Great North West Half Marathon

Sunday 22nd February saw 2 Toddies race in the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool. There was a strong cold wind and heavy rain from the start, but this did not deter a field of almost 1400 runners. Starting on the promenade outside the Hilton Hotel, the course took the runners on a southerly 2 mile loop twice before …

Paul BranniganGreat North West Half Marathon

Standish Hall Trail Race

Standish Hall Trail Race Todmorden Harriers Trail Championships opened for the year on 21st February with a trip to Standish near Wigan for 12 hardy harriers. For some, of the harriers it was more of the same as the course was akin to the recent cross country. There were nice runnable bridle ways and the course was fairly flat, but …

Paul BranniganStandish Hall Trail Race

Wright’s Tactical Masterclass at Liversedge

482 runners lined up for the challenging Liversedge Half Marathon on Sunday. The race is a counter in Todmorden Harriers’ Road Championship for whom points were more important than times in this hilly 13.1 mile test. Tod’s Jon Wright and Paul Brannigan ran a sensible and tactical first half of the race and were just inside the top 10 with …

Paul BranniganWright’s Tactical Masterclass at Liversedge

May’s Dynamic Debut at Windy Hill

Windy Hill Fell Race 14th Feb 2015 Pauline May made a brilliant debut for Todmorden Harriers at Windy Hill Fell Race on Saturday finishing 3rd in the ladies category and first counter for Todmorden overall. 3 minutes behind May was Tod’s first male runner Michael Harper in 67th place. Results: Place Name Gender Place Time 46 Pauline May 3 01:11:00 …

Paul BranniganMay’s Dynamic Debut at Windy Hill

Dead Heat in Chill of Wadsworth Trog

There was a heady blend of cool temperatures and a mixture of ice and mud to look forward to for the 16 Todmorden Harriers who made their way to Old Town Cricket Club on Saturday for the Wadsworth Trog. There was a new route this year, to avoid damaging newly re-seeded areas on the top of the moors, but there …

Paul BranniganDead Heat in Chill of Wadsworth Trog