Three Barlickers took on this tough half which saw 300ft of climb. The results are as follows
40 Sean Fitzpatrick. 2:19:00
94 Ben Whitehead 2:43:00
95 Hayley Whitehead 2:43:07
Virgil Barton took on this 33 mile challenge which takes in every summit around the Welsh town of Llangollen covering 6200ft of ascent.
He completed the challenge in 5hour 55 knocking 1hour 30 of the existing record - a fantastic achievement!
Coniston Gullies was the setting this year for the first race in the BOFRA calendar and for many their first fell race since lockdown hit last year!
4 Barlick runners were out for this race and finished as follows
12 Nick Treitl 17:11
27 David Pease 19:15
39 Andrew Smith 20:51
83 Richard Teritl 39:07
36 Stephen Shorrocks 01:23:13
51 Ben Hoyle 01:25:37
101 Andy Smith 01:33:52
John made his way over to the lakes for this race on a very damp Sunday morning, however he said once running conditions were perfect.
118 John Boothman 03:37:16
328 Ian Livesey 04:23:13
Cloey Mason took part in this race over the weekend which is the first of seven. Set in the Cleveland Hills and Moors it covered 28.5 miles with approx 5400ft of climb.
Cloey completed the race in 06:25:07
Three of our Barlick runners took part in this virtual half marathon which started and finished in Barley with an elevation gain of 1899ft.
2 David Pease 01:38:41
10 Lucy Brown 02:00:45
11 Emma Pease 02:01:43
1 David Pease 42:18
9 Lucy Brown 51:52
13 Gemma Carson 52:53
2 David Pease 20:57
13 Lucy Brown 25:03
For those who are not aware during lockdown the club welcomed Matt Watson and what a fantastic addition he is to the club.
At the weekend he raced the Endeavour 10K in Middlesbrough finishing a brilliant 4th place in a time of 31:28 and also first V40.
Prior to this he had also shown great form at the Podium 5K finishing 13th in the B race in 14:37! Which saw him rank in the top 10 all time British men over 40's for 5K road, he is certainly one to watch!
Wow - what a run from Lorraine Slater. She has certainly not spent the past 12 months of lockdowns sitting by the fire. This is a tough ultra race over forty five miles. Lorraine finished 6th overall, not just 6th in the ladies race, out of a total of 93 runners. Not only that, but she was just 3 seconds from coming home in 5th place. With a performance like that she naturally set a new course record. Over the years, we have got used to seeing some great performances from Lorraine and this has been another one to add to that long list.
Further down the field, John Boothman and Mark Storey both had a top twenty finish. Cloey Mason finished 4th lady.
In the shorter 30 mile race, Tim Pigott took the honours coming home in first place.
A good day out for the Barlickers, taking first and third places in addition to first women's team and first mixed team. That is before we get to mentioning first solo team. which was team Alex.
1 Barlick Mens 1 Barlick Fell Runners Mens 2:02:19
Matt Watson, Luke Maude, Nick Treitl, David Mirfield
3 Barlick Mens 2 Barlick Fell Runners Mens 2:12:34
Stephen Shorrock, David Poole, Ian Beresford, Andy Berry
6 Team Alex Mason Barlick Fell Runners Mens 2:20:43
Alex Mason, Alex Mason, Alex Mason, Alex Mason
7 THE BADS Barlick Fell Runners Mens 2:24:37
David Pease, Andrew Smith, Sean Fitzpatrick, Ben Whitehead
11 (1) Barlick Ladies Getting Back At It Barlick Fell Runners Ladies 2:33:56
Jacqueline Gissing Collins, Emma Taylor, Lorraine Slater, Molly Ralphson
12 Barlick Mens 3 Barlick Fell Runners Mens 2:37:34
Andy Collins, Dave Halliday, Zac Kaye, James Austin
15 (1) Barlick Mixed 1 Barlick Fell Runners Mixed 2:45:43
Hayley Whitehead, Cloey Mason, John Mason, Johnathan Boothman
19 (4) Leggin’ It Barlick Fell Runners Mixed 3:02:56
Michael Uttley, Helen Harrison, Amanda Haines, Carl Pawson
This was the first Ultra for Ian Cox and he was more than happy with the result, as he came home in second place, not all that far behind the winner. Again credit must go to the organisers for putting on this event despite all the restrictions.
The race organiser wrote a report of the event and this illustrates some of the headaches involved in putting on events at this time.
2 Ian Cox 5hrs 25 mins.
You have to hand it to Trawden AC, during this epidemic, they have done their utmost to put on some racing. This race is another fine example of the great job that they are doing. Many will not be surprised to find that John Boothman turned out for this race, despite the fact that he took part in the 62 mile Hardmoors 60 last week. His legs felt tired and he found it hard work, but he is pretty consistent in this race and he finished 36 seconds quicker than the time he recorded last year.
On the road up to the windmills, he passed the only other Barlicker in this race, Mark Storey. He had his arm in his back pack straps, having taken a tumble, but he braved it out and competed the race.
24 John Boothman 5:15:21
34 Mark Storey 5:37:49
This is a tough 62 mile race which follows the Cleveland Way down the East Coast from Guiseborough to Filey. Because of the Covid restrictions, this year runners departed in groups of six with a two minute interval between each group. This made it difficult for runners to judge how they were doing overall, but at least it enabled everyone to take part in some competitive running.
As you might have anticipated, both John Boothman and Cloey Mason were out there putting their bodies under tremendous strain, but there again, both doing well despite the lack of competitive racing for over six months. Both managed to avoid injuries and both easily managed to avoid the cut offs.
43rd Male John Boothman 13:39:55
16th Female Cloey Mason 15:04:54
6 Stuart Heaviside 3:53:26
28 James Crook 4:45:53
Another race put on by Trawden AC in the form of a time trial. Not like proper racing, but much better than nothing in this shut down and well done to Trawden AC for organising it. A few Barlickers turned out with six finishing in the top twenty, including Emma Pease who had a really good run to finish as first lady.
Well done too to Gemma Carson for turning out for her first race for the club.
After a long period with no racing, Trawden AC organised the Neil Alderman Trawden Celtic 7 Memorial Race. To maintain social distancing, runs took place during Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st May, with time slots from 7am to 7pm each day. Once completed, the times were collated. Great performances by Alex Mason and Molly Ralphson.
2 Alex Mason 42:01
4 David Mirifield 44:28
11 Andy Berry 47:16
16 Ian Cocks 48:38
19 David Pease 49:45
27 Molly Ralphson 51:28
28 Sean Fitzpatrick 51:36
29 Andrew Smith 52:33
39 John Boothman 55:43
49 Paul Elcock 58:13
62 Heather Driver 1:02:19
109 Jackie Bonsall 1:19:37
Well done to Trawden AC for putting this event on.
For some of the Barlickers not doing the relays, it was because they were doing this race. Stephen Shorrock led them home finishing in 17th place. Karl Robb paired up with Declan Bulmer from Wharfedale and they were the second pair home. John Boothman was next to finish, but he struggled over the last 10K, due to lack of miles recently, but he was still 2nd Vet 55. He was followed home by Gary Bradley
Katie Towers had a strong run finishing 121st and then came Jamie Milligan, who was paired up with Pete Beresford. At 7:04:50, it was a 39 minute PB for Jamie, a good effort considering that he only started running again six months ago. Couch to 52K in six months!
17 Stephen Shorrock 4:59:17
27 Karl Rob & Declan Bulmer 5:16:40 (2nd pair)
49 John Boothman 5:38:27 (2nd M55)
121 Katie Towers 6:41:38
136 Jamie Milligan & Pete Beresford 7:04:50
236 finishers.
282 Chris Smale 1:01:19
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.