Spen 20 | Haworth Hobble | Carding Mill | Trafford 10k

Todmorden Harriers took on the longest race of this year’s Club Road Championship on Sunday, as seven Harriers tackled the Spen 20 mile road race.


Paul Brannigan was the first Todmorden runner across the line in 19th place, followed by Paul Alexander in 65th place.

Andy Glyde and Guy Whitmore were separated by just half a minute, as they finished 142nd and 146th respectively.

Julie Wyant was the only Todmorden lady to take on the distance, finishing ahead of Paul Cruthers and Peter Ehrhardt.

Todmorden results: 19 Paul Brannigan 2:09:50; 65 Paul Alexander 2:27:54; 142 Andy Glyde 2:45:28; 146 Guy Whitmore 2:45:59; 206 Julie Wyant 3:05:20; 230 Paul Cruthers 3:14:43; 253 Peter Ehrhardt 3:45:14.

Craig Stansfield finished in ninth place at the 33 mile Haworth Hobble, with Dan Taylor in 35th and Peter Bowles in 39th position.

Dwane Dixon and Ben Crowther were sixth pair, and 66th overall, with Steve Pullan also running as a pair, with Rinaldo Columbi, finishing 85th.

Joe Daniels completed the course in 146th, with Jilly Davidson teaming up with Andrew Woodcock for 299th and Bev Holmes in 304th place.


Lauren Jeska set a new ladies course record at the Carding Mill Canter Fell Race in Shropshire, recording a time of 46:36 for 8th place overall.


Mick Craven was the sole Todmorden Harrier at the Windmills Whizz Fell Race, where he finished in 35th position with a time of 54:19.


A pair of Todmorden runners joined a highly competitive field at the Trafford 10k, where Richard Butterwick set a mark of 39:19 for 210th place and Myra Wells crossed the line in 54:49 for 596th position out of the 750 finishers.


Nick Barber made his parkrun debut at Huddersfield’s Greenhead Park, where he set the 2nd fastest time of the day with a time of 16:59, followed by Robin Tuddenham in 5th place, with 17:29.

Roddlesworth Roller | Spen 20 | Haworth Hobble | Ian Roberts Fell Race

Todmorden Harriers’ inaugural Trail Championship got off to a flyer on Sunday with the Roddlesworth Roller, with the club winning both the ladies and men’s team prizes.

Nineteen Harriers took on the undulating 6 mile course at Abbey Village near Chorley.

Martin Stork continued his current excellent form to finish in 6th place, with Dwane Dixon in 13th one place ahead of Paul Brannigan.

It was a remarkable run for Dwane, and for Elise Milnes, as both had completed the 32 mile Haworth Hobble the previous day.

Gemma Kendall made a dazzling debut for the club to finish first Todmorden lady, and 6th lady overall, over a minute ahead of Sarah Glyde who was 8th lady, with Jayne Williams 12th lady

Todmorden results: 6 Martin Stork 36:44; 13 Dwane Dixon 37:58; 14 Paul Brannigan 38:22; 30 Dan Taylor 40:27; 50 Simon Galloway 42:50; 52 Gemma Kendall 43:22; 66 Sarah Glyde 44:47; 77 Jayne Williams 46:18; 84 Kevin Coughlan 47:58; 92 Hatty 48:28; 95 Elise Milnes 48:41; 108 Peter Ehrhardt 50:05; 131 Rachel Henthorne 51:45; 136 David Henthorne 51:51; 148 Helen Hodgkinson 53:15; 150 Graham Milnes 53:36; 176 Mandy Goth 57:13; 178 David O'Neill 57:28; 206 James Smith 1:27:40.

Sport Sunday's Roddlesworth photos...

Several Harriers took part in the Spen 20 mile race, a favourite for those training for the London Marathon. Sarah May completed the course in 2:27:07, followed by Mel Blackhurst in 2:44:08, with Johnny Medcalf 2 seconds behind. Mel Robertson and Julie Wyant finished just past the 3 hour mark.

At the Haworth Hobble on Saturday, Oz Kershaw was the first Harrier to finish in 5:12:29 with Nick Barber and Robin Tuddenham, the third pair to complete the distance in 5:27:07.

Sean Carey was the sole Todmorden runner at the Ian Roberts Memorial Fell Race, where he repeated his win from a year ago. It was a hard fought victory as he triumphed in a close finish with Jack Ross of Mow Cop Runners, who was just three seconds behind.