Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 21 Sept 2026
[Photo credit: Laura Dawes] From Luke Watkeys & Nicola Budding… Harriers compete across the disciplines in early autumnal fixtures It was a week of varied terrain and unpredictable weather for the Harriers, delivering strong performances across track, fell, and trail. Along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on Saturday 19 September, ‘It’s Grim Up North’ […]
JIH Results Roundup
Week Ending: 20 September 2026 It’s been a relatively quiet week for our Juniors with just a handful of athletes competing over the weekend – perhaps we’re experiencing the calm before a storming XC season ahead! Nevertheless, there were some great performances to celebrate: Parkrun Saturday morning brought some challenging and changeable weather conditions, enough […]
Tilbury WaterAid 10k – Sun 20 Sep 2026
From Iain Young…. As part of this year’s selection in the race league, five Harriers including myself arrived and ran the 10k course. Two laps on the undulating paths around Swinsty Reservoir, in the Nidderdale area. We were lucky to be racing on a sunny morning. Our own Colm McCann was a part of the […]
Brontë half – Sun 20 Sep 2026
From Lucy Lowe and Heidi Hoad… Having discovered on Saturday night at a comedy night that Nick Kealey’s hobby is in fact maps not running we were inspired to look at the map of the route before taking part in today’s race, this was a first for both us, and pointless as neither of us […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 14 Sept 2026
[Photo shows just a few of the Harriers who took part in the Great North Run] From Caroline Howe & Nicola Budding… Harriers enjoy the world’s biggest half marathon… and plenty more! No less than 16 Harriers took part in the world’s largest half marathon on Sunday. The Great North Run remains an iconic […]
JIH Results Roundup
Week Ending: 13.09.26 The new school year is well underway, the evenings are starting to draw in and autumn is definitely making its presence felt but thankfully the running is still going strong! It may have been a slightly quieter week on the racing front, but there was still plenty for us to celebrate, with […]
Great North Run – Sun 13 Sep 2026
From John Hayes… This was the first time I’ve run this iconic half marathon. It has been on my wish list for various reasons, the most important being that I love the Red Arrows! When I mentioned this to Sarah, she didn’t show the same childlike enthusiasm as me. Don’t get me wrong, she thinks their […]
Giant’s Causeway Coast Marathon – Sat 12 Sep 2026
From Petra Bijsterveld… Seven of us travelled to Northern Ireland for a long weekend centred around the Giant’s Causeway Coast Marathon event organised by 26 Extreme: Hilda Coulsey, Jane McCarthy, Andrew Merrick, ex-Harriers Alison Eagle and Val Kerr plus Val’s husband Mark, and myself. On the Friday Hilda showed us some of the key locations […]
National Emergency Briefing film screening
🔴🟢 *Sunday 20th Sept 2026* *Film screening 5pm* 🔴🟢 Join fellow Harriers for an afternoon/evening of running, film, conversation and community as we team up with North Leeds Fell Runners for a special screening of the *National Emergency Briefing film on the Climate & Nature Crisis* (with video introduction, made specially for our evening, from Damian Hall […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 7 Sept 2026
From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… A big week for Ilkley’s fell and mountain specialists with international success and podiums aplenty! Ed Hobbs and Ellen Crombie made the most of their selection to race for England at the Trofeo Nasego World Cup which took place over the weekend in Casto, northern Italy. They were […]