Norland Moor was the latest trail race to feature in the club Grand Prix and 10 Toddies turned out for the event. The race is a 10km trail race starting with a steep climb out of Copley up to Norland Moor. This is followed for by a full circuit round the moor and a return via fields and the initial …

Over the hill in Lancashire, the beautiful Piethorne and Ogden Valley once again hosted the 2nd Piethorne 10k fell race. Situated to the south of Hollingworth Lake, this little gem area is little known but has a great network of paths and tracks to suite both runners and cyclist. 116 runners set off at 10am Sunday morning to take on …

The fifth race in this year’s Trail Championships saw 23 Toddies head over to Middleton on a sunny Wednesday evening for some fast (or not so fast) running. The 5.5-milecourse comprised two laps around lanes and woods with a gentle uphill first half and a lovely downhill second half through the woods back to the sports centre at the finish. …

Wednesday night saw the Widdop Fell race return. A tough, 7 mile moorland challenge that goes over a lot of rough ground. This year was made harder by lots of overgrown paths, hard ground and an overwhelming presence of bracken. The weather had been hot during the day but a cooling breeze was a welcome presence for all runners. 67 …

The club trail champs had another fantastic turn out on Sunday morning. Despite the 9.45am start it was already over 20 degrees which only served to add to the brutality of an already brutal course. 5 miles of lovely rolling road and trail sets you up for the final eponymous sting of the mile and a half 700ft climb up …

The latest round of the Todmorden Harriers Grand Prix took runners to Nelson in Lancashire for Gerry McCabe’s Legendary Hendon Brook Race. The race is renowned as one of the toughest half marathon road races in the UK. It’s a lovely scenic route but that does little to distract entrants from the challengingly steep ascents and descents that entails. There …