Otley 10 Mile Road Race

From the Bronte 5 last Thursday to the Otley 10 this week (Weds 12/06), 12 Toddies ventured over to Otley for an unusual mid-week 10-mile race.  There are lots of similarities to Caldervale 10 with hills that just keep on giving! After a fast flat and downhill 6 km, the first of 3 hills appear where each one gets steeper …

Helen TippingOtley 10 Mile Road Race

Bronte 5 Mile Road Race 2024

Road race number 5 of the 2024 GP saw 26 Tod Harriers taking on the deceptively tough 5 miles and 2 laps of Penistone Country Park in Haworth.  The “big hill” on the 2nd lap is a bit like running into a brick wall after a very fast decent and flat section. Not that the hills bothered the mighty Toddies …

Helen TippingBronte 5 Mile Road Race 2024

Stanza Stone Ultra Sat 8th June 2024

Saturday saw the 2nd running of Cragg Runners’ Stanza Stone 50 mile ultra. The Stanza Stones are 6 poems created by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage around the theme of water and then carved into rocks and placed at various locations across the Pennine moors. The race follows a beautiful linear route up the spine of the Pennines starting from Marsden …

Helen TippingStanza Stone Ultra Sat 8th June 2024