Burnsall Trail Half Marathon – Sat 23 Apr
From Jill Ezard … There once was an old Ilkley Harrier, Whose bad mood was a bit of a barrier To enjoying a race, Which should have been ace, She just wanted someone to carry her! The race was the trail half from Burnsall, A setting that should have made her heart swell, It […]
126th Boston Marathon – Mon 18 Apr
From Helen Waddington… Boston is the world’s oldest marathon and this year was the 126th event and the 50th anniversary of women being allowed to compete. It’s a difficult one to pace with an initial downhill at the start followed by 4 climbs from mile 16 onwards culminating in Heartbreak Hill at mile 20, so called […]
Guiseley Gallop – Sun 17 Apr
From Petra Bijsterveld Photo credit: Woodentops; Steve Davey; Andy Wicks The Guiseley Gallop made a welcome return after a pandemic induced absence of 2 years. A largely off-road 10k on good trails with quite a bit of up and down (650 ft) over 2 laps. Organised by our friendly neighbours at Skyrac AC and always […]
Yorkshire Road Relay Championships – Sat 16 Apr
From Mike AC… The Ilkley Harriers went on a trip to Wakefield for the Yorkshire road relays. The course (roughly 4km) consisted of 4 laps of a cycle track, with a short sharp climb on the far end that you had negotiate 4 times. Iain took on the first leg, starting like an absolute monster and reaching […]
Guiseley Gallop – Sun 17 Apr
From Petra Bijsterveld Photo credit: Woodentops; Steve Davey; Andy Wicks The Guiseley Gallop made a welcome return after a pandemic induced absence of 2 years. A largely off-road 10k on good trails with quite a bit of up and down (650 ft) over 2 laps. Organised by our friendly neighbours at Skyrac AC and always […]
Yorkshire Road Relay Championships – Sat 16 Apr
From Mike AC… The Ilkley Harriers went on a trip to Wakefield for the Yorkshire road relays. The course (roughly 4km) consisted of 4 laps of a cycle track, with a short sharp climb on the far end that you had negotiate 4 times. Iain took on the first leg, starting like an absolute monster and reaching […]
LLangollen Fell Race – Sun 10 Apr
From Alison Weston… Another win and record for Tom at Llangollen Fell Race today – 17 miles 3,000 ft ascent. A brilliant fell race with a bit of everything including some of the Offa’s Dyke footpath. Results 1:49:42 Tom Adams 3:07 Alison Weston 3:27 Nea Weston
Hartlepool Marina 5 miler – Sun 10 Apr
From Helen Waddington… A less popular road distance but it’s been an empty box on Power of 10 for me so I felt it was time to fill it. They are (not surprisingly) thin on the ground but this one is a popular race having sold out a few weeks ago. The course is a flat […]
Calderdale Hike – Sat 9 Apr
From Jayne Norman… A 9am start at Sowerby bridge awaited approx 300 runners for the 3 different distances for the Calderdale Hike (16m, 26m and 36m) It was great to see Colin Williams at the start, who was doing the 36miles… I chose the 26mile option which was advertised as 3200ft of climb! Setting off […]
Lakeland Trails Hawkshead 16k – Sat 9 Apr
From Helen Thurston… Well organised trail race with a great atmosphere. The course is fully flagged and marshalled and heads out of Hawkshead up through a forest, past a tarn then down to Windermere. After a short flattish stretch along the lake shore it’s then back over the mile-long, very steep, “Coffin Trail” before a […]