Wilmslow Festive 10K 2022 The Wilmslow Festive 10K is our traditional festive curtain raiser, helping to kick start the festive season – whether you are chasing an end of year PB or looking forward to the festive fancy dress. This race sells out in advance every year! Starting in the town centre of Wilmslow this one lap course is perfect for fast times ran on scenic country roads, before finishing on Mobberley Road/Sandy Lane. Event Postcode: SK9 1BU Date 27th Nov 2022 Start Time 9:15 AM Distance 10 Kilometers Club Runner £ 19 Per Runner Non-Club Runner £ 21 Per Runner
Rochdale Over the Edge charity ride Sunday 22nd May (Gold Route)
The club will be sending a small team out to ride the 55 mile Gold route on Sunday 22nd May, raising money for local children's charities: Official website Gold route details: Routes Donate on JustGiving: Donate to Over the Edge! Join the team!: https://www.justgiving.com/team/CCCC-OTE?invite=true
Way of the Roses route – dates TBC
The Way of the Roses 3-day trip, stopovers TBC.
Wilmslow Festive 10k 2021
Manchester Marathon 10/10/2021 route & relays
CCCC – TeamRED-HDA video
Special thanks to club member Bartek (official title now Club Media Editor!) for putting this video together.
Manchester Marathon 10/10/2021
A small group from the Crompton Harriers & Clarion will be running the Manchester Marathon 2021 to raise money for our chosen charity, the Huntington's Disease Association, on Sunday 10th October. https://www.hda.org.uk/ Our last fundraising event https://cromptonclarioncc.org.uk/?p=200 has so far raised nearly £10,000 for the HDA, which we're hoping to increase add to with this run! JustGiving link: https://www.justgiving.com/team/RED-TeamHDA
A weird hill to die on pt 2 – the “Long Drag”
Generally, the steeper the gradient the more it's going to hurt to get up it. That pain, in the case of "the kicker" for example, can be mercifully short-lived or it can just go on & on seemingly forever, like "the long drag". Sometimes "the long drag" doesn't need to be that steep to earn its' reputation as being awful, and my primary example demonstrates this phenomenon perfectly. The 'king' of the local "long drag" climbs has to be Cragg Vale. Now I know what you're thinking - 3.2% average, that doesn't sound daunting at all! And you'd be right, apart from when you take the weather into consideration. The first half of the climb kicks up to about 8% as it winds up
A weird hill to die on – a reluctant climber’s guide to going up pt.1 – “The Kicker”
Going uphill is much, much harder than going downhill. This is an accepted truth. Except when it isn't, of course. Without getting too bogged down in my thoughts on my local, sketchy, (normally) wet, traffic-laden descents with awful rim brakes, then throw in some blind bends and side roads spewing impatient motorists into your path, it is also true that there is (in my mind) definitely something more 'zen' about going uphill - It's a lot harder to experience a high-speed 'off' whilst going up a 10% incline for starters, so store that thought for future motivation. Going up really is a state of mind, and as practically every blog on the subject on the world wide web will state very early
RED-TeamHDA Blackpool 2021
CCCC RED-TeamHDA 4th July 2021 Manchester to Blackpool ride in aid of the Huntington's Disease Association CCCC and a team put together by the sponsor, RED CCTV, rode the Manchester to Blackpool event on the 4th July to raise money for the the Huntington's Disease Association. https://www.justgiving.com/team/RED-TeamHDA This event has raised just over £7.5K to date (nearly £10K with gift aid), but the fundraising will now move to the Manchester Marathon on the 10th October. A small team from the Crompton Harriers will be taking part along with anyone else I can convince it's a good idea! The day was a great success with only a short period of inclement weather (biblical rain...) on the run in to Preston... the wet conditions caused a