Club Summer and Christmas Handicaps

Summer 5 mile Handicap - Tuesday 17th June 2025 at 6.45pm. 

It's free to enter so be at Spring Hall for 6.30pm to collect a number and handicap.  Start and Finish are on the Hebble Trail.

If you want to enter the handicap please email Nigel Rigg  nrigg@hotmail.com or put your name on the form in the clubhouse (cafe).

There will be a trophy for the winner.

Helpers welcome! Just let Nigel Rigg know.

A glorious summers evening drew a relatively large turnout for this years event. 28 runners took to the start line with handicaps ranging from scratch through to 18 minutes. It was a scratch runner that conquered the revised 5 mile course as Fiona Murphy crossed the finish line marginally ahead of guest runner Troy Conner. 2nd home was last years winner, Johnny Lister with the ever improving Jack Melia taking the final podium spot.

The shortened 5 mile course along the same canal towpath route proved popular with both organisers, marshals and runners so it's intended to keep this going forward. All involved enjoyed refreshments at the track afterwards where Fiona was awarded with the winners trophy. 

My thanks to all who helped make the event a success.

Christmas Handicap - Sunday 21st December 2025.

This is one of the clubs longest running races with the tradition dating way back to the 50’s, possibly even longer. This race will once again be organised by Nigel Rigg. 

It's free to enter so meet at the chippy on the moor at 10:30 to register, collect your race number and handicap time. The race will start at 11:00.

If you know you're going to be doing it please email Nigel Rigg  nrigg@hotmail.com your most recent 10k time or your honest estimate! 

Helpers welcome! Just let Nigel Rigg know.

Optional - bring along a wrapped gift of £2 to £3 value for the prize table. It's a bit of traditional fun at the end where everyone who brought a prize picks one in the order they finish.

After the race meet at the Three Pigeons for a drink & a chat.

The Junior Christmas / New Year Handicap will now be on tbc

Sixteen runners braved the somewhat challenging conditions to take part in this years Christmas Handicap. Congratulations go to Harris Faulkner who, on his first attempt at the course, became the 2024 Christmas Handicap champion in a time of 56:12 (39:12). Will Stewart finished second in 58:20 (40:20) holding off Ryan Barker, who was making a Christmas Handicap comeback to finish 3rd in 59:04 (43:34). Sarah Cumber was the first lady back in 59:11 (41:11) followed by Tabitha Howe in 59:45 (44:45) and Rachel Standish in 1:00:07 (49:07). We welcomed one other first timer, Verity Clements - we hope to see you in future years too.

As is the tradition, all runners who brought a wrapped prize got to pick one in the order they finished. I have it on good authority that Santa won’t be bringing anything any better on Wednesday!

A big thank you to the officials and supports who braved snow, rain and 50mph winds to ensure a successful event.

The race was followed by a very well attended social at the 3 pigeons which is now as traditional as the race itself!

The full results from the race as well as the updated spreadsheet that shows all results since 1985 are on the top right hand side of this page of the website. See how you compare with other runners from the past!