Salomon 50K Ultra from Keswick Report by David Leslie On a beautiful sunny summer day 5 Harriers made the trip up to Keswick for the 6am start. It was an amazing, scenic route with plenty of uphill (over 2000m of climb) and 54K of good running with flags every 100m or so making it impossible to get lost. Dwane Dixon …

Buttermere Sailbeck fell race: 9.5 mile & 4314ft Report by Michelle Fuller 6 Toddies chose to risk the wind, rain and clag on Saturday 21st May. The race was due to start at 12 but was delayed till 12.30, which we were all quite grateful for as the rain stopped ad the tops cleared of clag. The race visits 5 …

Worcester Marathon, Sunday 22nd May Todmorden Harrier, Paul Alexander, travelled down to take part in the 5th running of this rural and picturesque 26.2 mile 2-lap course. Paul was hoping to sneak under 3.05 to secure a good for age spot in the London Marathon, but with it’s relentless undulating nature, this turned out to be more challenging than anticipated. …

The English Fell Championship moved to Sedbergh on Sunday for the Sedbergh Hills Fell Race a Category A Long Fell Race. The race goes relentlessly up and down a number of hills in the Howgills range. There are some very steep climbs and descents to test even the hardiest fell runners. For the distance of 14 miles it is very …

14 Tod Harriers made the trip to Millbrook near Stalybridge last Wednesday for the Millbrook Monster 10k Trail Race. The scenic route took runners up and around the local reservoirs, finishing with a climb of 100 steps through the woods and a further half mile downhill to the finish. Local Marathon man Andi Jones turned up and ran away with …

The Todmorden Harriers Road Championship moved to Lytham St Annes for the Windmill Half Marathon. There were windy conditions on the 2 lap course, which slowed some of the competitors. The race was won by Andrew Davies in a very fast time of 1hr 8 mins almost ten minutes ahead of the next runner (Andrew is running in the upcoming …