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The 2012 Pennine Bridleway Relay is Cancelled.

There is still a considerable amount of hard water ice on some sections of the route making it impossible to safely go ahead with the race

We will not be rearranging the race at a later date and despite having already spent several hundred pounds on organising the event, teams will have their entry fee refunded.


Leg Wednesday 1st Feb. 3.00 pm 3.5 miles of uninterupted hard water ice !

Leg 5 Weds 1st February 3.00 pm.

Weds 1st February 2012 3.00pm
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Please note that we have now allocated team numbers. Please ensure that everyone knows his or her team number in order that they collect the correct number at the start of each leg
click here for a full list of teams and team numbers
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Marshalls
If any club entered can supply marshalls mainly for the gates near to the end of leg 1 and near the start of leg 2 plus the remote gate at the top of the Gorple Road on leg 2 please contact us...thanks
rossendaleharriers@sky.com
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Important Event information for 2012

From 2012 we will not be posting out information/maps etc as in previous years. Everything you need to know about the event can be found here on the event website.
Clubs/team managers/captains or the person responsible for entering the team though must give formal assurance that all of the event information/safety procedures etc has been passed on to all team members. Click here to download the form which must be completed and returned to the organiser at the address on the form.
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Mixed teams
Please note.....Mixed teams must now comprise of 5 men and 5 ladies with a man and a lady on each leg ( this is a new format from 2012)
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For 2011 photos click here.
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Natural England produce an excellent leaflet/outline map/guide to the Pennine Bridleway/Mary Towneley Loop to view or download this excellent guide (pdf) click here
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The prizes are vouchers from Pete Bland Sports and Pete will be there with his van so if you want to stock up on the very latest kit come along to the start/finish venue at Fearns school.

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This was the scene 5th December 2010
Runnable with care...lots of ice !



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Online entry only(Via the enter relay button above)

This will be available from November 1st and will enable club contacts to enter, make secure payment and update or amend team/runner details. Club contacts will be able to log onto the online entry system and input the names of their runners and also amend them along with team category changes if and when required right up until 12.00 noon the day before the event.

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Safety
Given the concerns of some of the teams entered, and of the organisers regarding the possibility of "poor" weather we have added a new page to this site titled "Safety". On this page we have outlined some advice and recommendations to clubs and individuals considering entering the event given the time of year and possible inexperience of teams/individuals entered.
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email address rossendaleharriers@sky.com (click)
Contact tel.number 07764949199
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Please note.....Mixed teams must now comprise of 5 men and 5 ladies with a man and a lady on each leg ( this is a new format from 2012)

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Route Description.
We now have an outline written route description for each individual leg available as a download on the Route Description page on this site. This is mainly to aid runners when out on a recce and is not intended to be the main source of navigation on race day !!
O.S maps of each leg also now available on the Route description page along with some other links to route information.
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See bottom of this page for leg records mens and ladies
Updated with 2011 leg and overall times included
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Prize list.
Prizes to.......First 3 open teams
First 3 ladies teams
First 3 vets teams
First 3 mixed teams
First B team
Fastest legs mens and ladies
Prizes are vouchers from Pete Bland Sports and Pete will be there with his van.
We hope to do the prizegiving at around 3.30-4.00
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Harvey Maps

The Haveys map of the Pennine Bridleway South which includes the Mary Towneley Loop is a better option for teams to use than the OS map. It is much easier to follow and much easier to photocopy the individual legs.This map can be obtained online by visiting the links page on this site.
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Leg Records.

Leg 1 Men. Gary Priestley. Darren Kay. 54.06. Horwich 2010
Leg 2 Men. Ian Holmes. Rob Jebb. 1.16.17 Bingley 2006
Leg 3 Men. Shaun Godsman .Steve Bayton. 52.21 Calder Valley 2011.
Leg 4 Men. Jan Pichl. Mark Russell. 34.44. Salford 2011
Leg 5 Men. Gary Devine. John Henegan. 58.26 Pudsey and Bramley. 2006

Leg 1 Ladies. Anna Kelly. Vanessa Peacock. 1.07.31. Clayton. 2006
Leg 2 Ladies. Jo Waites. Jo Smith 1.32.04. Calder Valley .2006
Leg 3 Ladies. Sarah Warburton. Ali Richards. 1.11.05 Todmorden 2011
Leg 4 Ladies. Anna Kelly. Vanessa Peacock.44.34. Clayton 2007
Leg 5 Ladies.Jo Waites. Gayle Sugden. 1.10.35 Calder Valley 2011

4 new leg records for 2011

Overall records :
Men (Open team). 4.48.15 Horwich 2007
Ladies 6.03.02 Calder Valley 2011
Vets 5.04.36 Clayton 2011
Mixed 5.32.40 Accrington Road Runners 2011

New Vets Ladies and Mixed team records for 2011
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