Ilkley Harriers news archive 2015
Ilkley Harriers of the Month, December
| Runner of the month: Jemima Elgood |
for excellent performances at the Stoop and Auld Lang Syne | Other nominations were: Will Worboys for supreme effort to get to the Chevin Chase, Kate Archer for 1st F35 at the Chevin Chase, and Alex Hirst for ongoing excellent results at parkrun |
| Volunteer of the month: Helen and Dick Waddington |
for providing wine and mince pies at the Xmas Relays | Other nominations were: Peter Lewis for ongoing commitment to producing the newsletter |
More Harriers of the Month ...
Auld Lang Syne, Thu 31 Dec
(1 41:19 Chris Farrell, Horwich) 2 41:35 Tom Adams 35 50:01 Paul Carman 45 51:06 Martin Archer 72 53:52 Jemima Elgood 80 54:52 Jamie Hutchinson 95 55:54 Kate Archer 112 57:03 Malcolm Pickering 142 58:38 David Chandler 149 58:59 Sarah Pickering 176 61:04 Jann Smith 193 62:39 James Pickering 235 65:46 Adela Reperecki 276 68:30 David Ibbotson 387 83:51 Julie Elmes 396 89:16 Sophie Brown 413 finished
Chevin Chase, Sat 26 Dec
From Petra Bijsterveld ...Inhabitants of Ilkley found themselves cut off from the rest of civilization this morning due to the floods. A source of great frustration for those who had been looking forward to the Chevin Chase. A few Ilkley folk still made it to Guiseley via ingenious routes. Special mention must be made of Will Worboys who ran from Ilkley to Burley. Finding Manor Bends impassable, even on foot, he diverted to the railway line (don't try this at home children) which was of course free of trains today. David Green and I picked him up from Sun Lane and on we drove to Guiseley.
The race was more akin to a swimathon than a running course. Downhill paths on the Chevin had been transformed into deep rocky torrents. With no chance of seeing where you put your feet this certainly separated the sheep from the goats. Unsurprisingly I found myself to be a slow and careful sheep on these stretches whilst many sprinted past me in true fell running style.
It didn't spoil any of the fun for me. I thought if push came to shove my elf's tutu could double as a flotation aid, but in the end no actual swimming was required. The marshals and plentiful spectators were all cheering us on and there was a brilliant atmosphere.
Without the Brownlees or Tom Adams taking part the race was won by John Franklin from the Serpentine Club. Kate Archer came first in her category, and there were some excellent Harrier results with 3 finishing in the first 50. Nice to see Georgia Malir, now running for Leeds City, win for the second year in a row.
We went home with another one of the good quality Chevin Chase long-sleeved t-shirts, and a bottle of water which was rather surplus to requirements today. As the road situation had not improved there was nothing for it but to drop Will at Stead Farm to run back to Ilkley. What a hero!
Results ...
(1 40:39 John Franklin, Serpentine RC) 10 43:45 Ben Stevens 28 47:00 Martin Archer 33 47:19 Gavin Lamb 88 51:37 Kate Archer 1st F35 111 52:47 David Chandler 153 54:59 Ben Joynson 257 59:43 Will Worboys 296 60:55 Adela Reperecki 305 61:22 Andrew Jackson 317 61:23 Victoria Stevens 398 64:49 David Green 548 70:33 Petra Bijsterveld 579 71:58 Eric Monteiro 673 78:33 Sally Wright 788 finished
parkruns, Sat 26 Dec
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Skipton Aireville Park 1 18:37 Mark Mon-Williams 3 19:26 Oscar Stapleton (junior) 5 21:10 Malcolm Pickering 34 30:36 Anna Pickering 46 ran Gnoll (1 18:11 Andrew Reynolds, Neath Harriers) 5 21:07 Dave Robson 53 ran Forest of Dean A problem with the times at this parkrun but Dave Wilby was 5th and Kelly Wilby 33rd, 131 ran
parkruns, Fri 25 Dec
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Skipton Aireville Park (1 18:14 Lucas Payne, Barlick Fell Runners) 2 18:19 Mark Mon Williams 21 21:11 Tom Worboys 26 21:26 Lewis Carr (junior) 42 22:50 Archie Budding (junior) 44 22:55 Rebecca Mon-Williams 136 ran
Christmas Relays, Tue 22 Dec
From John Hayes ... The Christmas Relay winning team in leg order (from right to left)
1. Ruaridh Mon-Williams
2. John Hayes
3. Mark Mon-Williams
4. Dan Hayes
Thanks to all who helped at a great race, served lovely mulled wine & mince pies, dished up tasty food and followed it all up with an entertaining quiz. Happy Christmas everyone! 
Many thanks to everyone who made a donation in aid of the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association at the Christmas relays/quiz. Following the collection we have raised a sum of £40
The Stoop, Sun 20 Dec
Second place for Tom Adams, and Jemima Elgood 3rd lady. Jemima beat Emma Clayton's FU18 2004 record by 2.32 Ilkley were first ladies' team! Results ...
(1 31:08 Rob Hope, P&B) 2 31:12 Tom Adams 4 33:31 Jack Wood 35 37:43 Daniel Hayes 37 37:54 Paul Carman 46 38:32 Mark Mon-Williams 64 39:42 Jemima Elgood 65 39:47 Michael Lomas 94 41:38 Daniel Chandler 99 42:01 Richard Joel 109 42:56 Dave Robson 122 43:29 Rob Cunningham 124 43:31 Dick Waddington 127 43:40 Kate Archer 130 43:51 Malcolm Pickering 139 44:50 Ben Joynson 141 45:07 Paddy Hagan 148 45:56 Lucy Haines 166 46:52 Michael Duffield 174 47:12 Jann Smith 183 47:28 Lucy Jacques 210 49:10 Rebecca Mon-Williams 226 50:10 Will Worboys 227 50:12 Steve Weston 228 50:14 Mary Gibbons 248 50:59 Phil Hirst 253 51:12 Chris Oxlade 257 51:21 Sarah Haines 275 52:34 Geoffrey White 291 53:41 Martin Stocker 302 54:15 Peter Lewis 322 55:28 Neil Pomfret 374 59:08 Amanda Newham 411 64:19 Paul Sugden 418 65:02 Sally Wright 429 68:33 Julie Elmes 431 68:59 Jacqui Weston 445 74:04 Laura Dawes 454 finished
parkruns, Sat 19 Dec
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Harrogate Stray (1 19:21 Stephen Ellison, U/A) 38 23:42 Phil Hirst 125 28:56 Julie Elmes 193 ran Hilly Fields Lewisham (1 16:43 Jonathan Tipper, U/A) 4 18:22 Alex Hirst 145 ran Skipton Aireville Park 1 19:01 Oscar Stapleton (junior) 50 27:28 Janet Grace 112 ran
Ilkley Harriers Race League update
Results after 23 races from Martin Wright. With just the Stoop race left to go, there's some close competition!
PECO XC race 2, Sun 13 Dec
Men's results later ... Ladies results (1 33:21 Claire Green, P&B) 11 36:00 Lucy Williamson 72 42:45 Joanne Williamson 96 44:33 Helen Horton 104 45:12 Gaenor Coy 123 46:47 Stephanie Fox 131 47:31 Petra Bijsterveld 158 49:17 Julie Elmes 195 51:58 Sue Williamson 209 53:32 Jacqui Weston 212 54:01 Kate Lofthouse 283 finished 1st team in the 2nd Division
Mytholmroyd fell race, Sun 13 Dec
From Jamie ... Was a very cold morning but a tough uphill start meant we all warmed up quickly! 6.2m with 411m climbing (BM). Very muddy but also some nice runnable sections. Will certainly try for a Bbtter time next year!
Results ...
(1 50:35 Neal Crampton, P&B) 65 74:26 Jamie Partovi 83 finished
Hurst Green Turkey Trot, Sun 13 Dec
Results ... a win for Tom Adams in 27:48, 281 finishers.
parkruns, Sat 12 Dec
From Petra Bijsterveld ... A win for Alex Hirst this week at Hilly Fields down in Lewisham. Tom Worboys came 3rd at Bramley parkrun but forgot his barcode so has not been listed. We have seen Strava evidence though! Results ...
Leeds Woodhouse Moor (1 17:01 Ciaran Forde, Swim 1st Triathlon Club) 7 18:15 Oscar Stapleton (junior) 8 18:20 Cameron Reilly (junior) 27 20:11 Adrian Bastow 240 ran Bradford Lister Park (1 18:32 Graham Corbett, Saltaire Striders) 97 27:28 Petra Bijsterveld 215 ran Harrogate Stray (1 17:52 unknown) 111 27:26 Julie Elmes 196 ran Hilly Fields Lewisham 1 18:12 Alex Hirst 126 ran
The New Style Harriers Social
& Awards Do
Tuesday 26 January 2016 at 7pm
Come and join us for a 5k timed run around Rupert Road (suitable for all abilities, race it or jog it!), then back to the Tennis Club for showers, drinks, hot food (chili/veggie chili), and presentation of the Annual Awards at 8.30 pm.
More info and order form
WYXC, Nunroyd Park, Sun 6 Dec
Results of the fourth and final race.
Frostbite 30, Sun 6 Dec
Freom Ben Sheppard ... This year's Frostbite 30 could well have been renamed Mudbath 34. They change the route each year and this year's felt like the toughest of the three successive ones I have run. Race director said that in trying to shorten it (last year's was 34 miles too) he ended up making it harder. The extremely wet conditions didn't help either, with large parts of the lower level and woodland sections being sloppy underfoot, and a headwind making the long slog up the Nidderdale Way rather hard work. Add to those excuses my lack of training this Autumn and that's my take on why I was around 45 minutes slower than last year over a similar distance, coming in somewhere around the top 15 in six hours plus small change. I don't believe there were any other Ilkley harriers there but there was some quality in the field, the winning time being something like 5 hours.
Neil Bloor adds ... I was a couple of hours or so behind Ben on my first Frostbite and yes it certainly was tough going! The climbs were slippy, the flat parts plagued with strength sapping bog, puddles often at knee height. Paths had become streams and the rivers needed ropes to help make a safe crossing in leg high strong currents. Finishing my last hour or so in the dark I was glad of a good headtorch but still difficult to spot safe places to put your feet and keep on an even keel. I was very pleased to keep going till the end as there looked to be quite a few dropped out.
parkruns, Sat 5 Dec
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Bradford Lister Park (1 18:48 Lee Kaznowski, Baildon Runners) 28 23:10 Henry Heavysides 190 ran Harrogate Stray (1 19:36 Phil Rogers, Harrogate Harriers) 104 28:17 Julie Elmes 163 ran Skipton Aireville Park (1 19:40 Logan Hargreaves-Madhas, Wharfedale Harriers) 7 21:13 Michael Duffield 14 22:50 Will Worboys 82 ran Fountains Abbey (1 17:26 Ben Pease, U/A) 43 23:46 Norman Bush 161 ran
Ilkley Harriers of the Month, November
| Runner of the month: Dan Hayes |
for great times at Burley Moor, Abbey Dash and 1st at Skipton parkrun | Other nominations were: Tom Adams for wins at Burley Moor, WYXC, Harriers v Cyclists Jane McCarthy for Tour of Pendle Sarah Hayes for Abbey Dash 10k PB John Hayes for great results Jemima Elgood for great results |
| Volunteer of the month: Alison Weston |
for the Gazette reports | Other nominations were: Neil Chapman for continued coaching commitment |
More Harriers of the Month ...
Skipton Santa Fun Run, Sun 29 Nov
From Alison Weston ... Over 1,500 Santas took part in the Skipton Santa Fun Run, 5k around Skipton raising money for charity on Sunday from Aireville Park. Nea, Lyra and Alison Weston ran as a team in approximately 37 minutes. It took several minutes to reach the start line and then we followed the line of Santas along the route including road and canal, and returning on a track through the park. Very wild and windy in places with hats and beards disappearing along the way!
Get in the Christmas mood, sign up for our Christmas Relays on 22nd December - see forum and Facebook posts!
parkruns, Sat 28 Nov
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Leeds Woodhouse Moor (1 16:29 John Tayleur, Herne Hill Harriers) 43 20:15 Michael Duffield 329 ran Leeds Roundhay (1 17:09 Ben Douglas, Durham University AC) 24 20:45 Tom Worboys 281 ran Bradford Lister Park (1 17:31 Sam Clegg, U/A) 11 20:09 Theo Clay (junior) 22 20:51 David Chandler 98 25:20 Alex Hyde 328 ran Harrogate Stray (1 17:52 Ed Beecher, Harrogate Harriers) 47 23:18 Phil Hirst 146 27:09 Julie Elmes 283 ran Skipton Aireville Park 1 18:34 Dan Hayes 55 25:34 Paul Sugden 79 28:44 Sarah Hayes 116 ran Hilly Field Lewisham (1 17:41 Chis Ho, U/A) 2 18:38 Alex Hirst 148 ran Little Stoke (1 15:13 Patrick Martin, U/A) 7 18:11 Mark Mon-Williams 61 21:42 Rebecca Mon-Williams 220 ran
PECO XC, Sun 22 Nov
From Gaenor & Steve Coy ...
Well done to all the Harriers in a chilly but surprisingly not too boggy 1st PECO race of the year and in particular enduring the draining last 300m
Thanks to all who got their early enough to collect their numbers and pay the £3 for them well in advance. Remember to keep your numbers for the remainder of the series and bring along to the next race.
We do however have quite a few numbers left and it would be appreciated if you could arrange collection and payment before the 2nd race on the 13th December at West Park.
Thanks and hope to see even more of your there next time.
We hear it was another win for Tom Adams. Results ...
1 25:12 Tom Adams 26 28:27 Matt Cox 49 29:33 Steve Coy 83 30:45 Gavin Lamb 88 30:52 Steve Weston 126 31L42 Mark Iley 146 32:32 Dave Chandler 176 33:24 Andrew Sheldon 185 33:40 Henry Heavisides 1st M60 203 34:11 Malcolm Pickering 269 36:21 Will Worboys 284 36:45 Phil Hirst 288 36:54 Nigel Tapper 300 37:18 Andrew Jackson 316 37:57 Neil Bloor 372 40:42 Peter Lewis 405 42:25 Ed Bickerdike 413 43:03 Paul Sugden 422 44:16 Lee Wilkinson 456 finished Illkey men's team 2nd place out of 8 teams (2nd division) Ilkley men's vets team 1st place out of 11 teams Ladies (1 30:35 Bethany Garland, Leeds Uni) 68 37:50 Joanne Williamson 73 38:05 Adela Reperecki 136 41:36 Gaenor Coy 137 41:40 Hilda Coulsey 179 43:26 Petra Bijsterveld 237 47:00 Sue Williamson 331 61:55 Clare Shouler 341 finished Ilkley ladies' team 2nd place out of 8 teams (2nd division) Ilkley ladies' vets team 4th place out of 11 teams
This was a Ilkley Harriers Race League counter.
Harriers v Cyclists, Sat 21 Nov
1 34:35 Tom Adams Course Record 5 38:23 Ruaridh Mon-Williams 71 46:05 Paul Calderbank 84 47:11 Michael Lomas 103 48:45 Malcolm Pickering 158 52:47 Dave Wilby Cycle 184 54:40 James Pickering Cycle 207 57:25 Neil Bloor 220 59:34 Nicky Hopwood 255 64:59 Amanda Newham 281 finished
Badger Bar Blast, Sat 21 Nov
From Sarah Hayes ... John and I had a day trip to the Lakes to run this one off AM fell race starting and finishing near Rydal. It was a beautiful if bitterly cold day. The views were spectacular with the tops covered with a dusting of snow. The route was essentially out and back. It was a fixed route up to Loughrigg Fell summit but from there you could choose your route up to Silver How, doing the same on the way back. John kindly agreed to run with me and he was very encouraging (mostly).
As I watched everyone warming up at the start I realised that I was a little out of my league. I adopted the race strategy of trying not finishing last which was successful - but only just!
(1 59:09 Carl Bell, Keswick) 111 115:57 Sarah Hayes 112 115:58 John Hayes 120 finished
parkruns, Sat 21 Nov
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Bradford Lister Park (1 18:25 Graham Corbett, Saltaire Striders) 11 20:45 Theo Clay (junior) 73 25:42 Stephanie Fox 293 ran Bracknell (1 18:43 Pedro Upton, Bracknell Forest Runners) 59 26:12 Emily Elmes (junior) 81 28:28 Julie Elmes 165 ran Concord, Sheffield (1 19:54 Kevin Doyle, Kimberworth Striders) 10 23:02 Phil Hirst 48 ran Skipton Aireville Park (1 17:16 Julian Hood, Skipton AC) 72 29:08 Neve Tennant (junior) 118 ran Fountains Abbey (1 17:01 Ben Pease, U/A) 3 17:41 Euan Brennan (junior) 230 ran
Leeds Abbey Dash, Sun 15 Nov
From Hilda Coulsey ... 23 Harriers fought their way through the floods. Geoff Howard was 1st M70. Lots of impressive times.
Results ...
(1 00:29:43 Can Studley, Bristol & West) 592 00:37:52 Daniel Hayes 599 00:38:34 Rob Cunningham 913 00:40:56 David Chandler 1218 00:43:01 Dave Robson 1241 00:42:01 Geoffrey Howard 1st V70 1494 00:44:25 Rachel Carter 1731 00:44:55 Harry Sime 1873 00:47:00 Eric Hawthorn 2205 00:48:59 Chris Cunningham 2390 00:48:35 David Ibbotson 2479 00:47:29 Philip Hirst 2590 00:49:18 David Green 2601 00:42:41 Lucy Williamson 3004 00:48:30 Sarah Hayes 4051 00:50:49 Alex Hyde 3038 00:52:08 Hilda Coulsey 3205 00:51:32 Paul Sugden 3924 00:54:22 Julie Elmes 4105 00:57:25 Jacqui Weston 4124 00:58:29 Emma Curran 4153 00:55:58 Sheena Pickersgill 4403 01:00:07 Charlote Smithson 5559 01:01:43 Elaine Ibbotson 5956 01:00:58 Sue Williamson 9034 finished
This was an Ilkley Harriers Race League counter.
West Yorkshire XC, Sat 14 Nov
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Senior Men 1 23:24 Tom Adams 47 28:04 Dave Westhead 77 30:01 Mark Iley 94 31:37 Malcolm Pickering 109 34:30 Arthur Reilly 129 ran Senior Women (1 19:33 Alex Bell, Pudsey and Bramley AC) 51 27:24 Nicky Hopwood 59 28:58 Gaenor Coy 65 30:10 Petra Bijsterveld 77 32:14 Julie Elmes 81 ran
And there were a record 59 junior Ilkley Harriers running!
Tour of Pendle fell race, Sat 14 Nov
From John Hayes ...
The British people are often sceptical of the weather forecast. But the forecast for Saturday 14th November was hard to ignore. A deluge of rain was predicted to fall as the last remnants of a hurricane swept eastwards from the Atlantic across the UK. But fell runners are a funny bunch. The thing is most of them like running in awful weather. It is all part of the challenge/fun. So when the race organiser, on safety grounds, decided to shorten the course, one of two reactions was possible amongst the 422 runners who had showed up for the race:-
(A) A ready acceptance of the decision, tinged with a little regret that the run would be a bit less of a challenge than normal. Most runners, I sensed, fell into this category.
(B) Relief that the last two big climbs would not, after all, have to be done. Added to this was the prospect of getting home earlier than usual on Saturday afternoon to languish in the bath indulging in excessive consumption of food and drink.
(I fell into category B).
Having said all this, the race was still a classic. We had plenty of mud, a bitterly cold wind, mist, rain, rocks etc. And there were still 4 big hill climbs to do. The marshals were out in force, cheerful as ever and seemingly impervious to the weather. There were some excellent Harriers performances with Ilkley ladies team running brilliantly and scooping up 1st prize so many congratulations to them! A special mention also for our new recruit, Paul Carman, who came 33rd and was the first Harrier home. I had wondered - vainly - if I might have (finally) managed to achieve that elusive honour. But as I sprinted to the finish line holding off the tenacious Jane McCarthy, there was Paul who'd had time to finish the race, go to his car, pick up his very cute little dog and wander back to clap in his new team mates!
From the results ... "This year the race was run over the Bad Weather Course following a route through Check points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and back to the finish. The last 2 climbs where excluded due to a forecast of heavy rain, high winds and low temperatures peaking in the area at 15:00. The estimated Bad Weather Course is 14 miles (22.4km) and 2700 feet (823m) making it a Category BL."
Results ...
(1 1:46:30 Rob Hope, P&B) 33 2:03:07 Paul Carman 86 2:16:52 John Hayes 88 2:17:03 Jane McCarthy 4th lady, 1st W40 121 2:21:22 Kate Archer 132 2:22:31 Michael Lomas 145 2:25:34 Paul Calderbank 160 2:28:08 Jann Smith 194 2:33:45 Steve Weston 310 2:50:09 Chantal Busby 327 2:52:27 Adela Reperecki 409 finished 1st ladies team!
parkruns, Sat 14 Nov
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Leeds Woodhouse Moor (1 16:11 Daniel Lawton, Stockposrt Harriers) 16 19:56 Tom Worboys 295 ran Bradford Lister Park (1 17:29 Will Kerr, Saltaire Striders) 66 25:10 Alex Hyde 285 ran Lewisham Hilly Fields (1 16:45 Mark Hall, Kent AC) 3 18:32 Alex Hirst 165 ran
Harewood 10, Sun 8 Nov
From Michael Duffield ... It was a good decision to go with trail shoes for the Harewood 10M trail race. The rain lashing on Saturday meant that the paths and fields that could be affected by the rain, were, considerably. One or two runners who had opted for road shoes were doing Bambi on ice. The scenic course undulated around the Harewood estate, through woods and across fields with a significant climb in the last mile. Apparently, if you looked up, you could get a good view of the house at one point. Tea and soup in the hall afterwards was very welcome.
From Hilda Coulsey ... Continuing the wet, muddy kit theme after yesterday's Burley Moor run 319 runners turned out at Harewood for the 10 mile and 117 for the 5 mile, as well as lots of 2 milers and juniors. Although the hills were not as severe or numerous as Guy Fawkes last week the terrain was quite muddy and slippery, certainly by the time I reached them! This led to the faster bits being quite treacherous and hence not fast and the overall times later on reflected this, although the first 2 runners in the 10 mile stormed through, with 3rd place 7 mins behind. Daniel Hayes was 4th in the 5 mile race and first Harrier home in the 10 mile was Gavin Lamb, in 23rd place. Bearing in mind the conditions I was pleased with my 2nd F55. The bonus for me was that my husband was power washing the steps when I returned, hence I could place my shoes just in front and head to the shower!
Results ...
(1 55:35 Daniel Jenkin, Durham City Harriers & AC) 23 68:07 Gavin Lamb 44 72:08 David Chandler 51 72:36 Michael Duffield 62 74:00 Dave Robson 65 74:28 Duncan Cooper 93 78:22 Derek Oliver 172 86:39 Sarah Hayes 174 86:45 Nigel Tapper 216 92:50 Helen Horton 231 95:05 Hilda Coulsey 274 102:28 Julie Elmes 319 finished 5 mile race (1 29:43 Toby Hillery, Wetherby) 4 33:16 Daniel Hayes 117 finished
This was an Ilkley Harriers Race League counter.
Open 5, Sun 8 Nov
Not a mainstream Harriers activity, 5 hours of navigational running and biking, but we see Jane McCarthy was 1st lady and plenty of other Harriers there. Results ...
Burley Moor run, Sat 7 Nov
John Hayes reports ... One word to sum up the Burley Moor Run? "Muddy" must be a strong candidate. Not that this seemed to put off any Harriers who turned out in force at the race. The route is cleverly devised. After a long slog uphill, runners start to perk up with a speedy descent down the wide track beside the 3 reservoirs. But then they are presented with a steep climb back up the Moor edge before a final mad chase through the bracken and slippy mud back to Burley. Tom Adams came in first with a new course record and Jemima Elgood was the first lady. There were lots of other fabulous Harriers results. One of these was Daniel Hayes who came 12th and - more importantly (for him at least) - won the son -v- dad battle. I'll get over this soon I hope. Those who have hinted that this is the end of my running career are, I might add, being rather over-dramatic!
Results ...
1 42:00 Tom Adams New course record 3 46:57 Jack Wood 6 49:47 Ben Sheppard 8 50:44 Martin Archer 10 50:59 Jack Cummings 12 52:15 Daniel Hayes 15 52:55 Justin Plillips 16 52:58 John Hayes 18 53:17 Steve Turland 19 53:24 David Foyston 20 52:38 Michael Lomas 24 54:03 David Chandler 26 54:14 Richard Joel 27 54:17 Jemima Elgood 1st lady 38 56:26 Dave Robson 47 58:54 Jann Smith 59 61:26 Rebecca Mon-Williams 61 62:20 Derek Oliver 86 66:01 Phil Hirst 97 68:54 Adela Reperecki 104 70:30 Geoffrey White 107 70:48 Peter Lewis 122 74:28 Nicky Hopwood 123 75:23 David Green 143 85:41 Sally Wright Any more? 150 finished
This was an Ilkley Harriers Race League counter.
Primary Schools XC, Sat 7 Nov
Hundreds of children raced in the second Wharfedale Schools XC event hosted by Westville House School at Ilkley Rugby Club. Results soon (a bit waterlogged).
parkruns, Sat 7 Nov
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Leeds Woodhouse Moor (1 16:04 Richard Allen, Bracknell AC) 56 21:23 Geoff Howard 305 ran Harrogate Stray (1 18:34 Mark Bryant, U/A) 55 24:24 Eve Whitaker (junior) 134 28:22 Julie Elmes 138 28:28 Alexandra Whitaker (junior) 142 28:39 Helene Whitaker 234 ran Hilly Fields Lewisham (1 18:04 Hugh Salway, U/A) 2 18:49 Alex Hirst 155 ran Skipton Aireville Park (1 17:53 Joe Hudson, Keighley and Craven AC) 31 23:04 Lewis Carr (junior) 113 ran
League Latest
Heads up, the last XC/trail race to count in our Ilkley Harriers Race League is confirmed now as the Peco XC on Sunday November 22nd at Temple Newsam. The last date to apply for numbers is 8th. If you haven't done so do it now to Gaenor and Steve Coy.
Guy Fawkes 10, Sun 1 Nov
From Petra Bijsterveld ... 10 Harriers made it to the Guy Fawkes 10 mile road race. A foggy start to the day made way for sunshine and unseasonably high temperatures. It all made for a lovely autumnal day but uncomfortably warm for racing.
This year the race had a new route and it felt harder. The Birstwith Brute, 4 miles in, has now been extended to climb even further. Comparing the Strava record with 2014 the total elevation gain was virtually the same, but the fact that the winner took a couple of minutes more than previous years made me feel marginally better about my personal worst time in this race.
There were some excellent results for other Harriers, with Jonathan Sinclair and Nick Richardson finishing under 70 minutes and Jane McCarthy hot on their heels only 3 weeks after her marathon, to finish 1st in her age category.
Results ...
1 58:22 John Clifford, Evenwood RR) 31 1:08:06 Jonathan Sinclair 41 1:09:08 Nick Richardson 51 1:10:26 Jane McCarthy 1st F40 57 1:11:20 David Chandler 255 1:22:09 Will Worboys 334 1:26:11 Jean Sullivan 409 1:30:04 Dave Ibbotson 490 1:34:26 Hilda Coulsey 617 1:42:20 Petra Bijsterveld 652 1:44:43 Julie Elmes 807 finished
This was an Ilkley Harriers Race League counter.