41 Dave Halliday 25:14
Another win for Robert Cranham in this 4 mile race round Fewston Reservoir in the dark.
1 Robert Cranham 26:44
These are a series of charity races with the proceeds going to Sue Ryder. The main event is the half marathon which attracted top runner Chris Holdsworth from Clayton and as you might expect, he won it in a time of 1:23:15.
John Boothman, our only representative, came home in 32nd place.
In the 10 mile race, Fionnula Swann had a good run to finish 1st woman and 8th overall.
It seems that those who thought that Chloe Boothman had left running to concentrate on horse jumping were mistaken. She not only took part in the pub run last Wednesday, but she also entered the 10K race today where she finished 129th out of 211 finishers.
It was a good family day out for the Boothmans as mum Angela went to watch and after the racing, everyone enjoyed a bit of lunch together.
Half Marathon
32 John Boothman 2:03:58
10 Mile Race
8 Fionnula Swann 1:31:38 (1st lady)
10K Race
129 Chloe Boothman 1:07:18
2 Robert Cranham 20:13
6 Molly Ralphson 22:43
7 Sam Wadsworth 20:55
41 Heather Driver 24:55
94 Craig Child 29:09
37 Helen Harrison 21:45
66 Raymond Banks 23:23
98 Emma Pease 26:08
36 Molly Ralphson 20:38
This is a classic race yet only David Mirfield seems to run in it. He was there again this year and once more had a top ten finish. Andrew Smith seems to be running every week at the moment and is on top of his game with another M60 1st
8 David Mirfield 47:57 (1st M40)
41 Andrew Smith 60:28 (1stM60)
4 Nathan Smedley 20:18 PB
11 Sean Fitzpatrick 24:15
12 David Pease 24:18
13 Will Pease 24:19
38 Emma Pease 29:27
34 Dave Halliday 25:10
88 Craig Child 29:21
A mixed bunch turned out for Barlick in this race. There were some that were really trying, there were those that had not run for a while and were getting back into the swing of things and then there were those that were only in the race for the beer.
Amongst those who was really trying was Emma Taylor who had a very determined run to finish 2nd woman. Even towards the end, on the last ascent up Haworth Moor, she looked very strong and her 2nd place was a well deserved reward for such a performance.
In the men's race Robert Cranham, who is improving all the time, had a good race to lead the Barlickers home and finish in 11th place. On another day, he might have made a top ten finish, but this was his first attempt at this race and at one stage, he was out running on his own and he had to stop and ask the way from passing walkers.
Carl Nevison & Andrew Smith were both really trying and were together at the first res on the tops, but age eventually made its mark and Carl finished 2nd for Barlick.
John Boothman was another Barlicker who was really trying, but at 8 miles, he was only just getting warmed up as he came to the finish line.
Ben Whitehead was not feeling too good on the day and he had a steady run over with Hayley. Jacqueline Collins is still recovering from giving birth to her latest family member and for Des, this was his first run out for a little while and he certainly felt it as he approached Haworth. Paula Cullen was another one who knew that she had been in a race when she came to the last ascent.
It was good to see 15 Barlickers out in the race and good also to see many out on the course supporting. It is a good race (thank you Keighley & Craven) and to cap it all, there was a good post race atmosphere outside The Fleece at the finish.
The Barlickers finished:
11 Robert Cranahm 64:39
19 Carl Nevison 68:02
25 Andrew Smith 71:00
33 Emma Taylor 75:12 (2nd woman)
35 John Mason 75:48
37 Ben Hoyle 76:40
39 Carl Pawson 76:50
40 John Boothman76:52
47 Ben Whitehead 79:10
48 Hayley Whitehead 79:11
51 Derek Walkden 80:24
53 Jacqueline Collins 81:00
62 Paula Cullen 84:22
87 Anthony Brown 91:46
126 Zac Kaye 115:00
140 finishers
Men
10 Gary Shaw 37:41
71 David Pease 44:74
86 Dan Taylor 45:49
117 James Austin 47:55
119 John Mason 48:14
Barlick 5th Vets Team
Women
46 Hannah Newbold 27:34
2 Robert Cranham 20:27
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.