Josh Hall-Brown, continued his excellent recent form, following up his victory in the Great North West half marathon a fortnight earlier, with a personal best and club record time of 31:47 at the Trafford 10k in Manchester on Sunday. Sarah Cumber was second in her age category (F50) in 39:01, lowering her own club record. Geoff Cumber clocked 48:29 to come home first in the M75 category.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Joanne Arundale was second lady and fifth overall in the Oulton Park 16 mile race in Cheshire. Joanne was also first in her age group (F40), finishing in 1:55:04. Marc Rocheteau competed in the Cambridge half marathon, recording a time of 1:45:13. Also, John Moore finished 17th in the Rother Valley 5k in 25:43.
Nigel Jamieson took on the 42 mile Welcome Way ultra-marathon on Saturday, completing it in 10:17:10. This trail race starts in Otley and largely follows the Welcome Way, taking in Otley Chevin and Baildon Moors, with a total climb of 6,000'.
The club was also represented at the Ilkley Moor Fell Race on Sunday. Ned Hughes raced in the senior race over the 5 mile course with a cumulative 1,300' of ascent, finishing in 53rd place in 48:38. Five juniors also competed with James Neil taking third place in the Under 11s. Casey George was also in the Under 11s race. Will Cattermole and Jayde McGregor ran in the Under 17s and Eli Cattermole was sixth in the Under 15s.
Four seniors and five juniors represented Harriers at the English Cross Country National Championships on Saturday. The event took place at Parliament Hill Fields in London; a testing course at a venue that many regard as the home of cross country.
The event consisted of ten races with a total of almost 8,000 runners taking part. Three Harriers ran in the senior men’s race over a 12k course. Ryan Barker was first home in 1:01:41 followed by Michael Gaughan (1:03:19) and Steve Fitz-Costa (1:14:33). Bethan Davies represented the club in the senior women’s 8k event, finishing in a time of 47:03.
Five juniors participated across the various age group races. Nia Harrison-Sargent completed the Under 15 Girls' race in 19:49 whilst Kitty Harrison-Sargent ran the Under 13 Girls' event in 14:03. Sam Keighley (13:43), Ben Slow (14:42) and Thomas Wright (17:03) all ran in the Under 13 Boys' race.
Halifax Harrier, Josh Hall-Brown, put in a superb run in appalling weather to win the popular Great North West Half Marathon on Sunday. Josh posted a great time of 1:17:34 to take victory on the Blackpool coast. Fellow club member, Tom Needham, finished seventh in 1:22:59.