Club Summer and Christmas Handicaps

Summer 5 mile Handicap - Tuesday 21st July 2026 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.

Another sunny evening saw a regrowing of the popularity of the summer handicap with 31 athletes taking part in the 5 mile out and back course along the Hebble Trail and canal towpath. For the second year running it was a scratch runner that conquered as Asif Razzak stormed across the finish line in an impressive time of 52 minutes and 19 seconds. That pace would have him easily smashing his 10K PB so we look forward to bringing news of that soon! The ever improving Steve Fitz-Costa took second place, just ahead of the evergreen John Greenwood in third.

Most importantly, everyone enjoyed the lighthearted fun as well as the refreshments at the track afterwards where Asif was awarded with the winners trophy. 

Special thanks to Hazel Berrett, Craig Barratt, David Ingle, Steve Sladding, Fiona Murphy, Simon Gelsthorpe, Geoff & Sarah Cumber, Andrea Ackroyd, Jenny St Romain, Victoria Midgley, Debbie & Chris Kirkbride for all their help in making it happen.

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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!