Ilkley Harriers news archive 2018
Ilkley Harriers of the Month, January
Harrier of the month nominations:
Jane Bryant for running every day in January (RED);
Michael Lomas for coming 4th at Mytholmroyd Fell;
Harry Sime for RED;
Dawn Turner for RED;
Jack Wood for firsts at both Stanbury Splash and Mytholmroyd;
Martin Archer for first at Skipton parkrun;
Steven Gott for great performances at Peco and Northern XCs.
The winner is Jack Wood.
A special mention for all those Harriers who RED in January.
Volunteer of the month:
Jane McCarthy for league updates;
Petra Bijsterveld for membership work - renewals and developing new process.
The winner is Petra Bijsterveld.
More Harriers of the Month ...
Meltham (tough) 10k, Sun 28 Jan
From Caroline Howe...
The Meltham (tough) 10k is indeed TOUGH... it is pretty much five miles of ascent, with almost all the descent in the last mile. It was made tougher still with strong winds, which made even some of the downhill hard work, but thankfully it was relatively mild and dry so conditions could have been worse! It was great to see eight Harriers make the trip across to this one, scoring their first IH league points of the year. This is a great race with a friendly atmosphere and lots of small-event charm... a bottle of beer for all participants, and a clubhouse full of cake afterwards topped off an enjoyable morning out! Well done to all who took part!
Results ...
(1 35:16 Scott Hinchcliffe, Penistone Footpath Runnrs) 31 43:12 Jonathan Turner 10 49:01 Tom Lally 131 50:41 Caroline Howe 134 50:49 Philip Hirst 164 52:54 Jean Sullivan 210 56:36 Hilda Coulsey 231 58:15 Sheena Pickersgill 273 62:54 Fiona Schneider 327 finished
Northern XC, Sat 27 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
The Northern Cross Country Championships took place on our doorstep in the grounds of Harewood House this year. The rather undulating course, whilst quite runnable overall, had deep squelchy mud in places, sucking at one's shoes and sapping much of any power in the legs one might have felt whilst still in the starting pens. One would not expect anything less on a decent XC course! A stiff breeze added to the overall challenge.
There was good running of our under 13s and under 15s (to be reported on the junior website). In the under 17s there were exceptional results from Euan Brennan, Dom Coy, Cameron Reilly and Bethan Morley. Euan and Cameron have come into the senior club in 2017, and Dom and Bethan will become seniors later this year, and there is much to look forward to from these young people. Unfortunately it needed 4 athletes for a team ranking, had we had another U17 male then Ilkley would have been first team.
In the seniors an outstanding result came from Jack Wood who was 18th in an elite field, Pauline Munro led the Ilkley women home in 57th place. I think it is fair to say a good day out was had by all of us. Regardless of ability or pace, the struggle across the terrain is a great leveler and brings about a lovely team spirit. Next stop the National Championships on Parliament Hill in 4 weeks.
Results ...
U17 men (1 20:05 Rory Leonard, Morpeth Harriers) 3 20:36 Euan Brennan 8 21:03 Dom Coy (junior club) 12 21:20 Cameron Reilly 117 ran U17 women (1 20:48 Ella McNiven, Liverpool Harriers) 5 21:32 Bethan Morley (junior club) 93 ran Senior men, 24th team out of 57 (1 39:50 Carl Avery, Morpeth Harriers) 18 41:34 Jack Wood 222 49:03 Steven Gott 236 49:26 Tim Ashelford 337 52:12 David Westhead 423 54:23 Steve Coy 518 57:09 Rob Budding 757 81:20 Peter Lewis 761 ran Senior women, 28th team out of 53 (1 30:50 Mhairi Maclennan, Morpeth Harriers) 57 35:15 Pauline Munro 117 38:47 Kate Archer 271 44:33 Alison Weston 299 46:03 Alison Bennett 343 48:44 Gaenor Coy 366 50:05 Petra Bijsterveld 435 ran
parkruns, Sat 27 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
Tom Adams returns from injury to timed running (mantra: parkrun is a run, not a race!) with a first finish at Bradford, 3 minutes ahead of no.2. Also making an appearance at Bradford were Dave Reynier who has joined us from Saltaire Striders, and Paula, welcome both! Will Worboys was delighted to knock 30 seconds off last week's time on his return to running after a long lay-off.
Martin Archer also flies the Ilkley flag with a brilliant first finish at Skipton against what looks like some fierce competition.
Chris Cunningham tries another parkrun in Oz this week whilst the rest of us continue to battle the Yorkshire wind and rain.
Results ...
Bradford 1 16:11 Tom Adams 46 22:28 Dave Reynier 53 22:55 Oscar Street 119 25:48 Will Worboys 206 28:35 Paula Reynier 492 ran Skipton 1 18:24 Martin Archer 98 27:37 Fiona Schneider 177 ran Stretford (1 16:40 Josh Sambrook, U/A) 13 18:29 Rob Cunningham 527 ran Aldinga Beach (AU) (1 17:26 Mike Klocke, U/A) 11 24:42 Chris Cunningham 52 ran
Mytholmroyd fell race, Sun 21 Jan
1 49:59 Jack Wood 4 56:43 Michael Lomas 67 ran
Kendal Winter League, Giggleswick School, Sun 21 Jan
From Val Kerr ... Dusted off my fell shoes today for my first 'race' for about 12 months, the second in the KWL series run around the grounds and surroundings of Giggleswick School. Today's race took place under challenging conditions with a blizzard just before the start, rain, deep mud and a very cold, knee deep stream that had to be crossed twice. I survived with numb feet and hands and was pleased not to finish last. This series of races is organised by Helm Hill running club and is similar to the summer BOFRA series with points given for the best 7 of 11 races in the series. Its worth a look at these short (4-5 miles, and cross-country or low fell) and fast races located around the Southern Lakes, Sedbergh and Oxenholme.
PECO XC, Sun 21 Jan
Men (1 28:11 Terence Forrest, Cairngorm Runners) 27 31:01 Steven Gott 36 31:29 Martin Archer 67 32:48 Daniel Lane 105 34:16 Andrew Overend 144 35:53 Robert Budding 205 38:14 Malcolm Pickering 252 40:21 Andrew Jackson 272 41:25 Phil Hirst 348 47:06 Geoffrey White 389 58:43 Dom Macrae 393 finished Ladies (1 32:23 Alice Murray-Gourley, Kirkstall Harriers) 73 40:46 Caroline Howe 114 43:28 Alison Bennett 134 44:38 Diane Kitchen 142 45:14 Ros Brown 168 46:32 Gaenor Coy 201 47:53 Anna Pickering 317 finished
parkruns, Sat 20 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ...
Due to icy conditions many local parkruns, with the exception of Skipton, were cancelled.
Chris Cunningham flew the Ilkley flag at parkrun Australia this week, and I found myself in Germany where parkrun is just starting up. With just 33 runners on a one lap course around a small lake there was plenty of space to run!
Results ...
Skipton (1 18:37 Chris Barnes, Ribble Valley) 85 26:28 Will Worboys 196 ran Stretford (1 17:17 James Savage, Chorlton Runners) 8 18:44 Rob Cunningham 607 ran Christies Beach (AU) (1 18:27 Luke Elliott, Southern AC) 34 24:47 Chris Cunningham 131 ran Rubbenbruchsee (GER) (1 18:53 Elmar Remus, U/A) 16 26:09 Petra Bijsterveld 33 ran
Annual Awards evening, Fri 19 Jan
The annual Ilkley Harriers celebration and awards 'do', this year at the Wheatley Inn.
Thank you to everyone who filled in a Nomination Form for the awards - we had lots of nominations across the categories which can be viewed
here
| Category | 2017 Winner |
|---|---|
| Runner of the Year, Male | Jack Wood |
| Runner of the Year, Female | Jane McCarthy |
| Most Improved Runner, Male | Jack Cummings |
| Most Improved Runner, Female | Caroline Howe |
| Best Endurance Runner over 50, Male | Brian Melia |
| Best Endurance Runner over 50, Female | Adele Reperecki |
| Best Endurance Runner, Male | Ben Sheppard |
| Best Endurance Runner, Female | Helen Waddington |
| Best Runner, Under 23, Male | Euan Brennan |
| Best Runner, Under 23, Female | Lucy Williamson |
| Best Runner, Over 50, Male | Derek Oliver |
| Best Runner, Over 50, Female | Alison Weston |
| Contribution to the club, Male | Neil Chapman |
| Contribution to the club, Female | Hilda Coulsey |
| Captains Award; Male | Ben Joynson |
| Captains Sward; Female | Sally Malir |
| Special Contribution Award | Gaenor and Steve Coy |
| Recognition of coaches | Jane Bryant, Neil Chapman, Pete Shields |
| Recognition of Bob Graham Round | Steve Turland |
| Website | Paul Wood |
| League winner | Jane McCarthy |
| League road | Jane McCarthy |
| League fell | Jack Cummings |
| League trail | Jane McCarthy |
Brass Monkey half marathon, Sun 14 Jan
From Kate Archer... Results ...
(1 1:07:12 Jamie Parkinson, Thames Hare & Hounds) 277 1:28:44 Steve Coy 357 1:31:58 Kate Archer 1486 finished
Stanbury Splash, Sun 14 Jan
1 45:44 Jack Wood 24 53:16 Michael Lomas 94 61:14 Alistair Barlow 95 61:20 Colin Williams 161 67:49 Alison Weston 182 69:23 Mary Gibbons 221 75:01 Anna Barlow 265 80:33 Peter Lewis 288 90:42 Amanda Newham 305 finished
parkruns, Sat 13 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Woodhouse Moor (1 17:39 Matthew Akpan, U/A) 238 26:32 Petra Bijsterveld 646 ran Bradford Lister Park (1 17:06 Michael Malyon, Baildon Runners) 43 22:15 Malcolm Pickering 47 22:26 Oscar Street 141 26:25 Will Worboys 200 27:59 Anna Pickering 563 ran ?Carlisle (1 18:08 Robin Regan, Eden Runners) 33 23:40 Sarah Pickering 287 ran Portrush, N.I. (1 19:18 Richard Stringer, U/A) 46 27:06 Hilda Coulsey? 113 ran Skipton (1 18:35 Archie Scott, Bingley) 41 23:47 Geoff Howard 79 26:34 Gaenor Coy 91 27:33 Fiona Schneider 220 ran Bramley (1 18:26 Matthew Pinnock, Pudsey Pacers) 3 19:09 Steven Gott 276 ran Stretford (1 16:26 unknown) 7 18:40 Rob Cunningham 618 ran
PECO XC, Sun 7 Jan
Men (1 26:44 Nathan Marsh, Leeds Uni) 37 29:50 Steven Gott 90 31:51 Daniel Lane 111 32:37 Andrew Overend 225 35:38 Robert Budding 310 38:22 Andrew Jackson 459 46:07 Peter Lewis 501 53:42 Peter Lewis 506 finished Ladies (1 31:35 Sarah Garbutt, STAC) 5 33:17 Jane Mccarthy 36 36:14 Rachel Carter 89 39:31 Caroline Howe 116 41:10 Adela Reperecki 165 43:26 Diane Kitchen 200 44:49 Hilda Coulsey 218 45:43 Nicola Budding 229 46:10 Gaenor Coy 233 46:21 Petra Bijsterveld 287 49:34 Kate Lofthouse 326 51:42 Wendy Bishop 384 62:27 Clare Shouler 389 finished
Yorkshire XC, Sat 6 Jan
Women (1 29:23 Clare Duck, Leeds) 104 45:11 Gaenor Coy 106 45:29 Petra Bijsterveld 132 finished Men 21st team (1 33:29 Emile Cairess, Leeds) 22 37:06 Jack Wood 83 41:16 Tim Ashelford 176 47:05 Steve Coy 186 47:48 Robert Budding 187 47:56 Steve Weston 196 49:38 Mark Iley 217 50:43 Arthur Reilly 251 finished
From Gaenor Coy ... 5 Yorkshire vests earned for the juniors. Wilbur Summerson the 1st of the day finishing 6th in the U13 boys race. Bethan Morley was overall winner of the U17 girls and then a triple qualification for U17 boys with Euan Brennan in 2nd place, Dom Coy in 6th and Cameron Reilly 7th place, also winning the 1st team prize. (24 juniors running.)
parkruns, Sat 6 Jan
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Cardiff (1 16:16 Craig Hudson, Newport Harriers) 13 18:01 Alex Hirst 814 ran Skipton (1 17:45 Jake Ridding, U/A) 33 23:01 Neil Pomfret 40 23:33 Caroline Howe 59 25:25 Jane Bryant 207 ran Fountains Abbey (1 17:23 Tom Calvert, Knaresborough Striders) 37 22:31 Geoffrey Howard 392 ran Stretford (1 17:30 Andrew Haney, Chorlton Runners) 9 18:34 Rob Cunningham 650 ran
Nine Standards fell race, Mon 1 Jan
(1 54:55 Benjamin Riddell, Salford) 38 69:51 Colin Williams 133 finished
parkruns, New Year's Day
From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...
Woodhouse Moor (1 17:07 Ciaran Forde, Horsforth Harriers) 310 28:53 Alex Stanley-Hyde 460 ran Skipton (1 16:23 Alix Ramsier, South London Harriers) 20 21:57 Ben Joynson 30 22:23 Kate Archer 183 ran