Morley 10k – Sun 5 Oct 2025
From Will Worboys… Although I’d entered the Morley 10k several weeks ago, I wasn’t going to do it because of various circumstances. One of which being that I’m currently following a training plan devised by Harrier Mark Gill, stating this Sunday should be an ‘easy run’. However as other circumstances resolved themselves I decided last minute […]
Chester Marathon – Sun 5 Oct 2025
From Sally Armitage… This was my 3rd marathon and my 1st one outside of Blackpool! Having a had a tough, very windy run at Blackpool marathon in spring I decided to run one marginally further inland instead and, despite another very windy run, Chester didn’t disappoint. The race was impeccably organised, the support on course […]
Run to the Sea Bournemouth – Sat 4 Oct 2025
From Nigel Illingworth… I can’t remember exactly where I was when friends Pete and Maxine (experienced ultra runners) said, “Nigel, you should run an ultra, and we recommend Run to the Sea Bournemouth – it’s flat, on good surfaces, has generous cutoffs and it’s only 50km.” Before I knew it, I was entered, and the […]
North Coast 110 – Fri 3 Oct 2025
From Matthew Kennedy… This North Coast is probably not the first one that comes to mind in Yorkshire, since the race name refers to the final stretch of the South West Coast Path, running from Hartland Quay in Devon to Minehead in Somerset. It makes for quite an unbalanced course – nearly 25 miles of cliffs […]
Ilkley Gazette Report w/c Oct 6 2025
From Luke Watkeys…. Storm forces Hodgson Relay cancellation as Harriers compete across the country Our racing week starts on Friday, 3 October at the North Coast 110, where club runner Matthew Kennedy delivered a superb performance, claiming third place in 25 hours and 5 minutes on a course that’s as beautiful as it is brutal. […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 29 September 2025
[Ben Rothery excelling in the highest trail running company imaginable, photo courtesy of Jamie Rutherford Photography] From Caroline Howe & Nicola Budding… Rothery and Bentham excel at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships A fantastic performance by reigning English fell champion Ben Rothery saw the Ilkley Harrier lead the GB&NI men’s team home at […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 29 September 2025
[Ben Rothery excelling in the highest trail running company imaginable, photo courtesy of Jamie Rutherford Photography] From Caroline Howe & Nicola Budding… Rothery and Bentham excel at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships A fantastic performance by reigning English fell champion Ben Rothery saw the Ilkley Harrier lead the GB&NI men’s team home at […]
YVAA Road Relays – Sat 27 Sep 2025
From Petra Bijsterveld… The Yorkshire Veterans’ Athletics Association Road Relays 2025 took place at the relatively new (2022) Wyke Community Sports Village in Bradford, which contains a cycling track, football pitches as well as a nice pavilion with changing rooms. The track has an inner and outer loop, with one lap of both loops totalling […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 22 September 2025
[Steve Gott and his stag companions at the Kirkstall 7m] From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… Harriers undeterred by heavy rain and wind Wet and slippery conditions on Saturday proved no deterrent to runners in the Great Whernside Fell Race. The 6.5km route is a simple but hard ascent of the Yorkshire Dales peak via the […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 22 September 2025
[Steve Gott and his stag companions at the Kirkstall 7m] From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… Harriers undeterred by heavy rain and wind Wet and slippery conditions on Saturday proved no deterrent to runners in the Great Whernside Fell Race. The 6.5km route is a simple but hard ascent of the Yorkshire Dales peak via the […]