Todmorden MMM

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MMM 2012 Prize Winners

With excellent (freezing) weather and 64 runners the 2012 Todmorden Mini Moorland Marathon was a great success! Well done Phil Hodgson for all the hours of organisational work that he put into this. The Roebuck proved to be a successful venue, with easy access to varied terrain.

MMM 2012 Results (this link will open a PDF in a new window)

First Todmorden Harrier solo runner was Kevin Booth. Derek Clutterbuck was awarded the coveted Golden Pigeon Award. A special mention must be made of the achievement of James Logue, the overall winner. He visited an amazing 18 out of 23 checkpoints in a time of 182 minutes. Have a look at the map of his route (click the photo below to see a bigger version). That’s a lot of ground covered there!

James Logue's winning route. Click on the picture to see a larger version.

Noon Stone Fell Race cancelled

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Due to the imposition of new access restrictions the Noon Stone Fell Race, which was due to be run on Feb 25th 2012 has now been cancelled. There are no plans to stage the race in future.

This was an increasingly popular event and had been selected as an English Championship counter on three occasions – most recently in 2010. I’m sure that plenty of you will have pleasant memories of the race, which was first ran in 1993. Never mind – we live in a changing world and things move on – for better or worse!

Noon Stone Fell Race logo - as used in the ubiquious 2010 Buffs

Jingle Bats – 64 Santas!

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A new Todmorden world record of 64 torch-lit running Santas illuminated the hills, canal, park and supermarket as they celebrated Christmas in the now traditional last-Wednesday-before-Christmas pack run. Over £200 was raised for charity as a mountain of food was devoured at the Masons Arms pub.

There are some more pics lower down the page, but first here are the words that the throng sang before being treated to mulled wine and mince pies at the Logue household.

JINGLE RUN – loosely based on and to the tune of Jingle Bells

Running through the snow
Tod Santas here we go
It’s Jingle Run today
We’re laughing all the way
In dashing red and white
Our spirits strong and bright
Oh what fun it is to sing
A running song tonight

Chorus

Oh, Jingle Run, Jingle Run
Jingle here and there
Oh, what fun it is to be
A Todmorden Harrier
Oh Jingle Run, Jingle Run
Jingle far and wide
We’re not just a running club
We’re much, much more besides

We run on road and fell
On parks and trails as well
We love cross country mud
We must be bloody good
Although we’re born to run
When we hear the starting gun
We like a beer or three or four
That’s why we have such fun

        Chorus

Oh, Jingle Run, Jingle Run
Jingle here and there
Oh, what fun it is to be
A Todmorden Harrier
Oh Jingle Run, Jingle Run
Jingle far and wide
We’re not just a running club
We’re much, much more besides

Click on a pic to see the full version…

Inaugural Duathlon Relay

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This was a great success! A simple format – teams of 3, one bike ride, one fell run, one road run – fastest cumulative time wins! The seventh fastest individual times won a spot prize along with those who were best at guessing their times. We had the pub (Summit Inn) all to ourselves and there was free, all-you-can-eat food. What not to like? Many thanks to Andrew Horsfall, Jon Wright, Mandy Goth and all the other helpers. The weather could hardly have been worse (wind, rain, cold) but a great time was had by all!

Here’s a few photos taken at the pub (click to view at full size – use BACK to return)
RESULTS are at the foot of the page after the last photo….

RESULTS:
Team 1
2;31.14 1st
Bev W 83.50
Mel Blackhurst 38.04
Robin Tuddenham 29.20

Team 2
2;32.58 3rd
Jane Leonard 85.24
Darren Tweed 35.09
Andrew Horsfall 32.25

Team 3
2;41.26 10th
Paula 84.02
Andrew W 30.56
Graham Milnes 46.28

Team 4
2;45.02 11th
Dave Collins 90.19
Fiona Armer 45.06
John Lloyd 29.38

Team 5
2;53.02 13th
Ali Mills 81.23
James Riley 34.59
Simon Galloway 56.40

Team 7
2;32.01 2nd
Derek Donohue 78.09
Kath Brierley 39.18
Gemma Kendal 34.34
Michael Harper 34.34

Team 8
2;38.01 9th
Simon Anderton 86.25
Elise Milnes 42.53
Jon Wright 28.43

Team 9
2;34.24 6th
Richard Leonard 74.22
Chris Drinkwater 42.00
Paul Cruthers 38.02

Team 10
2;37.01 8th
Keith Parkinson 73.11
Rachel Skinner 40.00
Mandy Goth 43.50

Team 11
2;33.18 5th
Phil Hodgson 71.20
Sarah Warburton 40.46
Mel Robertson 41.12

Team 12
2;47.59 12th
Dwane Dixon 74.23
Helen Hodgkinson 48.18
Roger Haworth 34.18

Team 13
2;32.59 4th
Mark Anderton 69.46
Ray Poulter 46.58
John Medcalf 36.15

Team 14
2;36.20 7th
Emma Osenton 67.43
Dave O’Neill 51.09
Hatty Nylan 37.28