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Welcome To Junior Ilkley Harriers
Junior Ilkley Harriers, established 2003

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Junior Ilkley Harriers is the junior section of Ilkley Harriers AC and provides training, racing, and social activities for young athletes. The Club colours are red and green. Please send any enquiries to Shirley (email ).

Fells

There are opportunities for juniors to train on the fells and compete in both FRA and BOFRA events.

In 2015 Ruaridh Mon Williams, Sarah Pickering, Jemima Elgood and Lucy Haines were selected to represent England in the World Mountain Running Championships in Hungary. They followed in the footsteps of Georgia Malir (2011) and Lucy Williamson (2013) and since then other juniors have gained their England vests - Euan Brennan and Bethan Morley (2017); Bernadette Raven (2018); Emily Gibbins (2022) and Sam Bentham (2023)

(photo Dave Woodhead)

Running

Sportshall Athletics

A good number of the juniors we coach start in the Sportshall Athletics programme.

We encourage attendance at the regional SHA trials and over the years a number of our juniors have represented West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire or Leeds at U11, U13 or U15 level.

 

Sportshall

Cross Country

Some juniors solely train and compete in the endurance programme.

Ilkley caters for cross-country runners of all ages and abilities from organising the local Wharfedale Primary Schools XC League to competing at club level at the PECO and West Yorkshire Leagues and Yorkshire, Northern and National Championship events.

(photo: Dave Woodhead)

XC

Junior Leadership Award

All our juniors, Year 10 and older have the opportunity to help at coaching sessions and gain nationally recognised awards.

Year 9's are able to help at sessions just to be helpful!

The photo shows our very first set of 13 junior Leaders who were presented with their Level 2 Award in Sports Leadership at the Ilkley Harriers Presentation Evening, January 2012.

 

 

Leaders

Combined Events

Unfortunately we no longer do T&F Athletcs but we encourage athletes to not specialise until they're older.

Harry Maslen has been a great ambassador to our athletics programme over the years. He is in the group photo as a youngster gaining his Gold Level 2 SHA Decathlon award and inset in 2015 competing for England and gaining a bronze medal in the U20 Decathlon Home International Championships at Hexham.

Harry, Sportshall
Well Done

 

Well done to all the juniors who have raced in the first 3 JIH fell League races of the series. Here are the 2025 League Tables after 3 races.

Inter League cross country race report - Cliffe Castle

A sunny day at Cliffe Castle saw the top runners from our Wharfedale Cross Country league race against the top runners from North Bradford and Keighley. A total of 346 children enjoying the cross country route at Cliffe Castle ,with thanks to Geoff Thompson and his team plus the parents and teachers who made this event possible. The standout performance for Wharfedale was achieving 1st , 2nd and 3rd places in the year 6 boys race. Well done to all our Wharfedale league runners , you did us proud . Rachel Websdale

Inter-League Results.

 

GENERAL notices, training and coaching news

Spring and Summer 2025 Junior newssheet

Earlier newssheets

2024 Junior AGM report covering the period 1/9/2023 to 31/12/2024.

Summer term 2025 Coaching Programme

See Training and Coaching for more details. Please contact Shirley if you are interested in starting either sportshall athletics or endurance running sessions.

General athletics: Open to everyone - all abilities & newcomers (Year 3 to 7)

We provide Run, Jump and Throw activities through our Sportshall Athletics sessions (Mon/Thurs follow the same format).

Monday: Outdoor Athletics, Ghyll Royd playing field, Years 4-7, 5.45 to 7pm.

Thursday: Outdoor Athletics, Ghyll Royd playing field, Years 3-7, 6pm to 7.15.

 

Endurance Running: For juniors who are training to compete for Ilkley (Years 6 to 13).

These sessions are for all abilities but there must be a desire to work hard and be self motivated to train to compete.

Monday: Fell Running Training, Ilkley Moor, 6pm to 7pm.

Wednesday: Speed Endurance Training, IGS field. 6.15 to 7.30.

Thursday: Sally Malir’s 'by invitation only' small mentored group of Year 9+ (sessions organised with individuals). If interested speak to Kate Lofthouse at Wednesday session.

 

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