Todmorden Harriers entered four teams into the prestigious Calderdale Way Relay on Sunday, joining over 1000 of the country’s top fell runners on the historic trail.
The race follows the 50 mile route of the Calderdale Way, with an additional side loop to take in Stoodley Pike, and totals 12,000feet of climbing. The distance is split into 6 legs which are each run by a pair of runners within teams of 12.
With the recent thaw, conditions were wet and muddy underfoot and runners on the first couple of legs also had to contend with mist on the tops, that made finding Stoodley Pike on leg 2 a much trickier challenge than normal.
After several changes in the lead throughout the race, Salford Harriers were victorious overall ahead of Dark Peak. Todmorden’s ‘A’ Team finished in a very respectable 13th place to improve upon last year’s placing, with the performance of Sean Carey and Sean Willis of particular note as they set the fastest time of the day for leg 3.
The ladies team also put in a sterling effort to finish in an excellent 5th place, behind winners Ilkley Harriers. Provisional results also indicated good runs for the Vets team in 45th overall, and 5th Vets team, and for the mixed team in 82nd overall.
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