Report by Darren Graham It was a very busy weekend for the Fell Runners, starting with the classic Yorkshire 3 Peaks fell race. In its 62nd year, it is a 23.3 mile race with over 5000ft of climbing, taking on the classic summits of Pen Y Ghent, Whernside & Ingleborough. 11 Tod Harriers took on the challenge with Graeme Brown, …
Report by Darren Graham A massive Todmorden Harriers presence at the Orchan Rocks Fell race last Tuesday ensured a record number of entrants at this great, local race. In its 3rd year, this race is going from strength to strength, not only in attendance but also in being listed in Grand Prix races for both Tod Harriers and Calder Valley. …
Report by Darren Graham It was a weekend of road running for Todmorden Harriers as the London Marathon was undertaken by 6 of our runners amongst the other 40,000 runners who took part, including 1 in space! Paul Scarisbrick recorded the fastest Toddy time of under 3 hours (2:58:59) with close to a fantastic even split. Hard training paid off …
It was a week of plenty of races after the British champs in Ireland, last weekend. No major turnout to any race but plenty going on………. Back over at Cowm Res, the annual Joe salt 5k was held on Wednesday night. James Riley (21.18), Gemma Lord (28.05) and Ian Stansfield (43.34) attended this popular trail race. Lucy Hobbs took part …
A superb Mourne for the Veteran Harriers This year’s first counter in the British Fell Championships was held on Saturday in the stunning Mourne mountains, Northern Ireland. It was with glad hearts that the 16 Tod Harriers who travelled to Northern Ireland were greeted with fine, clear weather. The last time this location was used for a championship race, runners …
Our finishers at the Manchester Marathon. And this one is actually a marathon! 247 Graeme Brown 2.56.58 748 Paul Alexander 3.11.08 2464 Kate Mansell 3.39.54 7393 Jilly Davidson 4.46.30 Paul Alexander two minutes quicker than last year’s race but sadly no PB (6mins adrift!).
