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 […]

Newlands Memorial – Sat 12 Apr 2025

From Alison Weston… Ilkley Harriers had a fantastic turnout at the Newlands Memorial race on Saturday with a team running for both men and women. The route starts from Stair and ascends Robinson, Hindsgarth, Dale Head, Highs Spy and Catbells before a steep descent back to the start -12.50 miles and 3,609ft climbing . Another […]

Dales Traverse – Sun 6 Apr 2025

From Andrew Merrick… After the exploits of Ritchie and Petra, I feel rather unworthy writing about a run that used less than a fifth of their route….. As a result of a number of circumstances, I found myself signed up for the Dales Traverse in early April, and running it with my daughter Sophie which […]

Northern Traverse – Sat 5 Apr 2025

From Ritchie Williamson… A 300 Km route across the North of England from St Bees on the West coast to Robin Hood’s Bay on the East coast. The route can be broadly broken into 4 sections, the mountains of the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales Nation Park, the Vale of York, the North York Moors […]

Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 7 April 2025

[Photo courtesy of Tony Pye – Jack Cummings and Tom Adams were locked together the Baildon Boundary Way] From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding…   Offroad victories for the Harriers and an epic inter-club battle in perfect springtime conditions Tuesday evening saw the start of the annual Bunny Runs Series on the hills and around the […]

Dales Traverse – Sun 6 Apr 2025

From Andrew Merrick… After the exploits of Ritchie and Petra, I feel rather unworthy writing about a run that used less than a fifth of their route….. As a result of a number of circumstances, I found myself signed up for the Dales Traverse in early April, and running it with my daughter Sophie which […]

Northern Traverse – Sat 5 Apr 2025

From Ritchie Williamson… A 300 Km route across the North of England from St Bees on the West coast to Robin Hood’s Bay on the East coast. The route can be broadly broken into 4 sections, the mountains of the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales Nation Park, the Vale of York, the North York Moors […]

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 […]