Rombald’s Stride – Sat 4 Feb
From John Hayes… Photo credit Dawn Turner The Rombald’s Stride is – for me – one of the highlights on the local race calendar. Judging by the large Harriers turnout, it is a favourite of many others too. As the results show, there were some fabulous club performances including Jane McCarthy scooping the 1st female prize and […]
Wadsworth Trog – Sat 4 Feb
Photo credit Dave Woodhead Results Tom Adams and Dave Robson were the only Harriers lining up for the Wadsworth Trog, a tough 19.3m/3642ft route from Hebden Bridge. Tom took the win in 2:29:06 with an almost 8 minute lead over no. 2 Owen Beilby from Wharfedale. Dave came in a splendid 18th place in 3:06:15. […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 27/02
From Jill Ezard… Age group wins and National level events end February on a high for Harriers It was an impressive turnout this week for the Harriers at the first Evensplits 5k event of the series. The races are held monthly from February to November at the University of Leeds Brownlee Centre and are a great […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 20/02
From Jean Sullivan… Three existing club records broken by Ilkley Harriers this week! What a week for the Ilkley Harriers, with three all-time club records broken in one weekend! Harrier Beth Massey smashed two of them when she took part in the Wombwell 5m road race, a long-established race in South Yorkshire, organised by Kingstone […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 13/02
From Jill Ezard… Course and personal records and a win on the road made for a busy weekend for the Harriers Week two of February and already the Harriers are getting into their stride. It was a cracking start to the racing week for Lawrence McCourt who ran the Armagh 5k on Thursday. Billed as one of […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 06/02
From Jean Sullivan… Wins for the Harriers – and a new 10km club record Tom Adams stormed ahead to win the Wadsworth Trog this weekend. A local classic, with navigational skills required, the Wadsworth Trog is a 19.3-mile fell race with 1100m of climbing, which starts and finishes in Hebden Bridge. The route takes in […]
Harriers race league final results 2022
The 2022 Harriers race league was an enthralling 24-race rollercoaster of mayhem that kept me glued to my spreadsheet throughout the year. The end result was a very comprehensive win for Jeff Green, who also won the fell and trail categories, and was only denied a grand slam of the prizes by an unstoppable performance […]