St Annes 10-mile road race – Sun 29 Jan
(L to R) David Ibbotson, Alison Weston, Dave Foyston and Mike Williams From Dave Foyston… On Sunday four Ilkley Harriers took the annual trip to a very windy Lytham St Annes to take part in the officially measured 10-mile road race. The race is an out-and-back course starting by the beach huts on the promenade, […]
Meltham ‘Tough’ 10k – Sun 29 Jan
From Neil Chapman… Two Harriers took on the aptly named Meltham ‘Tough’ 10k at the weekend. A tough course where runners rarely get under 35 minutes, made more difficult by the windy conditions on the day. Christos Tzelis led the race from the start and was just pushed back to second place at the finish […]
Northern XC Championships – Sat 28 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit Mick Hall Photos The Northern Cross Country Championships returned to Witton Park in Blackburn where they were last held in 2016, having been staged in Pontefract, Harewood and Bedale in the intervening years. An excellent venue with easy parking, a large flat field and a substantial hill which had to […]
Ilkley Harriers awards – Fri 27 Jan
Congratulations to all our winners and everyone who was shortlisted. Thanks to our race organisers… Neil Chapman – Trail Race and HDSRL Steve Weston* / Peter Roll – Fell Race Jack Wood – Addingham Gala Caroline Howe – Incline *a decade of organising and now handing over to Peter Our coaches… Jane Bryant** and Neil […]
Peco XC #3 West Park – Sun 22 Jan
From Alison Bennett… The venue for the third race in the Peco series is usually a reliably muddy cross-country. However, the recent cold temperatures had turned the previously churned mud into small hard, solid mounds with the benefit of not being quite icy. The course comprised plenty of variety with a mixture of laps of […]
Brass Monkey – Sun 15 Jan
From John Hayes… There was a great turnout from the Harriers at this classic York half marathon with some excellent results all round. It had seemed a little ominous when the wind and rain lashed down overnight before the race. Fortunately, by morning the weather eased and the sun came out. But it still felt […]
‘The Drop’ – Sun 8 Jan
From Dan McKeown… I signed up for the inaugural Leeds edition of ‘The Drop’ where competitors are taken blindfolded on a coach to somewhere 15 miles from race HQ, then turned loose with no navigational aids and a four-hour time limit to make it back. It’s 15 miles as the crow flies, so that could translate into […]
Yorkshire XC Championships – Sat 7 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit Geoff Thompson (Wharfedale Harriers) For the 2023 Yorkshire XC Championships we returned to the familiar location of Lightwater Valley, after the 2022 event was held in Sheffield. I think everyone was pleased to be back at what is a great venue for these races. The day started with torrential rain, […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 16/01
[Oli Murphy at the Stanbury Splash. Photo credit: Woodentops] From Jill Ezard… REPORT: Podium success on the fells continuing the great start to 2023 The 2023 winning streak has continued for the Harriers this week with some impressive results on road and fell. It was a first-place finish and a course record for Ben Rothery […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 09/01
From Jean Sullivan… REPORT – A great start to the New Year for Ilkley Harriers with a win on the fells Ben Rothery was certainly the king in the YHA King’s Challenge fell race held in Cumbria. This 1.6-mile uphill-only race, with 650ft of climbing starts from the YHA hostel at Borrowdale and involves an […]