Ilkley Harriers news archive 2017
Ilkley Harriers of the Month, January
| Runner of the month: Normal Bush |
V75 record for Skipton parkrun | Other nominations were: Geoff Howard for consistent 22 and 23 min parkruns through January Rob Cunningham for 1h19 Brass Monkey half PB Matt Newell for parkruns and cross-country commitment plus SM18 record at Skipton this month Tim Ashelford for parkruns and cross-countries. |
| Volunteer of the month: Gaenor and Steve Coy |
for their diligent PECO and representative cross country organisation | Other nominations were: (none this month) |
More Harriers of the Month ...
Northern XC Championships Knowsley Park, Sat 28 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
A small number of senior Harriers traveled across the Pennines to Knowsley Safari Park for the Northern XC Championships. Consistent rain during the journey prepared the mind for a thoroughly muddy course, which by the time the seniors were running had already been well churned by the juniors. As a result underfoot conditions were very testing and for much of the undulating course I was just working on not losing my shoes and maintaining minimal forward momentum.
It makes the high rankings of Tom Adams, Matt Newell and Sarah Pickering in their races even more outstanding! Great results for all though, in fast fields with some of the best XC runners in the North. Disappointment for Tim Ashelford who had to retire after one lap due to a calf injury.
Results ...
Senior Men (1 41:13 Ben Connor, Derby AC) 8 42:34 Tom Adams 348 57:24 Steve Coy 676 ran U20 Men (1 26:57 Scott Beattie, Morpeth Harriers) 14 28:53 Matt Newell 76 ran Senior Women (1 30:46 Claire Duck, Leeds City) 268 48:14 Gaenor Coy 288 49:32 Petra Bijsterveld 360 ran U20 Women (1 20:47 Harriet Knowles Jones, Warrington AC) 19 24:35 Sarah Pickering 54 30:38 Elizabeth Westhead 55 ran
parkruns, Sat 28 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Ashton Court (1 16:11 George Duggan, Tonbridge AC) 51 21:22 Jonathan Schneider 484 ran Bradford Lister Park (1 17:27 unknown) 20 21:40 Adrian Bastow 405 ran Skipton (1 18:37 Danny Thompson U/A) 121 29:09 Jennifer Carne 184 ran
Harriers Social and Awards Evening, Fri 27 Jan
A great social evening upstairs at The Flying Duck at 7.30pm, with over 70 tickets sold, and including the Annual Awards presentation.
Thank you to everyone who filled in a Nomination Form for the awards - we had lots of nominations across the categories which can be viewed
here
| Category | 2016 Winner |
|---|---|
| Runner of the Year, Male | Jack Wood |
| Runner of the Year, Female | Kate Archer |
| Most Improved Runner, Male | Michael Lomas |
| Most Improved Runner, Female | Lucy Williamson |
| Best Endurance Runner, Road, Male | Steve Weston |
| Best Endurance Runner, Road, Female | Helen Waddington |
| Best Endurance Runner, Off-road, Male | Dick Waddington |
| Best Endurance Runner, Off-road, Female | Jane McCarthy |
| Best Athlete, Under 23, Male | Matt Newell |
| Best Athlete, Under 23, Female | Jemima Elgood |
| Best Runner, Over 50, male | Malcolm Pickering |
| Best Runner, Over 50, female | Alison Weston |
| Contribution to the club, male | Neil Chapman |
| Contribution to the club, female | Hilda Coulsey |
| Captains award; male | Rob Budding and Iain Gibbons |
| Captains award; female | Petra Bijsterveld and Mary Gibbons |
| League winner | Lucy Williamson |
| League road | Lucy Williamson |
| League fell | Jack Wood |
| League trail | Adele Reperecki |
Some notes on their achievements
In addition an exceptional performance award was made to Tom Adams. Best news articles, chosen by Peter Lewis, were by Brian Melia and Outi Kamareinan. And an award for website upkeep was made to Paul Wood.
Helen's photos
PECO XC, West Park, Sun 22 Jan
men's race (1 29:34 Nathan Marsh, Leeds Uni) 45 33:12 Tim Ashelford 89 34:53 Steve Coy 229 39:55 Robert Budding 289 42:25 Andrew Jackson 302 42:51 Geoffrey White 308 43:03 Neil Bloor 444 53:38 Don Macrae 461 finished ladies' race (1 34:09 Helen Cross, York Tri) 159 48:36 Hilda Coulsey 175 49:16 Gaenor Coy 236 53:01 Jacqui Weston 276 55:45 Kate Lofthouse 340 69:43 Clare Shouler 344 finished
parkruns, Sat 21 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Ashton Court (1 17:10 David Awde, Bristol and West AC) 78 22:40 Jonathan Schneider 489 ran Skipton (1 18:14 Tim Chadwick, Skipton AC) 37 23:17 Norman Bush 42 23:30 Mary Gibbons 43 23:34 Geoff Howard 237 ran Fountains Abbey (1 16:47 Nathan Smith, City of York AC) 84 24:11 Alison Eagle 380 ran Penrhyn (1 17:38 Osian Perrin, Menai Track and Field) 5 19:49 Lucy Wiiliamson 1st F 206 ran
Stanbury Splash, Sun 15 Jan
Tom Adams celebrated his 5th win at this race, results and photos
1 43:52 Tom Adams 17 53:01 Jack Cummings 19 52:23 Martin Archer 39 56:59 Dave Robson 59 59:02 Jane McCarthy 78 60:12 Richard Joel 101 62:22 Michael Duffield 120 64:43 Alistair Barlow 141 65:45 Duncan Cooper 158 67:30 Alison Weston 162 67:50 Paul Stephens 175 69:25 Mary Gibbons 197 72:00 Sarah Edwards 218 74:16 Geoff White 240 76:55 Peter Lewis 311 91:00 Anna Barlow 315 95:21 Sophie Brown 330 finished
Brass Monkey Half Marathon, Sun 15 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Well organized as ever by York Knavesmire Harriers, this HM is a hardy perennial in the winter road racing calendar and sold out within minutes when entries opened in October. It seems a particular favourite with clubs from the North East and you could imagine that you were running up there rather than in York when listening to the accents. A flat course and good running conditions gave plenty of PB potential and I was hoping to go under two hours which I have only managed once before. Despite giving it my all my legs thought otherwise, I must surely hold the record for the Harrier with the most HM results between 2 hours and 2 hours 35 seconds. I think this is my 5th!
Rob Cunningham, Derek Oliver and Janet Grace all seemed to have excellent runs, at about mile 10 I passed Chris Cunningham who was struggling with an injury but I was glad to see he came in not far behind me.
Results ...
(1 1:09:17 Steven Hebblethwaite, Keswick AC) 79 1:19:31 Rob Cunningham 332 1:32:35 Derek Oliver 906 1:51:23 Janet Grace 1171 2:00:33 Petra Bijsterveld 1191 2:02:48 Chris Cunningham 1537 finished
parkruns, Sat 14 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Leeds Woodhouse Moor (1 16:25 Benjamin Douglas, Notts AC) 6 18:24 Tim Ashelford 42 20:55 Adrian Bastow 557 ran Ashton Court (1 18:24 Samuel White, Shelton Striders) 62 22:00 Jonathan Schneider 548 ran Cambridge (1 17:41 Chris Darling, Cambridge and Coleridge) 6 18:09 Dan Hayes 485 ran Curl Curl (Australia) (1 17:42 Gregory Nicholas, Warringah Triathlon Club) 21 20:22 Ben Joynson 291 ran Skipton (1 19:22 Danny Thompson, U/A) 92 29:05 Jennifer Carne 148 ran Wetherby (1 18:11 Kristoff Boynton, Steel City Striders) 20 23:13 Geoff Howard 66 ran
Temple Newsam Ten, Sun 8 Jan
(1 59:10 Mark Smith, Rothwell) 530 1:40:35 Alex Hyde 806 finished
YHA 'King Of The Castle', Sun 8 Jan
From Sarah Edwards ... this little race fell on my dad's birthday when we were all in the Lakes. A time trial format with everyone setting off at 10 second intervals. Start with your hand on the bar at the YHA and race to the war memorial on the top of Castle Crag - 1.6 miles and 656ft.
(1 11:27 Chris Arthur, Bowland) 45 17:54 Sarah Edwards
Yorkshire XC championships, Sat 7 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... A good Harrier presence from both the senior and junior club at Lightwater Valley for the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships. The weather was mild and conditions underfoot were very dry. Outstanding results from Tom Adams and Jemima Elgood both coming second in their races, and strong running from everyone in a very fast field.
It would be great to see even more members entering these championship races, if you have not tried them give them a go, they are open to everyone and every ability. Northern and Nationals coming up very soon. Great organization as always from Steve and Gaenor Coy.
Results ...
Senior Men (1 33:47 Emile Cairess, Leeds City AC) 2 34:03 Tom Adams 49 37:46 Matt Newell 92 40:06 Tim Ashelford 127 42:04 Steve Coy 144 42:33 Dave Westhead 192 45:23 Mark Iley 197 45:43 Mark Summerson 215 47:22 Robert Budding 287 ran Senior Women (1 30:24 Julie Briscoe, Wakefield DHAC) 121 45:29 Gaenor Coy 127 46:18 Petra Bijsterveld 131 46:33 Hilda Coulsey 155 ran U20 Women (1 23:15 Imani Wilson, Hallamshire Harriers) 2 23:54 Jemima Elgood 7 25:14 Sarah Pickering 13 ran Lots of excellent junior results too!
parkruns, Sat 7 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Woodhouse Moor Leeds (1 16:10 Michael Kallenberg, Carmarthen) 185 25:00 Tom Worboys 540 ran Skipton (1 18:40 Tim Chadwick, Skipton AC) 26 22:48 Geoff Howard 63 24:57 Chris Cunningham 132 28:55 Sue Verspyck 230 ran Fountains Abbey (1 18:06 Guy Close, Knaresborough Striders) 55 22:44 Norman Bush 430 ran
Giants Tooth fell race, Sun 1 Jan
(1 18:02 Ali Burns, Valley Striders) 62 24:20 Toni Melechi 145 finishedparkruns, Sun 1 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
Just a handful of Harriers started 2017 with a parkrun. New Year's Day is the only day of the year where you can register two parkrun results on the same day, so I started at Skipton (brilliant first finish by a fast Matt Newell), 90 parkrunners then drove to Pendle parkrun to do it all over again. I was a bit sad to be the only Harrier, but there was a jolly festive atmosphere to take our minds off the cold wind blasting across the park and plentiful mud underfoot.
Junior Oscar Stapleton was the only other Harrier to do a double, at Woodhouse Moor and Temple Newsam. (however for reasons of consistency junior parkrun results will not be included here anymore).
Nice to chat to Geoff Howard who was marshaling at Skipton.
Results ...
Princes parkrun, Liverpool (1 17:43 Stephen Watkin, Penny Lane Striders) 12 19:50 Richard Joel 50 24:03 Jean Sullivan 152 ran Skipton 1 17:12 Matt Newell 96 27:08 Petra Bijsterveld 116 28:19 Karen Lambe 175 ran Pendle (1 19:38 Nick Gaskell, Trawden AC) 82 28:52 Petra Bijsterveld 137 ran