WYWL – Stainland Lions

This Sunday also saw the final fixture in the West Yorkshire Winter League with Andy Worster once again winning the race out right. Also performing extremely strongly was Zoe Dijkman, coming in 11th female which rounds out a consistently good league performance for the pair. Other notable performances came from Dom Leckie and Dave Garner who both claimed top 50 …

Matt FlanaganWYWL – Stainland Lions

Stanley Park 10k

The club championships was back on the road this weekend after a couple of fell fixtures but it made little difference to recent results with Dan Taylor running in 9th overall and first Toddie, picking up a PB along the way. He wasn’t the only Harrier to put in a great performance though with at least 3 other Harriers getting …

Matt FlanaganStanley Park 10k

Midgley Moor – Sunday 20th February

Race 5 of the Tod Harriers Grand Prix was this local gem of a race – a deceptively short and simple lap of Midgley Moor starting and finishing in Booth. However the large navigational element meant that you needed to have done your homework to know where you were going. (Naming no names, but see full results for the “dog …

Matt FlanaganMidgley Moor – Sunday 20th February

Flower Scar – Saturday 19th February

Senior race: Winter returned with a bang in Todmorden – the day after Storm Eunice pummelled the country, the weather switched to whiteout conditions as driving snow welcomed the 185 runners who braved Flower Scar fell race. With a slightly shortened route this year to avoid fallen trees, the race was no less challenging as it more than made up …

Matt FlanaganFlower Scar – Saturday 19th February

West Yorkshire Winter League – Stadium Runners

Race 7 in the West Yorkshire Winter League took the cross-country runners to Storthes Hall Woods for the Stadium Runners hosted event. The wet wintry weather made for classic English cross-country conditions with one runner describing it as ‘Glastonbury level of mud’. The course is 5 miles long and takes the runners through the hospital grounds, Storthes Hall Woods and …

Matt FlanaganWest Yorkshire Winter League – Stadium Runners

Wadsworth Trog

Saturday’s Wadsworth trog was held for its 30th edition, promising the usual gamble of weather conditions with ever-present bog over a 20 mile course around some of the Calder Valley’s harshest upland terrain. The race acted as the 4th fixture in the Todmorden Harriers’ Grand Prix, and 2nd fixture in the fell race championships. 17 Harriers completed the course, with …

Matt FlanaganWadsworth Trog