Ilkley Harriers news archive 2014
Ilkley Harriers of the Month, January
| Julie Elmes | Improvement, stepping in as ladies XC Captain, participation in WYXC, PECO, Yorkshire and Northern XC races | Other nominations were: Georgia Malir - XC races and international results Caz Farrow - 1st woman in Central Lancs Half Marathon Steve Weston - 1st Harrier at the Brass Monkey Tom Adams - 1st places in Stoop Fell Race and Peco XC at Golden Acre Matt Newell - good performance at PECO XC Jacqui Weston - organising Annual Awards Do |
| Dan Wilkinson | Stanbury Splash result |
Other Harriers of the Month ...
Ilkley Harriers Presentation Evening, Fri 31 Jan
A good crowd enjoyed Elvis, a curry supper, and the presentation of the annual awards ....
More photos from Anna on our Facebook Group page
Ilkley Harriers Awards for 2013
| Best Runner | Tom Adams | Sally Morley |
| Most Improved Runner | Rob Cunningham | Jane McCarthy |
| Best Endurance Runner | Dave Wilby | Clare Smith |
| Best Runner, Under 23 | Bradley Chapman | Georgia Malir |
| Contribution to the Club | Paul Stephens | Jane Bryant |
| Captains' Award | Will Buckton | Hilda Coulsey |
See the previous holders in the roll of honour here.
Ilkley Harriers Race League 2013, Champions
| Overall: | Henry Heavisides |
| Road: | Henry Heavisides |
| Fell: | Martin Archer |
| Trail/XC: | Henry Heavisides |
The final results of the 2013 League and the dates for the 2014 League are on the League page.
Northern XC, Sat 25 Jan
(1 41:17 Daniel Garbutt, Durham City) 147 50:03 Dave Wilby 288 54:14 Will Buckton 322 55:38 Stephen Coy 613 finished Women (1 30:22 Katie Walshaw) 231 49:43 Julie Elmes 262 finished Junior women (1 21:48 Katy Wood, York) 2 22:28 Georgia Malir 51 finished
Some great junior results, report on the junior pages.
Parkruns, Sat 25 Jan
Helen reports ... Joshua's first attempt - he nearly got me ...
Skipton Aireville Park 16 26:23 Lewis Carr (junior) 19 26:37 Helen Waddington 35 28:31 Joshua Waddington (junior) 36 28:31 Dick Waddington 54 28:31 Dylan Carr (junior) Bradford Lister Park 50 22:36 Cameron Reilly (junior) Leeds Hyde Park 213 27:20 John Marshall
Georgia's international win, Sun 19 Jan
From Sally Malir ... Georgia Malir was selected to run for England for the second time this season. The race was The Cross Internacional de Italica, Seville, Spain, on January 19. The race attracts a strong international field, but the junior men's and women's races were dominated by England with the first four positions taken by them in both events. Georgia ran strongly to win the Junior Women's race. Results and report on British Athletics website and eightlane.org
Soreen Stanbury Splash, Sun 19 Jan
From Paul Stephens ...
A beautiful morning for another canter round the Bronte moors (or a gallop if you're Tom). We all know how grim it can be at Penistone Hill, but not on Sunday. It was great to be out, albeit with 400 others and plenty of Harriers. To be fair the course coped, and it didn't feel like that many. The mud was sticky, the climbs were hard, and the 3 river crossings, well..... My time wasn't great, but I've usually been about half way down the field and this year was no exception. I had thought this used to be a relatively small race - 100+, but I was wrong, it's always been popular. It was twenty years ago that I first did the Stanbury Splash and there were 299 people finished that day. And thanks to Nick for the lift.
Results from the Woodentops (photos there too)
1 43:50 Tom Adams 25 52:03 Dan Wilkinson 37 53:20 Will Buckton 96 58:00 Duncan Cooper 97 58:04 Dick Waddington 100 58:13 Paul Calderbank 103 58:23 Jane McCarthy 108 58:44 Nick Richardson 156 62:40 Jann Smith 181 64:36 Alison Weston 209 66:31 Paul Stephens 220 67:23 Alison Eagle 235 68:20 Norman Bush 250 68:52 Diane Haggar 251 68:56 Chantal Brisby 306 72:32 Sarah Edwards 356 77:42 Nick mellor 365 78:57 Peter Lewis 379 80:50 Sue Morley 385 83:24 Sophie Brown 388 83:52 Geoff White 395 84:54 Amanda Newham 399 85:47 Jayne Sort 401 85:53 Sally Wright 410 87:19 Eric Morley 412 87:48 Kate Wilkinson 429 97:43 Julie Elmes 437 finished
The IH Race League has been updated and Jane McCarthy has a great lead not just from this race but from playing her wild card to great effect.
Many super runs from the juniors too U8-U18!
Brass Monkey, Sun 19 Jan
Interestingly, both the Brass Monkey and the Stanbury Splash are in their 31st year!
Justin Phillips reports ... I managed to secure a last minute entry to run the Brass Monkey and joined a car load of Harriers for the trip to York. Chilly weather had us all shivering on the start line but by mile 1 the rain was replaced by sunshine and made way for a beautiful day.
Steve Weston shot off from the Ôwhistle' (the hooter had succumbed to the rain) and by the time I finished he'd already had a massage and a tuna sandwich.
The course is one of the fastest around and after swapping post-race stories it seems the Harriers contingent were pretty pleased with their morning's work.
Results ...
(1 1:10:19 Matthew Peirson, U/A) 78 1:21:39 Steve Weston 86 1:22:10 Rob Cunningham 112 1:23:44 Justin Phillips 132 1:25:07 Caz Farrow 148 1:25:43 Andrew Merrick 173 1:26:57 Stephen Coy 567 1:40:02 Helen Horton 921 1:51:40 Gaenor Coy 1459 finished
Parkruns, Sat 18 Jan
Skipton Airevile Park 9 22:38 Jane McCarthy 1st lady 20 26:39 Diane Haggar 55 35:30 Dylan Carr Bradford Lister Park 34 22:13 Arthur Reilly 65 23:56 Andrew Wilson Harrogate Stray 180 28:33 Petra Bijsterveld Leeds Hyde Park 118 23:44 Will Worboys
Ilkley Harriers of the Month, December
| Ben Sheppard | 1st Harrier at Ribble Valley 10k | Other nominations were: Val Kerr for HOM for organising the Gathering Winter Fools Relay and her race results in December Dave Wilby - 1st Harrier at Chevin Chase Hilda Coulsey for 1st FV60 at the Ribble Valley 10K Tom Adams for 1st places in Stoop fell cace and Peco XC at Golden Acre Geogia Malir for 2nd place at Brussells Lotto Cross Country Cup - England selection - and other excellent results Rob Cunningham, good month of race results and achieving second in the Harriers Race League |
| Helen Horton, Eric and Sue Morley | for organising the fun Club Christmas Relays and Quiz |
Other Harriers of the Month ...
PECO XC 3, Middleton Park, Sun 12 Jan
The first counter in this year's Ilkley Harriers Race League. Will Buckton reports... Tom Adams recorded another win for Ilkley Harriers in the third PECO Cross Country race at Middleton Park. Tom finished over a minute clear of second place. Next home for Ilkley was 16 year old triathlete Matt Newell. Matt finished 20th overall out of 619 runners, just three minutes behind Tom. Alison Eagle was the first of the Ilkley ladies to cross the line, taking 33rd lady out of 231. Hilda Coulsey ran well to take 1st F60 and 89th overall, after running Bradford Parkrun the previous day. Results ...
1 26:13 Tom Adams 20 29:14 Matt Newell 36 30:07 Gavin Lamb 129 33:35 Steve Newell 168 34:43 Henry Heavisides 261 37:18 Alison Eagle 280 37:43 Adrian Bastow 409 42:02 Hilda Coulsey 429 42:49 Eric Morley 434 42:56 Peter Lewis 462 44:09 Lynn Donohue 494 45:13 Sue Morley 505 45:46 Julie Elmes 536 47:25 Sue Williamson 562 49:07 Petra Bijsterveld 599 53:28 Kate Lofthouse 619 finished
Parkruns, Sat 11 Jan
Bradford Lister Park 6 18:57 Will Buckton 100 24:55 Hilda Coulsey 296 32:29 Christine Reilly Skipton Aireville Park 10 24:43 Lewis Carr (junior) 57 37:15 Dylan Carr (junior)
Central Lancs Half Marathon, Sun 5 Jan
Caz Farrow reports ... I finished first woman (28th overall) in 1 25 53 I think. 'Undulating' and nice and windy! Results ...
(1 1:16:45 Peter Bains, U/A) 28 1:25:53 Caz Farrow, 1st woman 418 finished
Yorkshire XC Championships, Sat 4 Jan
From Dave Wilby ... Superb run from Georgia Malir today, she gave fell and XC expert Katie Walshaw, and World Marathon Champs 10th place finisher Susan Partridge a real run for their money to finish 4th overall and 2nd junior. The first 4 put over a minute into the rest of the field, including Annabel Mason which just shows the quality they produced.
Results ...
Women (1 23:51 Katy Wood, York) 4 25:56 Georgia Malir (2nd junior woman) 25 28:31 Sally Morley 129 40:36 Chloe Haines 132 41:15 Julie Elmes 147 finished 14th team Men (1 40:48 Andrew Heyes, Hallamshire) 68 48:24 Dave Wilby 121 51:41 Steve Coy 133 52:29 Will Buckton 150 53:39 Mark Iley 178 56:05 Arthur Reilly 260 finished
There were 25 Junior Ilkley Harriers racing, with some super team results, including the girls in the photo who won U15 Bronze.
Parkruns, Sat 4 Jan
Skipton Aireville Park 1 23:18 Jane McCarthy *WINNER* 16 28:00 Helen Waddington 52 finished Harrogate Stray 181 28:20 Petra Bijsterveld Leeds Hyde Park 217 28:59 John Marshall
Nine Standards, Wed 1 Jan
Will Buckton reports ... Epic conditions for the New Years Day run up and down Nine Standards Rigg from Kirkby Stephen. BM 12.9km/549m Snow, hail and high wind made it a real battle on the climb.
(1 57:57 James Dunn, Edinburgh Uni) 42 1h12:46 Will Buckton 118 finished
Giant's Tooth, Wed 1 Jan
(1 17:10 James Hall, Wharfedale) 33 21:41 Toni Melechi 44 23:01 Tilly Melechi (junior) 124 finished
Captain Cook's race, Wed 1 Jan
Roy Ruddle reports ...8km/318m I was 95th in about 43:19
New Years Day Parkrun
Aireville Park, Skipton (1 19:53 Lucas Payne, Barlick FR) 4 21:04 Rob Cunningham 40 33:12 Petra Bijsterveld 58 finished