Racing Round Up – w.e 19th March – Wakefield 10k, Jerusalem Marathon & Billsdale Fell Race.

Please send race reports,  photos & results to :  ykhracereports@gmail.com

—Jerusalem Marathon.

David Darton and Colin Lea completed the tough 2023 Jerusalem Marathon with 2200 feet of climbs in hot conditions.
Their times were 4hrs 36m 45s and 5hrs 34m 42s respectively. Completing their 109th marathon in their 55th marathon country felt good despite the steep climbs and sunburn!


—Wakefield 10k.

Eight Harriers took part in this not as flat a s advertised 10k.
Tom had a good run following recent injury niggles and once again Dave Smithers won his age category – great stuff!

 
Pos. Name Category Cat Pos Net Time Gun Time
9 Tom Pavis MSEN 5/180 35:02 35:03
11 Dave Smithers MV50 1/99 35:19 35:20
28 Glynn Ellwood MSEN 12/180 37:04 37:06
151 Melanie Ellwood 9/161 43:29 43:40
287 Kathryn Dickinson FV65 2/13 48:08 48:20
361 James Powell MV40 58/111 49:18 49:59
476 Uwin Waidyaratne MSEN 103/180 51:44 52:55
503 David Dickinson MV65 7/29 52:51 53:28

—Billsdale Fell Race.

Probably the hardest fell race on the North York Moors. The route  of the14 miler has a lot of  very steep climbs, it is the only race on the Moors to be designated Cat’ AL , the most severe of the Fell Running Assoc’s race categories.

8th Rose Mather 2:27:43  – 2nd Lady
34th Oli Reed 2:47:29
90th Andrew Johnson 3:59:13


—Parkrun PB’s.-York parkrun.Matthew Lunn 17:05?
Emily Baines 19:07
Matthew Freeman 19:47-Heslington parkrun.Phil Newton  18:45
Tim Cowham 19:31

-New Earswick parkrun.

Rob White 22:23