Fellsman Dart – Sat 26 Apr 2025
From Kate Archer… This weekend saw the inaugural running of the Fellsman Dart. The course follows the second half of the Fellsman route, the slightly easier half but still 30 miles with over 4,000ft of climb. The full Fellsman had started at about 8:30am and we were starting at 1pm. The day began with a […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 21 April 2025
[Photo courtesy of Ultra Trails – Lynn Donohue excelling at her latest ultra] From Jill Ezard & Nicola Budding… Easter spring in the step brings age category successes galore! Easter started early with the third race in the Bunny Run series on Tuesday evening. Starting at the Old Sun Inn in Haworth, the race sees […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 21 April 2025
[Photo courtesy of Ultra Trails – Lynn Donohue excelling at her latest ultra] From Jill Ezard & Nicola Budding… Easter spring in the step brings age category successes galore! Easter started early with the third race in the Bunny Run series on Tuesday evening. Starting at the Old Sun Inn in Haworth, the race sees […]
Ilkley Harriers 0-5k beginners course
Ilkley Harriers’ latest 0-5k course starts on Tuesday 6th May, where complete beginners to running will be taught the basics and work up to a distance of 5km. The programme takes place over six weeks and will take anyone who would like to go from 0 to 5km using a mixture of walking, jogging and […]
Guiseley Gallop – Sun 20 Apr 2025
[Photo courtesy of Jonathan Moon] From Will Worboys… Before the start when chatting to other Harriers there was an unofficial competition to find out who had gone longest since last running the gallop. I think I was winning with 10 years last I heard! In between these discussions before the race, I changed my road […]
Ultra Trails Wold Rangers Way Ultra – Sat 19 Apr 2025
From Lynn Donohue… I lined up early Saturday morning for this 50km ultra in the Yorkshire Wolds following much of the Yorkshire Wolds way. There were four checkpoints visiting the picturesque villages of Huggate, Fridaythorpe, Thixendale, Fimber and Wetwang. Good running weather with a chilly breeze at times but quite welcome. It was very hard […]
Good Friday Caldervale 10 Mile – Fri 18 Apr 2025
From Alison Bennett… The last time I was on the start line for this race was 19 years ago. I entered again as I was staying in the area, and after a phase of only short runs, decided I needed to stretch myself and rebuild confidence to race over an increased distance. I had a vague memory […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 14 April 2025
[Photo courtesy of Abbie Rothery – Ben Rothery storming to victory at Newlands Memorial Fell Race] From Will Worboys & Nicola Budding… Harriers’ Endurance Achievements and Rothery Wins Again There have been some brilliant performances from Ilkley runners over the past week. Though none can be more impressive than the stunning feats of two Harriers […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 14 April 2025
[Photo courtesy of Abbie Rothery – Ben Rothery storming to victory at Newlands Memorial Fell Race] From Will Worboys & Nicola Budding… Harriers’ Endurance Achievements and Rothery Wins Again There have been some brilliant performances from Ilkley runners over the past week. Though none can be more impressive than the stunning feats of two Harriers […]
Cueva Negra Trail Fest – Sat 12 Apr 2025
From Diane Kitchen… So…I am going on a climbing holiday to Asturias and wonder if there might be a little race I could do while I am there. Some friends send me a link to the local races and the nearest is cancelled but there is another one … a new event, ‘Cueva Negra Trail […]