29th April 2026 Pack Run Venue
Northern Whisper Brewing Co, Rawtenstall
Bring your passports people!
Next week’s Pack Run is from Northern Whisper Brewing Co in Rawtenstall meet at 7pm. What3Words ///prompting.heap.agree
All very welcome, there will be 3 groups – Steady, Medium, Fast, with an option of a beginners group. 1hr run time – all runs will be off road, so FRA kit please.
Back to Northern Whisper for drinks afterwards.
There is food from the market place by the bus stop in Rawtenstall that you can take in to the bar, and there appear to be a number of take aways in the general area. (I’ll be eating beforehand, as usual – Ed)
Alternatively for those who cannot make the trip to Rawtenstall, there will still be the option to run from this month’s venue:
The Top Brink Inn, Brink Top, Todmorden
This month’s pack run is from The Top Brink Inn, Brink Top, Todmorden OL14 6JB
To maximize the newly available evening light all groups launch at the earlier time of 6:45pm
Please park in the top car park where possible, the lower car park nearest the pub is reserved for regular customers.
Everyone is welcomed for great beer and food in the pub afterwards. The pub will be serving some runners’ specials for £9:00
Options are : Cumberland sausage/chips/peas, Chicken goujon wrap with sweet-chilli /chips, 5-Bean chilli with rice or chips.
No need to pre-order but please arrive in plenty of time and order at bar before the start.
All runs will be off-road so FRA kit is recommended (windproof/waterproof as a minimum)
Group leaders are advised to carry a first aid kit (kits are available from the boot of Stu’s car)
1st timers welcome
People gather at the “pub of the month” in time for a 7.00pm start (6.45 in April and September). There are usually 3 or 4 groups of varying abilities and all will do a variation of the same basic route – which will be decided on the night according to weather etc. The faster groups go faster and thus run further.
No! You don’t have to be a member to come along and run with us. In fact, pack runs are an ideal way to get to know us and find out whether Tod Harriers is the club for you.
Appropriate running kit and shoes for the weather and terrain. If on the fells bring a waterproof taped-seam cagoule with a hood and overtrousers, hat, gloves, whistle and a mobile in a bumbag or rucsac in addition to what you set off in. If it is dark bring a head torch or hand torch and something reflective or hi-viz. A change of clothing for afterwards….oh – and money for food and liquid refreshment if desired.
We don’t set out to cover a certain distance – the aim is to stay out for 60-90mins. Daylight pack runs tend to last longer than dark, winter pack runs because it is less cold and more fun. If you are worried about not keeping up start out with a slow group and move up a level next week if it was too slow. During a pack run the faster runners in a group will stop at regular intervals to allow everyone to catch up. Don’t worry – you won’t be “dropped” and left on your own.
Most people turn up ready to run. The pub won’t mind you using their toilets to get changed in before or after the run. And there’s the car. Some people don’t bother and just get on with it in the car park!
We carefully choose pack run venues that provide affordable food – you’ve come straight from work and will be starving after the run. Quite often they will put on a “special” for us. If you are vegetarian we insist that the pub will provide for you. You don’t have to stay on after the run – eat at home to avoid the expense.
Of course you can – it’s a pub isn’t it! Just because you’re injured/unwell/resting/can’t be bothered doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the social scene!
Heather says:
“…it can feel a bit daunting on your own as there are so many people with often different faces every week, but everyone is so welcoming this wasn’t a problem.”
Upcoming 2026 venues subject to confirmation:
- May – Blue Pig – Hebden Bridge
- June – The Staff of Life – Todmorden
