What a night for the three Barlickers who turned out for this race as they all ended up as first in their respective categories. Mark Horrocks in particular ran a blinder finishing in 11th place overall and first M60 by a country mile. He also saved Robert Cranham from going wrong when he went heading off in the wrong direction.
There must be something in the Horrocks genes as Lucy Horrocks also had a great race to finish 3rd woman and 1st FSEN.
10 Robert Cranham 27:42 (1st M45)
11 Mark Horrocks 27:44 (1st M60)
20 Lucy Horrocks 28:56 (3rd Woman, 1st FSEN)
Both our teams finished in 5th place which was not bad considering that we had some runners out and others not fully fit. It was good to see Sarah Bell back out in a Barlick vest and teamed up with Lucy Horrocks. It was also good to see Jack Villiers representing the club in a team event.
5 Men 6:26:46
| Leg | Runners | Leg Pos | Leg Time | Overall Pos | Overall Time |
| 1 | James Craig / Craig Shearer | 4 | 1:14:11 | 4 | 1:14:11 |
| 2 | Ben Whitehead / Nathan Smedley | 2 | 0:59:31 | 3 | 2:13:42 |
| 3 | Jack Villiers / Sam Horrocks | 16 | 0:45:26 | 5 | 2:59:48 |
| 4 | Andrew Collins / Matt Smedley | 8 | 1:16:18 | 5 | 4:15:36 |
| 5 | David Mirfield / Matthew Watson | 2 | 0:54:56 | 5 | 5:10:32 |
| 6 | Luke Butler / Thomas Corrigan | 11 | 1:16:14 | 5 | 6:26:46 |
5 Ladies 8:39:17
| Leg | Runners | Leg Pos | Leg Time | Overall Pos | Overall Time |
| 1 | Jacqueline Collins / Emma Taylor | 55 | 1:46:05 | 55 | 1:46:05 |
| 2 | Lorraine Slater / Paula Cullen | 43 | 1:22:42 | 52 | 3:08:47 |
| 3 | Sarah Bell / Lucy Horrocks | 36 | 0:53:35 | 49 | 4:02:22 |
| 4 | Hayley Whitehead / Nic McNamara | 57 | 1:45:25 | 51 | 5:47:47 |
| 5 | Lucy Brown / Leanne Dinsdale | 51 | 1:20:08 | 52 | 7:07:55 |
| 6 | Emma Law / Laura Craig | 33 | 1:31:22 | 48 | 8:39:17 |
15 Robert Cranham 20:57
59 David Halliday 25:02
101 Richard Starkie 27:34
236 Stephen Jackson 29:00
249 Richard Shilton 29:18
The conditions for this race were perfect with it being a warm dry night with a bit of a breeze on the tops. Those conditions suited Laura Craig who had a cracking run to take the honours in the ladies race. She came down off the tops in the lead and although she was being chased by 2nd place Victoria Mousley, she looked strong and capable of holding off any challenge on the long run round the res. It was a good evening for our girls with both Jacqueline Collins and Nicola Muller coming first in their respective categories. Lydia Hirst is adapting well to fell running in her first year in the sport and both her and Lisa Gee have great promise for the future.
In the men's race, Dave Mirfield is continuing to struggle and again showed that he is not quite in peak condition at the moment. Having said that, 12th position for a runner not fully fit is pretty good.
The Barlickers finished as follows:
Overall
12 David Mirfield 34:40 (3rd M40)
21 Andy Berry 36:31 (3rd M45)
49 Stan Dreiling 39:58
60 Shane Muller 40:43
Ladies Race
1 Laura Craig 40:29 (1st F35)
7 Jacqueline Collins 43:18 (1st F45)
17 Lisa Gee 47:56
26 Emma Pease 49:30
33 Nicola Muller 51:07 (1st M50)
64 Lydia Hirst 57:33
Mark Horrocks was a formidable fell runner in his day and in this race, he showed a glimpse of that prowess that made him such a good runner. He not only enjoyed a top ten finish and first V60, but he was not all that far behind runners half of his age. Quite some performance from Mark.
The Barlickers finished as follows:
9 Mark Horrocks 2;45:23
14 John Mason 2:58:22
25 David Pease 3:04:13
26 Andrew Smith 3:10:04
It was a great day out at this marathon which was organised superbly. The weather was good, but if anything a little on the warm side although there was quite a bit of shade on the route coupled witha gentle breeze and a few locals with sprinklers helped cool passing runners. The course is undulating with a 2 mile climb out of Otley, but is nothing too serious. The crowds and support on the route were incredible.
Three Barlickers took part, but none had their club designation in the results. Raymond Banks had a super run finishing 3rd V70.
993 John Boothman 3:53:35
2662 Raymond Banks 4:39:18 (3rd V70)
3434 Anthony Brown 4:54:28
60 Dave Halliday 24:53
141 Richard Starkie 29:14
245 Richard Shilton 29:24
287 Stephen Jackson 30:14
A lovely sunny evening and dry underfoot made this ideal conditions for this race. Adam Wale of Clayton is on form at the moment and once more he led all the way out and all the way back. He was chased by Matthew Cardus of Settle, but in the end, Adam ran out a comfortable winner.
It was good to see the Smedley brothers turn out in their first race for Barlick, giving back three finishers in the top ten and the team prize, with Nathan leading the Barlickers home. Jack Villiers once more had a good run to secure a top twenty finish.
The ladies races was won by Molly Browne of Wharfedale with Laura Craig leading home the Barlick ladies.
The Barlickers finished as follows:
6 Nathan Smedley 33:02 (1st MSEN)
7 David Mirfield 33:07 (1st M40)
10 Matt Smedley 33:45
14 Jack Villiers 34:17
18 Andy Berry 35:00
21 Carl Nevison 35:25 (1st M55)
55 Shane Muller 40:20
58 Nick Trutwein 40:40
67 James Austin 41:43
Ladies Race
3 Laura Craig 39:13 (3rd(FSEN)
82 Hayley Whitehead 43:52
83 Emma Law 44:06
87 Jacqueline Collins44:35 (3rd F45)
93 Lisa Gee 45:31
109 Nic McNamara 47:35
115 Emma Pease 48:15
129 Nicola Muller 50:14
167 Lydia Hirst 56:36
Under 9
2 Jude Mirfield 2:18
Under 11
8 Theo Mirfield 12:08
11 Charlie Austin 12:27
15 Alfie Muller 21:08
4 Sam Horrocks 18:53
8 Carl Nevison 19:20
15 Alfie Muller 21:08
18 Mark Horrocks 21:21
20 Laura Craig 21:37
23 Shane Muller 21:54
31 Paula Cullen 22:58
49 Lisa Gee 25:38
Adam Wale from Clayton dominated this race, leading all the way out and all the way back. He was chased to the finish by Dave Mirfield who finished within a minute of him. There were good performances all round from Barlick with four finishers in the top ten, with young Jack Villiers in 13th place and already showing signs of improvement since returning to the club.
Men's Race
2 David Mirfield 41:29 (2nd M40)
4 Nathan Smedley 42:19 (1st MSEN)
8 Carl Nevison 43:54 (1st M55)
10 Andy Berry 44:04
13 Jack Villiers 44:29 (3rd MSEN)
35 Stan Dreiling 49:11
65 James Austin 53:52
81 William Catlow 57:47
Women's Race
4 Laura Craig 51:15 (2nd FSEN)
12 Lisa Gee 59:14
15 Emma Pease 1:02:03
50 Lydia Hirst 1:18:35
The junior results are on the junior website.
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.