Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 24 Aug 2026
[Photo above shows the Harriers’ Oli Murphy who was third at the Burnsall Fell Race, credit: Woodentops] From Nigel Illingworth & Nicola Budding… World stage call-ups and fell success: Harriers shine across the globe and on home trails Ilkley Harriers are celebrating international call-ups this week after club standouts Ed Hobbs and Ellen Crombie […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 17 Aug 2026
[Photo shows Nathan Edmondson in the centre, the winner of this year’s Ilkley Skyline Race, credit: Great Owl Running] From Luke Watkeys & Nicola Budding… Edmondson conquers the Ilkley Skyline as Harriers holiday and run all across the UK It was another great week of racing for the club, featuring an outright fell running […]
England selection for Ilkley duo
Ilkley Harriers Ed Hobbs and Ellen Crombie have been selected to represent England at The Nasego World Cup in Italy on 5-6 September. The Nasego World Cup involves two races – an uphill only over 4.2km and 1000m of ascent, then the following day it’s an up and down race over 21km and over 1300m […]
Ilkley Skyline – Sat 15 Aug 2026
From Hilda Coulsey… The North Leeds Fell Runners Ilkley Skyline route is available as a gpx file or on OS maps starting and finishing from the Hermit in Burley in Wharfedale , 35km, 900m elevation, circuiting the valley via all of the high points. Many Harriers have run the route, with Tom Adams having the […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 10 Aug 2026
[Harriers at the Littondale four-mile road race, photo credit: Woodentops] From Caroline Howe & Nicola Budding… From village galas to fell tops: Harriers make their mark With mass participation events largely taking a hiatus for the holiday month of August, the racing calendar focus shifted this week to traditional galas and village events. Sam Bentham […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 3 Aug 2026
[Peter Roll and Geoffrey White at the Round Hill Fell Race, photo credit: Woodentops] From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… Juniors and young Harriers to the fore as runners take to the Cumbrian and Yorkshire Fells Ambleside hosted its annual day of traditional Lakeland sports on Thursday including wrestling, grass track cycling and hound trails. […]
Borrowdale fell race – Sat 1 Aug 2026
From Alison Weston… Alison and Nea completed Borrowdale fell race on Saturday. A cooler day for this 27km 2,000m race starting from Rosthwaite and going up Scafel Pike (and down the scree run!), Great Gable and Dalehead. Less runners this year so we all spread out a bit and local knowledge of the better lines […]