Golden Acre Relays – Tue 18 Jul
From Michael Abrams-Cohen… Ladies and gentlemen, gather ’round, for I have the honour of recounting the extraordinary adventures of Team Pool in Wharfedale and Kyle in the highly anticipated Golden Acre Relays! With 172 teams battling it out for glory, we knew we were in for a wild ride. The day began with a mix […]
Golden Acre Relays – Tue 18 Jul
From Michael Abrams-Cohen… Ladies and gentlemen, gather ’round, for I have the honour of recounting the extraordinary adventures of Team Pool in Wharfedale and Kyle in the highly anticipated Golden Acre Relays! With 172 teams battling it out for glory, we knew we were in for a wild ride. The day began with a mix […]
Ilkley Gazette report w/c 17 Jul
From Jean Sullivan… Harriers shine at the Ilkley Half Marathon! An incredible 88 Harriers turned out to race this year’s fourth Ilkley half marathon. This popular, well organised event, with fantastic crowd support, is organised by the Ilkley Round Table, with this year’s race attracting just over 1750 runners. Harrier Sally Armitage was the first lady […]
Ilkley Half Marathon – Sun 16 Jul
Results From Rumana Chowdhury… “No no, I’m not running the Ilkley Half this year. Yes I know there was a heatwave last year, but regardless, I always find it hard, I think I’ll have a break from racing and try to do some proper training for it next year. Oh, what’s that, a letter in […]
Ilkley Half Marathon – Sun 16 Jul
Results From Rumana Chowdhury… “No no, I’m not running the Ilkley Half this year. Yes I know there was a heatwave last year, but regardless, I always find it hard, I think I’ll have a break from racing and try to do some proper training for it next year. Oh, what’s that, a letter in […]
Pete Bland Kentmere Horseshoe – Sun 16 Jul
From Alison Weston… Jamie and I represented the Harriers at the Kentmere Horseshoe Race on July 16th – now run each year in memory of Pete Bland who sadly passed away in 2020. The race is a great route along the ridge to High Street via Ill Bell and back via Kentmere Pike – 19.8 […]
Snowdon International Mountain Race – Sat 15 Jul
Ben Rothery was part of the winning England men’s team at the Snowdon International Mountain Race last Saturday, and finished in 8th place in 40:34. Nathan Edmondson had not been able to race in the necessary qualifying races and therefore took part on an individual basis, representing Ilkley Harriers, and finished just ahead of Ben […]
Elswick Express 10M – Sat 15 Jul
From Mark Hall… A trip into Lancashire, north of Preston for the Elswick Express 10m. The race is mainly flat with a few undulations. The weather conditions were poor due to the very strong wind. It felt like the wind was either from the side or a head wind for the most part. I finished […]
Trail Verbier Saint Bernard by UTMB X-Alpine – Fri 7 Jul
From Andrew Merrick… Definitely the least prepared I have been for an overseas Ultra….. My Ultra friend, Laura, and I met up in the baggage reclaim area at Geneva airport in the middle of Thursday afternoon, the day before the X-Alpine was due to start. It was the earliest either of us could get there, […]
Coast 2 Coast – 3-7 Jul
From Jane McCarthy… Coast 2 Coast: St Bees, Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire. A conversation with fellow Harrier Matthew Kennedy a couple of years ago sparked an interest in this iconic route, him saying he was off to do it as a ‘training run’ before a longer event. The format of multi-day, and […]