Harrier of the month nominations:
Euan Brennan for his impressive 5k time in the Armagh international and 10th in national XC;
Jann Smith and Paul Carmen for commitment to training and completing their first ultra, the tough Transgrancanaria;
Tom Adams for 1st place at IMFR and Yorkshire Champion.
The winner is Jann Smith and Paul Carmen.
Volunteer of the month:
Pete Shields for his Wednesday sessions;
Steve Weston for the IMFR race, combined with Yorkshire championships, organisation
The winner is Steve Weston.
More Harriers of the Month ...
From Caroline Howe...
A beautiful day at Harewood House where it was great to see Harriers out in force including several newer members. There were some excellent performances in both distances - Jane McCarthy finishing 3rd female overall and 1st F40 in the half; and Hilda Coulsey 1st F60. Those who did the 10k scored league points in what was the first trail race in the IH league 2018.
Results ...
Half (1 1:23:45 Mark Smith) 44 1:38:01 Jane McCarthy 3rd F, 1st F40 202 1:53:06 Tom Lally 257 1:56:40 Adela Reperecki 289 1:59:06 Claire Mcloughlin 291 1:59:08 Mike Baldwin 295 1:59:17 Helen Waddington 716 2:32:15 Sally Lynch 787 2:46:07 Karen Blick 818 finishers 10k (1 37:18 Carl Ward) 12 38:47 Will Buckton 16 40:26 Jonathan Turner 52 43:36 Colin Williams 104 46:45 Caroline Howe 109 46:55 Jane Bryant 119 47:27 Alison Weston 179 49:31 Jean Sullivan 327 53:57 Sheena Pickersgill 341 54:30 Hilda Coulsey 1st v60 435 56:55 Ruth Jones 490 58:29 Sarah Hayes 498 58:36 Sue Verspyck 517 59:05 Fiona Schneider 611 62:25 Sue Williamson 854 finishers
From Michael Lomas ... Results ...
(1 62:13 Sam Stead, Keswick AC) 64 76:57 Michael Lomas 82 78:47 Dan Wilkinson 419 finished
from Jann Smith ... 64km/10,000 ft Our first ultra and race abroad. This is a big and well organised event running the length of the island from North to South through all the major mountain ranges and national parks. Very rocky terrain and a strong international field.
115 7h20 Paul Carman 168 7h50 Jann Smith 1000 ran
Senior men (1 48:25 Adam Hickey, Southend) 802 52:05 Tim Ashelford 1202 55:56 Stephen Coy 1723 61:38 Steve Weston 2328 finished Senior women (1 28:33 Phoebe Law, Kingston) 790 45:18 Diane Kitchen 860 46:54 Petra Bijsterveld 1113 finished 11 juniors ran with some excellent results including: U17 6th Bethan Morley U17 10th Euan Brenna U17 9th boys team
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Cardiff (1 15:15 Kieran Wood, Cambridge and Coleridge) 14 18:21 Alex Hirst 704 ran Bradford (1 17:54 Tim Baldwin, Saltaire Striders) 10 19:38 Nina Pearce (junior) 1st F 39 21:43 Dave Reynier 42 21:56 Oscar Street 148 26:17 Adela Reperecki 154 26:31 Will Worboys 177 26:57 Stephanie Fox 218 28:03 Paula Reynier 496 ran Crichton (1 16:29 Springfield Striders) 8 20:31 Rob Budding 196 ran Skipton (1 18:03 Alex Thompson, Wharfedale Harriers) 6 19:15 Rob Cunningham 16 20:39 Kate Archer 2nd F 26 21:42 Malcolm Pickering 42 23:14 Sarah Pickering 72 25:30 Chris Cunningham 195 ran Wetherby (1 19:06 Joseph Kwallah, Wetherby Runners) 13 23:54 Geoff Howard 63 ran
Results and LOTS of photos on the race page. Tom Adams won the race and the Yorkshire Championship with it.
From Steve Weston ...
A big thankyou to all the volunteers at helped make the fell race magic happen. Lots of people came up to me and have emailed me to say what a brilliant race it was and how helpful the marshalls were.
In no particular order the volunteers were:
Flagging - Peter Shields, Nick Pearce, Geoff Howard, Neil Chapman
Setup - Don Macrae, Ben Joynson
Race Doctor - Andrew Wilson
Registration & Results - Sue Williamson, Dawn Turner, Paul Stephens, Jacqui Weston, Georgia Weston, Felix Weston
Marshalls - Michael Duffield, David Howe, Hilda Coulsey, Tim Ratcliffe, Jez Nolan, Anna Nolan & Family, Ben Joynson, John Pickering, Dan Wilkinson, Amy Jones, Bernie Gibbons, Caroline Howe
Finish line - Duncan Cooper, Anna Pickering, Christine Reilly, Abigail Bailey, Katie Sutherland
Sweepers - Petra Bijsterveld, Jonathan Turner
.....and that doesn't include all the people that helped out at the the fantastic juniors race which was run by Jane McCarthy.
From Dave Robson ...
Returning from injury I had been too late booking the Ilkley Moor Fell Race so I thought I would give Flower Scar a go instead. Well organised by Todmorden Harriers, this is an 8.3 mile fell race with 660m ascent through some challenging terrain.
The initial muddy path gave way to a good tussocky fell section where we disappeared into the mist.
Up onto the moor proper, and an unmarked section where the smart line was the direct one. Fortunately I took it due to the runners around me knowing their way through the mist.
Then followed an 'alpine' section with conifers, and snow which appeared from nowhere, into a great fast downhill blast by which time my plan to take it 'steadyish' was long gone.
A bit more up and down where the muddiest sections had been saved for us and we were back on the downhill path to the finish.
In summary then a tough race with a bit of everything. I'm not sure if it is always on the same weekend as Ilkley Moor but definitely one to give a try.
Results ...
(1 1:11:19 Will Neill, Mercia) 34 1:22:28 Dave Robson 185 finished
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Woodhouse Moor (1 16:50 Chris Smith, Leeds City AC) 190 26:17 Petra Bijsterveld 468 ran Bradford (1 16:37 Matthew Merrick, Bingley Harriers) 31 20:53 Rhys Jones 52 22:09 Oscar Street 67 22:55 Arthur Reilly 191 27:30 Paula Reynier 512 ran Ormeau (1 18:14 Ian Cleland, Seapark AC) 8 19:46 Adam Bennett 421 ran Skipton (1 18:34 unknown) 20 22:50 Geoff Howard 68 26:47 Karen Lambe 154 ran Bramley (1 18:29 Sam Clegg, Idle AC) 3 19:19 Steven Gott 167 ran Stretford (1 17:21 Mark Offord, U/A) 12 18:38 Rob Cunningham 492 ran
From Stephen Brennan ...
Euan Brennan finished 148th in 15:22 knocking 24 secs off his PB.
The event set a world record with 91 runners under 15 minutes.
Results
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Senior Men (1 27:38 Terrence Forrest, Cairngorm Runners) 24 30:11 Steven Gott 68 32:09 Daniel Lane 87 32:49 Steve Coy 182 36:24 Malcolm Pickering 230 39:00 Andrew Jackson 317 43:33 Geoff White 347 46:53 Peter Lewis 381 ran Senior Women (1 31:33 Sharon Barlow, Harrogate Harriers) 53 39:01 Helen Wood 79 40:39 Caroline Howe 80 40:46 Sarah Edwards 109 42:53 Adela Reperecki 1st F55 158 45:07 Anna Pickering 175 46:14 Petra Bijsterveld 236 50:51 Kate Lofthouse 264 53:25 Sally Wright 300 68:19 Claire Shouler 303 ran
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Bradford (1 16:19 Matthew Merrick, Bingley Harriers) 43 22:57 Dave Reynier 145 26:46 Will Worboys 155 27:05 Oscar Street 210 28:56 Paula Reynier 423 ran Skipton (1 18:04 Lee Athersmith, RAF AC) 35 24:05 Geoff Howard 53 25:27 Chris Cunningham 151 ran
From Colin Williams ...
I ran my first marathon of 2018 on Sunday, the Bolton Abbey trail marathon. The route was changed twice before the event from three laps of 8.8m to six laps of 4.4m, but then thankfully back to three 8.8m laps. The ankle deep mud and slippery uphill sections sapped the strength out of my legs in places, but I was pleased to finish in a fairly respectable time for me.
Results ...
(1 3:07:34 Jonathan Walton, Leeds City) 7 3:58:04 Colin Williams 76 ran
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
My 5th Dewsbury 10K in as many years, its PB potential keeps me in its grip. Straight out and back with 115 feet of gradual elevation to climb in the first half, the downhill return is physically and mentally encouraging you towards the finish. Always well organized, last year's race had been rather spoilt by the extra 200 meters we had to run due to the turn having been placed too far up, which ruined a rare chance for me to go sub 50 minutes.
I had not done enough running recently to feel that today was going to be my moment, and stood at the start not expecting too much. Conditions were absolutely perfect, cold but dry, no wind, and even a little ray of sunshine appeared. I reached the turn in 25:44 and managed to speed up a bit to finish in 50:28, which pleasingly is a PB. I could not have given any more this morning, but hopefully one day soon I can lose another 30 seconds! New member Emma Cole and I were the only Harriers there today, regrettably we did not spot each other.
Whilst 1200+ runners gave it their all, my attention was drawn to Ismail Patel, the last man to finish in 1 hour and 40 minutes. I had encountered him already on the stairs in Race HQ, a young Asian man with a stick who looked to me like he had suffered a severe stroke. I saw him again on the course as I was on the return leg and he was making his way up the road with the sweeper car behind him, it made me feel quite emotional to see his effort. I googled him and found his story here.
A true local hero!
Results ...
(1 29:42 Mohammed Abu-Rezeq, Altrincham AC) 685 50:28 Petra Bijsterveld 954 56:41 Emma Cole 1238 ran
(1 2:39:20 Carl Bell, Keswick) 2 2:39:40 Jack Wood 97 4:04:03 Brian Melia 167 5:10:57 Richard Morris 168 finished
From Ben Sheppard ... Good to see Dan Wilkinson back running again at Rombald's Stride after an extended period of playing out on his bike. He was looking very comfortable when he passed me at Weecher Reservoir but the stabilisers had somewhat fallen off by Menston. Michael Lomas continued his upward trajectory and looks sure to have another good season at this rate. Great running as ever from Jane McCarthy, joint first lady. Martin Stocker got a 20 minute PB. I guess short distance specialist Martin Archer must have really wanted a long chat with the missus as he and Kate ran the whole way together (and they were still on speaking terms afterwards). And there were a host of other good runs from Harriers throughout the field, enjoying or enduring the mud, bogs and snow.
Results ...
(1 2:58:30 Phil Livermore) 3 3:05:27 Ben Sheppard 4 3:05:35 Michael Lomas 6 3:06:39 Dan Wilkinson 10 3:08:39 Paul Carman 22 3:22:01 Jane McCarthy 41 3:41:55 Duncan Cooper 57 3:48:44 Jann Smith 84 3:58:00 Outi Kamarainen 86 3:59:15 Martyn Stocker 94 4:01:43 Kate Archer 95 4:01:43 Martin Archer 115 4:21:05 Adela Reperecki 273 6:33:40 Abigail Bailey 274 6:33:41 Sally Lynch Any more? 442 finished
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Woodhouse Moor (1 17:25 Tom Thomas, Hyde Park Harriers) 11 19:24 Steve Coy 150 25:28 Gaenor Coy 447 ran Bradford (1 19:04 Joseph Kirton, U/A) 22 21:57 Oscar Street 24 22:01 Dave Reynier 130 26:09 Will Worboys 155 27:10 Stephanie Fox 164 27:35 Paula Reynier 413 ran Skipton (1 17:41 Louis Hudson, KCAC) 49 24:10 Neil Pomfret 56 24:54 Chris Cunningham 78 26:53 Karen Lambe 161 ran Bramley (1 18:40 Terry Midgley, Valley Striders) 3 19:00 Steve Gott 234 ran