For some of the Barlickers not doing the relays, it was because they were doing this race. Stephen Shorrock led them home finishing in 17th place. Karl Robb paired up with Declan Bulmer from Wharfedale and they were the second pair home. John Boothman was next to finish, but he struggled over the last 10K, due to lack of miles recently, but he was still 2nd Vet 55. He was followed home by Gary Bradley
Katie Towers had a strong run finishing 121st and then came Jamie Milligan, who was paired up with Pete Beresford. At 7:04:50, it was a 39 minute PB for Jamie, a good effort considering that he only started running again six months ago. Couch to 52K in six months!
17 Stephen Shorrock 4:59:17
27 Karl Rob & Declan Bulmer 5:16:40 (2nd pair)
49 John Boothman 5:38:27 (2nd M55)
121 Katie Towers 6:41:38
136 Jamie Milligan & Pete Beresford 7:04:50
236 finishers.
282 Chris Smale 1:01:19
This was an unusual relay in that it was effectively four separate 10K races with the combined results put together at the end. So the second race or "leg" started before the first race finished, so no one new the standing of their team. Having said that, it made each "leg" feel like a proper race. Barlick had a good day finishing 1st ladies, 1st men, 1st mixed with the vets taking second place. It was also good to see so many "social runners" out racing and what was interesting is that they put on a damn good show.
The Barlick teams finished as follows:
1 Barlick Leg Ends: Barrie Charnley, James Austin, Ian Cocks, Ben Whitehead (1st Men)
3 BFR Pub Run Mixed: Emma Taylor, Jac Collins, Zac Kaye, Andy Collins (1st Mixed)
4 Barlick Vets,: Jock Boothman, Andy Smith, Andrew Driver, David Pease (2nd Vets)
10 Barlick Ladies: Molly Ralphson, Heather Driver, Paula Cullen, Emma Pease (1st Ladies)
19 BFR Mixed Allsorts: Eve Boothman, Jamie Fox, Leanne Dinsdale, Sean Fitzpatrick
24 BFR Social Runners: Jackie Bonsall, Maggie Bugler, Jayne Lee, Daren Holdsworth
29 Quad Squad: Hayley Whitehead, Marie Beech, Amanda Holden, Megan Worswick
37 Teams
13 Shane Muller 20:40 PB
14 David Pease 20:49 PB
21 Sean Fitzpatrick 21:33 PB
71 Nicola Muller 25:25
14 Lucille Pickles 23:44
40 Michael Alexander 22:48 PB
246 Sara Hardacre 32:46
9 Sean Fitzpatrick 59:30
126 finishers.
11 Jethro Whitfield 34;54
59 Shane Muller 50:12
90 Nicola Muller 1:01:26 (25th Woman)
18 James Austin 41.31
62 John Boothman 48.04
109 Ian Livesey 53.37
154 Richard Starkie 57.25
Molly Ralphson is in great form at the moment and in this race, she finished in 2nd place, beaten only by living legend, Victoria Wilkinson. What an awesome performance.
17 Stephen Shorrock 1:14:40
21 Tim Chadwick 1:15:42
44 Zac Kaye 1:21:04
60 Molly Ralphson 1:23:17
66 David Pease 1:24:59
72 Sean Fitzpatrick 1:25:34
73 Andrew Smith 1:25:56
84 John Boothman 1:27:25
93 Gary Bradley 1:28:35
169 Heather Driver 1:42:08
203 Katie Towers 1:49:20
64 Ian Cock 23:54
260 Sara Hardacre 31:21
284 Olivia Perry 32:47
349 Archie Henstock 39:39
A flatish lapped route of the Etihad Stadium Campus saw Richard Shilton take a couple of minutes off his PB.
188 Richard Shilton 56.38
A great run from Alex Mason not only saw him lead the Barlickers home, but he also finished first U18. It was also good to see Leanne Dinsdale back racing again.
34 Alex Mason 49:09
66 James Austin 52:09
83 David Pease 55:23
84 Sean Fitzpatrick 55:36
89 Andrew Smith 56:16
99 John Boothman 56:55
183 Leanne Dinsdale 64:15
190 Paul Elcock 64:49
225 Heather Driver 69:33
17 Jethro Whitfield 35:24
66 Shane Muller 42:43
117 Nicola Muller 52:32 (33rd woman)
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.