20 Angela Donlan 24:01
35 George Fitzpatrick 25:32
75 Connor Fitzpatrick 31:56
96 Summer Fitzpatrick 35:26
4 Lucas Payne 19:16
14 Emma Bailey 21:01
74 Susan Hird 26:50
115 Sara Hardacre 30:12 New PB
127 Gary Bailey 31:18
43 Lucille Pickles 22:29
374 Graham Wadsworth 35:42
It was a sunny, but cold day that greeted the runners for this linear run from Wycoller to Haworth and it was good to see so many Barlickers out there, including a few faces who have not been racing for a while.
First back for Barlick was David Mirfield in 5th place and for his comeback race after a period of injury, Andy Collins had a good run to finish in the top twenty.
His wife led the Barlick ladies home, just managing to keep in front of Jen Hird. Nicola Muller was going well until she went over on her ankle and had to get a lift to the finish from Ponden.
5 David Mirfield 54:42
13 Stephen Shorrock 59:59
15 Andy Berry 1:00:12
18 Andrew Collins 1:01:23
28 Ian Cocks 1:04:11
37 James Austin 1:07:53
44 Carl Pawson 1:08:49
47 Zac Kaye 1:09:04
49 Shane Muller 1:09:37
56 Jacqueline Collins 1:10:49
58 Jen Hird 1:11:00
65 David Halliday 1:12:55
67 Jonathan Boothman 1:13:43
87 Jamie Fox 1:18:41
101 Cloey Mason 1:21:47
110 Jamie Milligan 1:24:10
116 Eleanor Moore 1:25:14
126 Katie Towers 1:27:37
134 Eve Boothman 1:30:06
144 Diane Macdonald 1:32:55
161 Anne Marie Beech 1:40:07
DNF Nicola Muller (twisted ankle)
175 finishers
This is what fell racing is all about - just getting out there and enjoying it.
96 Susan Hird 51:43 (2nd FV60)
12 John Boothman 21:12
2 Andy Berry 18:43
6 Jack Villiers 19:56
10 Emma Bailey 21:14
25 Garth Duffy 23:05
33 Tony Duffy 23:35
50 Daren Holdsworth 24:47
54 Ciara Duffy 25:04
105 Anne-Marie Beech 28:57
123 Garry Bailey 30:34
291 Graham Wadsworth 34:15
Two weeks ago, Ian Livesey recorded a 2 hour 31 minute time in the Chester Marathon. Most people would have accepted that and had a recovery period before embarking on their next challenge. Not so Ian. Two weeks after one marathon, he entered another.
Another issue was that on his visit to Bruges, he got deviated from concentrating on running by beer tasting and goodness knows what else. The result was a time that did not reflect his true capabilities.
But we are amateur runners and maybe a fun weekend in Bruges, coupled with a bit of a run out, was a great break from every day living. So well done Ian. Two marathons in two weeks coupled with a a bit of time out on the town sounds like a great work / life balance.
Ian Livesey 2:56:46
The Race to the Castle 10km is a new race which saw runners charging to Lancaster Castle and completing a loop around the battlements before heading for home. Given that and the fact that there were steps up to the castle, this was not a PB course. The course was wet and slippery with a few climbs, but our girls coped well, with Emma Bailey winning the ladies race and Cloey Mason finishing fist LV45.
6 Emma Bailey 43.06 - 1st lady
27 Cloey Mason 49.14 -1st LV45
Ambleside were the hosts for this year's relay event in the idyllic town of Grasmere. Over 1,400 runners descended on the sleepy town to partake in the 4 leg Fell relay. For those who aren’t familiar with the format, every year, Leg 1 is a solo leg with a defined/flagged route, Leg 2 is a pairs leg with a defined/flagged route, Leg 3 is a navigational Leg where runners are given a map with a series of check points on as they start their leg and are then expected to navigate their way between these, finally there is Leg 4 which is a solo leg with a defined/flagged route.
On the day BFR entered a ladies team, men’s A & B team and also an MV40 team. Leg 1 saw Jon Cleaver lead in the men, closely followed by Tim Chadwick and Virgil Barton with Jacqueline Collins representing the ladies.
Leg 2 saw Paula & Heather head out up the hill along with James Austin & Zac Kaye for the B team and the 2 Dave’s (Poole & Smurf) for the A team. It’s worth mentioning that the 2 Dave’s had a great leg coming in 22nd fastest from 248 teams - beating teams such as Ribble Valley. Great run!
Leg 3 (the dreaded Nav!)......Andy B and Nick T got round nice and cleanly for the A team, both Dave Halliday and Pete Beresford were 2nd fastest for BFR with a sub 2 hour run, then an AMAZING run from Vic Peel and Jen Hird saw the ladies come home just over 2 hours and 14th in the female open category....brilliant! Now for the bad news.....Pete Jackson and Gary "Navigational Expert" Bradley were the last BFR team home and got suitably ribbed by their team mates!
Leg 4 was the quickest leg of the day, we had Stephen Shorrocks for the vets, Emma Taylor for the ladies, Nicolas Kendall for the B team and Like Maude for the A team. Notably Emma was 20th in the female category and Luke was 15th in the Male open category - 2 top quality runs!
So, in summary, a great club day with BFR mixing it up with the top end as usual. Next year will be better still!
Andy B (Fell Captain and navigational god).
34 Barlick A 4:25:21 28th Male Open Team
96 Barlick B 5:14:20 9th Open Team
108 Barlick MV40 5:19:15 21st MV40 Team
171 Barlick Ladies 5:53:29 21st Female Open Team
Leg 1
57 A Team Jon Cleaver 55:50
64 B Team Tim Chadwick 56:25
75 MV40 Team Virgil Barton 57:09
145 Ladies Team Jacqueline Collins 1:07:08
Leg 2
22 A Team David Poole / David Mirfield 1:08:21
133 B Team Zac Kaye / James Austin 1:26:57
138 MV40 Team John Boothman / Andrew Smith 1:27:41
218 Ladies Team Paula Cullen / Heather Driver 1:46:01
Leg 3
56 A Team Andy Berry / Nick Treitl 1:38:15
144 B Team Dave Halliday / Pete Beresford 1:58:15
157 Ladies Team Jennifer Hird / Victoria Peel 2:02:49
181 MV40 Team Gary Bradley / Pete JAckson 2:07:28
Leg 4
15 A Team Luke Maude 43:00
49 MV40 Team Stephen Shorrocks 46:57
99 B Team Nick Kendall 57:43
142 Ladies Team Emma Taylor 57:21
27 Lucille Pickles 21:49
260 Graham Wadsworth 34:25
8 Paul Elcock 21:16
37 Jamie Fox 23:55 New PB
148 Kristian Clayton 33:49 New PB
With the main body of Barlickers going to the Red Rose Meeting at Leigh, we had only one runner out in these races - Lucille Pickles. She put in a cracking run finishing 2nd out of a field of 39 . She then intended going on to Wasdale to compete in the last BOFRA race at Wasdale, but the weather was so bad that it was impossible to get to Wasdale.
U11 Girls
2 Lucille Pickles 8:41
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.