Rochdale 10k | Cragg Vale Fell Race | Helen Windsor 10k

There was a good turnout of twenty-one Todmorden Harriers at the Rochdale 10k last week, with heavy rain throughout failing to dampen the spirits of the 340 runners.

John Lloyd was the first Harrier to finish in 5^th place with a time of 35:28, followed by Robin Tuddenham in 10^th place in 36:21.

Trevor Davies was the next Todmorden man across the line in 24^th position, with Michael Harper 48^th and Rob Gray in 56^th place.

Sarah Glyde improved on her best time for the distance to finish 6^th woman overall, and first v35.

Jane Leonard made a rare foray onto the roads to finish 41^st woman, followed by Helen Wilson 49^th woman.

Richard Blakeley claimed the first v70 prize for the club.

Todmorden results: 5 John Lloyd 35:28; 10 Robin Tuddenham 36:21; 24 Trevor Davis 37:58; 48 Michael Harper 40:34; 56 Robert Gray 40:57; 93 Sarah Glyde 42:57; 146 Phil Cook 46:44; 155 Paul Cruthers 47:04; 156 Richard Blakeley 47:09; 178 Richard Leonard 48:18; 218 Jane Leonard 50:30; 219 Richard Butterwick 50:38; 230 Helen Wilson 51:26; 249 Nigel Hanson 52:34; 252 David Wilson 52:41; 253 David Leslie 52:44; 277 Ray Poulter 55:28; 280 Jilly Davidson 55:31; 284 Moyra Parfitt 55:45; 299 Louise Abdy 58:22; 305 Myra Wells 59:19.

 

The following evening saw Robin Tuddenham lead home another sizeable Todmorden contingent at the Cragg Vale Fell Race, finishing in 8^th position in a time of 31:47 for the 4 mile course.

He was followed over the line by Peter Bowles in 15^th place and Jack Crummett in 21^st place, and first under-16 runner, taking the men into 3^rd placed team.

Todmorden’s women were in dominant mood, easily winning the team prize with Gemma Ford in first place and Rebecca Patrick in third place, and first v40, and Clare Harris fifth woman, and first v50.

Todmorden results: 8 Robin Tuddenham 31:47; 15 Peter Bowles 32:37; 21 Jack Crummett 33:59; 26 David Baldaro 34:30; 27 Dave Collins 34:41; 40 Gemma Ford 36:08; 41 Andrew Bibby 36:13; 57 Rebecca Patrick 39:45; 73 Clare Harris 41:42; 78 Elise Milnes 42:33; 81 Graham Milnes 42:59; 98 Peter Ehrhardt 47:34; 104 Reg Czudek 52:04. 

Two Todmorden runners tackled the hilly Helen Windsor 10k, with David Leslie finishing in 106^th and Ian Stansfield in 151^st place. 

Photo courtesy of woodentops.org.uk

On Saturday, the weather had taken a warmer and dryer turn for the 6 mile Heptonstall Festival Fell Race, making for a tough race. 

After leading early on in the race Nick Barber had to settle for fifth position, with full results yet to be published.

Woodentop's Heptonstall Photos... and more
 

At the two day Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon, Sue Roberts teamed up with daughter Annie to finish 3^rd women’s pair.

Cragg Vale Fell Race | Skiddaw Fell Race

Todmorden Harriers joined 119 runners last Wednesday evening for the Cragg Vale Fell Race.


The race started at Cragg Vale Church and climbed Bell House Moor and Dicks Lane. The route then descended via Sunderland Pasture and Swan Bank.

John Lloyd finished first Todmorden runner in 10th place, with Paul Hobbs in 15th place. Joe Daniels was next over the line in 42nd position, with Mark Whitaker in 58th.

Sarah Warburton was 10th lady followed by Issy Pollard as 15th lady. Becca Marshall just edged out Elise Milnes as they finished 18th and 20th ladies respectively.

Paul Cruthers in 96th and Graham Milnes in 107th position completed the Todmorden turnout.

Todmorden Results: 10 John Lloyd 30:08; 15 Paul Hobbs 32:12; 42 Joe Daniels 37:21; 58 Mark Whitaker 39:57; 62 Sarah Warburton 40:20; 79 Issy Pollard 42:08; 87 Becca Marshall 43:12; 89 Elise Milnes 43:38; 96 Paul Cruthers 44:01; 107 Graham Milnes 46:13.



On Sunday a quartet of Todmorden runners were in attendance at the Skiddaw Fell Race, a 9 mile up and down race from Keswick up to the mountain summit, which was shrouded in cloud.

Paul Hobbs finished in 30th in 1:27:20, with Nick Barber a minute behind in 35th place.

Lucy Burnett was 5th lady, and 75th overall, in 1:37:45, and Simon Anderton finished in 1:39:12 for 81st place.

Cragg Vale Fell Race

Todmorden Harriers made the short trip to Cragg Vale on Wednesday for the Cragg Vale Fell Race.

 The 4 mile race started from Cragg Church and featured 800 feet of ascent. After a narrow woodland path, the runners climbed up to Bell House Moor. The climbing continued up Dicks Lane before the runners turned and descended via Sunderland Pasture and Swan Bank.

John Lloyd led the way for the Harriers with 7th place. Alistair Rhodes-Dawson was 10th and Paul Hobbs 11th.

Hatty Nylan finished 3rd lady, with Lisa Parsons 6th lady and Chris Preston 9th lady.

Todmorden Results: 7 John Lloyd 29:44; 10 Alastair Rhodes-Dawson 30:35; 11 Paul Hobbs 30:47; 24 Shaun Pickard 32:54; 28 Peter Bowles 33:31; 29 Paul Brannigan 33:45; 30 Marcel Ellison 33:47; 43 Jack Crummett 35:40; 58 Angus Barclay 37:48; 59 (lady 3) Hatty Nylan 37:50; 65 Phil Cook 38:45; 71 (lady 6) Lisa Parsons 39:25; 81 (lady 9) Chris Preston 42:30; 84 (lady 10) Elise Milnes 42:58; 90 Graham Milnes 44:52; 91 (lady 11) Melanie Robertson 45:38.

Cragg Vale Results...

Cragg Vale Fell Race 2011 Photos...


The Stoodley Pike Fell Race takes place on Tuesday 5th July at 7:30pm. Entry on the night is £3.50 at race HQ in the Top Brink Inn and is open to runners aged 14 and above, with proceeds donated to a local charity.


The 3.5 mile race starts with a stiff climb up the Calderdale Way past Lea Dam and follows the flat ridge along to the Stoodley Pike monument. A steep descent down to London Road takes the runners back to the finish field via Broad Carr.

Cragg Vale Fell Race | Todmorden Triathlon

Todmorden Harriers arrived en masse for the Cragg Vale Fell Race last week with 24 Harriers tackling the four mile course. Starting from Cragg Vale Church the race took a woodland path along the river before a long climb up to Bell House Moor. The climbing continued up Dicks Lane before the runners turned and descended via Sunderland Pasture and Swan Bank.


Sean Carey was the first Harrier to finish taking 3rd place, with Nick Barber in 6th and Alistair Rhodes Dawson in 9th. However, with Karl Grey taking the win in 27:08 ahead of Gavin Mulholland the team honours went to Calder Valley Fell Runners.

The ladies mirrored the men’s performance with Claire Duffield 3rd lady, Jane Leonard 6th lady and Chris Preston 9th lady, again finishing 2nd team behind Calder Valley.

Todmorden Results: 3 Sean Carey 28.31; 6 Nick Barber 28.45; 9 Alastair Rhodes-Dawson 30.09; 12 Paul Hobbs 30.36; 13 Dwane Dixon 30:52; 16 Andy McFie 31.09; 18 Peter Bowles 31.22; 26 Ben Crowther 32.08; 27 Paul Brannigan 32.12; 32 Dave Collins 32.52; 33 Shaun Pickard 32.54; 38 Martin Stork 34.02; 54 Andrew Bibby 36.13; 58 Claire Duffield 36.29; 60 Jack Crummett 37.09; 63 Richard Butterwick 37.17; 69 Jane Leonard 37.58; 85 Christine Preston 40.10; 91 Elise Milnes 42.40; 95 Peter Ehrhardt 43.35; 96 Graham Milnes 43.47; 97 Louise Abdy 44.11; 99 Sue Roberts 45.41; 100 Melanie Robertson 45.44; 105 Myra Wells 52.30.

Four Harriers tackled the Todmorden Triathlon on Sunday. After a 400m swim in Todmorden Pool, a 20km cycle ride was followed by a 5km run around Centre Vale Park.

Mark Anderton led the way with 18th place, with Shaun Pickard finishing 3rd V50 as he completed his first triathlon. Ben Crowther was the next Harrier to finish with Karen Gray finishing 3rd female V40.

Todmorden Triathlon | Howgills 10 | Cragg Vale Fell Race

In addition to the usual running, Todmorden Harriers donned their swimming goggles and hopped on their bikes for the Todmorden Triathlon organised by Calderdale Tri Club on Sunday. A 400m pool swim at Todmorden Sports Centre led onto a 20k cycle ride up the valley towards Burnley, turning up Mount Lane for a steep climb and returning back to Todmorden, for a 2 lap 5k run around Centre Vale Park.
In the relay event Simon Anderton led off on the swim handing over to Andrew Horsfall for the cycle and Andrew Wrench then set the fastest run time of the day to win the relay category. In the individual standings, Jon Wright set a similar time to the relay team. Mark Anderton and Simon Galloway both fared well, setting respectable times. Karen Gray was the Harriers sole female entrant and paced herself well, with a strong run to finish 2nd Female40. Dan Taylor completed his first triathlon ahead of his predicted time and Ian Stansfield rounded off the Todmorden entries in the main event. Lizzie Wrench, Emily, Edward and Jack Galloway, Rachel and Sarah Brierley had earlier taken part in the junior events.

Also on Sunday, six Harriers joined a 100 strong field for the inaugural Howgills 10 mile Road Race in the Yorkshire Dales. Starting from Sedbergh the route followed a hilly rural route through the Lune Valley and the Howgill hills, with picturesque views of the Lake District.
Mel Blackhurst was first Todmorden lady and John Metcalfe first Todmorden male. Rachel Henthorne set an excellent time as she returned to fitness after injury, followed by Myra Wells, Barry Chapman and David Henthorne.

Last Wednesday, several Harriers took part in the popular Cragg Vale Fell Race, a 4 mile circular route with 800feet of ascent. First Harrier to finish was Sean Carey in 10th, with Paul Hobbs 12th and Peter Bowles 14th, just losing out to Halifax Harriers for the team prize.
Bingley’s Sue Becconsall won the ladies race with Todmorden’s Lucy Hobbs finishing 3rd lady, just 3 seconds behind Calder Valley’s Claire Hanson after a close battle. Sarah Warburton followed just behind to finish 4th lady. Louise Abdy finished 8th lady to help take the ladies team prize for Todmorden.
In the preceding junior races, Jack Crummet finished 3rd in the under 10’s and Isaac Rhodes-Dawson recorded a 4th place in the under8’s, with his brother Noah in 7th.