Great competition in these races between team mates, with a close battle going on between Matt Lalor & Lee Parrington in the Elite Race and with Craig Shearer and Jon Cleaver in the A Race.
Sub 16:30 Race
28 Matthew Lalor 15:55
29 Lee Parrington 15:56
A Race
2 Craig Shearer 16:05
3 Jon Cleaver 16:09
9 David Mirfield 16:45
14 Dan Mills 16:54
29 Andrew Carson 17:33
45 Lee Edwards 18:20
B Race
11 James Austin 19:05
16 Daniel Plant 19:12
35 Derek Walkden 19:49
39 Rachel Villiers 19:51
43 Paul Elcock 19:57
50 Andrew Smith 20:14
58 Shane Muller 20:40
59 Zac Kaye 20:44
79 Paula Cullen 21:40
93 Heather Driver 22:22
109 Cloey Mason 23:12
130 Nicola Muller 24:35}
147 Susan Hird 26:24
152 Jean Rawlinson 26:47
A good competitive run from Jacob Reeday saw him take the honours in a close U12 race.
U9
7 Isaac Reeday 6:09
10 Alfie Muller 6:23
15 Oscar Calyton 7:08
20 Summer Fitzpatrick 7:33
U12
1 Jacob Reeday 6:21
19 Harley Treitl 7:51
24 Lucille Pickles 8:06 (3rd girl)
35 Garth Duffy 8:45
51 Chloe Boothman 9:58
52 Lily-Grace Clayton
57 Amber Muller 10:35
U14
28 Connor Fitzpatrick 16:01
U17
9 Jack Villiers 14:56
6 Nick Treitl 12:37
25 Andy Berry 59:54
34 Lucas Payne 1:02:13
35 Lee Edwards 1:02:40
155 Richard Treitl 1:27:16
Published at 4.15 pm 16 June 2018
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Jack Cummings of Ilkley Harriers returned to defend his title, but he found himself up against the master of all the Wharfedale Fell races, Ted Mason. Going up the initial steep ascent, Ted took the lead and already it was not looking good for Jack, as Ted is a renown master of descent. However, it was early days and maybe Jack could build up some lead as the going got easier. However, by the summit, Ted was still leading with Jack chasing and they were both ahead of Neil Crampton of Pudsey & Bramley. However, by the lead mines, things had once more changed, as Sam Watson, again a force to be reckoned with in any fell race, had moved up into third place. By the time the runners came into view, Ted had built up a good lead and as he went down the steep descent towards the beck, he once more once more demonstrated why he is such a master of descent. Jack followed a little while later, but by this time, Sam Watson was coming into his own and of the two, he was certainly the better man on that notorious final descent. However, would he be able to catch Jack and claim second place? In the end, it was a close run thing with Jack crossing the line just six seconds in front of Sam Watson.
The ladies race was a bit more spread out with Helen Wood of Ilkley Harriers taking a comfortable victory ahead of Jenny Gillies of Spey Runners. However, a very strong performance from Vet 50 Jean Powell saw her see off the competition and come home in third place.
Another good performance in the Vet 50 category was from Wharfedale Harriers runner Andy Holden. He literally started the race right at the back, but he gradually worked his way through the pack, picking off runners one by one and he ended up, not only with the first V50 prize, but with a top ten finish. It was quite a remarkable performance and it harked back to performances Andy would regularly put in, in his younger days.
Wharfedale carried off the men's prize with Ted Mason, Sam Watson & Tom Millard, whilst Calder Valley took the ladies' team prize with Helen Buchan, Catherine Holder & Charlotte Wetton.
As usual, the weather was absolutely dreadful during the race and the trailing runners had to endure hailstones on the top and apparently quite large ones too. However, once the race was over, it was possible to enjoy a leisurely pint outside the Buck Inn and soak up the Dales sunshine.
The Barlickers finished as follows:
7 Andy Berry 42:07 (1st V40)
22 John Boothman 47:46
25 Peter Jackson 48:48 (1st MV60)
29 Paul Elcock 49:37
33 Jennifer Hird 50:36
36 Dave Halliday 50:47
37 Glenn Whittaker 50:51
55 Cloey Mason 1:02:40
55 Dave Halliday 3:04:53
47 Summer Fitzpatrick 11:36
Under 12
1 Jacob Reeday 4:24
32 Lily Clayton 6:58 |
Under 9
3 Isaac Reeday 3:22
16 Oscar Clayton 3:59
3 Nick Treitl 17:18
10 Emma Bailey 20:58
50 Emma Taylor 25:18
31 Derek Walkden 21:19
305 Sharon Newbold 31:00
364 Sara Hardacre 33:44
366 Deborah McKenna 33:50
Gary Bradley had a grand day out in the Lakes and enjoyed taking part in this testing race.
81 Gary Bradley 5:56:40
It was a record turnout of both juniors and seniors for this race and given the recent dry weather, it was perhaps the day to test the course record set by Tom Cornthwaite. Gary Priestley of Salford was up for that challenge. He was leading comfortably as he came through the gate into the lane leading to the finish. Cheered on by the spectators, who knew that a new record was on the cards, he charged down the lane, shaving 4 seconds off Tom's record.
This year the U15s ran to the trig point on Weets in an out and back race. This made it a challenging run for them without the severity of the full senior race. The race winner was Jack Villiers of Barlick.
In the ladies race, Lorraine Slater was the race winner, with Helen Buchan the runner up. Then followed two more Barlickers, Jacqueline Collins & Rachel Villiers.
Three of our youngsters made the trip up to the Lakes for this race.
U12
15 Lucille Pickles (4th girl)
37 Lily-Grace Clayton (17th girl)
U9
15 Oscar Clayton 5:46
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.