Those of us in our advancing years can remember when the present Cumbria was Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire. Each one hosted at least one of the Lakes highest peaks. This race visits each of the old counties and makes its way to the top of their respective peaks, Sca Fell Pike, Helvellyn and Coniston Old Man. This involves a race distance of 37 miles and an ascent of over 10,000 ft. Andy Hirst loves the Lake District and this sort of race. You have to run it in pairs and he normally teams up with Pete Jackson. This year, Pete was injured and he therefore joined up Simon Franklin who had also lost his partner through injury. Below is a link to Andy's account of the day. For anyone who knows the Lake District, Andy's graphic descriptions take you round those fells and valleys and as you read through it, you realise the magnitude of the challenge that this race represents.
There is also a link to Simon's account who has written his it from the stand point of someone for whom this was his first experience of this race.
Leg One. Gary Shaw & Nick Treitl. 4th
Leg Two. Scott Baistow & Michael Thistlethwaite. 15th
Leg Three. Gary Bradley & John Boothman. 19th
Leg Four. Sam Wadsworth & Andy Berry. 16th
Leg Five. Rob Weir & Dave Halliday. 18th
Leg Six. Stephen Chew & Shaun Chew 15th.
For a club that has only been in existence for 5 months, that is a good performance. Well done to all those who took part.
Further updates will follow during the course of the day.
Rob Weir entered this race which is basically a run up Simon's Seat from Appletreewick and he finished in 6th place.
Richard Treitl took part in this race today and finished 161st in a time of 2:28:48.
The team for this Sunday's race is:
| Leg One | Leg Two | Leg Three |
| Gary Shaw | Scott Baistow | Bob Jackson |
| Nick Treitl | Michael Thistlethwaite | John Boothman |
| Leg Four | Leg Five | Leg Six |
| Sam Wadsworth | Rob Weir | Stephen Chew |
| Andy Berry | Dave Halliday | Shaun Chew |
The winner of this race was Spencer Riley of Wharfedale who finished in a time of 27:21.
A few Barlick enthusiasts of this league turned out for this race and they finished as follows:
9 Daniel Taylor 28:52
15 Rob Weir 29:13
41 Derek Walkden 31:49
103 Rachel Lowther 39:20
The race was won by Darren Kay of Pudsey & Bramley in a time of 31:45.
Of the Barlickers, new junior member Lloyd Davies had a cracking race to finish 14th overall and 1st U16 with a time of 37:56 and Mark Browne finished 82nd in a time of 48:37.
Results
Ian Livesey was out again today and he was another Barlicker to set himself a PB.
Ian Livesey 1:20:10 PB
Just one Barlick member in this race but he set himself a PB
Michael Alexander 47:24 PB
There were twelve Barlick members in this race with three finishing in the top ten. Their final positions and finishing times were as follows:
7 Nick Treitl 33:26
9 Ian Livesey 33:49
10 Dan Taylor 33:50
14 Andy Berry 34:38
24 Andrew Carson 36:13
30 Stuart Bryan 36:52
45 Chris Smedley 38:32
48 Des Walkden 38:50
64 John Boothman 40:17
99 Michael Alexander 45:45
105 Richard Treitl 47:16
107 Rachel Lowther 48:09 (19th Lady)
Barlick Fell Runners have a structured training programme which caters for all abilities and the details are below. In addition, we have a complete beginners session which is basically a couch to 5K course. These are held at various times of the year.. The training sessions for the coming week are shown below. Further details of what is involved in each session is lower down the page.
Monday with Leanne Dinsdale
These are informal sessions and cater for all abilities. Each week, those taking part meet up at a local hostelry, have a gentle running session lasting around an hour and then retire to the bar to sample the local ale and chew the fat. Everyone is welcome on these runs including none members, in fact, they are a good way to get to know the ethos of the club and decide if it is for you.
The venue for the next pub run will be published on the Barlick Fell Runners Facebook Public Page
Despite the name, the club participates in all disciplines of running, fell, cross country and road and welcomes applications from runners of all abilities to join us. If you are not sure if the club is for you, why not come to one of our training sessions or one of our regular pub runs. You will be under no obligation to join, but you will get a feel for the club and a better idea if the club is for you. You can merely turn up to a training session unannounced, but it would be better if you contacted our club secretary first (details on the contacts page) and let him know that you will be coming and he will make sure that whoever is leading the group will look out for you.
If you are an absolute beginner to running, you too are most welcome to join us in one of our sessions, but please contact our secretary first and she will make sure that you will have a programme with which you are comfortable.
Membership fees for the club are as follows:
Junior Membership Application Form
Junior members under the age of 16 must be accompanied by their parent, guardian or other adult nominated by them, at all times and they will be responsible for their welfare, safety and behaviour.
Parents or guardians will also be fully responsible for the welfare, safety and behaviour of junior members over the age of 16.
Membership Renewals
Your membership expires on 31 December and you will receive a formal reminder that payment for the next year is due. It would be helpful if you can pay directly into the club bank account from your mobile phone or internet banking. The details are:
Sort Code: 050222
Account No: 36214660
Please remember to quote your full name or membership number.
Club Constitution
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.