Weets Fell Race - 7 June 2025
Written by Graham WadsworthIt was a rain filed sky that greeted the runners in this race and bearing in mind the length of time out on the fells by the marshals in this incessant rain that caused the race organiser to impose a cut of time of 45 minutes at the summit trig. This cut off time proved to be fairly generous as only two runners failed to avoid it.
A good performance by Wharfedale's Eddie Evans saw him comfortably take the honours in this race, followed by Adam Wale of Clayton. He was followed home by Ben Whitehead of Barlick who was the first of four Barlickers to make the top ten.
Leeds City have always produced good athletes and it was therefore no surprise to see that the Ladies race was comfortably won by Ruth Jones of that club. The leading ladies were spread out and she was followed home by Josephne Well of Rossendale and Victoria Mouseley.
The Barlickers finished as follows:
Men's Race
3 Ben Whitehead 41:40 (2nd M40)
5 Stephen Shorrock 41:56 (1st M45)
6 David Mirfield 42:10 (3rd M40)
7 Sam Horrocks 43:18 (2nd MSEN)
15 Carl Nevison 45:53 (1st M55)
16 Andy Berry 46:32
18 Jack Villiers 47:02
30 John Mason 49:44 (3rd M50)
33 Andrew Smith 50:19 (3rd M60)
40 Shane Muller 52:38
42 James Austin 53:18
53 Glenn Whittaker 57:17
67 William Catlow 1:02:29
82 Raymond Banks 1:14:50
Ladies Race
4 Laura Craig 52:45 (3rd FSEN)
8 Jacqueline Collins 55:18 (3rdF45)
19 Katie Towers 1:06:48
20 Nicola Muller 1:07:31
31 Lydia Hirst 1:19:59
Skipton Park Run - 7 June 2025
Written by Graham Wadsworth60 Dave Halliday 25:04
91 Richard Starkie 27:23
Burnley Park Run - 7 June 2025
Written by Graham Wadsworth26 Ian Cocks 19:43
63 Hayley Whitehead 22:08
230 Richard Shilton 28:39
BOFRA, Kettlewell - 1 June 2025
Written by Graham Wadsworth19 Nick Treitl 14:36 (2nd M40)
It was ideal conditions for this race and Chris Holdsworth of Clayton made the most of it by setting a blistering pace to the summit. He continued on the descent in the same vein to comfortable win this race by over two minutes. In actual fact, he was only 20 seconds outside the record and had he been challenged more in the race, the record might have been broken. Second home was Adam Wale, also of Clayton and near the summit Ben Whitehead who was in third place started to close the gap, but on the descent Adam opened up a comfortable lead on Ben. Sam Horrocks had a good race to finish in 6th position.
In the ladies race, Louisa Powell-Smith has a goo record in the series and she once more showed her prowess by comfortably taking the women's race ahead of April Thorpe of Clayton.
The Barlickers finished as follows:
Men's Race
3 Ben Whitehead 24:06 (2nd M40)
6 Sam Horrocks 24:48 (3rd MSEN)
12 Carl Nevison 25:58 (1st M55)
22 Jack Villiers 28:30
29 Shane Muller 29:19
34 Nick Trutwein 30:41
42 Glenn Whittaker 32:49
65 Raymond Banks 38:19
Women's Race
5 Laura Craig 29:36 (2nd FSEN)
7 Jacqueliine Collins 31:00 (1st F45)
15 Emma Pease 36:07
16 Lucy Brown 36:08
23 Nicola Muller 37:43
29 Lydia Hirst 45:00
11 Robert Cranham 24:18
Skipton Park Run - 31 May 2025
Written by Graham Wadsworth77 Dave Halliday 25:00
Mearley Clough - 27 May 2025
Written by Graham Wadsworth6 Sam Horrocks 35:45
23 Mark Horrocks 39:27 (3rd M60)
35 David Pease 41:34
Charlesworth Chase - 25 May 2025
Written by Graham Wadsworth76 Anthony Brown 59:51
Edinburgh Marathon - 25 May 2025
Written by Graham Wadsworth
John Boothman runs marathons in all corners of the circular globe, but one of his favourites is this marathon and this is the 7th time that he has run it. The forecast was sunny spells and showers and the runners got all those with a hailstorm thrown in for good measure. After the turn, it meant running into strong headwinds which slowed everyone down a little. There was a super crowd out who braved the biblical hailstorm to cheer everyone on.
1971 John Boothman 3:40:04
Manchester 10K - 18 May 2025
Written by Graham WadsworthThis was John Boothman's first race back in 2011 and he returned this year for a bit of nostalgia and his two daughters joined him for the run. Angela went along too, so it was quite a family day out.
1148 John Boothman 46:06
4650 Chloe Boothman 55:52
5617 Jenna Boothman 57:43
Austwick Amble - 26 May 2025
Written by Graham WadsworthThe weather forecast was not good, but apart from the odd shower, the rain held off and it was ideal conditions for fell running. The race was once more won by Rupert Allison from Dark Peak who had a good minute lead over Matthew Heppenstall from Settle Harriers. First home for Barlick was Ben Whitehead, who beat his last year's time to finish in 5th place. Good performances by Dave Mirfield and Stephen Shorrock saw three Barlickers in the top ten.
5 Ben Whitehead 52:55 (1st M40)
8 David Mirfield 54:01 (2nd M40)
10 Stephen Shorrock 54:57
15 Carl Nevison 58:30 (3rd M50)
24 Robert Cranham 1:01:22
25 John Mason1:01:29
31 Shane Muller 1:03:48
32 Andrew Smith 1:03:56 (1st M60)
33 Stan Dreiling 1:03:59
92 Raymond Banks 1:23:23 (1st M70)
Ladies Race
5 Jacqueline Collins 1:07:40 (1st W40)
8 Paula Cullen 1:10:02 (2nd W40)
20 Katie Towers 1:22:13
21 Nicola Muller 1:23:22
Pendle Park Run - 24 May 2024
Written by Graham Wadsworth5 Robert Cranham 21:18
Skipton Park Run - 24 May 2025
Written by Graham Wadsworth60 Dave Halliday 25:04
115 Richard Starkie 28:20
Kildwick Fell Race - 21 May 2025
Written by Graham WadsworthWhat 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 |
Skipton Park Run - 17 May 2025
Written by Graham Wadsworth15 Robert Cranham 20:57
59 David Halliday 25:02
101 Richard Starkie 27:34
Burnley Park Run - 17 May 2025
Written by Graham Wadsworth236 Stephen Jackson 29:00
249 Richard Shilton 29:18
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Wholan Nook - 14 May 2025
Written by Graham WadsworthThe 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
Pendle Cloughs - 10 May 2025
Written by Graham WadsworthMark 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
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