3 Days in Radcliffe & Tod Park 5K

Report by Dan Taylor. Photo by www.runningpix.co.uk Tod Park 5k The second of four 5k races in Tod Park took place last Thursday 9th July. The field was swelled by being part of the Burnley and Pendle Grand Prix, with 179 runners completing the distance. First Tod runner was Jane Mitchell, continuing her great first year for the club got …

Helen Windsor 10K

Report by David Leslie Five Harriers competed in the 2015 Helen Windsor race a 10k road race organised by Halifax Harriers on 1st July. The route consists of two loops, one of 3k and one of 7k , on the roads round Greetland, and with views out over the surrounding countryside. First Harrier home was Paul Alexander in a creditable …

Eccup 10, Southport Half and Heptonstall Fell Race

Report by Paul Hobbs Eccup 10 mile Four Todmorden Harriers headed over to Adel in Leeds to celebrate the 21st birthday of the Eccup 10 mile road in the best way possible, by running the race, which is in this year’s Harriers’ Grand Prix. This year, the race boasted a slightly revised course, including fewer hills to satisfy the PB …

A Waltz in the Lakes and up Mont Blanc

Reports by John Allan Whaley Waltz The Todmorden Harriers club championship continued on Saturday with the 5.8 mile Whaley Waltz fell race. Organised by Goyt Valley Striders in the Peak District, the race is a short blast from Whaley Bridge, up to Windgather Rocks and back again but not without a cooling plunge into the River Goyt before entering the …

Bride of the Midsummer Madman’s Freckles

Reports by Paul Hobbs. Bridestone Fell Race Last Tuesday the Todmorden’s successful staging of Bridestone Fell Race. A race in its relative infancy with a cracking route over some of Todmorden’s best terrain, it’s a race that will no doubt be around for years to come. This year’s race was won by Calder Valley’s, Todmorden-based Alex Whittem. New Todmorden recruit …

The Calderdale Way Ultra

The Calderdale Way Ultra took place on Saturday 6th of June starting and finishing at Todmorden Cricket Club. The route traverses most of Calderdale twisting and turning around the moors for 51.5 miles. Tod Harriers were represented by the duo of Issy Pollard and Jane Booth. The two ladies are doing the run as part of a 100 mile charity …