OCC – Thu 25 Aug
From Helen Waddington… This race is the shortest of the 5 main UTMB events and loosely follows about 57 km of the UTMB route and has about 3,500m of elevation gain. A brand new course for 2022 included a trip up the Col De Balme located on the border between Switzerland and France which got progressively […]
OCC – Thu 25 Aug
From Helen Waddington… This race is the shortest of the 5 main UTMB events and loosely follows about 57 km of the UTMB route and has about 3,500m of elevation gain. A brand new course for 2022 included a trip up the Col De Balme located on the border between Switzerland and France which got progressively […]
Upcoming Harriers social!
From Dave Foyston… Just a reminder keep the date free – the Ilkley Harriers end-of-summer social will be on the 17th September at Saltaire Brewery 3.30pm until 9pm. The plan is to meet about 3.30pm at Saltaire Brewery as Nick Helliwell has kindly offered a Brewery Tour and tasting session for those who want to […]
World Aquathlon Championships Samorin (Slovakia) – Thu 18 Aug
From Brit Tate… Photo credit: Rob Watson Bronze medal in my Age Group at the World Aquathlon Championships in Slovakia! Can’t quite believe that all happened yesterday! 2 weeks ago I had a minor tear in my hamstring and 3 days ago managed to somehow dislocate a rib so had basically written off this race. […]
World Aquathlon Championships Samorin (Slovakia) – Thu 18 Aug
From Brit Tate… Photo credit: Rob Watson Bronze medal in my Age Group at the World Aquathlon Championships in Slovakia! Can’t quite believe that all happened yesterday! 2 weeks ago I had a minor tear in my hamstring and 3 days ago managed to somehow dislocate a rib so had basically written off this race. […]
European AG Sprint Triathlon Championships Munich – Sun 14 Aug
From Tim Ashelford… Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE Photo credit Rebecca Ashelford Munich was a a great venue for the European Age Group Sprint Triathlon Championships, which included a wide range of other events including, athletics, cycling and gymnastics. My race in the 55-59 age group started with a 750m open water lake […]
European AG Sprint Triathlon Championships Munich – Sun 14 Aug
From Tim Ashelford… Photo credit Rebecca Ashelford Munich was a a great venue for the European Age Group Sprint Triathlon Championships, which included a wide range of other events including, athletics, cycling and gymnastics. My race in the 55-59 age group started with a 750m open water lake swim. The water was 21c, which means wetsuits were […]
Dalesway Ultra – Sat/Sun 13/14 Aug
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photos: Dawn Turner, Will Worboys, Petra Bijsterveld The Dalesway Ultra (81 miles), by local ultra running organisers Punk Panther, has attracted quite a few Harriers in its previous outings in 2019 and 2021, and having fallen for the attraction of running/marching/walking a long way whilst eating loads, I somehow decided that if […]
Frog Graham Round – Sat 13 Aug
From Alison Weston… I completed a very hot Frog Graham Round on Saturday 13th August in the Lakes, supported on the swims by Graham in his kayak. It is 40 miles and over 15,000 ft climbing, with swims across Derwent Water, Buttermere, Crummock Water and Bassenthwaite. The running felt really hard but the swims very […]
Frog Graham Round – Sat 13 Aug
From Alison Weston… I completed a very hot Frog Graham Round on Saturday 13th August in the Lakes, supported on the swims by Graham in his kayak. It is 40 miles and over 15,000 ft climbing, with swims across Derwent Water, Buttermere, Crummock Water and Bassenthwaite. The running felt really hard but the swims very […]