It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Chris Smale.  He passed away on 6 February, age 61, after a battle with an aggressive form of cancer.  He was very proud of his membership of the club.  He was a very good runner, a good team mate and he would do anything to help you.

Everyone will certainly raising their glasses to his memory at the Pub Run which will be from the Punchbowl at Earby on Wednesday 19 February.  If anyone would like to say farewell to Chris, the details are below.

This race was due to be held in December, but it was postponed as it was windy on the day.  We had four teams entered for the original race, but could only scrape two together for the new date.  The men's team came 5th overall and the ladies finished 11th. 

5 Barlick Love Machines

Leg One Andy Collins & John Mason
Leg Two John Boothman & Glen Whittaker
Leg Three Carl Walkden & Des Walkden
Leg Four Stan Dreiling & Shane Muller

Time 4:33:11

11 Barlick Love Handles

Leg One Nic Macnamara & Paula Cullen
Leg Two Lucy Brown & Jacqueline Collins
Leg Three Nicola Muller & Cloe Mason
Leg Four Lisa Gee & Leah Edwards

Time 5:04:50

The route of this race features two scenic laps, around Salford and Eccles and on footpaths around Salford Quays. The course follows the paths and pavements inside the centre of Media City. It is is a closed-road race.

Raymond Banks 1:44:11 (1st V70)

122 Stephen Jackson 30:13

45 Raymond Banks 23:25
87 James Austin 25:57

41 Jennifer Hird 25:37
49 Emma Pease 26:19
50 Lucy Brown 26:20
51 Dave Halliday 26:20

17 John Boothman 25:07

28 Raymond Banks 21:51
191 James Austin 28:48

The first three finishers were cyclists, but they were all on e-bikes, so no surprises there.  The next 3 finishers were also cyclists, but they did it the hard way.  This race saw the return of Dave Halliday to competitive running and he did not pick an easy one for his comeback. 

The Barlickers finished as follows:

51 Andrew Smith, Cyclist 39:43
73 Robert Cranham, Runner 42:53
126 Dave Halliday, Runner 51:55

Good performances from all the Barlickers in these races with Emma Law taking the honours in the ladies 30 mile race.

Ladies 30 Mile Race
1 Emma Law 5:28:23 (1st W40)
3 Lucy Brown 6:09:54 (2nd W40)

Men's 30 Mile Race
3 Andy Berry 5:02:43 (2nd M45)

Men's 45 Mile Race
3 David Mirfield 6:45:35 (1st M40)
30 Jon Boothman 9:32:28 (3rd M60)

7 Robert Cranham 24:03

35 Lucas Payne 24:04
74 Jennifer Hird 26:47
78 David Halliday 26:59

47 Raymond Banks 21:53

29 Robert Cranham 29:32

2 Ben Whitehead 17:40
57 Lucas Payne 25:58
89 Dave Halliday 27:55
192 Amber Muller 36:20

184 Stephen Jackson 29:38
228 Richard Shilton 31:52