31st DECEMBER 2015 THE 22ND DALESIDE AULD LANG SYNE 9.6KM/300M When you hear the bagpipes playing on Penistone Hill it can only mean one thing it's the last race of the year and your last chance to end the season on a high or put a bad season behind you, either way it'll be time to celebrate afterwards no matter what the outcome. Horwich RMI Harrier Chris Farrell certainly celebrated by winning the race by 16 seconds from Tom Adams who rules the roost over the Haworth Moor races of the Bunny Runs, Stanbury Splash, Withins and Stoop events, and has yet to win the ALS. 'I had no idea of the route, but knew it was more a tough trails race than an out and out fell race which suited me down to the ground. I sat in behind Tom and at Top Withins ruin I just managed to hang on to him as he made his move, on the way back my confidence was growing, at the return beck crossing Tom was just ahead and I was expecting him to pull away since he is a great climber. So I was surprised when I passed him and opened a gap, once on the track I was sure of my speed. That last climb was really tough on the legs though, the boggy ground took it's toll. My Christmas target was the Ribble Valley 10k where I hoped to improve on my 30.35 time, but with the floods cancelling the race the ALS could be run on fresher legs. Top of my wish list for 2016 is to gain a Great Britain vest after just missing out in 2015 I was eighth at the British trial' said the 30 year old winner. Chris has competed on Haworth Moor once before in 2013 at the Withins Skyline race finishing behind Tom Adams and Simon Bailey that day where Tom broke Alistair Brownlee's record. The Brownlee brothers no show was down to that thing called 'common sense' as Alistair put it and with pre selection for the Rio Olympics already achieved, who could blame them for a no risk strategy. Irish international Killian Mooney finished third before birthday boy Chris Holdsworth had a storming run to beat 2013 ALS champ Tom Addison. Horwich RMI Harriers dominated the team with Michael Cayton in ninth backing up Chris and Killian. 2014 Yorkshire Fell champion Tyler Hutchinson a name for the future won the U18's category finishing 21st a very good come back race after recent illness. Chris Leigh in 13th won the V40's, John Mason the V50's, Mike Egner the V60's and Paul Walsh the V70's. 2011 ALS champion Katie Walshaw won the race by leading from start to finish with World Masters FV40 champion Helen Berry second and along with Lucy Byram tenth Holmfirth Harriers won the team prizes. Considering the conditions Helen Berry breaking Aly Raws FV40 record by one minute 18 seconds was outstanding and to quote Helen 'I'm not an old bird in my mind I'm only 27 and want to compete with the younger runners and always for podium positions'. Helen hasn't done much running since the Masters XC International in Dublin in November, mainly it's been training on the bike doing spinning sessions. Helen did compete in the Tinker Cup six days previous finishing three minutes behind Katie. ' Having only run the shortened course last year, this was my first proper ALS. I was aiming for a top 3 finish. That start was manic I felt as though I was going backwards in the mud whilst everyone else was going forwards, once I did get running I thoroughly enjoyed it especially since it wasn't as boggy on the moor as I expected, which was a bonus. I got passed Nichola Jackson about two miles into the race for second, but then was overtaken by a junior who I now know was Lauren. She gave me a good race, but I was determined not to let a junior beat me. We stayed together round Top Withins, the trig point and the descent off there. I could see Katie ahead and felt we were gaining on her, on the long descent down to the beck I opened a gap on Lauren. The effort I made on the track home to put some distance between Lauren and me probably helped me secure the new FV40 record though! I then had a battle with my club mate, Dan Shaw, who did get the better of me just before the finish! I was pleased that we won the ladies team too, a first for Holmfirth at ALS!' said last years champion Helen. Only 28 seconds behind Helen and chasing hard all the way was 16 year old Lauren McNeil who left British and English FU23 champion Nichola Jackson in her wake, what a fantastic talent for the future, Lauren first appeared on the fells in 2014 and finished first at the Inter County Fell Championships, but was denied the gold medal because she didn't enter under her county. This year she finished fifth in the British Mountain Running champs and World Trials race and won an individual bronze medal behind two scottish girls and a team silver medal when competing for England in the British and Irish Junior Home International in North Wales. Jane Mellor won the FV50's and Wendy Dodds the FV60's. The fancy dress for this race is unbelievable what themes and ideas people come up with is verging on outragous and the ridiculous, but much appreciated by everybody, spectators, runners, photographers etc keep up the good work, prizes will always be in abundance for your efforts, with over 35 prizes awarded this year. Hope you all enjoyed your Daleside Old Leg Over beer, whether it had an Alistair Brownlee or Helen Berry picture on the bottle we're sure it helped you celebrate the New Year. Next year will see Chris Farrell and Katie Walshaw adorn the bottle with these two athletes also receiving a 12 bottle case each for their triumphs this year. Remember a race is only as good as it's helpers, so a big thank you to all our volunteers for making the day run so well, remember folks if you're injured or not running all race organisers would welcome any help. Lastly a big up for Daleside Brewery for their help and assistance with the race. 1 510 41.19 CHRIS FARRELL HORWICH RMI 2 505 41.35 TOM ADAMS ILKLEY 3 508 42.55 KILLIAN MOONEY HORWICH RMI 4 25 43.26 CHRISTOPHER HOLDSWORTH CLAYTON 5 537 43.40 TOM ADDISON HELM HILL 6 512 44.04 WILLIAM NEILL MERCIA 7 514 44.22 JOE BAXTER P&B 8 535 44.32 SIMON DEAKIN LEEDS CITY 9 511 44.40 MICHAEL CAYTON HORWICH RMI 10 516 44.45 ANTHONY DALTON ROSSENDALE 11 517 45.16 SAM WATSON WHARFEDALE 12 483 45.27 LUKE MAUDE BARLICK FR 13 387 46.01 CHRISTOPHER LEIGH TRAFFORD V40 14 176 46.13 MARTIN DAWSON NORTH DERBYSHIRE V40 15 396 46.27 NICHOLAS CHARLESWORTH WHARFEDALE V40 16 513 46.41 MATH ROBERTS CALDER VALLEY 17 295 46.53 DAVE LUND DARK PEAK FR 18 201 47.09 JULIAN HOOD BARLICK FR 19 497 47.23 BEN PROCTOR HELM HILL 20 209 47.34 PHIL LIVERMORE NORTH LEEDS FR 21 518 47.34 TYLER HUTCHINSON CITY OF YORK U18 22 264 48.11 JONNY BRADSHAW WHARFEDALE 23 195 48.15 TOM COLLINGE QUEENSBURY RC 24 125 48.52 JONNY McLEAN HOLMFIRTH 25 166 48.56 BRETON HOLDSWORTH CLAYTON V40 26 313 49.01 GRAEME BROWN TODMORDEN 27 521 49.04 KATIE WALSHAW HOLMFIRTH F 28 190 49.06 MATT PERRY CLAYTON 29 99 49.09 JOHN MASON DEWSBURY RR V50 30 191 49.11 JAMES CLARK PUDSEY PACERS 31 54 49.28 MARC SENNETT WHARFEDALE 32 177 49.36 MICHAEL GEOGHEGAN PORTOBELLO 33 86 49.54 DANIEL SHAW HOLMFIRTH 34 520 50.00 REC HELEN BERRY HOLMFIRTH FV40 35 174 50.01 PAUL CARMAN ILKLEY 36 160 50.20 SCOTT BAIRSTOW KEIGHLEY & CRAVEN V40 37 528 50.28 LAUREN McNEIL UA FU18 38 186 50.30 DAVID RYDER UA 39 236 50.37 JONATHAN COLLINS STAINLAND LIONS 40 287 50.40 DARREN FISHWICK CHORLEY V40 41 471 50.44 DAVE McGUIRE WHARFEDALE V40 42 321 50.58 DAVID BAGOT CLAYTON 43 458 51.00 MARK SANDAMAS BARLICK FR V40 44 427 51.04 MIKE EGNER SETTLE V60 45 225 51.06 MARTIN ARCHER ILKLEY 46 415 51.14 DAVE MOTLEY CLAYTON 47 319 51.18 GARY CHAPMAN KEIGHLEY & CRAVEN V40 48 68 51.21 CHRIS BARNES UA 49 138 51.23 CHRIS BALDERSON BOWLAND V50 50 523 51.31 NICHOLA JACKSON PRESTON F 51 18 51.36 GRAHAM MOFFATT DARK PEAK FR V40 52 524 51.43 CAITLIN RICE GLOSSOPDALE F 53 451 51.50 IAN GREENWOOD TRAWDEN V50 54 148 51.53 GARETH BURRELL HALIFAX 55 403 52.00 JASON HEMSLEY WHARFEDALE V40 56 456 52.13 GRAHAM LAKE OTLEY 57 525 52.15 LUCY COLLINS CALDER VALLEY F 58 353 52.17 COLIN SHUTTLEWORTH CLAYTON V50 59 78 52.18 DAVID PARKINGTON PRESTON V50 60 406 52.23 MARK WHARTON CALDER VALLEY V50 61 71 52.29 JOHN TURPIN SPENBOROUGH V40 62 482 52.44 ALEC DUFFIELD BRAMHOPE DEERS 63 315 52.46 JAMES GRAY ST THERESA'S 64 55 52.51 IAM WILLIS KEIGHLEY & CRAVEN V40 65 356 52.56 BEN TIMBERS KEIGHLEY & CRAVEN 66 289 52.59 CRAIG STANSFIELD TODMORDEN V40 67 441 53.06 ROBERT DAVIES UA 68 349 53.18 TIM ASHELFORD LEEDS BRAD TRI V50 69 420 53.26 JO BUCKLEY CALDER VALLEY F 70 533 53.29 BRONWEN JENKINSON ERYRI F 71 340 53.37 DAVID HAYGARTH WHARFEDALE V40 72 526 53.52 JEMIMA ELGOOD ILKLEY FU18 73 246 54.07 CHRIS JONES WHARFEDALE V40 74 134 54.09 JULIAN GOUDGE CHORLEY V40 75 410 54.19 JACK DENTON CALDER VALLEY U18 76 460 54.24 JIM GARSIDE TRAWDEN V40 77 105 54.30 BEN CLARE QUEENSBURY RC 78 306 54.33 TOMMY BUCKLE LEEDS BRAD TRI 79 363 54.42 CHRIS JACKSON GLOSSOPDALE 80 425 54.52 JAMIE HUTCHINSON ILKLEY V40 81 192 54.55 NEIL HARDIMAN CLAYTON V40 82 532 54.57 LUCY BYRAM HOLMFIRTH FU18 83 372 55.04 NICK BEANLAND UA V40 84 422 55.17 PAUL BROWN TRAWDEN V40 85 53 55.25 STUART WALTON KEIGHLEY & CRAVEN V40 86 435 55.28 BEN WATSON BAILDON 87 76 55.32 SEAN CLARE CLAYTON V50 88 196 55.35 DAN MARSDEN STAINLAND LIONS 89 11 55.38 GARRETH HUMPHRIES HOLMFIRTH V40 90 169 55.40 RACHEL PILLING P&B F 91 63 55.42 PAUL CRABTREE KEIGHLEY & CRAVEN V40 92 126 55.45 MARK ANDERSON LINCOLN & DISTRICT V40 93 60 55.51 DICK BALLANTINE KEIGHLEY & CRAVEN V50 94 438 55.52 ALFRED WALKER MARSH HARRIERS 95 226 55.54 KATE ARCHER ILKLEY F 96 534 55.59 EMMA HOPKINSON WHARFEDALE F 97 34 56.02 RICK HARWOOD UA V40