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.
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