Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 2 Jun 2025
From Jill Ezard and Nicola Budding… Photo credit Alistair Nash Podium success and some awe inspiring feats of endurance at home and abroad. It seems that the spring Bank Holiday put an actual spring in the step of Ilkley Harriers this week with some fantastic performances and achievements. The week’s racing started early, with two younger […]
OMM Lite Grasmere – Sat 31 May/Sun 1 Jun 2025
From John Hayes… At some point, Jane McCarthy and Jann Smith must have decided there was no better way to celebrate their birthdays than team up and enter this fabulous two-day mountain marathon. They were rewarded with a prize for 3rd vets and came in as 4th fastest females and 19th overall in the Long Score […]
Hardmoors 110 – Sat 31 May/Sun 1 Jun 2025
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit Jenny Noakes The adjective ‘iconic’ can be overused. But I think the Hardmoors 110 (miles) race probably deserves this title. With 2025 staging its 18th edition, it started in 2008 as a small race with just 17 finishers. Ultra running was still very much a niche pursuit within the running […]
OMM Lite Grasmere – Sat 31 May/Sun 1 Jun 2025
From John Hayes… At some point, Jane McCarthy and Jann Smith must have decided there was no better way to celebrate their birthdays than team up and enter this fabulous two-day mountain marathon. They were rewarded with a prize for 3rd vets and came in as 4th fastest females and 19th overall in the Long Score […]
England selection news
From Hilda Coulsey… Next month sees the return of the Snowdon International Mountain Race (19 July) and the England team are ready and raring to go! The Snowdon Mountain race is one of the most popular races in the calendar, as well as being one of the toughest, as it tests your speed, climbing and […]
Apperley Bridge Canter – Thu 29 May 2025
From Matt Snow… Warm and muggy but thankfully dry conditions in heavy cloud cover greeted our arrival at Woodhouse Grove School for the Apperley Bridge Canter. A 10.5k run with a combination of trail, road and grass and three very distinct hill climbs nicely separated out across the race. It was a good turnout with […]
Apperley Bridge Canter – Thu 29 May 2025
From Matt Snow… Warm and muggy but thankfully dry conditions in heavy cloud cover greeted our arrival at Woodhouse Grove School for the Apperley Bridge Canter. A 10.5k run with a combination of trail, road and grass and three very distinct hill climbs nicely separated out across the race. It was a good turnout with […]
Darley Moor Sprint Duathlon – Sun 25 May 2025
From Neil Chapman… There were two Harriers down in Derbyshire at the Darley Moor Race Track at the weekend. They were competing in the Darley Moor Sprint Duathlon, which consists of a 4.8k run – 18.3k bike – 2.4k run, so it is flat out all the way. Lou Nash was first to go off […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 26 May 2025
[Photo courtesy of Dave Woodhead – Jack Cummings, Nathan Edmondson and Sam Bentham, the first three in the Ilkley Trail Race] From Will Worboys & Nicola Budding… Harriers’ Trail Race Success and Rothery’s England vest The Harriers were dominant in the Ilkley Trail Race which took place this week on Bank Holiday Monday. The first […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 26 May 2025
[Photo courtesy of Dave Woodhead – Jack Cummings, Nathan Edmondson and Sam Bentham, the first three in the Ilkley Trail Race] From Will Worboys & Nicola Budding… Harriers’ Trail Race Success and Rothery’s England vest The Harriers were dominant in the Ilkley Trail Race which took place this week on Bank Holiday Monday. The first […]