Ilkley Harriers news archive 2019

Outstanding Achievements, January

From the Committee ...

Kate Archer Brass Monkey Half Marathon PB
Euan Brennan for being 2nd in the International, 1st in Yorkshire and 2nd in the Northern Cross Countries
Steven Gott for his 3rd in Bradford parkrun & sub 18mins, PECO results, high pacing in Giant's Tooth fell race
Jack Wood for 3rd in the Brass Monkey and his cross countries

Tigger Tor fell race, Sun 27 Jan

From Alison Weston ... 9.7 miles 1,600 ft organised by Totley AC on 27th January.
Very wintry windy conditions for this picturesque race. Well over 400 runners on narrow trods made it a slow start and difficult to run at your own pace but a great route with a bit of everything, including generous amounts of mud and a mile or so of tarmac at the end!

(1  1:11 Steve Franklin, Totley AC)
253 1:53 Alison Weston

Meltham Tough 10K, Sun 27 Jan

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Arctic temperatures combined with a decidedly stiff breeze made for a character-building experience on the first Harriers League race of 2019. This road 10k fully deserves its 'tough' adjective as it involves 674 feet of climbing. Whilst there are various ups and downs the overall feel really is '5 miles up, 1 mile down'. Only 6 Harriers made it to the start line today. Colin Williams and Sally Armitage both came 2nd in their respective categories, and were swiftly followed by newish member Craig Berry and by Steve Newell, all below 50 minutes. Hilda and I both ran on tired legs from yesterday's Northern XC, it did not seem to slow Hilda down too much but I went well over the hour mark for the first time ever in a road 10K. Never mind, I enjoyed the race, the tea and cakes back at the club house were delicious and we all came away with a nice beanie hat as a memento. An event I would certainly go back to.
Results ...

(1  36:06 Gareth Cooke, Penistone Footpath Runners)
40  42:29 Colin Williams
89  46:16 Sally Armitage
116 47:43 Craig Berry
137 49:27 Steve Newell
289 58:04 Hilda Coulsey
335 61:55 Petra Bijsterveld
391 ran

Northern XC, Sat 26 Jan

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...

Women, 12th team
(1  27:36 Mhairi Maclennan, Morpeth)
46  31:51 Pauline Munro
73  33:26 Kate Archer
105 34L57 Rachel Carter
183 38:01 Caroline Howe
282 42:37 Diane Kitchen
309 44:24 Hilda Coulsey
312 44:37 Anna Pickering
316 44:53 Petra Bijsterveld
339 46:32 Sally Pickering
376 finished

Men, 19th team
(1  38:05 Emile Cairess, Leeds)
14  39:47 Jack Wood
152 44:42 Steven Gott
202 44:55 Istvan Jacso
249 47:11 Stephen Coy
281 48:03 Tim Ashelford
407 51:04 Dave Westhead
439 52:04 Mike Abrams-Cohen
592 57:45 Malcolm Pickering
704 finished

U20 women
(1 19:29 Eleanor Bolton, Ribble Valley)
5  20:17 Jemima Elgood
36 22:38 Sarah Pickering
62 finished

U20 men
(1 25:41 Rory leonard, Morpeth)
2  25:51 Euan Brennan
12 26:53 Cameron Reilly
62 finished

U17 women
(1  17:17 India Pentland, Darlington)
9   18:34 Bethan Morley
107 ran

U17 men
(1  19:13 Samuel Charlton, Wallsend Harriers)
7   19:56 Dom Coy
83  22:42 Robbie Matthews
139 ran

parkruns, Sat 26 Jan

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...

	
Bradford
(1  17:36 Hussain Usuie, Bingley Harriers)
17  21:52 Sally Malir 1st F
34  23:02 Oscar Street
68  24:37 Phil Hirst
78  24:53 Helen Waddington
79  24:54 Jean Sullivan
198 28:42 Paula Reynier
199 28:42 Dave Reynier
453 ran

Tooting Common
(1  17:50 Martin Dickson, Wimbledon Windmilers)
11  19:04 Rob Cunningham
802 ran

Cleland
(1  21:48 Marcus Whelband, Flinders AC)
20  32:33 Chris Cunningham
42 ran

Cliffe Castle
(1  18:21 Rob Byers, U/A)
36  27:58 Fiona Schneider
185 ran

Potternewton
(1  17:35 Sam Robbins, Chapel Allerton Runners)
24  23:07 Geoff Howard
176 ran

2018 League final results

From Jane McCarthy ... Congratulations to the League Winners:-
Overall League - Colin Williams
Fell League - Jack Cummings
Trail League - Jonathan Turner
Road League - Colin Williams.

First League race of 2019 - Meltham 10K this Sunday; Good Luck to all competing!

Full 2018 results tables and 2019 fixtures list on the League page

PECO XC, race 4, Sun 20 Jan

From Caroline Hpwe ... A fab new PECO course at Crimple Valley, Harrogate, with muddy trails, grass, technical wooded areas, plenty of twists and turns, and great view of the Crimple Valley Viaduct, despite the mist. An added point of interest for me was running past my old high school (with memories of school XC flooding back!) A strong Harriers ladies' team saw three Harriers finish in the top 20 out of nearly 400 finishers. Great performances all round in the penultimate race of the series.
Results ...

(1  28:21 Helen Cross, York Tri)
8   29:39 Pauline Munro 1st F50
14  31:14 Sarah Pickering
20  31:47 Rachel Carter
65  35:36 Caroline Howe
132 38:15 Nicola Budding
138 38:32 Diane Kitchen
178 40:37 Alison Bennett
246 43:42 Sally Pickering
269 44:31 Bernadette Gibbons
289 45:19 Anna Pickering
318 46:41 Kate Lofthouse
393 ran

(1  25:10 Terrence Forrest, Ackworth RR)
31  27:38 Steven Gott 3rd V40
134 30:55 Steve Murray
176 31:48 Peter Shelley
184 32:10 Robert Budding
191 32:20 Michael Duffield
241 34:03 Malcolm Pickering 1st V65
481 52:41 Donald Macrae
485 ran

Pilancones Tunte Ultra Trail Gran Canaria, Sat 19 Jan

From Jann Smith ... This long race circled around the middle of this very mountainous island starting in San Bartolome de Tirujana a mountain village. The mountains here are at their highest and roughest with near vertical rocky ascents and descents. A rope was used at one point. We started in dark, mist rain and cold and finished in hot sun.
Resultados ...

(1 4h15 Pau Gil)
49 6h23 Paul Carman       
70 6h51 Jann Smith (2nd  vet)	
112 finished

parkruns, Sat 19 Jan

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...

	
Bradford
(1  17:48 Martin Fillingham, Saltaire Striders)
73  25:15 Philip Hirst
371 ran

Harrogate
(1  17:24 Chris Miller, Harrogate Harriers)
160 25:35 Will Worboys
491 ran

Skipton
(1  18:31 Jake Ridding, U/A)
12  21:26 Adrian Bastow
33  24:25 Rachel Carter
214 ran

Wetherby
(1  20:59 Mark Ryder, Ripon Runners)
14  24:31 Geoff Howard
70 ran

Aldinga Beach (AUS)
(1  17:19 Mike Klocke, U/A)
12  25:38 Chris Cunningham
79 ran

Clapham Common
(1  16:45 Richard Ollington, Thames Hare and Hounds)
22  19:05 Rob Cunningham
941 ran

Annual Awards for 2018

Presented at the Awards Evening on Friday 18th January. Congratulations, everyone.

Graham Weston's photos

Category2018 Winner
Runner of the year - maleJack Wood
Runner of the year - femaleKate Archer
Most improved - maleJonathan Turner
Most improved - femaleHelen Thurston
Endurance Runner - over 50 maleAndrew Merrick
Endurance Runner - over 50 femaleAlison Weston
Endurance Runner - maleBen Sheppard
Endurance Runner - femaleHelen Waddington
Runner under 23 - maleEuan Brennan
Runner under 23 - femaleLucy Williamson
Runner over 50 - maleColin Williams
Runner over 50 - femaleHilda Coulsey
Contribution to club - maleNeil Chapman
Contribution to club - femaleHilda Coulsey
Captains award - maleSteve Murray
Captains award - femaleRachel Carter
League winnerColin Williams
Fell leagueJack Cummings
Road leagueColin Williams
Trail leagueJonathan Turner
One-off ContributionPetra Bijsterveld (membership database)
One-off PerformancePaul Carmen (solo Bob Graham Round)
Additional ContributionThe coaches: Jane Bryant, Neil Chapman, and Peter Shields
The website: Paul Wood
Chair 2018: Geoff Howard

Previous years' awards. Also see the Club records and Hall of fame pages.

International XC in Elgoibar, Spain, Sun 13 Jan

From Steve Brennan... Great run by Euan Brennan, 2nd in the U20 race video.

Brass Monkey Half Marathon, Sun 13 Jan

Results ...

(1  1:09:42 Adrian Bailes, Birtley)
3   1:10:42 Jack Wood
242 1:27:26 Kate Archer
1554 finished

Jack's time is a new club record, beating Eddie Irving's 19 year old record of 1:11:21 also at the Brass Monkey.

Stanbury Splash, Sun 13 Jan

From Rachel Carter ... Results from the Stanbury Splash yesterday, undertaken in conditions of very gusty wind, and at times driving rain with plenty of photographic proof courtesy of Woodentops - links on Facebook.
Results

(1  46:41 Robin Howie, Wharfedale)
12  50:41 Jack Cummings
16  52:03 Istvan Jacso
36  55:38 Helen Thurston
72  61:20 Rachel Carter
77  61:53 Colin Williams
84  62:21 Richard Joel
98  65:05 Duncan Cooper
154 72:31 Alison Weston
218 80:89 Nea Weston
254 finished
Ilkley ladies 1st Team (4, 10, 28)

parkruns, Sat 12 Jan

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Two Ilkley first finishers this week: Jack Wood at Myrtle (Bingley), just 2 seconds outside the course record, and Michael Lomas at Barry Island. Steve Gott came 3rd at Bradford in 17:59 which I believe is his first sub-18 parkrun result.
Results ...

Bradford
(1  17:26 Jack Kelly, U/A)
3   17:59 Steven Gott
23  20:36 Sarah Pickering
42  22:16 Malcolm Pickering
80  24:17 Oscar Street
161 27:28 Paula Reynier
525 ran

Harrogate
(1  17:12 Chris Oddy, Serpentine RC)
123 24:43 Helen Waddington
555 ran

Roundhay
(1  17:21 Matthew Merrick, Aldershot, Farnham and District AC)
42  22:07 Tom Worboys
501 ran

Skipton
(1  18:15 Tim Chadwick, U/A)
106 29:13 Bernie Gibbons
114 29:47 Mark Scothon
230 ran

Watergrove
(1  22:20 Daniel Taylor, U/A)
26  28:30 Will Worboys
91 ran

Barry Island
1   18:42 Michael Lomas
208 ran

Clapham Common
(1  17:39 Rory Jordan, Milocaria AC)
18  19:06 Rob Cunningham
1019 ran

Myrtle
1   17:14 Jack Wood
79  28:08 Fiona Schneider
268 ran

PECO XC race 3, West Park, Sun 6 Jan

From Rachel Carter ... A dry cross country run at West Park of just under 5.5 miles mixing undulating terrain across field and trail through woods with some doing the double after the Yorkshire's on Sat.
Results ...

Men
(1  28:31 Michael Kallenberg, Wharfedale)
25  32:27 Steven Gott  
131 36:09 Steve Murray 
199 38:06 Mike Duffield 
234 39:09 Robert Budding 
249 39:40 Malcolm Pickering 
502 finished

Women
(1  32:17 Georgia Taylor-Brown, Sale)
20  37:04 Rachel Carter 
74  42:01 Caroline Howe 
207 48:47 Ros Brown 
236 50:20 Anna Pickering
245 50:37 Sally Pickering
328 54:49 Kate Lofthouse
372 59:24 Sally Wright
396 finished

Yorkshire XC Chanpionships, Lightwater Valley, Sat 5 Jan

From Caroline Howe...

Senior Men (10,320m)
(1  32:15 Emile Cariss Leeds City)
7   33:46 Jack Wood 
68  37:30 Istvan Jacso 
74  37:51 Dan McKeown 
77  37:56 Steve Gott 
115 39:39 Steve Coy 
132 40:09 Tim Ashelford 
232 45:41 Rob Budding 
244 46:30 Mark Iley 
259 47:33 Malcolm Pickering 
326 finished
Ilkley men's team 8th out of 38

Men's U20 (8,240m)
1 26:26 Euan Brennan 
5 28:26 Cam Reilly 
18 finished

Senior Ladies (8,250m)
(1  27:57 Claire Duck, Leeds City)
20  30:37 Jemima Elgood 
25  31:02Pauline Munro 
33  32:32 Kate Archer 
63  34:20 Beth Massey 
67  34:30 Sarah Pickering 
110 37:38 Caroline Howe 
161 43:27 Petra Bijsterveld 
171 44:14 Hilda Coulsey 
181 45:34 Anna Pickering 
199 finished
Ilkley A team 6th out of 35
Ilkley B team 29th out of 35

Ladies U17 (4,450m)
(1 15:26 Esther Rowe-Towle Sheff & Dearne)
2  15:47 Bethan Morley 
33 finished

U17 Men (6,350m)
(1 19:45 Joshua Dickinson, City of York)
4 20:01 Dom Coy
41 finished

parkruns, Sat 5 Jan

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Results ...

Edinburgh
(1  16:05 Peter Avent, Shettleston Harriers)
38  19:26 Mark Mon-Williams
815 ran

Bradford
(1  17:29 Martin Fillingham, Saltaire Striders)
54  23:42 Oscar Street
271 31:06 Paula Reynier
484 ran

Skipton
(1  18:31 Ian Sadler, U/A)
90  27:09 Fiona Schneider
125 29:14 Tim Ratcliffe
164 32:01 Mark Scothon
236 ran

Fountains Abbey
(1  16:54 Ted Mason, Wharfedale Harriers)
61  22:14 Geoff Howard
462 ran

Clapham Common
(1  15:34 unknown)
25  19:15 Rob Cunningham
871 ran

Selection news

From Steve Brennan... Following on from Euan Brennan's 7th place at the British Cross Challenge he has been selected for the England U20 Cross Country team to compete at the International XC in Elgoibar, Spain on the 13th of January.

Nine Standards fell race, Tue 1 Jan

From Will Buckton... Great conditions for me and Colin to kick off 2019 with the Nine Standards race from Kirkby Stephen. GPS was allowed but not required due to the spring like weather! I got a PB on my 5th time at the New Years Day fell race. BM 12.9km/549m.
Results ...

(1 53:17 Jonathan Cox, Eden Runners)
32 1h03:30 Will Buckton
52 1h07:45 Colin Williams
196 finished

Giants Tooth Fell Race, Tue 1 Jan

From Michael Duffield... £3 and a friendly jostle to fill in an entry sheet in the pub got Steve and I an entry into the Giants Tooth Fell Race on New Years Day. Only 3 miles and not a typical fell race - more a rolling trail up to the Giants Tooth standing stone above Ogden Water and back, through woods, on technical paths in places. Good fun and got rid of a few xmas cobwebs.

(1 17:10 Robin Howie, Wharfedale Harriers)
9  18:19 Steven Gott
54 21:58 Michael Duffield
186 ran

parkruns, NYD Tue 1 Jan

From Petra Bijsterveld ... Four Harriers availed themselves of the opportunity to run two consecutive parkruns to start 2019: Rob Cunningham chose two in London, whilst closer to home Amanda, Alex and myself started at Myrtle (Bingley) and moved on to Cliffe Castle (Keighley) to join Karen and Geoff, the latter having volunteered already at Skipton.
Results ...

Richmond
(1  16:42 unknown)
16  19:20 Rob Cunningham 
575 ran

Fulham Palace
(1  16:54 Nick Marriage, Wooters Runners)
18  19:09 Rob Cunningham
431 ran

Skipton
(1  18:06 unknown)
11  19:33 Paul Carman
41  22:23 Jann Smith
128 28:41 Bernie Gibbons
215 ran

Mole Valley
(1  18:21 Daniel Evans, Dorking and Mole Valley AC)
38  23:06 Peter Roll
292 ran

Myrtle
(1  18:02 Michael Malyon, Baildon Runners)
123 28:13 Petra Bijsterveld
135 28:38 Alex Stanley-Hyde
150 29:31 Amanda Newham
243 ran

Cliffe Castle
(1  18:34 Michael Malyon, Baildon Runners)
66  24:27 Geoff Howard
164 29:41 Karen Lambe
181 30:18 Petra Bijsterveld
202 31:17 Alex Stanley-Hyde
219 32:20 Amanda Newham
352 ran

Barry Island
(1 16:33 Matthew Rees, Swansea)
5  18:22 Michael Lomas
616 ran

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