31 Scott Baistow 1:31:47 (2nd U23)
10 John Boothman 22:55
42 Mark Browne 27:57
It was a wet night, but it still saw 28 individuals compete in teams or on their own in this popular event.
The first team back and overall winners were Shaun & Steve Chew and were just in front of the first individual back - John Raho.
Kirsty Hall was first solo lady.
In the absence of Mark Nutter, Ivan Whigam had a clear run to finish as the leading Clayton runner to take the Badger Trophy.
Shaun Chew ran the five miles of this night race of terrifying trails, hills of horror, menacing marshals and a final downhill sprint to the finish, to win this race in 37:14
141 Stuart Bryan 1:40:28
54 Michael ALEXANDER 22:02 New PB
281 Sara ALEXANDER 31:37
79 Michael Alexander 45:08
303 finishers.
108 Samantha DAY 31:16
118 Michelle HIRD 32:50 New PB
3 Lucas PAYNE 20:32
10 John BOOTHMAN 23:03
Only two Barlickers were at this race, which was easily won by the in form Tom Adams of Ilkley. Tom led the runners up the hill from the pub towards the top of the ridge and never looked like losing the lead. On the return, he cruised down the hill to take an easy victory, ahead of Chris Farrel of Horwich and Tim Ellis of Calder Valley.
Sam Wadsworth was 17th as they made their way up the hill and after the descent from the monument, he lost quite a few places as they climbed back up to the ridge again. However, once on the top and on the descent, he started pulling a few places back to finish 19th.
Rachel Lowther looked to be going well on the ascent, but looked to be exhausted as she made the last bit of descent towards the finish line. She was plagued in the race by her shoe laces coming undone, which in itself cost her a few places.
19 Sam Wadsworth 49:01
210 Rachel Lowther 71:24 (35th women out of 64 starters)
279 runners.
The race was very well organised by Todmorden Harriers who lived up to their reputation for getting the results out in double quick time.
93 Michael Alexander 46:38
234 finishers.
61 Helen Stead 31:44
Five Barlickers entered this race, which was won by Tim Ellis of Calder Valley. He was followed home by Sam Watson of Wharfedale and Lee Athersmith of Bingley.
Sam Wadsworth had a good run to lead the Barlickers home, finishing in 8th position,
Conditions for the race were such that it was muddy underfoot, with the prevailing wind behind the runners, but when the showers did come down, they were heavy, with hail greeting the runners as they reached Water Sheddles Reservoir. In the early stages of the race, Sam Watson was shadowing Tim Ellis and looked to be waiting for the moment to pounce, but he ran out of steam in the last stage and could only watch Tim pull away from him.
Sam Wadsworth was lying 10th at Water Sheddles Reservoir, but climbing the gate, as opposed to the stile moved him into 9th place and on the descent to Ponden Reservoir he gained another place which he retained until the end.
8 Sam Wadsworth 58:33
65 Andrew Driver 1:10:04
81 John Boothman 1:12:05
86 Dave Halliday 1:13:06
97 Tom Mason 1:15:34
Nine Barlickers turned out for our first race in this league. As a new club in the league, we have to start in division four, but teams from all four divisions run together. As a result, it was difficult to know how the team was doing.
The race was fast and furious and there was no respite. The first six finishers from each team are counters, but runners further down the field can still play their part, if they can push opposition team runners further down the field.
The provisional results indicate that Barlick were 13th team overall, which at first glance seems to suggest that we beat some division one teams. However to confirm this, a bit more detailed analysis is required. However, it does appear that we are at least in the first two teams of division four. The finishing positions were as follows:
48 Nick Treitl 37:18
49 Shaun Chew 37:18
77 Dan Taylor 39:08
94 Andy Berry 39:59
129 Rob Weir 41:29
130 Stuart Bryan 41:29
158 Des Walkden 42:52
243 James Fent 48:30
245 Alan Davis 48:39
The main aims of the club are to increase the participation of running in Barnoldswick and to keep organised running as accessible as possible.