Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 24 February 2025
[Photo courtesy of Dave Woodhead – Sam Bentham was crowned 2025 Yorkshire under 23 Fell Running Champion] From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… A great week for Ilkley Harriers with early season wins, titles and personal bests on the roads, trails and fells Following competitive showings in the Northern Cross Country Championships a number of […]
English National XC Championships – Sat 22 Feb 2025
[Photo courtesy of Graham Smith – Ed Hobbs claims 9th place in the Junior Men’s race] From Rachel Carter… This event is the oldest National Cross Country Championships in the world, having first been run in 1876 and is open to all athletes who are members of registered running clubs. I’ve run at the Nationals […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 17 February 2025
[Photo courtesy of Dave Woodhead – Martin Hartley and Peter Shelley at the Gathering Fools Winter Relay] From Jill Ezard & Nicola Budding… Fell race podium finishes and age category successes After a couple of quiet racing weeks the Harriers were back in action on the track, fells, trails and road this week with some […]
Gathering Winter Fools Relay – Sat 15 Feb 2025
From Paul Stephens and the whole team… “Ilkley Inclined To Madness” was our Team Name for the 2024 Gathering Winter Fools Relay postponed from last December when Storm Darragh hit the UK. In fact the forecast wasn’t much better apart from the wind. It was a cold, grey and damp day, but that didn’t dampen […]
Gathering Winter Fools Relay – Sat 15 Feb 2025
From Paul Stephens and the whole team… “Ilkley Inclined To Madness” was our Team Name for the 2024 Gathering Winter Fools Relay postponed from last December when Storm Darragh hit the UK. In fact the forecast wasn’t much better apart from the wind. It was a cold, grey and damp day, but that didn’t dampen […]
Blencathra and Blease Fell race – Sat 15 Feb 2025
[Photo courtesy of Alison Weston: Sam receiving one of his many prizes!] From Alison Weston… Sam Bentham had an amazing race, leading from the start to win the Blencathra and Blease Fell race in an incredible time of 45 minutes and 50 seconds. The route goes up via Doddick fell with a ridge run along […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 10 February 2025
[Photo courtesy of Nigel Pepper – Diane Kitchen amongst the runners winning her category at Roundhay] From Will Worboys & Nicola Budding… Ilkley runners going well at Cross Country The main running event of the weekend was race number four in this year’s PECO Cross Country series. Taking place at Roundhay Park in Leeds and […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 10 February 2025
[Photo courtesy of Nigel Pepper – Diane Kitchen amongst the runners winning her category at Roundhay] From Will Worboys & Nicola Budding… Ilkley runners going well at Cross Country The main running event of the weekend was race number four in this year’s PECO Cross Country series. Taking place at Roundhay Park in Leeds and […]
Williamson Park Half Marathon – Sun 9 Feb 2025
From Sally Armitage… Yesterday I drove over to Lancaster for a hilly road half marathon, part of the Lancaster Race Series of events. I needed to use some race vouchers I’d won early last year that were due to expire soon, and this race coincided well with where I’m at with my training right now […]
Brian Sweet Predictor results – Tue 4 Feb 2025
Well done to everyone who took part in the Brian Sweet Predictor, great to see pretty much all the different groups represented. The results are in and congratulations to our three winners: 1st Martin Campbell 2nd Andrew Overend 3rd Mark Gill Name / Actual Time / Predicted Time / Difference 1 Alex Wolfenden 36:20:00 […]