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gate gallop
27th June 2021
No Harriers took part.
Stone st michaels 10k
25th to 29th June 2021
A virtual race for 2021.
Pos |
Name |
M/F |
AG |
AG Pos |
NSRRA |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 |
Justin Green |
13th |
M50 |
3rd |
B |
41:03 |
56 |
Ian Hodkinson |
34th |
M50 |
6th |
E |
48:37 |
67 |
Chris Skellern |
27th |
F55 |
4th |
L |
51:15 |
112 |
Ruth Edwards |
52nd |
F60 |
3rd |
W |
57:49 |
141 |
Graham Williams |
68th |
M75 |
2nd |
F |
1:06:48 |
142 |
Kerri Delaney |
74th |
F Sen |
7th |
W |
1:06:48 |
150 |
Julie Nokes |
80th |
F60 |
4th |
W |
1:10:31 |
grand prix race 12
21st to 27th June 2021
Name |
15Km |
|---|---|
NITESH THAKRAR |
01:21:26 |
KAREN GRETTON |
01:34:22 |
COLIN MITCHELL |
01:46:31 |
grand prix race 11
14th to 20th June 2021
Name |
8 Mile |
|---|---|
NITESH THAKRAR |
01:10:37 |
KAREN GRETTON |
01:17:29 |
COLIN MITCHELL |
01:24:31 |
Summer Handicap 2021
17th June 2021
Well done to Matthew, Ben and Marie.
A big thank-you to all the volunteers for making the event possible.
Position |
Name |
Time |
Handicap |
Net Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Matthew Hilsdon |
0:36:31 |
0:12:15 |
0:24:16 |
2 |
Ben Green |
0:36:54 |
0:09:00 |
0:27:54 |
3 |
Marie Larnoire |
0:37:37 |
0:07:15 |
0:30:22 |
4 |
Ian Heath |
0:38:01 |
0:11:00 |
0:27:01 |
5 |
Graham Williams |
0:38:24 |
0:00:30 |
0:37:54 |
6 |
Joanne Oliver |
0:38:24 |
0:04:45 |
0:33:39 |
7 |
Ruth Edwards |
0:38:25 |
0:04:45 |
0:33:40 |
8 |
Jack Heath |
0:38:29 |
0:12:00 |
0:26:29 |
9 |
Matt Sargeant |
0:38:41 |
0:16:00 |
0:22:41 |
10 |
Justin Green |
0:38:42 |
0:14:00 |
0:24:42 |
11 |
Chris Skellern |
0:38:44 |
0:07:15 |
0:31:29 |
12 |
Ian Hodkinson |
0:38:45 |
0:11:00 |
0:27:45 |
13 |
Julie Nokes |
0:38:48 |
0:00:00 |
0:38:48 |
14 |
Reuban Willson |
0:39:01 |
0:06:30 |
0:32:31 |
15 |
Leon Stringer |
0:39:03 |
0:11:00 |
0:28:03 |
16 |
Nitesh Thakrar |
0:39:24 |
0:11:15 |
0:28:09 |
17 |
Tom Devall |
0:39:33 |
0:04:45 |
0:34:48 |
18 |
Richard Crump |
0:39:44 |
0:16:00 |
0:23:44 |
19 |
Al Langford |
0:39:48 |
0:13:00 |
0:26:48 |
20 |
Phil Hilsdon |
0:39:59 |
0:15:00 |
0:24:59 |
21 |
Mark Willson |
0:40:07 |
0:08:15 |
0:31:52 |
22 |
Andrew Robinson |
0:40:24 |
0:11:15 |
0:29:09 |
23 |
Tracey Burrows |
0:40:34 |
0:02:15 |
0:38:19 |
24 |
Andrew Langston |
0:41:01 |
0:02:15 |
0:38:46 |
25 |
Alan Jones |
0:41:33 |
0:11:15 |
0:30:18 |
26 |
Pete Chell |
0:41:35 |
0:11:15 |
0:30:20 |
27 |
Vanessa Welham |
0:42:10 |
0:12:00 |
0:30:10 |
28 |
John Finney |
0:42:21 |
0:07:00 |
0:35:21 |
Pictures by Chris Elsley
Harriers Grand Prix Race 10
7th to 13th June 2021
Name |
7 Mile |
|---|---|
NITESH THAKRAR |
01:01:42 |
KAREN GRETTON |
01:11:24 |
COLIN MITCHELL |
01:18:40 |
IAN HODKINSON |
01:31:02 |
westbridge 5
Harriers Grand Prix Race 8 and Harriers Challenge Race 11
23rd May to 13th June 2021
Pos |
Name |
M/F |
AG |
NSRRA |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
Matt Sargent |
2nd |
– |
B |
28:56 |
19 |
Richard Crump |
18th |
2nd |
B |
32:05 |
23 |
Justin Green |
22nd |
6th |
B |
32:50 |
34 |
Adam Lightfoot |
31st |
7th |
C |
33:46 |
49 |
Sarah Dicesare |
10th |
3rd |
35:28 |
|
84 |
Ian Hodkinson |
57th |
11th |
E |
38:58 |
86 |
Nitesh Thakrar |
59th |
4th |
E |
39:10 |
126 |
Chris Skellern |
48th |
5th |
L |
42:23 |
145 |
Joanne Oliver |
60th |
10th |
W |
44:14 |
148 |
Ruth Edwards |
62nd |
3rd |
W |
44:23 |
158 |
Kerri Delaney |
66th |
11th |
W |
45:07 |
193 |
Karen Gretton |
91st |
4th |
48:30 |
|
203 |
Tracy Burrows |
95th |
19th |
X |
49:24 |
216 |
Wendy Sears |
105th |
12th |
50:51 |
|
228 |
Graham Williams |
114th |
2nd |
F |
52:00 |
231 |
Colin Mitchell |
115th |
15th |
52:28 |
|
267 |
Sarah Bromley |
146th |
27th |
1:00:01 |
|
281 |
Amelia Daune |
156th |
21st |
1:07:11 |
|
290 |
Valerie Stuart |
165th |
4th |
Y |
1:14:20 |
Harriers Grand Prix Race 9
6 mile race
31st May to 6th June 2021
Name |
6 Mile |
|---|---|
IAN HODKINSON |
47:03 |
NITESH THAKRAR |
49:10 |
KAREN GRETTON |
57:09 |
COLIN MITCHELL |
66:39 |
BatCh Bash Fell Race
Wednesday 19th May 2021
Race Report Dan Findlay-Robinson
With Lockdown being lifted, means one thing- Wednesday night racing is back.
So it was off to the Shropshire hills near All Stretton to introduce Harriers very own Jason Littlewood to his first Fell Race.
The Batch Bash Fell Race is organised by Mercia Fell Runners and was this years first race locally.
The start is in a little valley which after a rapid couple of hundred meters leads into a steep ‘hands on knees’ climb where at least one of the two intrepid Harriers first started to regret one too many lockdown snacks over the previous year as the hardened locals started to pull away, the rest of the race proceeded to continue across the rolling hills on a beautiful evening as the rain had cleared away just before the start.
There were another two serious climbs on the circa 5km route, one long extended one and another sting in the tail steep one just before the end. Luckily what makes climbing hills a challenge helps on the descents and the good old Mass x Velocity calculation played out again and some fast descending let our boys claw back some places.
All in all good to be back, racing and a well organised friendly event to do it at.
Winner – Daniel Connelly, Mercia Fell Runners – 24.58
49th – Dan Findlay-Robinson, Stafford Harriers – 38.35
62nd – Jason Littlewood, Stafford Harriers – 40.40
Virtual Clayton 10K
Harriers Grand Prix Race 7 and Harriers Challenge Race 10
11th to 15th May 2021
Pos |
Name |
M/F Pos |
AG |
AG Pos |
NSRRA |
Time |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 |
Liam Duggan |
16th |
M Sen |
4th |
39:47 |
||
19 |
Justin Green |
19th |
M50 |
3rd |
B |
41:04 |
|
31 |
Adam Lightfoot |
27th |
M40 |
8th |
C |
43:14 |
|
32 |
Jake Oliver |
28th |
M Sen |
6th |
C |
43:14 |
|
46 |
Jason Littlewood |
38th |
M Sen |
11th |
E |
44:55 |
|
77 |
Ian Hodkinson |
54th |
M45 |
10th |
E |
48:31 |
|
81 |
Nitesh Thakrar |
57th |
M55 |
5th |
E |
48:59 |
|
122 |
Chris Skellern |
46th |
F55 |
9th |
L |
54:06 |
|
129 |
Kerri Delaney |
51st |
F Sen |
6th |
W |
54:55 |
|
152 |
Ruth Edwards |
62nd |
F60 |
2nd |
W |
58:19 |
|
156 |
Joanne Oliver |
63rd |
F50 |
6th |
W |
58:28 |
|
175 |
Amy Oliver |
74th |
F Sen |
12th |
X |
1:02:02 |
|
195 |
Graham Williams |
104th |
M75 |
2nd |
F |
1:06:17 |
|
207 |
Sarah Bromley |
99th |
F45 |
20th |
1:09:33 |
||
238 |
Valerie Stuart |
127th |
F75 |
4th |
Y |
1:37:39 |
Harriers Grand Prix
Race 6 – 4 Mile with 4 Hill Reps
3rd May to 9th May 2021
Name |
4 Mile |
|---|---|
NITESH THAKRAR |
32:55 |
KAREN GRETTON |
40:42 |
COLIN MITCHELL |
44:42 |
Lakeland Trails in Staveley
8th May 2021
Race Report Sally Haycock
Racing’s back! In the Lakes!
Fourteen long months of pure unadulterated lockdown meant we were all starved from our ‘fix’. This ‘fix’ is like no other, it is joyous, rewarding and exciting yet also painful, arduous and torturous.
So what better way to re-introduce our ‘fix’ than to head up to the Lake District and compete in an 18k (never happy using ‘k’, I am strictly a miles girl) Trail race which formed part of the Lakeland Trails series. And what a day to pick! From the moment we left home to drive North to when we returned, it did not stop raining! Meaning conditions were, erm, well not exactly ideal! I thought the rain may slow the others down putting us on a more even keel, but no, it slowed me down more! Haha!
The Staveley 11.25 mile race consisted of hills, marshland, ankle-breaking slippy slate, steep rocky descents, stiles, oh and a small amount of tarmac but most importantly it was marshalled by the happiest, friendliest humans ever! Got to love them, these folk gave up their time to cheer us all on in unforgiving conditions!
There were two separate races; The Challenge and The Trail Race. The Challenge was for folk like me, people that would take over the 2 hour mark and more, whereas The Trail was for runners like John who would leg it round in well under 2 hours. The Challenge race went off first and I started in my ‘pod of 6’ with every six runners going off at minute intervals. This was very different to any other race I have competed in, where we all charge off at 100mph until we settle into our rhythm. This format meant we paced ourselves or at least tried to. To be fair I think it was the 232ft of climb in the first mile that ‘paced’ us!!!
Well it is safe to say a lot more people overtook me than the other way round! In spite of this, I did enjoy myself, apart from the ankle giving way (again – it is a design fault, my ankles are just not designed to carry this much weight….)This culminated in a gravity-defying save from a fall which meant my back contorting in such a way that I did not think possible! Anyway, that was the least of my worries, as at mile 6 (387ft climb) I was shuffling along and was almost overtaken by someone walking. There was nothing else to do but walk myself, to save face from the embarrassment of someone walking faster than I was ‘jogging’ (shuffling)
Just when you thought you couldn’t be any higher in the world came ‘The Sting in the Tail’ A cheeky little climb at mile 10 and guess who was at the top…..the photographer!! Standing, ready to pounce, snapping you at your worst! I would like to say how wonderful the views were at the top, but you really couldn’t see a thing! Hey ho, nothing to see here, let’s leg it downhill to the finish!!
I finally made it round in 2 hours 16 minutes (not my finest performance) but nevertheless, I had finally run a race, I had got my ‘fix’. I only just had enough time to change into dry clothes ready to cheer home John. Needless to say, he romped home in 1 hour 31 minutes finishing 35th in the Trail Race and 38th overall out of 480 runners. I think he enjoyed his ‘fix’ more than I did and judging from the smile on his face he is looking forward to his next!!!
Bring it on!!!
Uttoxeter festival of running
29th April to 5th May 2021
Half Marathon
Race 5 Harriers Grand Prix and Race 9 of Harriers Challenge
Pos |
Name |
AG |
AG Pos |
NSRRA |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 |
Richard Crump |
M Sen |
5th |
B |
1:28:09 |
18 |
Liam Duggan |
M Sen |
7th |
1:29:52 |
|
36 |
Justin Green |
M50 |
4th |
B |
1:36:20 |
76 |
Nitesh Thakrar |
M55 |
6th |
E |
1:49:44 |
78 |
Spencer Holland |
M50 |
6th |
C |
1:50:20 |
87 |
Ian Hodkinson |
M45 |
6th |
E |
1:53:08 |
95 |
Chris Skellern |
F55 |
5th |
L |
1:54:37 |
98 |
Jason Littlewood |
M Sen |
16th |
E |
1:55:14 |
100 |
Vanessa Welham |
F Sen |
6th |
1:55:35 |
|
107 |
Adam Lightfoot |
M40 |
15th |
C |
1:57:01 |
147 |
Sarah Dicesare |
F Sen |
11th |
M |
2:08:17 |
155 |
Kerri Delaney |
F Sen |
12th |
W |
2:09:23 |
161 |
Tom Davall |
M Sen |
27th |
E |
2:13:19 |
10K Run
No Harriers took part
Harriers grand prix 3 mile
19th to 25th April 2021
Name |
3 Mile |
|---|---|
IAN HODKINSON |
22:44 |
NITESH THAKRAR |
23:41 |
KAREN GRETTON |
28:30 |
COLIN MITCHELL |
32:20 |
Harriers grand prix 2 mile
12th to 18th April 2021
Name |
2 Mile |
|---|---|
IAN HODKINSON |
14:53 |
NITESH THAKRAR |
15:23 |
TOM DAVALL |
17:11 |
KAREN GRETTON |
18:04 |
JULIE NOKES |
18:57 |
COLIN MITCHELL |
20:24 |
Harriers Grand Prix 1 mile
5th to 11th April 2021
Name |
1 Mile |
|---|---|
JUSTIN GREEN |
5:40 |
JAKE OLIVER |
5:43 |
JASON LITTLEWOOD |
5:50 |
LIAM DUGGAN |
5:51 |
VANESSA WELHAM |
6:30 |
AL LANGFORD |
6:43 |
IAN HODKINSON |
6:51 |
NITESH THAKRAR |
7:08 |
RICHARD BOOTH |
7:09 |
MARK OLIVER |
7:12 |
AMY OLIVER |
7:25 |
JODIE CLARKE |
7:37 |
JOANNE OLIVER |
8:16 |
SARAH BROMLEY |
8:44 |
JULIE NOKES |
9:14 |
COLIN MITCHELL |
10:03 |
VAL STUART |
13:51 |
Virtual Air Products 10K
1st April 2021 to 6th April 2021
Part of the Harriers Challenge, Harriers Grand Prix 2 and NSRRA
Pos |
Name |
M/F |
AG |
AG Pos |
NSRRA |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 |
Matt Sargent |
5th |
M Sen |
3rd |
B |
36:38 |
18 |
Richard Crump |
17th |
M Sen |
6th |
B |
38:57 |
26 |
Liam Duggan |
23rd |
M Sen |
7th |
39:57 |
|
49 |
Jason Littlewood |
41st |
M Sen |
12th |
E |
43:07 |
51 |
Justin Green |
43rd |
M50 |
6th |
B |
43:19 |
52 |
Jake Oliver |
44th |
M Sen |
13th |
C |
43:23 |
89 |
Spencer Holland |
66th |
M50 |
11th |
C |
47:35 |
108 |
Ian Hodkinson |
73rd |
M45 |
11th |
E |
49:40 |
117 |
Mark Oliver |
79th |
M50 |
13th |
E |
50:32 |
120 |
Chris Skellern |
41st |
F55 |
5th |
L |
51:23 |
135 |
Kerri Delaney |
51st |
F Sen |
9th |
W |
52:37 |
145 |
Karen Murray |
57th |
F55 |
8th |
M |
53:38 |
156 |
Joanne Oliver |
63rd |
F50 |
9th |
W |
54:56 |
163 |
Tom Davall |
96th |
M Sen |
28th |
E |
55:57 |
164 |
Nitesh Thakrar |
97th |
M55 |
13th |
E |
56:01 |
171 |
Lindsey Foster |
73rd |
F55 |
11th |
W |
56:45 |
181 |
Ruth Edwards |
78th |
F60 |
2nd |
W |
57:55 |
202 |
Tracy Burrows |
87th |
F45 |
19th |
X |
1:00:43 |
225 |
Rachel Marsden |
106th |
F45 |
24th |
X |
1:07:02 |
228 |
Sarah Bromley |
109th |
F45 |
25th |
1:07:20 |
|
269 |
Valerie Stuart |
144th |
F75 |
3rd |
Y |
1:57:28 |