James Dawson Runs 214 Miles to London and Then Runs the Marathon!
29th April 2026
(0) Leave a commentLast weekend was a “big” weekend for the Harriers. Saturday saw 15 of our members running in the “The Yorkshire Three Peaks”. Then Sunday saw Harriers running in the London Marathon. Over to Yorkshire first for the Three Peaks Race, which starts and finishes in Horton in Ribblesdale, 24.2 miles in length, with 5,336ft of […] Keep reading »
Wardle Skyline Fell Race, Race Report 2026
23rd April 2026 (0) Leave a commentThis week’s report is mainly devoted to the Wardle Skyline Fell Race, the first of Rochdale Harriers organised races. The race has been in existence since 1983, following a conversation in a pub (where else) of who could run up Brown Wardle the fastest. On Saturday 91 runners started the race (and luckily finished it). […] Keep reading »
County Fell Race Selection for Danielle & Kay
21st April 2026 (0) Leave a commentCongratulations to Danielle Dignan and Kay Welsby for being selected to represent Greater Manchester at the British Inter-Counties Senior Mountain Race. Their first race for the County will be at Sedbergh (14.5km/980m ascent) on 3rd May 2026. Good luck Danielle and Kay! Keep reading »
Sixteen Harriers Run the Manchester Marathon, 2026
19th April 2026 (0) Leave a commentThis year, 2026, sixteen Rochdale Harriers took part in the Manchester Marathon. Danny Bennett (MV55) was the first Harrier back. His mile splits for the entire race were within about 6 seconds of each other, indicating that he paced the race perfectly. He posted an impressive time of 2hrs, 49m, 26s. Next after Danny was […] Keep reading »
Wardle Skyline 11th April 2026 – Results
13th April 2026 (0) Leave a commentWardle Skyline 2026 Results 1 1 47:40 Harry Peacocke MU23 Salford Harriers & AC2 2 48:29 Gavin Mulholland M50 Calder Valley3 3 52:49 Rob West MSEN U/A4 4 52:53 Ian Thompson MSEN U/A5 5 53:59 Dave Parton MSEN Rochdale Harriers6 6 54:23 Thomas Jackson MSEN Saltaire Striders7 7 54:42 Ryan Keenan M45 Rochdale Harriers8 8 […] Keep reading »
But They Said Hurricanes Hardly ever Happen in Halifax?
8th April 2026 (0) Leave a commentLuke and Juliet – Rochdale’s first finishers at the Halifax 10k, 2026. The Easter weekend with “Storm Dave” proved to be a busy time, as both the fell and road runners were in action, in their respective championship races. Sunday saw the focus switch to the Road Race Championships and a new name in the […] Keep reading »
Harriers Spend Easter Saturday at Rivington Pike Fell Race
8th April 2026 (0) Leave a commentThe Easter weekend proved to be a busy time, as both the fell and road runners were in action, in their respective championship races. Saturday saw the 2nd fell race of the Run the Moors Fell Grand Prix (FGP), a series of 11 races, in the form of the Rivington Pike fell race. The race […] Keep reading »
Danny Bennett Selected for English Age Group Masters Team
4th April 2026 (0) Leave a commentHonours this week go to Danny Bennett (MV55), who having finished the Wilmslow Half Marathon, in 162nd place, in a time of 1hr 19m 44s, has been selected to run for England next year. The Wilmslow Half Marathon was one of the five qualifying races, for the England age group Masters Team. The Masters age […] Keep reading »