Todmorden Harriers were in local action at the weekend at the appropriately named Midsummer Madness three day race series organised by Calder Valley Fell Runners.
The first race on Friday evening, the Whicken Hill Whizz Fell Race, was a steep up and down race from a soon to be flooded Mytholmroyd.
Dwane Dixon was the first Todmorden man to finish in 6th place, followed by John Lloyd in 8th position.
Issy Pollard finished 3rd lady, with Maria Prescott 5th lady and EliseMilnes 6th lady as the club claimed the ladies team prize.
On Saturday the race HQ moved to the Hare and Hounds at Old Town for the Reservoir Bogs race, a navigational test that saw several runners go astray and miss checkpoints.
First Harrier to finish was Ben Crowther in 8th, followed by Trevor Davies in 10th and Dave Collins in 12 place.
Elise Milnes, Issy Pollard and Maria Prescott crossed the line in quick succession for 6th, 7th and 8th placed ladies to win the team prize again.
On Sunday, the final race was the Tom Tittiman Fell Race, a 4 mile route up to High Brown Knowl and back.
Jon Wright finished in 4th place for Todmorden, with Trevor Davies in 14th and Ben Crowther in 17th place.
The ladies narrowly missed out on a third team prize to Keighley and Craven, with Lucy Hobbs in 5th, Elise Milnes in 8th and Sue Roberts finishing 9th lady.
Three Todmorden men successfully completed the series with Ben Crowther 8th, Trevor Davies in 9th and Dave Collins in 10th. Elise Milnes finished 3rd lady for the series.
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