parkruns – Sat 31st July
Lots of Harriers have returned to parkrun since the restart earlier this month. At Woodhouse parkrun Harry Stead came 6th and Fay Walsh was first female, whilst Steve Gott flew the Ilkley flag at Bradford parkrun in 5th position. Beth Massey was first female at Fountains Abbey, and Michael Abrams-Cohen 4th at Skipton. Full results […]
Dick Hudson’s Fell Race – Thu 29th July
From Bob Hamilton… For the second time in two weeks, Oli Murphy chased the winner all the way home, again losing out by just a few agonising seconds. Holding the race in late July as opposed to April meant that the best line from the start (by the gate on the track up to White […]
Aintree 10k – Sun 25th July
From Alison Bennett… My 60th birthday started with an outing to the races. Fortunately, the jumps and the fences for which this course is renowned were not a feature of today’s 10k race. Setting off in socially distanced pairs for a two-lap course, passing the iconic Red Rum statue, along the Melling Road and finishing […]
parkruns – Sat 24th July
Saturday saw the welcome return of parkruns in England. At Skipton, three Harriers placed in the top 20 – Rob Cunningham was third in 18:11, with Mike AC sixth and Tom Lambe 16th. And at Bradford – which is now run in a clockwise direction – Steve Gott also notched a third place with a […]
Lakeland 100 / 50 – Fri/Sat 23rd/24th July
From Ben Sheppard… I don’t know if it is possible to be overtrained for a 100-mile run, but I certainly was not. Praying for the heatwave to abate before the race start (6pm Friday) took my mind off the distance and climb that lay ahead: a cruelly misadvertised 105 miles and barely mentioned 22,000 ft. […]
Harrogate SRL at Sicklinghall – Wed 21st July
From Alison Bennett… Wednesday evening saw a small gathering of Ilkley Harriers receive a warm welcome at the first actual, non-virtual race of the Harrogate Summer Road League; rather too warm for most, with the evening temperatures being in the mid 20 degrees centigrade. This didn’t deter Dan who ran a scorcher to finish in […]
Sir Titus Trot Marathon – Sun 18 July
From Colin Williams… On Sunday I ran the It’s Grim up North ‘Sir Titus Trot Marathon’. IGUN is a local company that regularly runs small friendly races from 5K up to Ultra Marathons. Pre-covid, their races filled up quickly, but recently their numbers have been down, so if you are looking for a race at […]
Ingleborough Mountain Race – Sat 17th July
From Rachel Carter… I had entered Ingleborough Mountain Race on the quiet (i.e. I hadn’t negotiated an afternoon out) a couple of months back so had actually forgotten about it until the day before when the ‘Race Instructions’ landed in my inbox on Friday AM. In the end all was good for me to run […]
Alderman’s Ascent – Sat 17th July
From Alison Weston… FRA English Championship race – 5.1 miles with 1,463 ft ascent. Sweltering hot to put it mildly, but six Harriers took part in a very competitive field. Kate had a flyer and didn’t seem to notice the heat, but Sarah and I had to recover in the river afterwards! Great times for […]
Beamsley Beacon Fell Race – Thu 15th July
From Bob Hamilton… You wait months, years even, for a local fell race and then two come along at once! Covid rescheduling meant that the Otley Chevin and Beamsley Beacon races fell on successive evenings. I have a long history with both but Beamsley is the one that’s dearest to me. It’s not easy to […]