Jack Smith had already won this race on three previous occasions and he added to his tally of Lothersdale victories by leading the field home in a time of 24:10. The Barlick finishing times were:
2 Stephen Chew 25:41
4 Andy Berry 26:46
11 Andy Collins 28:35
15 Richard Lowther 29:39
20 Derek Walkden 30:52
23 Dave Halliday 31:27
25 John Boothman 31:50
29 Glenn Whittaker 32:45
42 Jack Ingham 38:00
Under 10
4 Elliot Halliday 6:36
Under 12
15 Jenna Boothman 12:22
45 Richard Starkie 21:52
Des Walkden completed the "short" route and finished in 25th position.
25 Derek Walkden 1:01:47
Harley Treitl ran in this U8 Junior Championship Race and finished 3rd out of a field of 40.
3 Thomas Corrigan 41:32
10 Andrew Chew 44:14
73 James Tingle 52:01
139 Gary Parkinson 1:02:05
145 Jean Rawlinson 1:03:06
155 Clover EDWARDS 37:26
156 Susan HIRD 37:27
2 Carl PAWSON 20:24 New PB
3 Chris SMEDLEY 20:29 New PB
Record holder Tom Brunt returned for a third time to take on this race and before the off, the conjecture was whether he would finish under two hours. The conditions on the top of Pendle were cold, wet and very windy and were not ideal for record breaking times. Perhaps things might have been different had Tom been uinder pressure from the other runners. As it turned out, Tom had a comfortable win over Martin Hurst from Pudsey & Bramley who was closely followed home in third place by Max Wainwright from Helsby RC.
There was only one lady in the race this year and she was Helen Buchan of Calder Valley and she finished in 22nd place overall in a time of 3:26:38.
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When Gary Bradley posed for this pre-race photo along side Karen Nash, it probably never occurred to him that she would romp home in front of him with two hours to spare!!
12 Charlie Murgatroyd 25:38
Emma Bailey is doubtless smiling as she looks at these results, as she put in an excellent time for this half marathon and finished first in category. Richard entered the full marathon which is completed in just over four hours.
114 Emma Bailey 1:38:53
126 Scott Boardman 1:39:57
Full Marathon
232 Richard Starkie 4:06:22
1 Tom CORRIGAN 17:38 New PB
The Fellsman is a high level traverse covering more than 60 miles over very hard rugged moorland. The event climbs over 11,000 feet in its path from Ingleton to Threshfield in the Yorkshire Dales. The route does not follow well defined paths so entrants navigational skills are tested as well as their physical fitness.
Gary Bradley finished in 107th position in a time of 17 hrs 41 mins. This is one hour off a PB for Gary, but he reported, as the Three Peaks runners already know, it was a bit of a brutal morning, but it improved as the day went on into a fantastic evening and night.
There were 279 finishers and 91 entrants retired or withdrew from the race.
Barlick vests were on display in London at the weekend as both Ian Livesey & John Boothman had a crack at this race. Ian, competing in his second marathon in a week completed the course in 2:58:04. John finished in 3:23:06, just outside his PB achieved in the Edinburgh Marathon
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.