Radcliffe duo take to the heights for Trails and Ales event
Radcliffe AC duo Karen Doherty and Alison Howarth ran the annual Ales and Trails Fell Race at Horwich on New Year’s Eve.
The seven-mile route saw runners climb to the summits of Rivington Pike and the Two Lads memorial.
A bagpiper played at the start and the finish, and all finishers got a free pie and pint in the pub.
Doherty ran 1hr 26mins 56secs, while Howarth finished in 1:38:30. Both Radcliffe runners were cheered on by clubmate Chris Mihalyi, putting in a shift as a fantastic race marshal.
On New Year’s Day, a group of Radcliffe runners took on the Clowbridge 5k, running two laps of Clowbridge reservoir in the heavy wind and rain.
Mark Garner finished first for Radcliffe in 23:29, followed by Jules Davies (25:04), Sarah Wilson (31:24), and Karen Wells (32:41).
