North Lincolnshire Half Marathon – Sun 5 Mar
From Jane McCarthy… Travelling to Scunthorpe when half the Club were preparing for the brilliant Ilkley Fell Race felt like a strange thing to be doing – it was unfortunate that I hadn’t connected the dots when I entered – but it was a perfect day for a road race, cool and no wind, and […]
TTP Cambridge Half Marathon 2023 – Sun 5 Mar
From Helen Waddington… A lovely day for this event which feels more like a full marathon due to its size (nearly 11,500 starters), superb organisation and fantastic crowd support along the whole route. The beautiful sights of the city and the intricate nature of the route keep you distracted and, quite literally, on your toes! It’s a […]
North Lincolnshire Half Marathon – Sun 5 Mar
From Jane McCarthy… Travelling to Scunthorpe when half the Club were preparing for the brilliant Ilkley Fell Race felt like a strange thing to be doing – it was unfortunate that I hadn’t connected the dots when I entered – but it was a perfect day for a road race, cool and no wind, and […]
TTP Cambridge Half Marathon 2023 – Sun 5 Mar
From Helen Waddington… A lovely day for this event which feels more like a full marathon due to its size (nearly 11,500 starters), superb organisation and fantastic crowd support along the whole route. The beautiful sights of the city and the intricate nature of the route keep you distracted and, quite literally, on your toes! It’s a […]
Ilkley Moor Fell Race – Sun 5 Mar
From John Hayes… Thank you to all who organised and helped out at this year’s Ilkley Fell Race. I enjoyed it greatly. So too did my dad (Mike Hayes aka Spike) who at 85 was – I think – the eldest runner. From Petra Bijsterveld… A very successful 2023 edition of the Ilkley Moor Fell Race saw […]
PECO XC 5 Roundhay Park – Sun 5 Mar
From Dan McKeown… Photo credit Nigel Pepper As is often the case, the final race of the PECO cross country season at Roundhay Park was a fixture clash with our very own Ilkley Moor Fell Race, which didn’t augur well for a good team turnout. In particular, our men’s team needed to hold onto second place […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 27/03
From Jill Ezard… Photo credit Mick Hall photos (L) and Paul Carman (R) Personal bests and team success for Harriers in a busy race week on fell and road. Early in the week, six Harriers took part in the second race in the Leeds Evensplits 5k series at the Brownlee circuit at Bodington Fields. An increasingly popular […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 20/03
From Jean Sullivan… A race win for the Ilkley Harriers this week! Jack Cummings stole the show this weekend, winning the Big Keighley 10km race, with Jack over three minutes ahead of the second finisher, completing the race in a superb 31:58. This challenging 10km race follows a circular route, going through the parks, paths and […]
HDSRL entries now open
From Paul Stephens…. The entry system for this year’s Harrogate District Summer Race League is now open, please go to the HDSRL website for all information, and enter via the link provided there. This series of 5 evening races in May/June/July is open to both first and second claim members of the club, with a […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 13/03
From Jill Ezard… Snow, ice and strong winds couldn’t deter the Harriers this week Challenging weather conditions couldn’t keep the Harriers down this week with some superb road performances and feats of endurance on the fells. On Saturday four Harriers braved waist high snow drifts and high winds to tackle a reduced course for the Haworth […]