This race has altered slightly from what it used to be. It now starts on the road by the car park in front of the dam. The course over the tops has changed slightly and towards the finish, it now takes the long way around the res.
Early on in the race, the young whippet, Joseph Ormrod from Rossendale Harriers took the lead and from that point onwards, he looked unassailable and in the end, he ran out an easy winner. On the way out, Tom Corrigan and Craig Shearer were running together, but on the climb, they were split up by Adam Whale of Clayton and they finished 2nd and 4th respectively.
In the ladies race, Laura Hesketh took the honours with our leading girls finishing 4th & 5th and Lisa Gee had a great run to finish in the top half of the table.
All the Barlickers ran well tonight and hopefully, it augurs well for the coming weekend.
Men's Race
2 Thomas Corrigan 31:57 (1st M40)
4 Craig Shearer 32:43
22 Carl Nevison 37:59 (2nd M55)
29 David Pease 39:28
43 Andrew Smith 41:24 (3rd M60)
91 Raymond Banks 49:01 (2nd M70)
139 ran.
Ladies' Race
4 Emma Law 40:42 (2nd W40)
5 Lucy Brown 43:21 (3rd W40)
42 Lisa Gee 52:00
86 ran.