Jenny Brown Wins at Eddie’s Revenge Fell race
20th July 2023
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Wednesday 28th June 2023 saw a dozen Harriers travel over to Buckstones for the Eddy’s Revenge Fell Race. The race is named after former Middleton Harrier Eddie Milne who co-designed the race route with John Cox and Mick Flatley shortly before moving to the Yorkshire coast. Under the circumstances it felt appropriate to name the race ‘Eddie’s Revenge’. Eddies is a fast, short fell race of 3.8 miles, with 1050ft of climb (6.1km/328m), run over Crompton Moor and was race number 6 out of 11 in the Harriers and Run The Moors Fell Grand Prix series, which involves eight local clubs.
Twelve Harriers took part on a very warm and humid evening. Dave Parton (MSenior) was delighted to finish in third place overall in 27m, 37s. Jenny Brown’s form has improved massively this season and she finished as 1st lady in 31m 22s to take maximum points in both the RHAC and RTM fell Championships.
After a year or so without running, Decland Harrison (MV35) is back on the fell scene and getting stronger in every race. At Eddies he was second male Rochdale Harrier home in 34m 17s (35th). Next home was an in-form Garreth Chambers (MV35) in 35m 58s (48th). Jennie Ransome was 2nd FV55 in 37m 14s (57th), Pete Butterworth (MV50) 37m 33s (60th), Nicholas Walsh (MV55) in 37m 59s (67th), John Mayall (MV60) 38m 36s (70th), Matthew Cox (MV65) 41m 55s (88th). Three Rochdale ladies were running their first solo fell races and ran exceptionally well: Molly Howell (FSenior) posted in 43m 3s (99th), Bryony Sherry (FSenior) 47m 4s (114th) and Julie Smith (FV55) 1hr 3m 34s (124th).