Ilkley Harriers news archive 2019
Outstanding Achievements, February
From the Committee ...
Sally Armitage and Steve Murray for their PBs at Dewsbury
Jack Wood for winning Wadsworth Trog
Kate Archer for Rombalds Stride, Harewood Half and Ilkley Moor Fell Race placings
Jack Cummings for winning the Ilkley Moor Fell Race
Anna Pickering for amazing run of attendance at cross countries this season, including Yorkshire, Northern and Nationals
Helen Thurston for her National XC placing and 5k PB
Steve Weston and Jane McCarthy for organising the Ilkley Moor Fell Race (senior and junior)
Gaenor and Steve Coy for the cross countries organisation, and Nicola and Rob Budding for the PECO XC.
Evensplits 5k Leeds, Wed 27 Feb
From Hilda Coulsey...
A select band of Harriers ran the first of the 2019 Leeds Evensplits 5ks at the Brownlee Centre. Getting there and home was a struggle. However times were amazing with everyone, bar me, under 20 mins (I'll have to try harder!).
Results ...
(1 15:43 Johny Johnson, Rotherham) 2 16:09 Dominic Coy 27 17:57 Stephen Coy 30 18:05 Nathan Coy 33 18:09 Helen Thurston PB 55 18:58 Michael Abrams-Cohen PB 65 19:27 Robert Budding 172 25:10 Hilda Coulsey 2154 finished
Brian Sweet Predictor Run, Tue 26 Feb
From Vince Gibbons ... The inaugural Brian Sweet Predictor Run attracted 37 runners, 32 of whom ran the full 10k course on an unusually warm February evening. The event was staged in memory of Brian Sweet, a stalwart of the club who led a Tuesday night club run every week for more than two decades. Brian introduced hundreds of new starters to running.
Prizes for the most accurate male predictions go to Keith Wood (one second), Peter Tapper (two seconds) and Paul Stephens (nine seconds). The female prizes were won by Catherine Gibbons (29 seconds), Sarah Pickering (1 minute 20 seconds) and Adela Reperecki (1 minute 29 seconds).
Results
Prizes will be presented at club night on Tuesday 5 March. Feedback on the event (to Bernie Gibbons) will help with planning for the future.
Many thanks to: organiser Bernie Gibbons; Neil Chapman who measured the new course and timed the event; course marshals Alison Bennett, Ros Blackburn, Barbara Bullock, Jane Cullingworth, Ben Joynston, Don McCrae, Clive Smith, Pauline Watts, Alison Weston and Sally Wright; and to course sweepers Jayne Norman and Vince Gibbons.
HDSRL entries are open
From Paul Stephens ...
Entries to this year's Harrogate and District Summer Race League are now open. Please enter via the HDSRL web-site and follow the links - www.harrogate-league.org.uk.
The first race is Harrogate on May 21st, folowed by Ripon, Yeadon and Knaresborough with the handicap in Wetherby on July 17th. On-line entries only (and I'm sorry but the club is not offering a discount). See you there.
30th Ilkley Moor fell race, Sun 24 Feb
Well done to Jack Cummings on winning the senior race. (Report to follow.)
Links to photos and results on the IMR race page.
National XC, Sat 23 Feb
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
After the successful Northern Championships at Harewood House in 2018 the English Cross Country Association decided to hold the 2019 Nationals here, a wise choice indeed. Whilst the sight of thousands of XC runners charging up Parliament Hill is almost unequaled, it is good to have this national event in the North and especially when it is right on our doorstep (and in Yorkshire!) The large undulating grounds of the estate make for a good course with no more than two laps having to be run by anyone, and the house gives a good backdrop for the photographers. The recent dry weather ensured that there was not a spot of mud on the course, and the gloriously sunny conditions on the day made for good spectating and 'general hanging about' conditions, though pretty warm for running. The course, though dry, was energy sapping with an uphill start and several long inclines that appeared to go on forever and seemed hardly to be compensated for by the downhills. That was my impression at least as I forced myself not to cry or walk! Despite quite a few late drop-outs due to injury and illness we still had a good number of Ilkley juniors and seniors running. At the pointy end Euan Brennan came 4th in the junior men, and Helen Thurston finished impressively in the first 100 of a fast senior women's field, having not run XC since her school days. Luckily for the club she now appears converted to the discipline and will be back in the autumn!
For most of us the Nationals herald the end of the XC season and thanks must go to Steve and Gaenor Coy for organizing all the entries, keeping everyone informed, taking the tent to the events, and generally providing encouragement and support to all.
As an enthusiastic XC runner I feel compelled to give a shout out to anyone in the club who wonders what it is all about and hasn't tried it: come and join us in the next season 2019/2020 starting with the West Yorkshires. Don't be put off by terms such as 'championships', these events are open to everyone regardless of speed. As not everyone runs at the same time there is plenty of opportunity to soak up the atmosphere, marvel at the elites at the front, and cheer on your club mates, in other words: always a good day out.
The Ilkley women's team came 19th out of 114, the men's 50th out of 144.
Results ...
( 1 36:34 Mahamed Mahamed, Southampton) 265 42:17 Jack Wood 451 44:22 Daniel McKeown 463 44:28 Istvan Jacso 568 45:40 Steven Gott 928 48:58 Tim Ashelford 1070 50:20 David Westhead 1468 54:33 Robert Budding 1999 82:53 Peter Lewis 2006 finished (1 28:17 Emily Hosker Thornhill, Aldershot) 76 32:32 Helen Thurston 137 34:01 Lucy Williamson 228 35:45 Rachel Carter 259 36:13 Helen Wood 683 43:38 Sarah Edwards 842 47:01 Alison Bennett 858 47:34 Petra Bijsterveld 893 48:49 Anna Pickering 921 50:01 Sally Pickering 1034 finished Junior women (1 20:40 Amelia Quirck, Bracknell AC) 13 22:03 Jemima Elgood 87 26:04 Sarah Pickering 129 ran Junior men (1 28:27 Rory Leonard, Morpeth AC) 4 28:59 Euan Brennan 201 ran
High Cup Nick fell race, Sat 23 Feb
From Jann Smith ...
A stunning horseshoe race in the lesser known North-West corner of the Dales, starting and finishing at the beautiful village of Dufton.
Results ...
(1 59:12 Nick Swinburn, Northumberland FR) 64 76:46 Paul Carman 203 92:19 Jann Smith 433 finished
parkruns, Sat 23 Feb
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Bradford (1 17:26 Huseen Usuie, Bingley Harriers) 24 21:48 Beth Massey, 1st F 111 25:29 Oscar Street 241 28:53 Stephanie Fox 242 28:54 Paula Reynier 502 ran Skipton (1 17:07 Chris Ovenden, U/A) 27 22:15 Adrian Bastow 129 29:43 Bernie Gibbons 233 ran Fountains Abbey (1 17:55 Stephen Ellison, U/A) 147 25:45 Fiona Schneider 472 ran Clapham Common (1 15:26 unknown) 25 18:43 Rob Cunningham 748 ran Myrtle (1 20:22 Martin Critchley, Horsforth Harriers) 55 28:01 Will Worboys 224 ran
PECO XC update
From Anna Pickering ... after 5 races in the Peco x/ c league Ilkley had two podium places with Steven Gott finishing 2nd V/40 and Malcolm Pickering 1st V/65
BHF Harewood, Sun 17 Feb
From Hilda Coulsey... It was a fine day in the Harewood estate for the half marathon (a trail league counter) and 10k. The weather was ideal and the parkland always makes for good views even though the hills and underfoot conditions were not easy. I saw the half marathoners off an hour before the 10k which meant we came in at a similar time together, hence the photo with a mixture of finishers from the two races. The times were good for trail races with Kate Archer coming in third female/first v40 and Colin Williams second v50 both in the half plus Hilda Coulsey first v60 in the 10k.
Results ...
Half Marathon (1 1:21:23 Ciaran Forde) 33 1:32:37 Kate Archer 52 1:36:18 Colin Williams 73 1:38:23 Jonathan Turner 131 1:43:57 Michael Abrams-Coen 139 1:44"28 Derek Oliver 200 1:48:16 Steve Newall 209 1:48:47 Caroline Howe 372 1:57:19 Helen Waddington 417 1.59.54 Nicole Liptrot 427 2:00:26 Adela Reperecki 516 2:05:01 Jemma Basham 655 2:11:32 Alex Stanley Hyde 851 2:25:13 Paul Sugden 853 2:25:13 Jo Pattinson 1002 finished 10k (1 38:08 Tom Midgley) 313 55:42 Hilda Coulsey 433 58:16 Karen Lambe 458 58:43 Dawn Turner 499 59:43 Dionna Jackson 543 60:58 Sue Williamson 649 63:23 Sue Verspyck 763 66:58 Diane Ollier 1078 finished
London Series 10k, Hyde Park, Sun 17 Feb
(1 35:51 Mr Alex !) 92 48:00 John Woodward
parkruns, Sat 16 Feb
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
Some excellent results on this first spring-like parkrun day of 2019. Istvan Jacso finished second at Fountains Abbey, Oscar Stapleton third at Woodhouse Moor, and Helen Thurston and Sally Armitage were first and second lady respectively at Harrogate, with Helen coming fourth overall. Alex Hyde and Fiona Schneider seem both to be reaping the rewards of RED (run every day) in January with faster times, and Alex was delighted to dip sub-25. Geoff Howard was impressive as always, this week at Horton, and further afield Alex Hirst and Rob Cunningham continue to be very fast in their respective cities of Cardiff and London.
As part of the LBT parkrun league (I know....is my club loyalty in doubt now??) I went to the relatively new event at Potternewton which proved to be hillier than I expected, but a nice friendly event on good wide tarmac paths.
Results ...
Woodhouse Moor (1 16:25 unknown) 3 17:05 Oscar Stapleton 590 ran Cardiff (1 15:59 Dan Nash, East Cornwall Harriers) 12 17:20 Alex Hirst 1033 ran York (1 16:28 Rob Byers) 208 24:59 Alex Stanley-Hyde 583 ran Harrogate (1 17:10 Chris Miller, Harrogate Harriers) 4 19:01 Helen Thurston 1st F 26 21:05 Sally Armitage 2nd F 515 ran Skipton (1 17:55 Chris Ovenden, U/A) 63 26:14 Fiona Schneider 212 ran Fountains Abbey (1 17:16 Reece Dalton, Ripon Runners) 2 17:23 Istvan Jacso 488 ran Horton (1 17:48 Will Kerr, Saltaire Striders) 8 22:16 Geoff Howard 72 ran Clapham Common (1 15:16 Alex Milne, Enfield and Haringey AC) 16 18:52 Rob Cunningham 777 ran Potternewton (1 18:06 Mark Bailey, Leeds and Bradford Tri) 87 27:00 Petra Bijsterveld 185 ran
Peco XC, Sun 10 Feb
(1 26:17 Nathan Marsh, Tonbridge) 20 29:15 Steven Gott 35 29:42 Robbie Matthews 176 34:28 Robert Budding 182 34:35 Michael Duffield 260 37:30 Malcolm Pickering 458 58:14 Don Macrae 459 finished (1 30:49 Aisling Wall, Horsforth) 21 34:18 Sarah Pickering 130 41:41 Nicola Budding 155 42:55 Diane Kitchen 162 43:17 Alison Bennett 183 44:16 Anna Pickering 294 49:20 Bernadette Gibbons 315 50:38 Kate Lofthouse 325 51:57 Wendy Bishop 374 finished
parkruns, Sat 9 Feb
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Portrush (1 21:46 Ryan Smith, Springwell RC) 57 32:58 Hilda Coulsey 117 ran Skipton (1 17:20 Alan Buckley, Leeds City AC) 25 23:10 Geoff Howard 37 25:15 Neil Pomfret 116 ran Stratford-upon-Avon (1 17:37 Rob West, U/A) 145 25:42 Fiona Schneider 393 ran Clapham Common (1 17:38 unknown) 7 19:07 Rob Cunningham 708 ran Caffarella (Rome) (1 19:48 Angelo Mazzoli, G.S. Bancari Romani) 34 28:35 Peter Lewis 62 ran
Dewsbury 10k, Sun 3 Feb
From Sally Armitage... This was my first time running Dewsbury and conditions were perfect, no ice, no breeze and some much appreciated sunshine! 6 Harriers took part with some PBs achieved too. An 'out and back' course with a gentle incline all the way out followed by a lovely downhill 5k to finish. A great course for anyone chasing a personal best. It's definitely on the calendar for next year!
(1 31:22 Chris Parr, Jarrow and Hebburn) 214 39:10 Steve Murray (PB) 352 41:53 Adrian Bastow 395 42:14 Sally Armitage (PB) 746 48:39 Helen Waddington 966 Hilda Coulsey 51:25 1068 53:16 Petra Bijsterveld 1679 ran
Wadsworth Trog, Sat 2 Feb
1 2:35:46 Jack Wood 124 3:57:50 Brian Melia 177 finished
Rombalds Stride, Sat 2 Feb
From Michael Duffield ... Results ...
(1 2:47:10 Tom Van Rossum, Aire) 8 3:00:42 Michael Lomas 17 3:09:37 Kate Archer 1st Female 28 3:19:59 Colin Williams 40 3:28:26 Duncan Cooper 44 3:30:54 Dick Waddington 51 3:34:24 John Hayes 57 3:38:59 Derek Oliver 59 3:39:02 Peter Shelley 76 3:50:11 Michael Duffield 96 4:02:00 Martin Stocker 97 4:02:06 Andrew Merrick 110 4:10:04 Adela Reperecki 218 5:28:23 Sarah Hayes 454 finished
Runners and riders, Appletreewick, Sat 2 Feb
(1 30:14 Stefan Macina, Aurelius, bike) (2 30:36 Simon Bailey, Mercia) 5 31:49 Jack Cummings 28 36:00 Jeff Green 29 36:03 Paul Carman 45 38:03 Nick Helliwell 79 45:09 Jann Smith 148 finished
parkruns, Sat 2 Feb
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Cardiff (1 15:17 Matthew Edward, Barry and Vale Harriers) 9 17:31 Alex Hirst 764 ran
Advance notice of this year's "Harrogate League races"
From Paul Stephens ...
We are back to 4 races and the Handicap race this year and the dates are:
21 May Harrogate
4 June Ripon
20 June Dragons
2 Jul Knaresborough
17 July The Norman Smith Handicap Race & League Presentation
All races are midweek and in the evening, 7.45pm starts except the Handicap. There will be online registration (new this year) and the link will be posted on Facebook and here when this is live (in the next few weeks). The entry fee will be £13 for the League - the same as last year. More details on the HDSRL web-site - www.harrogate-league.co.uk.