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Holcombe Two Towers FR ’26
Brilliant results for our fell runners at Wednesday evenings RTMFGP race at the Two Towers Fell Race (hosted by Holcombe.) Stuart Litster gained a Third Overall position and John Hall won his Age Category, there were strong runs by all our runners, which is is good news for our standings in the Run The Moors… Read more
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Pennington Flash Trail 2026
Our runners had an amazing morning at the scenic Pennington Flash in what was a new event to many Harriers. With the weather hot and sunny, our runners were grateful for the shade afforded with the wooded paths and, in contrast to many of this season’s races the 5 mile trail race was relatively flat… Read more
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Piethorne 10K
We were treated to near perfect running conditions this Sunday after the recent heat with cool temperatures and only a bit of rain. This 10k race starts and ends near Ogden/Piethorne reservoirs in Newhey, crossing under the motorway towards Littleborough on some deceptively tough loose stony paths. We returned back over the M62 via Tunshill… Read more
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Club Handicap (5K) 2026
Great running by everyone on Wednesday evening with the temperatures soaring and the Maximum Solar eclipse taking place halfway through the race and a new course what more was there to ask for?How about a film crew doing a location shoot! Here are the results in finish order of the Club Handicap and the corrected… Read more
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Black Knight Charge 2026
Wednesday evening saw Middleton Harriers forsake their regular training session to take on race 9 of the Road and Trail Championship. The Black Knight Charge is a classic 6 miles trail race held every July in the scenic Daisy Nook Country Park. It makes maximum use of fast canal towpaths, rigorous climbs, meadow land paths… Read more
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Turnslack Fell Race
Yesterday 9 harriers took on Turnslack Fell Race in Littleborough. This classic race features 610m of ascent over 12.9km . It many parts of the race are pathless and there is long grass, tussocks, bogs and shoulder high bracken to contend with. There are several extremely steep climbs and it is very easy to get… Read more
