On a very windy day, nine harriers made the short trip over the hill to Birch Vale to race at the FAMOUS GROUSE FELL RACE, the last counter in the Fell Championships This was the 25th anniversary of this local low-key race where the entry fee has been pegged at £2 since the race started. Chris Jackson …
Sunday saw the PEAK RAID 3 MMM event from Grindleford Sports Pavillion, a counter in the Fell Champs. John Stephenson and Lynne Taylor bagged the maximum points on offer and were 9th/22 and 7th/12 respectively in their age categories. LYNNE’S RACE BLOG FULL RESULTS Carl Bedson was 101st in 48.43, Nick Ham 170th (53.55) and Eleanor Duckworth 234th (61.34) …
When the the harriers won the team prize at the OLD COUNTY TOPS race in May, the trophy was mistakenly awarded to Dark Peak Fell Runners. The mistake was eventually rectified and the team had their photo taken recently proudly holding the trophy. This represents an excellent achievement for our club, even more so because the victorious …
On a stormy weekend, several harriers made the trip to Sherdley Park in St Helens for the second fixture in the MANCHESTER AREA CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE. Cheryl and Jo giving their all for the Ladies Vets team. Pics by Duncan. Glossopdale results:- Senior Women 14 Kirsty Johnson 30.40 45 Zoe Barton 34.13 74 Jane Mellor 36.03 …
Eight harriers made the short journey over to Meltham on a glorious November morning to compete in the COP HILL race, a counter in the Club Fell Champs. Chris was 1st harrier back to claim the 30 points on offer. Caity was 2nd lady and their were several close battles for places and points as can be …
Ten harriers raced at the BROOKS SNOWDONIA MARATHON, a counter in the Club Road/Trail and Age-Grade Champs. Tim was first back for the club with a superb sub 3hr run, in the top 20 overall, to bag the 30 pts followed by Chris who posted an excellent time backing up his half-marathon pb in another tough race …
The harriers sent 3 teams to compete at the annual FRA BRITISH RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS in the Pendle area from Barley. Well done to all those who represented the club! The teams, times and positions were:- Glossopdale Hunks. 36th. 4.03.42 Ben Tetler Tim Budd/Mark Ollerenshaw Tim Culshaw/Matt Huxford Chris Jackson Glossopdale Old Gits 94th. 4.54.02 Andy …
Mary Jeal was 236th in 1.40.16 in the CURBAR COMMOTION RACE, a counter in the GRITSTONE SERIES RESULTS Great running by the Harriers at the WOODBANK PARK XC, the 1st counter in the MANCHESTER AREA CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE. 14 Glossopdalers raced in this very competitive fixture with some excellent results and close personal battles between team-mates Ladies team Keen rivalry and …
The club once more entered a team in the IAN HODGSON MOUNTAIN RELAY. Great running by Kirsty Johnson, Jill Wood, Al Cowell, Chris Jackson, Caity Rice, Zoe Barton, Rory Hogg and captain and organiser Tim Budd took our small club to a fantastic 3rd position in the Mixed race. Pennine came first in this category, with …
The Scafell Pike results are now out and show that Caity Rice not only shared the Jack and Jill trophy with Chris Jackson but also won the Queen of The Mountains trophy with her performances at Snowdon and Ben Nevis also counting. Chris also finished 5th in the King of the Mountains trophy competition. Great running …