Three Todmorden Harriers were on the Isle of Jura, for the annual fell race that is ranked among the toughest on the calendar.
The 28km route passes over seven mountain summits, including the Paps of Jura.
Phil Hodgson was the first Harrier to finish in 4 hours and 59 minutes, with Dan Taylor finishing just 7 minutes further back on his first attempt at the challenge.
Richard Leonard finished in 5 hours and 58 minutes.
John Lloyd finished in eighth place with a time of 23:57 at the Saddleworth Fell Race at Greenfield, with James Riley posting a time of 29:32 for 45th position over the steep 3 mile course.
At the Great Manchester Run 10k Michael Harper recorded a new personal best time of 39:50 for 365th place out of 40000 runners.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Wednesday 29th May / 5th June / 12 June @ 19:00 - Cannonball Hill Rollers 1m up and 1 mile down races
Thursday 6th June @ 19:15 - Hebden Bridge Fell Race - 350m ascent over 9.6 km.
Every Sunday 9:00am - Great Run Local - Free timed training runs over 5k / 2k - Boggart Hole - Debdale Park - Wythenshaw
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Calderdale Way Relay
Todmorden Harriers fielded four teams at the Calderdale Way Relay on Sunday, with the men’s team improving on their performance of the previous year to finish in third place.
The race follows the 50 mile route of the Calderdale Way, with an additional side loop to pass by Stoodley Pike, and totals over 12,000 feet of climbing. The distance is split into 6 legs which are each run by a pair of runners within teams of 12.
Sale Harriers posted a winning aggregate time of 6:15:46, with Clayton le Moors in second with a time of 6:28:03.
Todmorden’s ‘A’ team were started off by Paul Hobbs and Steve Pullan, before Dwane Dixon and Andrew Wrench set the fastest leg time of the day for the second leg from Cragg Vale to Todmorden to move the club into 4th place.
Trevor Davis and Rob Gray kept the club in contention on the mainly uphill leg 3 to Blackshawhead. Craig Stansfield and John Lloyd then reduced the deficit to Clayton to just over 2 minutes as they moved into third place.
Andy McFie and Dan Taylor, on leg 5, reduced the deficit to under a minute and handed over to Robin Tuddenham and Nick Barber for the final leg, who kept the pressure up for a well earned third place, with a total time of 6:29:02.
The men’s ‘B’ team finished in 21st place, with a strong final leg by Dave Collins and Michael Harper gaining them three places, and a total time of 7:30:13.
The ladies finished the day as 6th placed ladies team with recent recruits Nerys Rolinson and Maddie Rolinson-Lord gaining several places on leg 3, before relay team captain Elise Milnes and Issy Pollard brought the team home in 8:53:59.
The mixed ‘All Stars’ team finished with a time of 9:17:47 for 62nd position, after Jonothan Wright and Mick Craven had set them off to a fine start on leg 1, handing over a few seconds ahead of the ladies team.
Full results for 2013 Calderdale Way Relay...
The race follows the 50 mile route of the Calderdale Way, with an additional side loop to pass by Stoodley Pike, and totals over 12,000 feet of climbing. The distance is split into 6 legs which are each run by a pair of runners within teams of 12.
Sale Harriers posted a winning aggregate time of 6:15:46, with Clayton le Moors in second with a time of 6:28:03.
Todmorden’s ‘A’ team were started off by Paul Hobbs and Steve Pullan, before Dwane Dixon and Andrew Wrench set the fastest leg time of the day for the second leg from Cragg Vale to Todmorden to move the club into 4th place.
Trevor Davis and Rob Gray kept the club in contention on the mainly uphill leg 3 to Blackshawhead. Craig Stansfield and John Lloyd then reduced the deficit to Clayton to just over 2 minutes as they moved into third place.
Andy McFie and Dan Taylor, on leg 5, reduced the deficit to under a minute and handed over to Robin Tuddenham and Nick Barber for the final leg, who kept the pressure up for a well earned third place, with a total time of 6:29:02.
The men’s ‘B’ team finished in 21st place, with a strong final leg by Dave Collins and Michael Harper gaining them three places, and a total time of 7:30:13.
The ladies finished the day as 6th placed ladies team with recent recruits Nerys Rolinson and Maddie Rolinson-Lord gaining several places on leg 3, before relay team captain Elise Milnes and Issy Pollard brought the team home in 8:53:59.
The mixed ‘All Stars’ team finished with a time of 9:17:47 for 62nd position, after Jonothan Wright and Mick Craven had set them off to a fine start on leg 1, handing over a few seconds ahead of the ladies team.
Full results for 2013 Calderdale Way Relay...
Monday 13 May 2013
Fairfield Horseshoe | Cowpe Junior Fell Race | Sheffield Half | Geoff Doggett 5k
Todmorden Harriers were in English Championship action at the weekend in the Fairfield Horseshoe Fell Race at Rydal Hall, Ambleside.
Dwane Dixon was first Harrier to complete the 9 mile loop in 72nd place, closely followed by John Lloyd and Craig Stansfield.
Lauren Jeska finished 12th lady, whilst Jane Leonard was second v55. Richard Blakeley finished third v70.
Todmorden Results: 72 Dwane Dixon 1.33.22; 77 John Lloyd 1.34.23; 83 Craig Stansfield 1.35.00; 105 Paul Brannigan 1.38.34; 119 Paul Hobbs 1.41.09; 124 Ben Crowther 1.41.34; 148 Lauren Jeska 1.43.33; 149 Peter Bowles 1.43.34; 187 Steve Pullan 1.47.50; 194 Daniel Taylor 1.49.01; 195 Martin Roberts 1.49.11; 216 Dave Collins 1.52.40; 282 Mark Whitaker 2.02.14; 286 Jane Leonard 2.03.01; 319 Simon Galloway 2.08.13; 338 Richard Blakeley 2.13.40; 351 Kathleen Brierley 2.16.50; 369 Sue Roberts 2.21.16; 382 Mandy Goth 2.26.53.
Todmorden’s young runners were also in English Championship action, this time at a very wet Cowpe.
A trio of juniors made the top ten of the under eight’s race, with Alex Duffield edging 5th place ahead of Joe Hobbs in 6th place, with Joseph Willis finishing in 10th position.
Jack Crummett finished 15th in the under 16’s and Jack Willis was 16th in the Under 14’s.
On Sunday, the club’s Road Championship was the focus, with a quartet of Todmorden runners joining five and a half thousand competitors at the Sheffield Half Marathon.
Robin Tuddenham set a season’s best for the distance of 1:17:19 as he finished in 27th position, and 4th v40.
Sarah Glyde recorded a personal best, completing the 13.1 miles in 1:34:01, as she finished 43rd woman and 11th v35.
Paul Cruthers finished 934th in a time of 1:40:10 for another season best, whilst Nigel Hanson recorded 1:55:24 for 2584th place.
A trio of Todmorden entrants were in Littleborough last Tuesday for the Geoff Doggett 5k, with Michael Harper finishing in 20:02 for 20th place.
Myra Wells recorded 29:05 for 71st position and Ian Stansfield was 78th with 34:30.
Dwane Dixon was first Harrier to complete the 9 mile loop in 72nd place, closely followed by John Lloyd and Craig Stansfield.
Lauren Jeska finished 12th lady, whilst Jane Leonard was second v55. Richard Blakeley finished third v70.
Todmorden Results: 72 Dwane Dixon 1.33.22; 77 John Lloyd 1.34.23; 83 Craig Stansfield 1.35.00; 105 Paul Brannigan 1.38.34; 119 Paul Hobbs 1.41.09; 124 Ben Crowther 1.41.34; 148 Lauren Jeska 1.43.33; 149 Peter Bowles 1.43.34; 187 Steve Pullan 1.47.50; 194 Daniel Taylor 1.49.01; 195 Martin Roberts 1.49.11; 216 Dave Collins 1.52.40; 282 Mark Whitaker 2.02.14; 286 Jane Leonard 2.03.01; 319 Simon Galloway 2.08.13; 338 Richard Blakeley 2.13.40; 351 Kathleen Brierley 2.16.50; 369 Sue Roberts 2.21.16; 382 Mandy Goth 2.26.53.
Todmorden’s young runners were also in English Championship action, this time at a very wet Cowpe.
A trio of juniors made the top ten of the under eight’s race, with Alex Duffield edging 5th place ahead of Joe Hobbs in 6th place, with Joseph Willis finishing in 10th position.
Jack Crummett finished 15th in the under 16’s and Jack Willis was 16th in the Under 14’s.
On Sunday, the club’s Road Championship was the focus, with a quartet of Todmorden runners joining five and a half thousand competitors at the Sheffield Half Marathon.
Robin Tuddenham set a season’s best for the distance of 1:17:19 as he finished in 27th position, and 4th v40.
Sarah Glyde recorded a personal best, completing the 13.1 miles in 1:34:01, as she finished 43rd woman and 11th v35.
Paul Cruthers finished 934th in a time of 1:40:10 for another season best, whilst Nigel Hanson recorded 1:55:24 for 2584th place.
A trio of Todmorden entrants were in Littleborough last Tuesday for the Geoff Doggett 5k, with Michael Harper finishing in 20:02 for 20th place.
Myra Wells recorded 29:05 for 71st position and Ian Stansfield was 78th with 34:30.
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Bluebell Trail | Coiners Fell Race | Cake Race | Hambledon Hill
The Bluebell Trail Race on Sunday was the third of Todmorden Harriers Trail Championship fixtures and attracted a good turnout from the club, on a day when Stockport Harrier Andi Jones set a new course record of 59:17 with a winning margin of over 6 minutes.
Paul Brannigan finished in 10th place with a time of 1:11:24, out of the 400 entrants, and also was first v45.
A quartet of Harriers then finished within a minute of each other, headed by Ben Crowther. He was closely followed by Ivan Gee, Darren Tweed and Robert Gray.
Richard Blakeley claimed the first v70 prize, with Moyra Parfitt winning the women’s v65 prize.
Todmorden Results: 10 Paul Brannigan 1:11:24; 34 Ben Crowther 1:17:25; 37 Ivan Gee 1:18:00; 38 Darren Tweed 01:18:05; 40 Robert Gray 1:18:17; 49 Trevor Davis 1:19:34; 64 Michael Harper 1:22:51; 94 Andy Glyde 1:26:50; 104 Paul Cotton 1:28:18; 128 Lee McCluskey 1:32:15; 129 Paul Cruthers 1:32:16; 155 Mark Williams 1:35:06; 173 Richard Blakeley 1:37:08; 204 David Leslie 1:40:13; 208 Issy Pollard 1:40:53; 273 Helen Wilson 1:49:00; 279 Peter Ehrhardt 1:49:49; 285 Moyra Parfitt 1:50:54.
Paul Hobbs finished fourth at the Coiners Fell Race in Mytholmroyd on Monday, with Claire Duffield finishing fifth lady.
Todmorden Juniors were also out in force, with Jack Crummett finishing in second place in the under 16’s race.
Alex Duffield went one better as he finished first in the under eight’s race, closely followed by Joseph Hobbs in 3rd place. Oonagh Brooks was the next Harrier across the line as she finished 5th girl.
Under 8’s: 1 Alex Duffield 5:02; 3 Joseph Hobbs 5:12; 14 Oonagh Brooks 6:53; 15 Euan Logue 6:54; 17 Noah Lane 7:09; 18 Ben Julian 7:10; 20 George McFie 7:13; 21 Flo Fortune Bayliss 7:46; 22 Rachel Davis 7:59; 23 Jasmine Gale 8:00; 24 Mia Wharfedale 8:21; 26 Isaac Lane 8:28; 27 Gretel Wolfendale 9:25; 28 Ptolemy Gregory 9:48.
Under 10’s: 19 Maebh Logue 3:53; 22 Thea Crowther 4:17; 23 Sam Fortune Bayliss 4:35; 26 Katie Crowther 9:16.
A trio of Todmorden runners took part in Davina Raidy’s Birthday 5k at Healey, with James Riley finishing in 26th with a time of 22:09. Myra Wells recorded 27:59 for 52nd and Ian Stansfield was 57th in 33:55.
Mick Craven was the sole Harrier at The Cake Race, finishing in 100th place with a time of 1:31:53 for the 10 mile fell race over the Saddleworth Moors.
There was also just one Todmorden Harrier at the first of this year’s Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix fixtures, the Hambledon Hill Fell Race, near Accrington. Kevin Booth completed the 6 mile course in 53:42 for 95th place.
Paul Brannigan finished in 10th place with a time of 1:11:24, out of the 400 entrants, and also was first v45.
A quartet of Harriers then finished within a minute of each other, headed by Ben Crowther. He was closely followed by Ivan Gee, Darren Tweed and Robert Gray.
Richard Blakeley claimed the first v70 prize, with Moyra Parfitt winning the women’s v65 prize.
Todmorden Results: 10 Paul Brannigan 1:11:24; 34 Ben Crowther 1:17:25; 37 Ivan Gee 1:18:00; 38 Darren Tweed 01:18:05; 40 Robert Gray 1:18:17; 49 Trevor Davis 1:19:34; 64 Michael Harper 1:22:51; 94 Andy Glyde 1:26:50; 104 Paul Cotton 1:28:18; 128 Lee McCluskey 1:32:15; 129 Paul Cruthers 1:32:16; 155 Mark Williams 1:35:06; 173 Richard Blakeley 1:37:08; 204 David Leslie 1:40:13; 208 Issy Pollard 1:40:53; 273 Helen Wilson 1:49:00; 279 Peter Ehrhardt 1:49:49; 285 Moyra Parfitt 1:50:54.
Paul Hobbs finished fourth at the Coiners Fell Race in Mytholmroyd on Monday, with Claire Duffield finishing fifth lady.
Todmorden Juniors were also out in force, with Jack Crummett finishing in second place in the under 16’s race.
Alex Duffield went one better as he finished first in the under eight’s race, closely followed by Joseph Hobbs in 3rd place. Oonagh Brooks was the next Harrier across the line as she finished 5th girl.
Under 8’s: 1 Alex Duffield 5:02; 3 Joseph Hobbs 5:12; 14 Oonagh Brooks 6:53; 15 Euan Logue 6:54; 17 Noah Lane 7:09; 18 Ben Julian 7:10; 20 George McFie 7:13; 21 Flo Fortune Bayliss 7:46; 22 Rachel Davis 7:59; 23 Jasmine Gale 8:00; 24 Mia Wharfedale 8:21; 26 Isaac Lane 8:28; 27 Gretel Wolfendale 9:25; 28 Ptolemy Gregory 9:48.
Under 10’s: 19 Maebh Logue 3:53; 22 Thea Crowther 4:17; 23 Sam Fortune Bayliss 4:35; 26 Katie Crowther 9:16.
A trio of Todmorden runners took part in Davina Raidy’s Birthday 5k at Healey, with James Riley finishing in 26th with a time of 22:09. Myra Wells recorded 27:59 for 52nd and Ian Stansfield was 57th in 33:55.
Mick Craven was the sole Harrier at The Cake Race, finishing in 100th place with a time of 1:31:53 for the 10 mile fell race over the Saddleworth Moors.
There was also just one Todmorden Harrier at the first of this year’s Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix fixtures, the Hambledon Hill Fell Race, near Accrington. Kevin Booth completed the 6 mile course in 53:42 for 95th place.
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