UTMB – Fri 26-Sun 28 Aug
From Andrew Merrick… Four Ilkley Harriers made it to the start line of this year’s event. Laura (my Somerset based ultra-running friend and non Ilkley Harrier!) and I met up with Jane McCarthy at her very central hotel for a pre-race coffee in a small oasis of calm before heading to the mania that is […]
High Cup Nick Fell Race – Sun 28 Aug
From Jo Foster… Jim and I spent an enjoyable couple of days in Dufton taking the opportunity to run this 15km race. Normally taking place in February but moved due to a waterlogged parking field, the organisers decided to put it on the same weekend as Dufton Show ( if you were really enthusiastic you […]
Portrush 5 mile road race – Fri 26 Aug
From Hilda Coulsey… A super race; up the hill to the cliff top (not really very high but steep), up and down along the cliff on a path, turn and look forward to pounding down the hill and sprinting along the promenade to the finish just as the sun is setting. I had run the […]
OCC – Thu 25 Aug
From Helen Waddington… This race is the shortest of the 5 main UTMB events and loosely follows about 57 km of the UTMB route and has about 3,500m of elevation gain. A brand new course for 2022 included a trip up the Col De Balme located on the border between Switzerland and France which got progressively […]
World Aquathlon Championships Samorin (Slovakia) – Thu 18 Aug
From Brit Tate… Photo credit: Rob Watson Bronze medal in my Age Group at the World Aquathlon Championships in Slovakia! Can’t quite believe that all happened yesterday! 2 weeks ago I had a minor tear in my hamstring and 3 days ago managed to somehow dislocate a rib so had basically written off this race. […]
European AG Sprint Triathlon Championships Munich – Sun 14 Aug
From Tim Ashelford… Photo credit Rebecca Ashelford Munich was a a great venue for the European Age Group Sprint Triathlon Championships, which included a wide range of other events including, athletics, cycling and gymnastics. My race in the 55-59 age group started with a 750m open water lake swim. The water was 21c, which means wetsuits were […]
Dalesway Ultra – Sat/Sun 13/14 Aug
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photos: Dawn Turner, Will Worboys, Petra Bijsterveld The Dalesway Ultra (81 miles), by local ultra running organisers Punk Panther, has attracted quite a few Harriers in its previous outings in 2019 and 2021, and having fallen for the attraction of running/marching/walking a long way whilst eating loads, I somehow decided that if […]
Frog Graham Round – Sat 13 Aug
From Alison Weston… I completed a very hot Frog Graham Round on Saturday 13th August in the Lakes, supported on the swims by Graham in his kayak. It is 40 miles and over 15,000 ft climbing, with swims across Derwent Water, Buttermere, Crummock Water and Bassenthwaite. The running felt really hard but the swims very […]
Littondale Fete – Sat 13 Aug
From Fiona Schneider… 3 Harriers took to the road from Arncliffe in a heat of 29 degrees centigrade. A great race, flat for this area and quiet roads. And 3 took part in the fell race. The children’s races saw good results for IH too. It was a very hot afternoon but a wonderful day out […]
York 10K – Sun 7 Aug
From Joanne Williamson… On Sunday, I went to the York 10k which started and finished at the Knavesmire race course. The route was fantastic and very flat. We ran along popular spots in York including Bishopthorpe Road, next to the Minster and along the river. Emily Gibbins ran a super time of 00:36:33 binging her […]