Georgia Malir | 13th at the National XC in the U17 Women's race | Other nominations were: Will Buckton - weekly Gazette newsletter article; Adela Reperecki - training hard all last year and into this, race times improvement, good Rombalds time; Beth Massey - PB at Snake Lane 10; Mark Hall for record breaking run/setting new club records at Wombwell 5 and also for results Snake Lane 10 mile 56:22 1st M50, UK top ranking; Dave Wilby for impressive PB and 2nd place at Rombalds and great result in Ilkley Fell race; Tom Adams Ilkley Moor fell race win!; Martin Archer Ilkley Moor fell race; and Vince Gibbons improvement |
Sally Malir | Club F45 record at the Snake Lane 10 |
Well done to Georgia and Sally, this month's winners.
Earlier Harriers of the Month ...
Thanks to the many helpers and marshals today, the 24th Ilkley Moor fell race was another super Ilkley Harriers event. Some very good performances from Harriers young and old, and really pleased to see our men win the team prize, led in by Tom. Full results and some photos on the race page.
1 35:54 Tom Adams 7 40:36 Martin Archer 8 40:40 Dave Wilby 13 42:46 Lee Morley 27 45:36 Bradley Chapman 33 46:26 Ben Sheppard 37 46:51 Jim Ryder 52 48:33 Will Buckton 54 48:41 Richard Joel 62 49:26 Dick Waddington 63 49:32 Emma Barclay 68 49:56 Alistair Barlow 69 50:00 Peter Haines 95 52:48 Kate Archer 98 52:51 Richard Reeve 100 53:00 Steve Weston 108 54:00 Mike Baldwin 113 54:32 Alison Weston 114 54:35 Chris Oxlade 116 55:03 Arthur Reilly 121 55:40 Geoffrey Howard 126 56:15 Paul Sowden 131 56:36 Sarah Haines 132 56:37 Michael Duffield 164 59:24 Jo Foster 197 65:11 Nick Mellor 198 65:24 Peter Lewis 206 68:33 Sophie Brown 211 69:51 Amanda Newham 221 finished
What a great weekend! Read coach Pete Shields' take on the weekend
Henry Heavisides reports ... Sally set a new F45 club record (beating Alison Bennett's 71:17 at the 2008 Guy Fawkes') & Beth and mark were only a few seconds off the F40 and M50 records.
(1 51:59 Carl Ryde, Doncaster AC) 13 56:22 Mark Hall 1st M50, UK top ranking 97 64:03 Henry Heavisides 4th M55 120 65:21 Beth Massey 2nd F40 PB 155 67:43 Sally Malir 2nd F45 737 ran
Mark Hall adds ...
Henry Heavyside suffered from a stitch from 2nd mile and never recovered.
Sally Malir was 2nd FV45 and is looking good for a fast time in London.
Beth Massey set a PB for 10 mile in 65:21 and 2nd FV40. She is benefitting from the speed training sessions with Pete Shields on Wednesday nights at Carnegie track (be good if more of you could get along to the track sessions on Wednesdays, they really work!)
Mark Hall, 56.21, 1st MV50. This time heads the UK rankings at MV50 10 miles by 90 secs as well as topping the UK MV50 5 mile rankings by 20 seconds.
Well done to Derek Oliver who was 70th in 1h25:12: the race was won by Otley's Matthew John in h08:53, with 1140 finishing.
Martin has updated the League calculations with the PECO results: positions after 3 races. Henry scored some stellar points there, can Young Gun Bradley close the gap? Great to see Diane H scoring MEGA points at PECO XC - let's see some more ladies working their way up the rankings at the next races, Heptonstall fell and Guiseley Gallop. There's a full League calendar on the League web page.
Well done to Georgia Malir, Sally Morley, Diane Kitchen, Julie Elmes, Dave Westhead, and a host of juniors (in fact, a coach-load!) competing in snowy Sunderland. See Shirley's photos (more on Facebook), the junior report, some video, and the official results ...
U17 women 13 19:14 Georgia Malir 150 finished Women 80 36:13 Sally Morley 348 47:53 Diane Kitchen 387 51:34 Julie Elmes 427 finished Men 371 53:01 David Westhead over 1000 finished
From Steve Weston ... a brief trip to Hebden Bridge provided an opportunity to run the Flower Scar fell race. This is a new race that has replaced the Noonstone which was cancelled because of access problems. Race starts at Todd CC then climbs to the Flower Scar then there's a tussocky bit before it descends through a wood before going back up a track and going over a cliff before climbing a track through Robinwood. I was 122nd out of 242 in 67:56, CVFR's Karl Gray was the winner in 45:59. 1 & 2 were ahead of the pack by 4 minutes! Full results on Tod Harriers' site. 10.4km/700m AM fell race.
Leeds Hyde Park 27 19:26 Will Buckton 82 23:04 Samuel Craske 186 27:08 Harry Stead (junior)
A glorious day for a PECO XC, and a counter in the Ilkley Harriers Race League.
(1 32:26 Peter Branny, Kirkstall) 22 35:05 Mark Iley 35 35:58 Steve Coy 37 36:11 Henry Heavisides 44 36:44 Bradley Chapman 52 37:22 Rob Cunningham 10L 39:22 Diane Haggar 107 41:48 Neil Chapman 123 42:55 Andy Jackson 131 43:51 Phil Hirst 146 45:39 Will Worboys 58L 48:11 Alison Ricci 167 48:57 Eric Morley 181 51:35 Don Macrae 81L 51:51 Julie Elmes 182 52:00 Paul Sugden 184 52:57 Vince Gibbons 94L 53:20 Sue Williamson 98L 53:40 Bernie Gibbons 117L 57:01 Kate Lofthouse
Photos:
Junior 1 mile race;
Junior 2 mile race;
Seniors;
Seniors, George's photos
Mark Hall reports ... looking for a 5 mile race (not too many on the race calendar) I ventured south of Barnsley for the Wombwell 5. I was not sure what to expect having not raced for 2 months and within the first half mile or so I realised lack of race form meant I was going to struggle. I did this race in 2007 and ran a minute faster but hey ho old age and all that meant that I could only muster 27:37 for 9th place and first old person (V50) disappointed not to be able to average 5:30 miles and also go under 27 mins. No excuses, the day was perfect. The circuit had a steep climb and drag in the first 2 miles but after that flat. Winner was J Gray Sheffied 25:58. 275 starters.
Mark's time beats Henry Heavisides' V50 29:42 Club Record at Long Eton in 2010; and also Nick Pearce's 28:55 V45 and V40 records ar Roundhay Park in 2001!
From Jez Hellewell ... a beautiful morning on the North Yorkshire Moors for the 5.5m Commondale Clart. Came 13th out of around 125 in 40.00. As locals were saying: "very clarty"! (Won in 40:00 by Joe Blackett of Dark Peak, 128 finished.)
From Clare Smith ... a superb day for this LDWA jaunt through the undulating countryside around Parbold in Lancashire, though there was so much mud that it felt like a 21 mile cross country event! Excellent support stations, pie & peas at the end and a friendly atmosphere. No official results but Neil, Betty and I finished in 4hrs 10 mins. Betty received a certificate for being first dog back.
From Paul Stephens ... a superb morning for this tough little 8 mile race from Ogden Water. It was still and clear, but boggy underfoot and rough going where you had to run by the side of some of the paths which were still full of snow. A couple of steep climbs amongst the overall 1200ft of ascent. Photos on the Woodentops site.
(1 56:33 Carl Bell, Keswick) 9 62:58 Martin Archer 28 66:21 Jamie Hutchinson 74 77:27 Brian Melia 81 78:23 Will Buckton 92 80:28 Paul Stephens 148 96:26 Val Kerr 181 finished
From Nick Pearce ... I was the sole Harrier at the Carnethy 5 fell race in the Pentland Hills, Edinburgh, on Saturday; the 44th running of this classic event. A tough roller-coaster over six miles and 2,500 feet climbing with five steep ascents and decents across open fellside and difficult running through heather and peat. The popularity of this race means it is always oversubscribed, and the 530 runners on the day made for considerable congestion over the first mile. The race was won by Finlay Wild in 49.46 and I managed 66.34 for 151st. I was over one minute behind the first 60 year old veteran, so a bit of work to do to get competitive for the upcoming fell racing season.
Bradford Lister Park 18 20:34 Thomas Kerr 168 28:24 Harry Stead Harrogate Stray 54 22:27 Philip Hirst Leeds Hyde Park 2 17:11 Jack Wood 27 19:34 Andrew Sheldon
Some very accurate running in tonight's Predictor Run. (And some less than accurate pacing, oh dear.) In time-honoured fashion Richard Gray will present James (the person who ran the time closest to their predicted time) with a bottle of fine wine next Tuesday night. Results:
Pred Act Diff 1 James Mountain 36:00 35:56 00:04 2 Miranda Foster 65:00 64:55 00:05 3 Alison Bennett 45:00 45:08 00:08 4 Vince Gibbons 56:00 56:12 00:12 5 Richard Reeve 42:00 41:44 00:16 5= Bradley Chapman 38:00 38:16 00:16 5= Alison Weston 46:03 46:19 00:16 8 Paul Stephens 44:03 44:37 00:34 9 Michelle Snow 58:00 57:17 00:43 10 David Green 56:30 57:17 00:47 11 Ben Joynson 40:00 40:50 00:50 12 Paul Sugden 54:50 55:51 01:01 13 Neil Bloor 50:00 51:18 01:18 13= Robert King 51:20 50:02 01:18 15 Sheena Pickersgill 54:30 55:51 01:21 15= Lynne Donohue 54:30 55:51 01:21 17 Jacqui Weston 58:50 60:16 01:26 18 Kate Archer 46:25 44:52 01:33 19 William Worboys 51:51 50:15 01:36 20 Arthur Riley 44:00 42:21 01:39 21 Val Kerr 50:01 48:21 01:40 22 Jane McCarthy 50:00 48:16 01:44 23 Jules Carter 43:30 41:44 01:46 24 Ben Sheppard 40:15 38:27 01:48 25 Dave Wilby 39:13 37:22 01:51 26 Linda English 68:00 70:06 02:06 27 Chris Cunningham 50:30 47:54 02:36 28 Jane Guillard 53:00 55:41 02:41 29 Simon Jenkins 48:00 45:11 02:49 30 Jack Cummings 48:00 50:55 02:55 31 Henry Heavisides 42:00 38:46 03:14 32 Rob Cunningham 41:40 38:16 03:24 33 Elaine Cossins 60:00 54:42 05:18 34 Liz Price 54:34 60:17 05:43 35 Will Buckton 44:30 50:40 06:10 36 Andrew Mitchell 54:00 60:43 06:43 37 Sally Wright 58:00 64:55 06:55 38 Karen Lambe 52:55 60:17 07:22 39 Alison Bloor 60:00 70:06 10:06 40 Andy Wilson 45:00 55:41 10:41 41 Claire Hurst 60:00 71:30 11:30 41= Robbie Grech-Cini 60:00 71:30 11:30 43 Dave Millson 60:00 72:55 12:55 44 Antonio Cardinale 55:00 72:57 17:57 Steve Coy 40:37
Results from ukresults.net....
(1 1:13:32 Matthew Pieson, Holmfirth Harriers) 223 1:47:17 Andrew Webster PB 455 finished
BL fell race 20 miles, 4000'. Preliminary results from CVFR ...
(1 2h49:11 Karl Gray, Calder Valley) 52 3h50:20 Jann Smith 3rd lady 78 4h10:34 Brian Melia 147 finished
Over 500 children ran today, results on the junior pages.
Bradford Lister Park 12 20:21 Richard Hinsley 28 22:08 Oscar Stapleton 34 22:43 Thomas Kerr 73 24:44 Andrew Mitchell Huddersfield 51 21:17 Helen Ilsley
A big thank-you to Martin who has taken over the League calculations: positions after 2 races. There's some great competition already with Super Vet Henry being chased by Young Gun Bradley. Some of the ladies have good points too and should do well if they do enough races (best 10 from 24). Next race: PECO XC on 17 Feb. Full calendar on the League page.
From Henry Heavisides ,... it was cold & breezy for the Dewsbury 10k. The strong wind seemed to be blowing in all directions & was particularly tough for the last 2k making it difficult to record fast times. Despite the conditions, Bradley Chapman did another PB. I was 1st M55.
Results on TDL
This was the second counter in this years's Ilkley Harriers Race League.
(1 30:27 Dan Garbutt, Durham City Harriers) 87 37:23 Henry Heavisides 92 37:35 Mark Iley 98 37:47 Bradley Chapman 159 40:11 Beth Massey 178 40:56 Andrew Sheldon 211 41:58 Adrian Bastow 234 42:27 Neil Chapman 275 43:25 Michael Duffield 283 43:57 Sally Malir 412 47:07 Will Worboys 491 49:26 Andrew Mitchell 534 50:43 Paul Sugden 612 53:22 Judith Scarfe 806 finished
Eric Morley reports ... on an excellent day for running and an excellent course of about 4½ miles, which was about 90% off road and plenty of mud, four Harriers turned out and the Ladies outshone the men a little with the following results in the first YVAA Grand Prix race of the season ...
Men (1 28:52 David Watson, Holmfirth) 86 42:32 Philip Hirst 114 46:49 Eric Morley Ladies (1 34:49 Karen Pickles, Pudsey Pacers 8 39:45 Alison Eagle 2nd Lady F50 29 46:57 Sue Morley
From Dave Wilby ... I surprised myself and finished 2nd in a 6min PB of 2:46, Richard Pattinson won in 2:43. 1st lady was Jo Waites in 3:09
From Will ... A glorious day on the hills saw many Ilkley Harriers take on one of the toughest local challenges. A cold, sunny day meant beautiful views for miles around. Although many were using this as a build up to other events there were some great results throughout the field, especially Dave and Ben (3h24?), made even more incredible considering the course was longer than last year. The Pipers Gate checkpoint had moved into the next field meaning many runners had to run back adding at least half a mile.
From Ben ... the general consensus seemed to be that the times this year were slower than last, probably due to it being muddier and not helped by one of the checkpoints (pipers something I think) being in the wrong place - necessitating an extra out and back. Indeed my time was slower although I'm sure I ran better and placed higher. Conditions were good - mercifully frozen for much of the route - and bright blue skies made for an enjoyable run. Massive thanks to volunteers at checkpoints and refreshment stops. Cake of the day: the macaroons at Burley Woodhead.
Spot t'Harriers in Dave's photos and Paul Sugden's photos.
(1 2h43:04 Richard Pattinson) 2 2h46:00 Dave Wilby PB 6 mins 20 3h25:17 Ben Sheppard 37 3h37:49 Dan Hill 40 3h39:31 Will Buckton PB 4 mins 42 3h41:41 Neil Smith 47 3h43:50 Alison Weston 48 3h45:54 Kate Archer 50 3h46:47 Rebecca Mon-Williams 77 3h55:50 Steve Weston 83 4h02:38 Richard Reeve 88 4h07:33 Adela Reperecki 96 4h10:57 Paul Stephens 100 4h14:29 Natalie Curtis 104 4h18:25 Chros Oxlade 115 4h22:28 Joyce Marshal 118 4h23:24 Jane McCarthy 119 4h23:24 Helen Waddington 123 4h25:40 Gavin Burgess 127 4h28:37 Val Kerr 138 4h34:56 Andy Jackson 154 4h40:21 Dave Ladell 164 4h43:18 Sharon Meadows 165 4h43:18 Nick Mellor 167 4h44:57 Rachel Hagan 168 4h44:57 Helena Deeney 172 4h49:40 Stephen Rhodes 175 4h51:33 Dave Ibbotson 200 5h10:29 Lynn Donohue 210 5h18:44 Brenda Ogden 211 5h18:44 Juliet Muirhead 236 5h50:39 Jo Taylor
Bradford Lister Park 3 19:12 Robert Cunningham 130 28:34 Milly Websdale Harrogate Stray 59 23:26 Phil Hirst Leeds Hyde Park 131 25:26 John Marshall