Emma Bailey was first lady in this race and Andrew Chew came third.
3 Andrew Chew 37:43
49 Emma Bailey 44:51 (PB) - 1st Lady
428 finishers
Ian Livesey finished in a great time of 2.33.30 at the Amsterdam marathon, only 15 seconds away from the club record and taking 1 minute 29 seconds off his pb he set at Preston two weeks ago. Dan Taylor also took part and he completed the course in 3:27:05.
Barley was the setting for the FRA Relays this year. We had 2 teams running but applied for 3 and got our Vet's team knocked back. It was however the first time we have got a full ladies team at the FRA Relays, which is very positive moving forward. The day got off to a great start with the in form Jimmy Craig running a very good leg to bring the men's team home in 6th place after a cracking battle with Craig Shearer of Keighley. Luke Maude and Nick Treitl were next up and again ran really well bringing us back in 8th place. Things went a bit pear shaped on leg 3 with Julian Hood and Shaun Chew taking a couple of poor routes, resulting in the team dropping to 16th. We can't put the nav on any two people, so hopefully, a gang of Barlickers will again get a nav course done for next year. Tom Corrigan ran well on the last leg and managed to consolidate 16th. Overall not to bad a day. A top 10 finish was well on the cards after leg 2 though.
The ladies got underway with Lorraine Slater on leg 1 and she was going very well until a slip, trip and a fall opened up her leg. Through gritted teeth and classic Slater grit, she managed to finish the leg. Leanne Dinsdale and Jen Hird were up next and ran well pulling quite a few places back. Again though, a few nav errors cost the team, with Rachel and Paula struggling to find check point E. Angela Donlan ran a cracking last leg and left everything out on the fell.
Overall another step in the right direction and with a bit more luck that top 10 spot would've been on the cards. Really well organised on the day, so well done to Clayton. Looking forward to next year and hopefully improving on this finish and also doing better at Ian Hodgson. It's been a busy couple of months for the club on the relay front. Taking silver and bronze in the Lancs 4 stage. Qualifying for the national six stage, 12th at Ian Hodgson and now 16th at the FRA relays. A lot to look back on and be proud of. A few tired legs today so well done guys and girls for getting out there and putting the club on the map.
Chewy
Scott Boardman ran in this race, which is part of the Lancaster Race Series. His position is not yet know, but his time of 41:38 is a PB by over two minutes.
Barlick vests were once more on display in the Florida this week as John Boothman and Jenna follow in Emma Bailey's footseps.
10 John BOOTHMAN 21:09
24 Jenna BOOTHMAN 27:52
1 Matthew LALOR 16:30
1 Lucas PAYNE 18:07
7 Nicolas KENDALL 20:01
50 Heather DRIVER 25:06 New PB
101 Emma BAILEY 28:41
110 Gary BAILEY 29:26
113 Hazel O'HARA 29:31
128 Graham WADSWORTH 30:39 New PB
145 Julie BRYAN 32:52
154 Clover EDWARDS 34:16
155 Susan HIRD 34:30
This week, the pub run took us to Kelbrook. This is usually my least favourite pub run as Kelbrook Moor is a tad boring and has a ridiculous smattering of heather on the top with no proper trods or lines to be seen. With this in mind I decided to go for a steady 5 mile run with young svelte Chew. Leading the run was perennial non turner upper, Glenn 'Palin' Whittaker. On the run this week, we had a right novelty! Females! Rachel 'The Boss' Lowther, Kirsty 'Tight Bugger' Hall and Leanne 'Terminator' Dinsdale. The only moment of note to mention from the run itself were that the group got charged by cows, which I'm glad I missed, as I'm not very fond of the black and white beasts. The cows cut Kirsty adrift from the rest of the group and she too isn't very fond of them either. It bodes well for Saturday's nav leg though, as Rachel guided them back to the Stone Trough with very little deviation. The rest of the posse made their way back but unfortunately for us, the pub was busy and they were down to the last real ale. So a quick swift exit and we ended up at the Craven Heifer. I'm supposed to be on a diet but Wainwright's was on. This is like a great white smelling blood in the sea. The only man not so sure about coming to the Heifer was Andy Collins, knowing Jax would be sat at the bar flicking the whip. Wadsworth made a welcome return after his holiday in Italy. He looks more like Boycott everyday. Banterer of the week has to go to Rachel though. Rendered me speechless with a few cracking one liners about weight and needing to lose it. They were all here this week, the back bone of the pub run reinstated. . Best night of the week if you want the craic, a run and most importantly, beer! Can't remember where we are next week but the new list was approved. Hopefully somewhere more exciting than Kelbrook Moor then I can have summat to write about.
Chewy
349 toed the line on the Stanley Park track in Blackpool for the AUTUMN BREAKER 10K which involved 2 flat, traffic free circuits. Favourable autumn weather meant dozens entered on the day to contribute to a record entry for the annual race. The event gave (just) 2 members the chance to follow in the footsteps of the elite squad which competed so well in the Northern 6 stage relay at the same venue recently.
Derek Walkden ran a solid race, but once more just failed to attain his 40 minute mark target, whilst Terry Lonergan nudged his season’s 10K time down again but he too missed his target, which was 47 minutes. Close for both, but no cigars as they say!
22nd DEREK WALKDEN 40.22 2ND M45
80TH TERRY LONERGAN 47.06 3RD M65
9 Chris Smale 45:02 1st V50
28 Andy Berry 47:06
95 Angela Donlan 54:10
U12 Girls
15 Jenna Boothman 8:55
U10 Boys
12 Jack Latham 8:25
14 Oliver Whipp 8:35
U10 Girls
12 Lilly Pickles 9:29
24 Clover Edwards 11:11
30 Tabitha Berry 11:26
U8 Girls
14 Chloe Boothman 4:03
15 Annabelle Hoyle 4:05
Jimmy Craig gave this race his best shot, setting off at his usual 100 mph, but in the end, he had to settle for 4th place, with Ted Mason easily running out as the winner and thus retaining his title of BOFRA Champion. Well done to Ted. He fought back well against the late onslaught by Jimmy and he is a worthy champion.
Further down the field, Nick Treitl came 8th and Craig Child knocked a chunk of time from last year's performance.
1 Ted Mason, 36:44
4 Jimmy Craig 39:32
8 Nick Treitl 41:00
20 Richard Lowther 46.14
36 Craig Child 52:42
Another top notch run from Luke Muade in this race. There are conflicting reports as to exactly how good. Some say he came 7th, others say 8th. Clarification follows in addition to details of the performances of the other Barlickers.
Sam Tosh was the race winner.
7 Luke Maude 2:16:29
159 Andy Driver 3:01:24
174 John Boothman 3:07:53
216 Pete Jackson 3:17:53
281 Glenn Whitaker 3:28:33
298 Michael Alexander 3:31:56
319 Dave Halliday 3:38:13
337 Paula Clark 3:45:05
Lucy Beresford was timed out by 4 minutes according to the marshal at Esk Hause, although the time was 1:54 and the official time out was 1:55, so a bit of a disappointment for Lucy.
A big welcome back to running for Sarah Tipler.
9 Sarah TIPLER 21:39 (2nd Lady)
1 Andrew CHEW 18:22 New PB
13 Emma BAILEY 21:42 (1st Lady)
22 Daniel CHEW 22:86 New PB
47 Jenna BOOTHMAN 25:34 New PB
93 Gary BAILEY 29:20 New PB
94 Hazel O'HARA 29:22 New PB
121 Clover EDWARDS 33:08
124 Susan HIRD 33:12
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.