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 10:30am to register, collect your race number and handicap time. The race will start at 11:00am.

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 tbc.

It was a wet, misty and cold morning for the 16 runners in this years Christmas Handicap, but competitors weren’t cold for very long as they tackled the somewhat hilly 5.8 mile traditional course. Ryan Barker took the honours this year in a full handicap time of 55:27 (40:27), with Rob Hick in second place 57:52 (42:52) and Sarah Cumber coming home third in 58:03 (41:33). Typically, Ryan had also been racing on the fells the previous day and had thrown in a couple of spin classes as well, you know, just to keep the legs moving!!

Nigel Rigg finally took the record for the most times running the event from John Greenwood with 37, however John still holds the record for the most consecutive runs with 35, and that’s never likely to be beaten!

Thanks go to the helpers that made it possible – the ever present Craig Barrett timekeeping, and ably assisted by Geoff Cumber and Dene Townend.

The race was followed by the traditional fun social gathering at the three pigeons.

The full results are now available on the website. Why not also checkout how you fare against others that have run the course since 1985!