‘’There was just a small bunch of Harriers who ran the Alsager 5 mile, near Stoke. The course is 1 lap and virtually flat. The conditions weren’t bad at all considering the terrible forecast.
Simon Johnson managed to gain a new v55 club record by easily clocking an impressive 30.21. (He even walked a bit!)
Katrina Oddy came 4th in the v55 category with 35.02 which was also a club record.
The Cumbers came away with some Stoke pottery after winning their respective age categories.
Geoff managed 39.03 and a new v75 club record.
Sarah Cumber finished in a time of 32.01. ‘’
There was a tremendous turnout for the last race in the Halifax Harriers Race Challenge for 2021/22 with 36 members competing in Sunday's Dewsbury 10k. On a fast, flat course, and with the rain holding off for the race, 11 Harriers set personal best (PB) times. Josh Hall-Brown was the first Harrier to finish in 15th place in a new PB of 32:43. Alice Vick led the ladies home in 41:58, just ahead of Helen Ward (42:02). Rob Hick was first overall in his age group (M65) in 44:40 and Susan Hall was second in the F70 category in 1:06:03. Hazel Berrett set a club record for her age group (F60) with a time of 48:32.
Other Harriers results: Thomas Needham (34:18), Kieran Manchester (34:54), Tom Paget (37:43), James O'Rourke (39:47), Eli Dawson (39:49), Michael King (39:59), Paul Bateman (40:36), Will Carver (41:33), David Ingle (42:46), Rach Beaumont (42:57), Stephen Rainbow (44:28), Alex Hogg (45:05), Mark Crabtree (46:43), Hannah Garnett (47.14), Adam Lewis (47:33), Marc Rocheteau (47:43), Paul Hopkinson (47:44), Stef Dickinson (49:03), Tim Slow (50:22), Rachel McCauley (51:01), Emily King (51:27), Sam Layfield (51:30), Jenny St Romaine (56:26), Debbie Kirkbride (57:42), Chris Kirkbride (58:53), Kirsty Carver (59:50), John Moore (1:01:06), Jude Bray (1:03:24), Rebecca Palmer (1:12:12).
Will Carver warmed up for Dewsbury by competing in the 30th Wadsworth Trog on Saturday. This is a classic local fell race, organised by Calder Valley Fell Runners, over 19.3 miles with more than 3,600' of ascent. Will finished this gruelling race held in atrocious conditions in 107th place in a time of 4:00:12.
A great Halifax Harriers day out on the fells at the Stanbury Splash in Brontë country. The Harriers hill specialist, Will Smith came third in the senior race and first in his age category, in a time of 50 minutes 18 seconds, with Tom Hodgson not too far behind in 13th place in a time of 53:07. Other Harriers finishers were Ryan Barker (1hr 03mins 25 secs), Mark Crabtree (1:12:33), Jane Hobson, (1:19:41), Hazel Berrett -2nd F60 (1:20:50), Andrea Ackroyd (1:21:09), Paul Hopkinson (1:29:47), Margaret Deacon (1:33:02).
In the junior races Jayde McGregor was 2nd U17 girl, sister Casey was 3rd U11 girl and Will Cattermole was 3rd U17 boy.