Cuerden Valley 10k | Cowm 5k | Todmorden 5k | Top O' Leach | Borrowdale

Cuerden Valley was host to the penultimate round of Todmorden Harriers’ Trail Championship on Thursday evening.  The Badger 10k organised by Lancashire Wildlife Trust attracted over 150 runners to the park.

Paul Brannigan was the first Todmorden runner, finishing in sixth place in a time of 39:06, followed by Dan Taylor in exactly 44 minutes for 22^nd place.

Simon Galloway was the next Harrier to finish in 57^th position at 48:52, with Peter Ehrhardt completing the scenic course in 58:28 and 115^th place just ahead of Andrea Marshall in 119^th, with a time of 59:21.

Todmorden Harriers were in the prizes at the Harry Kelly Cowm Reservoir 5k, with Mandy Goth finishing first v50 woman in 26:50 for 40^th place overall and Myra Wells first v55 woman, and 49^th overall,  in 28:37, followed by Kathy Bridger, second v50 woman and 53^rd with a time of 31:25.

Richard Butterwick finished the two lap route in 27^th place with a time of 22:48.

The club continued collecting prizes the following night at the third Todmorden 5k race in Centre Vale Park.

Robin Tuddenham finished in fifth overall and first v40 male, whilst Bev Wright claimed the corresponding v40 women’s prize, stopping the clock at 23:50.

Myra Wells was first v55 woman and Ian Stansfield first v70 male.

Todmorden results: 5 Robin Tuddenham 17:55; 13 Martin Stork 18:42; 21 Paul Alexander 19:35; 28 Simon Anderton 20:24; 39 Richard Butterwick 22:48; 41 Bev Wright 23:50; 54 Andrea Marshall 26:11; 61 Myra Wells 28:30; 72 Ian Stansfield 34:20.

A quartet of Harriers kept up the successes at the Top O’Leach Fell Race on the same evening. The 8 km route from Cowpe was the first race of Rossendale Harriers mid-week series.

Dave Collins was the first Harrier home in 8^th place, and first v55, with a time of 52:55. Marcel Ellison finished in 53:25 for 13^th position.

Jackie Holden finished 2^nd woman, in 1:08:18 just 27 seconds behind the ladies winner, and Kirsty Patten was 3^rd woman in 1:11:14. 

A longer challenge was on offer at the weekend in the form of the Borrowdale Fell Race, with the 27km route featuring over 2000m of ascent over several Lakeland peaks including the summits of Scafell Pike and Great Gable.

Paul Hobbs was the first Todmorden runner back in a time of 3:55:27 for 86^th place.

Jane Leonard finished sixth woman, and first v55, with a time of 4:21:19 and Darren Graham was 197^th, in a time of 4:35:53.