66 John Boothman 2:09:03
The race was easily won by Grant Cunliffe of Rossendale who was way out in front of the rest of the field. If the fell tops had been dryer, he might have set a new course record. He was followed home by Adam Wale who was first M40.
The first woman home was Louisa Powell Smith followed by Molly Ralphson who was first W50.
The Barlickers were led home by Matthew Smedley who finished 6th.
The Barlick women were lead home by Jacqueline Collins who finished in 3rd place and 1st W40, with another three of our girls in the top ten.
The Barlickers finished as follows:
Men's Race
6 Matthew Smedley 25:01
12 Andy Berry 25:58 (2nd M45)
15 Ian Cocks 26:14 (3rd M40)
16 Sam Horrocks 26:18
20 David Pease 26:57 (3rd M45)
21 Carl Nevison 27:05 (3rd M55)
34 Shane Muller 28:49
63 Glenn Whittaker 31:48
93 Raymond Banks 35:47
Women's Race
3 Jacqueline Collins 29:45 (1st W40)
5 Emma Law 30:23 (2nd W40)
7 Emma Taylor 31:05 (1st WSEN)
8 Lucy Brown 31:24 (3rd W40)
11 Hannah Newbold 32:08 (3rd WSEN)
28 Nicola Muller 37:58
35 Lisa Gee 39:07
Provisional Results
51 Anthony Brown 24:08
68 David Halliday 25:36
4 Robert Cranham 21:19
The Kelbrook Race used to be run in conjunction with Kelbrook Gala. There is now an attempt to revive the gala and this year, a Summer Fair is starting just after the fell race. Details:
This will be from The Bankers Draft, Barrowford. Be there ready for a 7:00 pm start.
A good turnout for this race, which is the third in the club championship series. The Barlickers were led home by Ben Whitehead. He prepared for this race by yesterday drinking large amounts of beer at the football festival at Cowling. He resigned himself to just having a trot out today in view of his over indulgence yesterday. He started off very steadily and to his surprise, he felt OK. He started picking off runners and on the way back, he found himself in a group of three runners, who were behind the first three in the race. It was nip and tuck between these three runners, but on the steep hill down the road from the fell, Ben felt that he had worked so hard to keep up with them, that he was not going to be outdone by anyone at such a late stage of the race. In the end, as they turned the corner and along the lane. it became a sprint finish with Ben just managing to keep his nose in front. The reward was 4th place in the race and first M40.
In the women's race Victoria Peel prepared for her race by doing 70 miles last weekend and leaving herself and her legs in a bit of a sorry state. She visited her physio on Thursday and afterwards felt even worse. However, in this race, she came alive and put in a great performance to finish second woman in the race. Our women as a group all ran extremely and dominated this race, taking second place overall, the 1st W40 and 5 places out of the top ten.
Men
4 Ben Whitehead 53:34 (1st M40)
22 Carl Nevison 59:17 (2nd M50)
23 David Pease 59:44
32 Shane Muller 1:03:26
35 Andrew Smith 1:04:20 (1st M60)
Women
2 Victoria Peel 1:00:04
4 Emma Law 1:06:05 (1st W40)
5 Laura Craig 1:06:18
7 Jacqueline Collins 1:07:02
9 Emma Taylor 1:08:18
11 Hayley Whitehead 1:10:16
14 Paula Cullen 1:12:19
28 Nicola Muller 1:24:42
In view of the injury which he incurred in the London Marathon, John has given running a miss, except for a couple of steady jogs and at the same time, he pulled out of the Pennine Barrier and the Leeds Marathon as they were totally unachievable without totally wrecking his leg. However, he decided to have a ride up to Edinburgh to have a go at the marathon.
Being Scotland, rain was forecast and rain it did. A lot before the start and it continued until John was half way round, when it did brighten up. However, as soon as he finished, it was back to rain again. As for the race itself, John set off steadily away with a view to seeing how his leg held up. stopping every five miles to stretch it, as a precaution. He lack of running caused him a stamina shortage half way round, but nevertheless, he got round in one piece and he was very pleased to finish unscathed. It was not a rapid run, but there again, it was not too bad.
2822 John Boothman 3:51:15
211 Richard Shilton 30:09
50 Anthony Brown 24:46
60 Dave Halliday 25:08
98 Stephen Jackson 28:08
4 Robert Cranham 20:44
This race used to go past the monument twice, with a very steep climb up to it the second time round, but that loop has been closed off and the race now just runs on the moor top. It was a bit misty with a bit of moisture in the air, but perfect for running. A few Barlickers turned out and were led home by Sam Horrocks, followed by Carl Nevison, who had another very good run.
13 Sam Horrocks 27:22
18 Carl Nevison 27:32 (1st M55)
28 Andrew Smith 29:39 (1st M60)
30 Mark Horrocks 29:53 (2nd M60)
45 Hayley Whitehead 32:55
48 Paula Cullen 33:20
The pub run this week is literally a pub run. It starts at the Old Stone Trough at Kelbrook, visiting the Black Lane Ends and the Alma Inn before returning to Kelbrook. It is to celebrate Carl Pawson's birthday. Carl is a drinker with a running problem.
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.