Clough Head – English Champs

Clough Head Fell Race, 5th May Report by Paul Alexander As part of the English Fell Championships, the Clough Head fell race took place on Saturday 5th May. This tough course features 4.5miles and 1800ft of climb. Spurred on by the free pie waiting at the finish, 11 Tod Harriers turned up for this gem of a race. In the …

Coniston

Coniston Fell Race, 5th May Report by Lucy Hobbs On Saturday 5th May, 247 runners soaked up the heat on the iconic Coniston Fell race as they took on this challenging 7.4mi route, with 3000ft of elevation taking them to the summit of Wetherlam, Swirl How and Coniston Old Man. There were 10 Toddies who travelled up for this event. …

Hollingworth Lake 5k

Hollingworth Lake 5k, 2nd May Report by Paul Alexander The first of the Hollingworth Lake 5k series took place on Wednesday 2nd May with 146 runners in action. The course incorporates a shallow descent followed by an anti-clockwise lap of the lake and then the finishes with a slight uphill. The race was won by Gareth Raven of Sale Harriers …

Orchan Rocks

Orchan Rocks Fell Race, 1st May Report by Paul Alexander The short sharp local Orchan Rocks fell race in Todmorden organised by Dan Taylor featured 83 runners on Tuesday 1st May. Chris Holdsworth of Clayton-le-moors Harriers won in 22.14. Katie Walshaw was the first lady to finish in 24.41 for 7th overall. The first Toddie to arrive back was Ivan …

Junior Harriers receive their rewards…

Tod Harriers Junior Award Presentation Junior members of Todmorden Harriers running club celebrated completion of their inaugural Grand Prix last week, with 17 of them receiving certificates and medals for their achievements. The Grand Prix was set up last year to help encourage junior members to participate in local races (both fell and road) and to make them feel more …

Brun Valley 10K

Brun Valley 10K Trail Race, Sun 29 April Report by Kate Mansell In a field of 289 runners, three Tod Harriers completed the Brun Valley 10k on Sunday, a picturesque route over paths and trails around the Brun Valley Forest Park in Burnley. Richard Butterwick was 7th overall and 1st MV45 (41.12) with Darren Shackleton finishing in 9th (41.41) and …