Pub Runs tend to come and go, supported by a bunch of stalwarts. Those regulars know what a good evening it can be, incorporating a bit of light training with the friendly banter of fellow runners. To give none regulars a taste of what goes on Stephen Chew has written an account of the above event.
129 Jean Rawlinson 57:05
13 Nick Treitl 33:38
The race was won by Will Smith of Keighley & Craven in a time of 34:28.
2 Julian Hood 35:25
8 Luke Maude 38:11
37 Jean Rawlinson 1:20:55 1st FV60
26 Rob Weir 2:21:03
31 Andy Berry 2:22:09
101 John Boothman 2:45:06
131 Dave Halliday 2:54:03
181 Rachel Lowther 3:30:53
The winner of this race was Ian Harding of Morpeth Harriers in a time of 1:17:14.
Richard Starkie finished in 170th position in a time of 1:46:04, which included PB splits at the 10k and half marathon distances.
There were around 1,100 finishers.
3 Derek WALKDEN 20:01 New PB
Last September, Barlick Fell Runners entered a team in the Mid Lancs Cross Country League. This league is divided into four divisions and not unreasonably, all new teams to the league have to start in the lowest division. The original intention was to run four out of the six races. However, as the season unfolded, enthusiasm built and the club fielded a full team in each race. As a result, Barlick finished the season as Division Four Champions with 39 points, ahead of Wigan with 25 points who were runners up. Both clubs are now promoted to Division Three. The presentation evening was the culmination of the season and saw a selection of the squad receive their medals and the winner's shield.
95 Jean Rawlinson 1:11:24
The early warm start to March became a distant memory to contestants in this 10 miles / 3100 ft race. The race organizer agonized about the conditions and in the end decided to shorten the route slightly. However, the runners still had to contend with freezing pools and and deep peat bog on the snow free lower section, whilst on the higher ground, the snow gradually increased to 8 inches, with extremely poor visibility at the turn around at Llyn Aran Benllyn.
5 Derek WALKDEN 20:26 New PB
12 John BOOTHMAN 21:21
50 James STEAD 26:28 New PB
75 Angela BOOTHMAN 31:29 New PB
76 Helen STEAD 31:30
77 Jenna BOOTHMAN 31:51 New PB
This was a 12K trail run followed by a 24K mountain bike ride. Results for the Barlickers were :
| Run | Bike | Total | ||
| 28 | Stuart Bryan | 1:03:14 | 1:39:48 | 2:43:02 |
| 60 | Derek Walkden | 1:03:13 | 2:00:57 | 3:04:10 |
As might have been expected, long distance enthusiast Mick Plummer took part in this race, finishing the 32 mile run in 179th place with a time of 6:12:25
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.