England Selection News

From Hilda Coulsey… Sam Bentham has been selected for the U20 England team taking part in the British and Irish Junior Mountain Championships, to be held in Wales on September 13. Congratulations to Sam! Read more here.

Ilkley Gazette report w/c 29 Jul 2025

From Jill Ezard and Nicola Budding… Quiet racing week as holidays start! The start of the summer holidays saw limited racing. Wednesday saw the sixth race in the Evensplits Leeds 5k series at the University of Leeds Brownlee Centre. The races take place monthly from February to November and, with chip timing, allow participants to measure their improvement […]

Ilkley Gazette report w/c 29 Jul 2025

From Jill Ezard and Nicola Budding… Quiet racing week as holidays start! The start of the summer holidays saw limited racing. Wednesday saw the sixth race in the Evensplits Leeds 5k series at the University of Leeds Brownlee Centre. The races take place monthly from February to November and, with chip timing, allow participants to measure their improvement […]

Kentmere Horseshoe Fell race – Sun 20 Jul 2025

From Ben Sheppard… Returning to the Kentmere Horseshoe fell race 11 years after my only other time, it was another thoroughly enjoyable day trip with fellow Harriers Paul Carman and Charles Wain. A long established classic lakeland fell race (next year will be its 50th edition) over 12.3 miles and 3,300 feet of ascent, it […]

Ilkley Gazette report w/c 21 Jul 2025

From Peter Shelley and Nicola Budding… Action on the fells, trails and in triathlon The Harrogate and District Summer Race League concluded on Wednesday evening with a handicap race organised by Wetherby Runners staged on the quiet lanes around Sicklinghall. Runners were set off at 30 second intervals based on their finishing positions in previous […]

Ilkley Gazette report w/c 21 Jul 2025

From Peter Shelley and Nicola Budding… Action on the fells, trails and in triathlon The Harrogate and District Summer Race League concluded on Wednesday evening with a handicap race organised by Wetherby Runners staged on the quiet lanes around Sicklinghall. Runners were set off at 30 second intervals based on their finishing positions in previous […]

Snowdon Mountain Race / Ras yr Wyddfa – Sat 19 Jul 2025

From Alison Weston… It was the Snowdon Mountain race on Saturday 19th July. 10 miles up and down Snowdon from Llanberis on the busy tourist route – needless to say the descent is made more technical with the need to avoid colliding with walkers and the other runners coming the opposite direction. It has the feel of […]

Kentmere Horseshoe Fell race – Sun 20 Jul 2025

From Ben Sheppard… Returning to the Kentmere Horseshoe fell race 11 years after my only other time, it was another thoroughly enjoyable day trip with fellow Harriers Paul Carman and Charles Wain. A long established classic lakeland fell race (next year will be its 50th edition) over 12.3 miles and 3,300 feet of ascent, it […]

Snowdon Mountain Race / Ras yr Wyddfa – Sat 19 Jul 2025

From Alison Weston… It was the Snowdon Mountain race on Saturday 19th July. 10 miles up and down Snowdon from Llanberis on the busy tourist route – needless to say the descent is made more technical with the need to avoid colliding with walkers and the other runners coming the opposite direction. It has the feel of […]

HDSRL #5 – Handicap and Presentation Evening – Wed 16 Jul 2025

From Alison Bennett… The final race in the HDSRL was hosted by Wetherby Runners. The course started and finished in a field before heading onto the lanes around Sicklinghall.   This is the climax of the previous 4 races and run in a handicap format. The start times are calculated from the previous races with the slowest […]