A busy weekend, what with a well attended XC, and a few races around the country. At the Manchester XC the GDH cohort seem to have had a fantastic time, it was the last one of the series (I think), and there is the added complication of people’s overall series finishing positions, which I have …
There were more Glossopdale Harriers racing at the weekend too: Nick Ham in his 16th consecutive Rombald’s Stride bagged himself a PB of 3:55 for the 22miler (in his words he’s feeling smug, and rightly so). Official results not out yet. Jud Hirst ran the Grizedale Half Marathon in freezing conditions – and the race …
Continuing a long(?) tradition of travelling down to the wilds of Shropshire and the land of no phone signal every February, a jolly batch of Harriers headed south to run the entertaining double of Titterstone Clee and Long Mynd Valleys. A lung burner on one day, followed by rest and recuperation in a pub, and …
This weekend was a good one in terms of different things going on, what with XC, the Shropshire away weekend, and one of our stalwarts, Mark Ollerenshaw, making his seemingly annual pilgrimage to Wadsworth Trog. Mark did excellently, coming in 6th overall, in a time of 2:48:10. 153 ran.
Kirsty Johnson kept up her excellent recent form and was 1st Lady at Andy O’Sullivan’s SIDNEY AND ANDY’S BIRTHDAY 5K RACE in Whitworth RESULTS HERE SOON Two harriers travelled to Calver to compete in the RAB MINI-MOUNTAIN MARATHON#1 EASTERN MOORS event. Rachel Walton accumulated 230 points in this Score event with a possible 24 controls to find in …
Four harriers travelled to a remarkably snow-free Heaton Park to race in the SOUTH-EAST LANCS CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE penultimate counter. On a sunny and as pleasant a day as you can get in January, Caity won her first ladies only race and also became the first ever Glossopdale Harrier to win a cross-country. Special mentions also for great runs by …
Congratulations to Wayne Francis for representing the blue and orange at the STANDARD CHARTERED HONG KONG MARATHON! Congratulations also Rachel Sproston who ran 1.32.13 for 144th place in the STANDARD CHARTERED HK HALF-MARATHON! RESULTS
Kirsty Johnson represented the club at the NORTHERN CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS held at Ponterfact. In a high quality field led home by Stockport Harrier Elle Vernon, Kirsty clocked 36.07 to finish 101st out of 342 runners. Results:- SENIOR WOMEN SENIOR MEN Neil McGraw recorded a PB of 1.25.36 in the NEWCASTLE RACECOURSE HALF-MARATHON. Neil finished in …
Kirsty Johnson and Sharn Whaites made the long journey to Leigh for the second fixture in the SOUTH EAST LANCS CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE. In difficult conditions both had excellent races. Kirsty finished in 4th position clocking 28.51, beating namesake Kirsty (White) the Oldham and Royton runner who headed her in the shortened race at Tandle Hill. …
With the TRIGGER race on the following day, it was a reduced number of harriers who raced in Match 4 of the MANCHESTER AREA CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE at a blustery Heaton Park. GDH results:- 100 Lins Palmer 100 46.00 121 Sharn Whaites 121 48.05 132 Vicki Hamilton 132 49.54 107 Jamie Helmer 107 42.52 307 Nev McGraw 307 54.42 The …