Abingdon Marathon – Sun 20 Oct
From Forrest Hamilton.. Abingdon-on-Thames is a small town about 15 minutes down the road from Oxford and its fairly flat and fast marathon has been going since 1982, making it one of the oldest in the country. Taking place the same day as the Yorkshire Marathon, I chose to head south mainly because the start/finish […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 21 October
[Photo by Alison Weston – Men’s Open British Fell and Relay third place team (L to R) Sam Bentham, Ben Rothery, Jack Wood, Tom Adams and Nathan Edmondson (Jack Cummings not shown)] From Jill Ezard… Podium and age category success for Harriers across the UK There were fantastic performances on fell, trail and road this […]
Abingdon Marathon – Sun 20 Oct
From Forrest Hamilton.. Abingdon-on-Thames is a small town about 15 minutes down the road from Oxford and its fairly flat and fast marathon has been going since 1982, making it one of the oldest in the country. Taking place the same day as the Yorkshire Marathon, I chose to head south mainly because the start/finish […]
British FRA Relays (all teams) – Sat 19 Oct
From Rachel Carter… This year the UKA British Hill and Fell Relays were held at Appletreewick with all the best fell teams coming to compete in this prestigious event of the race calendar. The relays comprise 4 legs – 2 solos and 2 paired – with Leg 3 requiring navigation to find 9 checkpoints after […]
British FRA Relays (all teams) – Sat 19 Oct
From Rachel Carter… This year the UKA British Hill and Fell Relays were held at Appletreewick with all the best fell teams coming to compete in this prestigious event of the race calendar. The relays comprise 4 legs – 2 solos and 2 paired – with Leg 3 requiring navigation to find 9 checkpoints after […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 14 October
[Photo by Beth Ripper – Sam Bentham pursued by the pack on his way to victory at the Wasdale Show Fell Race] From Peter Shelley… Ilkley Harriers’ mettle tested on the fells and on the roads Saturday saw Harriers tackle rough conditions in the Lakes and Derbyshire. The Langdale Horseshoe Fell Race covered 21km and […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 14 October
[Photo by Beth Ripper – Sam Bentham pursued by the pack on his way to victory at the Wasdale Show Fell Race] From Peter Shelley… Ilkley Harriers’ mettle tested on the fells and on the roads Saturday saw Harriers tackle rough conditions in the Lakes and Derbyshire. The Langdale Horseshoe Fell Race covered 21km and […]
Abbey Dash – Sun 13 Oct
From Geoff Howard.. Hamstring injury, Covid and a washed away road have all conspired this year to thwart either a big race or a big walk plan. As the X84 crawled, increasingly behind schedule, from Headingley down to the Inner Ring Road on Sunday morning, I was beginning to think “Whoops here we go again”. […]
Holmfirth 10k – Sun 13 Oct
From Sally Armitage… I’d entered this race last year but missed it due to illness so was pleased to make the start line this year. Another hilly road race starting and finishing in Holmfirth. A long climb up, a loop around a reservoir, followed by the same route back down to the finish. With 205 […]
Abbey Dash – Sun 13 Oct
From Geoff Howard.. Hamstring injury, Covid and a washed away road have all conspired this year to thwart either a big race or a big walk plan. As the X84 crawled, increasingly behind schedule, from Headingley down to the Inner Ring Road on Sunday morning, I was beginning to think “Whoops here we go again”. […]