28th Mar 2016. Round Up of Leading Road Running Performances.
Jenny Latham won her second Half Marathon in succession, as she came home a clear winner at the Ackworth Half Marathon in a time of 1 hr 24:10, which was good running the the very wet and windy conditions. Joanne Biltcliffe also did well, as she finished 12th Lady and 3rd in her F40 category in 1 hr 39:11. Race Results.
Another to win her second race in succession was Faye Beckett, who finished 1st Lady in a time of 18:13 in the Hollingworth Lake 5k, a new PB for the distance. Race Results.

19th/20th Mar 2016. Round Up of Leading Road Running Performances.
At the Thirsk 10 Mile Road Race Stephen Tilford continued his fine form with a new PB of 56:07, as he finished in 19th place. Race Results.
Louise Taylor & Martin Holding were using the East Hull Harriers 20 Mile Road Race as part of their London Marathon preparations, and had solid runs, with Louise finishing 13th lady in 2 hrs 30:45. Race Results.
At the Silkstone Shuffle 4.5 Series near Barnsley U20 Brendon Wain finished 6th, and Jacqui Khoueiry was 3rd lady, just ahead of Hugh Allen. Race Results.

20th Mar 2016. Indoor Track & Field Weekend Roundup.
At the Spenborough AC Winter Warm-Up Open Meeting at Cleckheaton, some of the club's athletes had their first outdoor competition of the year. The leading performances were from U15 Amelia Bunton, who ran a Grade 1 25.9s in the 200m and a new PB and Grade 2 time of 12.8s in the 100m, and from U17 Emily Tinsley who jumped a Grade 3 1.57m in the High Jump. Meeting Results.

17th Mar 2016. Thornes Park Stadium Easter Closures.
For those who train at the track at weekends, please note that over the Easter weekend Thornes Park Stadium will be closed on Good Friday 25th March, Easter Sunday 27th March & Easter Monday 28th March. It will be open on the Saturday as normal.

13th Mar 2016. West Yorkshire School Games Cross Country.
Three young Harriers took part in the West Yorkshire School Games Cross Country event. Amy Hunt came 2nd and Erin Hunt 3rd in the year 6 race, and Lavinia Gavaghan was 2nd in her year 7 race. All three will be representing West Yorkshire at the Cross Country National Final at Belvoir Castle on Saturday.

13th Mar 2016. First Combined Events Competition for Aran Thomas.
Aran Thomas competed in the England Athletics U15 Combined Events, British, Welsh and Northern Counties Championships, at the EIS in Sheffield. It was his first Pentathlon and he did well to finish 8th overall in the British Championship, and took Bronze in the Northern Counties Championship, with a score of 2074 points, which is almost certainly a new club record in this age group. Meeting Results.

13th Mar 2016. Round Up of Leading Road Running Performances.
Faye Beckett had her second road race victory in succession, as she had another great run to finish 1st lady in the Epilepsy Action Bradford 10K. She was just a couple of seconds outside her PB for the distance, finishing 23rd overall in 38:03. Race Results.
Peter Gooding was just 8 seconds adrift of the club M65 record at the Bath Half Marathon, as he ran the fine time of 93:20. He was 4th in the M65 category and 740th overall out of the huge field of over 11,000 runners. Race Results.
Similarly Julie Greenwood wasn't far off her own club F40 record at the Retford Half Marathon, as he finished 5th lady and 80th overall in a good 89:58. Race Results.
At the Trafford 10K race new recruits Jacqui and Marwan Khoueiry just finished outside 40 minutes, Jacqui's 40:05 putting her 4th in this year's ladies club rankings. Race Results.
At the previous week's Norton 9 Mile Road Race Stephen Tilford had a good run to finish 9th in 52:30, with Chris Ward 52nd in 57:59. Race Results.

12th Mar 2016. Inter County Cross Country Championships.
Five female Wakefield Harriers were chosen to represent Yorkshire at the Inter County Cross Country Championships at Birmingham, and they all did really well. Julie Briscoe continued her fine form with a superb 12th place in the Senior Women's race, and 3rd counter for Yorkshire, helping the county to win team gold medals. Lucy Robinson had another excellent run to finish 27th and 1st counter for Yorkshire in the U20 Women's race, with Hayley Newbound doing well and gaining her first Yorkshire vest in 114th. Abbey Brooke was the county's leading runner in 56th place in the U15 Girls event, and India Elliott was 81st and 5th home from Yorkshire in the U17 Women's race. Well done to them all on their county selections.
Race Results from Power of 10

7th Mar 2016. Our Athlete of the Month - Julie Briscoe.

7th Mar 2016. New Members Joining Wakefield Harriers in March.
Here's the list of people that have been accepted into membership by Wakefield Harriers at the monthly Committee Meeting. Please welcome them all to the club.
List of New Members.

6th Mar 2016. Indoor Track & Field Weekend Roundup.
At the South Yorkshire Open Meeting at Sheffield Amelia Bunton took part in her first 300m of the year, and ran an outstanding New U15 Girls Club Record of 41.30 secs, knocking 1.5 secs off the previous record set by Zoe Kerins set in 2010. Meeting Results.
At the Sale Harriers Open Series at Sportcity Leonie Ashmeade ran Grade 3 times of 8.07s in the 60m, and 26.00 in the 200m, whilst James Saxton had a good win in the men's 600m in a fast 1m 23.09s. Meeting Results.
Down at Eton, U13 Olivia Roe was competing in the Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC Winter Open Series, and ran a Grade 2 60m time of 8.71s, and also 10.56s for the 60m Hurdles. Meeting Results.

5th Mar 2016. Seven Harriers at English Schools Cross Country Championships.

28th Feb 2016. Abby Ward Medals at British Senior Indoor Championships.
There was another outstanding performance from 16-year old Abby Ward at the British Indoor Athletics Championships at the EIS in Sheffield, as she took on the seniors in the High Jump. She came an excellent equal 3rd, with 1.83m, and so won herself a bronze medal. Meeting Results.

27th Feb 2016. National Cross Country Championships at Donington.
The club had a small but quality contingent of runners competing at the Saucony English National Cross Country Championships at Castle Donington. In the Senior Women's race Julie Briscoe, in her first race as an F40 veteran, had an outstanding run to finish in 20th place, and she did finish as the first F40. Stephen Tilford & Andrew Cartwright also did well to finish 520th & 571st respectively in the Mens race, in the top 3rd of the field of over 1700, in what is one of the toughest events on the calendar.
In the younger age groups the best result was from the U15 Girls team, who finished 25th. They were led home by Abby Brooke, who had an excellent run to finish in 22nd, and she was supported by Poppy Thorpe 221st, Yasmin Moorehead 241st & Emma Preston 242nd. In the U17 Women's race India Elliott was 64th and Holly Kitching 84th, whilst in the U20 Women's race Hayley Newbound was 103rd. In the U15 Boys race Matthew Hill was 58th, Liam Grosse 212nd & Charles Lee 323rd, and for the U13 Girls Lavinia Gavaghan was 231st, Suzanne Brooke 240th & Harriett Metcalfe 382nd. Results of all races

21st Feb 2016. Weekend Round Up of Leading Distance Performances.
The Wombwell 5 Mile Road Race was the the 5th round of the 2016 Club Distance Runners League Championship. Faye Beckett had a great run to finish 1st lady in 31:49, and she was also first home from the club, ahead of Neil Dutton leading the men home. Faye now leads the league after the first 5 races. Race Results in XL.
At the Snake Lane 10 Mile race at Pocklington Julie Greenwood finished 21st lady and 4th in the F40 category in a New F40 Club Record time of 71 mins 06 secs. Race Results.

13th/14th Feb 2016. Two Golds & Two Club Records at England Indoors.
We have an outstanding group of girl sprinters at the club at the moment, and two of them were in record breaking form on the first day of the England Athletics U15/U17/U20 Championships, at the EIS in Sheffield. Amelia Bunton came an excellent 7th in the final of the U15 Girls 60m in 7.98s, after running a New U15 Girls Club 60m Record of 7.96 secs in the semi-final, and after first breaking the record with 8.01 in her heat. This would have been a new U17 Club Record as well, but a few minutes earlier Leonie Ashmeade beat her to it, running a New U17 Women's Club 60m Record of 7.92 secs in her heat, before coming 6th in her semi-final in 8.00s. Rachel Crorken also did well to come 6th in the U17 Women's 300m in 41.82s, after running 41.13s in her heat.

Our two gold medallists - Abby Ward and Aran Thomas

14th Feb 2016. Jenny Latham Wins Liversedge Half Marathon.
The club's star triathlete Jenny Latham had a great run in the tough Liversedge Half Marathon, from Roberttown, finishing 23rd overall and easily winning the ladies competition in the excellent time of 84 mins 41 secs. Nicky Steel also did very well to finish 7th lady and 67th overall in 91 mins 44 secs. Download Race Results.

13th Feb 2016. Martyn Bernard Has First Competition of the Year.
Abby Ward had been making all the news recently in the High Jump, but Wakefield's 2008 Olympic Games finallist Martyn Bernard has now had his first competition of the year, finishing 6th at the IFAM International Meeting at Ghent in Belgium with a clearance of 2.10m. Meeting Results.

11th Feb 2016. Second Thornes Park Stadium Indoor Athletics Meeting.
Another good turnout of young athletes for the second of the Indoor Athletics Meetings at Thornes Park Stadium. Meeting Results.

7th Feb 2016. New High Jump Club Record of 1.89m from Abby Ward.

7th Feb 2016. Amelia Bunton Wins Northern Athletics Indoor 200m Title.
There were 5 medals won by young Harriers this year at the Northern Athletics U13/U15 Indoor Championships, at the EIS in Sheffield, including some very good performances indeed. Amelia Bunton won the U15 Girls 200m in 25.97s, after winning her semi-final in a fine new PB of 25.82s. In what was her 6th race of the day she also finished 3rd in the 60m in 8.13s. Olivia Roe also won a sprint medal, finishing 2nd in the U13 Girls 60m in a PB of 8.57s. U15 Aran Thomas was another to get a PB on the big occasion, coming 2nd in the Shot with 12.05m, and he claimed a 2nd medal coming 2nd in the Pole Vault with 2.80m.
Download Meeting Results.

7th Feb 2016. Good Team Effort at Mickleden Straddle Fell Race.
There was a good team effort from the Harriers at the Mickleden Straddle Fell Race, a tough 14.3 miles fell race with 2431ft of ascent. Stephen Tilford 10th, Ben Butler 12th & Christopher Ward 13th had a close duel, and finished 2nd team. Second claim member Adam Peers had a great run to finish in 2nd place. Download Race Results.

7th Feb 2016. Fantastic PB for Charlene Thomas at Dewsbury 10K.
The club's international 1500m star Charlene Thomas made a surprise appearance at the Dewsbury 10k Road Race, and took advantage of the fast course to produce a fantastic new PB of 33:33, finishing 16th overall. This was the 2nd best performance ever by a Wakefield lady, behind Penny Thackray's club record of 33:06 set on the same course in 2001. Our international marathoner Julie Briscoe, winner of this race in 2014, also had a great run to record 35:05 as she finished 2nd lady. Other Wakefield ladies doing well were Faye Beckett (39:22), Sarah Bostwick (42:44), & Joanne Biltcliffe (43:18) all under 45 minutes. The ladies won the team prize.
For the men Stewart Knowles was first home in 58th place in a new PB of 36:29, followed by Brendon Wain (37:20) & Neil Dutton (39:12) also under 40 minutes. Race Results.
The race was also the 4th round of the 2016 Club Distance Runners League Championship. Chris Rippon is the early leader, ahead of Faye Beckett and Julie Briscoe.

6th Feb 2016. Holly Kitching Wins West Yorkshire Schools XC Title.

1st Feb 2016. Our Athlete of the Month - Abby Ward.

1st Feb 2016. New Members Joining Wakefield Harriers in February.
Here's the list of people that have been accepted into membership by Wakefield Harriers at the monthly Committee Meeting. Please welcome them all to the club.
List of New Members.

31st Jan 2016. Indoor Track & Field Weekend Roundup.
There were several Harriers competing at the Leeds City AC Open Meeting, with the best performance coming from Leonie Ashmeade, who once again equalled the U17 club record with 7.9s in the 60m, a Grade 2 performance. Meeting Results.
At the Sheffield Open Meeting Amanda Shaw recorded a Grade 3 with her 60m run in 7.96s, with Faye Mitchell just a tenth behind in 8.06s. Amanda did even better in the 200m with a Grade 2 time of 25.21s. U15 Aran Thomas was in good form, winning the Shot with 11.20m and setting a PB of 5.03m in the Long Jump, whilst Lucy Holmes won the senior Shot with 11.13m. Meeting Results.

31st Jan 2016. Harriers 'M60 Team' Win Category at Castres Relay in France.

30th Jan 2016. Northern Cross Country Championships at Blackburn
At the Northern Cross Country Championships at Blackburn we just had a small group of runners who braved the muddy conditions to take part, but there were some excellent performances. Julie Briscoe showed she is getting back on form by finishing an excellent 8th position in the Senior Women's race, whilst in the Senior Men's race Stephen Tilford finished 156th, out of the large field of over 700. In the Junior Women's event Hayley Newbound finished 41st, and in the U17 Women's race India Elliot was 40th. Abbey Brooke finished an excellent 12th in the U15 Girl's race, with Poppy Thorpe 83rd & Emma Preston 93rd, and Matthew Hill & Liam Grosse were 34th & 120th respectively in the U15 Boy's race. Suzanne Brooke was our only competitor in the U13 age group, finishing 80th. Results from Northern Athletics.

16th/17th Jan 2016. New High Jump Club Record of 1.86m from Abby Ward.
There was an outstanding performance from Abby Ward at the Northern Athletics Indoor T&F Championships at the EIS in Sheffield, as she won the U20 High Jump in a New U20 High Jump Club Record of 1.86m, beating her previous best of 1.80m. This jump also easily beats the outright Club Record of 1.81m that had been held by international heptathlete Kerry Jury since 1997, a truly amazing performance that currently puts Abby top of the UK senior rankings!
Other medals were won by Rachel Crorken (3rd U17 300m 41.06s, a Grade 1 performance), Lucy Robinson (1st U20 800m 2m 17.83s & 2nd 1500m 4m 46.67s) and Ben Read (3rd U20 800m 1m 58.40s).
In addition there was a Grade 2 performance from Amanda Shaw (4th SW 200m 25.21s) and Grade 3 performances from Amanda Shaw (5th SW SF 60m 7.93s), Leonie Ashmeade (7th U17W 60m 8.15s & SF 8.00s and 200m heat 26.15s 200) and Charlotte Sampson (8th U17W 60m 8.23s & SF 8.09s). Results from Power of 10.

17th Jan 2016. Roundup of Leading Road Running Performances.
At the Brass Monkey Half Marathon at York, Peter Gooding once again came close to Brian Fozard's M65 club record with his fine time of 94:21. M45 vet Hugh Allen was first home from the club with 87:55, and Rebecca Zserdicky first lady with 102:03. Race Results.

14th Jan 2016. First Thornes Park Stadium Indoor Athletics Meeting.
There was an excellent turnout of young athletes for the first of the Indoor Athletics Meetings at Thornes Park Stadium. Meeting Results.

11th Jan 2016. Our Athlete of the Month - Amelia Bunton.

9th/10th Jan 2016. Indoor Track & Field Weekend Roundup.
At the BMC Sheffield Open James Saxton had a good start to the year, running the 1500m in 3m 59.78s Meeting Results.
There several Harriers competing at the Leeds City AC Open Meeting, with the best performance coming from U17 Leonie Ashmeade, running close to her club record with 8.0s in the 60m, a Grade 2 performance. Meeting Results.
Meanwhile at the Sale Harriers Open Series at Sportcity, U17 Rachel Crorken ran a Grade 3 200m time of 26.20s, and U15 Aran Thomas won the Shot with 11.16m, and improved his Pole Vault PB to 2.93m, both Grade 3 performances. Meeting Results.
James Shaw competed at the England Athletics Combined Events Championships at Sheffield, and had a good all round display in the Heptathlon to finish 22nd with 3484 points. Meeting Results.

9th Jan 2016. Charlene Thomas Competes for GB at Edinburgh Cross Country.
The club's international 1500m runner Charlene Thomas was selected to compete for a 'Great Britain' team in the Great Edinburgh Cross Country Mixed 4 x 1k Relay. Taking over from Michael Rimmer, she ran strongly on the final 1 Km leg to bring Great Britain up from 4th to finish in 2nd place, behind a Scotland team that had Laura Muir on the final leg. Meeting website.

9th Jan 2016. Yorkshire Cross Country Championships at Lightwater Valley.
After all the recent rain the conditions were very muddy for this year's Yorkshire Cross Country Championships at Lightwater Valley, near Ripon, which made it a real test of strength and endurance. After a difficult year with injury Julie Briscoe had her first serious race on the comeback trail, and was an excellent 4th in the Senior Ladies race, and with her teammates Faye Beckett 18th, Nicky Steel 31st & Joanne Biltcliffe 74th the team did very well to finish 4th. The Senior Men's team of Matthew O'Connor 34th, Stephen Tilford 77th, Dale Worton 80th, Glen Shelley 155th, Hugh Allen 202nd & Chris Rippon 219th also ran well to finish 15th club. In the U20 races Lucy Robinson had a great run to finish 3rd, and Hayley Newbound also did well to finish 9th, and Ben Read was a good 16th in the Men's event.
In the younger age groups our best result was in the U17 Girl's race, with India Elliott an excellent 8th in her first year in the age group, and with Bethan Oates 12th & Holly Kitching 15th the team finished 3rd. For the U17 Men Mark Bostock was a creditable 28th. In the U15 Girl's race Abbey Brooke had another great run to finish 3rd, and with Poppy Thorpe 30th & Yasmin Moorehead 31st the team were just out of the medals in 4th. For the U15 Boys Matthew Hill finished 14th & Liam Grosse 36th. In the U13 age group Suzanne Brooke finished 15th & Lavinia Gavaghan 33rd, and for the boys Callum Gaunt was 33rd & Joshue Dawson 53rd.
Julie Briscoe, Lucy Robinson, India Elliott & Abbey Brooke gained automatic selection for the Yorkshire team, so congratulations to them.
Results in XL from Northern Athletics.

2nd Jan 2016. Indoor Track & Field Weekend Roundup.
At the Finish Line Open Meeting at Sheffield there were some quality times posted by sprinters from the club. In the 60m seniors Amanda Shaw and Faye Mitchell ran 8.04s & 8.11s, U17 Leonie Ashmeade ran 8.07s, but best performance of all was from U15 Amelia Bunton, who broke the U15 Girls Club 60m Record with 8.06 secs, which was also a Grade 1 performance. In the 200m races Amanda ran 25.39s, Leonie ran 26.60s, & Amelia another Grade 1 with 26.09s. Meeting Results.