Gt Whernside Fell Race

Great Whernside Fell Race, 22 October 2016 Race Report by Darren Graham Over in Kettlewell, Wharfedale Harriers hosted the Great Whernside Fell Race. 4 miles with over 1500ft of climbing makes this a tough short race. 2 Toddies joined 165 runners on the starting line. They endured rocky scrambles over rough ground, heather bashing and then finally down hill through …

Run Rabbit Run: Flanagan & Allan first home for Tod

West Yorkshire Winter League, Race 1, 23 October 2016 Race report by Darren Graham Sunday saw the start of the West Yorkshire Winter league with the 1st of 6 races being held by Dewsbury Road Runners around Hopton Woods, Mirfield. 13 teams turned out in great weather for the 5.5 mile route that had nearly 1000ft of climbing. These races …

Tod continue to bloom in Red Rose XC

Red Rose XC League, Race 1, 15 October 2016 Todmorden Harriers made an impressive start to the Red Rose Cross Country League season with strong performances at Sunday’s race, held at Leigh Sports Village. The Harriers performed well last year and are looking to build on their successes in this challenging discipline over the rest of the 2016/17 series. The …

Local Classic: Withins Skyline

Withins Skyline, 9 October 2016 Race Report by Darren Graham On Sunday, the classic Withins Skyline was held over on Penistone Hill, Haworth. It is 12k with 300m of climbing over the Bronte moorland taking in Top Withins, Bronte Bridge and Waterfall. Over 280 runners set off from the quarries near the Cricket club. Andrew Worster finished the race in 5th …

Lakes Classic: Langdale Horseshoe

Langdale Horseshoe, 8 October 2016 Race report by Darren Graham There are some runners who live for days when the clouds hug the fells of the Lake District, keeping visibility as near to zero as possible and making fell races that much harder with the navigation. They even do rain dances and pray for foul weather, just so that it …

Hodgson Relays Mixed Team

Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay, 2 October 2016 Report by Paul Alexander On Sunday 2nd October, the Hodgson Brothers mountain relay race took place in the picturesque setting of the Lake District Fells, where teams of 8 take on 4 relay legs in pairs with some difficult climbs and steep descents on some technically challenging terrain. Todmorden Harriers took a mixed …