Ilkley Gazette report w/c 20/02
From Jean Sullivan… Three existing club records broken by Ilkley Harriers this week! What a week for the Ilkley Harriers, with three all-time club records broken in one weekend! Harrier Beth Massey smashed two of them when she took part in the Wombwell 5m road race, a long-established race in South Yorkshire, organised by Kingstone […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 13/02
From Jill Ezard… Course and personal records and a win on the road made for a busy weekend for the Harriers Week two of February and already the Harriers are getting into their stride. It was a cracking start to the racing week for Lawrence McCourt who ran the Armagh 5k on Thursday. Billed as one of […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 06/02
From Jean Sullivan… Wins for the Harriers – and a new 10km club record Tom Adams stormed ahead to win the Wadsworth Trog this weekend. A local classic, with navigational skills required, the Wadsworth Trog is a 19.3-mile fell race with 1100m of climbing, which starts and finishes in Hebden Bridge. The route takes in […]
Harriers race league final results 2022
The 2022 Harriers race league was an enthralling 24-race rollercoaster of mayhem that kept me glued to my spreadsheet throughout the year. The end result was a very comprehensive win for Jeff Green, who also won the fell and trail categories, and was only denied a grand slam of the prizes by an unstoppable performance […]
St Annes 10-mile road race – Sun 29 Jan
(L to R) David Ibbotson, Alison Weston, Dave Foyston and Mike Williams From Dave Foyston… On Sunday four Ilkley Harriers took the annual trip to a very windy Lytham St Annes to take part in the officially measured 10-mile road race. The race is an out-and-back course starting by the beach huts on the promenade, […]
Meltham ‘Tough’ 10k – Sun 29 Jan
From Neil Chapman… Two Harriers took on the aptly named Meltham ‘Tough’ 10k at the weekend. A tough course where runners rarely get under 35 minutes, made more difficult by the windy conditions on the day. Christos Tzelis led the race from the start and was just pushed back to second place at the finish […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 30/01
From Jill Ezard… REPORT: Road, trail and cross country – a mix of everything for the Harriers this week. It was a fantastic weekend of racing for the Harriers with some great performances on road and trail. On Saturday two Harriers took part in the Kirkstall Calverley Cutter, a 16km race on both trail and […]
Northern XC Championships – Sat 28 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit Mick Hall Photos The Northern Cross Country Championships returned to Witton Park in Blackburn where they were last held in 2016, having been staged in Pontefract, Harewood and Bedale in the intervening years. An excellent venue with easy parking, a large flat field and a substantial hill which had to […]
St Annes 10-mile road race – Sun 29 Jan
(L to R) David Ibbotson, Alison Weston, Dave Foyston and Mike Williams From Dave Foyston… On Sunday four Ilkley Harriers took the annual trip to a very windy Lytham St Annes to take part in the officially measured 10-mile road race. The race is an out-and-back course starting by the beach huts on the promenade, […]
Meltham ‘Tough’ 10k – Sun 29 Jan
From Neil Chapman… Two Harriers took on the aptly named Meltham ‘Tough’ 10k at the weekend. A tough course where runners rarely get under 35 minutes, made more difficult by the windy conditions on the day. Christos Tzelis led the race from the start and was just pushed back to second place at the finish […]