Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 27 Apr 2026
From Caroline Howe & Nicola Budding… Jack Cummings smashes marathon debut in history-making London race The 2026 London Marathon will live long in the history books, following the annihilation of the world record and first sub-two-hour marathon by Sabastian Sawe – a feat many thought we would never witness. While the elites were breaking all […]
London Marathon – Sun 26 Apr 2026
From Lucy Lowe… Having done the London Marathon with a charity place and a chest infection in 2024 I was desperate to do it again I assumed with the Harriers draw that if I entered every year (unlike the main ballot) I would eventually get drawn out maybe in several years time so was shocked […]
Blackpool Marathon – Sun 26 Apr 2026
From Sally Armitage… This was my fourth marathon and my third one at Blackpool. Conditions were fairly good, there was some cloud cover and a definite breeze. My goal was to run at the same average pace as my two fastest previous marathons, but rather than start fast and fade away after 20 miles, as […]
Yorkshire Three Peaks Race – Sat 25 Apr 2026
From Alison Weston… A beautiful, blue cloudless sky greeted the runners this year at Horton in Ribblesdale for the 71st Three Peaks race (won last year by the Harriers’ own Ben Rothery). Sixteen harriers set off at 10.30 am for the gruelling 24-mile course over Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough with loads of supporters en route […]
Ben Rothery named in GB/NI squad for Euros
UK Athletics have announced the first athletes selected to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team at the European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships in Ljubljana-Kamnik, Slovenia from 5-7 June. And following victories at the Middle Distance Trail Running Championships, Ben Rothery (club:Ilkley, coach:Sarah McCormack) and Scarlet Dale (Ambleside AC, Mark […]
Boston Marathon – Mon 21 Apr 2026
From Forrest [and Bob] Hamilton… Qualifying for the Boston Marathon carries a certain amount of cachet and I’d wanted a piece of that since I started running. The fact we have family there and I spent childhood holidays in and around Boston only made the pull stronger. I’d happily qualified at the second attempt and, […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 20 Apr 2026
From Peter Shelley & Nicola Budding… A major record tumbles amid individual and team successes for Ilkley Harriers on road, fell and trail. The Manchester Marathon is a major spring fixture in the road running calendar. The flat course combined with Sunday’s unusually favourable running conditions of low wind, cool temperatures and sun offered excellent […]
Teenager with Altitude and Newlands Memorial – Sat 18 Apr 2026
From Charles Wain and Luke Watkeys… Charles and Luke flew the flag for Ilkley Harriers in the Lake District this weekend. We’d originally both planned to tackle the Teenager with Altitude, a beast of a race covering 24.7 km across the Northwestern fells with 2,300m of elevation. Sadly, a mid-week bug meant Luke wasn’t on […]
Chiltern Ridge Classic 50K – Sat 18 Apr 2026
From Matthew Kennedy… An old friend who lives in London suggested we run this race together, then when he had to pull out due to injury, I decided to make the journey south anyway, having never been to the Chilterns. Starting at Berkhamsted Castle and finishing in Wendover, the route mostly followed sections of the […]
Blackstone Edge – Sat 18 Apr 2026
From Alison Weston… Good results for the Harriers in the third English Champs Fell race of the year. Sam was 8th and Oli 14th and great races for Jamie and Dave too. Kate, Jane, Rachel, Katie, Sacha and Alison all helped towards top 3 female teams for vet 40 and vet 50. Results 8th Sam […]