Ilkley Harriers News Archive, Oct-Dec 2007
Auld Lang Syne, Sat 31 Dec
A large field of runners and a quality field at that - most age records were broken and Alistair Brownlee won in 39:07
Ilkley Harriers picking up their final Harriers Running League 2007 points were:
15 44:06 Graham Pearce 40 47:34 Jamie Hutchinson 66 49:41 Steve Turland 91 51:29 Nick Pearce 131 53:28 Emma Barclay 147 54:20 Sally Malir 149 54:31 Ian Marshall 151 54:43 Dan Goodey 160 55:30 Norman Bush 197 56:55 Heather Dawe 222 58:05 Graham Arthur 230 58:31 Alison Weston 239 59:06 Dave Taylor 248 59:25 Pange Srivastava 264 60:08 Charles Oxtoby 284 61:03 Diane Haggar 317 62:43 Keith Wood 351 65:19 John Coates 384 67:59 Pete Bedwell 415 70:45 Emma Payne 420 71:17 Andy Kitchen 436 73:07 Bob Payne
Ilkley ladies won the team prize.
The quality of Alsitair's win is reflected in the rather low points that people typically got. Sorry! Results here.
Full results and photos on www.woodentops.org.uk
Ribble 10k, Sun 30 Dec
Marc Teasey reports ...The local round of illnesses and viruses decimated the Harriers ranks for our usually well-attended trip across to one of the fastest 10k courses around. Clearly the Wharfe Valley has been a hotbed of infection in recent weeks! Even many that did make it to the starting line were still decidedly under the weather and the various PB attempts were sensibly put on the back burner until 2008. Nevertheless there were still 18 of us there and there were some starring performances – pick of the bunch was Chris Matthews, who overcame some frustrating months of injury to claim the V55 prize in a gradual return to her previous form. Great to see Neil Chapman record his best 10k time for many months after a year of health problems – I think he surprised even himself! Similarly, Chairman Pete continues a return to form, knocking 40 seconds off his Abbey Dash time from only 4 weeks ago. Diane Haggar made a welcome return to road racing after suffering injury since the springtime with an impressive PB for her as a Vet! Nick Pearce did his first road race for ages and came through unscathed, judging by the photographic evidence that he also raced at Auld Lang Syne the next day. Well done all – roll on 2008.
1 Antony Ford 29:51 (Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde) 137 Nick Pearce 38:18 167 Neil Chapman 39.01 168 Marc Teasey 39:10 173 Sarah Jarvis 39:24 219 Amanda Oddie 40:57 233 Geoffrey Howard 41:16 244 Diane Haggar 41:33 254 Peter Shields 41:50 307 Philip Hirst 43:21 364 Catherine Gibbons 44:51 439 Christine Matthews 47:16 New Club LV55 record 446 John Marshall 47:27 454 Vic Verecondi 47:33 473 Andrew Wolfenden 47:46 552 Bernadette Gibbons 49:58 564 Liz Price 50:25 746 Andrew Bennett 58:12 801 Andrew Webster 63:54 842 finishers
Hot Toddy, Sun 30 Dec
Diane Kitchen was our sole representative, 197th in 42:50
Jolly Holly Jog, Sun 30 Dec
108 46:10 John Coates 228 52:37 Don Macrae
The Train Run, Fri 28 Dec
From Richard Gray ... Following a flurry of late phone calls with a variety of excuses -- tired legs, a bad cold and I've got my days mixed up, nine of us boarded the train at Weeton station. After both an external and internal inspection of the Hornbeam public loos we were on our way and to the surprise of all Bernie Six Bellies Conner set the early pace until we reached the valley bottom after which things steadied up a bit. The underfoot conditions were much slippier than the last time I'd run these paths ( last Sunday ) however notwithstanding this the mud didn't appear to slow Nic. Pearce nor his daughter Kate or in fact detract from the enjoyment of the run as a whole. Without giving a step by step account of the run I note that by the time we reached North Rigton a few of us were feeling the strain of running into the face of a strong westerly wind, subsequently following a brief discussion Andy Sarah made the democratic decision that we'd leave Almscliff Crag for another day which clearly made Adele Mitchell and Keith Wood very happy as they upped the pace across the fields to Huby and back to the station. After a quick shower, tea and a bacon sandwich ( in front of a log fire as promised ) Andy Sarah forced us to go to the Hunters Inn to drink beer and where we were joined by leader of the gang Vince Gibbons + John Mc Namara also Peter Sibley and wife. Oh happy days!
Lancaster Festive 4K Fun Run, Thu 27 Dec
From Andrew Bennett ... The Bennetts joined friends and relatives in this short and hilly 4K fun run, in a downpour, last Thursday. Adam and Tom were pleased with their much improved times from previous years. The race was won by Ewan Mulloch of Bath in 11:20 and first lady was L&M's young Hannah Bateson 13:11
25 Alison 14:42 49 Adam 16:27 77 Tom 19:14 102 Andrew 20:59 130 ran
Chevin Chase, Boxing Day
Results from Aire Centre Pacers ...
1 38:20 Alistair Brownlee 12 43:12 Jamie Hutchinson 21 44:08 Tim Ashelford 26 44:27 Ben Stevens 30 45:30 Lawrence Basham 39 46:37 Steve Turland 48 47:09 Ralph Tench 64 48:04 Mark Iley 72 48:22 Nick Pearce 74 48:26 Bob Hamilton 75 48:27 Dave Wilby 77 48:30 Stephen Coy 83 48:54 Dave Tait 102 50:00 Sally Malir 110 50:30 Neil Chapman 116 50:35 George Stevens 158 52:11 Michael Hopkinson 161 52:17 Elizabeth McCann 176 52:56 Simon Chapman 184 53:16 Pete Shields 205 54:20 Richard Reeve 230 55:13 Catherine Gibbons 236 55:25 Charles Oxtoby 242 55:35 John Coates 254 55:57 Dave Taylor 260 56:16 Nigel Tapper 266 56:37 Anthony Swanepoel 268 56:40 Victoria Stevens 383 61:07 Bernie Gibbons 402 61:58 Keith Wood 418 62:39 John Marshall 420 62:41 Emma Payne 435 63:15 Mary Gibbons 447 63:45 Sue Bickerdike 477 64:53 Pete Bedwell 492 65:30 John Woodward 552 68:25 Sheena Pickersgill 559 68:37 Richard Gray 560 68:38 Andy Sarah 577 69:26 Bob Payne 650 72:48 Adele Mitchell 651 72:56 John Macnamara 690 74:58 Amanda Parnaby 727 77:11 Helen Cook 755 78:49 Ann Pearson 814 finishers
Ilkley Harriers League calcs soon (let Paul know if anyone has been missed above) ...
Ackworth XC, Sun 23 Dec
From Lawrence Basham ... A merry band of Harriers enjoyed some fantastic weather, great racing and jovial banter at Ackworth today. Highlights were the stream crossing, free mince pies and the lovely sunshine. Notable results were Jamie Hutchinson 5th, Lee Athersmith 6th (welcome to the club), Dave Tait 39th (not bad for a V60!), Steve Coy 40th, Alison Bennett 3rd and Emma Payne 30th. Welcome back to racing to Cap'n Bob Hamilton, highlight of the day was watching the sprint finish between him and Dave Wilby, it was shoulder to shoulder and Bob nearly ended up in the stream! Well done to everyone who turned up and ran for the team, next race is Jan 13th at John Smeaton...details here..... This date clashes with the Yorkshire Vets championships, we may be missing a few stalwarts so all members are encouraged to try out these friendly races. Results:
5th Jamie Hutchinson 6th Lee Athersmith 12th James Wood Robertson 13th Ben Stevens 16th Lawrence Basham 39th Dave Tait 40th Steve Coy 41st Dave Wilby 42nd Bob Hamilton 75th Morgan Williams 79th Peter Shields 116th Bob Payne 131st Andrew Bennett Ladies 3rd Alison Bennett 7th Alison Eagle 30th Emma Payne 36th Claire Smith 72nd Amanda Parnaby
Christmas Fun Relays, Tue 18 Dec
From Bernie Gibons ... Ilkley Harriers annual festive event attracted 72 fun runners in 18 teams of four including the very fast Team Stevens (Sue, Victoria, George and Ben, all home for Christmas). Standards of fancy dress were impressive. The stars of the evening were fairies Will Plastow and Paddy Gibbons who looked gorgeous in their frilly white skirts! Prizes for fancy dress were also awarded to Elaine Cossins (Santa), Jenny Dybeck (Pantomime Cat), Nigel Tapper (Elf) and John McNamara (Jester).
Special thanks to Pauline Watts, Amanda Parnaby and Mandy Chapman for buying and preparing the refreshments and to Amanda Parnaby and Jane Bryant who fuelled the runners with mulled wine and mince pies on the night.
If you've not already done so, don't forget to give your entry fee (£1 per runner) to Bernie Gibbons. The event has raised £55 so far for Cancer Research UK. Further contributions are welcome up to the Awards Evening (January 18). Many thanks to everyone for your generosity.
Mortimer Forest, Sun 16 Dec
From Graham Arthur ..
A delightfully interesting, runnable and scenic run in the Shropshire hills, 10mi, 1700’, BM
1 C. Wilson 65:48
32 P. Webster 77:25 (1st lady)
71 D. Wilde 84:11 (1st MV60)
110 G. Arthur 89:51 (3rd MV60)
347 finishers, 22 of whom were MV60
The Stoop, Sun 16 Dec
Where were all the Harriers? Christmas shopping? A tough race, with frozen ground, ice, and biting cold replacing the usual mud. Results and pictures on www.woodentops.org.uk
12 34:16 Jamie Hutchinson 24 35:33 Ian Rowbotham 25 35:42 Ben Stevens 58 37:57 John Atkinson 71 38.57 Dave Tait 98 41:25 Ian Marshall 134 43:50 Diane Haggar 6th lady 138 44:12 Victoria Stevens 181 47:22 Val Kerr 209 55:49 Ann Stead
Our ladies took the team prize.
London Marathon Draw, Tue 11 Dec
From Debbie Rosen ... The draw for London Marathon entries will take place at 7pm this Tuesday, before the normal club announcements. I have 7 names who have been rejected from the main ballot, so priority goes to these people. We'll draw 4 names and 2 reserves in case of injury etc.
Calderdale Way Relay, Sun 9 Dec
Ilkley's Ladies were 2nd team to Bingley, with our Vets team just behind and the Open team got a top 20 place ...
Results from www.halifaxharriers.co.uk/HalifaxraceResults.htm:
The winners were Horwich in 5:53:36
The leading ladies team, Bingley, was 34th overall in 7h21:23
18 Ilkley Harriers Adrian Hall Lawrence Basham Jamie Hutchinson Dave Wilby Mark Iley Steve Turland
James Wood- Tom Adams Will Plastow Jim Ryder Justin Phillips Ralph Tench
Robertson
1:20:46 (24) 1:14:37 (38) 42:06 (13) 1:13:58 (12) 1:07:57 (40) 1:14:26 (20)
1:20:46 (24) 2:35:23 (27) 3:17:29 (22) 4:31:27 (18) 5:39:24 (19) 6:53:50 (18)
39 Ladies Emma Barclay Alison Eagle Jo Foster Andrea Priestley Pange Srivastava Alison Bennett
Sally Malir Nicki Jacquiery Holly Williams Helen Ilsey Joyce Marshall Sarah Jarvis
1:28:38 (52) 1:13:06 (33) 48:37 (49) 1:28:24 (49) 1:07:41(37) 1:20:36 (46)
1:28:38 (52) 2:41:44 (38) 3:30:21(39) 4:58:45 (44) 6:06:26(43) 7:27:02 (39)
40 Vets Marc Teasey Graham Arthur Phil Atkinson Nick Pearce Morgan Williams Peter Shields
John Atkinson Ian Marshall Paul Stephens Geoff Howard Bob Wightman Neil Chapman
1:27:08 (47) 1:18:45 (58) 47:05 (38) 1:22:21 (31) 1:08:32 (42) 1:23:50 (53)
1:27:08 (47) 2:45:53 (52) 3:32:58 (42) 4:55:19 (39) 6:03:51 (39) 7:27:41 (40)
Leg 1 Report from Marc: John's worries about not being able to keep up due to his recent long lay-off with injury proved unfounded, as he dragged me round the tough first leg panting in his wake (thank goodness I got the end of that sentence the right way round). The steep climb right at the start was a rude awakening for the bleary-eyed hordes at 8am (Leg 1 runners should definitely get some kind of award for having to get up at 5am) and I knew immediately it was going to be hard when I saw John's determination to try and keep our Open team in view. Our cause wasn't helped by my wrong choice of shoe, as I slid around in my trail shoes in the energy-sapping mud over the moors and through the fields - I thought wistfully of my fell shoes waiting in the boot of my car at the finish of our leg and of the delicious irony...ah, how I chuckled to myself... At least the steep, slippery, cobbled descents provided a welcome adrenaline buzz as we demonstrated the concept of 'momentum' (neither of us being exactly petite) coupled with the rare sport of downhill ice-skating. Overall we had a solid if unspectacular run, pretty much holding our position from the first mile onwards. Retrospectively a thoroughly enjoyable experience, made better by having a great, supportive running partner and a tremendous team spirit.
Leg 2 Report from Ian: Graham and I soon found that our strengths lay in different places, not having had the chance to run together before the day. Graham said he would have liked a bungee rope for me to pull him up the hills, while suffice to say that he left me standing on the descent from Stoodley Pike as I idly chatted with one of the summit marshals. He had passed 3 bewildered teams and was in Mankinholes before I knew it. This called for swift acceleration along London Road (a dirt track submerged in an inch of water for those who do not know it) splashing as many competing teams as possible, to catch Graham by the Top Brink Inn. Then Ministry of Silly Walks through the stable yard to make the girls from Wharfedale giggle and a more team like descent into Todmorden. By this point we were roughly maintaining position, having been passed by Alison and Nicki early on at Withens Gate. The bungee rope would have come in handy on the last tough climb past Dobroyd Castle as team after team seemed to overhaul us. Time for some reminiscences with a friendly Keighley and Craven runner who was also shouting encouragement to his partner before Graham and I got a few places back on the last spectacular descent into Centre Vale Park.
Graham adds: “After the leg I made my way back on foot via the towpath, Mankinholes and Withens Gate, joining the outward route there. Very pleasant – and quiet!”. I grabbed a welcome shower at the Sports Centre and was then whisked off to the start of Leg 5 by Morgan to watch the race unfold. This event is great for camaraderie and a chance to meet and make friends from other clubs, no matter at what level you compete.
Leg 3 Report from Phil: I recc'ed leg 3 on the Friday prior
to the race, so both Paul Stephens and I had an idea as to the both conditions
and the route. By far the shortest leg of the race but no less painful and
testing than the other legs. We had plenty of company on race day as we set
off with a few teams both in front and behind but fortunately avoiding the
dreaded Mass start.The weather was 100 times better than the day I recc'ed
but was as wet underfoot as most will have experienced. Plenty of mud throughout.
Paul and I were evenly matched as a pair, and I think overtook maybe 5 or
6 teams (maybe more as haven't yet seen any leg results) and were overtaken
by 1. A very long steep start to the leg which is worthy of any fell race,
but the remainder is a leg draining cross country run, albeit through or should
I say along streams. The short finish up the road to Blackshaw Head is not
particularly steep, but is a torturous finish to a tough leg. All finished
off with an enjoyable jog back to Todmorden for the car. Both Paul and myself
would like to pass on our thanks to Capt'n Bob for his efforts
Leg 5 Report from Morgan: It looked as though the bad weather was about to close in during leg 4 with some nasty showers around at Wainstalls. It never materialised though and didn't have the impact on the leg that Bob and I had been hoping; really nasty weather to slow the fitter and faster teams down! We had a steady run, perhaps too steady, but Bob needed some "encouragement" up the steeper hills which I was happy to give! We were passed by 2 teams en route (Pudsey Vets and Preston) but snuck past 1 ourselves.The underfoot conditions were pretty grim; plenty of standing water and some awesome muddy sections that were shoe threatening and tested lacing integrity. Geoff and Nick having squeezed past our ladies, we were happy to get to Shelf still in front of them, though not by much. Bob was grumbling about feeling sick; I told him he'd feel sicker if they caught us up and he responded as you would expect of a member of the Bob Graham club; by shuffling that little bit quicker.We were both a bit short of recent races so were content enough with our effort.
Ladies' Team report from Alison E .. The weather forecast fortunately was wrong and Sunday at Cragg Vale, the start of Leg 2, at 8.30am, turned out to be fine and even warm. Hurriedly I changed into shorts and a lightweight thermal, queuing for one of the two portaloos took most of the time prior to the first Leg 1 runners arriving. Nicki and I cheered the Ilkley men, then the Ilkley Vets in and out. Bingley Ladies led in the Ladies Race as expected, most teams put 2 of their strongest runners on Leg 1. Emma and Sally led us in in 4th place and 6 minutes behind, a great effort. Leg 2 starts with about 1 mile of uphill tarmac, an horrific start for two fell runners so early in the morning, but soon we were on more familiar ground - uneven boggy terrain and a climb up to Stoodley Pike - followed by a fast descent down to a track. From the start we were able to haul teams in, including the Ilkley Vets and Keighley and Craven Ladies. As we hit the track Nicki commented 'well that's the enjoyable bit over'! As the sight of the Calder Ladies red and white stripes came into view we worked hard to catch them up and fianally got level as we walked (race rules) through the stables (not to is a 5 min penalty - though some interesting styles of walking were on view). Then as we headed down the steep hill into Todmorden thoughts were only of the steep climb out the other side, knowing once completed we would be heading home via the moor and a very muddy, leafy descent to the end of the leg. We continued to overhaul teams and were pleased to learn we had gained 14 places, made up over 2 minutes on Bingley Ladies and were in 2nd place. A courageous performance from Nicki who had spent most of the early week throwing up from the bug appearing to do the rounds. Showers at the Sportscentre, where Leg 3 starts, were well worth the £1.60. Cleaned and refreshed we set off to Leg 5, to catch up on the race and for Morgan to start his leg. A good Leg from Holly and Jo on Leg 3 saw further inroads into Bingley's lead, now less than 2 minutes. At the start of Leg 5 we waited anxiously for both the Vets and Ladies from Leg 4 to come in, hopefully before the chaotic mass start. An excellent leg from Nick and supervet Geoff saw the Vets off and the tension mounted as Bingley Ladies appeared. As the majority of the Leg 5 runners began to gather for the mass start Helen and Andrea came into view, a quick shout saw the massing runners parting, allowing Pange and Joyce through, amidst cheers from all. As they disappeared in the distance the car horn sounded and the rest set off after the girls, (it feels like hounds chasing a rabbit). It had been a valiant effort from Andrea and an underpar Helen to try and make up time on the Bingley ladies and though their time was down over 6 minutes on all their previous 3 runs over that leg, it was still a good run in hard conditions on a long leg. It was impossible now for the Leg 6 ladies and Vets not to be in the mass start, so I drove round to update the girls and wish them luck, however we knew it would be an almost impossible struggle as they were against two of not only Bingley's top runners, but also England's - Natalie White (England international) and Aly Raw, (sub 60 10 miler/English 2007 Fell medallist). As the runners diappeared into the distance from Leg 6 mass start, the Vets appeared followed by Joyce and Pange, 1st Ladies team in, having overhauled Bingley Ladies on route. It was now all down to Leg 6. As expected the Bingleys Ladies produced an excellent leg (18th overall), and won not only the leg but the race by about 6 minutes. Ilkley Ladies can be proud of their efforts and look forward to another battle next year, if we can get our strongest team out, all fit and well I am certain we could do it, we have before!
Round Rotherham Ultra Trail Race, Sat 8 Dec
Eddie Winslow reports ... Amanda Parnaby and I finished off a season
of long distance challenges with the Round Rotherham Ultra Trail Race.
This was the 25th running of this event and the field was 300 strong, swelled
by those hoping to gain an entry to the Tour Mont Blanc in 2008 for which
this event is a recognised qualifier.
The 50 miles split neatly into two types of terrain. Initially we followed
cycle paths and urban footpaths as the race route headed South along the Rotherham/Sheffield
boundary through the industrial heritage (and sometimes wasteland) that is
clearly ideal preparation for the Chamonix valley. At about 20 miles there
was some excitement in the group I was running with at the prospect that we
might see some wildlife in a couple of miles time.
Having reached the Southern limit of our travels we swung East under the M1
and into a far more rural race. From now on we followed country footpaths
interspersed with the occasional village. The farmers' fields of South Yorkshire
were showing the effects of the recent wet weather and proved difficult to
run on as mud clung to my shoes. At about half way the forecast wet weather
finally arrived but never quite managed to turn to snow – something that had
been a distinct possibility when we set off.
I spent the second half of the race mostly running on my own, occasionally
‘buzzed’ by a relay team as they finally unwound the one hour time difference
between the runner’s start and the relay start. The final five miles were
uncomfortable as my knees finally let me know precisely what they thought
of going for an all day run. But at least I finished in the daylight. Amanda
Parnaby’s race started with 1.5 hours in the dark and finished 3 hours after
dark.
Times were:
Eddie Winslow 8h 34m, 20th place
Neil Smith (new member this year) did 11h 32m
Amanda Parnaby 13h 35m
Together, these 3 were 11th team.
Predictor Run, Tue 4 Dec
From Richard Gray ... Here are the Predictor results from last night as prepared by Norman. It was a fantastic evening, the best we've done. I note that my trusty pal Norman's help was invaluable in ensuring the event was successful, also Seven Bellies rolled up and pitched in adding mirth to the proceedings. I'll come up with a prize and dosh it out next Tuesday.
Results 
here,
or in MS Excel 
here.
Marsden to Edale fell race, Sun 2 Dec
From Alison Weston ... Completed a very wet and grim 21 mile Marsden to Edale race today over Black Hill, Bleaklow and Kinder. Heavy rain most of the day, deep bogs, very scary river crossings (especially in Adidas Swoop shoes!) and poor route finding made it a race to remember and just be so glad to finish. I think there were about 115 finishers and I came in 56th (3rd lady) in 4h51.
MM3, Sun 2 Dec
In a similar event, Heather Dawe was 2nd lady, 38th overall in 3h36:39, at the Dark and White Challenge event.
Thirsk 10M, Sun 2 Dec
From Geoff Howard ... A hat trick of p.b.'s at the Thirsk 10 mile road race with Jeff Paget 61st (63m 46s and 7th v.50 in a very competitive age group), Marc Teasey 72nd (64m 32s), and Sarah Jarvis 76th (64m 52s and 6th Lady). These are times are particularly commendable because of the congested start with reputedly 700 runners shoehorned into a narrow lane. Other harriers known to have competed were Geoff Howard (65m 39s and 2nd v.60, 89th overall) and Nick Mellor 370th 80m 40s. The overall winner was Ian Fisher (Otley A.C. 51m 28s). Although cold and wet with occasionally flooding there was fortunately little wind.
WYXC #4, Wakefield, Sun 2 Dec
Alison Bennett reports The ladies escaped the rain in this last race of the 2007 league and came 7th place team on the day.
19 Alison Bennett 21:22 29 Alison Eagle 22:12 33 Sally Malir 22:27 70 Bridget Doherty 26:33
In the 2007 Series Overall Positions were: 7th Sarah Jarvis and 25th Caroline Ebert; Vet 40-44 3rd Sally Malir; Vet 45-49 1st Alison Bennett, 2nd Alison Eagle, 8th Bridget Doherty; and the Ladies Team was 6th.
The mens’ race had a shower or two but it didn’t dampen performances. Tom Adams was the first Ilkley Harrier home and achieved a top 50 placing. It was a tight sprint finish again between, Justin Phillips and Mark Iley who squeezed out Malcolm Pickering in the final dash. These first four Ilkley Harriers along with David Cummings and Kevin Gooch all were placed in the top 100 of the field for a well placed team finish.
The men were 10th team on the day:
49 36:04 Tom Adams 76 37:44 Mark Iley 77 37:45 Justin Phillips 79 37:49 Malcolm Pickering 95 38:58 Dave Cummings 98 39:05 Kevin Gooch 128 41:52 Neil Chapman 141 43:16 Peter Shields 143 43:40 Nigel Tapper
Overall, Ilkey had 8th team, Paul Davidson was 14th man, Tom Adams 15th, James Wood-Robertson 18th, Justin Phillips 26th; in M40-44 Jim Ryder was 8th and Dave Cummings 21st; Neil Chapman was 7th in M50-54; Mark Iley was 13th in M45-49; Malcolm Pickering was 2nd V55; and Pete Shields was 5th in M60-64
There were 14 juniors running, and a highlight of the day was the U13 Boys Team winning a Bronze medal for the series - more on the Junior Harriers pages .
Results on the Complete Runner site.
Rudolph's Romp, Sat 1 Dec
From Amanda Parnaby ... approx. 25 miles starting and finishing at Brantingham between Market Weighton and Hull, taking in part of the Wolds Way. I finished in 5hrs 44 min on a day of near perfect weather for the event.
Abbey Dash, Sun 25 Nov
A host of Harriers ran this. Read Sue's report here.
Results:
1 29:30 Ian Boneham 94 35:15 James Wood-Robertson PB 137 36:12 Jonathan Sinclair 213 37:53 Geoff Howard 2nd V60, new club record 236 38:20 David Brown PB 255 38:37 Richard Joel 261 38.40 Marc Teasey PB 302 39:22 Amanda Oddie 360 40:05 Alison Bennett 394 40:29 Stephen Coy 418 40:43 Paul Stephens 475 41:19 Sean Murphy PB 498 41:30 David Schneider 558 41:54 Richard Reeve 560 41:55 Andrew Herbert 609 42:16 Andy Wiggans 625 42:24 Pete Shields 663 42:41 Andrew Wilson 677 42:45 John Woodward 746 43:18 Nigel Tapper 827 43:51 Catherine Gibbons 892 44:20 Paddy Hagan 1083 45:25 Keith Wood 1163 45:48 Sue Bickerdike 1287 46:28 Caroline Wood-Robertson PB 1296 46:32 Dave Taylor 1330 46:43 Elaine Cossins PB 1403 47:04 Pete Bedwell 1430 47:11 Nick Mellor 1675 48:22 Neil Smith 1676 48:33 Clare Smith 1790 48:54 Bernie Gibbons 1987 49:52 Don Macrae 2022 50:02 Colin Lugton 2035 50:04 Sheena Pickersgill 2271 51:15 Fiona Schneider 2516 52:28 Bridget Doherty 3310 56:22 Andrew Bennett 3967 60:40 Sue Lugton 4295 63:49 Brian Sweet
Full results on the Help The Aged site.
Thanks to everyone who contacted me with results, but By Golly it would have been easier if the organisers had shown clubs correctly in the results! This was a Harriers League race - calcs here.
Rivock fell race, Sun 25 Nov
Harriers results were:
30 59:13 Kevin Gooch 1st V50 37 59:56 Emma Barclay 1st LV40 64 65:47 Pange Srivastava 2nd LV40 69 67:23 Chris Oxlade 77 68:27 S Weston 78 68:52 John Coates 89 71:12 Rachael Gooch 119 97:10 Amanda Parnaby
Open 5, Sun 25 Nov
Eddie Winslow reports there were also plenty of Harriers at the final Open 5 of the year, at Coniston:
Eddie Winslow – 535 points, 1st Mixed Pairs (series 1st)
Heather Dawe – 504 points, 1st Female Solo
Nicky Jaquiery/Jo Foster – 425 points, 3rd Female Pairs
v
Steve Turland – 501 points, 9th Male Solo
Dave Wilby – 500 points, 10th Male Solo
Jamie Hutchinson – 445 points
Ken Jaquiery/Jim Ryder – 410 points
Wensleydale Wedge, Sun 18 Nov
Eddie Winslow reports ... I got my first snow of the Winter in today at the Wensleydale Wedge – 23 miles on the fells around Askrigg. With temperatures in the valley bottoms not getting above 3 degrees the conditions on the tops were always going to be challenging. Strong winds and a light covering of new snow made for slippery paths but I got round safely in a time of 3h42m for 10th place. As always, a very well organised event by the LDWA.
WYXC #3, York, Sat 17 Nov
From Alison B ...
The going was good to firm at York Racecourse for the third race in the WYXC league.
Sarah “odds on favourite” Jarvis led in the ladies whilst James Wood-Robertson galloped home to claim a top 50 placing, closely followed by Tom Adams. There were other exciting final sprints between the men; Mark Iley and Justin Phillips almost needed a photo finish.
Both men and ladies fielded two teams. Full results to follow.
Well done to everyone who took part – hope to see you again (and those who haven’t run yet) at the final event at Wakefield on Sunday 2nd December.
Another Cross Country date for your diary – Yorkshire Vets XC – January 13th 2008 at Cliffe Castle, Keighley. This clashes with the 3rd Peco (Sport Direct) race hosted by STAC. So we will need as many runners out as possible to field vets teams at both events.
Results from the Complete Runner web site:
Ladies 1 21:14 Lindsay Curtis, Scunthorpe 16 23:03 Sarah Jarvis 25 23:50 Alison Bennett 36 24:43 Alison Eagle 47 25:26 Angela Srivastava 67 27:35 Caroline Ebert 77 28:27 Bridget Doherty 86 29:24 Bernie Gibbons 94 30:46 Emma Payne 97 32:16 Ann Stead Men 1 28:03 Alistair Brownlee, Bingley Harriers 49 32:23 James Wood-Robertson 56 32:38 Tom Adams 57 32:40 Paul Davidson 62 32:55 Jim Ryder 83 33:45 Malcolm Pickering 101 34:40 Mark Iley 102 34:40 Justin Phillips 117 35:22 Richard Joel 119 35:26 Marc Teasey 121 35:34 David Cummings 131 36:20 Kevin O’Hara 141 37:34 Neil Chapman 161 39:17 Peter Shields
Calderdale!
The Calderdale Way Relay, 50 miles around Calderdale, climbing 12,000 feet, Sun 9 Dec, 6 stages run in pairs. The best relay of the year!
Ilkley Harriers has 3 teams......
Mens Open - team organiser needed, please contact Lawrence ASAP if you can organise the team this year
Ladies - Team to be organised by Nicky Jaquiery and Alison Weston, any ladies available to run this year contact Alison
Mens Vets - Veterans category is over 40, contact Bob Hamilton if you are available
A great tradition of this relay is that runners drop like flies in the weeks and days before the race, so we need lots of reserves.
Three Tops, Sun 11 Nov
Roy Ruddle reports ... 9 miles; 2000 ft, I was 16th (in 69 min + something). Norman Bush was also running, I think
Peco (Sport Direct) Cross Country, Sun 11 Nov
From Alison Bennett ... In contrast to the quagmire of 2006 the Woodkirk course this year was bone dry underfoot and anyone selecting road shoes would have made a good choice! Well done to Sarah Jarvis and James Wood-Robertson for leading in the teams:
Ladies 1 Sarah Jarvis 4 Alison Bennett 13 Diane Kitchen 19 Elaine Cossins 39 Emma Payne 42 Margo Dale 59 Ann Stead Men 13 James Wood-Robertson 18 Dave Wilby 21 Jamie Hutchinson 31 Dave Tait 34 Marc Teasey 51 Geoff Howard 56 Neil Chapman 82 Peter Shields 83 John Coates 105 Graham Stead 120 Don McCrae 123 Bob Payne 126 Andrew Bennett
Update from Alison B 16 Nov ... The results are now on the Abbey Runners website: our Men's team was placed 3rd in the Premier Division, and the Male Vets team was also 3rd. The Ladies were 2nd and the Lady Vets 1st. Hope to see you all at Ackworth on 23rd December.
Burley Bridge Hike, Sat 10 Nov
From Ian Marshall ...
A few Harriers featured towards the front end of Burley Bridge Hike on Saturday – 21 miles anti-clockwise around (and over) Rombalds Moor, starting and finishing at Ben Rhydding
and including 3 miles of canal towpath from Riddlesden to Micklethwaite.
There were 80 entries on the day bringing the total number of runners and walkers up to around 200. Shane Green was 4th in around 2:58, Eddie Winslow was 8th in 3:04 and Ian Marshall was 21st in 3:20.
Elizabeth McCann showed a big improvement on last year by completing the course in 3:22 and was first lady. Amanda Parnaby ran for Ilkley Harriers too – any others?
New York City Marathon, Sun 4 Nov
From Jane Bryant ... 5 of us took the plunge to run the streets of New York. it was a fabulous day, the weather was warm and sunny, the crowds fantastic. Although it is reportedly slower than London, we had 4 PB's in the group. The times were:
Dave Brown - 3.30 PB by 6mins Nigel Tapper - 3.33 PB by 6mins (and winner of the group predictor) Keith Wood - 3.47 (will do better next time!) Jane Bryant - 4.09 1st marathon! (?and last) Jackie Weston - 3.50 PB by a massive 15 mins
A fantastic week-end, highly recommended. www.nycmarathon.org
Haworth Mudman Duathlon, Sun 4 Nov
From Heather Dawe ...
Held in fine sunny conditions, the race started with a 5km multi terrain
run followed by a fine 20km mountain bike ride and a 3km run to finish. It
was nice and hilly, just as you thought it was time to drop back to Haworth
and transition, another climb appeared.
Jamie Hutchinson won, finishing in 1:44 and I won the ladies, finishing in 1:55.
Guy Fawkes 10m, Sun 4 Nov
Alison Bennett reports ... There was a turnout of 828 runners taking part in this undulating 10 mile race. First Harrier home was Timothy Bull, Sally was the first Ilkley Harrier female and 3rd placed female, overall. The ladies were 2nd Team. There may have been others taking part but looking on the results
46 Timothy Bull 1:07:12 76 Sally Malir 1:09:57 - 3rd Lady 107 Alison Bennett 1:12:28 - 1st V45 334 Val Kerr 1:21:56 445 Helen Shew 1:26:10 538 Bernie Gibbons 1:30:03 - PB! 567 Mary Gibbons 1:31:33 663 Adele Mitchell 1:37:40 783 Amanda Parnaby 1:47:38
Marc's pointed out that Alison's time sets a new club record.
Shepherds Skyline, Sat 3 Nov
Jim Ryder reports ...
A fine day saw 235 starters at the Shepherds Skyline in Calderdale. All Ilkley runners were well placed in a high quality field. In the prizes: Emma (a comfortable first V40)
and Kevin (an excellent run for 3rd V50). Paul ‘came through the field’ well after starting some 8 minutes (?) behind the main field!
The race was won by Ian Holmes in a new course record of 39.25, with Jo Waites first lady, 48.55.
Results from Tod Harriers site
23 47.28 Jim Ryder 52 51.17 Kevin Gooch 63 52.50 Nick Pearce 70 53/26 Mike Baldwin 72 53.42 Emma Barclay 94 56.02 Paul Davidson 159 61.11 Jo Foster
Junior XC, Sat 3 Nov
Ilkley Harriers staged the second event in the Wharfedale Primary Schools XC League at Nell Bank today, with 480 children competing. A lovely day! More ...
Dublin Marathon, Mon 29 Oct
Graham Corbett completed the Dublin Marathon in a PB of 3.46.44.
Summit race, Sun 28 Oct
From Ian Marshall ...
I tried a race I had never done before – at Summit between Todmorden and Littleborough. This is a short 4 mile out and back with a loop on the descent, with most of the 800ft climb up to the White House pub, whose wall you must touch – as organiser, Allan Greenwood was sure to point out. Then it’s back down to the Summit pub, formerly the Gale Inn which gave its name to the original Gale Fell Race. Like the OMM, this was its 40th running.
Ben Mounsey of Calder Valley won in 28.05. I was the only Ilkley Harrier and finished 35th in 35.36. The field of over 80 runners enjoyed perfect running conditions.
OMM, 27-28 Oct
Harriers results on www.sportident.co.uk: Heather Dawe in the first Elite mixed pair and 24th overall; Adrian Hall and Dave Wilby 4th on the A, with Dan Goodey and Phil Jones 12th; Peter and Hector Haines 6th on the B; Dave & Clare Cheesewright 17th and 1st Mixed Vets, and Lou Cartledge 108th; on the Long Score Dave Taylor was 107th; and Ralph Tench was 34th and Kevin & Rachael Gooch 87th and 3rd mixed vets on the Medium Score.
Holly Williamson reports ...
Lots of Harriers took part in the Original Mountain Marathon which was held in the Lowther Hills in Scotland and I am sure everyone will write in with the full stories of their own achievements. The weather was misty turning to wind and rain and not much visibility on Saturday, which then developed into horrendous wind and rain at the over night camp, judging by the sounds around our tent quite a few people had a washout. Thankfully the skies cleared on Sunday morning for a beautiful second day.
My partner Catherine Brennan and I were first ladies in the B Class (it was definitely worth carrying that strong sturdy tent!).
Dave Wilby adds ...
The Lowther Hills of Scotland were the setting for the 40th running of this
event, now under the banner of the OMM. Plenty of Harriers spotted about,
and plenty in the prizes too so some sterling efforts all round. Surviving
the overnight camp was an event in itself with driving rain and wind gusting
up to 60mph!!
Heather Dawe not only completed the Elite course but along with partner
Shane Ohly, waltzed off with the Mixed Pairs prize and finished well up the
field. In the A class myself and Adrian Hall finished 4th and Dan Goodey and
Phil Jones weren't far behind in I think 12th. Some great efforts in the B
class where Holly Williamson and partner continued their successful pairing
by taking home the ladies title. Disgracefully they were denied their moment
of glory at the prize giving so they deserve an extra round of applause on
Tuesday night. Also going well in B were Dave and Claire Cheeswright who I
think were first mixed (vets, ed) team and Peter and Hector Haines who finished an
excellent 6th overall. In the Medium Score class, Kevin and Rachel Gooch
were 3rd Mixed Vets. No doubt there were others running so apologies to
anyone who I have missed.
Adrian Hall adds ... Pleasantly surprised by my 4th place on the A with Dave Wilby - my 11th KIMM/OMM and best result so far. As always, we ran well together. Great area, good use of it from the planner, despite the restrictions of the Out of bounds. Some dubious bits of mapping - probably not updated from the original '78 map...? Day 1 was an orienteers day in the mist, cloud and rain, day 2 a runners day - a great mix. Very close race on the A for the top slots. Overnight camp, was, um, miserable. Felt sorry for the poor sods still coming off the hill in the dark, had a laugh and the silly sods in the Supairs (we were in a laser comp, which was great, even in the 70mph blasts). What a night. But the sunday was beautiful, if cold. Feet survived well in the mudclaws - unparallelled grip on the very steep descents, and a combination of heel taping and a very low loop lock lacing meant that feet are pretty much fine. Dave's toes were shot on the first day so he was having trouble descending - not good in a mountain marathon! But he soldiered on without screaming. Great event. Really good to see so many Harriers doing well in this, and the local crew from Otley/Ilkey was very well represented. I think that they've all been listed already. Well done all. Think now have to run Elite if Dave and I want to continue running together on this, so, Dave - you're dumped.... :)
Paddy and Rachel Hagan report: Delighted to come 2nd in the C class (well, one hundred and somethingth really but we were only out to beat fellow Ilkley-ites Matthew and Angela Sturgeon). Forgot to do any running on day one but ended up 2 minutes ahead, which we put down to the Sturgeons carrying a bottle of wine with them for the overnight camp. Trounced them on day 2, however, as they obviously had not shared the wine out fairly, and Rachel finally discovered her hill legs. A bit gusty overnight, but had a nice lie in because of the clocks changing.
WYXC #2, Bramley Park, Sat 27 Oct
'Preliminary' results from www.completerunner.co.uk ...
Ladies 1 18:41 Becky Plenty, York 12 20:15 Sarah Jarvis 24 21:07 Alison Benett 29 21:15 Emma Barclay 31 21:19 Alison Eagle 36 21:36 Sally Malir 67 23:27 Diane Kitchen 69 23:36 Caroline Ebert 96 26:37 Adele Mitchell 101 27:28 Emma Payne 104 28:08 Sue Stevens 4th team, and 3rd B team (14th out of 17 teams) Men 1 30:47 Kim Critchley, Knavesmire 54 35:22 Jim Ryder 57 35:25 James Wood-Robertson 58 35:33 Paul Davidson 59 35:36 Lawrence Basham 83 36:27 Malcolm Pickering 98 37:08 Mark Iley 114 38:10 Dave Tait 117 38:15 Geoff Howard 132 39:14 Marc Teasey 183 44:27 Paul Wood 194 46:24 Pete Bedwell 198 47:14 Andy Kitchen 9th team, and 4th B team (8 B teams, 21st out of 25 teams)
Another good turnout in the extremely high quality Junior races, with great results including Will Plastow 7th U17, and a super race between Catherine Gibbons and Jenny Dybeck 6th and 7th in the ladies U17 race.
This was a Harriers League counter. SuperVet retains the lead in the XC category
and is looking pretty unassailable at the top of the League now, with only 9 events -
if we can tempt him to do the Abbey Dash he could set a record League score (Nick Pearce, 971 points in 2003).
Bedders is in 2nd place overall, but with Abbey Dash, Chevin Chase, and Auld Lang Syne races
still to count, it ain't over yet ...
Reminder that the final XC/Trail counter is the Chevin Chase for which entry forms came out the other week on
www.airecentre-pacers.co.uk- the race is likely to fill up soon so get your entry in now.
Someone left a ladies watch in the club tent. Contact Paul.
Amsterdam, Sun 21 Oct
Nick Mellor reports ...
Brief report on the marathon run by David Cockshott and myself - almost perfect running conditions and a very flat course, only drawback was at water stations where we were rationed to about half a cup. About 6500 finshed so not too crowded after 1km. Definitely a fast couse as first 8 to finish were under 2.08. David sped off to set a pb while I hobbled in just over the 4 hrs mark. Finish was in 1928 Olympic stadium although couldn't raise much of a sprint finish.
1. Emmanuel Mutai (Kenya) 2.06.27
2294 David Cockshott 3.39.26
3931 Nick Mellor 4.02.09
Saw Terry Lonergan approaching the finish of half marathon at impressive speed resulting in a time of 1.28.20 in 294th out of 8450.
Missed 5k race as otherwise engaged but good runs from Eddie Irving and Sally Malir (they can be seen speeding towards finish on video on results section www.amsterdammarathon.com)
24 Eddie Irving 18.47
39 Sally Malir (3rd lady) 19.59
387 Pat Lonergan 26.47 (100th lady)>br>
1324 ran
Withins Skyline, Sun 21 Oct
A super race on a glorious day, photos and full results are on www.woodentops.org.uk
55 52.50 Dan Goodey 64 53.50 Mike Baldwin 65 54.01 Kevin Gooch 88 56.59 Alison Weston 96 57.50 Morgan Williams 141 62.56 John Coates 150 64.13 Rachael Gooch
There were 9 Junior Harriers in the Quarry Runs.
Saltergate Gallows fell race, Sun 21 Oct
From Geoff Howard ... I've no idea where this race gets its name from, but standing on the start line mid Sunday morning in freezing fog it seemed chillingly appropriate. Also on the line was Jon Sage who had painstakingly shown me a map of the course explaining where the (several) potential wrong turns were. He had also told me that after several years of living on Humberside he had finally resigned from Ilkley Harriers. As Jon's membership goes back to the club's early days it is sad but inevitable that he would eventually leave and join another club near to where he now lives. His excellent performances and his cheerful presence are well remembered on Ireland trips and in many relay teams - he would still be happy to turn out if we are short and if the rules of an event permit the inclusion of a guest runner. The race of 8.9 miles and 975' was very varied, superb under foot, fast and sparsely flagged. With poor visiblity that latter factor brought even runners knowledgeable about the route to grief - Jon included who finished in 78 mins. I was fortunate enough to latch onto a series of local runners possessing "mist vision" and finished first v60 in 71 mins. As bottles of whisky were being out given out as prizes, the day brightened spectacularly and the only thoughts of mist were of the highland variety.
WYXC, Sun 14 Oct
Nick Richardson reports ... Judging by the fantastic turnout, I think that most of us, myself included, had forgotten how gruellingly hard these races are, and today's race was no exception. We had 3 full teams out in the men's race, 2 ladies' teams, plenty of juniors running, and great performances all round. Many thanks to the large numbers of Ilkley supporters, who provided plenty of much needed encouragement. Well done to all! Let's try and keep up the high turnout for the remaining 3 races. Results on Complete Runner web site .
1 0:19:32 CURTIS, Lindsay Scunthorpe 18 0:21:18 JARVIS, Sarah 24 0:21:50 BENNETT, Alison 33 0:22:23 MALIR, Sally 44 0:22:43 SRIVASTAVA, Angela 62 0:24:15 KITCHEN, Diane 64 0:24:28 BELTON, Jan 71 0:25:19 EBERT, Caroline 72 0:25:28 DOHERTY, Bridget 78 0:26:27 GIBBONS, Mary 85 0:27:15 GIBBONS, Bernie 6th team, beating Bingley and Skipton, and a second team beat Otley who were 12th team 1 0:34:21 THOMAS, Jorge P&B 56 0:39:23 RICHARDSON, Nick 60 0:39:36 DAVIDSON, Paul 65 0:39:50 RYDER, Jim 67 0:39:57 ADAMS, Tom 86 0:40:48 WOOD-ROBERTSON, James 100 0:41:30 PICKERING, Malcolm 108 0:41:54 ILLEY, Mark 129 0:43:11 GOOCH, Kevin 130 0:43:13 CUMMINGS, David 131 0:43:15 PHILLIPS, Justin 133 0:43:23 BULL, Timothy 158 0:44:45 SMITH, Clive 173 0:46:29 CHAPMAN, Neil 209 0:51:11 TAYLOR, David 210 0:51:34 SHIELDS, Peter 211 0:51:34 WOOD, Paul 215 0:52:39 BEDWELL, Peter 217 0:53:02 KITCHEN, Andrew 8th team, 4th B team, and one of only 2 clubs to field a C team
Veterans 10M Road Race, Lytham St Annes, Sun 14 Oct
From Dave Matthews ...
These Northern Veterans events are well organized and convivial socially, but you have to go prepared for competition little short of gladiatorial. Go complacent in any way and you'll end up an easy 'scalp' - the only one!
Rather paradoxically, not a particularly fast course this at St Annes despite its flat billing. All the more remarkable then such times among the 'Seniors' (sic) as (M75) 79min. (FV70) 92min. and(M65) 65min.
The race was won by Stoke based Robert Deacon 53min 50, Clayton being the first male team, with first lady Preston's Phillipa Walsh (FV 45) in 65 min. and Wesham the first female team.
David Matthews , the only Ilkley runner present, was 21st in 64min.
Bridlington Half, Sun 14 Oct
Jeff Paget reports ... I did the Bridlington Half Marathon which proved to be an undulating (hilly) course. I realized that I had gone off far too fast when I went past 2 miles still in sight of the leaders. Thereafter it was metaphorically, but unfortunately not literally, downhill. From 3 miles I felt terrible and worked my way backwards through the field to finish 58th in 89.52. I was the only Harrier to make the trip so particularly appreciated my wife, Amanda, shouting encouragement at the final “sprint” along the prom and consoling me at the end when I was wondering why I do this to myself.
Kirkby Overblow 10k, Sun 14 Oct
Amanda Parnaby recorded 1:11:27 in this 10.5k trail race.
Wharfedale Schools XC, Sat 13 Oct
Over 500 children ran today. Results on the Junior Pages
FRA Relays, Sat 13 Oct
Results from the SportIdent site.
23 Ilkley Open Lawrence Basham 01:31:54 Graham Pearce 00:42:16 14 Eddie Winslow 01:18:00 25 Jamie Hutchinson 00:42:52 23
04:15:02 Jim Ryder 29 7 15 Richard Joel 55 -11 14 2
49 Ilkley Ladies Andrea Priestley 01:36:46 Emma Barclay 00:52:52 47 Heather Dawe 01:15:34 46 Alison Eagle 00:51:49 49
04:37:01 Helen Ilsley 42 66 -5 Nicky Jaquiery 48 1 65 -3
2nd ladies team to Dark Peak
And a calculated result:
37? Ilkley Vets Ian Rowbotham DNF Nick Pearce 00:49:30 Morgan Williams 01:17:16 Geoff Howard 00:50:24
John Atkinson 47 Ian Marshall 53 52
There's a great photo of the Ilkley men emerging from the clag amongst those posted by a FRA forums contributor here.
From Nick Pearce ...
we'll need to piece together the vets performance at the FRA
relays, which dies not appear to be included in the sportident results.
Graham and I arrived soon after the leg one runners had set off, to be told
that John Atkinson had ruptured his calf on the first climb, so the vets
leg A pairing of John and Ian Rowbottom had no option but to retire - I
hope you're OK John.
I was allowed to start leg B "in mid field", and we were told that our
times would be recorded from that point so individuals would know their leg
times, although we would not count in the team placings.
I was set off just after Bev Whitfield of Bingley, and a little before
Graham, so around 1hr 31min 40secs into the race. Unsuprisingly Graham
zipped past me on the start of the first climb, as did a handful of other
runners - I think I should have started a little further back to avoid the
ignominy.
I battled with Bev all the way round leg B, most of which was in the clag
and included two long steep climbs - up Parlick and a vicious ascent up
Paddy's Pole, and in rather an ungentlemanly fashion finished 15 to 30 secs
in front of her. She recorded a time of 50.30, so I guess I managed around
50 mins.
That would mean I handed over to our leg C runners Eddie Winslow and Ian
Marshall around 2.21.40 into the race. They and Geof Howard on leg D may be
able to provide details/times to piece together the whole picture.
Another great performance from our open team and the ladies, just pipped
again by Dark Peak. Looking at times, that must have some battle between
the ladies on leg A.
Ian Marshall adds ... I was running with Morgan (Eddie did Leg C for the Mens team with Richard Joel in a time of 1:18:00). Morgan and I managed 1:17:16. Geoff followed up with a time around 51:00, I think. We tied for 53rd on Leg C with Helm Hill and I think our overall time would be similar - around 4:30:00 and 37th place but for John’s unfortunate injury.
New Feature - Road Records
Marc's all-time club records are now online here.
Ian Hodgson Relays, Sun 7 Oct
From Geoff Howard ... Having been present at this weekend's final English Championship fell race and then at the Ian Hodgson Relay, I want to acknowledge the magnificent efforts of the Ilkley Harriers Ladies teams in these events. Those members who ran in these and in previous ladies teams over the past four years have set incredibly high standards both for themselves and for others (six ran in both events this weekend and their Hodgson time was the third fastest in the event's 22 year history). That the welcoming announcement on Sunday could say "All the top fell clubs are here today: Borrowdale, Bingley, Ilkley ,,,," is entirely down to their achievements.
Results from www.sportident.co.uk tell the story ...
17 Ilkley H O Graham Pearce 01:03:35 Lawrence Basham 01:07:24 12 Daniel Goodey 00:41:37 12 James Ryder 01:25:39 04:18:15
James Hutchinson 13 David Wilby 14 1 Iain Gibbons 16 0 Paul Davidson 26 -5
29 Ilkley H V Ian Marshall 01:17:40 Geoffrey Howard 01:12:39 32 Sally Malir 00:46:39 30 Nick Pearce 01:27:35 04:44:33
Morgan Williams 41 Roy Ruddle 27 9 Marc Teasey 32 2 Malcolm Pickering 30 1
30 Dark Peak F.R. L Kirsty B-Jones 01:16:41 Debbie Smith 01:24:07 43 Judith Jepson 00:42:41 39 Janet McIver 01:22:29 04:45:58
Lynn Bland 36 Julia Nolan 48 -7 Julie Wilson 22 4 Karen Davidson 21 9
31 Ilkley H L Alison Eagle 01:16:39 Emma Barclay 01:16:03 34 Alison Weston 00:47:42 33 Helen Ilsley 01:25:47 04:46:11
Heather Dave 35 Nicky Jaquiery 34 1 Holly Williamson 35 1 Andrea Priestley 27 2
Harewood 10M Trail, Sun 7 Oct
From Nick Richardson ... only a handful of Harriers out for this one ...ot really surprising given that Ian Hodgson and Selby Half Marathon were on the same day. Conditions were great. Dry underfoot and sunshine breaking through the morning mist. A lovely trail course with something for everyone. Results were as follows:
1 Darran Bilton Leeds City 52.12 (new course record) 16 Nick Richardson 63.09 38 Adrian Hall 69.03 212 Val Kerr 85.04 221 Diane Kitchen 85.31 314 Bernadette Gibbons 92.25 382 Adele Mitchell 99.30 451 Amanda Parnaby 111.15 469 finished
There were also a number of notable performances in the junior race. Results on Valley Striders website
Selby Half Marathon, Sun 7 Oct
Dave Matthews reports ...
This half marathon which replaced a widely regarded marathon event, is a favourite with club runners due to its quiet, flat two lap course. In near perfect conditions Jon Sinclair was up with the 'sharp end' from the start and held on for 14th place in 79 min. (1st MV45) Although a minute down on his previous week's GNR run exellent in view of the intervening lack of recovery time.
Terry Lonergan began steadily then pushed relentlessly through the field to finish in 89min. clearly enjoying this strategy and finishing high in an astonishingly fast MV55 section.
David Matthews managed 27th position (!st , Bus pass category - Entry Level ) in 83 min.
The race was won by Ian Fisher, Otley also taking the mens team prize.
14 Jonathon Sinclair 1:19:25 27 David Mathews 1:23:12 65 Terry LonerGan 1:29:59
Burnley Fire Station 7, Sun 7 Oct
Elizabeth McCann did this road race, which involved quite a few hill climbs, and was 2nd LV35 in 48.56 (5th lady overall)
Bronte Way, Sun 7 Oct
Laurie Prowse was 117th in 90.42
Great Whernside, Sat 6 Oct
From Geoff Howard ..., results from the final 2007 English Championship fell race
Ladies: 15 Helen Ilsley 39.53 17 Emma Barclay 40.10 22 Alison Eagle 41.22 23 Heather Dawe 41.28 29 Nicky Jaquery 43.00 30 Alison Weston 43.24 34 Pange Srivastra 44.30 40 Alison Bennett 45.16 47 Jo Foster 46.28 54 Rachael Gooch 47.51 72 runners 2nd team Men: 26 Graham Pearce 33.20 59 Ralph Tench 37.00 82 Geoff Howard 38.53 89 Kevin Gooch 39.35 174 runners