Gosh. Is it already that time of the year again when everyone heads up to Scotland to do battle on "The Ben"?
That amazing athlete Finlay Wild took the honours again. The thirteen Barlickers finished as follows:
19 David Mirfield 1:54:37
31 Jimmy Craig 1:57:44
46 Nick Treitl 2:03:09
81 David Poole 2:11:43
87 Stephen Shorrock 2:13:25
232 John Boothman 2:39:26
246 Helen Harrison 2:41:52
254 Andrew Smith 2:43:47
263 Emma Taylor 2:44:52
375 Hannah Newbold 3:14:12
385 Lucy Brown 3:17:05
404 Katie Towers 3:30:51
419 Jacqueline Collins 3:43:25
41 Raymond Banks 21:59 PB
27 Toby Nixon 24:21
57 Lily Nixon 25:59
2 Robert Cranham 20:17
13 Peter Jackson 24:55 PB
60 Hannah Newbold 25:42
3 Robert Cranham 18:47
The 500th running of this race saw a record number of 797 participants. The Barlickers finished as follows:
6 Ben WHitehead 17:36
95 Ian Cocks 22:25
103 Raymond Banks 22:31 PB
234 John Wadsworth 26:09
329 Mark Wadsworth 28:14
This is a cracking little race with a length of 5 miles and ascent of 900 ft.There is little wonder therefore that it attracted 206 entrants.
Just one Barlicker turned out who just managed a top ten finish.
10 David Poole 43:44 (2nd MV40)
New member Raymond Banks is no slouch when it comes to quick races. He is a V70 and he still completed this 5K in 22:34.
28 Raymond Banks 22:34 (1st V70)
It was business as usual at Gargave show with the horse jumping running over time which delayed the start of the fell race, with the seniors having to patiently wait until all the junior races had been completed.
Just three Barlickers turned out for this race with Robert Cranham leading them home in 6th place. James Wadsworth had come over from Italy for his holiday and he entered this race for old time's sake and managed a top twenty finish despite a complete lack of race fitness. Another with a lack of race fitness was Glenn Whittaker but he also put in a tidy performance for his first outing on the fells for some time.
17 Lexie Allen 25:29
18 Peter Jackson 25:35
46 James MacDonald 24:41
19 Sam Wadsworth 21:49
42 John Wadsworth 24:50 PB
79 Dave Halliday 27:29
97 Mark Wadsworth 28:28 PB
98 James Wadsworth 28:29
172 Barbara Wadsworth 34:44 PB
Jimmy Craig showed today that his win at Whittle Pike was no flash in the pan as he took the honours in this race over Adam Wale of Clayton. Jimmy was the first of four Barlickers in the top ten.
Molly Ralphson had another good run in the ladies race to finish second overall and 1st W45, with Laura Craig (Jimmy's sister) coming home in 4th place.
1 Jimmy Craig 44:48
3 David Mirfield 45:23 (2nd M40)
6 David Poole MV40 48:25 (3rd M40)
9 Robert Cranham 50:15 (2nd M45)
11 Ian Cocks 50:27 (MV40 )
16 David Pease 51:55 (MV45 )
28 Molly Ralphson 55:07 (2nd lady, 1st W45)
36 Andrew Smith 57:10 (2nd M55 )
41 Laura Craig 58:54 (4th lady)
51 John Boothman 1:01:12 (M60)
94 Raymond Banks 1:08:25 (3rd M70)
155 finishers.
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.