Below you'll find a list of all posts from June, 2019
On a beautiful summer evening, six Tod Harriers in a field of 97 runners, took to the hills above Whitworth for the Brown Wardle (and a Bit Moor) fell race, a 5.3km scamper over the Pennine hills with 360m of climb. First home, to win the race in 24.53, was Andrew Worster. Andy Ford was close behind in 8th (29.53), …
The Pennine 39 Ultra was in the Toddy Ultra Series on Saturday. The route follows a classic section of The Pennine Way. From Low Force past High Force in glorious Middle Teesdale, to the amazing Cauldron’s Snout and the high, remote and stark Cow Green reservoir. The route then shows off High Cup Nick before descending down to the lovely …
Packing in over 2000m of ascent in 21km, the Great Lakes Fell Race is reasonably described as ‘a monster’. As a long race counter for both the English and British Fell Championships this year, a stacked field of fell runners arrived in Landgale on Saturday in damp and claggy conditions. The raise starts with a long ascent up to Bowfell …
A mix of runners from Todmorden Harriers, CVFR and Rossendale set off from Shap in the Eastern Lake District, traversing the entire lake district, heading for Wasdale in the West over 2 nights in a low-key, self-supported event. Runners were free to choose their own routes, with points up for grabs for peaks bagged on the way. For some, this …
Saturday saw 81 runners from across the country tackle the challenging calderdale way ultra 52.86 miles and 2128 meters of accent which took in moorland, trails and towns of Calderdale. The runners set off from Belholme Park in Todmorden and followed the calderdale way around Calderdale to end up back in Belholme Park many hours later! Martin Davies of Todmorden …
120 Runners turned out for the ‘That’s so Hebden Bridge’ fell race on Thursday night. Organised by Todmorden Harriers, the 6 mile route is a great advert for the Calder Valley fell & trail running scene, boasting a fast and furious (and extremely steep) climb up to Stoodley pike via Erringden Moor, taking in a mixture of some of the …
