Rochdale Harriers & A.C.

The latest write-up of Harriers activities at Eddies Revenge, Snowdon, Hamburg, Trawden, Sportscity and more are now available on the RHAc website: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/2024/07/03/harriers-compete-in-england-wales-and-germany/

Money raised for Mountain rescue exceed £2,000 (thank you!) as Harriers feature in Ultrarunner Magazine:

Rochdale Harriers run the Pennine Way for Mountain Rescue - Ultra Runner Mag Over the weekend of Friday 21st – Sunday 23rd June Rochdale Harriers & AC ran the 268 mile length of the Pennine Way, North to South, starting in Kirk Yetholm and finishing in Edale. Over 40 members of the club took to the trails, moorland and farmland across England’s rocky spine as they ran a ...

Well we did it - 42 of us completed the Pennine Way as a relay, running in pairs day-and-night for about 56 hours and 51 minutes. You can read all about it and see the picture gallery on our website https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/

Well done everyone!

We are likely to finish our 268 mile relay of the Pennine Way in Edale just before 6 p.m. tonight. Its been about 56 hours of continuous running, day and night. It's been an absolutely awesome adventure everyone has loved ❤. Time to get down to Edale. We will report fully later.

During the RHAC Pennine Way Relay (21-23 June, 2024) we will regularly post 'live' pictures from each leg of our journey here as a 'thank you' to our friends, families, supporters and sponsors.

You can track our live progress 24hr/day here, starting at 10 a.m. on Friday 21st: https://live.kongtracking.com/RHPW24/

Our just giving page (all proceeds to Mountain rescue) is here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/rochdale-harriers-1717176359164

More information is on our website: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/2023/09/11/rhac-pennine-way-relay-june-2024/

And a huge thank you to everyone supporting this event 🥰

Well-done to everyone who ran the Brown Wardle (and a bit moor) last night. In particular, congratulations go out to Rochdale's Dave Parton who won the race and to Kay Welsby who was first lady, after also winning at the Knowl Hill Fell Race on Sunday.

Here is great video of the 2024 Knowl Hill Fell Race on Sunday. Many thanks to David for this:

Knowl Hill fell race 09.06.24 The amazing Knowl Hill fell race 09.06.24.... my wife's first time doing this event. never done such steep scrambles before. She was terrified 😨

All results and pictures for the 2024 Rochdale Three Day Event are now available on the Rochdale Harriers website. Thank you to everyone who attended and the marshals and organisers. Our next event will be the Rochdale 10K on Tuesday, 20th August: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/our-races-2024/

A massive well-done to everyone who endured the muddy field in triplicate at the Naden Valley Multi-terrain Race today, especially those who also ran the Norden 6 Mile Road Race last night. There are a few pictures from today on our website: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/2024/06/08/naden-valley-mt-race-gallery-2024/

Many thanks to everyone who took part in the Norden 6 Mile Road Race. We have added today's results and a few pictures to our website. To anyone doing Day 2 tomorrow, don't forget your race wellies. You are going to need them. See https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/

WITH 12 MONTHS OF PLANNING behind us, we are now only 2 weeks away from our epic continuous relay (day and night) of the entire Pennine Way. The relay starts at Kirk Yetholm in Scotland at 10:00 a.m. on 21st June and finishes over 250 miles / 37,000ft of ascent later in Edale, Peak District. The journey will take us through 2 sleepless nights running off-road, in the dark, and will pass through some 287 gates and over 432 stiles and 204 bridges.

If you have enjoyed one of our races, or just like the outdoors, please feel free to sponsor us through our Just Giving page. Every penny will go to our chosen charity: Mountain Rescue.

You can track and sponsor us on our website: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/2024/06/07/pennine-way-relay-2024/

*** IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE 2024 NORDEN 6 MILE ROAD RACE AND KNOWL HILL FELL RACE ***

There are a couple of road restrictions on Edenfield Road of relevance to the Norden 6 Mile Road Race (7th June 2024) and the Knowl Hill Fell Race (9th June 2024).

Norden 6 Mile Road Race, 7th June 2024

On the first climb up Edenfield Road, there are emergency repairs to a burst water main and the usual footpath is being excavated. We have spoken to Highways and the Contractors and we have been assured that there will be a ramp down from the path just before the roadworks which will pass safely through the roadworks without you needing to cross Edenfield Road. In other words, keep left. We will have a marshal at this point.

Knowl Hill Fell Race

The 1250 kilometer Tour of Britain Women cycling event reaches Rochdale on Sunday (the same day as the Knowl Hill Fell Race). This will result in a number of rolling road closures in Greater Manchester, including the Rochdale area. The cycle route passes through Norden Village and along the entire length of Edenfield Road. According to signage (see above) Edenfield Road may be closed for some or all of the period 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Sunday. Also there will be no parking allowed on Edenfield Road on Sunday for about 5 hours and any vehicles parked there could be towed away and/or fines imposed.

We therefore recommend the following fro the Knowl Hill fell Race on Sunday:
(1) allow extra time to get to registration (Norden Bowling & Social Club, Trinity Street, Rochdale OL12 7RD) for the Knowl Hill Fell Race. Some roads in the area may be closed and you might need to park further away from Registration than usual;

(2) do not park on Edenfield Road or you may be fined and/or your car towed away; and

(3) if you need to get away from the Knowl Hill fell Race before 12:45, park somewhere that does not require you to drive across or along Edenfield Road (e.g. on the housing estate down Clay Lane, to the south of Edenfield Road).

The race reports for Blackstone Edge and the Manchester 10K and Half Marathon are now available on the website: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/

Congratulations to everyone who braved the awful weather (and the Bog of Eternal Stench) to do the Blackstone Edge Fell Race last night.

Eight Rochdale Harriers took part. John Bramwell was our first home (15th in 40:04). Continuing their awesome run of good form, Kay Welsby was first lady (41:10) and Emma Ball was 1st FV50 and 4th lady (47:08). Jennie Ransome was 3rd FV60 (51:27) and Molly Howell 4th FSEN (54:33).

I bet a few shower plug holes got blocked last night!

Full results:https://www.todharriers.co.uk/blackstone/BlackstoneEdge24.pdf

Mucho Scorchio for Rochdale's three teams (36 athletes) at the Calderdale Way Relay Race this weekend !☀️

The race report for Calderdale, the Cader Idris Mountain Race in Wales and the Chester Half Marathon are now available: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/

Nearly missed our Leg 3 runners off😲 💪

What Motivates Triathletes?

In common with many athletics Clubs, quite a few of our members compete in triathlons. We can help with the running side of things.

Danielle Dignan of RHAC is studying for an MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Leeds Beckett University. As part of her research, Danielle would like to better understand what motivates amateur triathletes to train for and compete in age-group triathlons. If you would be interested in completing a short, online interview (takes about 30-45 mins) please contact Danielle on [email protected]. This is open to all triathletes, regardless of whether or not you are a member of Rochdale Harriers & A.C..

Many thanks to Halifax Harriers for hosting the Calderdale Way Relay Race yesterday and arranging such beautiful weather! ☀️ For the first time in many years, Rochdale Harriers fielded three teams with 36 of our athletes taking part in the 51 mile, off-road event.

A big shout out to those who helped us complete third team, some at very short notice. And to our members who were disappointed at being unable to take part this year due to injury - put next year's date in your diary. We'll be back 🤖

Here are a few pictures from the day 😀

*** You can enter the Rochdale Three Day Event (7th-9th June) on the day, but only those who enter by midnight today (17th May) and complete all three days will get a T-shirt (because the printer requires 3 weeks notice). You can enter here: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/our-races-2024/ ***

The latest Race Report is out covering The Cake Race, Snowdon Half Marathon, Rossendale Tri, Fred Whitton Challenge, Alderley Edge Bypass 10K and Salzburg 10K, 2024.

Also we have updated the League Table for the RHAC Fell Champs 2024. https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/ The current top three are as follows:

Ladies:
1. Emma Ball
2. Molly Howell
3. Julie Smith

Men:
1. Jake Warwick
2. Decland Harrison
3. Pete Butterworth.

The Harriers were all over the place during the Bank Holiday weekend! Race reports for the Staveley 18K trail events, Bluebell Trail race, Great Hameldon fell race and Coiners fell race are now available on the website: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/

Website updated with a new team picture. Many thanks to Zain for taking this 😀

Our remaining stock of race vests which lack the Club shield and name are now available at the discounted price of £10 each (see pictured design). Many sizes are available, but not all, and availability will decrease as stock levels decline. If you would like to buy one please contact Colin Robinson.

The design and pricing of our newer race vests carrying the Club logo and name are as shown on our kit page. For these please contact Kevin Holland.

The race reports for last weekend (Three Peaks Fell Race, Mid Cheshire 5k and Newport Half Marathon) are now available: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/2024/05/01/three-peaks-fr-2024-mid-cheshire-5k-and-newport-half-marathon/

The RHAC team photo on our website is a little out-of-date. We are taking a new one at the track on Tuesday, 30th April at 18:45. If you are a current member please join us for the photo shoot, even if you aren't planning to do the track session. Please wear a RHAC racing top. Juniors also welcome. See you on Tuesday! 📷

There's been a fair bit of running going on the past few days. Decland Harrison posted 1:40:02 at the Kinder Downfall fell race.

In the London Marathon, Janice Whitelegge ran 5:12:32 and Kevin Holland achieved a PB time of 3:15:41.

Last night 21 Rochdale Harriers turned out to the Cowm 5K. Luke Burley finished 2nd in 18:14, James Jordan 3rd (18:27) and Gra Grindrod 5th (19:02). Molly Howell was 3rd lady in 22:24. Emma Scott and Jennie Ransome won their age categories.

Three races in to the RHAC Fell Championships 2024, here are the league tables so far: https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/2024/04/22/rhac-fell-championship-league-tables-updated/

We have added a RHAC Kit page to the website. This is accessible from the top menu bar https://rochdaleharriers.org.uk/