Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 16 Oct
[Photo credit: Dave Woodhead] From Will Worboys… Ilkley runners first and second in Withins fell race Ilkley Harriers had an impressive one-two at the Withins Skyline fell race on Sunday. Course record holder and winner on several occasions, Tom Adams held off Jack Cummings to again win the 6.3 mile race on Haworth Moor adding […]
Kirk Fell at Wasdale Head Show – Sat 14 Oct
From Rachel Carter… I headed to Wasdale Head Show on Saturday so my son Robert could ensure he would receive a coveted BOFRA T-shirt (8 races in the season are needed) and was persuaded to run the senior race – an out-and-back of Kirk Fell. It’s just over 2 miles but with 720m of climb […]
Castle Carr Fell Race – Sun 15 Oct
From Ben Sheppard… If you’re like me, you select which fell race to enter based on its Fun Quotient. This may be calculated (perhaps on a spreadsheet) by dividing the pros (distance, climb, scenery, friendliness, proximity of finish to a good pub, preponderance of tussocks and bogs, navigational challenge) by the cons (entry fee, distance […]
Kirk Fell at Wasdale Head Show – Sat 14 Oct
From Rachel Carter… I headed to Wasdale Head Show on Saturday so my son Robert could ensure he would receive a coveted BOFRA T-shirt (8 races in the season are needed) and was persuaded to run the senior race – an out-and-back of Kirk Fell. It’s just over 2 miles but with 720m of climb […]
45th Chicago Marathon – Sun 8 Oct
From Michael Ho… I was successful in getting a ballot place for the 2020 Chicago Marathon, which I’d deferred due to the pandemic, work and family commitments. This was the last year that it could be deferred to thus there was no real excuse but to do it, finally. Running was easier and perhaps more […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 9 Oct
From Jill Ezard… Cross country season kicks off and age group successes on road and fell Ilkley Harriers were in action at home and abroad this week tackling a range of distances and surfaces. Ann Marsham took on the longest challenge of them all completing the Lakes in A Day race on Saturday. At 50 […]
45th Chicago Marathon – Sun 8 Oct
From Michael Ho… I was successful in getting a ballot place for the 2020 Chicago Marathon, which I’d deferred due to the pandemic, work and family commitments. This was the last year that it could be deferred to thus there was no real excuse but to do it, finally. Running was easier and perhaps more […]
Royal Parks Half Marathon – Sun 8 Oct
From Rumana Chowdhury… I was excited to return to London for the Royal Parks half marathon (entry via public ballot), having had a great experience at the marathon earlier in the year. For the first time, I followed a training plan aiming for 2 hours and it felt like I had a good chance of […]
Ilkley Gazette Report – w/c 9 Oct
From Jill Ezard… Cross country season kicks off and age group successes on road and fell Ilkley Harriers were in action at home and abroad this week tackling a range of distances and surfaces. Ann Marsham took on the longest challenge of them all completing the Lakes in A Day race on Saturday. At 50 […]
Langdale Horseshoe – Sat 7 Oct
From Alison Weston… It was a very wet and misty Langdale horseshoe – 21km, 1450m of elevation, plus extra wandering about in the mist! 196 finished the race and 57 did not finish (though got themselves safely down. A small team from the Harriers – all very glad to get round safely and within the […]