Run Able

16/07/2022

Dont forget!

We no longer use this page, everything is now over on Run Able our home page.

If you had an entry carried over from last years event to this year, please check your email, if we don't get a response via email before Wednesday, we will be removing you from the start list to free up places for other people.
..This page is closing sometime in the next 72 hours, all depends how fast facebook moves

12/06/2022

...Has everyone been walking on the canals this weekend, what has triggered this influx of Man V Barge entries?

3 More in the past hour!

Thats over 20 entries in the past 48 hours!

THE BARGE WILL BE SETTING OFF BETWEEN 5 TO AND 5 PAST 11

07/08/2021

Man V Barge (2021)

The Results (Provisional as we have a couple who need adjusting!)

Bib Name Age Gender Finish
120 Nikki Smith 50 Female 1:06:03.1
51 Janet Fretwell 64 Female 1:06:32.4
43 Katy Drewette 42 Female 1:06:34.4
16 Garry Bower 50 Male 1:06:53.2
123 Kim Southerington 38 Female 1:07:59.2
4 Janet Appleyard 67 Female 1:08:02.0
67 Karen Carless 53 Female 1:11:49.3
45 Jo Edgerton 34 Female 1:12:32.1
62 Alison Holden-Jones 46 Female 1:12:44.5
114 Helen Rutter 49 Female 1:12:45.8
134 Rob Todd 59 Male 1:14:07.2
74 Anne Kelly 45 Female 1:14:08.9
78 Martin Knight 66 Male 1:14:09.9
124 Sue Strickland 60 Female 1:14:10.7
22 Sarah Brown 50 Female 1:14:19.6
143 Angela Weeks 44 Female 1:15:52.5
63 Heather Hollinshead-Weeks 40 Female 1:15:53.2
40 Richard Dawson 58 Male 1:16:23.8
125 Karen Stuttard 55 Female 1:18:12.5
50 Julie Felton 54 Female 1:18:13.3
112 Jennie Rogers 47 Female 1:19:54.3
146 Claire Whitehead 54 Female 1:19:54.9
147 Hanifa Mahmud 50 Female 1:41:44.5
27 Helen Bennett 57 Female 1:41:45.3
58 Simon Haywood 44 Male 40:01.3
7 Richard Atkin 31 Male 40:06.4
47 Blaine Emmett 35 Male 41:08.8
20 David Brennan 51 Male 41:11.8
127 Chris Tattersall 40 Male 42:01.7
87 Sam Lund 48 Male 42:04.9
37 Mark Copeland 48 Male 42:37.1
121 Stuart Smith 44 Male 42:46.5
119 Neil Smith 37 Male 42:48.1
49 John Felton 53 Male 43:00.7
103 Gareth Owen 48 Male 44:18.4
26 Richard Callaghan 51 Male 44:30.4
36 Rebecca Coates 30 Female 44:31.6
109 Glennis Richardson 61 Female 44:55.3
101 Anthony Oconnor 51 Male 45:14.6
31 Darren Cartwright 53 Male 45:43.0
42 Kirk Douglas 54 Male 45:57.2
41 Andrea Douglas 46 Female 46:04.7
19 Mark Breen 48 Male 46:12.9
90 Ian McCarron 38 Male 47:00.1
70 Katie Johnston 16 Female 47:14.3
139 Ben ""Baden Bear"" Walker 33 Male 47:18.8
72 Martin Jones 34 Male 47:31.9
15 Trevor Blake 43 Male 47:40.6
33 Andrew Charlesworth 48 Male 47:47.2
97 Trish Murdin 35 Female 47:59.7
28 Gill Candlish 26 Female 50:07.1
25 Andrea Callaghan 50 Female 50:21.9
95 Rowena Middleton 32 Female 50:43.8
32 Chris Catterall 36 Male 50:48.6
2 Philip Alexander 60 Male 50:52.0
88 Ian Malkin 51 Male 50:53.9
82 Elaine Lines 27 Female 51:03.5
117 Daniel Smith 15 Male 51:07.9
3 Paul Anderson 51 Male 52:33.4
52 Donna Gardner 39 Female 51:16.4
13 Mark Beard 44 Male 51:29.6
116 Clare Sharp 46 Female 51:57.4
133 Phil Thorp 62 Male 52:05.9
99 Mark Neild 47 Male 52:23.0
94 Selina McLean 46 Female 52:30.2
1 Saule Akhmetkaliyeva 32 Female 52:37.1
136 Louisa Turner 49 Female 52:59.3
9 Chris Barr 32 Male 53:06.8
98 Paula Need 52 Female 53:10.8
71 Paula Johnston 54 Female 53:11.9
129 Rachael Taylor 40 Female 53:16.0
29 John Carless 44 Male 53:57.2
126 James Tarbit 35 Male 54:21.1
102 Mark Oliver 54 Male 54:22.4
148 Julie Williamson 52 Female 54:44.1
149 Stuart Williamson 59 Male 54:44.7
55 Fiona Gilchrist 56 Female 55:07.1
12 Eloise Bartlett 31 Male 57:44.5
46 Robert Elmore 69 Male 57:46.2
61 Chris Frontczam 50 Male 57:47.2
66 Gareth Hughes 40 Male 57:56.4
107 Janet Powell 62 Female 59:04.0
34 Angie Clarke 45 Female 59:28.2
24 Denise Buckley 53 Female 59:31.1

02/08/2021

Pop over to the website for all the upto date info on this weekend race, start and registration locations, a few rules on parking!

This year when you cross the finish line we have a lovely little token for you to hand in at the Diggle Hotel in exchange for a chip butties and a cold beer/cider from the cellar! (No more warm beers!)

Man V Barge - Putting the fun back into run, we create fun and adventurous races for both cyclist and runners. Our aim is to make events accessible to all not just the elite

31/07/2021

Race day info will be coming to your inbox Tuesday!

If you wish to defer to the 2022 event you have until midnight this Sunday August 1st!
Message us or email, we do not monitor Facebook so might miss you!

Good luck

11/06/2021

Nice meeting with the folks up at tunnel end this morning, it is all go for our little race against that there canal barge on August 7th.

A couple of slight alterations;

1, We have moved the start line approximately 100m further along Ainsley Lane, this will be obvious on the day.

2, For those that haven't already noticed, we are running registration from the old goods yard next to the train station in Marsden, this is also where we advise parking. there is no parking at or near the tunnel end!

3, Just in case you missed point 2! Registration is in the old goods yard Marsden, NOT at tunnel end so absolutely no point taking a vehicle there or getting dropped off there!

Now the bad bit!
There is absolutely no parking at the tunnel end or along any of the surrounding roads, these are access roads used by both the visitors centre and emergency services. Every year there are complaints and every year we fight to be able to have the event again... It was brought to our attention after the last event that runners had parked along Reddisher Rd blocking the road with double parking at one point, this puts the future of our event and other events in the area at risk, so!
As harsh as this sounds if you stupidly choose to park on this road we will simply disqualify you and anyone else that was in your vehicle and ban you from any future events!

Registration s open at The Old Goods Yard from 10:00 to 10:45 at 10:50 this will be closed!

The race starts from Ainsley Lane above the Visitors Centre anytime between 10:55 and 11:05 (governed by the speed of the barge but no later than 11:10!)

There are approximately 35 places remaining, and sadly we are unable to offer more once these are gone sorry!

www.manvbarge.co.uk

05/05/2021

Anyone entering from today will be covered with the Run Able events guarantee; 'If one of our events can not go ahead we will guarantee you a full refund'

http://www.runable.co.uk/woman-v-barge.html

11/03/2021

Man V Barge

August 7th

Are you faster than a canal barge, are you sure?

Come and prove it!

We are proud to announce that Run Able has now officially taken on this iconic race from the lovely people over at Organic Adventure (OA) If you entered through OA you have nothing to do as your entry has been carried over for you to this year's event.

In the next few days, this page will be closing down with all updates and news then been shared on the Run Able page, pop over and click the like button to stay in touch, up to date and find out all the other exciting things that are going on.

Entry is now open...
Check it out and get your entry in asap, this one sells out every year.

THE BARGE WILL BE SETTING OFF BETWEEN 5 TO AND 5 PAST 11

30/12/2020

Great news... Please share!

Man V Barge

Returning August 7th 2021...

Same great fun, same awesome route, same amazing chip butties and mementoes but now organised by a new team; 'Run Able' are taking the reins and putting together what will be the greatest run of 2021!

Not entered yet, hurry as remaining places are now limited!

www.racespace.com/gb/team-oa/man-v-barge-3

Already entered! All entries from 2021 have now been transferred over for you to 2021, August 7th, all you need to do is maybe a little training between now and then.

(Note; 'Man V Barge' is under new management, the new team at Run Able are happy to carry your original event entry over from 2020 to 2021 for you, but can't offer further transfers, deferrals, refunds or changes of names etc)

08/08/2020

Sad day...

Knowing that we should all be out there on mass enjoying an amazing day of racing, bomber the hills of Marsden, I hope you have all managed to find alternative safer ways to spend your day!

Hopefully the COVID situation will be lifted soon and we can start work on the return of Man V Barge in 2021, we are aiming for August 8th! All your entries from this year have already been carried over so no near to do anything further!

As soon as I have any news I will post it here for you, until then please get out, enjoy the trails and the sunshine!

Wane