Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 27 Jan 2025
From Jill Ezard… Photo credit Mick Hall photos Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships and the build up to the Fell Race After last week’s full race calendar there was limited racing this weekend but some great performances. Despite Storm Éowyn making course set up extremely challenging, the Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships took place on Saturday […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 27 Jan 2025
From Jill Ezard… Photo credit Mick Hall photos Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships and the build up to the Fell Race After last week’s full race calendar there was limited racing this weekend but some great performances. Despite Storm Éowyn making course set up extremely challenging, the Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships took place on Saturday […]
Northern XC Championships – Sat 25 Jan 2025
From Rachel Carter… A few of us headed across the Pennines to the Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships at Tatton Park, Cheshire. After the wind and storms of Friday, Saturday was a still, cold but sunny day showing Tatton Park’s magnificent trees and lakes in all their glory. Organisation was spot on with parking just […]
Northern XC Championships – Sat 25 Jan 2025
From Rachel Carter… A few of us headed across the Pennines to the Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships at Tatton Park, Cheshire. After the wind and storms of Friday, Saturday was a still, cold but sunny day showing Tatton Park’s magnificent trees and lakes in all their glory. Organisation was spot on with parking just […]
Ilkley Gazette Report w/c 20 Jan 2025
From Will Worboys… Harriers Dominant on the Fells Ilkley athletes have been dominating the fells, with several wins and podium finishes posted on a successful weekend for the Harriers. Ilkley’s English fell champion Ben Rothery continued his winning streak, finishing first and breaking yet another course record in the process. Rothery was up against a […]
Ilkley Gazette Report w/c 20 Jan 2025
From Will Worboys… Harriers Dominant on the Fells Ilkley athletes have been dominating the fells, with several wins and podium finishes posted on a successful weekend for the Harriers. Ilkley’s English fell champion Ben Rothery continued his winning streak, finishing first and breaking yet another course record in the process. Rothery was up against a […]
Four Villages HM – Sun 19 Jan 2025
From Harry Brook-Dobson… Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE Photo credit: Mick Hall Photos Being as disorganised as I am, I missed the ballot for the Brass Monkey so made the trip to Cheshire for this race on the same day which still had entries available into December. The course transpired to be […]
Four Villages HM – Sun 19 Jan 2025
From Harry Brook-Dobson… Photo credit: Mick Hall Photos Being as disorganised as I am, I missed the ballot for the Brass Monkey so made the trip to Cheshire for this race on the same day which still had entries available into December. The course transpired to be more ‘sporting’ than the advertised 200ft of elevation […]
Stanbury Splash – Sun 19 Jan 2025
From Rachel Carter… It was a tad chilly up on Haworth Moor for Stanbury Splash fell race but no rain or wind. Despite the freezing conditions, and knowing that the course involves ‘splashing’ through streams, Kate and I opted for shorts – independently concluding that cold wet legs were preferable to cold wet leggings! In […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 13 January 2025
[Archie Budding, the Northern Athletics U20 Indoor 1,500m Champion] From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… Archie flies at 1,500m Champs while winter conditions test race organisers and runners alike The Institute of Sport in Sheffield staged the Northern Athletics U20 Indoor Championships over the weekend. Building on his 2nd place finish at the Yorkshire XC […]