Joe Baxter Archive

  Armed with Rhubarb, beers, and plentiful chocolate, the Rush Around the Rhubarb race started from P&B’s stomping ground at Priesthorpe School, with 103 runners of all ages tackling the local trails in search of the secretive rhubarb plants that inhabit this northern reach ...Read More

12 May 2015 – Jack Bloor Fell Race – 5.2 miles / 1148 ft   We had fifteen seniors out for this year’s Jack Bloor race, encouraged not only by the promise of an enjoyable evening’s run over Ilkley Moor but also by the ...Read More

Ilkley Moor Fell Race is a cracking little local number which has been run for over 25 years. It crams as much as it can into its modest 5 miles: a narrow, sharp-elbowed start; steep climbs; technical descents; more climbs; treacherous wooden footbridges; a bit ...Read More

  After a call to arms by Sergeant Major Pilling 11 Pudsey men turned out for this post Xmas sprint. Freshly shorn Colin Walker, looking back to his youthful best, had Joe firmly in his sights the whole way round, but in the end ...Read More

14 December 2014 PECO XC League Race 2 at Nostell Priory saw a turnout of 9 claret and gold warriors. 6 Blokes, 2 lasses and 1 committed junior. The weather was fine. After several days of weather-bomb coldness, the temperature was positively balmy and ...Read More

30 November 2014 – Pendas Fields, Crossgates – Race 1 1st win for Joe Baxter & 3rd for Rachel Pilling Charlie’s Report: It’s a tossup whether the Peco or WYXC leagues carry more cachet in the local cross country fraternity, but the Peco is ...Read More

25 October 2014 – 4 miles / 1558 ft A great little fell race & everything a fell race should be. Low key event, beautifully & simply organised. Parking in a farmer’s field then registering & starting in another, and setting off straight up ...Read More