Fell End Clouds Fell Race | Mickledon Straddle | Heaton Park parkrun | Bolton parkrun | Alexandra Park 5k | Dewsbury 10k

Todmorden Harriers experienced wild weather at the weekend as they were spread far and wide.

Braving horrendous gales and torrential rain, James Riley and Simon Galloway tackled the Fell End Clouds Fell Race near Sedburgh on Saturday. The race, which is part of the Kendal Winter League, was run over a shortened course due to the weather conditions with James finishing in 21st and Simon in 40th.

Similar conditions were experienced for the Mickleden Straddle, near Denby Dale, with gusts of up to 90 mph recorded. Derek Donohue and Mandy Goth battled their way around the 13.8mile course to finish 149th and 189th respectively.

Also braving Saturday’s wet weather, Robin Tuddenham recorded a comfortable first place at the Heaton Park 5k parkrun with a time of 17:43, for his 2nd win on the course.
Richard Butterwick and Myra Wells travelled to Bolton for the first running of the latest event to be added to the weekly parkrun family at Leverhulme Park, with Richard dodging the puddles to finish in 5th and Myra in 34th place.

Richard and Myra then travelled to central Manchester on Sunday for the Alexandra Park 5k in much drier conditions, Richard finished in 12th in 20:00 and Myra 5th lady and first fv50 in 28:03.

Martin Stork was the sole Todmorden runner in the Dewsbury 10k, completing the course in 38:29 to finish 100th out of the 1000 runners.
Todmorden Harriers’ toughest fell race takes place on the 26th February at 12noon, with entry on the day £5 at race HQ at the Top Brink Inn. The 9 mile Noonstone Fell Race includes over 2300 feet of ascent and further details can be found on the club’s website http://www.todharriers.co.uk/