News – Page 38 – Clayton-le-Moors Harriers

ByJason Pier

Mid Lancs Cross Country Results – Burnley

Saturday 26th October saw the Juniors out in force at the first Mid Lancs XC fixture of the season at Towneley Park, Burnley. In the younger age categories we saw some fine performances and results especially from Millie Stubbs in the U11 girls race. The U13 girls race saw new girl Alice Gane make her Clayton debut at cross country. In the U15 boys the competition is hotting up with Ryan Clarke now getting his rewards for the hard work he’s been putting in at training (watch out Kenan and Curtis) With no team positions awarded to the U11’s it was left to the U13 girls and U15 boys to race their way to 4th place. Special mention to little Finley Stubbs who after losing a shoe continued to work hard through the mud and water in the U11 boys.

U11 Girls: Millie Stubbs 5th, Ella Dorrington 25th, Roanna Holdsworth 26th, Anna Ashworth 36th, Keira Stevenson 37th and Grace Root 42nd.

U11 Boys: Jackson McKay 17th, James Ashworth 20th, Adam Stevenson 36th and Finley Stubbs 47th.

U13 Girls: Briony Holt 10th, Eleanor Root 18th, Alice Gane 39th, Lucy Stevenson 57th. Team Result 4th.

U13 Boys: Tom Bradley 12th and Daniel Bradley 42nd.

U15 Girls: Alice Pier 15th.

U15 Boys: Kenan Eti 26th, Ryan Clarke 28th, Curtis Holt 29th, Alexander Townrow 43rd, Simon Wilshaw 47th. Team Result 4th.

U17 Girls: Beth Quinn 11th.

U17 Boys: Jordan McDonald 13th and George Pier 22nd.

Well done to ALL of you.

RESULTS

ByJim Hickie

Thru’ The Villages 8.45 Mile Race

After approx a month off the racing scene ,due to injury etc thought i had better make an effort and get back into it ,so away i went to quite a tough hilly course. Through the villages 8.45 mile race, this is actually a favourite of mine and today was my 4th running of it! I don’t know why it is a favourite because at this very venue 2 yrs ago i wrote my car off but on that fateful day i still ran the race ,while my car was taken to a nearby garage!

Anyway onto today, the weather was a little overcast with a little drizzle. The usual speech (pre-race instructions) took place by the starter and away we go. I quite like running up hills now as i use them in a big way when i’m training, i was quite surprised how at ease i was with the first climb and was feeling strong passing over a good half of the other runners. This first hill is approx a mile long before it levels out before coming to the junction. Then it’s a run down through the town before climbing back up again! This race is pretty much like this throughout, up and down!

I must say the training i have been doing is paying off and i felt good all the way round i was approx a minute down on last year but i think that was to do with the headwind more than anything i was pleased that i went through 10k on 44min which by my standards an taking the course into account i was happy with only 12 mth ago most of my 10k were 45 to 46 min on a flat course i would have easly done 42 today which is an improvement! A good race well marshalled and if u want to test yourself one to enter and free brews and hotpot at the end was welcome treat.

Results can be found by clicking the link HERE

Many thanks to Derrick Marsh for his account of the race – reports from any race you attend can be sent to media@claytonlemoors.org.uk for use on the site!

ByJim Hickie

The Tour Of Pendle 2013 – Update 03/11/13

Entries for this years event have already exceeded the 300+ mark & a list of the current entries can be found at this link – 2013 Full Tour Entries

There is a strict limit of 500 runners for the event so pre-entry is advised to be sure of avoiding disapointment on the day (Plus it’s cheaper & you’ve more chance of a t-shirt!)

The parking in Barley village is limited so could we please ask that people car share where possible to ease the impact on a small rural village.

The runners ‘trod’ between CP6 & CP7 is severely eroded so this area is going to be closed on race day, can we ask runners to stick to the ‘official’ route up the wall side before descending on a more direct line to CP7

ByPeter Booth

November Newsletter

Highlight of this month’s newsletter is a great report from our fast-improving wheel chair athlete: Anthony Gotts on his trip to the Lisbon Marathon. The Newsletter also has a report on the Ian Hodgson Relay and all the usual features: Run of the Month, Covering Old Ground, results and fixtures’ list. Read it here: November Newsletter 2013

ByIrene Roche

Ladies Cross Country

Well done and thank you to all the Clayton ladies who ran at Towneley on Saturday. We had a good a turn out, so good we could hardly fit on the photo taken before the race!! (to be placed on here soon…). A brilliant effort from all, achieving around mid table over all for Clayton ladies, proving “the more the better” :-).

Next up is Liverpool at the end of the month. Although a bit of a journey its a good experience with the slightly longer course, lots of mud, flat (apart from one little incline worth a few strides) and an earlier start to the other Mid Lancs races (check details for times in the news letter).

Hope to see you all there.

Regards Irene

ByJim Hickie

Mid Lancs XC – Towneley Park

The recent weather certainly made for a well prepared cross country course on Saturday at Towneley with plenty of surface water and mud for the competitors. We were lucky on the day itself especially as the wind did not blow as forecast and we had no ground pegs for the tent!

The juniors certainly lead the way with 24 competitors from under 11’s to under under 17’s not far short of the total of seniors who ran on the day!! i cannot think of a time when this has happened previously and only goes to show what a great job Marion,Andrew,Jason and the parents are all doing in encouraging the juniors. Long may it continue.

In the junior section whilst it is totally unfair to single out any particular runners as they all put in such a good effort i would like to mention how well Millie Stubbs did in the under 11’s girls race she certainly had a very determind look at the start of the race and fought really hard to come 5th. In the boys under 15’s Ryan Clarke had a really good run, despite looking behind him for most of it, because he thought he was going to be overtaken by boys who would normally be in front.Who knows where he would come if he looked where he was going! Well done Ryan.

In the seniors races 149 ladies and 302 men competed with Liverpool winning both events. Clayton had 9 ladies running who were lead home by captain Irene,in the mens there were 21 Clayton runners with Spencer Riley coming in as first counter. He was well supported by his fellow clubmates ensuring our first team beat the likes of Blackburn and Preston. Phil Hall also deserves a special mention as not only did he have a good run he was just warming up to run for Clayton again the following day in the Accy 10k. Not only is Andrew Armstrong developing the junior section his additional training is also pushing him up in the results and was pushing Phil all the way.Also thanks to the lads who put Clayton Harriers before Burnley FC at least for 40 minutes,glad you did not miss the goals.

A big thank you must go to Richard and Val Lawson who make this day possible for all and ensure Clayton le Moors Harriers host one of the best Mid Lancs fixtures. We can now all look forward to Liverpool and the opportunity to run against some of the best x country runners in the UK as it is used as a trial for selection for the European x country championships. Watch the notice boards and face book to arrange lifts etc.

ByJim Hickie

Team Clayton Report – Accy 10k

On a cold, wet and very windy Sunday morning over 250 runners lined up for the Accrington 10k road race. Started by the mayor of Accrington the runners were off at 10am, starting the fast initial 3 miles through Huncoat, over the M65 and down towards Altham before taking a left turn to head back into town.

Road Captain Tom Brewster took an early lead, striding out to lead the field down towards Altham followed closely by Nick Gaskell and Phil Hall. Many people had warned us of the fast start followed by the long arduous climb back into Accrington town but nothing really prepares you for the slog itself, especially as the heavens opened just as the leaders reached the climb and a headwind kicked up making the challenge twice as hard. Newcomer Nick Gaskell took up the battle with Tom on the climb, claiming 8th place with Tom just behind in 9th overall.

Excellent runs were had by Phil Hall (10th) and the two Passco boys, Leon outpacing dad Lee at the finish and just missing out on snatching 28th from racing regular Richard Briscoe.

Also in attendance for Team Clayton were Ryan Wilkinson and Adam Shaw showing improvement on their 10k times (coach Roche’s speed sessions paying off!!), Damien Fletcher, Stephen Biscomb, Stephen Greenwood, Alex Braysford, Gary Balmer, Colin Baxter, Brian Wildman, Martin and Kath Brady, Ron Chappell, and club legend Ron Hill. Also Worth a mention is Jo Motley who posted a superb personal best with Mick Hogan and Captain Dave Motley providing the much needed cheering section!

Overall an excellent showing by Clayton Harriers supporting this local race with the leading lads just missing out on the team prize to Blackburn AC and superb runs from all on a tough course in adverse weather conditions!!

Full results HERE

Photos from Steve Bateson HERE

ByJim Hickie

Results Round Up 26th & 27th October 2013

A cracking weekend of action from Team Clayton all the results can be found at the links below:-

Mid Lancs XC @ Towneley Park – HERE

Burnley Parkrun – HERE

Cannonball Events Tandle Hill Trail Race – HERE

Accrington 10k – HERE

Bronte Way Fell Race – HERE

The OMM – HERE

It’s great to see our club so well represented at so many races in all different disciplines every weekend, the future’s bright!!

ByJim Hickie

30th Tour of Pendle – Entry List as of 28/10/13

Updated entry list as of 28/10/13 :-

2013 Tour Entries

Race information

ByAndy Armstrong

junior cross country, junior xc series

Junior XC Series 2013-2014

UPDATED; RESULTS AFTER TOWNELEY

This is a new series for this season, based around six of the more
local Red Rose and Mid Lancs cross country fixtures. The format will be
similar to the summer series and all the details are HERE

Prizes will be awarded to all completing at least four races, and
also to age category winners, calculated from their best four events.

Cross country uses the ‘school year’ age category system; Age on
31st August with races for u9, u11, u13, u15 and u17. Minimum age 8 on
race day.

The first race is Saturday 28th September and is the Red Rose
fixture at Leigh Sports Village, near Wigan.

ALL RACES ARE FREE TO ENTER!