Ilkley Gazette Report w/c 20 Jan 2025
From Will Worboys… Harriers Dominant on the Fells Ilkley athletes have been dominating the fells, with several wins and podium finishes posted on a successful weekend for the Harriers. Ilkley’s English fell champion Ben Rothery continued his winning streak, finishing first and breaking yet another course record in the process. Rothery was up against a […]
Ilkley Gazette Report w/c 20 Jan 2025
From Will Worboys… Harriers Dominant on the Fells Ilkley athletes have been dominating the fells, with several wins and podium finishes posted on a successful weekend for the Harriers. Ilkley’s English fell champion Ben Rothery continued his winning streak, finishing first and breaking yet another course record in the process. Rothery was up against a […]
Four Villages HM – Sun 19 Jan 2025
From Harry Brook-Dobson… Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE Photo credit: Mick Hall Photos Being as disorganised as I am, I missed the ballot for the Brass Monkey so made the trip to Cheshire for this race on the same day which still had entries available into December. The course transpired to be […]
Four Villages HM – Sun 19 Jan 2025
From Harry Brook-Dobson… Photo credit: Mick Hall Photos Being as disorganised as I am, I missed the ballot for the Brass Monkey so made the trip to Cheshire for this race on the same day which still had entries available into December. The course transpired to be more ‘sporting’ than the advertised 200ft of elevation […]
Stanbury Splash – Sun 19 Jan 2025
From Rachel Carter… It was a tad chilly up on Haworth Moor for Stanbury Splash fell race but no rain or wind. Despite the freezing conditions, and knowing that the course involves ‘splashing’ through streams, Kate and I opted for shorts – independently concluding that cold wet legs were preferable to cold wet leggings! In […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 13 January 2025
[Archie Budding, the Northern Athletics U20 Indoor 1,500m Champion] From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… Archie flies at 1,500m Champs while winter conditions test race organisers and runners alike The Institute of Sport in Sheffield staged the Northern Athletics U20 Indoor Championships over the weekend. Building on his 2nd place finish at the Yorkshire XC […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 13 January 2025
[Archie Budding, the Northern Athletics U20 Indoor 1,500m Champion] From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… Archie flies at 1,500m Champs while winter conditions test race organisers and runners alike The Institute of Sport in Sheffield staged the Northern Athletics U20 Indoor Championships over the weekend. Building on his 2nd place finish at the Yorkshire XC […]
Leeds Country Way Winter Ultra – Sat/Sun 11/12 Jan 2025
From Jonathan Turner… It felt a bit like out of the frying pan and into the fire when the Leeds Country Way Winter Ultra finally got under way on Saturday – the original dates in early December were cancelled because of Storm Darragh and rescheduled for the second weekend in January. So wind and rain […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 6 Jan 2025
From Jill Ezard… Photo credit: Woodentops New Year successes off road Snow and ice may have stopped play at the weekend with both the third race in the PECO cross country series and several parkruns being cancelled, but it was still a good week for the Harriers off road and at the parkrun events that […]
The Drop Leeds – Sat 4 Jan 2025
From John Hayes… One of the things I enjoy about longer races is the navigational element. Running with a map and compass in hand is second nature to me. Take them away, and I’m like a young child who has had their comfort blanket confiscated. In a nutshell, this is what happens in The Drop. You can have no […]