We will see tomorrow ... and perhaps on Sunday too. Not doing anything silly like Wasdale yet, mind.
The race start is definitely 14:30 hrs. The show starts at around 12:00 mid day but the sheep dog trials have always been well under way by mid day. Bradfield beer tent will be there for a post race rehydration (or 2).
Thanks to Andy and his team, A classic short race with steep climb and two river crossings. Legs felt a bit tired after yesterday but still pulled out a PB knocking around 3-4 minutes off.
local club race tomorrow than rest.
A grand race Ian!
It was my first time of running it, so wasn't entirely sure of the direction (& hence if there were any steep bits before getting to the open-ground)
I had expected a dry-race, bar Ewden Beck, so the boggy sections on the descent surprised me
I ended up running most of the race, from the start of the open-ground, with Peter Davison (Penistone), until the sneak got away from me in the last 200 yards!
Bottom line is.........
Thanks Andy, & co, excellent little race!
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although it has a really hard uphill finish in to a crowd so no excuses for stopping...
a bit like Lantern Pike, just when you've given every thing you have to run up hill for 4-500m:thunbdown:
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Hi people, results of the Broomhead Chase from yesterday,
1 DAN BIRKINSHAW KIMBERWORTH M 28.33
2 STEVE STOREY DARK PEAK V50 28.44
3 MIKE EGNER DARK PEAK V50 28.56
4 PHIL HINCHCLIFFE PFR & AC M 29.08
5 JONNY WILSON FAT BOYS RC M 29.12
6 MICK STENTON DARK PEAK MV40 29.15
7 KEVIN DOYLE KIMBERWORTH M 29.22
8 JON WEBB UNATTACHED M 29.32
9 NICK KIRK DARK PEAK MV40 29.49
10 GAVIN WILLIAMS DARK PEAK MV40 30.04
11 PETER HAGUE SY POLICE M 30.09
12 JOE MANN PFR & AC M 30.14
13 BOB JOHNSON DARK PEAK M 30.17
14 IAN WINTERBURN DARK PEAK MV40 30.40
15 KEITH HOLMES DARK PEAK MV50 31.00
16 GEORGE COOKE UNATTACHED M 31.55
17 PETER MORTON UNATTACHED MV40 32.10
18 DEN JOHNSON UNATTACHED M 32.14
19 EDWARD MILBOURN UNATTACHED M 32.21
20 ANDREW CHALKLEY KINGSTONE MV40 32.49
21 ADRIAN BAKER PFR & AC MV40 33.23
22 STEVE PHILIPS KIMBERWORTH MV40 33.32
23 TIM RAY DARK PEAK M 33.33
24 WAYNE PARKINSON PFR & AC MV40 33.35
25 WILLY KITCHEN DARK PEAK MV40 33.39
26 PETER DAVISON PFR & AC M 33.46
27 RICHARD THACKERY FEATHERSTONE MV40 33.48
28 STUART WOODHEAD PFR & AC MV50 33.51
29 DAVID HOLMES DARK PEAK MV50 33.57
30 SHAUN SWALLOW BARNSLEY H MV40 34.04
31 JONATHAN WOOD UNATTACHED M 34.07
32 MICHAEL TOMAN ROSSENDALE MV40 34.35
33 WILLIAM ROBBINS UNATTACHED M 34.49
34 TOM WESTGATE DARK PEAK MV40 34.52
35 BRENT LINDSEY UNATTACHED MV40 34.55
36 CRAIGE SPENCER KIMBERWORTH M 35.04
37 STEPHEN KENWORTHY UNATTACHED MV40 35.33
38 DAVE FOSTER PFR & AC MV50 35.42
39 DAVID STERN KIMBERWORTH M 35.52
40 ALAN KNOX PFR & AC MV50 35.58
41 JOHN HERBERT DARK PEAK MV50 36.00
42 PETE WILLIAM KINGSTONE MV50 36.05
43 PATRICK ROONEY KIMBERWORTH MV50 36.09
44 THOMAS EVANS UNATTACHED M 36.12
45 ANDREW BRANKIN KINGSTONE MV40 36.13
46 NICK WHITTINGHAM PFR & AC MV50 36.21
47 CHRISTOPHER BARBER DARK PEAK MV50 36.30
48 EOIN CONNAUGHTON DARK PEAK MV40 36.33
49 PETER STENTON DARK PEAK M 36.48
50 GREG GODLEY UNATTACHED M 36.47
51 GEOF DIMELOW PFR & AC MV50 37.08
52 PAUL GRIFFITHS PFR & AC MV40 37.28
53 CONOR CUNNINGHAM UNATTACHED MV40 38.14
54 AARON PRITTZLAFF UNATTACHED M 38.18
55 COLIN PORTEOUS PFR & AC MV40 38.24
56 RICHARD HAKES DARK PEAK MV50 38.31
57 JULIE MOXON PFR & AC LV40 38.37
58 TONY RICHARDS-VARDY BARNSLEY AC MV40 39.09
59 BARBARA HAIGH PFR & AC LV60 39.30
60 TRACEY KEMP PFR & AC L 39.42
61 PAUL GREENWOOD UNATTACHED MV40 40.14
62 SARAH HALSTEAD PFR & AC LV40 40.34
63 BRIAN GREAVES DARK PEAK MV50 40.59
64 BARRY NEEDLE DARK PEAK MV60 41.25
65 BERNICE NIXON PFR & AC LV50 41.43
66 CLAIRE CHAPMAN KIMBERWORTH L 41.48
67 HEATHER BEAUMONT TOTLEY L 42.30
68 JANE COCKERTON PFR & AC LV40 42.55
69 THE GREAT ZAFFELDI DARK PEAK MV40 43.24
70 SHAUN LOGAN BARNSLEY H MV50 43.32
71 RUTH CARNALL KIMBERWORTH L 44.30
72 SARAH MANN PFR & AC LV40 44.58
73 KEN CHAPMAN KIMBERWORTH MV60 45.32
74 RAYMOND ARCHER BARNSLEY AC MV40 45.52
75 MARY CHAPMAN KIMBERWORTH LV60 71.15
76 ANDY PLUMMER PFR & AC MV50 71.15
Thanks Andy for putting them up.
I didn't think there were so many entered!
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