Fleetwood Half Marathon | Stan Curran Cowm Reservoir 5k

A handful of Todmorden Harriers braved unseasonable conditions at the Fleetwood Half Marathon on Sunday.  They battled around the 13 mile course through gale force winds with frequent heavy rain and hail showers.

The race was the latest round of the club’s road championship.  Robin Tuddenham ran a strong race to finish in 7^th place and first vet40 in a time of 1:17:57 closing the gap on current championship leader, Martin Stork who finished in 14^th place.

Darren Graham completed the course in 67^th, with Simon Galloway finishing in 90^th.

Mel Robertson was the sole female Todmorden runner in 181^st place

 Todmorden Results: 7 Robin Tuddenham 1.17.57; 14 Martin Stork 1.22.04; 67 Darren Graham 1.32.17; 90 Simon Galloway 1.36.45; 181 Mel Robertson 1.49.11

On Tuesday evening, a trio of Todmorden runners enjoyed calmer conditions at the Stan Curran Cowm Reservoir 5k.    A sizeable entry from Salford Harriers saw the course records for men and women both fall with Joe Bailey winning in a time of 15:11, over one minute ahead of 2^nd place, and Hayley Kuter setting a new women’s mark of 18:00.

Simon Anderton completed the two lap course of the reservoir in 19:53 for 30^th place overall and first vet50.  James Riley was hot on his heels in 32nd place and a time of 20:05.

Myra Wells finished in 89th place for Todmorden in 28:47.