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 […]
Edinburgh Half Marathon – Sun 25 May 2025
From Sarah Hayes… The weather was much better for this year’s Edinburgh Marathon Festival than last year. Having done the full marathon last year, I decided the half would be more than enough this time. The route takes runners downhill from the city centre to the sea and then it’s a flat run along the […]
Edinburgh Marathon – Sun 25 May 2025
From Rumana Chowdhury… This was my 3rd marathon and 1st time running Edinburgh. The route was a delight, starting with the beautiful sights of the city and big shouty crowds, past Arthurs Seat then weaving down various hills to the sea, which was glistening in the sunshine. Then it was out and back along the […]
Jura fell race – Sat 24 May 2025
From Alison Weston… Nea and I just completed Jura fell race – a unique race on the Isle of Jura encompassing the 3 Paps and 4 Pips of Jura. Unfortunately 6 weeks of dry sunny weather came to an end the eve before the race. The rain came in and clag came down making the […]
Rudding Parkrace – Tue 20 May 2025
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit: Jonathan Turner 19 Harriers lined up, with almost 700 other runners, on the start line of the fourth edition of the Rudding Parkrace, a mixed terrain 10k (well, 10.5k actually) race through the beautiful grounds of Rudding Park near Harrogate. The race has become well-known for its generous goody bags, […]
Rudding Parkrace – Tue 20 May 2025
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit: Jonathan Turner 19 Harriers lined up, with almost 700 other runners, on the start line of the fourth edition of the Rudding Parkrace, a mixed terrain 10k (well, 10.5k actually) race through the beautiful grounds of Rudding Park near Harrogate. The race has become well-known for its generous goody bags, […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 19 May 2025
[Photo courtesy of Philip Bland – It was another hugely successful week for Harrier Tom Adams, number 2108] From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… Ilkley Harriers fell and trail excellence at home and across the UK The Jack Bloor Fell Race took place on a warm Tuesday evening. The 8.4km route with 350m of ascent […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 19 May 2025
[Photo courtesy of Philip Bland – It was another hugely successful week for Harrier Tom Adams, number 2108] From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… Ilkley Harriers fell and trail excellence at home and across the UK The Jack Bloor Fell Race took place on a warm Tuesday evening. The 8.4km route with 350m of ascent […]
Bury St Edmunds to Clare 30k – Sun 18 May 2025
From Lynn Donohue… On Sunday 18 May I made the long trip to West Suffolk to run the 30k Bury St Edmunds to Clare Castle country park. The race was a fund raiser for the local St Nicholas hospice. An undulating course through the Suffolk countryside passing through a number of picturesque quintessentially English villages with […]
Ripon 10 mile race – Sun 18 May 2025
From Geoff Howard… Mark Hall and I took advantage of the cooler weather on Sunday to run the circuit round Studley Park and Fountains Abbey that constitutes the Ripon ten mile mixed terrain race. There were 145 others – all guided and looked after by the many excellent Ripon Runners’ volunteers. About 50% tarmac, and […]