Bradley Show Fell race – Sun 10 Sep
From Rachel Carter… Three Harriers took part in the Bradley Show Fell race, organised by BOFRA. At 3.5 miles, it’s one of their longer and slightly less steep (800′ of climb to the top of Bradley Moor) than some but was hard work on a rather hot and hot humid afternoon with the forecast (and […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 11 Sep
From Jill Ezard… Success on fell and road for Ilkley Harriers as the team move into autumn race season. It was back to school and back to a full race schedule for the Ilkley Harriers this week and they were off to a winning start at the annual Ilkley Incline on Wednesday. Celebrating its 21st […]
Malham Trail Half Marathon – Sat 9 Sep
From Steve Murray… Feeling the after effects of a hilly leg on the LCW relay last week confirmed what I knew already, I needed some longer runs and hills in my legs! So when an email reminder came in from Due North, chasing entries for the inaugural Malham Trail half marathon and the last in […]
Malham Trail Half Marathon – Sat 9 Sep
From Steve Murray… Feeling the after effects of a hilly leg on the LCW relay last week confirmed what I knew already, I needed some longer runs and hills in my legs! So when an email reminder came in from Due North, chasing entries for the inaugural Malham Trail half marathon and the last in […]
Bradley Show Fell race – Sun 10 Sep
From Rachel Carter… Three Harriers took part in the Bradley Show Fell race, organised by BOFRA. At 3.5 miles, it’s one of their longer and slightly less steep (800′ of climb to the top of Bradley Moor) than some but was hard work on a rather hot and hot humid afternoon with the forecast (and […]
Quarter Everest up and down UK womens FKT – Fri 8 Sep
From Jann Smith… 8808 feet ascending and descending / 7.16 miles / 48% gradient / 4hr 42 mins / Steel Fell, Lake District Everesting is a relatively new concept very popular with cyclists . Choose a hill then go up and down the same path non-stop. The steeper the hill the less the mileage… but it’s […]
Ilkley Incline – Wed 6 Sep
From Jean Sullivan… Wednesday evening saw the staging of the 21st Ilkley Incline race. This unique one-mile uphill only race, with 560ft of ascent, starts at the bottom of the Keighley Gate Road in Ilkley. The route starts on tarmac road, before runners have a stony track to contend with. Conditions on the night were challenging, […]
Ilkley Incline – Wed 6 Sep
From Jean Sullivan… Wednesday evening saw the staging of the 21st Ilkley Incline race. This unique one-mile uphill only race, with 560ft of ascent, starts at the bottom of the Keighley Gate Road in Ilkley. The route starts on tarmac road, before runners have a stony track to contend with. Conditions on the night were challenging, […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 4 Sep
From Will Worboys… Ilkley endurance athletes excel in the Alps As part of this year’s UTMB festival (Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc) two Harriers have completed extreme tests of endurance in the French Alps. Petra Bijsterveld competed in the CCC, which refers to the route; Courmayeur- Champex- Chamonix. A gruelling 100 KM, the race astonishingly […]
CCC – Fri/Sat 1/2 Sep
From Petra Bijsterveld… Photo credit Sportograph I travelled to the Chamonix Valley to run the 100km/6000m CCC race (Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix), part of the annual UTMB trail running summit which includes the World Series Finals (UTMB, CCC and OCC) and a further 5 events including the TDS (Traces des Ducs de Savoie) which Andrew Merrick took part […]