Press Report May 7th 2023 from Nick Budd

 Fell and Road races for Harriers in the first week of May.

There were six Congleton Harriers in attendance at Macc Harriers’ Rainow 5 Fell race. For the uninitiated, this popular charity trail/fell race follows a hilly (750ft/230m ascent) but very scenic 5 mile route from Rainow, incorporating a short but sharp lung-busting climb up the White Nancy and along the Kerridge Ridge. This year’s event attracted 285 runners who had the benefit of a lovely warm spring evening with dry conditions underfoot.

Bryan Lomas was the first Harrier home finishing 51^st in 40:25 followed by Char Wood, 142^nd in 47:55, Graham Cooper, 182^nd in 50:39, Sarah Proudmore, 229^th in 54:58, Nick Budd 231^st in 55:19 and Josie Galbraith, 274^th in 1:02:22.

On the road there was a big Harrier turnout at the Alderley Edge Bypass 10k on Sunday with 20 of the club amongst the 1154 competitors and for three of the 20 it was their first competitive race as a Harrier.

Stuart Rider, was 61^st in 38:04, Graham Cooper, was 284^th in 45:17, Tracy Welch, was 347^th in 46:49, Ellie Dick, was 449^th in 49:26, David Gowin (1^st race), was 476^th in 49:59, Hannah Harding, was 493^rd in 50:16, Ryan Moss, was 569^th in 52:14, Jackie Moss, was 618^th in 53:25, Debbie Hill, was 684^th in 54:58, Sharon Hopkin, was 703^rd in 55:37, Rob Parkin, was 715^th in 55:53, Ella Lyman, was 729^th in 56:14, Helen Gowin (1^st race), was 731^st in 56:17, Andrea Whiteley, was 756^th in 56:51, Nicola Glover, was 761^st in 57:02, Kelly Marshall, was 763^rd in 57:05, Lucy Hulme, was 764^th in 57:06, Lucinda Brown, was 767^th in 57:06, Sarah Richards, was 897^th in 60:50 and Katherine Clarke (1^st race), was 1084^th in 70:58.