Elswick Express 10M – Sat 15 Jul
From Mark Hall… A trip into Lancashire, north of Preston for the Elswick Express 10m. The race is mainly flat with a few undulations. The weather conditions were poor due to the very strong wind. It felt like the wind was either from the side or a head wind for the most part. I finished […]
Ilkley Gazette report – w/c 10 Jul
From Jill Ezard… Photo credit Steve Brown July continues with podium and category success for Harriers on road and trail. Ilkley Harriers were off to a flying start this week with team and individual first places and course records at the Danefield Relay on 3rd July. Run on the eastern side of the Chevin Country Park, […]
Wilmslow Summer 10k – Sun 9 Jul
From Beth Massey… Once again in search of a decent road race, Mark (Hall) and I headed south on Sunday, this time to Cheshire and the Wilmslow Summer 10km. This is a one lap course run entirely on closed roads and is relatively flat. The race is well organized and attracts a big field with […]
Eccup 10 miles – Sun 9 Jul
From Hilda Coulsey… Photo credit Petra Bijsterveld Well done to the 11 Harriers at Eccup 10 this morning. Brilliant running everyone. 2nd place for Jack Wood. Special mention to brand new member Gawain Moore as the 2nd Harrier home still under the hour. The weather was good, for a lovely walk, however we were […]
Trail Verbier Saint Bernard by UTMB X-Alpine – Fri 7 Jul
From Andrew Merrick… Definitely the least prepared I have been for an overseas Ultra….. My Ultra friend, Laura, and I met up in the baggage reclaim area at Geneva airport in the middle of Thursday afternoon, the day before the X-Alpine was due to start. It was the earliest either of us could get there, […]
Coast 2 Coast – 3-7 Jul
From Jane McCarthy… Coast 2 Coast: St Bees, Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire. A conversation with fellow Harrier Matthew Kennedy a couple of years ago sparked an interest in this iconic route, him saying he was off to do it as a ‘training run’ before a longer event. The format of multi-day, and […]
Saunders Mountain Marathon – Sat/Sun 1/2 Jul
From Alison Weston… Nea and I took part in the Saunders Mountain Marathon last weekend. We started near Coniston Copper mines and the overnight camp was in the Duddon Valley. We didn’t really make a plan at the start (perhaps we should have) but just got going finding as many controls as we could in […]
Selection news
From Hilda Coulsey… Congratulations to Ben Rothery who has been selected to represent England on Saturday at the Snowdon mountain running race. More info
Pegasus PIGUM Ultramarathon – Sat 1 Jul
From Lucy Williamson… Pegasus Ultra running PIGUM Ultramarathon: 30 miles, 5,300ft. I took part in my first ultramarathon event at the weekend, the start and finish a 5 minute walk from where I’m currently living meant I knew most of the route pretty well. A beautiful course taking in the peaks of Blorenge, Mynydd Pen Cyrn […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 1 Jul
From Will Worboys… Money-raising efforts making a real difference Ilkley Harriers’ week began by welcoming a visitor ahead of their Tuesday night club runs. Ivan Lugoloobi, the head of the Revival school and charity in Mutugga, Uganda spoke to members about how important the money raised from the recent Pete Shields Ilkley Trail Race is […]