Buckden Pike Fell Race – Sat 18 Jun

From Alison Weston… A great race and well organised considering it was an English, British and Yorkshire Championship race with a local gala. Ben was the first Harrier home in 5th position overall and 1st position for the Yorkshire Championship. Nathan 11th overall and 3rd position for Yorkshire. Jack was 25th position overall and 3rd […]

Beamsley Beacon Fell Race – Thur 17 Jun

From Michael Odell… Photo credit Roam Hamilton This race only came onto my radar two nights prior and it was only as I shared a lift to the start that fellow Harriers Jeff Green and Dave Robson explained the concept, that is: start at the church in Addingham, follow a set route up Beamsley Beacon and […]

HDSRL Ilkley – Tue 14 Jun

Photo credit Peter Shelley Congratulations to Scott Harrington from Otley AC and to our own Emily Gibbins for winning this 3rd race of the Harrogate and District Summer Race League series, staged at home in Ilkley with the help of a mass of volunteers from the club. Thanks especially to Neil Chapman for overall organisation […]

South Downs Way 100 – Sat/Sun 11/12 Jun

From Jane McCarthy… Having grown up in the South of England I fancied returning to try an Ultra – The South Downs Way I knew was very pretty, had been run by Andrew Merrick several years ago (he had already kindly lent me the map) and had been described by the evergreen Bob Hamilton as […]

Bradford Millenium Way Relay – Sun 12 Jun

From Kate Archer… The Bradford Millenium Way Relay is a 47 mile loop, starting and finishing in Bingley, with five legs each run in pairs. The legs I have run are really scenic and the event well organised. We entered a mixed team this year and finished in 12th position, first mixed team. Well done […]

Burton Leonard 10K – Sun 12 Jun

From Iain Young… Multi Terrain race mixed roads and tracks. Starting and finishing at Burton Leonard School, an undulating route but a beautiful countryside, all for a good cause to the local charities. Many other Harriers would have enjoyed this course as much as I did. I’m very pleased with my time and place which is probably my best off road run to […]

Lakeland Trails Coniston – Sun 12 Jun

From Helen Thurston… This was my second Lakeland Trails race and as before it was a friendly, well-organised event starting and finishing on the shore of Coniston Water. Part of a weekend of racing, there were 10k and 15k options on the Saturday and half-marathon and marathon race and challenge events on the Sunday. The […]

Otley 10 – Wed 8 Jun

From Mike Williams… Photo credit Nigel Pepper, Matt Blakeney Twenty Harriers lined up for the notoriously difficult Otley 10 mile road race on Wednesday evening. Weather conditions defied expectations with a mild sunny evening with a cooling breeze. This year the course was modified to include a new steep section that had many of us […]