133 runners enjoyed a great evening of 5k racing, expertly organised by Alan Taylor and his Wesham RR. Courses don't get much flatter than this and on a warm and dry night, doubtless many recorded PBs. Sadly, no PB for Terry Lonergan, but he was still pleased to be inside a race target of 24 minutes.
5th LEE PARTINGTON 16.46
84th TERRY LONERGAN 23.18 M65 1st
2 Harley Treitl 13:11
76 Peter Wilkinson 1:50:51
124 finishers
The organisers said that this race was between 27 and 29 miles in length. It turned out to be 28.6 miles with 3562 ft of ascent, so it was a tough one. Michael Alexander completed it in 5:20:03 making him 31st out of 126 starters. A good performance by any standards.
A climbing day out for Andy Hirst and Lucas Payne as they ascended Pillar Rock in the Lakes.
Ex Claytoner Daniel Ashworth blitzed this race in 43:41 - five minutes ahead of the rest of the field. It is a tough race with lots of hills, but great scenery. The rapidly improving Nic Kendall had a top ten finish.
9 Nic Kendall 53:14
449 Mark Nutter 52:32
11 John BOOTHMAN 21:01
200 ran
2 Chris SMEDLEY 20:58 New PB
2 Chris SMALE 18:07
202 Graham WADSWORTH 31:55 New PB
10 Scott BOARDMAN 20:27 New PB
14 Dave HALLIDAY 20:52 New PB
72 Elliott HALLIDAY 26:33
121 Garry BAILEY 33:22
122 Emma BAILEY 33:24
131 Clover EDWARDS 35:46
132 Susan HIRD 35:48
12 Nicolas Kendall 20:03
The race was won by Darren Kay, ahead of Lee Athersmith and Danny Hope, so some good talent at the front of the field. The Barlickers were led home by Chris Smale, who was first V50.
5 Chris Smale 41:24
31 Lee Edwards 47:34
53 Dave Halliday 49:43
63 John Boothman 51:22
With the start of the new junior section, a few are now having a go at racing. Those who were out on Sunday at Boulsworth finished as follows:
U8
5 Annabelle Hoyle 5:08 (3rd girl)
U10
8 Jack Latham 9:42
11 Clover Edwards 11:23
U12
3 Daniel Chew 8:23
Well done to all those who took part.
Our junior training sessions have only been going for a few weeks, but they have proved very popular and regularly attract 25 to 30 youngsters. Some have already made the progression to racing, with a few turning out at Hellifield Gala and others at Boulsworth.
Expect to see more Barlick vests out in junior races in the future.
103 Peter Wilkinson 49:21
227 ran
2 Tom Corrigan 43:15
6 Marc Hartley 46:52
7 Andy Berry 46:53
14 Andrew Carson 48:24
16 Charlie Murgatroyd 48:31
18 Andrew Chew 48:39
36 Nathaniel Whitbread 51:34
55 Dave Halliday 53:55
66 Jennifer Hird 55:36
113 Jean Rawlinson 65:54
This race winds up the Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix Season which finished with a Barlick 1-2, with Tom Corrigan taking the honours of being overall champion with Marc Hartley runner up. In the ladies championship, Jennifer Hird finished 4th.
This used to be a cracking little race up to the summit of Buckden Pike from Cray, but with problems with the parking and issues at the time with the pub (yes, another one which did not like thirsty runners wanting to buy a drink), it was taken from the BOFRA calendar and subsequently run as a low key event. This is a shame, as this year, it only attracted 21 runners.
The race winner was Ted Mason, a previous race winner, who certainly knows the best line of descent from the top.
Of the Barlickers, the Peter Pan of fell racing, vet 50 Chris Smale, finished in third position ahead of the many youngsters in his wake.
First lady and first LV40 was another Barlicker - Angela Donlan.
Today, a Barlick vest was on display in Southern France when, for the second year running, Sam Wadsworth entered the local race. The winning time was 48:13. Sam had a top ten finish, with a time of 51:44. Here is his report of the day:
For the second year running I was in the Cevennes, France at the picturesque village of Florac, for the annual Tour Du Dolmen, a 12km road race. I was feeling a bit better prepared, having not got smashed the night before, instead this year, I'd opted for 24 hours driving in the car, just to get me loosened up.
The race consists of a small lap around the hillside village, taking you back through the start on the main square after 3 km, making it good for spectators. I'd set off a bit slower this year and was in around 15th position after the first lap, a flat section along the riverside, before you begin a 5km climb to the summit. I made up 3 places early on into the climb, but didn't reach the next runners until we approached the summit. The last 3km is a sprint down the road where I made up one place and caught up to another, but was left for dust on the run in, finishing 9th overall in a time of 51:44
The race is obviously a big event for the village and one of the organisers spends the next hour on his microphone interviewing the leading runners about their race. Having carefully planned my prize acceptance speech and imagined what questions he could possibly be asking all these runners (my race tactics...running as fast as I could.), I very descretely sloped back into the crowd with my local produce goodies (before I had to embarass myself trying to construct a clear sentence in French). The interviewer persisted even after another organiser told him I was English and came to find me to see where I was from...I felt pretty sure my GSCE French should cover this so in my best french accent I took to the mic and said....'Yorkshire'.
Simon Bailey of Mercia won this race, ahead of Sam Tosh, in a time of 10:23.
Jimmy Craig was 4th in a time of 10:49
In the junior races, Harley Treitl was 2nd in the U9 race.
Previously known as the Arncliffe 4, this Yorkshire Dales low key event was last run in 2012, but has been resurrected by Leeds City member Alan Buckley, who volunteered to organise the race that he was personally so fond of. Part of the Arncliffe Gala, the one o’clock start saw just 44 leave the village green for a 2 mile jaunt down the south of the Dale before crossing over for a 2 mile roller coaster return in hot conditions - fortunately made tolerable by a welcome breeze.
17 DEREK WALKDEN M40 27.38
26 TERRY LONERGAN M65 31.31
The race was won by Keighley’s Scott Bairstow in 23.01 ; Jo Buckley (Bingley) first lady 25.18
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.