The Stanza Stones Ultra is a 50 mile linear route, with over 6800ft of ascent, connecting the towns of Marsden and Ilkley in the South Pennines. The route visits all six Stanza Stones which are host to 6 poems about the theme of water and its different forms that influences life in the area.
Snow, Rain, Mist, Dew, Puddle and Beck are poems carved into rocks and placed along the route.
Will Carver finished in 10:26:18 and Tom Paget in 12:30:59. Well done both! What an amazing achievement and the scenery looks stunning.
There was a fantastic turnout at this morning’s NorthowRun5 with 22 Harriers amongst the 181 runners in the latest race in the club’s Road Race Championships. Conditions were good with clear blue skies and a moderate, cooling breeze. The five mile road course was described by organisers, Northowram Pumas, as ‘undulating’ (Yorkshire for ‘hilly’ in my experience!). Profits from the race went to the charity, Andy’s Man Club.
There was a very closely fought battle between Will Stewart and James Franklin to be the first Harrier home. Will (32:14) just pipped James (32:19) to the line with the pair finishing fifth and sixth overall respectively. Next in was the first of our ladies, Sarah Cumber, who finished third female in 14th overall, and was first F50, in 33:33. April Stewart was the fourth female finisher in 34:55 in 18th overall.
Rob Hick (M65) and Rachel Standish (F40) both placed second in their age groups with Paul Hopkinson (M65) and Deborah Kirkbride (F60) finishing third in their categories.
Great performances from all our runners. Full results can be found on our website under Recent Races.
Well done to the 5 Harriers who ran in last night’s Apperley Bridge Canter. This challenging approximately 10k race on a scenic mixture of tracks, roads and bridleways was the latest event in the club’s Fell & Trail League. Will Carver led the quintet home, finishing 25th out of 336 runners in 44:33. Will was also first in his age group. Rachel Standish took maximum points in the women’s division in 56:25. Other Harriers were Jane Hobson (58:53), Paul Hopkinson (1:00:49) and Andrea Ackroyd (1:02:20).
The next league race is our very own Ogden Midsummer Madness on Wednesday 12th June. Give it a go if you’re not running the Joe Percy 10k!