Thieveley Pike Fell Race, 29 Sep Report by Darren Graham The local popular Thieveley Pike Fell race took place on Saturday over in Cliviger. Starting on the field next to the Ram Inn, the 4.3 mile route follows the Mary Towneley Loop towards Scout Farm and then climbs towards the summit of Thieveley Pike and then downhill back to the …
Utterly Butterley Fell Race
Utterly Butterley Fell Race, 23 Sep Report by Paul Alexander Just in case the first 2 of Richard Butterwick’s weekend races weren’t enough, he took on the Utterly Butterley fell race which was his 2nd race of the day. This 5 mile race with 850ft of climb sets off from Marsden Cricket club and follows a route over the moors …
Lost Shepherds Fell Race
Lost Shepherds Fell Race, 22 Sep Report by Paul Alexander On Saturday 22nd September the Lost Shepherd Fell race took place with 53 runners starting out from Mytholmroyd to take on the 14.9mi course with 2690ft of elevation. Todmorden made a clean sweep with Andrew Worster taking the overall race win and being the only competitor under the 2 hour …
Top 10 for Duncan at Stainland
Stainland Trail 10k, 16 Sep Report by Lucy Hobbs Duncan Cannon took on the Stainland 10k coming in at 46:36 and in 6th position. The winner was Nathan Edmondson for Ilkley in 41:07 and first female Lucy Collins from Stainland Lions in 47:57
Cautley Horseshoe
Cautley Horseshoe Fell Race, 15 Sep Report by Lucy Hobbs Last Saturday 10 Todmorden Harriers competed in the last of the English Championship Races, Cautley Horseshoe, in the Howgills. The race was short, just over four miles, but involved a gruelling hands on Knees climb of 2650 feet up to Yarlside and over Cautley Spout with an equally steep descent …
Castle Carr Silver & Bronze
Castle Carr Fell Race, 2 Sept Report by Darren Graham Sunday saw the 3rd running of this tough, hilly fell race. With 15 miles and just short of 4000ft of climbing, this is a tough race which featured in last year’s English Championships. This year saw 35 runners start from the Hare and Hounds pub, Old Town, where the route …