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Stoops Fell Race & Rudolfs Red Nose Race – December 2013

With the majority of the juniors taking part in a number of cross country races before Christmas it was left to Christopher Brown to perform on the fells in the Curly Wurly Quarry run. On the same course a few weeks earlier Christopher had set a new course record. This time around he performed equally as well in a field of 70 starters to once again take 1st place in the U8’s race. Well done Christopher.

STOOPS RESULTS

Another consistent performer for the juniors Leon Passco was the only Clayton junior taking part in the Rudolfs Red Nose Race at Blackpool. Running in a field of 153 starters Leon produced a great performance to finish 12th overall and 2nd MU20.

RUDOLFS RESULTS

 

Danger UXB

While running in Stainscomb recently (near Stan’s hut), Richard Bellaries came across a shell (i.e. bomb)! When he later led the police back to the spot, they confirmed that it was still live!!

So…. BEWARE. All the western end of Pendle was used as a live firing range in the past. Occasionally unexploded shells emerge from the peat – especially after periods of prolonged rain. If you see anything that looks like a bomb – it probably is. Follow Rich’s example: do not disturb and report it to the constabulary.

Fell Palladium update, and last call for your fell race results!

The end of the year will be upon us soon, and I have been updating the Fell Palladium competition results. While only people who have finished 6 or more FRA races will be eligible for the competition, I’ve included the results for everyone at the moment. So, if you have done any races that aren’t on my list, let me know – it may gain those precious extra points to get you that trophy, or at least give you some bragging rights over your peers!

The two top-spots are looking unassailable, with our captains leading, but there is hot competition for some of the minor placings and age-category awards.

Lancashire Cross Country Champs. 4th January

The Lancashire XC Championships take place on Saturday 4th January at Witton Park, Blackburn. We’re looking to enter as many juniors as possible. JUNIORS if you are interested in running please can you let me know as soon as you can. The more juniors we have running the more chance we have of success in the team results. Minimum age is 8 years old. It’s free to enter as YOUR club is paying for you. There’s no need to enter yourself I will do that for you. Just ask your parents to text me to let me know on 07950 458051  Click on the link below for full details.

LANCASHIRE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – DETAILS

Hyndburn – Todmorden – Junior Results

The last two races of 2013 for the juniors took place within the last week with race 3 of the Mid Lanc’s XC League and the final race in the Todmorden Park 5k Winter Series. At Hyndburn we once again saw some very good performances from the juniors with plenty of effort and desire to do well. Welcome to Adam Quinn and Zac Jordan who both made their debut for Clayton at xc.

Mid Lanc’s XC League, Hyndburn, Saturday 14th December

U11 Girls: Millie Stubbs 6th, Ella Dorrington 22nd, Roanna Holdsworth 28th and Grace Root 30th.

U11 Boys: Jackson McKay 29th, Adam Stevenson 42nd and Finley Stubbs 46th.

U13 Girls: Briony Holt 7th, Eleanor Root 21st, Karina Ryckynska 27th,Alice Gane 33rd and Lucy Stevenson 49th.Team Result 3rd

U13 Boys: Tom Bradley 11th, Adam Quinn 30th and Harry Mason 37th.

U15 Girls: Alice Pier 15th

U15 Boys: Kenan Eti 14th, Curtis Holt 23rd, Ryan Clarke 35th and Simon Wilshaw 36th. Team Result 5th

U17 Girls: Beth Quinn 12th.

U17 Boys: Jordan McDonald 10th and George Pier 20th.

Todmorden Park 5k, Winter Series Race 4, Wednesday 18th December

On a really horrible night 4 of our juniors braved the very wet and windy conditions to compete in the final race of the series. Another strong performance from Kenan Eti saw him claim the 1st MU18 prize for the second time this series closely followed by Tom Bradley and George Pier. In the girls Alice Pier was the sole Clayton representative finishing 3rd FU18.

In the overall series Clayton Juniors took the honours with George Pier 1st MU18 and younger sister Alice claiming 1st FU18.

Well done to ALL of you

 

Ladies results, Hyndburn, December 14th. Mid Lancs League

Four teams of ladies ran on Saturday (a fantastic effort girls 🙂 )
Respectively, we achieved 12th, 18th, 22nd and 26th for the over 18s cat’
4th, 8th and 16th for the V35 cat’
2nd and 7th for the V45 cat’
1st for the V55 cat’

Well done all of us!!
Cheers Ladies 🙂

JUNIOR SANTA RUN; Christmas Eve at Barley

…our traditional social run on Pendle. Meet at the Barley village car park for an 11.00 a.m start. This event is open to everybody (it’s free!) with the one exception that under 12s need to bring a parent or a nominated adult to run along with them. Apologies for this, it’s an insurance issue that I have no control over.

This is a purely social run, we’ll group you by ability but no-one gets left behind (the faster you run, the more you loop back!).

– This is the important bit; the weather is often poor in December. It’ll probably be cold or raining, it may well be both. The prevailing wind direction means that storm fronts often aren’t visible from down in the village, it can often be significantly worse when you get up on Pendle.

None of this is a problem if you’ve got the right kit on, so make sure you bring;

  • Windproof jacket.
  • Appropriate longsleeved baselayers (as many as you think you’ll need).
  • Hat (or buff) and gloves.
  • Long leg cover is optional but highly recommended if you usually feel the cold.
  • Decent trail/fell shoes.
  • ABSOLUTELY NO HOODIES; I WILL SEND YOU AWAY!!!

Hope to see you there (preferably wearing a santa hat!)

Clayton Harriers 2013 Fell Champion

2013 on the fells has been busy with our members producing some fantastic individual and team performances.

The club championship 2013 was competed over 5 nominated races (Flower Scar, Stan Bradshaw, Anniversary Waltz, Paddy Pole & Full Tour) with members having to complete a minimum of 3 races and their best result counted.

The 2013 Fell Champion is Capt.Dave Motley  who was consistent throughout picking up a 1st &  3x 2nd place finishes. In 2nd overall was Dave Edmondson with Paul Hesketh finishing 3rd.

The Ladies 2013 club fell championship was dominated by Capt.Jean Brown with 1st places finishes across the board. In 2nd was Barbara Savage with Linda Lord finishing 3rd.

The V40 category was won by Dave Edmondson followed by Paul Hesketh in 2nd and Pete Booth in 3rd.

Pete Booth won both the V50 & V60 category with Ivan Whigham runner up in the 50’s & Dave Naylor in 3rd.

In total 91 members took part in the 2013 championship. The  2014 fixtures will be announced soon, will you be the club champion?

Ladies Cross Country, Hyndburn 14th December

A HUGE big MASSIVE thank you to all the ladies who ran today. A fantastic turnout to take on the mud and the adventurous twists offered by the woods of the Hyndeburn course. If this wasn’t enough to challenge us, on perhaps a final race before Christmas, one or two ladies turned up with an added challenge…hangovers, recovering injuries and recent recoveries from “the lurgy” .
Well done all ladies!

Next up is the Lancashire Champs Race at Witton Park Blackburn, Saturday 4th January 2014. 🙂

Cheers, Irene Roche

Christmas Social Runs

Those fortunate not to be working on Christmas Eve can start the celebrations with the traditional Clayton Christmas Eve Run on Pendle from Barley at 11am. Meet at Barley Car Park for a steady and sociable run of around one and a half hours led by Steve Whittaker.  Andy Armstrong will be there with our Juniors, so don’t forget your Santa hats! Post run refreshments in the Pendle Inn (a pint or two!) or the Barley Cabin.

And just after Christmas, there’s Mick Green’s Christmas Run at 1pm on Saturday 28th December from Memorial Park, Great Harwood.  Meet at the bottom corner of the park for an off-road run of around two hours at a very steady pace. Post run refreshments (food and drink) at the Pub Royal. Please contact Mick Green on 01254 231650 or 07455 990989 if you plan to attend so he can let the pub know how many to cater for.

All our members are very welcome at both these steady and sociable runs.

Happy Christmas everyone!