Ilkley Gazette report w/c 09/01
From Jean Sullivan… REPORT – A great start to the New Year for Ilkley Harriers with a win on the fells Ben Rothery was certainly the king in the YHA King’s Challenge fell race held in Cumbria. This 1.6-mile uphill-only race, with 650ft of climbing starts from the YHA hostel at Borrowdale and involves an […]
Yorkshire XC Championships – Sat 7 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit Geoff Thompson (Wharfedale Harriers) For the 2023 Yorkshire XC Championships we returned to the familiar location of Lightwater Valley, after the 2022 event was held in Sheffield. I think everyone was pleased to be back at what is a great venue for these races. The day started with torrential rain, […]
‘The Drop’ – Sun 8 Jan
From Dan McKeown… I signed up for the inaugural Leeds edition of ‘The Drop’ where competitors are taken blindfolded on a coach to somewhere 15 miles from race HQ, then turned loose with no navigational aids and a four-hour time limit to make it back. It’s 15 miles as the crow flies, so that could translate into […]
Yorkshire XC Championships – Sat 7 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit Geoff Thompson (Wharfedale Harriers) For the 2023 Yorkshire XC Championships we returned to the familiar location of Lightwater Valley, after the 2022 event was held in Sheffield. I think everyone was pleased to be back at what is a great venue for these races. The day started with torrential rain, […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 16/01
[Oli Murphy at the Stanbury Splash. Photo credit: Woodentops] From Jill Ezard… REPORT: Podium success on the fells continuing the great start to 2023 The 2023 winning streak has continued for the Harriers this week with some impressive results on road and fell. It was a first-place finish and a course record for Ben Rothery […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 09/01
From Jean Sullivan… REPORT – A great start to the New Year for Ilkley Harriers with a win on the fells Ben Rothery was certainly the king in the YHA King’s Challenge fell race held in Cumbria. This 1.6-mile uphill-only race, with 650ft of climbing starts from the YHA hostel at Borrowdale and involves an […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 02/01
From Jill Ezard… REPORT – Podium success on fell, trail and road over Festive period Shaking off the excesses of Christmas, Harriers were in action on road and trail on Tuesday 27th December. Four Harriers took part in the Jolly Holly Jog near Ripon, a scenic, multi-terrain course of approximately 10k, following an undulating route […]
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 […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 23/01
[Ed Hobbs at the PECO XC. Photo credit: Nigel Pepper] From Jean Sullivan… REPORT – Great results from the Ilkley Harriers at the PECO XC event This weekend saw the staging of the third race in the PECO cross country series, a series of races organised in and around Leeds, in which clubs affiliated to […]
Auld Lang Syne – Fri 31 Dec
[photo credit: Amanda Newham] From Alison Bennett… A bunch of Ilkley Harriers took part in the Auld Lang Syne Fell Race on Friday. It was a fun and festive event with many runners dressed in imaginative fancy dress attire. A piper at the start of the race, accompanied the runners streaming out of the quarry. […]