John Boothman completed his second marathon in a week and Raymond Banks put in a great performance in the V70-74 category.
This is John's account of his day.
It was very cold pre race but thankfully dry. The cool temperature was a bonus once we got running. The pace was perfect and I was really enjoying the support along the route. As I rounded the corner to go over Tower Bridge, the crowd was massive and very loud. Right in the middle of the bridge, with no warning, I felt a painful twang in my right calf and was immediately in pain and limping badly. I stopped and took some pain killers and applied some ibuprofen gel then set off at a very steady hop. The pain subsided once the meds took effect but I limped the rest of the way to the finish. Another amazing experience and great to have family support along the route although I think they worked harder than me battling the crowds. Then straight back to change and off to see ABBA Vantage which was amazing, then out for a meal. A full on day with family and friends. What could be better?
16869 John Boothman 3:50:23
25970 Raymond Banks 4:16:19
1 Jimmy Craig 16:24 PB
24 Hannah Newbold 22:28
45 Anthony Brown 24:31
50 Dave Halliday 24:43
105 Stephen Jackson 28:11
225 Richard Shilton 29:44 PB
48 Robert Cranham 43:16
Just two Barlick women out this week with Lucy Brown taking the honours in the ladies race.
1 Lucy Brown 23:11 (1st W40)
4 Paula Cullen 24:39 (1st W45)
It was much better weather conditions for this race and another top performance from Jimmy Craig saw him hold off challenges from Tom Adams and Michael Malyon to take his second Bunny Run victory.
This win makes Jimmy the Series Champion in front of Mitchell Boocock of Pudsey & Bramley and Alexander Wolfenden of Ilkley Harriers.
1 Jimmy Craig 16:31
16 Nick Treitl 18:06
30 David Poole 19:20
58 Andrew Smith 21:29
80 Hannah Newbold 22:37
94 Lucy Brown 23:36
This will be from the Anchor at Salterforth. Be there for 7:00 pm. This is a social event and unattached runners or runners from other clubs are welcome to join us.
John Boothman flew to the United States especially for this race and in his own words, this is how the race panned out.
12 Andy Berry 19:47
14 Lucas Payne 20:08
29 Helen Harrison 21:46
39 Lucy Brown 23:00 PB
63 Nick Kendall 25:19
13 Sean Fitzpatrick 24:09
14 Peer Jackson 24:44
38 Raymond Banks 22:49
95 Lisa Gee 25:59 PB
1465 Stephen Jackson 27:43
226 Richard Shilton 30:37
26 Robert Cranham 19:55
Wow. What a performance from our girls. Three of them entered this race and they took the first three places. You cannot get any better than that.
And every Barlicker in this race was an age category winner.
Women's Race
1 Emma Law 21:42 (1st W40)
2 Emma Taylor 22:42 (1st WSEN)
3 Paula Cullen 24:52 (1st W45)
Men's Race
8 Carl Nevison 20:56 (1st M55)
It was blustery wind and thick mud for the second of the Bunny Run series, but those conditions seem to have suited Jimmy Craig who managed a faster time than last week and he took a comfortable first place. Andrew Smith always puts in a consistently good performance and he did so again by once more finishing 1st M60. It was also good to see new member Sarah Allen make this her debut race for the club.
1 Jimmy Craig 17:06
52 Andrew Smith 22:47 (1st M60)
62 Hannah Newbold 23:17
77 Lucy Brown 24:31 (3rd W40)
90 Paula Cullen 26:03
120 Sarah Allen 28:25
160 runners
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.