The Clayton Harrier Newsletter www.claytonlemoors.org.uk August 2014

Happy Harriers Post-race rehydration at the Trawden 7 Trail Race

[Photo courtesy Rachel Todd]

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CONTACTS

The Clayton Website www.claytonlemoors.org.uk

Race Results

All your races will count towards the Club's 2014 Fell Runner of the Year and Road Runner of the Year provided the Club Statisticians have your race results.

Please send your Road Results to Richard Lawson 55 Highfield Avenue, Burnley BB10 2PS Telephone 01282 423808

Please send your Fell Results to Andy Brown 2 Brennand Terrace, Grindleton, Clitheroe, BB7 4QZ Telephone: 01200 440880

Please send your Cross-Country Results to Harry Manning 4 Wiswell Close, Burnley BB10 2DW Telephone 01282 830458 Cross-Country Results for those races that qualify towards the Club's 2013/14 Palladium awards will be obtained by the Cross-Country Statistician, Harry Manning.

Forthcoming Fixtures

Please notify the Fixtures Secretary, Katy Thompson, 16 Ainsdale Drive, Darwen. BB3 2EQ Telephone: 01254 772013; The Fixtures Secretary will forward details to the Newsletter Editor for publication

The Clayton Newsletter

Editor: Peter Booth email: [email protected] Telephone: 01282 698268; Mob: 07938 809315

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NB: NO September edition of the Harrier

Copy deadline for the October issue: Monday, 15th September 2014

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BOOTHY’S BIT

The Club AGM is on Thursday, 18th September at Nelson Cricket Club— details on p4. Please try to attend if you can. Better still, take part in the 5000M track race first.

Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round As reported recently in the Harrier, the club is seeking a new race organiser for the Pendle Round. Given the race’s long history (as the Half Tour of Pendle originally), and its association with Stan Bradshaw, the committee is keen for one of our members to take over the organisation of the race. If you are interested in taking on the role, please contact Jim Hickie or Mike Eddleston for more information. Don’t worry if you’ve never organised a race before, there are plenty of members to give support and advice.

Congratulations to Briony Holt Last month’s cover star, Briony, has been confirmed as joint FRA English GU12 Champion. Well done Briony!

Thieveley Pike Fell Race 11am Saturday, 27th September If you are not intending to run at Thieveley—or even if you are! - I need volunteers to help with parking, registration and marshalling the race. Please contact me if you are able to help. Also, Mike Eddleston still needs help with Pendleton FR on 23rd August.

The Gerry McCabe 5K Brownhouse Trail Race takes place at 7pm on 23rd September from Oxford Pub, Whitworth Road, Rochdale, Andy O’Sullivan is organising this race to honour Gerry’s contribution to our sport, the Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix, in particular. Please support it if you can. All proceeds to Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity & Turning Point. Details in fixtures on p37

BARLEY CAR PARK

A plea from Barley Parish Council: Please Pay £1 Car Park charge on each visit. As Pendle Council has withdrawn funding for the toilets at Barley Car Park, they will only remain open if Barley Parish Council receives sufficient revenue from the car park users.

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Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Annual General Meeting 8pm Thursday 18 th September Nelson Cricket Club, Surrey Road, Nelson BB9 7TY.

The club 5000m track race will precede the AGM at the adjacent Seedhill Athletic Track at 7pm. A Junior race will be held at 6.40pm (number of laps will depend on age). These races are FREE to enter. Refreshments will be provided after the AGM.

The AGM elects the club’s committee for the forthcoming year, and any member can stand (a proposer and seconder are required) for any committee post. The Secretary, Men’s Cross Country Captain, and Kit Manager do not intend to stand for re-election. The Membership Secretary, and Ladies’ Fell Captain are happy not to stand for re-election if a replacement can be found. If you are interested in standing for a committee post, then please get in touch with myself or any committee member to find out what is involved. We always need more help in running our club, so please consider if you can give up some of your time to help make all that we do even better!

The club’s committee runs the club on behalf of the members. I’d particularly encourage members who have not served on the club’s committee before to stand for the ‘Committee Member without Portfolio’ post. Committee meetings are held monthly on Monday evenings, and this committee post provides an opportunity for a member to bring the ‘voice of the membership’ to committee meetings.

Finally, please attend the AGM if you can. This is your opportunity to vote for next year’s committee as well as ask questions at the ‘Open Forum’ that follows the formal meeting.

Jim Hickie Chair

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CLAYTON-LE-MOORS HARRIERS OFFICIALS 2013-14 President Dave Scott Tel: 01282 693867

Chairman James Hickie Tel: 01254 246658

Secretary Mike Wallis Tel: 01254 822874

Treasurer & Mike Eddleston, 1 Bridge Croft, Clayton-le-Moors, Membership Accrington, BB5 5XP Secretary Tel: 01254 390757 or 07951 424780

Media Manager Christopher Holdsworth

Social Secretary Anne Marie Greenwood Tel: 01254 237485

Junior Co-ordinator Marion Wilkinson Tel: 07940 418603

Welfare Adviser Andy Stubbs Tel: 01282 697628

Kit Manager Val Lawson Tel: 01282 423808

Elected Members Andrew Armstrong Tel: 07971 001583

Richard Lawson Tel: 01282 423808

CAPTAINS

Men’s XC Paul Archer 07952 461778 Ladies’ XC Irene Roche 07919 077485

Men’s Road & Trail Tom Brewster 07709 610225

Ladies’ Road & Trail Candice Heys & 07834 633147 Rebecca Rawcliffe 07772 979085

Men’s Fell Dave Motley 07810 895862

Ladies’ Fell Jean Brown 07712 003064

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The Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon

This was my first competitive outing for 9 months since tearing my Achilles at the FRA relays in October, I hadn’t planned to enter it but Kath had to pull out with an injury which left Katy Thompson short of a partner. I have been doing a lot of walking recently and had helped Katy 3 weeks prior on her successful Joss Naylor Traverse so felt fit enough for the event.

The weekend promised to be dry and sunny and with our 9.20am start at Patterdale there was no rush to get up to the Lakes. Day 1 took us from Deepdale into Grisedale with an awful climb out over to Glenridding and onto the Helvellyn range via Sticks Pass. There followed a long contour along the western side of the range to finish at Steel End farm on Thirlmere. The controls were obvious features with no real technical aspects to them, and with route choice between it didn’t become a long procession over the fells. Unlike the OMM they were also busy with a number of pairs sat down at each one resting in the sunshine, lacking our competitive edge to keep moving. Total for the day 15m and 6,000’ in just under 7 hours.

We met up with friends at the overnight camp, but as it turned to rain couldn’t sit about and enjoy the sunset. The evening meal is always a pleasure, a pasta and ham dish, then supa noodles followed by chocolate sponge and custard (thanks Katy). The results were posted later on and we found ourselves in 31 st position out of 67 in the Kirkfell class.

Day 2 dawned with mist on the hills but the prospect of it clearing rapidly to bring another day of sunshine. Our route took us back onto the ridge dropping off Brown Cove towards the dam below Catstycam; fortunately Katy had been down here on a previous MM and convinced me there was a path. The next checkpoints were at the lake end of Glenridding and then upper Grisedale. From here we posted the 5 th fastest time of the day in crossing Deepdale Hause to find a control below Hart Crag. The finish was along the ridge to return to Deepdale and complete a great couple of days in the fells.

There was more running the second day and we felt more competitive covering the 14m and 6,000’ in 5½ hours to finish 28 th overall, we also finished 1 st mixed vets pairing.

For those not sure about 2 day mountain marathons this is an ideal starter, warmer and drier than the OMM and more social with options to buy refreshments, including beer at the overnight camp. There are 2 solo courses and 6 for pairs covering a range of distance and climbing targeting completion in 7 -10 hours over the 2 days. Mike Wallis

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MEMBERSHIP Welcome:

Seniors: Adam Hamer, Burnley, Carl Helliwell, Gt Harwood, Rachel Todd, Burnley, Sarah Todd, Burnley, Nick Olszewski, Padiham, Adrienne Olszewski, Padiham, Chris Funnell, Burnley, Lee Moore, Clayton, Amanda Duffy, Clayton, Julie Toman, Oswaldtwistle,

Juniors: Henri Cottam, Burnley Eliza Cottam, Burnley, Liberty Thompson, Burnley, Dexta Thompson, Burnley, Joshua McKay, Burnley, Nathan Kewin, Burnley, Heidi Kewin, Burnley, Natasha Olszewski, Padiham

Resignations: Nick Gaskill. Sue Burns

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RUN OF THE MONTH Sponsored by PHYSIOFUSION Burnley, Padiham, Barnoldswick, Skipton & Lancaster JUNE

STEVE BISCOMB for 1st M60 at the FLEETWOOD 10K on 8th for 1st M60 at the HENDON BROOK HALF MARATHON RR at NELSON on 15th Nominated by Harry Manning

CHRIS HOLDSWORTH for FIRST PLACE at the CRAZY COW 10K at PRESTON on 1st for 2nd place at the WEETS FR at BARNOLDSWICK on 7th for FIRST PLACE at the WORSTHORNE MT Summer Series Race on 10th for 2nd place at the JANE TOMLINSON BURNLEY 10K RR on 22nd Nominated by Harry Manning & Pete Booth

IRENE ROCHE for 1st F55 at the WEETS FR at BARNOLDSWICK on 7th for 1st F55 at the HENDON BROOK HALF MARATHON RR at NELSON on 15th Nominated by Harry Manning

DAVE SCOTT for 1st M70 at the WEETS FR at BARNOLDSWICK on 7th for 1st M70 at the WORSTHORNE MT Summer Series Race on 10th Nominated by Harry Manning

LEE SMITH for great performance in the WITTON PARK RELAY TEAM at BLACKBURN on 26th For 9th place in 17.41(PB) at the BURNLEY BOYS’ CLUB 5K RR on 29th Nominated by Chris Holdsworth

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JUNE WINNER: CHRISTOPHER HOLDSWORTH For 2 wins and 2 seconds in the month.

Chris wins a complimentary treatment from Physiofusion.

RUN OF THE MONTH NOMINATIONS

REMEMBER: Any member can make a nomination for Run of the Month. Nominations should be sent to the Newsletter Editor by post or email (8 Appleby Drive, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 6EX or [email protected]) .

NB: You can also make your RUN of the MONTH Nominations on the Club website (Seniors Awards tab) or Facebook page.

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SUMMER SERIES 2014 Race 2 & 3: Up & Down, Worston 8th July It was great to see 25 junior & senior members, plus guests, taking part so enthusiastically in the 2 nd & 3 rd Summer Series races from Wosrston to Pendle trig and back. Despite Capt Motley’s best efforts both races were won by Hyndburn’s Josh Boyle – at nearly 14 years old, a prodigious talent (Josh, not Dave!). Another guest, Accrington RR’s Andrew Priory was 3 rd & 1 st Vet in both races, as well as picking up a prize with his downhill estimate. His haul was matched by Ivan Whigham, who was 1 st V50 uphill and had the best estimate for both races! Our juniors performed really well – especially uphill where Jordan Mcdonald, Tom Bradley & Briony Holt showed their elders how it should be done. More practice needed on the downhill though! Jordan, Alice Pier and Ryan Clarke picked up prizes for their great estimated times. Once again, thanks go to Paul Healey for his organisation, time keeping and compilation of results, as well as to Susan Farnworth & Phil Thornber for their help on the evening. Results UP Name Cat Actual Estimate Difference H'cap Pos Mins Secs Mins Secs Mins Secs 1 Joshua Boyle J13 22 22 20 30 1 52 11 2 Dave Motley 24 53 23 0 1 53 12 3 Andrew Priory V40 24 54 24 0 0 54 8 4 Ralph Baines V40 25 25 27 30 2 5 13 5 Jordan McDonald J16 25 35 25 0 0 35 5 6 Tom Bradley J13 26 15 27 0 0 45 6 7 Briony Holt J12 26 42 30 0 3 18 20 8 Ivan Whigham V50 27 30 27 50 0 20 1 9 Curtis Holt J15 27 35 30 0 2 25 15 10 Sean Clare V40 29 10 28 0 1 10 9 11 Mark Nutter V50 29 15 28 28 0 47 7 12 Richard Briscoe 29 45 27 0 2 45 19 13 Dave Naylor V50 29 51 29 20 0 31 4 14 Jim Hickie V50 30 24 28 50 1 34 10 15 Ryan Clarke J14 30 30 30 0 0 30 2 16 Dug McCallum V60 30 41 35 0 4 19 24 17 George Pier J16 31 15 20 0 11 15 25 18 Steve Bury V50 31 44 29 0 2 44 18 19 Richard Bellaries V60 32 27 28 30 3 57 23 20 Alice Pier JL14 32 35 35 0 2 25 16 21 Martin Brady V50 32 42 30 0 2 42 17 22 Robin Nicolson V40 33 0 33 30 0 30 3 10

23 Geoff Smith 33 35 37 13 3 38 21 24 Michael Frost V50 34 34 36 50 2 16 14 25 Peter Dugdale V50 35 55 32 0 3 55 22

DOWN Name Cat Actual Estimate Difference H'cap Pos Mins Secs Mins Secs Mins Secs 1 Joshua Boyle J13 13 16 15 0 1 44 15 2 Dave Motley 13 49 13 0 0 49 8 3 Andrew Priory V40 14 14 14 30 0 16 3 4 Ralph Baines V40 15 11 17 30 2 19 18 5 Dave Naylor V50 15 25 16 35 1 10 11 6 Sean Clare V40 15 33 15 0 0 33 5 7 Mark Nutter V50 15 38 14 14 1 24 13 8 Tom Bradley J13 15 53 17 32 1 39 14 9 Jordan McDonald J16 16 5 16 30 0 25 4 10 Ivan Whigham V50 16 13 16 10 0 3 1 11 Dug McCallum V60 16 24 22 15 5 51 25 12 Martin Brady V50 16 53 17 30 0 37 7 13 George Pier J16 17 17 15 0 2 17 17 14 Richard Bellaries V60 17 28 14 30 2 58 20 15 Robin Nicolson V40 17 34 17 0 0 34 6 16 Curtis Holt J15 17 40 20 0 2 20 19 17 Richard Briscoe 17 54 17 0 0 54 10 18 Briony Holt J12 17 55 20 1 2 6 16 19 Ryan Clarke J14 18 43 20 0 1 17 12 20 Geoff Smith 18 56 23 32 4 36 24 21 Alice Pier JL14 19 47 20 0 0 13 2 22 Steve Bury V50 20 32 17 0 3 32 22 23 Peter Dugdale V50 21 11 18 0 3 11 21 24 Jim Hickie V50 21 15 16 45 4 30 23 25 Michael Frost V50 23 50 23 0 0 50 9

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Covering Old Ground

A quiet month because of holidays -

15 years ago (August 1999) • Early planning was underway for a 'Millenium Relay & Walter Wilkinson Memorial Run to take place next June (2000). The route was planned taking in the club's race venues – Barley (Pendle FR, Half Tour FR, Full Tour FR); Bolton-by-Bowland (Bolton-by-Bowland FR); Worston (Mearley Clough, Summer Series (Downhill); Pendleton (Pendleton FR); Bowley Hill (Summer Series Bowley Hill Race); Oswaldtwistle (Summer Series Ossy Moors FR); Accrington (Great Hameldon Hill FR and Summer Series Tour of Hameldons) Cliviger (Thieveley Pike FR); Towneley Park (Cross Country); Seedhill Track (AGM 5K track races). Members who wished to run would be selected in teams at random.

• Wendy Dodds was the feature of this issue – written by Bill Smith - “Wendy, who now lives in Milnthorpe, has been one of Clayton's most prolific and successful fell racers since joining the club from Airedale & Spen Valley in November 1982....”. Bill wrote about Wendy's successful run in the Langdale coming in first Lady in a time of 2 hours 57 mins....10 mins aheaad of second despite taking a 'wrong' route. Katy Thompson was third, 14 mins behind Wendy. Wendy was 66 th overall out of 373 finishers. Wendy went on to be first in the Tanky Stokes' Marsden-Edale Trog a couple of months later in a time of 3 hours 54 mins and 21 st overall. Later in the Haworth Hobble (Wuthering Hike now), Wendy ran with Sarah Rowell ( I remember sharing a bush with Sarah before the start) – the pair ran out clear winners and set a new Ladies record in 4 hours 38mins....18mins inside the old record. A couple of weeks later Wendy undertook the Manx Mountain Marathon and came second finisher in the standard class in a time of 5 hours 31 mins (which would have placed her eleventh in the elite class). A little later Wendy achieved her fastest ever Three Peaks, a week after doing three hours seventeen seconds in the London Marathon – she finished in 3.37 (third Lady) behind Sarah Rowell and Cheryl Cook but was first in the Vets class.

• Kath Wallis completed the Pendle Way finishing half an hour inside her schedule.

• Another Lady featured in this issue was Nurse Alison Smith (Dugdale)....Alison started running when she went to University and joined Manchester University XC club (she had been a keen swimmer). When asked if she did any speed work, Alison replied “No. I'm allergic to it”. “I try to run three times a week for over an hour”. Alison stated that she ran for enjoyment ( I think you can tell that by the smile on her face).

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• Walt Wilkinson's wife, Beryl, thanked the club for raising £741 for Marie Curie Cancer Care (who had supported Walt in his difficult time).

• Tony Chew was runner of the month for his win at Hendon Brook In the results:- Bowley Hill Race (Clayton Summer Series): 57 members took part led home by winner Mark Brown but Pete Hindle made the best guess being 3 secs out.

10 years ago (August 2004) • The AGM was due and three positions were open – Secretary, Newsletter Editor, and Men's Senior Road Captain. • Run of the Month Nominations – Lawrence Chew for his performances at Burnley Boys 10K and Hendon Brook as a V70; Jackie Commons for winning Paddy's Pole; Mark Brown for winning Morecambe 10K and 2 nd V40 at Pendle Hill Challenge; Maureen Laney for winning Knowle Hill; Paul Thompson for winning Waugh's Well; Vanessa Peacock for winning Holcombe Two Towers and Aggie's Staircase....the winner Lawrence Chew. In the results:- The Walt Wilkinson Memorial Relay results – The relay consisted of 8 legs and 15 team took part (120 members). Leg 1 Pendleton to Chatburn – winner Andy Stubbs (Southern Jessie's) 29.29; Leg 2 Chatburn to Bolton-by-Bowland – win- ner Anthony Cryer (Dibbles Top Cats) 34.37; Leg 3 Bolton-by-Bowland to Slaidburn – winner Paul Thompson (Monster Racing Loonies) 76.48; Leg 4 Slaidburn to Dunsop Bridge – winner Mike Wallis (Sue's Groupies) 40.31; Leg 5 Dunsop Bridge to Whitewell – winner Alex Cran (Dibbles Top Cats) 15.19; Leg 6 Whitewell – Chipping - winner Maureen Laney (Little Mo's Hasbeens) 43.22; Leg 7 Chipping to Bashall Eaves – winner Shaun Livesey (Neil's Sheep Shearers) 52.40; Leg 8 Bashall Eaves to Edisford Bridge – winner Colin Shuttleworth (Souther Jessie's) 22.30. Team results – 1 Souther Jessie's (Jim Hickie); 2. The Gladiators (Ian Greenwood); 3. Don's Dashers (Don Barton); Joint 3. Editor's Tankards (Sandi Browning/Marie Greenwood); 5 Thompson's Tornadoes (Katy Thompson); 6 Neil's Sheep Shearers (Neil Worswick); Joint 6 Tripple X (Paul Healey); 8 Dibbles Top Cats (Ian Campbell); Joint 8 The Sec's Mad Team (Pete Browning); Joint 8 Little Mo's Hasbeens (Maureen Laney); 11 Mick's Marauders (Mick Wrigley); 12 Wilky's Wanderers (Garry Wilkinson); Joint 12 Monster Racing Loonies (Paul Targett); 14 Four X (Paul Healey); 15 Sue's Groupies (Sue Allen).

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5 years ago (August 2009) • The AGM was due and the post of Chairman open for election. Also available were Captain's – Ladies Fell, Senior Men's Fell, Vet Fell, Men's Road, Clothing Custodian, Junior Co-ordinator, 100 Club Co-ordinator. • Run of the Month Nominations – Sue Burns for V50 at Stretton Hills and Barley FR plus Burnley Boys 10K and Trawden Multi-Terrain; Christine Leathley for V60 at Kelbrook, Barley, Burnley Boys; Alan Life for 3 rd place and 1 st V40 at Edenfield; Linda Lord for 1 st V60 at Stretton; Andy McFarlane for 45 th and 9 th V40 at Stretton; Candice Taylor for first at Manchester 5K; Dave Walker for 1 st at Kelbrook; Gwilym Williams for a PB at Katrin Mountain Race and retaining his Vienna Woods 25K Trail race V60 in 2hours 27mins....the winner Sue Burns. In the results:- Trawden 7: 1 st LV50 Sue Burns (48 th ) 51.27; 1 st V65 Dave Scott (65 th ) 55.07; 1st LV45 Dawn Richards (76 th ) 57.36; 1 st LV40 Lisa Hudson (82 nd ) 59.26. Hendon Brook: 1 st V55 Ray Lees (9 th ) 94.44; 1 st LV50 Sue Burns (48 th ) 108.09; 1st LV55 Jean Rawlinson (73 rd ) 121.33; 1 st V70 Ted Orrell (76 th ) 121.54; 1st V75 Brian Leathley (107 th ) 184.50; 1 st LV70 Kitty Garnett (108 th ) 198.52. Rochdale 3 day event: Fell - 1st V55 Jeff Pickup (27 th ) 57.05 Burnley Boys Club: 1 st V55 Ray Lees (8 th ) 38.01; 1st V40 Paul Hesketh (12 th ) 39.39; 1 st LV50 Sue Burns (23 rd ) 41.09; 1st LV45 Dawn Richards (51 st ) 46.47; 1 st LV40 Lisa Hudson (55 th ) 48.36; 1st LV65 Marion Wilkinson (76 th ) 56.44; 1 st V70 Harry Manning (79 th ) 58.21; 1st LV60 Christine Leathley (82 nd ) 59.12; 1 st V75 Brian Leathley (86 th ) 71.38. Manchester10K: 1st V70 Ron Hill (452 nd ) 49.58 (1622 finished) Gt.Hameldon: 1st L Maureen Laney (24 th ) 45.13 Kelbrook FR: 1st Dave Walker 22.52 Edenfield FR: 1st V40 Alan Life (3 rd ) 50.45

Paul Healey

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MILESTONES

Age Service 2nd Alexander Townrow14 years Jade Hartley 5 years 5th Keira Stevenson 10 years 7th Graham Kissack 65 years 9th John Slater 70 years 10 th Breton Holdsworth 40 years 10 th Garry Wilkinson 50 years 13 th Jim Hickie 55 years 13 th Geoff Smith 40 years 18 th Colin Baxter 45 years

Walter Wilkinson Memorial Stone Replaced in Walt’s ‘Back Yard’.

On Saturday 5th July a group of members replaced Walt Wilkinson's Memorial Stone on Ossy Moors. The memorial was removed in 2011 because of the Windmills being erected on the moors.

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PENDLE MEMORIAL FELL RACE Sun 21 st September 3.32 Miles (5.34KM)/1007’(307M) Start 11.30am Presentation: 2pm (food only if pre-entered) Registration: Wellsprings Restaurant BB7 9HN

Many thanks to Katy Thompson for the write up about Judith Taylor in the April edition of the Clayton Harriers newsletter. Judith’s ‘memorial stone’ is also shared with Alan Heywood. For those who were members back then, they will remember the tragedy that befell us while climbing Mont Blanc (the highest mountain in the French Alps at 15,781’) 20 years ago this September (1994). Neil Wilkinson, Graham Huddleston, Alan and I summited Mont Blanc but, after descending only 600’, the weather turned drastically and we were caught in a ‘whiteout’ and horrendous storm. With the snow and ice around us starting to melt, along with the crashes of thunder and possibility of avalanche we decided to ‘snow hole’ and dig in. We spent 22 hours trapped before the weather started to ease and Graham and I made the attempt to get to the nearest ‘emergency hut’. By this time Alan was already suffering from hypothermia and hallucinating, so Neil stayed with him. We made the ‘hut’, rescuing two Frenchman along the way, but when the helicopter arrived Alan was in a coma. We all spent 5 days in hospital with frostbite, Alan never recovered. He was flown by air ambulance back to Preston Neurogical Hospital, but by the time myself and Neil had driven the 16 hours’ journey home they had turned the life support machine off.

A very traumatic time for all involved.

There were over 400 people at the funeral.

It’s taken me nearly 20 years to write this brief account and a lot of you will not have known Alan, but he loved life and lived it on the ‘edge’. He loved to race and enjoyed more than a few beers after, so I hope you will join us at the ‘memorial race’ up to the ‘stone’ on top of Mearley Moor, across to the main path and back down to the Wellsprings. Phil Taylor (Judith’s husband) is coming down from the Isle of Skye and his family will be joining us along with Neil and his family. I have yet to track Graham down. I have kept the course short enough to run or walk in good time for the presentation which should be around 2pm. I am using John Lloyd and Cannonball Events (please see entry form on his website www.cannonballevents.co.uk) to advertise and take pre-entries, so 16 that I can get an idea of numbers for food. I am paying for the food. You will only receive a food voucher on collection of your race number at registration if you pre-entered. You can still enter on the day and the race is open to all clubs. Any profit generated will be used to renovate and upkeep the ‘memorial stone’ that you will pass in the race. I know we have lost many other friends and family along the way and hope this race will go some way to remembering them all.

Many thanks for your support.

Garry Wilkinson Clayton Le Moors Harriers

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COMMITTEE NEWS

MAY 13 members were present. The main discussions and decisions were: • Treasurer: EA affiliation fees paid to EA. Pendle FR profit of £696. • Membership: Discussion over the number of different training groups in the region run by members without coordination. It was considered that we need to ensure that club locations are advertised to get core sessions creating a base. Do we consider family membership to retain more members, or alternate ladies/men’s training nights to allow families to participate more? • Juniors: Received letter of thanks from the parents for the Gt Hameldon race. Grant received for £8900 from ‘Run England’ for coaching etc. for the juniors; commendation has to go to Marion and Andy for securing this. • Captains: Road – Planning now for the Witton Park relays on 26 th June Fell – 3 teams ran at the Calderdale Way relay A team 5 th , B 26 th and Ladies 9th. • Media: The twitter account is very active for the club. Additional material considered for the website: details of coach sessions and agenda, plus more photos. • Kit: Vest sales are 50/50 old to new. The question of providing a vest for new members is to be considered after the accounts have been presented. • FRA Relays 2015: Subcommittee with Jean / Marie and Mike W has met to establish requirements and posts for additional members. Mike to chair the meetings, and arrange next meeting. • Races Gt Hameldon: Q’s at the stiles created concern and 1 spectator took it upon himself to dismantle the fence. A letter is to be written to the owning farmer apologising for this behaviour. The complaint received that Clayton members jumped the fence rather than queue has been raised, no action to be taken. Tour of Pendle: Potential to trial SIdent timing, Mike E to contact Kieran. Timing gadget replacement to be sought.

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JUNE Again, 13 members were present. The main discussions and decisions were: • April 2014 issue of the EA rules and a memory stick with welfare forms and details to be sent to Andy Stubbs. • Juniors: Mentors for juniors need to have had CRB checks, note their role is to provide advice only and no intent to provide coaching skills Those juniors who are attending the club organised training must have parental consent form submitted and a medical questionnaire. • Captains: Fell – currently 3 rd LV in English FRA F40 Team champion- ships with strong results at the Ennerdale FR. Katy Thompson is running the Joss Naylor Challenge on 21 st June in aid of charity Training/coaching: The club’s qualified coaches are: Marion, Andy Armstrong and John Roche. None specific for the fells. It was agreed to support Tom for a level 1 course. The winter group is split between venues with no awareness across the membership of who runs where and pace/distance. Needs to be advertised through the web. Debate for Tuesday evening summer times to bring forward start from 7.00 pm. Candice proposed a 6.45 start time, seconded by Richard. This was defeated 7against to 2 for: training remains at 7.00pm in summer. • Media: Further improvements identified as mid-week feed for the races. Agreed to put a quarterly survey to the membership covering a range of topics: training, branding, venues, communications and media. Quarterly to set a habit of expecting the survey to generate greater interest and feedback. Chris proposed inclusion of short video clips of races, primarily the starts to show wealth of Clayton talent competing. • FRA Relays 2015: Subcommittee has met to establish requirements and posts for additional members, meeting every 4 weeks and will report into this committee. A separate financial account will be opened by Mike E for the duration. • Social: 2015 presentation date to be booked for 28 th Feb or 21 st March dependent on availability of the venue. • Races: Gt Hameldon: Jim H has spoken to individual who dismantled the fence. Matter closed. • Committee posts 2014/2015: The following have made requests to change their role next year: Jean willing to continue but to canvass the ladies to seek a new captain Richard and Val will not be standing Mike W will not be continuing as secretary.

Date of Next Meetings: Monday 14 th July & 11th August at 7.00pm; venue Peel Park Hotel, Accrington

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JUNIOR NEWS & JUNIOR RUNNER OF THE MONTH JUNE BRIONY HOLT For her star performances on the fells. Briony has produced some brilliant results in June with FOUR 1st place finishes on the fells in both the BOFRA and FRA series, along with the fastest junior girl’s leg in the Witton Park Relay. She's worked tremendously hard and fully deserves the rewards. AND ELLA DORRINGTON For winning the Race for Life at Towneley. 9 year old Ella ran an amazing race to win the 5k Race for Life at Towneley, leaving many more experienced runners behind. A truly fantastic result for someone so young. Well done Briony & Ella!!

RESULTS

Coniston Gullies Junior Fell Race U14 01 Jun 20 Runners Name Club Pos Cat Pos Time Joe Edmondson Broughton Runners 1st 1st Boy 6.27 Briony Holt 4th 1st Girl 7.07

Turner Uphill Junior Fell Race U12 07 Jun 53 Runners Samuel Almond Eden Runners 1st 1st Boy 6.19 Chloe Rylance Ambleside AC 14th 1st Girl 7.15 Briony Holt 18th 2nd Girl 7.26

Kettlewell Junior Fell Race U14 08 Jun 28 Runners Euan Brennan Ilkley Harriers 1st 1st Boy 8.20 Briony Holt 5th 2nd Girl 9.20

Hawkswick Dash Junior Fell Race U14 15 Jun 25 Runners Joshua Boyle Hyndburn 1st 1st Boy 10.47 Briony Holt 6th 1st Girl 12.39

Blue Light 5 Mile 15 Jun 95 Runners Joe Monk Blackburn Harriers 1st 1st MU20 28.02 Jordan McDonald 11th 2nd MU20 31.11 Ryan Clarke 21st 1st MU16 33.39 20

Clougha Pike Junior Fell Race U12 21 Jun 66 Runners Name Club Pos Cat Pos Time Samuel Almond Eden Runners 1st 1st Boy 10.40 Briony Holt 9th 1st Girl 11.59 Dan Bradley 59th 36th Boy 15.57 U16 38 Runners Chris Richards Helm Hill 1st 1st Boy 19.13 Curtis Holt 18th 14th Boy 23.45

Reservoir Bogs Junior Fell Race U8 21 Jun 10 Runners Finley Stubbs 1st 1st Boy 2.24 New Rec Joshua McKay 3rd 3rd Boy 2.59 Kady Thompson 9th 3rd Girl 3.17 U10 16 Runners Jude Baldaro Calder Valley 1st 1st Boy 4.21 Jackson McKay 4th 4th Boy 4.27 Dexta Thompson 11th 9th Boy 4.40 Kaylon Cotterill 12th 10th Boy 4.57 Ella Dorrington 13th 3rd Girl 4.59 Amelia Dugdale 14th 4th Girl 5.01 U12 8 Runners Ciaren Crabtree Wharfedale Harriers 1st 1st Boy 13.52 Millie Stubbs 2nd 1st Girl 15.17 Adam Quinn 4th 3rd Boy 17.23 Liberty Thompson 7th 2nd Girl 18.28 Natasha Olszewska 8th 3rd Girl 19.25 U14 5 Runners Ryan Clarke 1st 1st Boy 14.25 Simon Wilshaw 2nd 2nd Boy 14.37 Alice Pier 3rd 1st Girl 15.04 Eleanor Root 4th 2nd Girl 15.06 U16/U18 2 Runners George Pier 1st 1st Boy 33.03 Bethany Quinn 2nd 1st Girl 39.26

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Witton Park Trail Relay 26 Jun 76 Teams Name Club Leg Time Clayton Junior Boys A Alexander Townrow 1 17.43 Kenan Eti 2 18.14 Tom Bradley 3 17.27 19th Team/1st Jun

Ryan Clarke Clayton Junior Boys B 1 17.39 George Pier 2 19.13 Curtis Holt 3 17.48 22nd Team/2nd Jun

Alice Pier Clayton Junior Girls A 1 19.40 Eleanor Root 2 20.00 Briony Holt 3 17.54 34th Team/1st Jun

Burnley Boys Club 5k 29 Jun 121 Runners Name Club Pos Cat Pos Time Jimmy Craig Barlick Fell Runners 1st M 1st Male 16.09 Jordan McDonald 11th M 1st MJ 18.14 Alexander Townrow 29th M 2nd MJ 19.43 Tom Bradley 36th M 3rd MJ 20.39 George Pier 47th M 4th MJ 20.48 Alice Pier 4th F 1st FJ 21.06 Bethany Quinn 12th F 2nd FJ 24.09 Riaghnach Jameson 35th F 3rd FJ 29.02

Burnley Parkrun 5k June Name Club Age New PB Time Alexander Townrow 13 20.25 Adam Quinn 11 21.43 Isaac Wilkinson 11 22.29 Millie Stubbs 11 23.25 Finley Stubbs 8 25.07 Ella Dorrington 9 25.30 Amelia Dugdale 9 25.30 Annabel Wilcock 13 26.54 Grace Root 8 27.26 Lucy Stevenson 13 28.07 Natasha Olszewska 10 28.07

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CLAYTON JUNIORS’ TRAINING Thursday Training; Spirit of Sport, 6.00-7.00. This is an indoor circuit session to improve speed and agility. Cost £2 Saturday Training; 08.45 at Towneley Park for endurance running and/or Parkrun. Please bring clothing that is suitable for the weather and running conditions. Age Limits for Training Sessions; There's no minimum age limit to be a junior member of Clayton Harriers (although the minimum age to compete in a Fell race is six years on race day) however we have decided to apply a minimum age to attend the coached training sessions. Juniors must be in school year 5 or above. This applies only to new recruits not to those already attending. The main reason for this change is that most juniors below this age limit struggle to maintain focus during structured coaching (especially endurance work) and gain little from the session. We appreciate that there are exceptions to this however, they are fairly rare. EMAIL ADDRESS FOR JUNIORS: [email protected]

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Tuesday Summer Training Venues April-September 2014

The format of our summer training sessions for this year will be similar to last year’s. On Tuesday evening, throughout the summer, fell training will follow the usual format of group runs (group according to ability/inclination/level of fitness) from the following venues, at the time stated:

Date Time Venue

5, 12, 19, 26* August 7.00pm Peel Park Hotel, Accrington

2, 9*, 16, 23, 30 September 6.30pm Sabden Village Car Park

* Summer Series Race

All members are welcome to take part in the Tuesday Fell Runs, The usual arrangement is for 2/3 groups to run from each venue for between one and two hours, although this can vary according to numbers, weather and what members have done at the weekend.

If you are new to the Club’s summer training runs/fell running, please make yourself known to a Committee member or group leader before the run and we will attempt to place you in the most appropriate group.

All members should ensure that they carry some emergency/extra clothing with them on the run: wind (water)-proof top, over trousers, hat and gloves. The weather can change very quickly on the fells. If you, or someone else in the group has an accident, you can very quickly become cold or hypothermic, even on the most pleasant of evenings. It’s also a good idea to carry a drink and some emergency food (sweets, chocolate bar), in case you are out longer than you expect—it has been known for a group leader to get carried away occasionally.

See page 39 for details of 2014 Summer Series Races.

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Beginners Training Monday: 6.00pm at Towneley Park (meet in the car park next to the Children’s Playground). For further details please contact John Roche 01282 431959

Thursday Training

1) Structured training led by John Roche from Towneley Park (meet in the car park next to the Children’s Playground)

Beginners meet at 6:00pm Experienced runners meet at 6:30pm for 6:45pm start

All abilities and all runners are welcome.

2) Training run from The Memorial Park, Church Lane, Great Harwood. 6.30pm Run the tracks and trails around Whalley Nab, Billington Moor, Dean Clough and Read Hall.

3) Ladies Training All runs start at 7pm. Contact the host (list below) for details of the location. Or, contact Linda Bostock 01282 816269 for more information. If you want to host a run please ring Linda. If you have not been for a few weeks please ring to check as venues can change. 31/07/14 Lisa Richardson 07754034965 07/08/14 Alison Dugdale 07590279794 14/08/14 Marion Dixon 07540499019 21/08/14 Adrienne Olszewska 01282 777452 29 Albert St, Padiham 07510764394 28/08/14 Linda Bostock 01282 816269 04/09/14 Jude Ashworth 07743482695 11/09/14 Yvonne Wickham 01282 774182 18/09/14 Sue Allen 07783998231

All Ladies are welcome.

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RESULTS MULTI TERRAIN Castle Howard 10K Trail 15th June Badger Trail 2 3rd July ROAD Blue Light 5M B'pool 15th June 1st U16 Trawden Trail 7 13th July Hendon Brook 13.5M 1st M50 15th June 1st M60 1st W50 1st F55 1st M70 26

1st U16 1st M75 1st F70 Burnley Boys’ Club 5K Barden 29th June Freckleton Half M 22 June 1st JM Burnley 10K 22nd June 1st M70 Welcome Tavern 5K Walton 24 June 1st F70 27

Tod Park Race 2 10th July Sotos 10k Fleetwood 29 June 1st M50 Rochdale 10K 1st M18 1st July 1st M60 Tod Park Series 1 26th June st 1 M55 1st M70 Catforth Canter 5K 5th July 1st M75 Bentham 10K July 6th St Anne's Mile 6th July 1st F70 28

Glaramara 18/5/2014 AS: 5m, 2300ft - 10th Colne Park Run 12th July 1 Jordan Mc Donald JM U17 17.53 Paddy's Pole 3/6/2014 AS: 3.7m, 1100ft 1st V60 FELL Edenfield 1/6/2014 BM: 6.4m, 1565ft 1st LV60 Blencathra 4/6/2014 AM: 8.1m, 2700ft

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Abbey Anniversary 5/6/2014 AS: 5m, 1800ft Tebay 11/6/2014 AM: 8.1m, 3000ft Weets 7/6/2014 AS: 5.5m, 1800ft Howtown 14/6/2014 AL: 12.8m, 4650ft Knowl Hill 15/6/2014 1st V60 BS: 6m, 1300ft 1st LV55 Bridestone 17/6/2014 AS: 4.7m, 1230ft Cautley Horseshoe 18/6/2014 Ennerdale Horseshoe 7/6/2014 AS: 4.7m, 2640ft AL: 22.9m, 7500ft

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Aggie's Staircase 19/6/2014 AS: 4m, 1150ft Reservoir Bogs 21/6/2014 BM: 7.5m, 1500ft 1st V70 Wicken Hill Whizz 20/6/2014 Tom Tittiman 22/6/2014 AS: 2.8m, 1050ft BS: 4m, 700ft Clougha Pike 21/6/2014 AS: 4.9m, 1310ft Harrock Hill 2 25/6/2014 BS: 5.2m, 900ft Brown Wardle 21/6/2014 AS: 1.9m, 860ft 1st L Buckden Pike 21/6/2014 AS: 3.7m, 1600ft 31

Dollar 28/6/2014 AM: 9.3m, 3400ft Settle Hills 29/6/2014 BM: 7m, 1300ft BRITISH FELL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 Sat 30th August Maesgwm Muddle AM 8.7M/2800’ 13.00 Heights Hotel, Llanberis N Wales £5.00 pre-entry www.eryriharriers.org.uk/

ENGLISH FELL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014

Sun 17th August Sedbergh Hills AL 14M/6000’ 11.00 People's Hall, Howgill Lane, Sedbergh. £6.00 pre-entry www.kendalac.co.uk/ Sat 13th Sept Hodder Valley Show AS 4M/1500’ 12.30 Ladies The Showfield, Dunsop Bridge, Nr Clitheroe. BB7 3BG 13.30 Men Pay £8 entry to Show, race included. www.bowlandfellrunners.org.uk/

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FIXTURES

If you need further details of any of these races, contact Katy Thompson Tel 01254 772013 Mob. 07940 250888 email [email protected]

AUGUST’S AMBLES Sat 2 nd Borrowdale FR AL 17m/6500’ 11am from Rosthwaite, Borrowdale £6 on official form available after 31 st May from borrowdale- fellrunners.co.uk Hellifield Gala FR BS 3.5m/850’ 3.15pm from Hellifield Recreation Field GR857567 £3 Sun 3 rd Worsthorne Moor Trail Race BM 7m/900' 11 am from Gorple Road, Worsthorne (GR 878324) £5 Race 12 of the Pendle Grand Prix Junior races after start of senior race Farleton Knott (BOFRA) 4.5m/1500’ 12 noon from A6070 S of Farleton nr J36 M6 £3 Tues 5 th Crow Hill Reverse FR BS. 5m/1000' 7.30 p.m. from Mytholmroyd Community Centre (GR011260) £3.50 Wed 6 th Whittle Pike AS 5.1m/1400’ 7.30 pm from Cowpe Village Hall GR837212 £3.50 eod Chorley Harriers 4.4m Night Trail Series Race 4 Junior Race 7pm Seniors 7.30pm from Baron's Rest, Astley Village £4 + £1 eod Steel Fell 3m/1300’ 7.15 pm from Steel End Farm, Thirlmere Free Thurs 7 th Badger 10K Trail Run Race 3. 7.30 pm from Wildlife Trust HQ, Berkeley Drive, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6BY £7.40 Todmorden Park 5k series Race 4 7.15 pm from Hare & Hounds, Burnley Rd. £4.50 + £1 eod Sat 9 th Turner Landscape FR AM 10.6m/3000’ 12 noon from Turner Hall Farm, Seathwaite, Duddon Valley,Cumbria £7 eod World Mountain Running Trial (Uphill) Sedbergh www.britishathletics.org.uk/competitions/mountain-running- challenge/ Sun 10 th Boulsworth FR 7.5m/1300’ 10.30 am from Trawden Rec Ground £5 Race 13 of the Pendle Grand Prix Club Champs Welcome Tavern 10k 11 am from Welcome Tavern, Preston PR5 5UL £8 + £2 on day Wed 13 th Pilgrims Cross FR BM 6m/1100' 7.15 pm from Sunnybank So- cial Club, Road, Helmshore BB4 4LQ . £3.50 Over 16 Sat 16 th Darwen Gala FR BS 4.7m/930’ 1.30 pm from Gala Field, nr Bold Venture Park, Darwen £4 www.dashers.org.uk (New course) Rusland 5 Fell Race 5m/1020’ 12.30pm Rusland Showfield Pay entry to show; race free

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Sun 17 th Sedbergh Hills FR AL 14m/6000' 11am People's Hall, Sedbergh Pre-entry on official form from kendalac.co.uk £7 Eng Fell Champs Lakeland Country Fair FR AM. 2.30 p.m. 6.8m/2350' Showfield, Torver, nr Coniston (GR 286938). No entry fee - pay to enter Show (Adults £5). Also Junior races Birchwood 10k 10.30am from Birchwood Shopping Mall, Birchwood, Warrington £13 pre-entry only Wed 20 th Horwich Jubilee Road Race 4. 5m 7.30pm from Rivington Village Hall, Rivington, Horwich £5 Also Junior race at 7pm Golf Ball FR BS 5.5m/800' 7pm from the Glory pub, Loveclough, Rossendale £3.50 Thurs 21 st Stan Curran Birthday Race approx. 5k 7 pm from Cock & Magpie, Whitworth £4 + £1 eod Fri 22 nd Cannonball 3 day event, Littleborough www.cannonballevents.co.uk Sat 23 rd Pendleton FR AS. 5m/1500' 2 p.m. from Pendleton, near Clitheroe (GR 755396) £3.50 eod Chipping Show FR 7.5m/1800’ 2 pm from Chipping Show Field GR622428 Free entry Weasdale Horseshoe FR BM 8.7m/2000’ 2.30pm from Newbiggin on Lune £7 eod Arnison Crag Horseshoe FR AS 3m/1000' 3 pm. from King George Playing Fields, Patterdale (GR 391161) £5 eod Burnsall 10m RR 2.30 pm Burnsall Classic FR AS. 4.30 pm 1.5m/900' Burnsall, £5.50 eod Sun 24 th Fleetwood Half-marathon 10 am from Marine Hall, Fleetwood FY7 6HF £15 + £2 eod if limit not reached Grasmere Senior Guides Race AS 1.6m/900’ 4pm from Sports Arena, Grasmere free entry; pay admission to show field Tour of Norland Moor FR BM 6.3m/890’ 10.30 am from Copley Village, Halifax HX3 0UG £5 eod Tues 26 th Hameldon Hills 5m/950’ Summer Series Race 4 7pm from Peel Park Hotel, Accrington Wed 27 th Harrock Hill FR BS Race 4 5m/900’ 7.30pm from Farmers Arms, Bispham L40 3SL GR 108/497130 £3.50 Sat 30 th Maesgwm Muddle 8.7m/2800’ 11 am from Heights Hotel, Llanberis £5 pre-entry by 24 th Aug British Fell Champs Capricorn O event Gisburn Forest see www.pfo.org.uk for details Blackshaw Head Fete FR BS. 5.5m/900' 2 p.m. from Blackshaw Head, nr Hebden Bridge (GR 959276) £4 eod blackshawhead- fellrace.co.uk Dufton FR AS. 5m/1500' 12.30 p.m. from Dufton Show Field (GR 684255). Pay entry to show, race free. Pendle Three Peaks 9.6m/3333’ 10.30am Pendle Inn, Barley £7 pre -entry/£10 eod

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Sun 31 st Blackpool Hilton Half Marathon 10 a.m. from Hilton Hotel, North Shore, Blackpool £15 pre-entry SEPTEMBER'S SAUNTERS Wed 3 rd Hardcastle Crags 10K Trail 6.30pm from Blue Pig, Midgehole £10 Thurs 4 th Hades Hill FR BS 5m/1200' 6.45 p.m. from Red Lion, Whitworth (GR SD885177). £4 on day Over 16. Not FRA Sat 6 th Ben Nevis AM 10m/4400' 1 p.m. from Fort William (GR 166713) £23 pre-entry only bennevisrace.co.uk Grisedale Horseshoe FR AM. 10m/5000' 11.30 a.m. from Glenridding Village Hall, Patterdale (GR 386172). £5 on day PFO Orienteering Marl Pits www.pfo.org.uk Lakeland Trail Races Keswick www.lakelandtrails.org Sun 7 th Shelf Moor FR AS 5.7m/1500' 11 a.m. from Scout Hut, Old Glossop, (GR SK042949). £4 eod glossopdale.org.uk/ Loweswater Show Fell Race 2.6m/1000’ 2.30 pm from Lorton GR156239 Pay to enter Show; race free Wed 10 th Dawn Taylor Brownhouse Wham Race 5K from Oxford Pub, Whitworth Rd., Rochdale £4 + £1 on day Sat 13 th Sat 13th Hodder Valley Show FR 4m/1550’ Women 12.30 pm Men 1.30 p.m Showfield, Dunsop Bridge Pay £8 entry to show. bowlandfellrunners. English Champs Rombalds Romp BM 7m/1100’ 10 am from White Wells Rd, Ilkley GR117472 £6 pre-entry/£7 eod abbeyrunners.co.uk Cross Keys Road And Fell Relay 2x3m road plus 2x2.5m fell 1 p.m. from the Cross Keys Inn, Uppermill, Saddleworth (GR SE008062). Entry on day. £10 saddleworth-runners.co.uk Great Westmoreland Trail Race 7m 2.30 pm from Crosby Garrett Village Hall near Kirkby Stephen £10 pre-entry by 8/9 £12 eod Also Junior 2m race 1 pm £3 howgillharriers.co.uk Sun 14 th Lake District Mountain Trial see www.ldmta.org.uk for details £17.50 by 31 st August Yorkshireman Off-Road Marathon 26m/3300’ 08.00am (walkers) 10.00am (runners) from Haworth Community Centre. Also Off-Road Half Marathon (15m/2150’) 10.30 am both walkers and runners £18 individual both events, £32 team of two (marathon only) Pre-entry Sun 14 th Burnsall (BOFRA) AS 1.5m/800’ 12 noon £3 eod Junior Races Garstang Half Marathon 11a.m from Garstang Sports & Social Club, £10 by 9 th Sept +£2 on day www.garstangrc.co.uk/ Wed 17th The Gerry McCabe 5K Brownhouse Trail Race 7pm from Oxford Pub, Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 OSR (A671 Burnley Rd) £4.00 to club runners. £6.00 to non club runners + £1.00 all proceeds to Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity & Turning Point

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Sat 20 th Three Shires FR AL. 12.4m/4000' 11am from Three Shires Inn, Little Langdale £8 eod amblesideac.org.uk Scafell Pike FR AS 4.5m/3000' 1 p.m from Wasdale Head Campsite, Cumbria, (GR 183075). £7 pre-entry £10 eod Great Langdale Marathon and Half Marathon 12 noon Stickle Barn, Gt Langdale Total race limit of 600 Marathon - £16; Half Marathon - £13 pre-entry http://greatlangdaleroadraces.co.uk PFO Orienteering Lee Quarry, Bacup www.pfo.org.uk Mourne Mountain Marathon mourne2day.com Sun 21 st Pendle Memorial Race 3.3m/1020’ 11.30 am Wellsprings £6 eod Dale Head FR AS 4.5m/2215’ 2pm Borrowdale Institute, Rosthwaite £3 eod Embsay FR (BOFRA) 2.7m/800’ Junior races bofra.co.uk Thurs 25 th Ron Hill's 76 th Birthday 5k Road Race 6.45pm Cock & Magpie, Whitworth £7 pre-entry + £2 eod Strict limit of 250. [email protected] Club Champs Sat 27 th Thieveley Pike (R). AS.. 4.3m/1300' 11 a.m. from Cliviger (GR SD875285) £5 eod Clayton Race PFO Orienteering Calf Hey www.pfo.org.uk Good Shepherd Fell Race BL 14m/2000’ 10.30 am from Good Shepherd Centre, Mytholmroyd £7 eod Isle of Man Mountain Ultra AL 31.1m/8200’ 8.30 am from Market Square, Ramsay IoM May also be completed as a 2 man relay manxfellrunners.org Also Isle of Man Mountain Race BL 14.3m/2800’ 1pm from St Johns Pre-entry £20/£15 @ www.isleofmanmountainultra.com Sandstone Trail, Cheshire FR CL/CM 17m/10.6m £10/£8 pre-entry deeside-orienteering-club.org.uk/sstrail/ RAB Mountain Marathon darkandwhite.co.uk Eskdale Show Fell Race 4.4m/1025’ 2pm from Eskdale Showfield GR149996 £3.50 eod Sun 28 th Run Preston 10K and 5K from 9.30am from Covered Market, Preston £12/£8 pre-entry only OCTOBER’S OUTINGS Sat 4 th PFO Orienteering Barley www.pfo.org.uk Coniston Trail Race FR BM 9.3m/1625’ lakelandtrails.org Sun 5 th Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay Contact Fell Captains if available to run Congleton Half-marathon 9.30 am £14.70 pre-entry Also ¼ Marathon Sat 11 th Langdale Horseshoe FR AL 11am 13m/4760’ Old Dungeon Ghyll, Langdale £8 by Oct 4th on form from amblesideac.org. Lea Town 10km, Salwick, Preston 11am £8 + £2 eod Sun 12 th Withins Skyline FR BM 11.30 am 7.5m/1000’ Penistone Hill, Ha- worth £4 eod Also Curlywurly Rat Runs for juniors 10.30 £1 woodentops.org.uk 38

Sat 18 th Race You to the Summit FR BS 4.3m/850’ 11.30 am Summit Inn, Littleborough (GR946188) £5 Standish Hall 10K Trail Race 2.30pm from Britannia Wigan Hotel WN6 0SR £6 + £1 eod Screes Fell Race AS 2.30pm 5m/1600’ Nether Wasdale £7 Sun 19 th UKA British Relay Champs from Barbon nr Kirby Lonsdale Contact Fell Captains if available to run Green Drive 5 11am £10 Lytham CEP School, Park View Rd. Sat 25 th Great Whernside FR AS 4m/1555’ 11.30 am from Kettlewell campsite GR975726 £5 eod OMM from Cheviots £110 pre-entry at theomm.com Sun 26 th Accrington 10K RR 10 am from Acc. Cricket Club £10 + £2 eod Bronte Way BM 8m/1150’ 11am from Aisled Barn, Wycoller Country Park £9 kcac.co.uk Gerry Charnley Way Winter Challenge Relay Lake District May be completed any time during GMT sroc.org

SUMMER SERIES The Summer Series will follow the usual format: a conventional first-past- the- post race AND the more subtle art of predicting your time. (Race run without a watch!) Best 3 results will decide the series. £4.00 per race (£4 for two races on 8th July) . EOD only.

7.00pm 10 th June Worsthorne Trail Village Green, 5M/1000’ Worsthorne BB10 3NH

7.00pm 8th July Race 1: Uphill Fell Calf’s Head, 1.9m/1280 ′ Worston BB7 1QA Race 2: Downhill Fell 2.0m/1355 ′ 7.00pm 26th Aug Tour of the Peel Park, Turkey Street, Hameldons Fell Accrington BB5 6EW 5.1m/940 ′ 6.30pm 9th Sept Coppice Trail (three Peel Park, Turkey Street, laps) 6m/1170 ′ Accrington BB5 6EW

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