It was good to see some of our new youngsters out in these races. For many, this was their first taste of racing and they can only get better. Great performance from Eliot Phillps to finish in 9th place and lead the U11 boys team home.
It was a great performance too from our ladies. New Barlicker Kelly Whiteside was leading them round with Jen Hird not far behind and Lorraine Slater not far behind those leading two. However, showing some of that great Slater determination, Lorraine fought her way in front of the other two to lead them home and those three finished as a real team pack in consecutive positions, finishing third team out of all the divisions, but first in Division Three, ensuring promotion next season.
We had out a bit of a depleted men's team, but those who turned out did the business, finishing first team in Division Two and thus ensuring promotion next year to division one.The B team also did well, and are now leading Division Four. The vets team are currently second in Division Four.
Senior Men
6 Marc Hartley 37:53
7 Chris Singleton 38:12
12 Andy Berry 39:15
49 Andrew Chew 43:07
53 Charlie Murgatroyd 43:22
69 Chris Smale 44:37
71 Lee Edwards 44:57
81 Derek Walkden 45:20
83 Gary Bradley 45:29
84 Pete Beresford 45:30
105 Andrew Carson 47:04
138 Scott McCredie 50:32
189 Richard Starkie 55:55
206 Richard Treitl 1:05:23
Senior Women
15 Lorraine Slater 28:04
16 Kelly Whiteseide 28:07
17 Jen Hird 28:11
20 Leanne Dinsdale 29:04
26 Paula Cullen 31:03
31 Hannah Newbold 31:47
42 Emma Bailey 32:45
U13 Girls
31 Tegan Judson 13:38
U13 Boys
37 Aaron Slater 15:03
U11 Girls
37 Jenna Boothman 10:57
54 Ellie Honeyman 12:17
58 Eva Lunney 12:12
59 Clover Edwards 13:23
U11 Boys
9 Eliot Phillips 9:00
17 Harley Treitl 9:13
34 Connor Fitzpatrick 10:12
43 Arran Byme 11:15
46 Harry Carpendale 11:3
47 Logan McCredie
At present there are no junior training sessions.
John Boothman (who else?) was out racing today and he had a pretty decent run, finishing 112th in 43:50. Another Barlick vest was spotted at the race, but at this stage, not sure who is was. Further details follow.
6 Kelly WHITESIDE 22:46 (1st lady)
14 Angela DONLAN 23:56 New PB
1 Andrew CHEW 18:53
5 Rob HODGKINSON 19:54
7 Nicolas KENDALL20:02
12 John BOOTHMAN 21:22
34 Craig CHILD 23:20
105 Harry CARPENDALE 29:14 New PB
118 Graham WADSWORTH 31:22
133 Joanne SADOWSKY 33:18
145 Joanne MAURIZI 34:28
148 Annabellle HOYLE 34:41
156 Lorraine BROADHURST 36:34 New PB
161 Susan HIRD 38:11
163 Claire MCGLASHAN 42:57 New PB
Junior Membership
As a running club, we like to encourage youngsters of all ages to take part in the sport. It is good healthy exercise in the open air and it also breeds mental toughness.
Parents or guardians will be fully responsible for the welfare, safety and behaviour of junior members.
The annual junior membership fee is as follows:
Age 11 and under - £5
Age 12 to 16 - £20
Membership runs to the end of the year from when it becomes renewable annually.
Junior Membership Application Form
Marc Hartley got the new year off to a quick start going sub 16 at the local Podium 5k on the Steven Burke cycle track in Barrowford. He finished third overall with Tim Raynes of Blackburn Harriers winning the race. Dan Balshaw also ran making his debut with a 17.14 clocking.
1 Tim Raynes 15.43 (Blackburn)
3 Marc Hartley 15.55
14 Dan Balshaw 17.14
Tom Addison has been an ever present in this league and he once more showed his intentions by turning up for this first race of the new season and winning it with a comfortable margin in a time of 28:08. Lee Parrington was our only representative there who had a good run to secure a top twenty finish out of a field of 233.
16 Lee Parrington 32:05
The winner of this race was Charlie Batho of Stockport in 1:18:39.
123 Richard Starkie 1:42:19
Junior training is held on a Wednesday night from 7pm – 8pm at Seedhill Athletics Track in Barrowford. We cater for 8 -16 year olds.
Training is run by Matthew Watson, Nick Treitl and Richard Treitl in partnership with Pendle AC. Although we are a specialist distance running club, younger athletes of primary school age will be coached in a range of track and field events. However, in the winter, training is mainly based around endurance running.
Older athletes can specialise in endurance running with Barlick club coaches or can specialise in other track and field event groups with Pendle AC coaches (please enquire for further information).
There is no charge for our coaching but there is a fee of £4.85 each time you use the track. Alternatively, you can pay a monthly fee of £12.99, to Pendle Leisure, for an Activo pass which will give your child access to West Craven Pool in Barnoldswick, Pendle Leisure Centre Pool in Colne, the pool at Pendle Wavelengths in Nelson and Seedhill Track in Barrowford. In addition, there are junior / teenage gym sessions at each centre covered by the Activo pass (please visit Pendle Leisure website for further information or ask in one of the Pendle Leisure facilities).
We offer a three week trial period, and should athletes wish to continue training after the trial period you will need to join the club and pay the annual club membership fee (see membership page for further details).
Please email Matthew Watson to check availability and with any enquires at
Training is outside year round so children attending will need to bring suitable clothing for the conditions including a waterproof coat and a drink.
Junior Competitions
We aim to develop our juniors to compete in a range of completions including the Red Rose Cross Country League through the winter and BOFRA fell races in the summer.
Athletes can also choose to join Pendle AC as well a Barlick and complete in a track and field league in the summer.
Information for Junior Runners and their Parents/Guardians
Training and Racing
Junior training is currently not running - updates will be posted when the situation changes.
Entering Races
We would encourage Junior Members to enter races
Having a race or a series of races to look forward to provide focus to one’s training and provides an opportunity to run against juniors from other clubs of similar ages and ability.
Race entries are generally no more than £2 or £3 and Junior Members will need to run in a Club Vest and appropriate footwear for the type of terrain.
Types of Races
The types of Races we would encourage our Junior Members to enter are:
Fell Races
Fell Racing (also known as Hill or Mountain Racing) is the sport of racing, off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty.
For the younger age groups the race terrain is usually over grass or defined tracks, with minimal uphill climb and descent. More often than not these are ‘out and back’ courses or a single loop. For older groups this may be similar but typically with rougher terrain, longer uphill climbs and steeper descents.
A typical example of age groups and distances for Junior fell races would be:
Under 8 (Boys and Girls) 1km distance with 15mtrs climb
Under 10(Boys and Girls) 1.9km distance with 70mtrs climb
Under 12 (Boys and Girls) 2.1km distance with 110mtrs climb
Under 14 (Boys and Girls) 2.7km distance with 150mtrs climb
Under 16 (Girls) 3.8km distance with 220mtrs climb
Under 16 (Boys) 5km distance with 281mtrs climb
As with our Senior Runners, Junior Members are likely to enter events organised under the rules set out by the Fell Runners Association (FRA) or the British Open Fell Runners Association (BOFRA).
FRA and BOFRA, as governing bodies, apply sensible guidelines to ensure juniors are not competing in a race above and beyond what would be expected from a child of their age. Additionally measures are in place to ensure a child’s safety and welfare considerations are fully met.
The FRA was formed in 1970 to cater for the needs of fell runners. It has over 6,000 individual members from around 300 athletic clubs. The Association (which is affiliated to UK Athletics) was the first and is still the biggest athletics body which looks after fell runners' interests.
Take a look at the FRA website www.fellrunner.org. It lists around 178 junior and 550 senior races affiliated to the association and is an excellent port of call for race related information.
The FRA organise a Junior Fell Running Championship, which consists of 6 top quality races throughout the year. The individual championship is open to all FRA members – if you complete 4 races you get a free T-shirt. Complete all 6 and you get a hoodie. None members can still compete in these races but they will not be included in the championship. Junior FRA membership is £8 per year.
BOFRA looks after a smaller number of races and like the FRA has a Junior Championship. For example, the 2015 BOFRA championship comprised of 15 junior races and 16 senior races. Please visit their website, www.bofra.org.uk, for more details.
Cross Country
The Mid Lancs League is an Association of Athletics Clubs in the North West of England, set up to provide competition in Cross Country and Track & Field for athletes from the region. Please visit www.midlancs.org.uk for more details.
The Red Rose League formed in 1970 to encourage competitive cross-country running in the local area, the league holds four fixtures each year, usually from October to December and caters for both men and women from 8 years and upwards. Please visit www.redrosecrosscountry.co.uk for more details.
Each fixture has a full programme for Junior Members:
Under 11 (Boys and Girls) 2km distance
Under 13 (Girls) 2.5km distance
Under 15 (Girls) and Under 13 (Boys) 3km distance
Under 15 (Boys) and Under 17 (Girls) 4km distance
Parkrun
Parkrun is a series of 5k runs held on Saturday mornings in areas of open space around the UK. They are open to all, free and easy to take part in.
Parkrun closest to Barnoldswick are Aireville Park, Skipton, Alkincoates Park, Colne and Towneley Park, Burnley.
Check out their website for further information at www.parkrun.org.uk.
The aim of the Barlick Fell Runners results service is to list the full results of all events in which our members have been involved and to archive these for future reference. If any have been missed, please let us know.
Carl Bell was the winner of this race, with Victoria Wilkinson finishing 3rd overall and 1st lady. Andy Berry had a good run to secure a top ten finish.
8 Andy Berry 1:00:59
1 Julian HOOD 18:00
13 John BOOTHMAN 21:40
26 Angela DONLAN 23:10
53 Laura CRAIG 26:23
67 Jenna BOOTHMAN 28:26
104 Lorraine BROADHURST 37:35
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.