CCC (Courmayeur Champex Chamonix) 30th – 31st Aug
From Andrew Merrick… For the 7th year in the last eight, I came out to the alps in August to either support or take part in the UTMB week of races – the atmosphere in Chamonix remains as special as ever. Having earned some stones last July, I spent them successfully entering the CCC, which largely follows […]
Evensplits Leeds 5k – Wed 28 Aug
From Alison Weston… I had my first experience of 5K EvenSplits at the Brownlee Centre last week. As I warmed up it seemed a very flat course but during the race it seemed to have a climb in it! Matthew was way ahead of the field right from the start and Geoff cruised past me looking strong just […]
ETC by UTMB – Tue 27 Aug
From Petra Bijsterveld… Having spent UTMB week in the Chamonix Valley last year I was keen to return to this trail running festival. Whatever you think about UTMB (and there are plenty of grounds for criticism), they sure know how to organise a big running event with a brilliant vibe. I decided I would rather […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 26 August
[Picture by Dave Woodhead: Gawain Moore at the start of the Burnsall Classic Fell Race] From Will Worboys… Harriers shine on road, track and fell On a quiet weekend in terms of local racing for the Ilkley Harriers, there was no rest for the prolific Gawain Moore. Moore has rarely missed a mention in this […]
Leeds Golden Mile – Sat 24 Aug
From Geoff Howard… A couple of weeks earlier in the year than usual, the Leeds Beckett University track at Carnegie hosted the annual Leeds Golden Mile time trial on the afternoon of Saturday 24 August. Conducted in traditional 1950s Roger Bannister, Iffy Road Oxford, style with starting pistol and three time keepers holding stop watches, […]
Leeds Golden Mile – Sat 24 Aug
From Geoff Howard… A couple of weeks earlier in the year than usual, the Leeds Beckett University track at Carnegie hosted the annual Leeds Golden Mile time trial on the afternoon of Saturday 24 August. Conducted in traditional 1950s Roger Bannister, Iffy Road Oxford, style with starting pistol and three time keepers holding stop watches, […]
LLCR 130 – Sat 24 Aug
From Matthew Kennedy… If the marriage of UTMB and Ironman brought new levels of hype to the world of trail running – ‘Meet your extraordinary!’ – the message never reached the tiny but well-established canal running community in Britain, whose races began in the 1990s and whose website still proudly suggests, ‘Set your expectation to […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 19 August
[Vince Gibbons celebrating his big birthday at the Robert’s Park parkrun] From Jean Sullivan… A win on the hills for Ilkley Harriers! Jack Wood, retaining his fine form, stormed round the course to win the Sedburgh Hills fell race this week. Now in its 44th year, this challenging 14-mile race, features 6000ft of ascent over the […]
Sedbergh Hills Fell race – Sun 18 Aug
From Jann Smith… At 14 miles and with 6,000 feet of climbing this is a real toughie with a lot of steep ups and downs and a bit navigationally tricky on pathless tussocks on the Howgill Fells. A great win for Jack Wood visiting home from Switzerland and leading from the start. Results 1 Jack […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 12 August
[Saturday proved a busy day for Jaysson Sawyer, photo courtesy of Dave Woodhead] From Jean Sullivan… More great results for the Harriers on the summer race scene this week! With the BOFRA (British Open Fell Run Association) calendar of races in full swing, Ilkley Harriers were well represented at two of them this week. Most […]