Ilkley Harriers news archive 2010
Harrier of the Month, October
Nominations were:
Jeff Paget - sub 3hr marathon and club record
Martin Wright - 2 marathons in 1 month!
Geoff Howard - Selby 10m time and club record
Amanda Parnaby - Rotherham 50m
MV60 team at YVRR - Colin Lugton, David Millson and Don McCrae
The Ladies Ian Hodgson team
Chris Matthews- Italian 1/2m and club record
Heather Dawe and Andrea priestly - 1st in OMM
Derek Fuller - OMM result
The HoM awards went to Geoff Howard and Jeff Paget. Congratulations to them. They will receive technical running shirts from HoM sponsor UP & RUNNING.
The OMM, Sat/Sun 30/31 Oct
From Dave Wilby ...
this years OMM provided not only the longest drive for many a year, but also the longest courses in the 6 years that I've been doing the event.
Dartmoor was the venue, starting and finishing at Okehampton Camp in the north of the area, and as the terrain offers little in the way of significant
elevation change, the organisers decided to really put the boot in by offering up approximately 100km of tussock-ridden running for those taking on the Elite course.
The Harriers were well represented in this category and were led home by Derek Fuller who together with his partner put in a superb performance to
claim 14th place overall. With my usual partner succombing to age & infirmity, I lined up with his younger brother who'd made the trip from Grenoble,
but after a very successful first day we were brow beaten by the incessant day 2 weather, and a couple of river immersions, and slipped to 23rd.
Heather Dawe & Andrea Priestley paired up for the 2nd year in a row and claimed the ladies title, just ahead of ex-Harrier Holly Williamson.
Other Harriers spotted either at the event, or during a very quick flip through the results were
Graham Weston & Steve Barclay, Joyce Marshall & Peter Haines, & Andy Brook-Dobson.
OMM web site with results
Athens Classic Marathon, Sun 31 Oct
From Martin Wright ... what can I say? What a fantastic, if somewhat brutal, experience.
A large field of runners assembled on a cloudless morning in Marathon to run the original route to Athens taken by Pheidippides 2500 years ago.
The race is basically a hill; seven miles flat, followed by thirteen miles of relentless uphill and then a six miles down to the finish.
With that in mind my strategy was to survive to the top of the hill and then rely on gravity to see me through to the end. I survived to the top but, by then,
the hill and the heat had beaten me and I knew my target of four hours was gone. It didn’t seem to matter though as the occasion and the
enthusiasm of the crowds made it truly memorable.
And it's not often I can say I was first Harrier home!
1 2:12:39 Raymond Bett, Kenya 2777 4:01:34 Martin Wright 10084 finished
Guy Fawkes 10, Sun 31 Oct
1 56:51 Ian Crampton, Durham City H 21 1:03:48 Jamie Hutchinson 53 1:08:08 Andrew Merrick 143 1:14:34 Paul Sowden 230 1:19:33 Dougie Scarfe 324 1:23:57 John Coates 356 1:25:50 Hilda Coulsey 398 1:28:04 Paul Sugden 423 1:29:09 Christine Cox 531 1:33:45 Gaenor Coy 565 1:35:00 Bernadette Gibbons 592 1:36:45 Vincent Gibbons 641 1:39:03 Michelle Snow 833 finished
Bronte Way, Sun 31 Oct
Amanda Newham was 159th in 90:57 in this usually popular 8m/1150' fell race staged by KCAC, unusual in that it's a point to point race.
Holmfirth 15, Sun 31 Oct
Sheena Pickersgill was 147th in 2h16:41 in this, the YVAA 15 mile championship
Complete Runner XC #2, Huddersfield, Sat 30 Oct
Malcolm Pickering reports ... An encouraging start to the season: a total of 21 men asked to be entered for the Complete Runner XC league, 13 ran in the first one and eight in last Saturday's race at Huddersfield. The team finishing 8th and 9th to date, so I am hoping we can make the final team placings. Tom Adams still shows the theory "you are only, as good as your last race" in that he is still very much at the sharp end, with 5th and 7th positions so far, in this high level of competition. Jim Towers, Mark Iley, Eric Morley and Nick Pearce are the only other men who have managed to run both fixtures to date. Sadly, the first Peco XC league league is on Sunday, 7th Nov, the day as our 5 miler Ben's Wish to Walk road race. However I do feel the club is large enough to support both of these events.
Diane Haggar adds on an unseasonably warm day - still no sign of any mud - 8 ladies and 8 gents gallantly braved the "ever decreasing circles" of the convoluted Wakefield course. Rachel Wolfenden had a superb debut in the ladies team leading Ilkley home in 26th, followed in 29th by Emma Barclay who is rapidly regaining her form. The team was completed by Sally Malir and myself, with Kelly Harrison close behind. We took 7th team. At the sharp end there was a titanic battle between a full strength Bingley team and Holmfirth, with the latter taking the honours. The men's race was an amazing spectacle with Tom Adams (7th place) running amid no less than 7 Leeds City guys, and Leeds packing around 10 men into the top 14. Sadly I did not have a camera to hand! Well done to Jim, Mark, Nick and the other Ilkley men for sticking in there for an incredible 5 disorientating laps. There are two more Complete Runner fixtures left and we hope that those who have entered, and yet so far not raced, will be able to get there on 20th Nov at Bramley.
Senior men's results 1st 32:40 Andrew Pearson, Longwood 7 34:47 Tom Adams 88 40:18 Jim Ryder 99 40:51 Mark Iley 106 41:21 Nick Pearce 113 42:08 Richard Reeve 115 42:28 Julian Carter 159 51:46 Jim Towers 163 53:10 Eric Morley 9th team Senior ladies' results 1st 21:03 Katie Walshaw, Holmfirth 26 24:36 Rachel Wolfenden 29 24:55 Emma Barclay 33 25:14 Sally Malir 40 25:40 Diane Haggar 41 25:45 Kelly Harrison 55 26:48 Helen Ilsley 73 29.00 Sue Morley 88 37:21 Lyn Eden 7th team
There were 18 juniors racing, with great results incl. 2nd U11 girls' team, report on the Junior pages
Full results on www.westyorkshireathletics.org.uk
Great Whernside fell race, Sat 30 Oct
4m/1555' fell race near Kettlewell, very foggy on top we hear.
1 32:54 Ian Holmes 36 40:23 Helene Whitaker, 2nd lady 39 40:54 Richard Joel 45 41:44 Bob Hamilton 55 43:44 Norman Bush 108 49:20 Val Kerr 136 finished
ParkRuns, Sat 30 Oct
Rob Cunningham was 8th in 19.05 in the South Manchester event.
Withins fell race, Sun 24 Oct
A perfect day on the Bronte Moors. (OK, it was a bit muddy in places...)
1 43.27 Lloyd Taggart, Dark Peak 2 43.57 Tom Adams 17 46.50 Martin Archer 55 50.27 Jim Ryder 83 53.11 Nick Pearce 129 56.48 Paul Stephens 154 58.27 Steve Weston 183 61.31 Kelly Harrison 194 62.00 Sharon Williams 202 62.28 Alison Weston 241 65.31 Val Kerr 285 69.43 Sue Morley 300 72.52 Amanda Newham
Lots of photos on woodentops.org.uk
Malcom adds ... a total of 13 junior Harriers charged around in the Curly Wurly Rat races ...
Results
U/8 1st. Katie Turland 3:37
11 Sammy Turland 3:41
30 Florence Bourgois 4:45
44 Lyra Weston 5:24
U/10 26 Euan Brennan 8:10
74 Alice Bourgois 9:43
88 Nea Weston 10:22
U/12 1st. Sarah Pickering 7:37
21 James Pickering 8:03
30 James Turland 8:18
49 Harriet Jackson 9:00
U/14 16 Anna Pickering 10:26
U/16 4 Sam Wood 15:11
WELL DONE EVERYONE !!
Wistow 10, Selby Sun 24 Oct
Geoff Howard reports ... I finished 47th in the Selby 10 mile race on Sunday in 66:29 (1st v60); 258 finishers. This unsurprisingly beats my Club V65 record because on that occasion I had to walk the last mile. A very flat figure of eight course with conditions rather blowy but brightly sunny and cold.
YVAA Road Relays, Sat 23 Oct
Full results and photos on our YVAA Road Relays 2010 web page
From Henry Heavisides ... A fantastic event...brilliant organisation from Pete & all his helpers, great catering by Christine & the team, enthusiastic marshalling & some really good performances from all of our 16 teams. We had a lot of 2nd place teams: F35, F45, M35, M50 & M60. We would have had a 3rd place M50 team, but the rules only allow for one prize per club in each age category. Special mention to Matt Cox who set the fastest time of the day. Well done to all runners, organisers, caterers, marshalls & supporters.
Colin Lugton has spotted that Sally Morley ran the fastest ladies' time of the day (equal with Tizz Woffenden) 18.48
From Peter Shields, race organiser, thank you all for putting on a great event for Ilkley Harriers today. Christine and her team presented our baking skills at their best. Our marshals were welcoming and supportive to all competitors and their supporters. The start and finish team were right on the mark in producing the results accurately and very fast, that has to be an A+. Then, what about our athletes they certainly came up to the plate ... more
V35 2 68.26 Jamie Hutchinson, Matt Cox, Lee Morley, Jez Hellawell V40 4 72.39 Steve Watson, Jim Ryder, David Brown, Mark Iley 8 81.09 Neil Smith, Adrian Bastow, Steve Newell, Richard Morris 10 85.52 Keith Wood, Dave Jepson, Dougie Scarfe, Nigel Tapper V50 2 55.55 Eddie Irving, Nick Pearce, Henry Heavisides 3 56.36 Malcolm Pickering, Neil Chapman, Jeff Paget 8 62.33 Paul Stephens, Bob Hamilton, Andrew Bennett V60 2 81.24 Colin Lugton, David Millson, Don Macrae FV35 2 60.29 Sally Morley, Jann Smith, Jane Bryant 10 78.37 Sue Bickerdike, Robbie Gretchini, Anna Nolan 11 80.27 Judith Burgin, Jacqui Weston, Emma O'looney FV45 2 60.25 Sally Malir, Alison Bennett, Di Haggar 3 63.00 Sharon Williams, Alison Eagle, Helen Horton 5 72.52 Fiona Schneider, Claire Smith, Joyce Marshall 6 75.36 Louise Jackson, Andrea Westhead, Allison Ricci FV55 3 74.32 Christine Matthews, Sue Stevens, Bernie Gibbons
Welsh One Day Ultra Series #1, Black Mountains, Sat 23 Oct
Nicky Jaquiery reports ... This was the first race in a series of three. A great event in a completely new area for me with varied running and plenty of hills! I was the 2nd woman to finish in just over 5.30hrs Results. Looking forward to the second race in the series in the Brecon Beacons at the beginning of December; 40 miles in winter conditions should be a challenge!
ParkRuns, Sat 23 Oct
Brit Tate was 32nd in 20:21 in the Leeds Hyde Park event.
Meanwhile, Rob Cunningham was 8th in 19.15 in the South Manchester event.
UKA British Fell Relay Championships - Fife, Sun 17 Oct
We see from SportIdent that our ladies were 5th,
but it looks like the competition was pretty exciting with less than 4 minutes separating us from the 2nd ladies team:
50th team overall, 5:07:22
1:37:16 (45) Andrea Priestley/Tracey Greenway
55:45 (78) Alison Weston
1:40:14 (49) Heather Dawe/Helene Whitaker
54:07 (61) Alison Eagle
Helene Whitaker reports on Ilkley ladies, tea, buns and runs north of the border....
The FRA relays are always a good event. Teams actually do venture across borders with the aim of getting in amongst the top 3 coveted positions. This year the venue was Falkland with runners using all of the Lomonds of Fife to the full. The small but perfectly formed pair of hills, were ideal for the superb courses laid on. Each year there is a slightly different format and this year the pre-race consternation was no different. Will the long be too long? Where will the navigation leg go? And who is running on which team?
On Sunday 17th October we all went up to the start line to watch the terrifying sight of Andrea Priestly and Tracy Greenaway champing at the bit and all lathered waiting for the start gun. Fortunately they were on our side. The lone piper was nearly trampled by the long distance leg heading up the hill and the rest of us went back for a cuppa. After all the winner was going to take 80minutes (predicted). In 81 minutes the leading men’s team arrived at the change over and the first of the short legs took off. Andrea and Tracey came in second to Carnthy’s Angela Mudge and Gill Mykura and Alison Weston kept this position to hand over to Heather Dawe and I. The navigation leg proved to have some good route choice and whilst we were as crafty as we could be, still managed to loose a place to Hunters Bog Trotters Women’s team who went on to win overall. Alison Eagle had the anchor leg, and was in the unenviable position of trying to hold off some of the fastest women on the hill running scene. Third place was decided in the final 100m of the event with Keswick Ladies out sprinting Kendal for Bronze. Dull the event was not!
The day was superbly organised with the changeover field so well organised that it should serve as a model for future years. There was no confusion or mêlée that normally accompanies such events and there were even loos for the waiting runners to use. Next year it would be lovely to have a men’s team, and with the location being Kettlewell, we have no excuse for not fielding at least 3 – 4 teams. What about contesting the vets? The mixed? Male and female? A teams and B teams? Surely we can get more than one team off the ground with a bit of notice to people on the forum, we could even have training runs out there ...
My thanks go to Andrea, Mark and Megan for putting us all up at her house and feeding us. Emma for sorting out the team despite not getting out to play herself, and of course Fife A.C. for putting on such a great day out.
Northern Vets 10000m track championships, Sun 17 Oct
From Henry Heavisides ...
Perfect conditions for running ...ideal temperature, sunny, no wind & no hills! The Leigh Sports Village is an unbelievably impressive facility built in 2008,
in addition to the rugby stadium, sports centre, pool & hotel, Leigh Harriers have an outdoor 8 lane track, indoor warm up track & huge clubouse
including changing rooms, conference facilities, refreshments & display cabinets.
About 30 people ran in the race & I managed to get the gold medal for 1st M55 (I think I was 6th overall). My time of 38:44 is quite a bit slower than
I've done for 10k on the road this year, but no excuses other than lack of race fitness. Not many vets run 10000m track races, so even my modest time gives me a
4th place UK ranking this year for M55.
I would encourage other club members to give this event a go next year.
Bradford City Run, Sun 17 Oct
Sally Malir reports ... there were lots of Harriers out on this fantastic day for a VERY hilly course. At around the 11 mile mark there was a King/Queen of the mountains competiion which encouraged you to sprint up a 1:5 hill when you had truthfully had enough of hills, I am not sure how many people took on this challenge. Sorry I don't know any body else's results but I was 4th lady (2nd vet 45 ) in 1.33.
Paul Stephens adds ... a superb race, well marshalled, all roads closed, a beautiful morning albeit cold to start with and just a few hills!
(1 1:13:07 Michael Delmonte)
49 1:32:12 Robert Cunningham
61 1:33:50 Sally Malir 2nd FV45
66 1:34:10 Andy Shinn
88 1:35:45 Paul Stephens
1:46:13 Martin Wright
275 1:50:11 Dougie Scarfe
387 1:56:07 Christine Cox 3rd FV50
406 1:56:55 Andy Webb
519 2:04:01 Paul Sugden
592 2:07:36 Sue Bickerdike
607 2:08:23 Emma O'looney
629 2:10:20 Donna Jackson
tbc Keith Wood
tbc 1:46 Martin Wright
Kielder Marathon, Sun 17 Oct
Alison Stretton reports ... there were over 900 finishers on a perfect running day. It started off very chilly with early morning frost but the sun came out for the start and, after a small loop inside Leaplish Water Park, the route took us round a full circuit of Kielder Reservoir. It had a real 'wow' factor with its beautiful scenery. It was not flat: interestingly undulating would be a polite description. Think of several circuits of Bolton Abbey and you're on the right track. It was a great choice for my first marathon. Making sure I ate every three miles and drank every mile, combined with 'Steep inclines' to concentrate the mind at regular intervals, art installations and stunning views over the reservoir meant I was well diverted. Finishing time 4:31:27. I didn't see any other Harriers but recommend it for next year.
Rowbotham's Round Rotherham, Sat 16 Oct
Amanda Parnaby reports ... Sharon Meadows and I travelled down to Wath on Dearne early on Saturday morning for the annual Rowbotham's Round Rotherham. This is an undulating route of 50 miles through the South Yorkshire Forest (which is mainly rural land rather than woodland). The weather was OK except for 3 nasty showers which made the ploughed fields even trickier to negotiate. Up to a couple of years ago the event was held in December and the move to mid October has meant more daylight time and better weather.
Sharon Meadows adds ... The winning time was an amazing 6.29.
100 Sharon Meadows 10h19 (PB 13 mins) 195 Amanda Parnaby 13h22
Leeds Parkrun, Hyde Park, Sat 16 Oct
132 24.57 John Marshall
Harrier of the Month, September
Nominations were:
Tracey Greenway – English Ladies V40 Fell Champion
Sharon Williams – 1st LV45 Horsforth
Sarah Fuller - RAB 2010
Dave Cummings - BOFRA results
Alison Weston – Scafell race
Henry Heavisides – Track Success
Vince Gibbons – Wetherby 10k time
The HoM awards went to Sharon Williams and Dave Cummings. Congratulations to them. They will receive technical running shirts from HoM sponsor UP & RUNNING.
Additionally, an Outstanding Achievement Award was made to Tracey Greenway.
Italian half and full marathon, Sun 10 Oct
Nigel Tapper reports ... 17 Harriers made the trip to compete in the Italian Half and Marathon and topped off what was a brilliant long weekend by scooping no less than 5 category medals! Congratulations also go to Martin Wright for completing his first Marathon. This is a linear route starting in Maranello with the half finishing in Modena and the full in Carpi. Fast and flat apart from the city centre sections that meander through the cobbled streets of Modena and Carpi (very historic though). More tour detail and photos to follow on the Forum.
Marathon (875 finishers) 1 2:09 MALAKWEN PAUL KOSGEI, Kenya 533 3:52:10 Martin Wright, 101st MV45, 3in his first ever marathon Half Marathon (615 finishers) 1 1:09:43 VILLA LORENZO Italy 72 1:29:01 Andrew Merrick 13th MV45 89 1:30:08 Alex Hirst 10th 20-30 98 1:32:22 Philip Hirst 3rd V50 BRONZE MEDAL 102 1:33:17 Jane Bryant 2nd FV40 SILVER MEDAL 115 1:34:56 Sharon Williams 2nd FV45 SILVER MEDAL 137 1:37:27 Christine Matthews 1st LV55 GOLD MEDAL 151 1:38:15 Charles Oxtoby 28th V45 200 1:41:19 Nigel Tapper 16th V50 201 1:41:19 Helen Horton 5th LV45 TOP 5 MEDAL AWARD 219 1:42:48 Keith Wood 39th V45 238 1:43 Liz Price 6th FV40 252 1:44 Anna Nolan 8th LV35 313 1:47:02 Vic Verecondi 55th V45 316 1:47 Sue Bickerdike 10th LV40 369 1:50:01 Jane Guillard 13th LV40 520 2:01:34 Jacqui Weston 27th LV40
Chris Matthews beat her 2008 Club Record of 98:55!
Complete Runner WYXC, Nunroyd Park, Sun 10 Oct
Diane Haggar reports ... A gorgeous day for the first Complete Runner XC league race at Guiseley. "Mud & Glory", well there was very little Mud but Tom Adams ran Gloriously to take 5th place against incredibly stong opposition from Leeds City & Bingley. There was a fantastic club spirit in and around the team tent, plus tremendous support out on the course. It was great to hear non running members cheering us on, particularly Pete and Neil.
Malcolm adds ... what a great turnout for the first cross country race of the season.S ome 13 senior men toed the line on a sunny afternoon at Nunroyd Park. In-form Tom Adams mixed it at the front to finish 5th overall. In the team result Ilkley finished 8th out 17 clubs with 308 points. This is the best result the men's team have had for many years. WELL DONE TO ALL !!
Results from www.westyorkshireathletics.org.uk
Senior ladies 1 23:08 Katie Walshaw, Holmfirth 22 26:54 Diane Haggar 33 27:47 Sally Malir 42 28:21 Emma Barclay 46 28:43 Alison Eagle 61 30:02 Helen Ilsley 69 31:14 Sue Morley 81 34:22 Bernie Gibbons 6th team
Senior men 1 31:54 Mauizbin Ali, Leeds City 5 32:52 Tom Adams 52 37:01 Martin Archer 53 37:05 Lee Morley 60 37:31 Ian Rowbotham 67 38:04 Mark Iley 71 38:10 Justin Phillips 76 38:20 Malcolm Pickering 84 38:58 Nick Pearce 88 39:21 Steve Weston 145 44:52 Paddy Hagan 156 47:28 Jim Towers 162 50:05 Eric Morley 163 51:00 Vince Gibbons 8th team
There were 23 Ilkley Harriers in the junior races.
Leicester Marathon, Sun 10 Oct
Jeff Paget reports ... I took part in the Leicester Marathon on a warm and sunny 10th October. Perfect conditions for the hour spent post race laying on the grass until my legs stopped cramping. An adrenalin rush at the outset saw me through the first mile in 5:54, but I then managed to rein in my enthusiasm and settled into knocking off the miles at about 6:40 pace. I felt great up to about 19 miles, and then started to struggle with the pace and all the remaining miles were a relatively slow grind. I was, however, determined to get below the magic 3 hour mark, and finished in 2:59:23, comfortably a PB. I came in 22nd out of 578 finishers and was the 1st V55 (and also beat the 1st V50).
You can get faster as you get older! This beats Jeff's own V50 and V55 club record of 3h08:10 set at the Luton Marathon in December 2009.
Beefy's Nab fell race, Sun 10 Oct
Clare Smith reports ... Tony Melechi and I represented Ilkley at this friendly low-key fell race organised by Keighley and Craven A.C. The course had apparently been altered since last year, and I was assured it would be well flagged. This didn't stop me (and others) from taking the odd poor line, especially through the tussocks after the summit. I was lucky, and very pleased, to receive a bottle of wine for finishing 2nd lady though Tony was back long before I crossed the line! Awaiting official results.
1 20:37 Christian Holmes, Wharfedale Harriers 15 22:37 Tony Melechi 38 28:35 Clare Smith
Leeds Parkrun, Hyde Park, Sat 9 Oct
106 24.46 John Marshall
Wharfedale Primary Schools XC, Sat 9 Oct
This hugely popular League started with a succesful event at Ghyll Royd School today. Over 500 youngsters ran, including quite a few children of Harriers, more on the junior pages
Congratulations
Well Done to Henry Heavisides who has been selected as 1st reserve for the England team for the International Masters Cross Country race in Dublin on 13 November.
5k Time Trial, Tue 5 Oct
From Henry Heavisides ... here are the results of the 5k time trial. Well done to everyone who took part. Thanks to Neil for timekeeping & to all of the helpers at the finish.
1 Justin Phillips 18:15 2 Richard Reeve 18:40 3 Julian Carter 19:00 4 Toni Melechi 20:35 5 Gerry McNamee 20:39 6 Paul Stephens 20:56 7 Mark Richmond 21:12 8 Di Haggar 21:13 9 Adrian Bastow 21:24 10 Paul Sowden 21:37 11 Adam Bennett 21:41 12 Jim Towers 22:59 13 Simon Darley 23:09 14 Val Kerr 23:22 15 Christine Cox 24:45 16 Janet Grace 24:46 17 John Marshall 25:15 18 Janet Bairstow 26:27 19 Colin Lugton 27:18 20 Jacqui Weston 28:13 21 Andrew Kitchen 28:33 22 Louise Cornish 28:45 23 Antonio Cardinali 28:47
Loch Ness Marathon, Sun 3 Oct
Mike Picken reports ... I took the long trip to Inverness for my first ever marathon with nearly 2,500 others. This is a very scenic but demanding course, which starts with a quick downhill section for the first 5 miles then undulates for the rest of course, luckily there were some great sights along the Loch to take my mind off the pain of doing this distance for the first time. There were plentiful drinks stations and support at the towns / villages along the route, fortunately I had the support of my friend Stuart Forrest who could not take part due to a chest infection, his cheers from his bike at several points along the route spured me on especially at the 1.5 mile hill at the 18.5 mile mark and 3/4 mile hill at 22 miles which both felt like mountains to me. I was just pleased to finish and even more pleased to do it to raise money for www.benswishtowalk.co.uk although a lot of my sponsorship came in after I had announced I had completed it and posted pictures to prove it, as I am sure my friends and colleagues were not convinced I could ever cover that distance, fortunately I did and am getting close to raising £500 for this great cause!
2182 5:14:36 Mike Picken
Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay, Sun 3 Oct
Dave Wilby reports our ladies team won, 6 minutes ahead of next ladies team Keswick AC. Full results on SportIdent. The men's team was affected by injury, sadly, but everyone pulled together with great team spirit. Dave Wilby and Tom Adams ran a stunning last leg, 5th fastest in 1:13:57
Emma, Ladies Team Fell Captain, says ... A fantastic run by all the Ilkley Ladies in the Ian Hodgson Relay resulted in a very convincing 1st place, in very wet conditions. Basically Ilkley Ladies led the race from start to finish, each pair handing over in first place. Helene and Heather set the scene with a fastest Ladies time on the day for Leg 1 and Andrea and Tracey finished things off with the fastest Ladies time on the day for Leg 4. A great performance by the whole team and an absolute pleasure to watch. Well done Ladies.
Ilkley Harriers Ladies 4:59:28 33rd Helene Whitaker, Heather Dawe 1:16:17 35th on leg Alison Eagle, Nicky Jaquiery 1:23:22 45th " Sally Malir, Sally Morley 50:17 43rd " Andrea Priestley, Tracey Greenway 1:29:32 24th! "
Harewood Trail Race, Sun 3 Oct
Richard Reeve reports ... a very sploshy 10 miles, with a few steep dips and climbs, on tracks and paths through
woodland and across fields, taking in a loop around Eccup Reservoir, a leap over a couple of stiles and some stretches on tarmac
(slippery in studs) including the final uphill mile. A bottle of beer to each finisher unless your number ended with a seven
in which case you got two; a good malty brew from Daleside Brewery, well worth the effort. Marshalling by Valley Striders was superb,
I didn't get lost once!
Results from Valley Striders web site
Read Vic's Harewood Poem
1 58:10 Tim Midgley, Bingley Harriers 21 66:51 Richard Reeve 2nd M50 40 70:16 Andrew Merrick 58 73:36 Duncan Cooper 92 78:05 Stephen Rhodes 140 84:17 Martin Wright 149 85:06 Ed Brougham 162 85:51 Helen Horton 163 85:51 Vic Verecondi 179 87:30 Hilda Coulsey 1st FV55 206 89:55 Nick Mellor 254 96:08 Paul Sugden 255 96:10 Sue Bickerdike 276 98:27 Colin Lugton
This was a counter in the Ilkley Harriers Race League
Coniston Trail Race, Sun 3 Oct
Fiona Schneider reports ... a great circuit of 15k in the hills above the village. It is part of the Lakeland trail series www.lakelandtrails.org
which offer a race for walkers and runners. Next year they are introducing a new Coniston Marathon and booking is now open.
I struggled around this one post chest infection, but just squeezed ahead of the 1st LV70.
1:19:47 Sharon Williams 1:47:23 Fiona Schneider