Although he was the youngest runner in the race, Harry Roberts finished in 13th place out of 80 starters. What a great start to the New Year.
13 Harry Roberts 23:25
2 David Pease 21:18 (1st M45)
10 Sean Fitzpatrick 22:56 (2nd M40)
11 Helen Harrison 23:02 (3rd Woman, 1st F40)
13 Harry Roberts 23:25 (1st BU13)
43 Emma Pease 28:24 (3rd F45)
30 Sean Fitzpatrick 21:36
34 Sean Fitzpatrick 22:50
6 Robert Cranham 19:54
There is a tendency to think of Craig Shearer as a road runner, but he is a pretty good all round runner and he showed his prowess today on the fells with a top ten finish against some good opposition.
7 Craig Shearer 46:51
16 Ben Whitehead 50:25
26 Robert Cranham
83 Andrew Smith
139 Des Walkden
153 Hannah Newbold
191 Luy Brown
The times will follow for all runners when available.
1 Robert Cranham 21:08
26 John Boothman 26:17
22 Sean Fitzpatrick 22:39
2 Robert Cranham 21:01
51 Sean Fitzpatrick 22:47
The conditions for this race were really tough with it being wet under foot and a strong wind blowing against the runners right up to the Stoop stone. It was the first of Woodhead's races for Richard Cranham and he wondered why the start was a cavalry charge. Once he got onto the moors, there was a complete bottleneck with few passing places and he then realised why everyone put so much effort into getting a good start.
It was tough going up to the Stoop stone, but much better (and faster) on the return, although a few deep bogs took a lot of runners by surprise. There were three Barlickers out in this race and they finished as follows:
26 Robert Cranham 40:50
55 Andrew Smith 44:46 (1st M60)
99 Lucy Brown 53:27
3 Robert Cranham 20:19
30 Molly Ralphson 21:13
35 Raymond Banks 21:48
64 Donna Milligan 29:02
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.