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Danefield Relay - 1 July 2009

Brief report from Tamara Hird.

Wharfedale Harriers had 2 ladies teams and 2 mens teams in this event. The Mens Team of Lucas Payne, Sam Watson and Gareth Hird finished 5th, followed by Peter Keron, Jason Hemsley and Marcus Rae in about 8th position. The first ladies team of Joanne Middleton, Judy Howells and Tamara Hird also finished fifth ladies team and not far behind were the second Wharfedale ladies team of Louise Pickles, Vicky Rae and Angela Grey.

I might send a better report when the results are available - depending on how long this takes. The first mens team was Pudsey and Bramley and the first ladies team were Bingley Harriers.

Kirkby Fell Race - All Our Yesterdays

With this race coming up this weekend, it is perhaps interesting to once more go back into the archives to have a look at what happened ten years ago. Below is the race report together with a report from the Sharphaw race. The results are also available for viewing.
Kirby Race Report 1999

Kirkby BOFRA 1999 Results

Sharphaw Race Report 1999

Sharphaw BOFRA 1999 Results

Hannah Beilby

Owen Beilby with baby Hannah
Owen Beilby with baby Hannah

A proud dad shows off the new arrival to the world.

Kirkby Gala - 4 July 2009

A quick glance through the results shows even more new faces sporting a Wharfedale shirt. The club had 29 runners out on the day, made up of 12 seniors and 17 juniors and this appears to be far more than any other club. The fact that we are continuing to attract more youngsters is not only good for the club, but it will also be beneficial to the youngsters themselves as the competition between them will mean that "they will bring each other along".

With such a large number of runners, it is impossible to mention each individual by name, but the notable performances were that Ellamae Gibson was the first girl in the U12s and Jonathan Bradshaw, fresh back from his International in Germany, held off Tom Doyle and Tom Sessford to win the U17s race. The juniors had several second places too. Will Smith was 2nd in the U14s boys race, Nicole Narey was 2nd in the U14 girls and Lloyd Davies was 2nd in the U12 boys. In the U9s, Robbie Johnstone was 2nd boy and Lucy Horrocks was 2nd girl.

Thanks to sterling work by BOFRA webmaster Tim Done, the full results are now in the results section.

Wharfedale TT - 4 July 2009

Gareth Hird took part in the 12.5m/3000ft fell race on Saturday from Kettlewell. He ended up winning the race, with Richard Barrett from Skipton AC second and Stefan Macina of Pudsey and Bramley third.

Tamara Hird took a few pictures of the day and hopefully, these will follow shortly

Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay
Sunday 4 October 2009

A note from Tamara Hird

This is a 25m/8500ft relay for teams of 8 running in pairs from Sykeside Camping Park, Brotherswater. This year to be run anti-clockwise again. We have entered a Mens team and a Ladies team. If any ladies would like to run - please contact Tamara Hird on 07951 129786 or tamarahird@hotmail.co.uk. If any men would like to run - please contact Jason Hemsley on 07745 450040 or hems68@hotmail.com. I have also asked that if spaces become available, we would also like to enter a Vets team - so I'll keep you informed.

Wharfedale TT - 3rd, 4th, 5th July 2009

Stefan Macina, Gareth Hird and Richard Barrett
Stefan Macina, Gareth Hird and Richard Barrett

Gareth Hird took part in the 12.5m/3000ft fell race on Saturday from Kettlewell. He ended up winning the race, with Richard Barrett from Skipton AC second and Stefan Macina of Pudsey and Bramley third.

On the Sunday, new junior Wharfedaler, James Hall, took part in the "short race", the 1.5m/500ft race. He was first junior, he came 3rd overall and just 17 seconds behind the race winner. Well done to James.

July Wharfedaler

The speed at which this edition has been produced, you might think that Will had taken his lap top on holiday. Apparently, this was not the case and this latest edition, packed with topical news, features and comment, has been produced since his return. Once more, there is something for everyone. To get your copy, simply click on the link below.

July Wharfedaler

F R A Relays - Sunday 18 October 2009

A note from Tamara Hird

The 2009 British Fell & Hill Relay will be based at The Leaps, Kirkland, nr. Ennerdale, West Cumbria. The Fells are on the fringe of the Lake District and are often by-passed by the hordes of Fell walkers and Fell runners, but are well known to West Cumbrians. The rolling grassy fells are of unspoilt beauty and make a perfect setting for the Relay. The terrain is not rugged, thus the running will be fast and not too technical. By contrast the Orienteering leg will be a tester!

Location: Ennerdale Show Field, The Leaps Kirkland GR 087184

Eligibility: The Relay is open to all Clubs affiliated to UK Athletics. Each Team will consist of 6 runners and all runners must be first claim members and over 18 years of age

Routes:
All of the relay legs are covered by Outdoor Leisure 4 map. Maps will be provided on the day.
Leg 1: AS Solo - 5.8 m/1500ft estimated winning time: 40 min
Leg 2: AM Pairs - 6.7 m/2500ft estimated winning time: 60 min
Leg 3: Orienteering Pairs - 5.6 m/1410ft estimated winning time: 60 min
Leg 4: AS Solo - 5.1 m/1600ft estimated winning time: 40 min

Time: The first leg will start 10:30am

We have entered a Mens team and a Ladies team so far. If any ladies would like to run - please contact Tamara Hird on 0795 1129786 or tamarahird@hotmail.co.uk. If any men would like to run - please contact Gareth Hird on 07535 700585 or garethhird@hotmail.com. If anyone would like to organise a Vets or another team (we are allowed up to 4 teams), then let me know ASAP and I can organise the entry.

Bofra Alva Games - 11 July 2009

This weekend sees a Bofra race taking place north of the border and once more Barry Scholes has kindly sent in the report and results of ten years ago. So either re live your memories, or for the youngsters, check up to see if the "old uns" were quite as good as they made out, when they were younger.

Race Report
Race Results

Skiddaw - 5 July 2009

Sam Watson Cathy Bradley
Sam Watson
Cathy Bradley

There were quite a few good runners at this race, including a lot from the local clubs. Ricky Lightfoot put in another of his sterling performances to win the race with more than a two minute lead over second man, Nick Sharp of Ambleside. Against this background, the three Wharfedalers who went up to the Lakes for this 9m/2700 ft race did very well. Sam Watson seems to be showing no ill effects from his injury at Weets, Cathy Bradley seems to be thriving on longer distance fell races and there are no reports of Keiron falling over.

The finishing times and positions of the Wharfedalers were as follows:
  •   16 Sam Watson 1:21:18
  •   95 Cathy Bradley 1:41:54
  • 114 Keiron Ashworth 1:46:35

Stirton Fell Race - 8 July 2009

Charlie Lowrie Sam Johnstone
Charlie Lowrie
Sam Johnstone
Logan Hargreaves-Madhas Oliver Whyte
Logan Hargreaves-Madhas
Oliver Whyte

Goldie, Watto, Will Marshall & Gareth Hird
Goldie, Watto, Will Marshall & Gareth Hird

There were a lot of good performances from our seniors as the results show. The junior results are still awaited and so the information below maybe be subject to correction, once they are available.

It appears that Logan Madhas-Hargreaves won the U8s. Sam Johnstone also looked to be going well, followed by Tommy Lowrie.

Charlie Lowrie looked to be the easy winner of the U10s, with Robbie Johnstone chasing.

Oliver Whyte looked to have won the U12s

Will Smith led the U14s out, but James Hall moved through to win it, with Will 2nd. Ben Johnstone, who had taken a fall, which knocked the stuffing out of the lad, came 3rd.

Lots of seniors turned up and we had six finishers in the top ten and ten in the top twenty. The leading positions were as follows:
  •    2 Gareth Hird
  •    5 Mark McGoldrick
  •    7 Will Marshall
  •    8 Sam Watson
  •    9 Kirt Livesey
  • 10 Jack Smith
  • 14 Jason Hemsley
  • 16 Lucas Payne
  • 20 Paul Carmen
  • 23 Andy Black
  • 24 Paul Harlowe
Full results, except for the juniors, are now in the results section.

Oakworth Gala - 4 July 2009

This race is on the doorstep of the one solitary Wharfedaler who turned out up on the day. However, Marcus Rae did the club proud, by taking third place and a podium finish.

Wasdale Fell Race - 11 July 2009

Brief details in from Tamara about this race, but no details of actual finishing positions. All times are approximate.

  • Andy Hirst 5:17
  • Judy Howells 6:12
  • Kirsty Hall 6:28
  • Tamara Hird was timed out at Great Gable.
  • Pete Jackson dropped out at CP2
The weather was nice, but very hot. Further details follow.

Alva Games - 12 July 2009

Val Done
Will Smith passing water to 1st lady, Val Done

Thanks to Will Marshall for his recollections of what happened at Alva. A lot of it is is approximate, so it is subject to correction when the results appear. On the basis that something is better than nothing, the details are:
  • Zoe Baistow was 2nd bofra runner home in u12 girls
  • Will Smith was 2nd in u14s
  • James Hall 3rd in u14s
  • Jonny was 2nd in u17s (Tom Sessford won,Tom Doyle 3rd)
  • Will Marshall was 4th in u17s
  • Jack Smith was 6th in u17s
  • Scott was 11th in u17s
  • Nicole Narey 1st u14 girl
  • Charlie Lowrie was 3rd in the u12s
  • In the seniors, Alastair Dunn won the race. Watto led the Wharfedalers home in 5th. Then it was Ian Gibbons, followed by Carl, Andy Smith, Thod. Val Done (1st lady) managed to beat Pendle runner,Dawn Richards, which is a good result for her. Raj also ran, but not sure of his position.

    Thanks to Tim Done for the results.

Waugh's Well Fell Race - Tuesday 14 July 2009

Message from Andy Holden on this one.

Lynn 'n Andy are going to have a run at Waugh's Well fell race this Tuesday, 14th July. It's a Cat A, 4 miles/1000', from Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary. The parking is at:

http://www.bleakholt.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:how-to-find-us&Itemid=54

Race details: http://www.waughswell.racers.co.uk/

Actually the race start is half a mile from the registration...this will be a nice little warm-up for the start.

It is Race 1 of 4 in the Rossendale Midweek Series.

Give us a shout if tha fancies gannin' yon. 07810 773818/andy.ratrun@btinternet.com. LET'S SHARE TRANSPORT!

After Work Social Run - Monday 13 July 2009

This will be from Lothersdale. Meet at 6:00 pm.

Pub Run - Wednesday 15 July 2009

This will be from the Kings Arms, Silsden. Meet at 6:45 for 7:00 pm start.

Wasdale Fell Race - The Video

Andy Hirst Kirsty Hall
Andy Hirst
Kirsty Hall

On the first posting about this race, Judy's time was shown as 6:17. Apologies to Judy, it should have been 6:12.

In the meantime Andy Holden has been busy in his editing studio and he has emerged with another masterpiece. The resulting video can be viewed from the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCxEp4PEHgQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2F

Waugh's Well - 14 July 2009

Six Wharfedalers went to this event, which attracted 102 runners. Thanks must go to Cathy Bradley for diligently making a note of the results. The winner was Ashley Holt from Rossendale in a time of 32:06. The finishing times and positions of the Wharfedalers were as follows:
  •    4 Bruce Elsworth 33:07
  • 38 Andy Holden 41:08
  • 53 Scott Baistow 42:21
  • 62 Cathy Bradley 43:19 (5th lady)
  • 77 Raj Madhas 47:42
  • 91 Lynn Whittaker 51:51 (12th lady)
It was quite a pleasant dry evening until the black clouds came over and it decided to pour down, thunder and lighten, so Lynn and Cathy's warm up consisted of hiding under an old trailer! The cloud burst did clear for the start of the race though.

Hawkswick Dash - Sunday 19 July 2009

As part of the "all our yesterdays" series, Barry Scholes has kindly sent through the report and results of ten years ago. Rekindle memories of runners who are no longer out on the fells or take a reality check of how well you really did ten years ago?

1999 Hawkswick Report
1999 Hawkswick Results

Widdop Fell Race - 15 July 2009

We are still awaiting the results of this 7m/1200ft race, but we have some brief details. The positions of the leading Wharfedalers were as follows:
  • 4 Kirt Livesey
  • 6 Colin Moses
  • 7 Jason Hemsley
  • 8 Marcus Rae
The first three were enough to secure Wharfedale the team prize. Paul Carman came in shortly after Marcus, but at the moment, we do not know his position. There were a few more Wharfedalers in the race, but we have no information about them at present.

Further details follow.

Wasdale Fell Race - 11 July 2009

Judy Howells Kirsty Hall
Judy Howells
Kirsty Hall

More pictures from Wasdale, this time of Judy and Kirsty climbing out of Styhead.

Snowdon International Fell Race - 18 July 2009

Brief report from Cathy Bradley.

Three Wharfedalers went down for this race which was won by Andi Jones again in 1hr 08, which was 2 minutes slower than last year's time. Bruce Elsworth had a cracking race to finish 33rd in 1hr 20 minutes, knocking 2 minutes off last year's time. Goldie, after suffering a tumble on what is a really rocky and gnarly descent in places, did really well in 1 hr 30 and 84th place, against a really tough field of runners. Cathy Bradley was 23rd lady in 1hr 45, 228th place out of a total field of 432.

Full results are now in the results section.

Hawkswick Fell Race - 19 July 2009

Ellamae Gibson Nicole Narey
1st U12 Girl Ellamae Gibson
1st U14 Girl Nicole Narey

Wharfedale had so many junior runners out at this event, that it is not possible to mention them all. However, on looking at the results, it is striking how many times our youngsters took the first two places.

In the U9s, Robbie Johnstone was first, followed by Adam Gibson. In the U12s, Charlie Lowrie was first and was followed home 2 seconds later by Oliver Whyte. Ellamae Gibson was first girl. In the U14s, Will Smith was first, followed by Ben Johnstone and Nicole Narey was first girl. In the U17s, Jonathan Bradshaw was first boy. So it was a clean sweep for Wharfedale in the junior races, with a young Wharfedaler winning every race. Well done to all our youngsters. They have done the club proud.

In the seniors, the race was won by promising local youngster James Mountain who just held off Brendon Taylor. First Wharfedaler, Ted Mason, had to settle for third place in a race which he won ten years ago and he finished just ahead of Sam Watson who continues to improve.

Full results are in the results section.

Ingleborough Fell Race - 18 July 2009

Eleven Wharfedalers went up to Ingleton Gala for this 7m/2000 ft race. The finishing times and positions were:
  •      3 Ted Mason 51:39
  •      6 Sam Watson 53:06
  •    36 Paul Carman 58:32
  •    38 Jason Hemsley 58:55
  •    39 Paul Harlowe 58:59
  •    81 Jonathan Gibson 64:03
  •    97 Tamara Hird 65:48
  • 105 Simon Franklin 66:40
  • 167 John Thompson 73:25
  • 178 Keiron Ashworth 74:57
  • 226 James Webb 86:46
The full list of results is in the results section.

Cracoe - Sunday 26 July 2009

Where were you ten years ago this weekend? Do you remember a group called Chumbawamba? Two of their members, Boff Whalley and Dan Nobacon ran in this race. Refresh your memories and travel back in time to July 1999 and see what happened in this race. The race report and results, kindly supplied by Barry Scholes, are available from the links below.

1999 Cracoe Race Report
1999 Cracoe Race Results

Gone Fishin'

When Andy Holden is not running, he is usually in the countryside pursuing other outdoor activities. Check out his short video of one these excursions out.

Gone Fishin'

Gargrave Cross Country - 22 July 2009

Quentin Lewis & Gareth Hird Jack Smith, Sam Watson & Will Smith
Quentin Lewis & Gareth Hird
Jack Smith, Sam Watson & Will Smith

It was a lovely night for this event which is held in a lovely setting and it is an excellent cross country course. There are no results available for posting in either the senior or junior races, but the the first places of the seniors race were:
  • 1 Gareth Hird, Wharfedale, 33:51
  • 2 Richard Barrett, Skipton, 34:09
  • 3 Quentin Lewis, Baildon, 34:58
  • 4 Jack Smith, Wharfedale, 35:27
  • 5 Sam Watson, Wharfedale, 35:47
Full Results

Kentmere Horseshoe - 19 July 2009

Chris Newman Kate Rogan
Chris Newman
Kate Rogan

Only the two above Wharfees took part in this race and it was, to a certain extent, on their doorstep. Their finishing times were and positions were:
  •    21 Chris Newman 1:47:25
  • 197 Kate Rogan 2:28:29
The full results are in the results section.

Hawkswick Fell Race - 19 July 2009

Wharfedale Juniors
Some of the Wharfedale juniors displaying their silverware

The above picture was taken by David Hird on Sunday. More of his pictures are in the gallery.

Joss Naylor Challenge - Saturday 12 September 2009

First of all, not only is this a tough challenge, but it is a condition, laid down by Joss Naylor, that you must use your attempt to raise money for charity. Andy has picked Macmillan Cancer Support and you can donate to his money raising effort on the following link:

http://www.justgiving.com/Andrew-Hirst/

As many will be aware, Andy Hirst is attempting this challenge and the date is rapidly approaching. He has had offers from help from within the club, some of which are not yet firmed up and other offers were by proxy - "oh he'll help". He would like three supporters for each leg. This allows for illness on the day and it also allows for runners not being able to keep up or dropping out. At the moment, he only has two definite for each leg, as follows:

Leg Places Mileage Ascent (ft) Time Pacers
1 Pooley Bridge to Kirkstone Inn 13.2 3845 7:00 am 10:00 am Anthony Fryer Sam Watson
2 Kirkstone Inn to Dunmail Raise 6 3084 10:05 am 11:50 am Andy Holden Will Marshall
3 Dunmail Raise to Styhead 10 4604 Noon
2:55 pm
Pete Keron
Sam Wadsworth
4 Styhead to Greendale Bridge 10 5338 2:55 pm
6:20 pm
Pete Jackson
Andy Black

In addition to the above, he has back up support from:

Graham & Pat Wadsworth
Andy Holden & Lynn Whittaker
Mick Hirst

In addition to the above, he has had offers of help from, Kevin Rogan, Simon Throup and Bruce Elsworth. If any of the latter or anyone in the club would like to help, please contact Andy Hirst on 01282 812701 or email him on andrewhirst05@tiscali.co.uk. Details of the challenge can be obtained at:

http://www.gofar.eclipse.co.uk/jossnaylorlc.html

Borrowdale Fell Race - Saturday 1 August 2009

Pete Keron is taking part in this race and straight afterwards, is is setting of to Skye, where he will be camping in Glen Brittle and doing some mountain biking, running and scrambling. If anyone wants to join him, there is space in his car. Contact Pete on 07877 644246

Cowling Gala - 25 July 2009

Paul Carman Andy Holden
Paul Carman
Andy Holden

A few Wharfedalers, both seniors and juniors turned out for this local event. Once more our juniors did well. In the U17s, Jack Holder was 1st boy. In the U14s, Will Smith was 1st, with James Hall in 2nd place. Nicole Narey was 1st girl. In the U12s, Charlie Lowrie was 2nd and Robbie Johnstone was 3rd with Zoe Baistow was 2nd girl. In the U9s Logan Hargreaves-Madhas was 1st boy.

The finishing positions of all the Wharfedalers were as follows:
    Seniors
  •   3 Steve Barker 21:16
  •   4 Paul Carman 21:38
  • 15 Andy (Digby the dog) Holden 25:05
  • 16 Keith Holder 25:22
  • 22 John Thompson 26:23
  • 23 Peter Metcalfe 27:02
  • 26 Lynn Whittaker 28:02 1st Lady
  • 27 Sue Narey 30:57
  • 28 Trevor Metcalfe 31:59
    U17s
  • 1 Jack Holder 24:14
    U14s
  • 1 William Smith, 10:21
  • 2 James Hall 10:30
  • 5 Ben Johnstone 12:30
  • 6 Nicole Narey 12:51 1st girl
    U12s
  •   2 Charlie Lowrie 9:44
  •   3 Robbie Johnstone 9:57
  • 12 Zoe Baistow 12:08 2nd girl
    U9s
  •   1 Logan Hargreaves 6:41
  •   5 George Carman 7:05
  •   9 Sam Johnstone 7:22
  • 12 Tommy Lowrie 8:07
Full results courtesy of David Hird

BOFRA Cracoe - 26 July 2009

The news from this event is that the senior race was won by Tom Addison in a time of 45:44, ahead of Brendon Taylor and James Mountain. The leading Wharfedalers were Ted Mason in 4th place and Colin Moses in 10th.

In the junior section, once more our juniors showed their class and potential by winning many of the races. In the U17s, Jonathan Bradshaw took first place. In the U14s, Wharfedale took the first three places with Will Smith, Ben Johnstone and James Hall and Nicole Narey was second girl. In the U12s, Lloyd Davies was first boy and Ellamae Gibson was first girl. In the U9s, the race was won by Robbie Johnstone with Adam Gibson third.

Once more, well done to all our youngsters.

The full results are available from the link below and can only be regarded as provisional. We do not have the record of the clubs of the participants and some errors may have crept in. However, the names, places and times should be accurate. The official results will be available mid week when Tim Done returns from holiday.

Cracoe Results

Pub Run - Wednesday 29 July 2009

Old Station Inn
Old Station Inn

Please note that this will be from The Old Station Inn, Giggleswick, which is just off the Settle by-pass. Meet at 6:45 pm for a 7:00 pm start. As with all pub runs, none members and members of other clubs are always welcome. You can obtain details of this venue and directions from the link below:

The Old Station Inn

"Last One to Edinburgh is a Girl"

The story of an early morning bike ride

Pete Keron and Lucas Payne went for a morning bike ride last week. The account of their journey by Lucas Payne is on the link below.

Edinburgh Bike Ride

Ambleside - Thursday 30 July 2009

This week, it is Ambleside sports with its traditional Guides Race. In the continuing series of looking back at the Bofra races of ten years ago, Barry Scholes has once more provided the results and race report.

1999 Ambleside Race Report
1999 Ambleside Results

Wedding Bells - 11 July 2009

Tim & Hannah
Hannah & Tim

Those of you with good memories may remember Tim Stedman competing in the Ilkley Moor Fell race, carrying a ring round the course and proposing to his fiancee afterwards. Well, Tim doesn't mess about and the happy day was 11 July. All of us at Wharfedale Harriers wish Tim & Hannah all the very best for the future and hope that they have a long and happy life together.

A few special memories were captured on camera and the happy couple would like to share them with us.

Tim & Hannah's Wedding Day