Turner Landscape | Pilgrims Cross | Saddleworth 6 | Howtown Fell Race | Darwen Gala | Rusland Show

Mytholmroyd's new post box safely out of reach of flooding

Richard Blakeley clinched the gold medal in the v70 age category of the English Fell

Championships, at the Turner Landscape Fell Race, by finishing first v70 on the day.

Jane Leonard also kept herself in the hunt for a medal in the women’s v55 category with a third place on the day.   

With the gold medal already destined for Lyn Thompson of Keswick AC who holds an unassailable lead, Jane finds herself in a three way fight for the remaining two medals, which will go down to the wire at the final counting race in September.

John Lloyd was the first Todmorden man to finish the 17km route, with his 44^th place taking him into the senior men’s points for the first time.

Paul Brannigan finished in 87^th position, with Dave Collins in 125^th and Dan Taylor in 155^th place.

Kath Brierley was Todmorden’s only other female entrant, finishing 27^th woman, and 182^nd overall.

Todmorden Results: 44 John Lloyd 1:35:33; 87 Paul Brannigan 1:43:57; 125 Dave Collins 1:50:00; 155 Dan Taylor 1:56:36; 176 Andrew Bibby 2:02:28; 182 Kathleen Brierley 2:03:14; 206 Jane Leonard 2:09:00; 213 Mark Whitaker 2:11:58; 218 Richard Blakeley 2:13:22; 227 Richard Leonard 2:15:52; 252 Peter Ehrhardt 2:36:21.

On Wednesday evening, Marcel Ellison was 29^th position at the Pilgrims Cross Fell Race in a time of 44:57, whilst Kevin Booth completed the 6 mile route in 53:43 for 90^th place.

Five Harriers took to the roads of Saddleworth on the same evening for the 6 mile Road Race.  

Paul Alexander was the first Todmorden runner around the two lap course, finishing in 66^th place with a time of 40:45, followed by Richard Butterwick in 44:31 for 104^th position and Bohuslav Barlow in 189^th place with a time of 51:13.

Myra Wells finished in 59:49 for 239^th place and Ian Stansfield was 252^nd in a time of 1:09:12.

The club Fell Championship moved onto the Howtown Fell Race on Saturday, with unseasonal weather bringing rain and mist to the Lake District course, leading to several runners going astray.

Craig Stansfield had no such problems as he finished in 8^th place with a time of 2:32:33 over the 20 kilometre route.

Clare Harris finished in 37^th place, and first v55 woman, with a time of 3:36:35 and David Leslie completed the course in 4:06:16.

A pair of Harriers were in attendance at the Darwen Gala Fell Race at the weekend, with Marcel Ellison finishing in 21^st place in a time of 29:51, with Jack Crummett not far behind at 30:32 for 24^th place.

Robin Tuddenham finished in 9^th place at the 5 mile Rusland Show Fell Race with a time of 36:24.