Ilkley Harriers news archive 2013
Ilkley Harriers of the Month, January
| Jack Wood | for his runs in the PECO and Yorkshire Cross Country Championships and also his 5th place at the Stanbury Splash. | There were no other nominations. |
| Outi Kamarainen | for her Kinder Trail result |
Well done to Jack and Outi, this month's winners.
Earlier Harriers of the Month ...
Northern XC, Liverpool, Sat 26 Jan
From Dave Westhead ... For those Harriers (Jim and I) who did manage the drive across the Pennines a real treat was in store. Twelve kilometres of cross country on what would have been an excellent flat course had it not been for the snow. As it was, every step, and I mean EVERY step, left you well above ankle deep in soft slushy snow and mud. It was bit like running in a World War One trench.
Our juniors certainly showed us seniors the way to do it today, with a great turnout of 16 or more runners, teams in U13 and U15 girls, and a WIN from Georgia Malir in the GU17 class. Results on NoEAA.
Male seniors (1 40:01 Steve Vernon, Stockport) 171 51:50 Dave Westhead 201 52:59 Jim Ryder 583 finished
Kinder Trial, Sat 26 Jan
(1 1:34:15 Tom Brunt, Dark Peak) 18 2:02:41 Dave Wilby 38 2:18:54 Outi Kamarainen 2nd lady 124 finished
Parkrun, Sat 26 Jan
Quite a few Parkruns were cancelled, but Harrogate went ahead in the snow ...
51 25:57 William Worboys 67 27:25 Emily Elmes (junior) 77 29:17 Julie Elmes
Stanbury Splash, Sun 20 Jan
From Steve Weston ... Great turnout of Harriers for the first IH League counter of the year. Ice on the Splash route meant that the route was changed to the 2009 ALS route. Bronte moor looked fantastic with a covering of snow. The snow made going tough in places but the usual bog patches were semi frozen giving the impression of running over very soggy tissue paper, certainly easier than the usual squelchy moor. Tom Adams was 2nd by a second!
Ilkley won the men's team prize: Tom, Jack & Lee. Our Tom led most of the way, breaking the snow! Results and photos on woodentops.org.uk...
(1 39:01 Tom Addison, Helm Hill) 2 39:02 Tom Adams 5 41:45 Jack Wood 12 42:56 Lee Morley 16 43:19 Dave Wilby 18 43:27 Martin Archer 47 46:51 Bradley Chapman 78 49:02 Ben Joynson 97 50:28 Steve Weston 105 50:55 Justin Phillips 110 51:05 Dan Hill 126 51:50 Duncan Cooper 129 51:56 Henry Heavisides 135 52:13 Jann Smith 139 52:26 Alistair Barlow 149 53:13 Kelly Harrison 158 54:19 Richard Reeve 165 54:52 Alison Weston 185 56:41 Andrew Sheldon 205 57:54 Michael Duffield 240 60:09 Anna Barlow 241 60:19 Phil Hirst 247 60:42 Rachael Gooch 259 61:30 Mike Bryant 269 62:08 Clare Smith 310 65:47 Sophie Brown 311 66:04 Amanda Newham 313 66:48 Sue Morley 330 75:32 Julie Elmes 336 finished
This was the first counter in the 2013 Ilkley Harriers Race League.
Run Sunday, Sun 20 Jan
A weekly 3 mile timed run at Danefield ... www.runsunday.com..
4 21:59 Jacob Hellewell (junior) 10 25:47 Will Worboys 17 finished
Parkruns, Sat 19 Jan
Weekly 5k free timed runs at lots of different venues www.parkrun.org.uk
Harrogate Stray (1st Anniversary) 46 24:24 Phil Hirst 113 28:31 Julie Elmes 178 finished
Ilkley Harriers Presentation Evening, Fri 18 Jan
The Presentation Evening, aka The Do was a super evening with a great mix of people, plenty of time to catch up and chat, the presentation of the Annual Awards, the presentation of the 2012 Ilkley Harriers Race League winners, a raffle with really fab prizes (thanks Clare and Ben), and a great band Five Dollar Shoes.
Ilkley Harriers Awards for 2012
| Best Runner | Tom Adams | Jann Smith |
| Most Improved Runner | Will Buckton | Rebecca Mon-Williams |
| Best Endurance Runner | Dave Wilby | Helene Whitaker |
| Best Runner, Under 23 | Bradley Chapman | Georgia Malir |
| Contribution to the Club | Richard Reeve | Shirley Wood |
| Captains' Award | Lee Morley | Jane Bryant |
Read all about it in the newsletter, out soon! And see the previous holders in the roll of honour here.
Ilkley Harriers Running League 2012, Champions
| Overall: | Henry Heavisides |
| Road: | Henry Heavisides |
| Fell: | Tom Adams |
| Trail/XC: | Henry Heavisides |
The final results of the 2012 League are here: Excel
The dates for the 2013 League are available on the League page.
Peco XC - Bramley Fall Woods, Sun 13 Jan
From Henry Heavisides ... ideal conditions for running cross country this morning, a bright sunny but cold day with not too much mud. The course is a mixture of fields & woods with just a few short hills, covering 3 laps. I don't know how many people were running, but it was quite congested on the narrow paths on the first lap, then again when quicker runners were overtaking lapped runners on the 2nd & 3rd laps. Matt Cox did a fine run to finish in 11th place, with Jack Wood just behind. Our men's team placings were completed by Bradley Chapman, Henry Heavisides, Ben Joynson, Malcolm Pickering (running his first race for over a year after injury), Peter Haines & Neil Chapman. Results from www.pecoxc.co.uk, we are now leading in the men's team First Division.
11 Matthew Cox 12 Jack Wood 44 Bradley Chapman 61 Henry Heavisides 65 Ben Joynson 98 Malcolm Pickering 139 Peter Haines 153 Neil Chapman 168 Andy Jackson 240 Don McRae 248 Vince Gibbons 254 finished 2nd team Ladies 24 Kelly Harrison 30 Alison Bennett 76 Alison Ricci 102 Bernie Gibbons 111 Julie Elmes 139 Sally Pickering 164 finished 3rd team
Run Sunday, Sun 13 Jan
A weekly 3 mile timed run at Danefield ... www.runsunday.com..
10 28:41 Emma Payne 12 finished
Parkruns, Sat 12 Jan
Weekly 5k free timed runs at lots of different venues www.parkrun.org.uk
Bradford Lister Park 20 21:18 Lucy Haines (junior) 35 22:46 Oscar Stapleton 60 24:00 Sarah Haines 80 24:45 Andrew Mitchell 92 25:28 Hilda Coulsey 172 29:36 Harry Stead (junior) 311 finished Harrogate Stray 140 26:33 Julie Elmes 274 finished Huddersfield 59 22:10 Helen Ilsley 337 finished
Full Speed into 2013!
All senior training sessions are as normal this week, starting with Circuit Training on Monday 7th.
Tickets for The Do will be available on Monday at CT, Tuesday before the run, and at other training sessions this week - bring £12 and get yours!
Before Tuesday's committee meeting are there any more nominations for December Harriers of the Month and of course the Annual Awards, please?
PECO XC Handicap Race, Sun 6 Januaru
Well done to Andy Jackson who finished 2nd in this handicap race, with 67 runners.
Run Sunday, Sun 6 Jan
The weekly 3 mile timed run at Danefield has resumed... www.runsunday.com..
4 23:37 William Worboys 13 31:27 Lyn Eden 16 finished
Yorkshire XC Championships, Sat 5 Jan
From Diane Haggar ... Lightwater Valley offered an amazingly mud free course, and unusually balmy weather conditions greeted us. It was a strange experience running alongside The Ultimate rollercoaster but the organisers did an excellent job with the course and parking, loos etc. On the ladies side we fielded 5 runners and were led in by Beth Massey in 50th, followed by myself and Kate Archer in 57th & 59th, Sally Malir completed the scoring team and Chloe Haines also ran. Ilkley were 13th ladies team out of 19.
The outstanding female result of the day came from Georgia Malir who was 2nd U17 girl and gained Yorkshire team selection. I look forward to Georgia joining the ladies as a Junior lady next year. Superb.
Some excellent junior results too, up on the junior pages soon ...
Results from Northern Athletics ...
Ladies (1 21:22 Susan Partridge, Leeds) 50 26:04 Beth Massey 57 26:33 Diane Haggar 59 26:47 Kate Archer 76 28:50 Sally Malir 109 32:39 Chloe Haines 125 finished 13th out of 19 teams Men (1 33:09 Meles Okbazghi, Sheffield) 14 35:23 Tom Adams 71 39:34 Jack Wood 82 39:53 Lee Morley 116 41:31 Dave Westhead 138 42:59 Mark Iley 154 43:59 Nick Pearce 157 44:22 Arthur Reilly 240 finished 13th out of 26 teams
Some good photos on woodentops.org.uk
Parkruns, Sat 5 Jan
Bradford Lister Park 48 23:25 William Worboys 76 24:51 Andrew Mitchell Harrogate Stray 105 26:15 Julie Elmes Leeds Hyde Park 123 27:37 Harry Stead 142 24:39 John Marshall
Training, holiday dates
Happy New Year everyone! Please note that a few training dates have been affected but it's pretty much back to normal now (3 Jan): the Google Calendar on the right should be up to date but to summarise ...
- Mondays: no Circuit Training 24 or 31 Dec
- Tuesdays: no Club night 25th Dec or 1 Jan
- Wednesdays: no track 26th Dec
- Thursdays: no Jane's session 27 Dec or 3 Jan (oh yes there is! update 2 Jan) but the 7pm session on the grass continues
- Saturdays: no breaks in the early morning or family sessions
And a big thank-you to all the coaches and run leaders who lead these sessions, could you help in 2013?
Nine Standards fell race, Tue 1 Jan
William Buckton reports ... I kicked off 2013 with this 8 mile toughie up Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen. This was the 25th anniversary event and a record field of 166 took part. Carl Bell of Howgill won the race and broke the 1993 record.
(1 51:44 Carl Bell, Howgill Harriers) 51 67:21 Will Buckton 166 finished
Giants Tooth, Tue 1 Jan
From Jez Hellewell ... a cracking little 3 mile blast today to get 2013 off to a flying start. Came 16th out of around 120 with the legs feeling fine after yesterdays Auld Lang Syne. Tilly Melechi was 2nd lady in 46th place (I think), so a great race from her. Jacob, unfortunately, suffered his recurring knee problems & limped home in 99th, a brave effort ! Results from FRA Forums ...
(1 17:18 Ben Crowther, Halifax) 16 20:16 Jez Hellwwell 45 23:10 Tilly Melechi 99 28:29 Jacob Hellewell 118 finished
29th Silsden New Years Day Fun Run, Tue 1 Jan
Results from BOFRA ...
(1 18:12 Lucas Lee, K&C) 49 46:14 Jan Carrier 97 ran, most in their jamies!