Leeds Abbey Dash – Sun 23 Oct
From Nigel Illingworth… Sunday started with fog over the Cringles as Mike Williams and I met up at Addingham to get ourselves into Leeds City Centre. With heavy rain forecast, it was never going to be an easy day. We met the crowds (around 3,750 entrants) on the Headrow and Millennium Square. The forecast rain […]
Whixley 10k – Sun 23 Oct
From Matthew Snow… As I sat in the car outside Whixley village hall, I thought, ‘who’d actually know?’ Who’d actually know I’d just turned my car around and gone home? But I got out of the car, ran to the registration desk in the bouncing rain, got my number and I’m glad I did. Reasonably […]
Northern Athletics XC Relays – Graves Park – Sat 22 Oct
From Oli Murphy… For the first time in a while the Ilkley Harriers’ men travelled to the Northern XC relays to mix it with some of the top clubs in the UK. The four-leg format gave the chance to blood some of our newest talent. Christos, fresh from his heroics at the fell relays was […]
3 Dales Marathon – Sat 22 Oct
From Jill Ezard… 3 Dales Marathon – Run it Ride it for Manorlands The inaugural 3 Dales event Started with quite the ascent With the wind at our backs Winding up hill on tracks Then to Hawkswick on a lovely descent So the headwind up Mastiles Lane To be frank was a bit of a […]
3 Dales Marathon – Sat 22 Oct
From Jill Ezard… 3 Dales Marathon – Run it Ride it for Manorlands The inaugural 3 Dales event Started with quite the ascent With the wind at our backs Winding up hill on tracks Then to Hawkswick on a lovely descent So the headwind up Mastiles Lane To be frank was a bit of a […]
Yorkshire Marathon – Sun 16 Oct
From Rumana Chowdhury… It takes a village. And so I found myself, 4 weeks after a quad injury, having barely run recently, at the start line of my 1st marathon. I had planned to just take it slowly, be thankful to have got this far, soak up the atmosphere, and retire as soon as my […]
Yorkshire Marathon – Sun 16 Oct
From Rumana Chowdhury… It takes a village. And so I found myself, 4 weeks after a quad injury, having barely run recently, at the start line of my 1st marathon. I had planned to just take it slowly, be thankful to have got this far, soak up the atmosphere, and retire as soon as my […]
Yorkshire Coast 10k – Sun 16 Oct
From Iain Young… Organised by Scarborough Athletic Club. Start and finish from the spa, running along the south bay and the north bay, through the park past the open air theatre, then a turn around by the sea life centre and ran near the same route back towards the spa along the sea front in both directions. Great course, good […]
British Fell and Hill Relay Champs – Sat 15 Oct
From Oli Murphy… Photo credit Abbie Rothery Men’s Open Led by fell running royalty Jack Wood, the Men’s open team ventured north of the border for the annual fell running relays, this year held in the Scottish Borders. Hopes had been dampened somewhat by the inevitable last minute injury list and were dealt a further […]
British Fell and Hill Relay Champs – Sat 15 Oct
From Oli Murphy… Photo credit Abbie Rothery Men’s Open Led by fell running royalty Jack Wood, the Men’s open team ventured north of the border for the annual fell running relays, this year held in the Scottish Borders. Hopes had been dampened somewhat by the inevitable last minute injury list and were dealt a further […]