Old County Tops Fell Race – Sat 21 May
From Jann Smith… This iconic, long standing fell ultra is based on visiting the three highest peaks on the old counties of Cumbria: Westmoreland (Helvellyn), Cumberland (Scafel Pike) and Lancashire (Coniston Old Man) starting and finishing in Langdale. It is a tough, epic, hard route which involved scrambling pathless in the clag down the back […]
HDSRL #1 (Nidd Valley) – Tue 17 May
From Paul Stephens… A slightly humid evening with a little rain at the end for us slower runners, but it didn’t dampen our enthusiasm or the atmosphere. There were 371 finishers and a great turnout from Ilkley for the first race of this year’s Harrogate and District Summer Race League. Jon Denniss was the first […]
HDSRL #1 (Nidd Valley) – Tue 17 May
From Paul Stephens… A slightly humid evening with a little rain at the end for us slower runners, but it didn’t dampen our enthusiasm or the atmosphere. There were 371 finishers and a great turnout from Ilkley for the first race of this year’s Harrogate and District Summer Race League. Jon Denniss was the first […]
Calderdale Way Relay – Sun 15 May
From Kate Archer… Billed as Britain’s biggest club run off roader, the Calderdale Way Relay is organised by Halifax Harriers and is a fantastic event to be involved in. There are six legs each run in pairs. Legs differ in length and profile but all are tough with plenty of climb, but runners are rewarded […]
Calderdale Way Relay – Sun 15 May
From Kate Archer… Billed as Britain’s biggest club run off roader, the Calderdale Way Relay is organised by Halifax Harriers and is a fantastic event to be involved in. There are six legs each run in pairs. Legs differ in length and profile but all are tough with plenty of climb, but runners are rewarded […]
Jack Bloor Fell Race – Tue 10 May
From Michael Odell… It was a fine evening, almost like summer, as 185 runners lined up at Darwin Gardens to commemorate the memory of Jack Bloor, now 38 years after his death. The route was not marshalled but rather included six way points at relatively well known features on Ilkley Moor: Badger Stone, Swastika Stone, […]
Jack Bloor Fell Race – Tue 10 May
From Michael Odell… It was a fine evening, almost like summer, as 185 runners lined up at Darwin Gardens to commemorate the memory of Jack Bloor, now 38 years after his death. The route was not marshalled but rather included six way points at relatively well known features on Ilkley Moor: Badger Stone, Swastika Stone, […]
Dales High Way Ultra, Sat-Sun 7-8 May
[Photo credit: Punk Panther Endurance Events] From Matthew Kennedy… Running 90 miles from Saltaire to Appleby with 14,600 feet of climbing, the Dales High Way seems like a natural candidate for a long-distance trail race. The route links some great scenery (Rombalds Moor, Malham Cove, Ingleborough, Dentdale, the Howgills) with a minimum of road running […]
Dales High Way Ultra, Sat-Sun 7-8 May
[Photo credit: Punk Panther Endurance Events] From Matthew Kennedy… Running 90 miles from Saltaire to Appleby with 14,600 feet of climbing, the Dales High Way seems like a natural candidate for a long-distance trail race. The route links some great scenery (Rombalds Moor, Malham Cove, Ingleborough, Dentdale, the Howgills) with a minimum of road running […]
Beverley 10k – Sun 8 May
[Photo credit: Beverley 10k] From Iain Young… I managed another PB of around a minute over in Beverley on Sunday. Collecting my number bib and finishers shirt from East Riding College, I had a laugh with the volunteers telling me ‘no pressure’ when handing over the number 3 bib – the lowest I’ve ever been […]