Ilkley Harriers news archive 2019
Outstanding Achievements, January
From the Committee ...
Kate Archer Brass Monkey Half Marathon PB
Euan Brennan for being 2nd in the International, 1st in Yorkshire and 2nd in the Northern Cross Countries
Steven Gott for his 3rd in Bradford parkrun & sub 18mins, PECO results, high pacing in Giant's Tooth fell race
Jack Wood for 3rd in the Brass Monkey and his cross countries
Tigger Tor fell race, Sun 27 Jan
From Alison Weston ... 9.7 miles 1,600 ft organised by Totley AC on 27th January.
Very wintry windy conditions for this picturesque race. Well over 400 runners on narrow trods made it a slow start and difficult to run at your own pace but a great route with a bit of everything, including generous amounts of mud and a mile or so of tarmac at the end!
(1 1:11 Steve Franklin, Totley AC) 253 1:53 Alison Weston
Meltham Tough 10K, Sun 27 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
Arctic temperatures combined with a decidedly stiff breeze made for a character-building experience on the first Harriers League race of 2019. This road 10k fully deserves its 'tough' adjective as it involves 674 feet of climbing. Whilst there are various ups and downs the overall feel really is '5 miles up, 1 mile down'. Only 6 Harriers made it to the start line today. Colin Williams and Sally Armitage both came 2nd in their respective categories, and were swiftly followed by newish member Craig Berry and by Steve Newell, all below 50 minutes. Hilda and I both ran on tired legs from yesterday's Northern XC, it did not seem to slow Hilda down too much but I went well over the hour mark for the first time ever in a road 10K. Never mind, I enjoyed the race, the tea and cakes back at the club house were delicious and we all came away with a nice beanie hat as a memento. An event I would certainly go back to.
Results ...
(1 36:06 Gareth Cooke, Penistone Footpath Runners) 40 42:29 Colin Williams 89 46:16 Sally Armitage 116 47:43 Craig Berry 137 49:27 Steve Newell 289 58:04 Hilda Coulsey 335 61:55 Petra Bijsterveld 391 ran
Northern XC, Sat 26 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Women, 12th team (1 27:36 Mhairi Maclennan, Morpeth) 46 31:51 Pauline Munro 73 33:26 Kate Archer 105 34L57 Rachel Carter 183 38:01 Caroline Howe 282 42:37 Diane Kitchen 309 44:24 Hilda Coulsey 312 44:37 Anna Pickering 316 44:53 Petra Bijsterveld 339 46:32 Sally Pickering 376 finished Men, 19th team (1 38:05 Emile Cairess, Leeds) 14 39:47 Jack Wood 152 44:42 Steven Gott 202 44:55 Istvan Jacso 249 47:11 Stephen Coy 281 48:03 Tim Ashelford 407 51:04 Dave Westhead 439 52:04 Mike Abrams-Cohen 592 57:45 Malcolm Pickering 704 finished U20 women (1 19:29 Eleanor Bolton, Ribble Valley) 5 20:17 Jemima Elgood 36 22:38 Sarah Pickering 62 finished U20 men (1 25:41 Rory leonard, Morpeth) 2 25:51 Euan Brennan 12 26:53 Cameron Reilly 62 finished U17 women (1 17:17 India Pentland, Darlington) 9 18:34 Bethan Morley 107 ran U17 men (1 19:13 Samuel Charlton, Wallsend Harriers) 7 19:56 Dom Coy 83 22:42 Robbie Matthews 139 ran
parkruns, Sat 26 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Bradford (1 17:36 Hussain Usuie, Bingley Harriers) 17 21:52 Sally Malir 1st F 34 23:02 Oscar Street 68 24:37 Phil Hirst 78 24:53 Helen Waddington 79 24:54 Jean Sullivan 198 28:42 Paula Reynier 199 28:42 Dave Reynier 453 ran Tooting Common (1 17:50 Martin Dickson, Wimbledon Windmilers) 11 19:04 Rob Cunningham 802 ran Cleland (1 21:48 Marcus Whelband, Flinders AC) 20 32:33 Chris Cunningham 42 ran Cliffe Castle (1 18:21 Rob Byers, U/A) 36 27:58 Fiona Schneider 185 ran Potternewton (1 17:35 Sam Robbins, Chapel Allerton Runners) 24 23:07 Geoff Howard 176 ran
2018 League final results
From Jane McCarthy ...
Congratulations to the League Winners:-
Overall League - Colin Williams
Fell League - Jack Cummings
Trail League - Jonathan Turner
Road League - Colin Williams.
First League race of 2019 - Meltham 10K this Sunday; Good Luck to all competing!
Full 2018 results tables and 2019 fixtures list on the League page
PECO XC, race 4, Sun 20 Jan
From Caroline Hpwe ...
A fab new PECO course at Crimple Valley, Harrogate, with muddy trails, grass, technical wooded areas, plenty of twists and turns, and great view of the Crimple Valley Viaduct, despite the mist. An added point of interest for me was running past my old high school (with memories of school XC flooding back!) A strong Harriers ladies' team saw three Harriers finish in the top 20 out of nearly 400 finishers. Great performances all round in the penultimate race of the series.
Results ...
(1 28:21 Helen Cross, York Tri) 8 29:39 Pauline Munro 1st F50 14 31:14 Sarah Pickering 20 31:47 Rachel Carter 65 35:36 Caroline Howe 132 38:15 Nicola Budding 138 38:32 Diane Kitchen 178 40:37 Alison Bennett 246 43:42 Sally Pickering 269 44:31 Bernadette Gibbons 289 45:19 Anna Pickering 318 46:41 Kate Lofthouse 393 ran (1 25:10 Terrence Forrest, Ackworth RR) 31 27:38 Steven Gott 3rd V40 134 30:55 Steve Murray 176 31:48 Peter Shelley 184 32:10 Robert Budding 191 32:20 Michael Duffield 241 34:03 Malcolm Pickering 1st V65 481 52:41 Donald Macrae 485 ran
Pilancones Tunte Ultra Trail Gran Canaria, Sat 19 Jan
From Jann Smith ...
This long race circled around the middle of this very mountainous island starting in San Bartolome de Tirujana a mountain village. The mountains here are at their highest and roughest with near vertical rocky ascents and descents. A rope was used at one point. We started in dark, mist rain and cold and finished in hot sun.
Resultados ...
(1 4h15 Pau Gil) 49 6h23 Paul Carman 70 6h51 Jann Smith (2nd vet) 112 finished
parkruns, Sat 19 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Bradford (1 17:48 Martin Fillingham, Saltaire Striders) 73 25:15 Philip Hirst 371 ran Harrogate (1 17:24 Chris Miller, Harrogate Harriers) 160 25:35 Will Worboys 491 ran Skipton (1 18:31 Jake Ridding, U/A) 12 21:26 Adrian Bastow 33 24:25 Rachel Carter 214 ran Wetherby (1 20:59 Mark Ryder, Ripon Runners) 14 24:31 Geoff Howard 70 ran Aldinga Beach (AUS) (1 17:19 Mike Klocke, U/A) 12 25:38 Chris Cunningham 79 ran Clapham Common (1 16:45 Richard Ollington, Thames Hare and Hounds) 22 19:05 Rob Cunningham 941 ran
Annual Awards for 2018
Presented at the Awards Evening on Friday 18th January. Congratulations, everyone.
| Category | 2018 Winner |
|---|---|
| Runner of the year - male | Jack Wood |
| Runner of the year - female | Kate Archer |
| Most improved - male | Jonathan Turner |
| Most improved - female | Helen Thurston |
| Endurance Runner - over 50 male | Andrew Merrick |
| Endurance Runner - over 50 female | Alison Weston |
| Endurance Runner - male | Ben Sheppard |
| Endurance Runner - female | Helen Waddington |
| Runner under 23 - male | Euan Brennan |
| Runner under 23 - female | Lucy Williamson |
| Runner over 50 - male | Colin Williams |
| Runner over 50 - female | Hilda Coulsey |
| Contribution to club - male | Neil Chapman |
| Contribution to club - female | Hilda Coulsey |
| Captains award - male | Steve Murray |
| Captains award - female | Rachel Carter |
| League winner | Colin Williams |
| Fell league | Jack Cummings |
| Road league | Colin Williams |
| Trail league | Jonathan Turner |
| One-off Contribution | Petra Bijsterveld (membership database) |
| One-off Performance | Paul Carmen (solo Bob Graham Round) |
| Additional Contribution | The coaches: Jane Bryant, Neil Chapman, and Peter Shields The website: Paul Wood Chair 2018: Geoff Howard |
Previous years' awards. Also see the Club records and Hall of fame pages.
International XC in Elgoibar, Spain, Sun 13 Jan
From Steve Brennan... Great run by Euan Brennan, 2nd in the U20 race video.
Brass Monkey Half Marathon, Sun 13 Jan
(1 1:09:42 Adrian Bailes, Birtley) 3 1:10:42 Jack Wood 242 1:27:26 Kate Archer 1554 finished
Jack's time is a new club record, beating Eddie Irving's 19 year old record of 1:11:21 also at the Brass Monkey.
Stanbury Splash, Sun 13 Jan
From Rachel Carter ...
Results from the Stanbury Splash yesterday, undertaken in conditions of very gusty wind, and at times driving rain with plenty of photographic proof courtesy of Woodentops - links on Facebook.
Results
(1 46:41 Robin Howie, Wharfedale) 12 50:41 Jack Cummings 16 52:03 Istvan Jacso 36 55:38 Helen Thurston 72 61:20 Rachel Carter 77 61:53 Colin Williams 84 62:21 Richard Joel 98 65:05 Duncan Cooper 154 72:31 Alison Weston 218 80:89 Nea Weston 254 finished Ilkley ladies 1st Team (4, 10, 28)
parkruns, Sat 12 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
Two Ilkley first finishers this week: Jack Wood at Myrtle (Bingley), just 2 seconds outside the course record, and Michael Lomas at Barry Island. Steve Gott came 3rd at Bradford in 17:59 which I believe is his first sub-18 parkrun result.
Results ...
Bradford (1 17:26 Jack Kelly, U/A) 3 17:59 Steven Gott 23 20:36 Sarah Pickering 42 22:16 Malcolm Pickering 80 24:17 Oscar Street 161 27:28 Paula Reynier 525 ran Harrogate (1 17:12 Chris Oddy, Serpentine RC) 123 24:43 Helen Waddington 555 ran Roundhay (1 17:21 Matthew Merrick, Aldershot, Farnham and District AC) 42 22:07 Tom Worboys 501 ran Skipton (1 18:15 Tim Chadwick, U/A) 106 29:13 Bernie Gibbons 114 29:47 Mark Scothon 230 ran Watergrove (1 22:20 Daniel Taylor, U/A) 26 28:30 Will Worboys 91 ran Barry Island 1 18:42 Michael Lomas 208 ran Clapham Common (1 17:39 Rory Jordan, Milocaria AC) 18 19:06 Rob Cunningham 1019 ran Myrtle 1 17:14 Jack Wood 79 28:08 Fiona Schneider 268 ran
PECO XC race 3, West Park, Sun 6 Jan
From Rachel Carter ... A dry cross country run at West Park of just under 5.5 miles mixing undulating terrain across field and trail through woods with some doing the double after the Yorkshire's on Sat.
Results ...
Men (1 28:31 Michael Kallenberg, Wharfedale) 25 32:27 Steven Gott 131 36:09 Steve Murray 199 38:06 Mike Duffield 234 39:09 Robert Budding 249 39:40 Malcolm Pickering 502 finished Women (1 32:17 Georgia Taylor-Brown, Sale) 20 37:04 Rachel Carter 74 42:01 Caroline Howe 207 48:47 Ros Brown 236 50:20 Anna Pickering 245 50:37 Sally Pickering 328 54:49 Kate Lofthouse 372 59:24 Sally Wright 396 finished
Yorkshire XC Chanpionships, Lightwater Valley, Sat 5 Jan
From Caroline Howe...
Senior Men (10,320m) (1 32:15 Emile Cariss Leeds City) 7 33:46 Jack Wood 68 37:30 Istvan Jacso 74 37:51 Dan McKeown 77 37:56 Steve Gott 115 39:39 Steve Coy 132 40:09 Tim Ashelford 232 45:41 Rob Budding 244 46:30 Mark Iley 259 47:33 Malcolm Pickering 326 finished Ilkley men's team 8th out of 38 Men's U20 (8,240m) 1 26:26 Euan Brennan 5 28:26 Cam Reilly 18 finished Senior Ladies (8,250m) (1 27:57 Claire Duck, Leeds City) 20 30:37 Jemima Elgood 25 31:02Pauline Munro 33 32:32 Kate Archer 63 34:20 Beth Massey 67 34:30 Sarah Pickering 110 37:38 Caroline Howe 161 43:27 Petra Bijsterveld 171 44:14 Hilda Coulsey 181 45:34 Anna Pickering 199 finished Ilkley A team 6th out of 35 Ilkley B team 29th out of 35 Ladies U17 (4,450m) (1 15:26 Esther Rowe-Towle Sheff & Dearne) 2 15:47 Bethan Morley 33 finished U17 Men (6,350m) (1 19:45 Joshua Dickinson, City of York) 4 20:01 Dom Coy 41 finished
parkruns, Sat 5 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Edinburgh (1 16:05 Peter Avent, Shettleston Harriers) 38 19:26 Mark Mon-Williams 815 ran Bradford (1 17:29 Martin Fillingham, Saltaire Striders) 54 23:42 Oscar Street 271 31:06 Paula Reynier 484 ran Skipton (1 18:31 Ian Sadler, U/A) 90 27:09 Fiona Schneider 125 29:14 Tim Ratcliffe 164 32:01 Mark Scothon 236 ran Fountains Abbey (1 16:54 Ted Mason, Wharfedale Harriers) 61 22:14 Geoff Howard 462 ran Clapham Common (1 15:34 unknown) 25 19:15 Rob Cunningham 871 ran
Selection news
From Steve Brennan... Following on from Euan Brennan's 7th place at the British Cross Challenge he has been selected for the England U20 Cross Country team to compete at the International XC in Elgoibar, Spain on the 13th of January.
Nine Standards fell race, Tue 1 Jan
From Will Buckton...
Great conditions for me and Colin to kick off 2019 with the Nine Standards race from Kirkby Stephen. GPS was allowed but not required due to the spring like weather! I got a PB on my 5th time at the New Years Day fell race. BM 12.9km/549m.
Results ...
(1 53:17 Jonathan Cox, Eden Runners) 32 1h03:30 Will Buckton 52 1h07:45 Colin Williams 196 finished
Giants Tooth Fell Race, Tue 1 Jan
From Michael Duffield... £3 and a friendly jostle to fill in an entry sheet in the pub got Steve and I an entry into the Giants Tooth Fell Race on New Years Day. Only 3 miles and not a typical fell race - more a rolling trail up to the Giants Tooth standing stone above Ogden Water and back, through woods, on technical paths in places. Good fun and got rid of a few xmas cobwebs.
(1 17:10 Robin Howie, Wharfedale Harriers) 9 18:19 Steven Gott 54 21:58 Michael Duffield 186 ran
parkruns, NYD Tue 1 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
Four Harriers availed themselves of the opportunity to run two consecutive parkruns to start 2019: Rob Cunningham chose two in London, whilst closer to home Amanda, Alex and myself started at Myrtle (Bingley) and moved on to Cliffe Castle (Keighley) to join Karen and Geoff, the latter having volunteered already at Skipton.
Results ...
Richmond (1 16:42 unknown) 16 19:20 Rob Cunningham 575 ran Fulham Palace (1 16:54 Nick Marriage, Wooters Runners) 18 19:09 Rob Cunningham 431 ran Skipton (1 18:06 unknown) 11 19:33 Paul Carman 41 22:23 Jann Smith 128 28:41 Bernie Gibbons 215 ran Mole Valley (1 18:21 Daniel Evans, Dorking and Mole Valley AC) 38 23:06 Peter Roll 292 ran Myrtle (1 18:02 Michael Malyon, Baildon Runners) 123 28:13 Petra Bijsterveld 135 28:38 Alex Stanley-Hyde 150 29:31 Amanda Newham 243 ran Cliffe Castle (1 18:34 Michael Malyon, Baildon Runners) 66 24:27 Geoff Howard 164 29:41 Karen Lambe 181 30:18 Petra Bijsterveld 202 31:17 Alex Stanley-Hyde 219 32:20 Amanda Newham 352 ran Barry Island (1 16:33 Matthew Rees, Swansea) 5 18:22 Michael Lomas 616 ran