Ilkley Gazette report w/c 27 Nov
From Will Worboys… Ilkley runners bring home prizes and club records from Doncaster A magnificent triumvirate of Ilkley runners made the trip to the Doncaster 10K on Sunday and surpassed all expectations to return home with prizes and records galore. A popular event on the calendar being a fast and flattish opportunity for personal bests, […]
Doncaster 10k – Sun 26 Nov
From Sally Armitage… Yet another fast, flat road 10k entered in the never-ending quest for fast race times! I ran this race 4 years ago, it was my first sub 40 10k. I’ve entered it every year since but COVID put paid to 2020, then injury in 2021 and illness in 2022 so I was […]
Leeds Evensplits 5k – Wed 22 Nov
From Hilda Coulsey… It was a strong, gusty wind for this last 5k race in the 2023 series. Nevertheless 85 hardy souls, only two of us Ilkley Harriers, braved the elements. Harry had a great race, improving his PB over last month. My time wasn’t as good as my last time here in February, but […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 20 Nov
From Jean Sullivan… The pleasant sounding ‘Tour of Pendle’ belies the fact that this is a tough and challenging fell race requiring excellent navigational and technical skills. This figure of 8 course, is widely regarded as one of the hardest on the fell race calendar. Now in its 39th year, this race requires runners to deal with […]
Verona Half Marathon – Sun 19 Nov
From Harry Brook-Dobson… I ran the Verona Half Marathon this weekend. It was a pretty flat and fast course with the bulk of the race distance along the river. It was only the last 4km that were in the città antica with its twisty cobbled streets. The start was pretty bunched up and it took […]
Jack’s update from Switzerland – Sun 19 Nov
From Jack Wood… Grüezi Mitenand…From the north east corner of Switzerland. I’ve been proudly wearing the red and green vest in a handful of races since we moved here in August. In September I took on a mountain race in Engelberg and finished 8th behind some strong Ugandan and Swiss runners. Next up was a […]
Tadcaster 10 – Sun 19 Nov
From Sally Armitage… A ‘flattish’ (as described by the race organisers – though actually I think ‘undulating’ is more accurate!) road 10 miler starting with a loop around town then out through the country villages before heading back into town. I ran this race 2 years ago, they tweaked the course slightly this year. We […]
Podium 5k – Sat 18 Nov
From Neil Chapman… Christos Tzelis was the only Harrier at the Podium 5k at Barrowford at the weekend. In far from perfect conditions Christos was 24th in the A race in a quality field, finishing in a great time of 15:15, which was a PB of 19 seconds. A good warm up for Doncaster 10k […]
Wharfedale Skyline – Sat 18 Nov
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit Punk Panther Endurance Events The Wharfedale Skyline by local ultra event organisers Punk Panther is a largely off-road 35 mile loop from Otley with approximately 4500 ft of elevation. Starting with a steep climb straight up the Chevin the route goes to Bramhope, touches the top of Cookridge before taking […]
Tour of Pendle – Sat 18 Nov
From Peter Roll… I’ve made the final & steepest ascent of Pendle & now running down towards the finish. Descending out of the thick mist & clag to find that I’m on my own, no other runners to see. Must have gone wrong somehow, I resort to the soggy remains of my course map & […]