UTMB TDS – Mon 28/Wed 30 Aug
From Andrew Merrick… The TDS or, to give it its full name, the Traces des Ducs de Savoie is one of the early, albeit slightly less prestigious races of the UTMB week. Like the CCC, it starts from Courmayeur although takes a rather different route to most of the other runs. It does have the […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 28 Aug
From Jean Sullivan… More impressive results from the Harriers Hilda Coulsey continued to impress at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in Northern Ireland, a race which attracts many elite runners, with a new course record being set this year. This fast and fairly flat course goes around the town of Larne then north following the […]
Severn Bridge 10km – Sun 27 Aug
From Lucy Williamson… On Sunday I took part in the Severn Bridge 10km. Running across the bridge from Wales into England and back again. The runners were held in the event village while the M48 was closed and then guided down the slip road to start on the bridge. A lovely race with very friendly […]
Antrim Coast Half Marathon – Sun 27 Aug
From Hilda Coulsey… What an amazing experience. Daniel Mateiko ran the fastest half marathon time in the world this year to win this race in 58:36, a record obviously for the race and also breaking the UK all-comers record, with Mestawut Fikir winning for the women in 66:46. It is a fast course, fairly flat […]
Witton Park, ‘Wedding Day’ parkrun – Sat 26 Aug
From Alison Bennett… Saturday was a special day in the Bennett household as my son Guy was getting married to Jen. It was especially exciting as the day started at Witton Park, close to the wedding venue, with a parkrun. Many of Jen’s running club friends, dressed in their running finery, travelled from Manchester to […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 21 Aug
[Photo credit: Dave Woodhead] From Will Worboys… Ben’s podium finish in the English Fell Championships It was a tale of two fell races last weekend for the Ilkley Harriers. There were big contrasts in terms of distance and setting, but each would certainly be described as challenging by the runners that took part. The penultimate […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 14 Aug
From Will Worboys… Ilkley Commonwealth medallist breaking records in Wales Ilkley’s Commonwealth Games silver medal hero Dominic Coy impressed in the Home Nations Podium 5K at Bute Park Cardiff on Saturday. The race pits together some of Britain’s top road athletes on a fast course in South Wales. Coy finished 23rd and brilliantly managed to […]
City of Preston 5m – Sun 13 Aug
From Beth Massey… We did this race last year in scorching conditions, fortunately the weather was a little kinder this year! The course is one lap of flat roads with a half mile or so detour off-road around a nature reserve. There is a 10m option run at the same time, which takes in two […]
Littondale 4-mile road race – Sat 12 Aug
From Jonathan Turner… Part of the annual fete, this is a scenic run round the back roads of Littondale prior to the Arncliffe Fell Race. Dave Foyston was a late entrant and one of those at the pointy end of the race chasing the quad bike at the front on what were effectively closed roads. […]
Dales Runner 20 – Sat 12 Aug
[Gav Lamb in action, Pic credit: Andrew Fletcher Photography / Dales Runner] From Dave Robson… Originally planned as my ‘different’ race for March but postponed due to snow, the shortest of this year’s Dales Runner series took place instead on a warm and windy day in August. My mate Dave, and I were joined at […]