Gee Up There At Top of Fell Table

Harriers versus Cyclists The annual Harriers versus Cyclists, organised by the Bingley Harriers, is an intriguing challenge of an event. It pits runners and cyclists against each other over the same course at the same time. The mud quotient was reasonably high for this year’s event, which saw a new course and thus new record times to be set. The …

It’s Muddy. It’s Cross Country. Plus the Half Trog.

Red Rose Cross Country League – Chorley With torrential downpours greeting the world on Saturday morning, this could mean only one thing; cross country. Runners gathered at Astley Park in Chorley for the second of the Red Rose Cross Country League races. The rain stopped by the afternoon but the sticky, muddy conditions made for some great racing. Todmorden Harriers …

Clwydianed Up (and Down)

The Todmorden Harriers Fell Championships took a rare trip to Wales last Sunday for the Clwydian Hills Fell Race, the penultimate race of the Championships. The race was a tough Category A Medium race of 9 miles and 3000 feet of climbs. This culminated in a hands and knees scramble up an impossibly steep gully to the top of Moel …

Paul Goes Sub 40 in Cheshire

Sunday 2nd November saw the second Cheshire 10k of the year starting and finishing in the surrounds of Arley Hall in Cheshire. With a stacked field, a comfortable 10C with just a light breeze, the scene was set for what was going to be a quick race. The race was won by Mohammed Abu-Rezeq from Altrincham in a time of …

Shepherd’s Skyline Fell Race

The weather was kind to the 230 senior and 80 junior runners who arrived at the Shepherd’s Rest pub near Todmorden for the annual Shepherd’s Skyline fell race on Saturday. Camaraderie and competitive spirit were present in abundance with several high profile runners turning out for this ever popular event. There was just the right amount of mud to challenge …

Tod Harriers Triumph at Tandle Hill

Tandle Hill Trail Race in Middleton was the setting for the final race in Todmorden Harriers Trail Championships. The Trail Championship has a special twist in that you can only win if you’ve not won a championship before. This year it is Darren Tweed who will be crowned Trail Champion. Darren has won the admiration of his clubmates for the …