Rebecca Patrick stormed home to a convincing victory in our very own Hebden Bridge Fell Race. Well done Rebecca! It was a beautiful evening for running and was a just reward for those who decided to compete despite the poor weather earlier in the day. Other notable Toddie successes were Andrew Bibby (1st MV60) and Jane Leonard (1st LV55). Congratulations …
Todmorden Harrier Paul Brannigan took top honours with first place in the Blackpool Promenade 10 Mile Road Race on Saturday. Brannigan and Billy McCarthy of Salford Harriers lead the race out to the 3 mile point by which point a lead group of 4 runners had formed. Shaun O’Dwyer of Bolton Harriers then lifted the pace, but the group let …
Todmorden Harriers placed 7 of their athletes in the top 11 of the Diane Modahl Brownhouse trail race in Rochdale. Tod’s Kath Brierley (pictured above no.149) took top honours winning the ladies race with Paul Brannigan placed second in the men’s race. Four time Olympic 800m runner Diane Modahl took part in the race. A steep start on the road, …
Todmorden Harriers’ Paul Brannigan placed second in the Sowerby Scorcher race on Saturday. The sun shone on the 6.4 mile race that contained fell, road, trail and swarms of flying insects enjoying the start of summer. Brannigan was in a break away group of 4 runners and by half way Dewsbury’s Chris Williams had opened up a gap of a …
Our three intrepid teams did very well in blustery, wet conditions. The A Team placed an excellent 4th out of a field of 90 teams. Full results are on the Halifax Harriers website (Main photo: Louise Abdy and Julie Wyant in mass start of leg 3) Mens A Team 4th Ben Crowther Paul Hobbs Darren Tweed Jon Wright …
Saturday 26th April, 8.30am, saw nearly 400 runners set off for the 52nd Fellsman event – widely regarded as one of the most demanding ultra-races on the calendar. The first climb of the 61 mile route took the entrants to the top of Ingleborough, before taking them on a tour of the Yorkshire Dales. The day dawned wet with …
