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Yorkshire Fells Championship, Great Whernside, Sat 23 Sep

Well done to Tom Adams, Champion, and Jack Wood second Yorkshireman.
Results ...

(1 29:25 Sam Tosh, Rossendale)
4  30:02 Tom Adams
7  30:18 Jack Wood
92 37:55 Steve Tirland
244 finished

Leeds Golden Mile, Sat 23 Sep

From Geoff Howard ... Three Harriers took part in the Leeds Golden Mile event on Saturday. The annual event is a series of timed mile runs round the track at Leeds Beckett University at 15 minute intervals. We ran in separate runs (referred to as heats and each having about a dozen runners of mixed ages and expected times) and our times were: Sally Armitage 6m 11.5s, Geoff Howard 6m 29.4s and Petra Bijsterveld 7m 22.2s.

GB & NI Fell Champs, Peebles, Sun 17 Sep

From Julie Brennan ... Euan Brennan came 3rd in the U!7 Boys race, with the England team taking a clean sweep of the medals to also win the team gold. In the U20 women's race the Ilkley girls also put in a good performance, Lucy Haines finishing 9th & Jemima Elwood 11th.

Embsay fell race, Sun 17 Sep

Results ...

1  19:04 Jack Wood
3  20:43 Jack Cummings
7  21:46 Iain Gibbons
30 26:03 Duncan Cooper
79 finished

Ilkley Aquathlon, Sat 16 Sep

212 competitiors enjoyed our event, co-hosted with Ilkley Swimming Club. Thanks to the many helpers.
Results.

Scafell Pike Fell Race, Sat 16 Sep

From Jo Foster ... Three Harriers raced this 4.5 mile, 2999ft (7.2km, 914 m) fell race up and down England's highest mountain from Wasdale. The weather did us proud and the sun even came out. Jim Ryder ran well for 13th place overall and 1st V50. Congratulations to Robin Nicholson for completing all three peaks' fell races - Snowdon, Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike - in the same year. Jo Foster was annoyed to be overhauled on the final descent and came in as 4th lady, 1st V45. Highlight of the day was shaking hands with legendary Joss Naylor at the prize giving.

From Alison Weston ... Jo and Jim were also 2nd fastest couple in the Scafell race and received 2nd 'Jack and Jill' prize!

(1 58:05 Simon Booth, Borrowdale)     
13 67:34 Jim Ryder 1st V50
34 75:18 Robin Nicholson                     
54 81:40 Jo Foster  1st LV45

Salomon Ring of Steall, Sat 16 Sep

From Jamie Hutchinson ... A tough mountain race 29km and 2500m covering a version of the classic Ring of Steall. Damp conditions underfoot made for a boggy ascent from Kinlochleven and tricky conditions traversing the Devils Ridge. I paced it well making sure I have something left for the ascent back over from Glen Nevis. More exposed running and scrambling before the long, and boggy, descent back into Kinlochleven. I crossed the finish line in 5 hours 44 minutes and was pretty shattered ! The race was won in 3 hours 24 minutes by Stian Angermund-Vik and 440 finished this most spectacular and challenging course - not for the faint hearted!

Three Shires Fell Race, Sat 16 Sep

From Dave Wilby ... Lovely weather for this Lakeland Classic which takes in the summits of Wetherlam, Swirl How, Pike O'Blisco & Lingmoor. A good number of Harriers made the trip, and Alison Weston showed us all how it's done by taking home the FV50 prize and comfortably going under 3hrs.

(1  2:01:55 Jonny Malley, Ambleside)
12  2:17:44 Dave Wilby
36  2:29:47 Paul Carman
67  2:43:03 Dave Robson
87  2:53:03 Kate Archer
95  2:55:15 Alison Weston
105 3:02:11 Michael Duffield
127 3:13:51 Jann Smith
133 3:19:36 Mary Gibbons

parkruns, Sat 16 Sep

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...

Stewart (Middlesbrough)
(1  18:57 Oliver Williams, U/A)
23  22:19 Caroline Howe
201 ran

Skipton
(1  17:34 Jake Ridding, U/A)
13  21:19 Jonathan Turner
63  25:29 Chris Cunningham
168 ran

Horton
(1  20:04 Ian Gostling, Kent AC)
6   22:13 Geoff Howard
67 ran

Stretford
(1  17:23 Stephen Watmough, Warrington AC)
9   18:27 Rob Cunningham
494 ran

Harriers League update

From Jane McCarthy... It has been a BUSY Summer of racing, with 7 races in the Harriers League since the last update in June. There are now 6 races left in the League Calendar, so time to start thinking about choosing a wildcard race if you haven't already - this is a great opportunity to boost your points. Remember you can choose any race where the result can be verified, and send to janemccarthy@me.com within two weeks of competing.
After a total of 18 races, top of the Overall League is Dave Robson, with 10 qualifying races done, and 872 points scored. Dave may still improve his overall score as it is taken from a runner's best 3 races in each category.
Alison Weston is currently second in the Overall League, with 773 points from 9 races, Alison just needs a wildcard race to score from the maximum of 10 races. In third place, also with 9 races counting is 2015 League winner Michael Duffield. Hilda Coulsey is looking in a strong position with 8 races and 685 points. So too are Tom Adams in 5th place with 605 points from 6 races - managing 6 wins out of 6, and scoring more than 100 points in his most recent League race win - Addingham Gala - due to entering (incredibly) his first Vet Category (V35). Next are Jane McCarthy and Jack Cummings neck and neck having both scored from 6 races and strong average points of 96 points per race.
In the individual leagues, Jack Cummings looks set to win the Fell Category with an excellent 380 points from a maximum of 4 races, helped by his first senior race win at Buckden Pike. Adela Reperecki once again leads the Trail section with 342 points (narrowly ahead of Dave Robson and Michael Duffield). Hilda Coulsey is in a familiar lead position on Road (350 points), although Alison Weston is not far behind with 346 points.
Enjoy the final races of the year - Yorkshire 10 mile, Guy Fawkes 10, Full Tour of Pendle, Burley Moor Run, PECO and The Stoop!
There will be a discussion opened on the Harriers Forum to think about new races for 2018, so please make your contribution there if you have ideas of races that you would like to see included in the 2018 Harriers Race League. Happy Racing!
2017 League results after 18 races
League Calendar

Great North Run, Sun 10 Sep

Results ...

(1    1:00:06 Mo Farah)
3649  1:42:49 George Fisher
3932  1:43:37 Cariline Howe
4530  1:45:09 David Howe
9005  1:54:32 Charlotte Smithson
11317 1:58:18 Emma Curran
14053 2:02:39 Chris Cunningham
19096 2:11:03 Alex Hyde
23198 2:18:21 Barbara Bullock

Burnsall fell race, Sun 10 Sep

Results ...

(1 15:03 ted Mason, Wharfedale)
4  16:23 Iain Gibbons
13 18:03 Steve Turland
61 finished

Yorkshireman, Half, Sun 10 Sep

Results ...

(1  1;40:06 Christopher Holdsworth, CleM)
136 2:46:24 Claire Mcloughlin
152 2:51:47 Sarah Hayes
166 2:58:30 Rachel Griffin
226 finished

Lake District Mountain Trial, Sun 10 Sep

Results soon ...

parkruns, Sat 9 Sep

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...

Bradford
(1  17:10 Will Kerr, Saltaire Striders)
28  21:18 Sally Malir 1st F
336 ran

Skipton
(1  16:42 unknown)
23  22:40 Geoff Howard
144 ran

Stretford
(1  15:42 Chris Greenwood, U/A)
13  18:32 Rob Cunningham
404 ran

Ilkley Harriers of the Month, August

Harrier of the month nominations: Alison Weston for the Burnsall double (including 3rd lady on the fell) and Borrowdale; Tom Adams for 10k pb at Blackpool Illuminations; Norman Bush for his 6 fell races this month, all good results
The winner is Norman Bush.

Volunteer of the month: Petra Bijsterveld for conscientiously collating the park run results weekly.

More Harriers of the Month ...

Ultra Tour Monta Rosa, Thu 7 Sep

From Brian Melia ... I have wanted to run The Monta Rosa as a 170km 12000M D+ race for three years now. Lizzy Hawker the Multiple UTMB winner was Race director and eventually put a route together as an event. It began at 4 pm on Thursday 7th September.
Starting in Grachen (Switzerland)- There was a steep climb up over some big monster mountains and over the new 494m suspension bridge which opened recently....it mentioned not to run over it, but was still very bouncy.... then to Europahutte, then an easy long trail path into Zermatt. From there it all changed and became very difficult. I struggled up over the glacier then round to Lago Cime Bianchi surrounded by a moonscape in Italy. From there it was a magical descent through grassy valleys and steep drops to Refugio Ferraro. I ran most of the way with a couple of well-known trail runners Jason Poole and Denise Zimmermann. We picked up another runner and followed instructions up and over the Col Bettaforca; unfortunately the route had been changed. We contacted Lizzy on the mountainside and she agreed we had gone further and higher and were not advantaged, so we carried on. We had lost probably an hour and were getting a little cold by this time. We arrived in Gressony about 20 minutes ahead of a fellow British runner -Nicky Spinks. We climbed through the night to a beautiful Cafe at the top of Passo Dei Salati at 2900M. It began to snow so I was pleased to have some soup before getting frozen on the descent to Alagna. There I sat with a very ill Nicky who needed a cup of tea and a bed to warm up. She dropped which was the sensible thing to do. Her friend Jean Brown turned up just as we were leaving. With the continual change of gear to cope with the weather Jean joined my self and Jason for the huge 3 hour climb up to Col du Torlo 2701M. We then descended well to Macugnaga. Fortunately, there was an excellent aid station that served fresh pasta and coffee. It did the trick and we left to do the last big climb over Monte Moro 2853M. We visited the Madonna statue then a beautiful descent over slabs of rock, fortunately dry, to run alongside the dam above Saas Fee. We then ran on to start the brilliant last section from Saas Fee to Grachen...21 km. Completely unbelievable balcony path with scary drops. I ran well for the final 50km and nearly caught second lady. I missed out on 1st V50 by a little way. I was a little disappointed, but overall I have to be pleased, as it was really tough race. People were dropping all the way round. I finished 11th man and 13th overall.
It is a completely different experience to the Mt Blanc series of races, It is in its infancy, but should, with Lizzy's drive,end up as a world class event. It is a much more personal journey than I was expecting, but overall I was pleased to have entered and finished.

Results for the Incline, Wed 6 Sep

From Helen Waddington... A huge thank you to all the helpers and runners who took part in this year's Incline. It was a lovely evening for the race and the atmosphere was great with lots of familiar faces and a high quality field - at least 5 international runners?! Happy to be corrected if there were more! So great to see so many Harriers and as usual sweeping up many of the prizes. We would like to thank Neil Chapman for numerous and important duties - before, during and after the race! Val Kerr, Jann Smith and Sarah Hayes (and kids) helping man the registration which is always fraught, John Hayes and Alison Weston for packing up, Julie Melechi who always holds the traffic for us on the road, Sarah for sweeping (again!) Rob King and Andrew McCarthy who get the results down in double quick time on their MTBs, Val again for marshalling and last but not least Jane McCarthy for finalising the results which requires brain power I don't possess. Gosh I hope I haven't forgotten anybody! It is truly a team effort and makes our lives so much easier on the night so THANK YOU all and congratulations to all the runners for taking part!
Results

(1  7:12 James Hall, Wharfedale)
2   7:13 Tom Adams
3   7:29 Jack Wood
4   7:31 Robert Little
5   8:00 Jack Cummings
7   8:16 Matthew Cox
10  8:36 Daniel Hayes
13  8:57 Paul Carman
16  9:23 Dave Robson
18  9:27 Jemima Elgood 1st lady
21  9:49 Ewan Walsh
23 10:05 Lucy Haines
24 10:06 Michael Duffield
25 10:17 Duncan Cooper
27 10:19 John Hayes
28 10:24 Ian Russell
29 10:25 Laura King
34 11:00 Helen Thurston
36 11:07 Jann Smith
37 11:08 David Howe
39 11:25 Mary Gibbons
42 11:37 Alison Weston
43 11:38 Geoff White
48 12:33 Caroline Howe
49 12:36 Petra Bijsterveld
56 13:34 Hilda Coulsey
58 14:17 Peter Lewis
62 finished

Also, a record number of teams in the junior relays that precede the Incline, more on the junior pages.

Wetherby 10k, Sun 3 Sep

From Alison Weston ... another league event and very well organised. A mixture of road and track with the highest point on a bridge over the A1(M)! Lucy was first harrier home in 67th position and a great time of 41:09 followed by Dave Robson in 84th. Helen ran a strong race, her first race at 10K for a long time. Philip, Alison and Jean finished quite close together followed by Emma and Sally.
Results ...

(1  32:39 Rob Scott, RZH)
67  41:06 Lucy Williamson
84  41:21 Dave Robson
134 44:49 Helen Thurston 44:54
204 47:24 Philip Hirst
215 48:22 Alison Weston
237 49:10 Jean Sullivan 
469 55:16 Emma Curran
699 62:51 Sally Armitage
911 finished

Bradley fell race, Sun 3 Sep

Results ...

(1 23:34 James Hall, Wharfedale)
39 34:18 Mary Gibbons
67 42:07 Deborah Varney
75 finished
Bernadette Raven was 1st U17 girl in 25:46 in the same race

Ben Nevis Fell Race, Sat 2 Sep

From Jim Ryder... Four Ilkley Harriers gathered in a field near Fort William to be set up the hill by a band of bagpipers. All completed the race successfully on a beautiful and clear day with views from the summit.
Race was won by Finlay Wild for seventh year in a row
Results ...

(1  1L31:37 Finlay Wild, Lochaber)
118 2:10:07 Jim Ryder
270 2:33:33 Robin Nicholson 
307 2:38:48 Michael Lomas 
487 3:40:26 Martyn Stocker
489 finished

Grisedale Horseshoe, Sat 2 Sep

Results ...

(1  1:55:26 Ted Ferguson, Borrowdale)
25  2:17:08 Steve Turland
37  2:24:56 Lucy Haines
54  2:42:36 Peter Haines
69  2:51:30 Jamie Hutchinson
108 3:15:08 Sarah Haines
140 finished

Derwentwater Lakeland Trails 15k Race - Keswick, Sat 2 Sep

From Helen Waddington... The route for the fifth race in this series has had to be altered from its original course following the bad floods of 2015. Instead of a nice flat warm up along the old railway for a couple of miles, there is now a steepish start on roads giving way to gradually ascending tracks through Brundholme Woods. This had added an extra 200-300 feet of climbing since I last ran this race back in 2011. I am putting my slower time down to this (although it didn't seem to have the same effect on Jane McCarthy who was faster!) The route covers the boggy moorland above Glenderaterra Beck and the foothills of Blease Fell before looping back on a more runable gradiant beneath Lonscale Crags and finally a long and rocky trail descends to the finish in Fitz Park, Keswick. Tom Adams won finishing a good 5 minutes clear of the next runner. Another great run by Jane McCarthy 3rd lady and 2nd LV40.
Results:

1     56:42 Tom Adams
22  1:14:49 Jane McCarthy 
109 1:36:37 Helen Waddington

parkruns, Sat 2 Sep

From Petra Bijsterveld ... A first finish for Jack Wood at Skipton this week. However, just pause and take a look at Geoff Howard's result who is running in the V70 category. Jack's age grading is 77%, but Geoff's is a phenomenal 84%! Junior results to be viewed too of course if you click on the link.
Results ...

Rothwell
(1  18:40 Jamie Gibbs, U/A)
16  21:47 Geoff Howard
219 ran

Skipton
1   16:37 Jack Wood
65  27:15 Karen Lambe
91  29:21 Sue Verspyck
148 ran

Kilnsey Show fell race, Tue 29 Aug

Results ...

(1  8:03 Nick Swinburn, Northumberland)
3   8:15 Jack Wood
27 10:43 Steven Gott
40 11:17 Paul Calderbank
43 11:32 Lucy Haines
53 12:11 Jamie Hutchinson
60 12:25 Richard Joel
68 13:05 Peter Haines
69 13:10 Norman Bush
88 14:26 Mary Gibbons
116 finished

Bernadette Raven won a close-fought FU17 race

Reeth Show fell race, Mon 28 Aug

Results ...

(1 15:48 Ben Mounsey, Calder Valley)
6  17:52 Iain Gibbons
85 finished

Blackpool Illuminations 10k, Sat 26 Aug

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Tom Adams won this race in a very swift 31:24. 909 finished. Results

Malham show fell race, Sat 26 Aug

Results ...

1  17:10 Jack Wood
39 25:52 Norman Bush
46 27:25 Alison Eagle
72 finished

Rathlin Island 10 mile, Sat 26 Aug

From Hilda Coulsey... Billed as the most challenging road run in Northern Ireland and having experienced what Yorkshire organisers can dream up I thought bring it on. My challenge was the ferry journey across a pretty treacherous channel, now a dive site with lots of ship wrecks, I'm not good on boats! The issue was that the run was exceptionally "undulating", sharply, with both short and long climbs. The second half was out and back and I was being encouraged much more than usual by those returning in front of me. When the results came out I realised I was the only female over 60 (one man also over 60), and obviously I looked my age, it was mostly good club runners that were taking part. My time definitely reflected the terrain (not the ferry journey, I had picked a calm day) and was 9 mins slower than last week's Burnsall run. Nevertheless I was second FV 50! Worth a go if you are ever anywhere near - a friendly, happy bunch of runners and islanders.
Results ...

(1    57:57 Philip Goss, North Belfast Harriers) a new course record
132 1:41:49 Hilda Coulsey
190 finished

parkruns, Sat 26 Aug

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...

Harrogate
(1  17:23 Andrew Dobby, Harrogate Harriers)
94  23:29 Philip Hirst
210 26:54 Karen Lambe
420 ran

Southwark
(1  17:12 James Tidd, Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow AC)
17  19:36 Rob Cunningham
292 ran

Skipton
(1  17:41 Tom Brewster, Clayton-le-Moors Harriers)
15  20:20 Kate Archer 1st F
180 ran

Keswick
(1  17:08 Sam Stead, Keswick AC)
27  21:32 Helen Thurston 1st F
189 ran

Wetherby
(1  17:54 Tim Street, Holmfirth Harriers)
35  22:22 Geoff Howard
129 ran

Evensplits 5k series race 3, Wed 23 Aug

From Petra Bijsterveld ... A nice sunny but not too warm evening at the Brownlee Centre on Bodington Fields for the third race in this series of six (though I am hoping it will become a permanent monthly fixture....). Nice to meet Sally Armitage who recently joined the club having only taken up running earlier in the year, and who managed to get a shiny new PB. These friendly races are open to juniors and seniors alike and I would recommend this series to anyone who wants to test themselves on the tarmac.
Results ...

(1  15:30 Adrian Holliday, U/A)
70  20:45 Sally Armitage 
95  24:03 Harry Sime
100 24:53 Petra Bijsterveld 
120 ran

Brian Sweet

Sedbergh Hills, Sun 20 Aug

From Jamie Hutchinson.... you need to go some to pack as many climbs into a 14mile fell race. Add to this slippery trods for contouring and you have a pretty tough race.
Just a couple of harriers made it to Sedbergh - I just didn't have the legs to stay with Steve Turland as he disappeared out of sight going up Arant Haw. The race was won by Garry Greenhow from Ambleside AC in 2:20:28, with Steve Turland coming in 38th and 2:54:28 and I managed to finish in 3:10:56 and 59th - 169 ran.

Gargrave show fell race, Sat 19 Aug

Results ...

(1 23:05 James Hall, Wharfedale)
31 32:53 Norman Bush
39 32:25 Alison Eagle
43 37:12 Natalie Curtis
56 finished

Burnsall 10 mile road race, Sat 19 Aug

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Burnsall Feast is a traditional Dales village summer gala with fun for all the family, including junior fell races and for the seniors a 10 mile road race and the classic fell race to choose from, or to run both!
The road race is a counter in the Harriers League this year but only four Harriers lined up. Early on in the race we were tested by a stiff breeze and intermittent heavy showers which due to the wind took on a rather horizontal character. The course is undulating with around 800ft of ascent but there is lovely scenery in compensation for the effort required. The back of the field spread out so much that for the second half of the race I found myself completely on my own without anyone in sight either in front or behind. I liked the peace and quiet but it is harder to maintain the tempo. I was pleased to get back to Burnsall and treated myself to the nicest flapjack ever, full of banana and chocolate!
Results ...

(1  57:33 Julian Hood, Skipton)
27  68:49 Dave Robson
78  83:06 Alison Weston
102 92:33 Hilda Coulsey
108 97:02 Petra Bijsterveld
120 finished

Burnsall fell race, Sat 19 Aug

From Petra Bijsterveld ... The classic fell race is 800 ft straight up and down over just 1.6 miles. Alison Weston did the double and managed to come home as 3rd lady having already done the road race, a fantastic result. I very much enjoyed spectating on the bridge from where one can see the entire race, a long line of dots moving up and down the fell.
Results ...

(1 14:28 Sam Tosh, Rossendale)
11 17:09 Ruaridh Mon-Williams
86 24:43 Robert Budding
94 25:37 Alison Weston 3rd lady
129 finished

Pendle Three Peaks fell race, Sat 19 Aug

From Jim Ryder ... There were three Harriers out in what was a really tough 9 miles - very windy, wet underfoot and lots of vertical!
Results ...

(1 1:22:51 Daniel Mills, Barlick)
21 1:40:39 Jim Ryder, 2nd V50
61 2:02:30 Jo Foster 3rd Lady, 1st LV45
93 2:19:12 Adela Reperecki, 1st LV55
115 finishers

parkruns, Sat 19 Aug

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...

Bradford
(1  18:00 Alexander Flaherty, Bingley Harriers)
87  24:12 Sarah Haines
415 ran

Harrogate
(1  17:20 Aidan Adams, Leeds City)
349 36:44 Emma Curran
378 ran

Stretford
(1  16:36 Chris Stanford, Warrington Tri Club)
10  18:28 Rob Cunningham
438 ran

Dalby Forest
(1  17:55 Matthew Middleton, Scarborugh AC)
8   19:57 Jez Hellewell
184 ran

Trelissick
(1  18:39 Tom Phillips, Woodford Green AC)
155 31:52 Sue Verspyck
248 ran

Blackpool Air Show 10k, Sun 13 Aug

From Geoff Howard ... I managed to keep my feet firmly on the ground along the upper and lower levels of Bispham promenade's flat, fast, smooth but rather monotonous 10k course prior to Blackpool flying other types of ancient body along the coast as part of its air show later in the day. Quite a warm day but the temperature was moderated by a a gentle sea breeze which helped me to get within one second of my 2016 annual 10k time at 42m 41s but not enough to be 1st v70 who was a whipper snapper from Bedford, Rob Wells, about half a minute faster. The overall winner was Rob Webb of Rossendale in 33m 11s. As always with events organised by Dave Whewell of Wesham Harriers, it was an enjoyable, well organised, friendly, gimmick free and inexpensive race.

Firefighter's 5 - Birkenshaw, Sat 12 Aug

From Sally Armitage ... results ...

(1  27:01 Jonathan Johnson, Rotherham Harriers)
58  36:32 Sally Armitage
144 42:20 Peter Shields
267 ran

Ennis Track AC Fleadh 5 miles, Sat 12 Aug

From Jean Sullivan ... To celebrate 'Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann', Ireland's national festival of traditional music being held in Ennis, Co. Clare, Ennis AC hosted a 5 mile road race to commemorate the start of the celebrations.
As this coincided with our trip to Ireland Richard and I decided to enter the race (our 1st ever race in Ireland!). A very well organized, but laid back event. This undulating course along Irish country roads was very well marshalled and all finishers received a lovely teeshirt. It attracted a fast field with the 1st runner finishing in just over 25 minutes. I smiled as I approached the finish line as the PA system announced the arrival of Jean Sullivan who had travelled all the way from Yorkshire for the event!
Results ...

(1 25:43 Niall Shanahan, Crecora)
19 33:03 Richard Joel 
54 40:06 Jean Sullivan 
92 finishers

Arncliffe fell race, Sat 12 Aug

Provisional results ...

(1 10:47 Ted Mason, Wharfedale)
24 13:51 Lucy Haines, first lady
54 16:10 Peter Haines
55 16:17 Norman Bush
74 18:17 Peter Lewis
89 finished

Turner Landscape, Sat 12 Aug

From Jamie Hutchinson ... a cracking run from Turner Hall campsite and taking in Grey Friars, Swirl How, Coniston Old Man and White Moss. 12 miles and mostly pretty runnable apart from ascent (slow!) of Grey Friars. Enjoyed the route and lovely descent back into the campsite and flagged although following the flags proved mildly challenging - use of campsite showers a bonus!
The race was won by John Helme from Ambleside in 1 hour 32 - I managed 2 hrs 5 mins and 28th - 80 ran.

parkruns, Sat 12 Aug

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...

Bradford Lister Park
(1  16:53 Jack Thorp, Bingley Harriers)
96  25:08 Anna Nolan
415 ran

Harrogate
(1  16:16 Nike Burrett, Leeds City)
215 28:04 Karen Lambe
369 ran

Trail Race raised over £2000

Our Trail Race in May raised £2,223.07 for its charity, Give A Child A Hope for the champions at The Revival Centre in Uganda. Here's a letter of thanks.

World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships, Sun 6 Aug

Well done to Jack Wood, 51st overall in 3h59:39 and fourth GB team counter.

Round Hill Fell Race, Sun 6 Aug

Provisional results ...

(1  55:55 Chris Miller, Harrogate)
5   59:52 Ben Sheppard
7   62:35 Michael Lomas
14  65:17 Dave Robson
26  68:59 Michael Duffield
33  70:02 Nick Pearce 1st V60
52  74:00 John Hayes
117 91:56 Bob Hamilton
127 98:53 Amanda Newham
135 finished

York 10k, Sun 6 Aug

From Caroline Howe ... First time doing the York 10k. Well organised as the Run for All events usually are. The course is quite windy with a few sharp corners, and fairly congested, as you'd expect. But a great course as it takes in all of York's main sights - no boring bits! A great atmosphere during the race, and also before and after at the event village. I managed 46:12, a PB by nearly 3 minutes. Only one other Harrier in the 5000+ field.
Results ...

(1   31:41 Liam Rabjohn, RZH)
695  46:12 Caroline Howe 
1791 54:29 Diane Kitchen 
5286 finished

Hellifield Gala fell race, Sat 5 Aug

Results ...

(1 23;29 John Spill, P&B)
26 35:35 Norman Bush
48 finished

Borrowdale Fell Race, Sat 5 Aug

From Dick Waddington ... Borrowdale Fell Race is one of the classics of the Lakes, taking in Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Dale Head in 27km and 2000m of climbing. The eye watering record is 2.34 by Billy Bland, who was on hand to keep the gate open as we went up the first climb out of the valley to Bessyboot.
There was a good turn out of Harriers and we were split between wearing just a vest or a waterproof at the start - heavy showers kept drifting through the valley. It's a long and wild climb skirting Glaramara; the bogs were well topped up and the rocks were pretty slippy. By Esk Hause the rocks were drying out and skipping over the rocks was a bit easier. Scafell Pike was shrouded in clag and the big group in front of headed off in what I thought was the direction of Lingmell, so I peeled off and found the scree run that I shared with only one other. I didn't see any other runners until Styhead. Great Gable was no less steep than usual, but it soon passes to give way to a very pleasant traverse along the ridge down to Honister. Dale Head and the descent through slate quarry really finished off any good feeling that was left in my legs! I was pleased to get a PB by a few minutes from my last go at this race in 2012.
Well done to everyone who ran, especially Alison Weston, who was 2nd F50.
Results ...

(1  2.50.05 Carl Bell Keswick AC)
94  4.05.31 Paul Carman
137 4.25.29 Dick Waddington
178 4.46.41 Jamie Hutchinson
180 4.47.14 Kate Archer
187 4.53.39 Alison Weston
200 4.59.53 Outi Kamarainen
207 5.05.21 Jann Smith

Glacier 3000, Sat 5 Aug

parkruns, Sat 5 Aug

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...

Highbury Fields
(1  18:06 Quentin Guillet, U/A)
60  22:25 Tom Worboys
217 ran

Bradford Lister Park
(1  18:07 Alexander Flaherty, Bingley Harriers)
11  20:41 Rhys Jones
394 ran

Pontefract
(1  16:55 Terence Forest, Cairngorm Runners)
26  21:51 Geoff Howard
283 ran

Skipton
(1  18:38  Kyle Rabjohn, Richmond and Zetland)
3   18:56 Rob Cunningham
50  24:51 Chris Cunningham
194 ran

Eshton Moor fell race, Thu 3 Aug

Results ...

(1 33:03 Ted Mason, Wharfedale)
40 44:49 Norman Bush
76 finished

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