 3rd to 4th in the overall ranking depending on the points awarded on the time difference, as the top 4 are pretty close in points leaving all to play for in her last race in two weeks time in Blackpool.

Go for it Helana!

Swansea Half Marathon

Well over 4000 runners took to the roads of Swansea to take part in the Swansea Half Marathon. The race has a route that follows Swansea Bay and provides stunning view for the runners.

Carl Dale at the Swansea Half Marathon

Carl Dale at the Swansea Half Marathon

Congratulations to Carl Dale who was our sole runner in the event finishing in 1027th place with a time of 01:46:13. He managed to complete the course despite suffering a lot of pain from IT Band Syndrome and even managed to beat the time he was aiming for.

Pos Name Cat Time
1027 Carl Dale M 01:46:13.7

Full Results

Parkrun roundup

Plenty of parkrun action this week with great results and PBs all over the place!

Burnley parkrun – A total of 396 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
2 Jonathan PYE 18:09 SM25-29
3 Jonathan CLEAVER 18:16 VM35-39 New PB!
5 Matthew DUCKWORTH 18:34 SM25-29
6 Richard STEVENSON 18:39 VM40-44
15 Nicholas HENNESSEY 20:00 JM11-14
16 Nick ROSCOE 20:07 VM45-49
22 Lennon JACKSON 20:37 JM11-14
23 James BOULT 20:39 SM20-24
26 Matthew JACKSON 20:44 JM10 New PB!
28 Reece Adam LAWRENCE 20:50 JM15-17
29 Robbie SMEDLEY 20:51 JM10 New PB!
33 Helana WHITE 20:57 JW10
45 David MOYNIHAN 21:57 VM45-49
46 Adam STEVENSON 21:58 JM11-14
52 Colin WHITE 22:37 VM40-44
57 Julie DAWES 22:54 VW45-49
58 Carl CAREY 22:56 VM45-49 New PB!
62 Cassandra Darling SMEDLEY 23:10 VW35-39 New PB!
63 David Ian SCOTT 23:14 VM70-74
81 Sophie ASHWORTH 23:53 JW11-14
92 Kevin DAVIES 24:14 VM50-54
96 David NIELD 24:23 VM55-59
111 Bethany WHEATCROFT 25:02 JW11-14
114 Aaron LUNDIE 25:08 JM11-14 New PB!
119 Jake ANFORTH 25:14 JM10
132 Keira STEVENSON 25:48 JW10
133 Donna SCOTT 25:49 VW50-54
146 Bianca BENNETT 26:26 SW25-29
152 Beth QUINN 26:41 SW18-19
167 Helen HARRISON 27:09 VW45-49 New PB!
182 Robert HIRST 27:49 VM65-69
228 Richard LAWSON 29:54 VM75-79
270 Alan DORRINGTON 31:21 VM45-49
280 Marion WILKINSON 31:42 VW70-74

Dewsbury parkrun – A total of 103 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
93 Robin PRICE 36:09 VM70-74

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge – A total of 194 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
129 Eileen JONES 31:25 VW60-64

Pendle parkrun – A total of 120 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
2 Paul BRANNON 19:47 VM55-59
4 John HARTLEY 20:05 VM55-59
24 Millie STUBBS 24:14 JW11-14
46 Dawn TERRY 26:34 VW50-54
100 Christine LEATHLEY 33:59 VW65-69

Witton parkrun – A total of 68 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
27 Katy THOMPSON 26:57 VW60-64
28 Martin BRADY 26:58 VM50-54

Woodhouse Moor parkrun – A total of 346 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
10 Colin SHUTTLEWORTH 18:42 VM55-59 New PB!

 

ByAlan Dorrington

It’s a proper Summer Sizzler!

As we approach the Summer Solstice and the country wrestles with whether it should be in or out, as per usual the Clayton athletes have very definitely been out, and about, racing on the fells, roads, trails, in ultras and in sizzling form. There have been plenty of individual and age group wins along the way, but also some great performances behind the winners from our hard working Juniors and Seniors alike, showing dedication, persistence and grit in improving their own performances.

Tuesday 14 June

Worsthorne Trail Race – Clayton Summer Series

Helena White. Photo - David Belshaw.

Helena White. Photo – David Belshaw.

Round 2 of the club’s Summer Series on Tuesday evenings for CLEM and Trawden athletes, this trail race took in the Gorple Track and Pennine Bridleway from Worsthorne, giving around 5 miles of fast running but with nearly 1000ft of climb to hurt the legs. The Juniors ran a shortened version but still started with the Seniors up the track leading to some good battles from the get-go. Chris Holdsworth ran a blistering race to break his own Senior course record by over a minute (35:01) and there were some good hard battles further down the field too.

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Chris Holdsworth on his way to breaking the course record. Photo – David Belshaw

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Summer Hargreaves descends the Gorple Track. Photo – David Belshaw.

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Andrew Holt – full gas! Photo – David Belshaw

Senior Race Results:

Junior Race Results:

Wednesday 15 June

Brown Wardle (and a bit) Fell Race

42 runners for this local 3.3m fell race starting out of Whitworth.

Pos Name Category Time
4 Alan Life V50 00:33:38
29 Steve Fish V60 00:40:55
37 Carol Life WV50 00:47:10

Full Results

Horwich Jubilee Road Race

There was a big field of 248 for Round 2 of this 5 mile road race series, now in its 33rd year.

Pos Name Category CatPos
Time
183 Ted Orrell M75 002/004 42:28

Full results

Thursday 16 June

Aggie’s Staircase Fell Race

Run over Darwen Hill and round the Jubilee Tower, Aggie’s Staircase is a sharp 4 mile fell race with 1150ft climb.

Sarah Helliwell reports:

I did Aggie’s Staircase on Thursday. First time I have ever done it and it is definitely one I will do again. A cracking up, down, up, down, up and finally down again race. 350m of climbing in 4 miles. There were a small number of Harriers who did the event. Peter Coates was the first Claytoneer in 13th place and Alison Dugdale was first Clayton lady. There was a good atmosphere, it was well marshalled and plenty of support around the course. It’s the first race I have done in a long time where I felt things were slowly clicking back into place with my running. Thank you to Katy & George Thompson who organize it. A race I recommend.

Pos Name Category Time
13 Peter Coates M40 00:33:10
37 Ivan Whigham M50 00:36:32
73 Alison Dugdale F40 00:39:49
104 Andrew Firth M50 00:43:32
109 Stephen Fish M60 00:44:58
122 Sarah Helliwell F 00:47:33
125 Michael Frost M60 00:49:01
127 Kath Brady F50 00:49:03

Full results

Friday 17 June

Barrowford Grand Prix 5k

Flat running and fast times were the order of the day at this round of the Burnley and Pendle Grand Prix. Despite the rain that affected the later races, there were PBs galore across the age groups and Clayton wins with Paul Brannon (C Race), Finlay Stubbs (U10B), Dexta Thompson (U12B), Ella Dorrington (U12G) and Millie Stubbs the overall U14 race.

For one of the Junior coaching team, Marion Wilkinson, it was also an important race:

The Barrowford 5k was my first race after seven months of very little running following an operation on my eye to release the pressure which was causing loss of vision. There was definitely a feeling of pressure (albeit a different kind) as I signed up to this race along with my daughter Lisa and granddaughter Emily and all the wonderful Clayton juniors.

My fears were the same as many of the juniors face every time they race – I didn’t want to come last! I even told podium Chris that he may have to delay the start of the B race to give me time to finish.

My granddaughter always tells her granddad that she came last  – this time she didn’t and neither did I. So, to all the juniors who are making great progress but never quite get to the front in a race, keep trying, enjoy your running and never give up.

What’s next for me – well, I will be 75 in November and if I can knock two minutes off my 5k time I will be first in the UK rankings. Hopefully this will encourage all the juniors –  you have lots of years ahead of you to realise your dreams.

Special thanks for the encouragement on my last lap (although at the time I thought I had another lap to do) from Reece Lawrence and young Toby Birtwistle.

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Three generations of Clayton – Marion with daughter Lisa and grand-daughter Emily. Photo – David Belshaw.

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Dexta Thompson on his way to winning the U12 race. Photo – David Belshaw.

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Millies Stubbs winning the U14 race overall.

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Action from the C race at Barrowford Grand Prix 5k. Photo – David Belshaw.

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Cassandra Smedley concentrates. Photo – David Belshaw.

A Race:

Pos Name Category CatPos
Time
10 Danny Collinge M (010/028) 00:15:41
29 Jacob Watson M (024/028) 00:16:59

B race:

Pos Name Category CatPos
Time
8 Matthew Duckworth M (006/031) 00:17:37
12 Richard Stevenson M40 (001/011) 00:17:44
19 Chris Snell M (014/031) 00:18:11
21 Carl Helliwell M40 (004/011) 00:18:13
23 Jackson McKay M (015/031) 00:18:27
29 James Boult M (018/031) 00:18:52
30 Michael Clarke M40 (006/011) 00:18:54
31 Chris Funnell M45 (003/005) 00:18:57
32 Gareth Berry M40 (007/011) 00:19:00
33 Stephen Ainsworth M55 (001/002) 00:19:00
35 Richard Briscoe M (020/031) 00:19:04
38 John Wilcock M50 (002/004) 00:19:10
43 Alan Life M50 (004/004) 00:19:24
47 Daniel Plant M (025/031) 00:19:42
54 Lennon Jackson M (028/031) 00:20:00
55 Reece Lawrence M (029/031) 00:20:02
59 Stuart Proctor M (030/031) 00:20:42
62 Andy Quinn M45 (005/005) 00:20:57

C Race:

Pos Name Category CatPos
Time
1 Paul Brannon M55 (001/006) 00:18:26
2 Paul Hesketh M50 (001/010) 00:18:36
4 Nicholas Hennessey M (001/012) 00:18:39
5 Stanley Grewal M (002/012) 00:19:16
6 Roger Brewster M60 (001/004) 00:19:59
10 John Roche M55 (002/006) 00:20:22
14 Orlaith O’Mahoney F (002/023) 00:20:33
19 Robert Morrison M40 (001/006) 00:20:53
22 Andrew Webster M45 (004/008) 00:20:56
23 Elizabeth Mullan F (004/023) 00:20:59
24 David Moynihan M45 (005/008) 00:21:05
28 Amanda Duffy F (005/023) 00:21:38
37 Julie Dawes F45 (002/008) 00:22:07
38 Donna Airey F (007/023) 00:22:10
39 Irene Roche F55 (001/003) 00:22:11
40 Carl Carey M45 (007/008) 00:22:31
42 Barry Mitchell M70 (001/003) 00:22:39
45 Lynsey Birtwistle F35 (001/002) 00:22:48
49 Cassandra Smedley F35 (002/002) 00:23:02
51 Jean Knightley F55 (002/003) 00:23:15
53 Ian John Hargreaves M50 (007/010) 00:23:21
54 Bianca Bennett F (012/023) 00:23:23
56 Julia Rushton F50 (002/005) 00:23:27
62 David Scott M70 (002/003) 00:23:55
63 Linda Bostock F60 (001/002) 00:24:03
64 Carol Life F50 (004/005) 00:24:03
67 Helen Burnett F45 (004/008) 00:24:17
68 Lisa Johnson F40 (003/010) 00:24:19
69 Justin Birtwistle M40 (004/006) 00:24:21
70 Rachel Todd F40 (004/010) 00:24:23
72 Paul L. Walsh M60 (003/004) 00:24:38
75 Beth Quinn F (016/023) 00:25:03
76 Lisa Ellis F (017/023) 00:25:05
78 Michelle Butschok F40 (006/010) 00:25:17
82 Deborah Greenwood F45 (006/008) 00:26:12
84 Lucy Stevenson F (019/023) 00:26:48
85 Phil Naylor M (012/012) 00:26:56
86 Helen Harrison F45 (007/008) 00:26:58
88 Mark Knowles M40 (005/006) 00:27:18
91 Ron Chappell M65 (002/003) 00:27:36
94 Danny Pilkington M40 (006/006) 00:27:42
95 Robert Hirst M65 (003/003) 00:27:45
96 Karen Clarkin F40 (009/010) 00:28:14
97 Doug Munroe M70 (003/003) 00:28:29
98 Jack McGuire M60 (004/004) 00:28:43
99 Hayley Copeman F45 (008/008) 00:29:09
101 Anita Jones F60 (002/002) 00:29:44
102 Sharon Wilson F40 (010/010) 00:29:58
103 Judith Carey F (021/023) 00:29:59
104 Marian Wilkinson F70 (001/001) 00:30:37
105 Christine Leathley F65 (001/001) 00:32:10

Juniors:

Under 8 race – 1km

Pos            Name Category CatPos
Time
2 Toby Birtwistle M (002/009) 00:03:58
7 Felix Thompson M (006/009) 00:04:29
11 Ellisia Smedley F (004/012) 00:04:51
13 Charlie Plant F (006/012) 00:05:04
19 Emily Johnson F (010/012) 00:05:40

Under 10 race – 1km

Pos Name Category CatPos
Time
1 Finley Stubbs M (001/008) 00:03:37
2 Matthew Jackson M (002/008) 00:03:42
7 Joshua McKay M (007/008) 00:04:13
8 Jenson Bertram M (008/008) 00:04:14
12 Kady Thompson F (004/007) 00:04:22
13 Rachel Stevenson F (005/007) 00:04:35

Under 12 race – 2km

Pos Name Category CatPos
Time
1 Dexta Thompson M (001/010) 00:07:14
4 Ella Dorrington F (001/008) 00:07:51
5 Robbie Smedley M (004/010) 00:07:54
6 Charlie Birtwistle M (005/010) 00:07:59
13 Jake Anforth M (009/010) 00:08:39
14 Keira Stevenson F (005/008) 00:08:42
18 Bronia Olszewska F (008/008) 00:10:51

Under 14 race – 2km

Pos Name Category CatPos
Time
1 Millie Stubbs F (001/004) 00:07:23
4 Adam Stevenson M (003/003) 00:07:57
5 Claudia Bentham F (002/004) 00:07:59
6 Natasha Olszewska F (003/004) 00:08:47

Full Senior results

Full Junior results

Saturday 18 June

Buckden Pike

This Cat A race has been running since 1981 and packs a real climbing punch.

Pos Name Category Time
24 Geoffrey Gough M55 00:44:52
32 Jack Holt M65 00:46:00
38 Chris Funnell M45 00:46:53
39 Ivan Whigham M50 00:47:09
74 Peter Dugdale M55 00:52:50
81 Andrew Firth M55 00:55:19
84 Linda Lord W65 00:56:07
88 Andrew Dugdale M50 00:56:53
96 Nicola Dugdale W55 01:02:33

3 Lakes Classic

Breton Holdsworth made his (now) annual trip across to this challenging 15 mile trail race in South Yorkshire. He came home14th overall and 6th Vet.

Muckle Toon Adventure Festival (MTAF)

Dave Motley reports:

This weekend a few of us decided to travel across the border to Scotland to go to MTAF 2016 on recommendation from Team Perry. This is a low key outdoors festival with something for everybody from activities for the kids to road and MTB cycling events and a variety of trail running events from 5k to half marathon. On Saturday the lads took part in the MTAF Half which was a really tough, hilly 13mile route around the village of Langholm with pipers playing as you run through the village, a fantastic event with a little of everything. Mr Perry was first home in 2nd place, myself in 5th and Russell Clarke finishing in 25th. At the same time as the boys were running it was Mrs Perry turn to run, completing the tough 10k trail race in 59:57 (7th female). On the Sunday it was Mrs Motleys turn to do her thing on the 5k trail race, finishing the race in the mid 26mins. If anybody wants an event for the whole family this is the one for you, a definite recommendation for 2017.

Details and results

Clougha Pike FRA

Junior races

Five Clayton Juniors ran at Clougha Pike as part of the Junior FRA series. Felix Thompson was 12th in U8B and Josh McKay 30th in U10B. Dexta Thompson had his best FRA series race to date coming 3rd in U12B with Jackson McKay in 9th. Briony Holt also finished 3rd in U14G.

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Jackson McKay and Dexta Thompson at Clougha Pike Junior FRA. Photo – Woodentops.

 

Sunday 19 June

Race the Train

Report to follow

Full results

Freckleton Half Marathon

Situated in the heart of the Fylde Coast, this is the countries oldest Half Marathon. Run since 1965, the flat fast course always attracts a bumper field. Consequently, fast runs were produced by Andrew Stubbs and Jacob Watson, backed up by Daniel Plant.

Pos Name Category
Time
12 Andrew Stubbs M45 to 49 01:17:50
15 Jacob Watson M21 to 34 01:18:41
61 Daniel Plant M21 to 34 01:30:56

Full results

Helm Hill BOFRA races

The BOFRA camp moved to Cumbria for this round of the series, held on Helm Hill just outside Kendal. The summer days of the previous few rounds were replaced by overcast skies and then pouring rain, but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the Thompson family, at their 4th race of the weekend. Dexta came in 4th in the U12B whilst Felix, Kady and Liberty all ran well in their age categories. Ella Dorrington led the U12G at the top of the final descent but was overtaken on the fast run to the finish ending up 2nd.

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Ella Dorrington on her way to 2nd place in the U12G race. Photo – Alan Dorrington

Settle Hills Fell Race

Carl Helliwell and Chris Whiteoak popped up to Settle for this scenic race round some of Europe’s finest Karst geomorphology (limestone bits).

13 87 Carl Helliwell Clayton-le-Moors MV40 58:19
45 66 Chris Whiteoak Clayton-le-Moors Man 1:08:10
Carl Helliwell. Photo - Sarah Helliwell.

Carl Helliwell. Photo – Sarah Helliwell.

Carl Helliwell reports:

Settle Hills is a 7 mile fell race that takes in the hills behind the back of Settle and has over 500m of climbing. It starts right in the middle of Settle from the town square with a good uphill start up Constructional Hill and then up the side of Castlebergh onto the fells.
It was a fast start as some of the front runners went for it straight away, I started steady as I could feel my legs still from Friday nights Podium 5k. My legs soon got into it and started catching a few people as it got more rugged. The race has everything grass, rocks, track and plenty of up and down. Thankfully it is one of the few races with a very small section of road, right at the start and end!
The toughest bit of the race was the long decent off High Hill and then back down the track and through the fields to Settle. My legs started to feel tired and aced from Fridays 5k as I was passed by a couple of runners and couldn’t respond. (I’ve decided my legs don’t like flat fast road running!!) I was glad to see the rugby club as I made my way across the pitch to the finish line and was greeted by Eva offering me some of her birthday chocolate cookie and fizzy water (we know how to spoil our children!)
I was happy with my 13th place and time of 58.16 and even won a running arm band in the raffle! It was then my turn to take the kids off Sarah so she could ride home.

Full results

Trailblaster

Held in the confines of Towneley Park, Burnley this compact event offers 12 or 6 hour ultra events for soloists, pairs or teams.

Julia Rushton braved the Solo Female 12 hour event and claimed 8th spot with 10 laps in 6:18:11 whilst Donna Airey smiled her way around the Solo 6 Female hour event coming in 2nd with 11 laps in 5:37:40.

Donna Airey at Trailblaster

Donna Airey at Trailblaster. Photo – David Belshaw.

 

***Final call for the Clayton Navigation Workshop – 23rd July 2016***

The club is holding a Navigation Workshop to help you increase your confidence on the hill. A few final places are left, on a first come, first served basis.

Full details here

 

Parkrun

Burnley Parkun – a total of 356 runners took part

Position Parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
2 Jonathan PYE 17:33 SM25-29 New PB!
8 Richard STEVENSON 19:15 VM40-44
17 Nicholas HENNESSEY 20:01 JM11-14
18 Nick ROSCOE 20:02 VM45-49
25 Simon WILSHAW 20:49 JM15-17
26 Matthew JACKSON 20:52 JM10 New PB!
27 Helana WHITE 20:55 JW10
30 Reece Adam LAWRENCE 21:01 JM15-17
36 Charlie BIRTWISTLE 21:42 JM10
38 Gordon BARRETT 21:49 VM50-54
42 Colin WHITE 21:57 VM40-44 New PB!
59 Julie DAWES 22:50 VW45-49
64 Carl CAREY 23:04 VM45-49 New PB!
78 Jake ANFORTH 23:51 JM10 New PB!
84 David Ian SCOTT 24:03:00 VM70-74
88 Martin BRADY 24:15:00 VM50-54
99 Justin BIRTWISTLE 24:48:00 VM40-44
105 Annabel WILCOCK 25:04:00 JW15-17
106 John WILCOCK 25:06:00 VM50-54
117 Lisa JOHNSON 25:24:00 VW40-44
125 Toby BIRTWISTLE 25:36:00 JM10
131 Bethany WHEATCROFT 25:40:00 JW11-14
134 Aaron LUNDIE 25:43:00 JM11-14
184 Robert HIRST 27:45:00 VM65-69
240 Daniel PLANT 30:14:00 SM30-34
265 Judith CAREY 31:24:00 VW35-39
271 Alan DORRINGTON 32:03:00 VM45-49

Woodhouse Moor Parkrun – a total of 355 runners took part

Position Parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
5 David BAGOT 17:26 SM20-24

Dewsbury Parkrun – a total of 103 runners took part

Position Parkrunner      Time Age Cat Note
94 Robin PRICE 38:10 VM70-74

Pendle Parkrun – a total of 94 runners took part

Position Parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
2 John HARTLEY 20:15 VM55-59
6 Paul BRANNON 21:12 VM55-59

Witton Parkrun – a total of 103 runners took part

Position Parkrunner Time Age Cat Note
33 Natasha OLSZEWSKA 26:24 JW11-14
84 Bronia OLSZEWSKA 36:35 JW11-14
85 Adrienne OLSZEWSKA 36:38 VW45-49

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ByAdrienne Olszewska

In the summertime

When the weather is hot you can reach right out and you will find Clayton-le-Moors Harriers racing all over the place. This week you have been hot footing around the fells, mountains trails, parks and roads with plenty of great results. Ladies, men, seniors and juniors have all been strutting their stuff in the sunshine.

Wednesday 1 June

Astley Park Trail Series

Jonathan Pye finished in 5th place in the second race of the series with a time of 26:46 along with Ted Orrell who finished in 99th place.

Jonathan Pye at the Astley Park Trail Series. Photo by Alan Dorrington

Jonathan Pye at the Astley Park Trail Series. Photo by Alan Dorrington

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
5 Jonathan Pye M 26:46
98 Ted Orrell V75 40:12

Full Results

Astley Park Junior Trail Series

Clayton Juniors at the Astley Park Trail series. Photo by Nicola Thompson

Clayton Juniors at the Astley Park Trail series. Photo by Nicola Thompson

A great turn out of Clayton-le-Moors Juniors despite this race falling slap bang in the middle of the Spring Bank half term week. On a pleasant, balmy evening 19 juniors lined up to race in the second event of this popular series.

Adam Stevenson storming to the finish at the Astley Park Junior Trail Series. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Adam Stevenson storming to the finish at the Astley Park Junior Trail Series. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

There were age category first places for Dexta Thomson (U11), Helana White (L11) and Felix Thompson (U7). A great set of results for our juniors.

Thomas Ashworth and Keira Stevenson at the Astley Park Junior Trail series. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Thomas Ashworth and Keira Stevenson at the Astley Park Junior Trail series. Photo by Nicholas Olszewski

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
11 Dexta Thompson U11 1 5:31
15 Adam Stevenson U15 6 5:50
17 Ella Dorrington L13 2 5:53
21 Liberty Thompson L15 3 5:58
23 Jenson Bentham U11 2 6:00
25 Claudia Bentham L15 4 6:11
29 Helana White L11 1 6:18
35 Lennon Jackson U13 10 6:25
36 Sophie Ashworth L13 5 6:27
40 Summer Hargreaves L11 4 6:35
46 Matthew Jackson U11 11 6:42
54 Natasha Olszewska L15 8 6:59
59 Thomas Ashworth U11 14 7:05
60 Keira Stevenson L13 11 7:05
66 Kady Thompson L11 11 7:14
67 Felix Thompson U7 1 7:17
85 Rachel Stevenson L11 15 8:00
86 Bronia Olszewska L13 14 8:03
87 Tillie Ferguson L11 16 8:07

Full Results

Littleborough 5K Series

Paul Walsh was our sole representative in the third race of this 5K series. He finished in 71st place with a time of 25:41.

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
71 Paul Laurence Walsh M60 25:41.7

 Full Results

Thursday 2 June

Cuerden Valley Badger Trail 10K

The Cuerden Valley Badger Trail 10k is the second race in the club’s trail championship and 7 club members took part. Our first finisher was Fell Captain Dave Motley who was 11th place overall with a time of 40:14. Nerina Gill was our first lady finisher in 95th and with a time of 51:21

Report from Dave Motley

A Tale of Two Races… part 1

Looking at the race calendar I noticed that in order to try and compete on all fronts in the club championship I would have no choice but to double up and race both the trail & fell club championship this week. So having already raced at Bowley Hill Trail race on Monday, I turned up at Cuerden Valley for the Badger 10k Trail race with tired legs.

After registration and a good warm up the race started. It’s always strange to race in a slightly different area as you don’t know the faces and reputations of the other runners so myself and Richard surprisingly found ourselves in 1st & 2nd place after 800m and we were wondering if anybody would join us and not long after a group of 4 joined in. The 10k undulating trail has a little of everything including 6/7 swing gates, a number of bollards, which I found out as I ran into one with Richard Stevenson and a few other runners comically falling over me and a cow dodge as you climb through a field.

A really quick race but with stops at the stiles and swing gates knocking you out of your stride, a tough one. I finished the race in 11th place after suffering a really bad stitch between mile 4 and 5 and for the geeky like me I checked my Garmin splits and it probably affected me by nearly a min over that mile, think I need to revisit my pre evening race prep as toast doesn’t seem to be the way forward. I finished in just over 40mins and was really happy with my run despite the stitch finishing 1st Clayton back in front of Richard

Pos    Name    Cat    CatPos    Time   
11 Dave Motley M (007/040) 00:40:14
13 Richard Stevenson M40 (004/023) 00:40:52
27 John Wilcock M50 (004/018) 00:43:04
33 Sean Clare M50 (005/018) 00:43:55
49 Stephen Biscomb M60 (004/012) 00:45:48
95 Nerina Gill F45 (003/013) 00:51:21
107 Julia Rushton F50 (002/009) 00:52:13

Full Results

Henderson’s End Fell Race

There was a good turnout of runners in Half-Term week when it was expected a lot of runners would be on holiday with family. However, 94 runners entered Hendersons End fell race (which is about the average turnout) to run a tough course that starts at the upper barn at Rivington and climbs to the Pigeon Tower, Pike, 2 Lads and the Trig Point before returning back almost the same way to finish back at the barn. This course is approx. 6.8 miles with 1200 ft of ascent and is a good testing run.

Andrew Howarth was our sole representative at this race finishing in 57th place with a time of 66:50

Pos    Name    Time   
57 Andrew Howarth 66:50

 Full Results

Ingleton Scenery

67 runners took part in this scenic race around the Ingleton Waterfalls. A quartet of Clayton Harriers was amongst them. Alan Life was our first man home in 13th place overall and 1st MV50, with Andrew and Peter Dugdale in 38th and 51st respectively. Carol Life was our sole lady runner and finished in 51st place.

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
13 Alan Life MV50 35:42
38 Andrew Dugdale MV50 42:02
45 Peter Dugdale MV55 44:25
51 Carol Life FV50 46:53

Full Results

Saturday 4 June

The 10th Highlander Mountain Marathon

Report by Colin Woolford

So what seemed like a distant memory of arranging to run the Highlander Mountain Marathon one winter’s eve in the Pendle Inn became a very apparent reality as Mark Nutter strode into view to pick me up from Pitlochry at the end of my family holiday with wife and son. The 10th Highlander – dubbed “the final fling” as the organisers had deemed this to be the last –  was almost upon us and a quick 90 minute blast up the A9 took us to Inverness and then on to Glen Cannich, the venue for this now iconic Mountain Marathon, usually in April, but moved to June to take advantage of the vacant LAMM slot.

Mark Nutter and Colin Woolford at the Highlander Mountain Marathon

Mark Nutter and Colin Woolford at the Highlander Mountain Marathon

Normally Scotland in June means overcast, showers, mild, and midge hell – WRONG!  Wall to wall blue sky with a brisk enough breeze to keep the little biters away and keep us cool. We registered on Friday night before a planned 8.00am bus to the start line from the village hall in Cannich on Saturday morning.

Not what the forecast promised

Not what the forecast promised

In the valley the weather was glorious but a 30 minute bus trip later to a reservoir and dam up on the hill at around 200m and the forecast clag was down with low cloud obscuring any chance of a view. We really could have been anywhere! Hoping the forecast would be right and this would lift by late morning we set off confident of a strong performance, both having done Mountain Marathons in the past and plenty of other “Nav” based events.  We were in for a treat.  With the maps given to us as we crossed the start line and the clock started ticking, we marked the maps up with the checkpoints we had to visit before racing off into the cloud and mist to seek them out.

We spent a frantic 5-10 mins trying to find the first of the nine Checkpoints we had to find over the next 22+km/1250m ascent of day one before eventually getting our eye in to the map and formulating a plan on the move we began to climb up.  And up.  And up.  It is here we remind ourselves that Scotland is BIG!

Breath taking surroundings

Breath taking surroundings

Two hours into the day and three CP’s down the cloud lifts and were greeted with a stunning day of views, mountains, Munros and hills, banter with other teams and some of the most challenging terrain to move over in scorching heat.  This was made all the more challenging by large sections of the course being without water courses – the terrain was so dry, whereas this made moving across bogs easier and faster than usual, trying to stay hydrated was a challenge and after CP6 we made sure our route to CP7 crossed a stream for welcome relief of thirst.  On our way to the overnight camp we were treated to the briefest of conversations with the now legendary Jasmine Paris of Carnethy Hill Running Club and Innov-8 – whose recent record breaking exploits on a summer Bob Graham Round meant that she was competing here “just for fun” with her Mum as a team mate!  Chuffed we had run past a fell running legend we headed to the overnight camp to replenish some very depleted fluid and energy levels after 7 hours 9 minutes of moving over challenging terrain in sweltering conditions carrying all our kit for the weekend on our backs.

The Highlander is famous for its remote locations, challenging terrain and navigation and of course a Ceilidh and bar at the midway camp.  What else would you expect!  The band started up at 8.30 and by 8.32 the floor was full of revellers, sorry, I mean competitors dancing the Gay Gordons, flings and jigs of all sorts.  It should be noted here that several competitors appeared to have saved their energy for this occasion!

Day two broke with the expected low cloud and fortunately lighter packs having eaten food and used fuel for the evening meal and breakfast.  Off we went into the clag over more tough pathless ground.  We broke through the cloud at about 600m and were greeted by the most amazing temperature inversion.

Above the clouds

Above the clouds

The day carried on clearer and hotter than the day before, but fortunately with more streams to collect water from as we went.  Mountain Marathons on day two typically have a much shorter route, to get people back to the finish/event centre.  Not the Highlander, another 20km+/1100m ascent day and for us 6 hours 50 minutes, with most of the drop outs/DNF’s occurring on day two, and Mark and I bearing witness to two of these teams bowing out, one team in quite a painful way, we dug in to finish in one piece and not counting minor cuts, bruises, sunburn and very tired ankles and calves we were able to do so.  We came in 33rd place from 60 “C” starts, only 46 finishing.

A fantastic event in amazing surroundings. The toughest Mountain Marathon I have competed in and it would be real shame if this does indeed prove to be “the final fling” for the Highlander.

Results

Kelbrook Fell Race

This race was first organised by Rev Andrew Proctor, the vicar of Kelbrook Parish Church in conjunction with a garden party held in the grounds of the vicarage, with the profits going towards church finances. More recently, the race has become part of the Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix with a consequential increase in the numbers taking part and the vicarage garden party gave way to Kelbrook Gala The original race route went up Waterloo Road and on to Cob Lane before heading out on to the fells, but a new route was introduced in 2003 which took out the road sections and made the race trail and fell only.

Team Clayton out in force at Kelbrook fell race. Photo by Geraldine Varley

Team Clayton out in force at Kelbrook fell race. Photo by Geraldine Varley

There was a bumper turnout of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers at this race in the popular Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix series. Jordan McDonald had a tremendous run finishing in 3rd place.

Jordan McDonald at the Kelbrook fell race. Photo by David Belshaw

Jordan McDonald at the Kelbrook fell race. Photo by David Belshaw

Also finishing in the top ten were Matthew Duckworth and Chris Snell. Thomas Bradley and Beth Quinn continue to make superb progress from junior to senior racing with an excellent 20th place finish for Tom and 86th for Beth. John Wilcock has been focussing on speed and this has paid off for him as he raced to win 1st M50 and 24th overall.

John WIlcock at the Kelbrook Fell Race. Photo by David Belshaw

John WIlcock at the Kelbrook Fell Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Roger Brewster was 1st M60, Robert Hirst was 1st M65 and Barry Mitchell was 1st M70.

Elizabeth Mullan was the first Clayton Lady finisher in 61st place and 7th lady.

Elizabeth Mullan at the Kelbrook Fell Race. Jim Hickie and Jean Knightley chasing. Photo by David Belshaw

Elizabeth Mullan at the Kelbrook Fell Race. Jim Hickie and Jean Knightley chasing. Photo by David Belshaw

Irene Roche was 1st W55, Linda Bostock was 1st W60 and Beth Quinn was 1st U18. We had a fantastic turnout of women in the race with almost half the field running for Clayton-le-Moors.

Beth Quinn at the Kelbrook Fell Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Beth Quinn at the Kelbrook Fell Race. Photo by David Belshaw

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
3 Jordan McDonald M 23:32
7 Matthew Duckworth M 24:25
10 Chris Snell M 25:24
14 Michael Clarke M40 26:17
16 Chris Funnell M45 26:36
17 James Boult M 26:38
20 Thomas Bradley MU18 26:54
24 John Wilcock M50 27:13
30 Roger Brewster M60 27:44
33 Stephen Ainsworth M55 27:58
35 Andy Bradley M50 28:01
43 Sean Clare M50 29:00
50 Robert Morrison M40 29:47
53 Stuart Proctor M 29:56
54 Andy Quinn M45 29:57
61 Elizabeth Mullan W 30:46
62 James Hickie M55 30:53
63 Irene Roche W55 30:57
66 Linda Bostock W60 31:13
71 Barry Mitchell M70 32:45
75 Andrew Taylor M55 33:25
76 Carl Carey M45 33:41
77 Jean Knightley W55 33:55
78 Tony Pilling M50 34:04
81 Helen Burnett W45 34:35
82 Bianca Bennett W 34:47
83 Julia Rushton W50 35:15
85 Sarah Helliwell W 36:24
86 Bethany Quinn WU18 36:24
87 Robert Hirst M65 37:49
88 Michelle Butschok W40 38:03
89 Doug Munroe M70 38:08
90 Paul Walsh M60 38:09
93 Mark Knowles M45 38:38
95 Deborah Greenwood W45 40:05
97 Danny Pilkington M40 41:04
98 Ron Chappell M65 43:05
100 Karen Clarkin W40 44:18
102 Judith Carey W35 47:01
103 Jack McGuire M60 47:41
104 Anita Jones W60 47:49
105 Sharon Wilson W40 51:26

Full Results 

Pen-y-Gent Fell Race

Report from Dave Motley – A Tale of Two Races… part 2

Saturday, baking weather and the next of the Club Championship races at Pen-Y-Ghent in Yorkshire. Although I’ve run this hill before as part of the 3 Peaks race, I’ve never had a go at the hill on its own. Looking at the map on the start line the race didn’t follow any of the 3 Peaks route and started with almost a mile of tarmac which meant only one thing a Dave Bagot 1 mile dash. When we entered the fell Dave had a commanding lead over the chasing Clayton lads (me, Carl Helliwell & Pete Coates). But on entering the fell this is where Pete Coates came into own and he stormed up to the summit passing both me & Dave, I managed to get past Dave ½ way up the climb with Carl hot on my tail.

Clayton runners at the Penygent Fell Race. Photo by Sarah Helliwell

Clayton runners at the Penygent Fell Race. Photo by Sarah Helliwell

After we summited we had a long run off the hill where Pete stretched his lead over me &Carl; Carl passing me half way down the descent as my body started to scream at me to stop. I think the heat, combined with my 3rd race of the week, increased mileage and the heat finally took its toll and I knew at this point I wouldn’t be able to stick with Carl. I finished the race in 23rd place overall and was a little disappointed with my performance as I felt I had nothing on the climb. The race itself is really tough 6 mile over one of Yorkshire highest peaks and next time I will not underestimate it and will run smarter and not race 3 times in one week. Well done to Pete Coates who at the moment looks in a commanding position to become Mr Fell 2016.

Penygent - Clayton Men

Pos    Name    Cat    Time   
16 Peter Coates MV40 57:26
19 Carl Helliwell MV40 57:55
23 Dave Motley M 58:54
31 David Bagot M 1:00:50
40 Andrew Orr MV45 1:03:30
44 Brian Horrocks MV50 1:04:01
50 Richard Briscoe M 1:05:39
63 Kieran Carr MV70 1:08:27
84 Chris Whiteoak M 1:12:45
94 David Moyniham MV45 1:13:59
95 Stephen Bury MV55 1:14:46
104 Rick Moore MV50 1:16:09
107 Andrew Firth MV55 1:16:25
108 David Naylor MV60 1:16:32
111 Peter Dugdale MV50 1:17:13
112 David Horrocks MV50 1:17:33
119 Andrew Dugdale MV50 1:18:23
143 Nicola Dugdale LV55 1:26:14
149 Mark Taylor M 1:28:35

Full Results

Wharfedale Trail Half Marathon

No results as yet for this event but a couple of Clayton ladies were spotted taking part in this event. Angela Shian and Vicky Heys have been adding this year’s green finishers’ buffs to their growing collection.

Angela Shian and Vicky Heys at the Wharfedale Trail Half marathon

Angela Shian and Vicky Heys at the Wharfedale Trail Half marathon

Sunday 5 June

Burnley 10K

Over 1300 runners took to the roads of Burnley for this popular 10k race. Danny Collinge was our first finisher taking 2nd place in 35:15.

Danny Collinge (R) with Barlick's Matthew Lalor at the finish of the Burnley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Danny Collinge (R) with Barlick’s Matthew Lalor at the finish of the Burnley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Louisa Powell-Smith was our first Clayton Lady over the line and also first lady runner in the race overall. Reece Laurence and Lucy Stevenson both aged 15 were our youngest runners successfully making their transition from junior to senior racing.

Reece Lawrence at the Burnley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Reece Lawrence at the Burnley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Lucy Stevenson at the Burnley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Lucy Stevenson at the Burnley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Not many runners had clubs listed next to their names on the results so if I have missed anyone, apologies!

Race Report by Louisa Powell-Smith

Despite feeling under the weather, I was determined to take part again and try out the new course to secure my title from 2015. Having reccied the route before the race I was disappointed and though it was boring and less scenic than the Pennine route. However, my experience on the day was great! The atmosphere and support throughout the whole route was brilliant and the start and finish in Towneley Park was perfect.

Louisa Powell-Smith at the Burnley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

Louisa Powell-Smith at the Burnley 10K. Photo by David Belshaw

In all a great race; tough and very hot conditions but nonetheless an enjoyable experience with some great performances from everyone.

Pos Name Cat Time
2 Danny Collinge M 35:15
4 Jacob Watson M 35:38
10 Jonathan Cleaver M35 38:40
16 Louisa Powell-Smith F35 39:15
17 Matthew Duckworth M 39:30
29 Kenan Eti M 40:42
42 John Wilcock M50 41:46
59 Nick Roscoe M45 42:36
70 Reece Lawrence M 43:17
106 Stuart Proctor M35 45:03
117 Robert Morrison M40 45:41
127 Carl Dale M 45:58
147 Colin White M40 47:02
157 Donna Airey F35 47:11
191 Amanda Duffy F35 48:31
215 Julie Dawes F45 48:57
220 Lynsey Birtwistle F35 49:00
249 Cassandra Darling-Smedley F35 49:44
263 Carl Carey M45 50:24
350 Ian Hargreaves M50 52:01
375 Justin Birtwistle M40 53:09
405 Steven Blake M40 52:34
463 Lisa Ellis F 55:10
572 Lee Moore M35 57:07
596 Danny Pilkington M40 57:59
657 Deborah Greenwood F45 58:54
689 Helen Harrison F45 58:45
693 Kieran Rigby M35 59:47
755 Karen Clarkin F40 1:01:36
775 Hayley Copeman F45 1:00:32
785 Christine Egerton F60 1:01:40
814 Lucy Stevenson F 1:02:52
935 Sophie McIntosh F 1:04:50
959 Anita Jones F60 1:07:08
985 Christine Leathley F60 1:06:58
997 Judith Carey F35 1:06:27
1120 Nicola Kay F 1:11:32

Full Results

Edenfield FR

Geoffrey Gough and Katy Thompson took part in this 6.4 mile fell race with 1565ft of ascent organised by Rossendale Harriers.

Pos Name Cat Time
19 Geoffery Gough M55 55.04
68 Katy Thompson F60 72.27

Full Results

Kettlewell BOFRA

Senior Race

Four Clayton men took part in the third event of the BOFRA 2016 championship races. Our first finisher was Andrew Holt who was 28th with a time of 15:17. Richard Briscoe was 54th and the cohort of Clayton runners was completed by Andrew Firth and Stephen Fish 71st and 85th place respectively.

Report from Andrew Holt

It was a scorching hot day, next to the river, idyllic village setting, bring your own food BBQ, home-cooked cakes and tea. The 1st  BOFRA I’ve run for three years; I was talked into it by my daughter Briony, who didn’t even watch cause she playing in the river! The run consisted of 3/4 mile run walk up to the top, 200m across, 3/4 miles down scree and grassy banks to the finish. I hobbled to a respectable 28th despite having no one to pace myself on, but lost by three seconds to Briony for the second time this year!A classic,enjoyable BOFRA race

Richard Briscoe Reports

On Sunday I did a BOFRA fell race at Kettlewell. It was only a short race 1.5 miles but it is a straight up and down route. Was very warm for the race as they start at mid day. The route goes up a crag via the chimney up to the top of the hill and back down. It was good turn out for Clayton for the juniors and a few seniors myself Andy Firth, Steve Fish, and Andy Holt.

Pos Name Cat Time
28 Andrew Holt MV40 15:17
54 Richard Briscoe Man 17:24
71 Andrew Firth MV50 19:29
85 Stephen Fish MV60 21:00

Junior Races

Report from Alan Dorrington

Round 3 of the BOFRA series was held at Kettlewell on a beautiful, hot, sunny day in the Dales. Some of the Clayton Juniors had raced there before and so were prepared for one of the hardest and most intimidating courses on the calendar, the principle difficulty being a breakneck descent (after a very hard climb), off the valley side through broken ground, steep grass and a particularly unnerving rock chute. Those that hadn’t raced before soon became acquainted with the steep terrain on a recce, helped and supported by the other juniors that had already experienced the ‘proper’ fell racing there.

The U9s were off first, with Felix Thompson the sole Clayton runner, plugging away to the turn point which luckily avoided the worst of the descent for that age group. Dexta Thompson, Jenson Bentham, Kady Thompson and Ella Dorrington were next up in the U12s, running up through the limestone notch and across the first lip on the valley side before coming back down through the rock chute descent. Both Dexta and Jenson had great climbs and clean, fast descents, coming in 2nd and 6th respectively whilst Ella had to do an ’emergency’ flip round onto all fours to avoid falling above the rock chute, had a quick pit stop to be sick lower down, and still managed to hold on to her place as 2nd Girl. Kady had a nasty tumble below the rock chute, but soldiered on really well to finish.

Dexta Thompson and Ella Dorrington at the Kettlewell fell race. Photo by Chris Thompson

Dexta Thompson and Ella Dorrington at the Kettlewell fell race. Photo by Chris Thompson

The U14s climbed higher with an extra descent before the main descent and Jackson McKay, who had been practicing the descent several times, descended really confidently into 14th place. Claudia Bentham didn’t have her best race in the U14G but being in her first season on the fells, is building valuable experience race by race.

Briony Holt was unchallenged in winning the U17G, coming in some way ahead of her nearest rival on a course she apparently loves!

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On such a hot day, the Juniors didn’t take much encouraging to get into the river afterwards, with Team Jumping In being the most popular activity of the day.”

Kettlewell - Juniors

U17 Race

Pos Name Time
7 Briony Holt 15:14

U14 Race

Pos Name Time
8 Jackson McKay 9:52
28 Claudia Bentham 14:20

U12 Race

Pos Name Time
2 Dexta Thompson 6:54
6 Jenson Bentham 7:17
12 Ella Dorrington 7:58
51 Kady Thompson 11:03

U9 Race

Pos Name Time
14 Joshua McKay 5:51
22 Felix Thompson 6:06

Full Results 

Lakeland Trails Half Marathon Challenge

Congratulations to Jo Perry for completing her first half marathon distance at the Lakeland Trails Half Marathon Challenge. She finished in 144th place with a time of 2:22:22 in tough and hot conditions in Coniston in the Lake District

Full Results

Morecambe Superbowl 10K

The Morecambe 10km is popular with new runners and PB hunters alike! Starting and finishing on the Promenade this seaside race provides a good course coupled with lovely views across the Bay.

Unsurprisingly, the clash with the Burnley 10k meant that there were only two Clayton runners at this event. Daniel Isherwood had a good run finishing in 13th place overall with a time of 40:29 and Kevin O’Brien was 131st with a time of 1:05:27

Pos Name Cat Time
13 Daniel Isherwood M 00:40:29
131 Kevin O’Brien MV70 01:05:27

Full Results 

North West Junior Triathlon Series

Ellie Root took part in her 1st triathlon of the year at Blackpool in the North West Series. It was an early start as her race was scheduled for a 9:15 start. Ellie had a decent swim coming out of the pool in 5th place. She was quickly onto her bike and off for the 10K cycle. This was her first time racing in her cleats and she had a great ride pulling herself up to 2nd place. The run was over 3K on grass. She looked very strong from the outset. She was briefly overtaken by another runner but was soon back in front. With her eyes set firmly on one more target, Ellie pushed hard to move into 1st place and claim her first victory and her 100 points. We are all very proud!

Ellie Root at the North West Junior Triathlon. Photo by Thomas Root

Ellie Root at the North West Junior Triathlon. Photo by Thomas Root

Helana White also took part in the junior triathlon series finishing in 4th place. She was in 12th place after her swim and managed to make up a few places on her bike. However, it was having the fastest run of her class that gave her the 4th place.

Well done to our talented juniors!

Parkrun roundup

Burnley parkrun celebrated its 4th birthday this weekend and plenty of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers were in attendance. Congratulations to Jonathan Pye and Annabel Wilcock for winning points prizes for senior male and junior female.

Top parkrunners Annabel Wilcock and Jonathan Pye ( far left). Photo by David Belshaw

Top parkrunners Annabel Wilcock and Jonathan Pye ( far left). Photo by David Belshaw

Bramley parkrun – A total of 179 runners took part

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
157 Robin PRICE 36:51 VM70-74 First Timer!

Burnley parkrun – A total of 302 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
1 Andrew STUBBS 17:18 VM45-49 New PB!
2 Jonathan PYE 18:00 SM25-29
3 Mark ASPINALL 18:25 VM55-59
8 Richard STEVENSON 19:02 VM40-44
14 Nicholas HENNESSEY 19:59 JM11-14
15 Gareth BERRY 19:59 VM35-39
17 Nick ROSCOE 20:11 VM45-49
19 Reece Adam LAWRENCE 20:25 JM15-17 New PB!
20 Simon WILSHAW 20:25 JM15-17
22 Michael HOGAN 20:38 VM45-49
23 Helana WHITE 20:41 JW10 New PB!
29 Lennon JACKSON 21:21 JM11-14
34 Robbie SMEDLEY 21:42 JM10
39 Donna RILEY 21:51 VW50-54
45 Millie STUBBS 22:15 JW11-14
48 Colin WHITE 22:23 VM40-44
53 Nathan KEWIN 22:54 JM11-14 New PB!
56 Liberty THOMPSON 23:04 JW11-14 New PB!
60 Julie DAWES 23:15 VW45-49
62 Finley STUBBS 23:36 JM10
64 Matthew JACKSON 23:37 JM10
68 Toby BIRTWISTLE 23:42 JM10
71 Martin GRIFFIN 23:46 VM55-59
85 Summer HARGREAVES 24:36 JW10 First Timer!
86 Jake ANFORTH 24:37 JM10 New PB!
96 Natasha OLSZEWSKA 25:01 JW11-14
97 Nicola THOMPSON 25:03 VW35-39 New PB!
108 Keira STEVENSON 25:27 JW10 New PB!
112 Stuart HARTLEY 25:32 VM55-59
124 Annabel WILCOCK 25:56 JW15-17
125 John WILCOCK 25:58 VM50-54
160 Joanne MOTLEY 27:31 SW30-34
167 Heidi KEWIN 27:50 JW11-14
170 Jane HYLANDS 27:55 VW40-44
187 Aaron LUNDIE 28:58 JM11-14
211 Daniel PLANT 31:48 SM30-34
217 Bronia OLSZEWSKA 32:18 JW11-14
219 Adrienne OLSZEWSKA 32:21 VW45-49
299 Nicola KAY 45:09 SW30-34
301 Charlie BIRTWISTLE 45:16 JM10

Halifax parkrun – A total of 116 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
70 Eileen JONES 30:47 VW60-64 First Timer!

Pendle parkrun – A total of 73 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
4 Paul BRANNON 21:20 VM55-59
6 John HARTLEY 21:28 VM55-59

Woodbank parkrun – A total of 163 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
125 Ron HILL 32:01 VM75-79

Woodhouse Moor parkrun – A total of 421 runners took part.

Pos   parkrunner   Time   Age Cat   Note  
19 Colin SHUTTLEWORTH 19:09 VM55-59