News

Northern Track and Field Championships

Ben Styles takes bronze in the Northern 800 metre final

Ben Styles takes bronze in a tight finish to the under-20s 800 metres

The Harriers had small number of athletes competing at the North of England Senior/Under-20 Championships at Sportcity last weekend.

Bashir Hussain fought hard in the men's 5,000 metres to finish 4th in a fast 14-39.65, a time that should keep him at the top of the UK V40 rankings. Next month Bashir travels to Poland to compete in the European Veteran Championships.

In the under-20 championships Claire McMurdock and Ben Styles both came away with bronze medals in the 800 metres while Andrew Nixon recorded a personal best in the 1,500 metres with 4-05.48 to secure him a run in the final where he finished 10th.

Horwich Carnival Races

The Horwich Carnival Races also hosted 2 major championship events last Sunday including the British Masters' 5km and the AAA's 5km title race.

In the masters' race Len Best had an excellent run winning the over-55s gold medal with 16-54, also Mike Shaw finished 15th in the over-40s race in 16-07.

The AAA's 5km race saw Steve Vernon finishing in 12th in a time of 14 mins 31 secs.

The Kinder Trog

Estelle McGuire

Estelle McGuire finished first home for Stockport and second lady overall

Report: Isaac

What better way to spend Fathers day than trying to conquer the Mother of all fell races.

Despite hot weather the day before race day weather conditions were ideal with overcast conditions - the organisers were expecting fast times.

The 16 mile course, starting and finishing in Hayfield, takes in Lantern Pike, Mill Hill, the lunar landscape of Kinder, Edale Cross, South Head and Big Stone in 3,500 feet of climb and then another 3,500 feet of descent.

A fast first half mile is soon stopped by the steep route up to Lantern Pike. Once the summit is reached a fast down-hill to Chunal Junction leaves you with excellent views of the hills to come. The 'hands on knees' passage up to the bottom of Mill Hill leads to a two mile stretch of paving (placed to stop erosion of the peat) - Estelle McGuire passed her Stockport Harriers colleagues on this stretch eventually finishing first home for Stockport and second lady overall.

Kinder Trog team

Stockport's runners ran as a team (for fear of getting lost) with Sean Whewell (centre) first over the line followed very closely by Tony Lee (left) and Simon Knighton third

Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low required concentration with two miles of skipping/jumping from rock to rock, no serious injuries to report from any of the Harriers and a welcome site of a mysterious man waving a 6 foot Union Jack at the top to greet us all.

With the race now half way through and the field well stretched out the compulsary maps, compasses and whistles could have come in useful, far better though to latch onto someone who knows where they are going and try and stick with them.

With the final climbs of South Head and Big Stone the finish was in sight with a downhill section to help steal a few more places.

The Kinder Trog was a welcome return to racing for Michela Stepto finishing 7th lady overall ably assisted by her 'Sherpa' Paul.

The Stockport male runners ran as a team (for fear of getting lost) with Sean Whewell first over the line followed very closely by Tony Lee and Simon Knighton with an admirable run by John Harvey.

To finish any fell race is a major achievement to finish the Kinder Trog deserves a piece of Lemon Drizzle cake.

Club Results
Position Name Time
50 Estelle McGuire (F) 2:20:15
76 Sean Whewell (M40) 2:28:04
77 Simon Knighton (M) 2:28:15
78 Tony Lee (M40) 2:28:15
120 Paul Stepto (M40) 2:46:44
121 Michela Stepto (F) 2:46:44
157 John Harvey (M ) 3:10:47

Recent News