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 …
The Heptonstall Fell Race takes runners across the local landscape around Heptonstall. There is a brilliant mixture of steep sided valleys, upland pasture, and pathless moorland to willing challenge entrants. The first Todmorden Harrier was Danny Aspinall, having returned from a long injury lay off, to finish 13th overall. Next over the line was Stephen Johnson who finished 21st and …
The Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon is a two-day mountain navigation competition that is held annually in the Lake District for teams of two runners. Competitors must carry all their own camping equipment as the first day finishes at a mid-way campsite. The event involves navigating yourself around a mountainous course to visit controls and score points along the way. Mandy …
