Ilkley Harriers news archive 2020
Outstanding Achievements, January
From the Committee ...
Racing:
Mike AC, David Foyston & Nick Helliwell, all getting PBs at the Lyntham St. Anne's 10 mile race and taking 2nd team prize
Hilda Coulsey, breaking her own club FV65 half marathon record by 4+ minutes, at the Essar Four Villages Half Marathon
Sally Malir, breaking the club FV55 half marathon record by 1min 30 seconds, at the Essar Four Villages Half Marathon
Jack Wood, beating his own club record by over 2 minutes at the Brass Monkey Half marathon, coming in 3rd place in a time of 1:08:24
Volunteering:
Sue Williamson and Hilda Coulsey for organising the Ilkley Harriers Awards evening.
Annual Awards for 2019
Presented at the Awards Evening on Friday 24th January. Congratulations, everyone.
| Category | 2019 Winner |
|---|---|
| Runner of the year - male | Jack Wood |
| Runner of the year - female | Kate Archer |
| Most improved - male | Michael Abrams-Cohen |
| Most improved - female | Sally Armitage |
| Endurance Runner - over 50 male | Steve Turland |
| Endurance Runner - over 50 female | Alison Weston |
| Endurance Runner - male | Ben Sheppard |
| Endurance Runner - female | Jann Smith |
| Runner under 23 - male | Jack Cummings |
| Runner under 23 - female | Lucy Williamson |
| Runner over 50 - male | Geoff Howard |
| Runner over 50 - female | Hilda Coulsey |
| Contribution to club - male | Jonathan Turner |
| Contribution to club - female | Caroline Howe |
| Captains award - male | Dan McKeown |
| Captains award - female | Rachel Carter |
| League winner | Kate Archer |
| Fell league | Jack Cummings |
| Road league | David Westhead |
| Trail league | Rachel Carter |
| One-off Contribution | Jayne Norman - Dalesway Relay |
| One-off Performance | Euan Brennan - 5k record |
| Much appreciation and thanks to all volunteers including specifically | The coaches - Jane Bryant, Neil Chapman and Peter Shields Petra Bijsterveld - membership management Paul Wood - website |
Previous years' awards. Also see the Club records and Hall of fame pages.
Ilkley Harriers 2019 Top 10s
From Caroline Howe ... 2019 Top 10 Ilkley Harriers Road Race Rankings, updated
Other records, and earlier years
Tigger Tor fell race, Sun 26 Jan
From Alison Weston... A large field as it was the second counter in the 50th anniversary FRA races. Just under 10 miles it was won by Greg Hopkinson in 1:11 in very wet and muddy conditions. I improved a bit on last year's time to finish in 1:47.
Ilkley fell race is one of the next 50th FRA races so get your entry in!
Lytham St Anne's 10 Mile, Sun 26 Jan
From Mike Abrams-Cohen... Nick Helliwell, Dave Foyston and Mike AC took on the Lytham St Anne's 10 mile race on Sunday. We set off in torrential rain and what can only be described as a hurricane, to see all 3 of us get a big PB and seal 2nd place in the team prize!!! Dave fuelled on 7 beers and a sausage roll smashed his PB, storming to a 1:01:12 time (11th place). Dave won 3rd in the M40 - a great achievement. Following closely behind was the in form Nick Helliwell in 1:02:20. (16th) Mike finished the trio of Harriers with a time of 1:03:21. (20th)
Meltham 'tough' 10k, Sun 26 Jan
From Hilda Coulsey... This 10k is up on the hills beyond Huddersfield and the weather adds to its 'charm' although ruggedness would be more appropriate. As usual the hills are tough but what goes up comes down again for a fast finish. The weather, whilst being not as cold as previously, was windy and the rain in your face was really not pleasant. I signed up to this event out of habit having done it in the previous two years plus I thought it was still on the League listing which it isn't. However on being asked afterwards whether I enjoyed it I said yes definitely - it's an enjoyable tough challenge! It helped that I achieved a course pb. A reusable beaker was the useful race takeaway.
Results ...
(1 35:35 Gareth Cooke, Penistone Footpath Runners) 74 46:01 Collin Williams 221 55:07 Hilda Coulsey 1st F65 365 finished
Northern XC, Sat 25 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Senior Men
(1 41:41 Calum Johnson, Gateshead Harriers)
9 43:01 Tom Adams
25 44:36 Jack Wood
138 50:03 Dan McKeown
159 50:51 Steve Gott
203 52:26 Istvan Jacso
254 54:29 Tim Ashelford
434 61:51 Rob Budding
462 63:12 Steve Coy
68 Iain Young
584 ran
12th team
Senior Women
(1 28:48 Jessica Judd, Blackburn Harriers)
75 34:56 Rachel Carter
97 36:12 Sarah Pickering
231 42:52 Sarah Edwards
246 43:41 Joanne Williamson
300 47:23 Petra Bijsterveld
307 47:45 Anna Pickering
319 49:09 Sally Pickering
356 ran
24th team
Junior Men
(1 26:22 Joshua Dickinson, Leeds City AC)
9 27:12 Dom Coy
72 ran
parkruns, Sat 25 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Woodhouse Moor (1 16:47 unknown) 75 21:53 Tom Lambe 718 ran Bradford (1 17:06 Will Kerr, Saltaire Striders) 38 21:52 Sally Malir 98 24:49 Philip Hirst 526 ran Roundhay (1 17:09 Benjamin Douglas, Leeds City AC) 61 22:57 Geoffrey Howard 449 ran Ganavan Sands 1 20:17 Alistair McInnes 71 ran Skipton (1 18:56 Tim Chadwick, Skipton AC) 10 22:34 Catherine Gibbons 18 23:55 Harry Sime 71 27:00 Fiona Schneider 108 29:35 Andy Wolfenden 212 ran Fountains Abbey (1 15:59 Chris Oddy, Serpentine AC) 122 24:06 Helen Waddington 507 ran Centre Vale (1 18:48 Paul Smith, U/A) 38 25:36 Will Worboys 141 ran
Harriers Awards evening, Fri 24 Jan
Report soon.
PECO XC, Sun 19 Jan
From Rachel Carter ...
The 3rd PECO cross country was jointly hosted by Nidd Valley RR & Knaresborough Striders at Crimple Valley. It is held on agricultural land adjacent to the West Yorkshire Showground with Crimple Viaduct as the back drop. The route (5.4 miles) had changed from last year, this year being 2 hilly laps all below the club tents. It was mainly on grass but with some sections on trail including a particularly muddy uphill section through a wooded area dotted with mud covered exposed tree roots. The early morning frost was quickly melted by the sun leaving the route wet under foot. The 2 junior races preceded the senior one with plenty of juniors then providing enthusiastic support for the seniors. Dan and Steve battled it out on the uphill finish with Diane Kitchen coming a brilliant 1st in her age category.
Results ...
Men (1 31:36 Marcos Valero Palacios, Roundhay) 15 34:56 Dan Mckeown 16 34:59 Steve Gott 73 37:43 Jaysson Sawyer 226 44:07 Rob Budding 270 46:05 David Singleton 306 47:53 Malcolm Pickering (3rd V65) 347 50:06 Geoffrey White 349 50:13 Matthew Snow 401 53:45 Roar Leijssen 496 finished 5th team in the 2nd division Women (1 36:05 Alice Leak, Leeds City) 14 41:07 Rachel Carter(3rd FV40) 103 50:45 Alison Bennett 136 54:14 Diane Kitchen (1st FV60) 158 55:52 Ros Brown 175 56:44 Nicola Budding 248 62:18 Anna Pickering 258 63:07 Helen Jacques 327 70:23 Sue Williamson 330 70:32 Kate Lofthouse 368 finished 4th team in the 2nd division
Essar Four Villages Half Marathon, Sun 19 Jan
From Hilda Coulsey...
It's only January and two more Harriers' half marathon records are broken. Three of us travelled across to Helsby in Cheshire for this 'undulating' course also claiming a best half marathon in the north award! It was almost all on quiet country roads and was probably very picturesque however the temperature was barely above freezing and there was thick fog so the focus was more on the road than the surroundings. The course was undulating but in a good way so that the hills up were steady and the down sections were a pleasure to see and run and particularly as the last couple of miles were mostly downhill. Daryl's time fitted in well alongside the men's great times last week at the Brass Monkey. Sally took Christine Mathews 10 year old LV55 record by 1 min 30 and I continued to chip away at my LV65 record, this time by 4+ mins. This race was an England masters qualifier and as such times across the board for age were pretty amazing and it was lovely to see that both of us achieved the qualifying criteria.
I would definitely recommend this race as a fine country road race with obvious PB potential.
A great start for 2020.
Results ...
(1 1:06:14 Mohammad Abu-Rezeq, unattached) 464 1:35:57 Sally Malir 515 1:36:52 Daryl King 956 1:51:51 Hilda Coulsey 2022 ran
Inskip Half Marathon, Sun 19 Jan
From Helen Waddington... This is one of the races organised by Alan Taylor which takes advantage of the mainly flat and quiet country roads which see more tractors than cars, around the villages northwest of Preston. It's old school in style - no chip timing here - parking in a field, a start sign at the side of the road and a nice friendly lady with a clip board taking numbers at the end. The roads are sketchy in places and the twists and turns of the course keep your mind off the miles. The field is mainly club runners many of whom were obviously regulars. If you need a January half marathon to kick start training it's not a bad choice. Results...
(1 1:10:11 Gary Briscae, Penistone Footpath Runners) 144 1:49:30 Helen Waddington 226 ran
parkruns, Sat 18 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
York (1 16:39 Laurence Griffin, York Knavesmire Harriers) 115 22:15 Geoff Howard 718 ran Harrogate (1 18:22 Andrew Dobby, Harrogate Harriers) 159 28:01 Melanie Edwards 412 ran Barnsley (1 16:26 Scott Hinchcliffe, Penistone Footpath Runners) 33 22:08 Beth Massey 264 ran Alness (1 16:47 Gordon Lennox, U/A) 3 19:26 Alistair McInnes 86 ran Clapham Common (1 16:42 Richard Ollington, Thames Hare and Hounds) 72 20:12 Rob Cunningham 1218 ran Cliffe Castle (1 17:51 Rob Byers, U/A) 2 19:55 Michael Abrams-Cohen 217 ran
Stanbury Splash fell race, Sun 12 Jan
From Adela Reperecki... Great race on a windy day not to mention the raging streams, rain, mud and bogs. Spectacular views at the top at Ponden Clough, well worth the climb.
Results ...
1 45:29 Tom Adamas 5 49:50 Oli Murphy 14 53:05 Steve Gott 25 55:15 Jeff Green 35 57:34 Paul Carman 59 61:43 Rachel Carter 69 63:36 Richard Joel 82 64:37 Alistair Barlow 93 66:07 Jane McCarthy 110 67:36 Colin Williams 119 68:43 Richard Eccles 127 69:38 Jann Smith 141 71:55 Alison Weston 169 76:45 Chris Oxlade 186 79:18 Adela Reperecki 188 79:36 Alison Bennett 225 91:14 Mary Jeal 254 finished
Brass Monkey Half Marathon, Sun 12 Jan
From Dawn Turner ...
This flat and very fast (for some) half marathon starts at York's Knavesmire racecourse and is an out-and-back route along mostly closed roads. The weather on Sunday morning was shocking with heavy rain that looked like it was set in for a while. Foregoing a significant warm up I settled for a jog round the car park and just before 10am we were underway. 1,700 set off on this well marshalled and slightly soggy event.
The rain stopped for the latter part of my race and at around half way in Appleton Roebuck a smattering of locals enthusiastically cheered us on and handed out sweets.
It was a day of incredible PBs for the Harriers. Jack Wood broke his own all-time club record with a 1:08:24 for third place, while Mike AC and Nick Helliwell destroyed their previous bests by 14mins and 8mins respectively!
Results below. Apologies to any missing Ilkley Harriers, we weren't all flagged up on the website.
Results ...
(1 1:07:33 Richard Start, N Derbyshire AC) 3 1:08:24 Jack Wood 137 1:20:22 Nick Helliwell 182 1:22:28 Michael Abrams-Cohen 280 1:26:47 Andrew Overend 297 1:27:28 Kate Archer 317 1:28:02 Jonathan Turner 639 1:37:08 Dave Reynier 761 1L44:17 Emma Sheppard 1079 1:57:57 Paula Reynier 1220 2:03:40 Dawn Turner 1484 finished
Jack's time beat his own 1:10:42 club record from last year's Brass Monkey.
parkruns, Sat 11 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Woodhouse Moor (1 16:52 Rian McCawley, Aldershot, Farnham and District AC) 115 22:57 Tom Lambe 799 ran Bradford (1 17:32 Michael Malyon, Baildon Runners) 2 17:33 Steve Gott 35 22:00 Sally Malir 43 22:33 Oscar Street 176 27:03 Stephanie Fox 203 28:19 Paula Reynier 537 ran Harrogate (1 17:47 Chris Miller, Harrogate Harriers) 119 25:55 Jane Thomas 432 ran Portrush (1 20:20 unknown) 59 28:50 Hilda Coulsey 130 ran Burnley (1 17:27 Matthew Lalor, Ribble Valley) 89 26:05 Will Worboys 401 ran Stewart (Middlesbrough) (1 19:19 Daniel Angus, U/A) 27 23:19 Caroline Howe 1st F 414 ran Skipton (1 17:12 Chris Ovenden, Skipton AC) 16 22:31 Catherine Gibbons 1st F 44 24:42 Harry Sime 144 30:16 Jan Jones 303 ran Horton Park (1 20:02 George Dickinson, U/A) 2 20:29 Robin Nicholson 149 ran Clapham Common (1 17:55 Alex Donnet, U/A) 63 20:18 Rob Cunningham 1310 ran Myrtle (1 19:12 Hannah Oldroyd, Airedale Dodgers) 5 20:23 Michael Abrams-Cohen 223 ran
Yorkshire XC Championships Lightwater Valley, Sat 4 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
under 17 women (1 16:03 Martha Calton-Seal, City of York AC) 21 19:53 Poppy Anderson 25 ran under 20 men (1 25:38 Joshua Dickinson, Leeds City AC) 4 26:21 Dom Coy 5 27:05 Cameron Reilly 24 ran senior women (1 28:22 Bronwen Owen, Leeds City AC) 41 33:45 Rachel Carter 84 37:05 Sarah Pickering 113 39:53 Alison Bennett 115 40:08 Sarah Edwards 147 44:02 Hilda Coulsey 152 44:26 Joanne Williamson 155 45:10 Petra Bijsterveld 164 46:46 Anna Pickering 168 47:23 Sally Pickering 173 ran senior men (1 30:59 Andrew Heyes, Hallamshire Harriers) 4 31:44 Tom Adams 9 32:13 Jack Wood 77 36:41 Steven Gott 127 39:22 Tim Ashelford 130 39:54 Jaysson Sawyer 180 42:15 Steve Coy 221 44:27 Mark Iley 285 48:38 Iain Young 317 ran
parkruns, Sat 4 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Bradford (1 16:31 Scott Harrington, Otley AC) 7 19:07 Nick Kealey 50 22:37 Oscar Street 114 25:21 Philip Hirst 196 28:02 Paula Reynier 530 ran Hastings Foreshore (1 15:32 Jess Dunsmore, Frankston AC) 33 23:15 David Singleton 163 ran Greenpoint (SA) (1 16:58 unknown) 62 22:20 Andrew Merrick 1084 ran Skipton (1 17:45 Chris Ovenden, Skipton AC) 17 22:34 Catherine Gibbons 42 24:17 Harry Sime 251 ran Fountains Abbey (1 16:45 Adam Pearson, Richmond and Zetland Harriers) 4 18:01 Michael Abrams-Cohen 483 ran Horton Park 1 20:29 Robin Nicholson 9 22:46 Geoff Howard 80 ran
Harriers League 2019 winners
From Jane McCarthy...
Well Done to Everyone who took part in the hotly contested 2019 Harriers League. Congratulations to Kate Archer, deserved Winner of the Overall League with a phenomenal score of 981 points, and a second generation win(!) following father, six-time League winner, Nick Pearce.
The Individual Leagues of Fell, Trail and Road, with a maximum of four races to count, were won by Jack Cummings (Fell), Rachel Carter (Trail) and Dave Westhead (Road), the latter less than a point ahead of Hilda Coulsey.
The Top Ten places in the Overall League went to 1st Kate Archer, 2nd Colin Williams (964 pts), 3rd Rachel Carter (878 pts), 4th Dave Westhead (845 pts) 5th Helen Waddington (808 pts), 6th Jonathan Turner (734 pts), 7th Steve Newell (721 pts), 8th Dan McKeown (653 pts), 9th Hilda Coulsey (647 pts), 10th Dave Robson (636 pts). Full Results Attached.
2019 final results tables
Congratulations All! Get your 2020 League Races in the Diary!
Captain Cooks race, Great Ayton, New Years Day
From Alison Weston ... won by Harry Holmes from Matlock in 30:37. I was 3rd lady vet 50 in 47:31. This was the first race of the 50@50 FRA listed races to celebrate the FRAs 50th anniversary. This list includes many of the original fell races including Ilkley fell race!
parkruns, New Year's Day
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
Just a select few Harriers were out parkrunning on this beautiful sunny New Year's morning, with Jann Smith being first female at Myrtle. Some keen beans just couldn't get enough and did the double:
Alex Stanley-Hyde: Woodhouse Moor and Temple Newsam
Tom Lambe: Skipton and Cliffe Castle (Keighley)
Melanie Edwards: Myrtle (Bingley) and Cliffe Castle
Michael Abrams-Cohen, Jaysson Sawyer and Petra Bijsterveld: Harrogate and Conyngham Hall (Knaresborough)
Results ...
Woodhouse Moor (1 16:47 Ciaran Forde, Leeds City AC) 387 27:22 Alex Stanley-Hyde 740 ran Temple Newsam (1 17:07 Edward Cator, City of Norwich AC) 210 28:50 Alex Stanley-Hyde 453 ran Skipton (1 18:54 Chris Watt, U/A) 30 22:50 Colin Williams 64 24:50 Tom Lambe 211 ran Cliffe Castle (1 19:47 unknown) 53 24:56 Tom Lambe 161 30:25 Melanie Edwards 348 ran Myrtle (1 19:30 Adam Kirk, Nidd Valley Road Runners) 16 23:13 Jann Smith 1st F 80 28:44 Melanie Edwards 176 ran Harrogate (1 18:05 Eddie Garner, U/A) 6 19:12 Michael Abrams-Cohen 242 28:14 Petra Bijsterveld 394 34:53 Jaysson Sawyer 459 ran Conyngham Hall (1 17:39 unknown) 11 20:08 Michael Abrams-Cohen 238 30:27 Petra Bijsterveld 408 38:56 Jaysson Sawyer 460 ran Barry Island (1 18:56 Sam White, Taunton AC) 7 21:00 Michael Lomas 193 ran