Yorkshire Archive

Following on swiftly from the high of the previous day’s Senior Fell Relay victory, P&B were back in action at the first of the West Yorkshire Cross Country races. In a return to Spring temperatures, the unseasonably warm weather was an unexpected challenge on ...Read More

18 Feb 2018 – Ilkley Moor – 5 miles / 1316 ft We had ten runners out for this year’s Ilkley Moor Fell Race, which also happened to be the Yorkshire Fell Championship event. With a strong presence at the front of the field, Captain ...Read More

As well as being the last of this year’s English Championship races, Great Whernside was also the Yorkshire Championship race. Despite recent fatherhood meaning he’s not had quite as much time to race or train, Joe Baxter had an absolute stormer of a race ...Read More

29/04/2017 – Yorkshire Three Peaks – 23.2 miles / 5276 ft The 63rd running of the Three Peaks Race took place on 29th April, with arguably the driest conditions seen in recent years. The weather forecast leading up to the race threatened various levels ...Read More

19th March 2017 – Heptonstall – 15.4 miles / 3169 ft – Emil Andrews My listening material in the car is Bach’s St Matthew Passion: a story of betrayal, injustice, suffering, humiliation, crucifixion and horrible death. A portent for today’s Heptonstall race maybe? (I ...Read More

26 Feb 2017 Ilkley Moor Fell Race – 5 miles / 1316 ft -Emil Andrews It’s an overcast Sunday morning in Ilkley, not too cold and just the slightest hint of rain in the air as I wait excitedly by the fence at the ...Read More

Cop Hill – 6th November 2016 – 6 miles / 899 feet Like many, I started running much later in life. As a youngster in school, I absolutely bloody hated the yearly cross country race, as did most fellow students bar the few athletically ...Read More