Todmorden Harriers enjoyed a taste of summer at the Saddleworth Fell Race on Sunday.
The 3 mile race quickly climbed from Greenfield up to the summit of Alderman Hill. A welcoming breeze provided some relief to the high temperatures on the traverse across the hill tops to the Pots and Pans stone.
Runners then plunged down a steep grassy bank to rejoin the upward route which they reversed back to the finish line at Tanners Mill.
Nick Barber led the way for the club with John Lloyd hot on his heels as they finished in 2nd and 3rd places respectively, behind winner Joe Crossfield of Halifax Harriers.
Dave Collins crossed the line in 12th place, with Richard Butterwick in 40th.
Helen Hodgkinson was the first Todmorden lady in 47th place, ahead of Helen Wilson in 52nd position.
Peter Marshall completed the turnout from the club with 56th position.
In the earlier junior races, Jack Crummett finished in 4th place in his age category, with Joseph and Jack Willis also running well in their races.
Woodentops Saddleworth Fell Race Photos... and here...
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Thursday 24 May 2012
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Calderdale Way Relay | Pinhaw Trail race
On Sunday, Todmorden Harriers fielded three teams in the Calderdale Way Relay with the men’s team finishing in an excellent 4th place and the ladies team finishing 6th ladies team, just ahead of the mixed all stars team.
The 50 mile loop is split into six legs, each run by a pair of runners.
The men’s team got off to a solid start with Sean Carey and Nick Barber handing over in 5th place. Dwane Dixon and Andrew Wrench then moved the team up to 3rd position at the change over at Todmorden Sports Centre.
Trevor Davies and Paul Brannigan then edged the team up to 2nd place behind eventual winners Wharfedale Harriers on the mainly uphill leg 3 to Blackshawhead.
Paul Hobbs and Marcel Ellison on leg 4, and Ben Crowther and Dave Collins on leg 5, then faced stiff competition as Leeds City and Bingley Harriers posted fast times to relegate the club down to 4th position.
John Lloyd and Ivan Gee reduced the deficit on leg 6 as they finished in a total time of 6:36:01 and 4th overall.
The all stars team had held the advantage over the ladies team for the first three legs, before Lucy Hobbs and Hatty Nylan reduced the deficit by 12 minutes on leg 4 so that only a few seconds separated them.
Helen Wilson and Mandy Goth then overhauled the all stars on leg 5 to move the ladies ahead.
Ladies team captain Elise Milnes and Fiona Armer ran the final leg to take them to 60th overall in 8:46:25, with the all stars just one place behind in a total time of 8:57:55.
On Friday evening, the Pinhaw Trail Race featured in the club’s Trail Championship. The 5 mile multi terrain route started off on a farm track before crossing moorland. A short road section then led runners to the final moorland climb to Pinhaw Beacon, before returning the reverse route back to the finish.
Paul Hobbs was the first Todmorden runner to finish in 12th place, a minute ahead of Paul Brannigan in 16th. Dan Taylor won a close battle with Darren Tweed as they finished 24th and 27th respectively, separated by just 11 seconds.
Simon Galloway finished in 52nd place, holding off a late charge by Richard Butterwick who finished just 9 seconds behind in 54th position.
Richard Blakeley finished first v65, in 83rd place overall, followed by the first Todmorden lady Helen Hodgkinson with Julie Wyant completing the course in 100th position.
Todmorden Results: 12 Paul Hobbs 34:43; 16 Paul Brannigan 35:44; 24 Dan Taylor 36:32; 27 Darren Tweed 36:43; 52 Simon Galloway 40:03; 54 Richard Butterwick 40:12; 83 Richard Blakeley 44:11; 92 Helen Hodgkinson 47:27; 100 Julie Wyant 49:49.
The 50 mile loop is split into six legs, each run by a pair of runners.
The men’s team got off to a solid start with Sean Carey and Nick Barber handing over in 5th place. Dwane Dixon and Andrew Wrench then moved the team up to 3rd position at the change over at Todmorden Sports Centre.
Trevor Davies and Paul Brannigan then edged the team up to 2nd place behind eventual winners Wharfedale Harriers on the mainly uphill leg 3 to Blackshawhead.
Paul Hobbs and Marcel Ellison on leg 4, and Ben Crowther and Dave Collins on leg 5, then faced stiff competition as Leeds City and Bingley Harriers posted fast times to relegate the club down to 4th position.
John Lloyd and Ivan Gee reduced the deficit on leg 6 as they finished in a total time of 6:36:01 and 4th overall.
The all stars team had held the advantage over the ladies team for the first three legs, before Lucy Hobbs and Hatty Nylan reduced the deficit by 12 minutes on leg 4 so that only a few seconds separated them.
Helen Wilson and Mandy Goth then overhauled the all stars on leg 5 to move the ladies ahead.
Ladies team captain Elise Milnes and Fiona Armer ran the final leg to take them to 60th overall in 8:46:25, with the all stars just one place behind in a total time of 8:57:55.
On Friday evening, the Pinhaw Trail Race featured in the club’s Trail Championship. The 5 mile multi terrain route started off on a farm track before crossing moorland. A short road section then led runners to the final moorland climb to Pinhaw Beacon, before returning the reverse route back to the finish.
Paul Hobbs was the first Todmorden runner to finish in 12th place, a minute ahead of Paul Brannigan in 16th. Dan Taylor won a close battle with Darren Tweed as they finished 24th and 27th respectively, separated by just 11 seconds.
Simon Galloway finished in 52nd place, holding off a late charge by Richard Butterwick who finished just 9 seconds behind in 54th position.
Richard Blakeley finished first v65, in 83rd place overall, followed by the first Todmorden lady Helen Hodgkinson with Julie Wyant completing the course in 100th position.
Todmorden Results: 12 Paul Hobbs 34:43; 16 Paul Brannigan 35:44; 24 Dan Taylor 36:32; 27 Darren Tweed 36:43; 52 Simon Galloway 40:03; 54 Richard Butterwick 40:12; 83 Richard Blakeley 44:11; 92 Helen Hodgkinson 47:27; 100 Julie Wyant 49:49.
Monday 7 May 2012
Flower Scar Fell Race | Pendle Cloughs | Cake Race | Bluebell Trail
The Flower Scar Fell Race last Wednesday evening saw 130 runners tackle the 4 mile course, in fine and dry conditions, with Todmorden’s Lauren Jeska adding another course record to her collection.
Calder Valley's Tim Ellis won in 29.33 comfortably ahead of clubmate Jason Stevens, with Todmorden's Andrew Wrench in third place.
Despite a change to the start that lengthened the distance slightly, Lauren Jeska reduced the ladies course record by over a minute to 31:58. Calder's Helen Fines was second lady in 34:54 with Sarah Sarginson of Bowland Fell Runners in third position.
Todmorden Results: 3 Andrew Wrench 31.30; 5 Lauren Jeska 31.58; 8 Ivan Gee 33.07; 14 John Lloyd 34.08; 20 Marcel Ellison 35.14; 21 Paul Brannigan 35.37; 24 Darren Tweed 36.35; 28 Dan Taylor 36.53; 29 Robin Tuddenham 36.55; 34 Rob Gray 37.54; 35 Ben Crowther 37.55; 41 Dave Collins 39.26; 48 Michael Harper 40.07; 49 Simon Galloway 40.11; 52 Paul Alexander 40.39; 57 Derek Donohue 41.11; 58 Lee McCluskey 41.15; 70 Phil Cook 42.50; 76 Bev Holmes 43.23; 80 Richard Butterwick 43.54; 84 Andy Glyde 44.07; 89 Guy Whitmore 44.19; 94 Maria Prescott 45.04; 95 David Leslie 45.11; 97 Mick Howard 45.41; 98 Helen Hodgkinson 45.55; 99 Richard Blakeley 45.56; 101 Chris Drinkwater 46.46; 103 Ray Poulter 47.04; 105 Cath Shanley 47.24; 108 Andy Brookfield 48.21; 109 Peter Ehrhardt 48.22; 112 Sue Roberts 48.35; 114 Fiona Armer 49.13; 119 Peter Marshall 49.56; 120 Andrea Marshall 50.04; 125 Louise Abdy 54.14; 126 Julie Wyant 54.45; 129 David O'Neill 58.42.
On Saturday, Todmorden’s runners headed in different directions.
Marcel Ellison finished in 13th place in a time of 2:30:19 at the Pendle Cloughs Fell Race, a 14 mile race that requires runners to navigate themselves through 9 checkpoints in order.
Kevin Booth finished in 50th place, just ahead of Bev Holmes in 58th, and 5th lady.
Chris Drinkwater finished in 62nd, with Peter Ehrhardt completing the Todmorden contingent in 70th place.
Heading to the Saddleworth hills, a trio of Todmorden runners tackled the 10 mile Cake Race from Diggle, which attracted a record entry of 153 runners.
Dave Collins finished second v55, and 30th overall in 1:21:02 with Darren Graham just behind in 1:23:04 for 47th position.
Lucy Hobbs finished 5th lady with a time of 1:31:51.
On Sunday, the Bluebell Trail race attracted almost 400 runners to the outskirts of Halifax.
The course followed a 10.3 mile undulating route along trails, tracks and minor roads including a tough climb up Trooper Lane and a unique river crossing to finish.
Paul Hobbs led the way for the Harriers finishing in 21st position in 1:14:41.
Michael Harper completed the course in 72nd, with Mel Blackhurst in 126th and Paul Cruthers in 150th position.
Calder Valley's Tim Ellis won in 29.33 comfortably ahead of clubmate Jason Stevens, with Todmorden's Andrew Wrench in third place.
Despite a change to the start that lengthened the distance slightly, Lauren Jeska reduced the ladies course record by over a minute to 31:58. Calder's Helen Fines was second lady in 34:54 with Sarah Sarginson of Bowland Fell Runners in third position.
Todmorden Results: 3 Andrew Wrench 31.30; 5 Lauren Jeska 31.58; 8 Ivan Gee 33.07; 14 John Lloyd 34.08; 20 Marcel Ellison 35.14; 21 Paul Brannigan 35.37; 24 Darren Tweed 36.35; 28 Dan Taylor 36.53; 29 Robin Tuddenham 36.55; 34 Rob Gray 37.54; 35 Ben Crowther 37.55; 41 Dave Collins 39.26; 48 Michael Harper 40.07; 49 Simon Galloway 40.11; 52 Paul Alexander 40.39; 57 Derek Donohue 41.11; 58 Lee McCluskey 41.15; 70 Phil Cook 42.50; 76 Bev Holmes 43.23; 80 Richard Butterwick 43.54; 84 Andy Glyde 44.07; 89 Guy Whitmore 44.19; 94 Maria Prescott 45.04; 95 David Leslie 45.11; 97 Mick Howard 45.41; 98 Helen Hodgkinson 45.55; 99 Richard Blakeley 45.56; 101 Chris Drinkwater 46.46; 103 Ray Poulter 47.04; 105 Cath Shanley 47.24; 108 Andy Brookfield 48.21; 109 Peter Ehrhardt 48.22; 112 Sue Roberts 48.35; 114 Fiona Armer 49.13; 119 Peter Marshall 49.56; 120 Andrea Marshall 50.04; 125 Louise Abdy 54.14; 126 Julie Wyant 54.45; 129 David O'Neill 58.42.
On Saturday, Todmorden’s runners headed in different directions.
Marcel Ellison finished in 13th place in a time of 2:30:19 at the Pendle Cloughs Fell Race, a 14 mile race that requires runners to navigate themselves through 9 checkpoints in order.
Kevin Booth finished in 50th place, just ahead of Bev Holmes in 58th, and 5th lady.
Chris Drinkwater finished in 62nd, with Peter Ehrhardt completing the Todmorden contingent in 70th place.
Heading to the Saddleworth hills, a trio of Todmorden runners tackled the 10 mile Cake Race from Diggle, which attracted a record entry of 153 runners.
Dave Collins finished second v55, and 30th overall in 1:21:02 with Darren Graham just behind in 1:23:04 for 47th position.
Lucy Hobbs finished 5th lady with a time of 1:31:51.
On Sunday, the Bluebell Trail race attracted almost 400 runners to the outskirts of Halifax.
The course followed a 10.3 mile undulating route along trails, tracks and minor roads including a tough climb up Trooper Lane and a unique river crossing to finish.
Paul Hobbs led the way for the Harriers finishing in 21st position in 1:14:41.
Michael Harper completed the course in 72nd, with Mel Blackhurst in 126th and Paul Cruthers in 150th position.
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