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On the road for the 2nd weekend in a row, 15 Tod Harriers competed in the unusual distance of 7 miles at the Dr Ron Hyde 7 miles road race.  The 4th race in the Tour of Tameside series, in and around Hyde town centre with 460 finishers. Like Norden the previous week, the race started with a steep 2.5km …

After nearly 3 months of off-road running, the Tod Harriers Grand Prix returned to the tarmac for this Friday night 6-miler on the outskirts of Rochdale. Over 20 Harriers made the short trip over, on a glorious summer evening with a light breeze taking the edge off the heat of the day. Uphill from the off, the course heads up …

This weekend saw the 50th anniversary of the Isle of Jura Fell Race. Jura is a spectacular wild island just off the west coast of Scotland near to Islay with a population of only about 200 so on race weekend when 300+ extra people descend on it it’s quite a challenge to both get across there and for the island …

Tod Harriers entered 4 teams in the 2023 Calderdale Way Relay, 2 runners in each of the 6 legs, totalling 48 Toddies covering the 52-mile route. Result of the day was Captain Nick Barber leading the Vets Open “Silver Backs” team to reclaim their title from 2021, pipping 2022 winners Calder Valley by just 34 seconds. Amazingly close after almost …

Several Toddies were in action at various race events over the May Day weekend: Saturday 29th April Calderdale Way Ultra 30 Miles – Tod 1st and 2nd PlaceStuart Hyslop and Darren Tweed led the entire field with Stuart winning in a commanding time of 4:47, fellow Toddy Darren finishing 2nd in 5:22. Yorkshire 3 Peaks7 hardy Toddies took on the …

Tuesday 25th April was the local Orchan Rocks Fell Race, organised by Todman Dan, with almost half the field being Tod Harriers, 38 in total. It was a successful evening for the Toddies, Janine McGregor-Stead finishing first lady, Dom Leckie and Chris Kay in 2nd and 3rd overall.  There were 4 more Toddies in the top 10, Ben Blosse, Duncan …