23 Before Tea Challenge – Mon 3 Apr
From Jann Smith… New female course record by over 3 hours. 29 miles / 10,000 ft – 8hrs 43 mins. The Challenge: Run to any 23 Wainwright Mountains as quick as you can starting and finishing at Elterwater Hostel in the Lake District. Myself and Paul Carman decided to take on this challenge and had […]
23 Before Tea Challenge – Mon 3 Apr
From Jann Smith… New female course record by over 3 hours. 29 miles / 10,000 ft – 8hrs 43 mins. The Challenge: Run to any 23 Wainwright Mountains as quick as you can starting and finishing at Elterwater Hostel in the Lake District. Myself and Paul Carman decided to take on this challenge and had […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 03/04
From Jean Sullivan… Jack and Jenny to the fore Jack Cummings stole the show again this weekend, winning the 28th Baildon Boundary Way, Jack’s first time doing this race. This multi-terrain and challenging half marathon, organised by Baildon Runners, starts and finishes at Baildon Rugby & Cricket Sports Club. It involves running through Esholt Woods, […]
Ilkley Gazette report – w/c 24/04
[Photo: Rumana Chowdhury after a great experience at the the London Marathon] From Jean Sullivan… Harriers shine at the London Marathon! Nine Ilkley Harriers travelled to London to take part in this year’s London marathon, with very impressive results all round. Cameron Reilly was the first Harrier over the line, completing the 26.2-mile race in […]
Ilkley Gazette report – w/c 17/04
[Photo credit: Dave Woodhead / Woodentops] From Jean Sullivan… Race wins and club records broken for the Harriers this week! Tom Adams stormed to the finish to win the Llongollen fell race this weekend, crossing the line almost twenty minutes ahead of the second-place finisher. Tom completed the 17-mile course in an impressive 1:53:24. This race […]
Ilkley Gazette report – w/c 10/04
Dom Coy and Ruth Kitchen at the Guiseley Gallop [Photo credit: Dave Woodhead / Woodentops] From Jill Ezard… Wins and records in bumper Easter haul for the Harriers Jann Smith had a barnstorming start to April when she took on the ‘23 before Tea’ challenge in the Lake District on Monday with Paul Carman. The […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 03/04
From Jean Sullivan… Jack and Jenny to the fore Jack Cummings stole the show again this weekend, winning the 28th Baildon Boundary Way, Jack’s first time doing this race. This multi-terrain and challenging half marathon, organised by Baildon Runners, starts and finishes at Baildon Rugby & Cricket Sports Club. It involves running through Esholt Woods, […]
Pendle Fell Race – Sat 1 Apr
From Alison Weston… A lovely 4.5-mile fell race up Pendle Hill with a bit of a dip down below the summit, losing well-earned height, to face a really steep ascent directly to the trig. Nathan Edmondson was second place in 31:49 mins, only 20 seconds behind the winner Grant Cuncliffe from Rossendale Harriers. I finished […]
We Need to Talk About Chevin Fell Race – Sat 1 Apr
From Dave Robson… In my bid to do some different races this year, I decided to give this one a go. Billed as the ‘worst possible scenario when touring the Chevin’, it looked a decent challenge at 650 metres climbing over a 9-mile course. Race HQ was the Black Horse in Otley and the £8 […]