Wharfedale Half Marathon – Report by Jo Daniels Paul Cotton and Mel Blackhurst represented Todmorden at the Wharfedale Half Marathon. They both enjoyed the event, which although billed as a half marathon trail race but is more akin to a category BL fell race. It features 2000 feet of climb in 3 long ascents, two of which are very runnable. …

Hebden Bridge Fell Race by Jo Daniels The Hebden Bridge Fell Race always takes place on the first Thursday evening in June. This year’s event was organised for the last time by Elise Milnes and she did a sterling job as ever. Starting on Hebden Bridge Park, this race goes to Stoodley Pike and back via Erringden Moor, thereby adding …

Report by Paul Hobbs A break in poor weather conditions on Saturday welcomed Harriers’ runners to the beautiful Duddon Valley in the Lake District. This year, Duddon valley fell race hosted one of the long distance counters in this year’s English Fell Running Championships. A race with a touch of everything, from paths, forest tracks, road crossings, steep and long …

Todmorden Harriers were in attendance at two contrasting races this weekend. Saturday saw Coniston race runners hit by blizzard-like conditions on the summit, whilst on Sunday, Calder Valley Fell Runners put on a fine day of racing in the sunshine, with the English Junior Championships followed by Coiners fell race. Two Todmorden Harriers junior runners took part in the junior …

Cader Idris James Riley of Todmorden Harriers took the lone journey into the heart of Snowdonia at the weekend to race one of Wales’ toughest mountain races. The Cader Idris race is a brutal 10.5 miles, out and back route from the market town of Dolgellau, via the summit of Ras y Gader (3000ft). Riley is no stranger to tough …

Old County Tops At 37 miles long and with over 10,000ft of vertical accent, the Old County Tops fell race attracts only the most dedicated and hardened mountain runners in the country. The classic, long distance, navigational challenge from Great Langdale in the Lake District, see competitors racing I pairs over the summits of Helvellyn, Scafell Pike and Coniston. On …