St Annes 10-mile road race – Sun 29 Jan
(L to R) David Ibbotson, Alison Weston, Dave Foyston and Mike Williams From Dave Foyston… On Sunday four Ilkley Harriers took the annual trip to a very windy Lytham St Annes to take part in the officially measured 10-mile road race. The race is an out-and-back course starting by the beach huts on the promenade, […]
Meltham ‘Tough’ 10k – Sun 29 Jan
From Neil Chapman… Two Harriers took on the aptly named Meltham ‘Tough’ 10k at the weekend. A tough course where runners rarely get under 35 minutes, made more difficult by the windy conditions on the day. Christos Tzelis led the race from the start and was just pushed back to second place at the finish […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 30/01
From Jill Ezard… REPORT: Road, trail and cross country – a mix of everything for the Harriers this week. It was a fantastic weekend of racing for the Harriers with some great performances on road and trail. On Saturday two Harriers took part in the Kirkstall Calverley Cutter, a 16km race on both trail and […]
Northern XC Championships – Sat 28 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit Mick Hall Photos The Northern Cross Country Championships returned to Witton Park in Blackburn where they were last held in 2016, having been staged in Pontefract, Harewood and Bedale in the intervening years. An excellent venue with easy parking, a large flat field and a substantial hill which had to […]
St Annes 10-mile road race – Sun 29 Jan
(L to R) David Ibbotson, Alison Weston, Dave Foyston and Mike Williams From Dave Foyston… On Sunday four Ilkley Harriers took the annual trip to a very windy Lytham St Annes to take part in the officially measured 10-mile road race. The race is an out-and-back course starting by the beach huts on the promenade, […]
Meltham ‘Tough’ 10k – Sun 29 Jan
From Neil Chapman… Two Harriers took on the aptly named Meltham ‘Tough’ 10k at the weekend. A tough course where runners rarely get under 35 minutes, made more difficult by the windy conditions on the day. Christos Tzelis led the race from the start and was just pushed back to second place at the finish […]
Ilkley Harriers awards – Fri 27 Jan
Congratulations to all our winners and everyone who was shortlisted. Thanks to our race organisers… Neil Chapman – Trail Race and HDSRL Steve Weston* / Peter Roll – Fell Race Jack Wood – Addingham Gala Caroline Howe – Incline *a decade of organising and now handing over to Peter Our coaches… Jane Bryant** and Neil […]
Northern XC Championships – Sat 28 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit Mick Hall Photos The Northern Cross Country Championships returned to Witton Park in Blackburn where they were last held in 2016, having been staged in Pontefract, Harewood and Bedale in the intervening years. An excellent venue with easy parking, a large flat field and a substantial hill which had to […]
Ilkley Harriers awards – Fri 27 Jan
Congratulations to all our winners and everyone who was shortlisted. Thanks to our race organisers… Neil Chapman – Trail Race and HDSRL Steve Weston* / Peter Roll – Fell Race Jack Wood – Addingham Gala Caroline Howe – Incline *a decade of organising and now handing over to Peter Our coaches… Jane Bryant** and Neil […]
Peco XC #3 West Park – Sun 22 Jan
From Alison Bennett… The venue for the third race in the Peco series is usually a reliably muddy cross-country. However, the recent cold temperatures had turned the previously churned mud into small hard, solid mounds with the benefit of not being quite icy. The course comprised plenty of variety with a mixture of laps of […]