14th Mar 2020. English Schools XC Championships
Wakefield Harriers had ten athletes representing West Yorkshire at Sefton Park, Liverpool, at the 60th edition of the event. Bringing together the top runners from school years 8 to 13 from each of the 46 counties in England, the club had at least 1 athlete in each of the 6 age groups. Abbey Brooke continued her recent good form with an excellent 23rd place with team mate Lucie Hall finishing a good 104th for the senior girls. Bailey Mann was a solid 229th and Callum Gaunt 280th both did well for the senior boys, especially as Callum lost a shoe early in the race. Intermediate girls Emily Plimmer had a fine 88th place finish with Sophie Hall crossing the line 68 seconds behind her in 250th out of a large field of over 330 starters. Sam Langley made his debut for the West Yorkshire team in the Intermediate boy’s race with 271st place finish on the muddy 5.5k circuit. Junior girl Paige Watson finished a good 124th place in a top quality field of over 334 starters of the country’s finest school year 8 & 9 distance runners. Ben Shackleton (204th) and Euan Gaskin (220th) did well to score 4th and 5th counters for the Junior boys team. Results

8th Mar 2020. Ian Roberts Fell Race
Only a week after her win at Norton 9, Jenny Buck finished 2nd lady in the Ian Roberts fell race in Marsden at the weekend, despite taking a fall during the race. Results

8th Mar 2020. Pontefract 10k Road Race
We had 10 Wakefield Harriers taking part in the Pontefract 10k today. The race followed a slightly new route this year which can only be described as undulating, doubled with blustery conditions for most of the course. Our first Wakefield Harrier back was Joe McGuire who had another strong run finishing in 38:07. Our second male across the line was Tristan Wright who was running his first official 10k as an u17. He had a fantastic 10k debut finishing in 38:17. Helen Beck was our first female across the line and 2nd lady overall finishing in 39:09. Our other runners taking part in the order they crossed the line; Paul Gilbert, Phil Ambler, Angie Dales, Jonathan Stokoe, Tony Wright, Annette Hayward and Lee Hayward. Results

7th Mar 2020. Inter County Cross Country Championships
Two Wakefield Harriers represented Yorkshire at Prestwold Hall in Loughborough, and they both did well, to help Yorkshire win the overall trophy for best team in the UK. Lucie Hall had a good run finishing 75th, while team mate Abbey Brooke showed a great return to form finishing in a fine 31st place against the best age group cross country runners in the country to put herself on the podium collecting a winners medal as part of u20s Ladies winning team. Results

1st Mar 2020. Trafford 10k Road Race
Three Wakefield Harriers made the trip over the Pennines to take part in the high quality Trafford 10k race this weekend. Heavy rain and strong winds had put the race at risk in the week building up to the race. Thankfully though, conditions eased slightly on the day but the road was still flooded in places and a strong breeze made it very difficult for all those taking part. International standard runners littered both the mens and ladies fields, the highlight being Olympian Eilish McColgan. Despite the tough conditions our runners all performed well. Ben Butler finished in 32.24, Danny Franks in 33.22 despite suffering with a heavy cold and Benjamin Khan was just outside his PB on 33.54 Results

1st Mar 2020. Norton 9 Mile Road Race
At the Norton 9 Mile road race Jenny Buck had a superb run finishing 1st female (56:45). There were six Wakefield Harriers battling the blustery conditions in the popular race. Our first male across the line was new member Joe McGuire who finished strong in 26th position (57:37). Other Harriers competing included Daz Hewitt (59:16), Paul Lycett (1:05:29 and 3rd M60), Chris Nother (1:12:48), Annette Hayward (1:19:52) and Lee Hayward (1:21:30). Results

22nd-23rd Feb 2020. England Athletics U15/U17/U20 Championships
Tom Wood competing in his 1st year as an U20 put out a decent performance, getting to the semi-finals and running a SB in the finals of 22.18s. Leonie Ashmeade, competing for the first time this year in the U20 60m and 200m races and running a SB 7:59s in the 60m to win bronze and a PB 24:90s in the semi final 200m coming 4th in the finals. Tamara Miller produced a sensational performance in her first age group U20 championships to clinch a superb silver medal in a PB time of 24:23s after running 24:45 & 24:35 in the heats and semis. Other great performances on the day included: Alfie Edwards U17 producing great LJ of 6:60m and PV clearance of 3.95 to place 4th in both events. Amy Hunt in first year as an U17 putting in another great performance in the PV clearing 3:20m to place 4th. A big well done to all the Wakefield athletes competing in a fantastic day of great athletics. Results

14th Feb 2020. BUCS Indoor Championships
Competing for her university, Leonie Ashmeade was close to her best when finishing 5th in the 60m in a fast 7.59s. Results

13th Feb 2020. Armagh International Road Race
Mark Bostock (15.11) & Danny Franks (15.28) headed on a fast run over 5k in Northern Ireland Results

9th Feb 2020. South Yorkshire Open Series
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5th Feb 2020. Sheffield Run Jump Throw Series, EIS
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5th Feb 2020. BMC Open Series, Sheffield EIS
Mark Bostock ran an outstanding 1500m PB with 3m 53.62s. Results

2nd Feb 2020. Tamara Miller Makes Her England Senior Debut

Tamara Miller made her England Senior debut in the 200m at the Reykjavik International Games in Iceland. She finished 3rd in a highly competitive race, in a time of 24.90s. At just 17 years old, Tamara clearly has an exciting future ahead of her.
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2nd Feb 2020. Northern Athletics U13/U15 Indoor Championships, Sheffield EIS
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2nd Feb 2020. Dewsbury 10k Road Race
A massive turnout at the Dewsbury 10k for the Wakefield Harriers saw 24 of our athletes take on the notoriously fast out and back course from Dewsbury to Batley. The high winds that battered the area on Saturday had thankfully subsided and conditions looked set for some potentially quick performances, especially as a high number of Harriers are currently training hard in preparation for spring marathons. As the gun went at 9am prompt the runners started fast with the first 5k climbing progressively up Batley road before the turn with a fast final 5k downhill to the finish. The depth of quality at the front of the field soon became apparent as a high pace was set and the field soon strung out behind the leaders. Never the less the Harriers dug in and put in a string of personal best performances. Julie Briscoe was 2nd female over the line, 71st overall, in a fantastic 35.01, followed by Nicky Steel in 38.43 and the ladies captain, Helen Beck, in 38.54. For the mens team Ben Butler was our first finisher in a solid 9th place overall in 32.08, Simon Midwood was next home in 33.27, closely followed by Benjamin Khan in 33.33. Chris Hunter 34:37, Craig Davidson 35:09, Ross Penny 35:13, Darren Hewitt 38:37, Paul Gilbert 38:56, Francis Mwaba 41:06, Ian Shipley 42:05, Angie Dales 42:41, Philip Ambler 43:04, Craig Orr 43:12, Jonathan Stokoe 44:25, Matt Cunningham 45:54, Rebecca Kellett 45:59, Peter Gooding 46:53, Marwan Khoueiry 44:59, Annette Hayward 51:19, Lee Hayward 54:08, Michael Page 55:45. Results

1st Feb 2020. Vault Manchester

Following on from their success recently at the Northern Indoor Championships, where there were four pole vault medals won, the vaulters were back in action at Sport City Manchester, in a competition that attracts some of the best vaulters in the country. There were seasons best performances from Gabby Dyson U20W 2.96m, Amy Hunt U17W 3.26m, Erin Hunt U17W 2.81m and Oliver Bostwick U13M 1.71m. Results

1st Feb 2020. West Yorkshire Schools Cross Country
The West Yorkshire Schools Cross Country Championships were once again held at Leeds Grammar School with the club having athletes representing their districts across all age groups, with some good performances being achieved. The first to run in blustery conditions were senior girls Abbey Brooke, who was a fine 2nd, Lucy Hall 3rd and Millie Hinchcliffe 8th. Bailey Mann 6th, Callum Gaunt 8th and Josh Dawson 9th, all ran well for the senior Boys. The intermediate girls were in good form with Emily Plimmer 5th, Sophie Hall 7th and Harriet Metcalfe 26th. Intermediate boy Sam Langley had his best run to date with a great tactical run to finish 6th with Tristan Wright in his first year coming 19th. The junior Boys had a good turnout from the Harriers with Ben Shackleton 4th, Euan Gaskin 6th, Zack Rayner 9th Matthew Wardell 14th, Dan George 18th and Ben Hall 20th. Paige Watson was the clubs only junior girl to run and she was her usual consistent self, finishing in a fine 7th place overall.
The meeting was also used as a qualifier for the National Primary Schools Championships to be held at Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire in March. Jessica Watson had a superb run to finish 5th overall and gain qualification to run for team West Yorkshire.
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30th Jan 2020. Wakefield Winter Open
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26th Jan 2020. Leonie Ashmeade Makes Senior International Debut
Leonie Ashmeade travelled to Bratislava (Slovakia) over the weekend to compete at the Elan international indoor track and came 5th in the final of the 60m in 7.59s. A great opportunity and experience for her, and congratulations Leonie from all of us at Wakefield.
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26ème Janvier 2020. La Ronde Givrée, Castres, France

25th Jan 2020. Northern Cross Country Championships at Bedale
In very good cross country running conditions at Camp Hill estate near Bedale, the U17 Ladies team finished a good 5th place overall with Emily Plimmer in great form and first Harrier home in 25th place supported by Sophie Hall 47th, Suzie Brooke 63rd and Millie Hinchcliffe in 91st who did particularly well after losing a shoe early in the race. Harriet Metcalfe finished 114. Bailey Mann had a solid run to finish in the top half of the field in 60th place for the u17 men with team mate Callum Gaunt struggling with the muddy conditions in 116th. The U15 girls were represented by Paige Watson 58th, Holly Walker 108th, and Millie Wroe 120th doing well out of a large field of over 180 athletes. Euan Gaskin was the only u15 Boy competing and finished 113th overall. U13B Ben Shackleton had his first run out of the new year finishing in a strong 26th place with Lewis Wright doing well in his first year in 147th place out of nearly 200 starters. The U13 girls were all in good form with Libby Cree 46th, Rosie Thistlewood 80th and Jessica Watson 89th all finishing in the top half of the field of 210 starters. U20m Ben Hobbs was a solo runner for the junior men finishing in 49th place also Abbey Brooke was in her usual good form form for the junior Ladies finishing a fine 20th place out of a very strong field. The senior men were in good shape with Ben Butler crossing the line in 86th, Simon Midwood 121st, Ben Khan 148th, Mark Mills 386th, Liam O’ Flaherty 413th and Ian Shipley in 482nd.
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20th Jan 2020. Tamara Miller Selected to Represent England.

19th Jan 2020. Essar Villages Half Marathon.
Nicky Steel has had a strong start to the year in the Essar Four Villages half marathon, her first time racing the distance since 2017. Nicky picked up a pb of 1:26:54 and 6th place for her category. The popular race was this year’s Northern selection race for the England Athletics Masters Half Marathon series, for which Nicky was successful in her endeavours! Congratulations Nicky & good luck. Results

12th Jan 2020. Brass Monkey Half Marathon.
There were four harriers racing at the Brass Monkey Half Marathon in York this weekend. The race is famous for its fast times and always attracts a high quality field, and this year did not disappoint, in spite of heavy rain. Ben Butler and Daniel Franks pushed each other hard all the way to the line to finish in very creditable 16th and 17th place respectively. Their times of 70:34 & 70:38 were PBs for both, and put them in 11th and 14th place on the Harriers all time list. Benjamin Khan also had a brilliant race, knocking exactly 1 minute off his PB and breaking the elusive 75 minute barrier with a fantastic 74:57. Our next runner home was Francis Mwaba in 93:06, a fine performance by the V55 athlete, and ensuring our 4 athletes all achieved PBs on the day. Results

11/12th Jan 2020. Northern Athletics U17/U20/Senior Indoor Championships
There were lots of medals and some fine performances at the Northern Athletics U17/U20/Senior Indoor Championships at Sheffield. Tamara Miller had an outstanding victory in the U20W 200m in a very fast 24.29s, not far off Emily Freeman's club record of 24.19s. Leonie Ashmeade finished just behind her, winning silver with a new PB of 24.94s. In the U20W 60m the positions were reversed, with Leonie finishing 2nd in the final, running a New U20 Club 60m Record of 7.55s, beating her previous record of 7.59s from last year. Tamara finished just behind her in 3rd place, with a fine new PB of 7.64s. Rachel Crorken won gold in the SW 400m in a fast 56.11s. Mark Bostock also won gold, taking the SM 3000m in 8m 45.26s, and Abby Ward was another winner, taking the SW HJ with 1.80m. In the U17W PV there were gold and bronze medals from sisters Amy Hunt and Erin Hunt with 3.20m and 2.80m respectively. Alfie Edwards won the U17M PV with a PB of 4.00m, and Gabrielle Dyson was 3rd in the U20W PV with 2.60m. Thomas Wood ran an excellent new PB of 6.97s when finishing 2nd in the final of the U20M 60m, just 3/100ths off Paul Sampson's club record. He also won a silver medal in the 200m in an indoor PB of 22.14s. Amanda Shaw won bronze in the SW 200m in 25.71s, after running 25.64s in the heats. She also finished 8th in the final of the 60m in 8.01s, after running 7.96s in the heats. Results

4th Jan 2020. BMC Indoor Sheffield Grand Prix
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4th Jan 2020. Yorkshire Championships XC - Lightwater Valley

The Yorkshire Cross country championships were held once again at Lightwater Valley near Ripon and the club had a good turnout of athletes across all age groups. The senior men finished a fine 7th team overall led home by Ben Butler in 31st, Daniel Franks 37th, Ben Khan 67th, Ross Penny 79th, Craig Davidson 88th, and Stephen Tilford 112th. The senior Ladies were represented by Annabel Mason 49th, Hayley Newbound 69th, Lauren Procter 71st and Joanne Biltcliffe in 100th place the team were 14th. Matthew Hill was the clubs only individual medalist finishing 3rd overall with Ben Hobbs 19th and Daniel Kesete 22nd the u20mens team finished 2nd. The under 20 Ladies were the clubs highest finishing team in 1st place with Abbey Brooke 6th, Lucie Hall 7th and Poppy Thorpe 11th. U17 Ladies Sophie Hall 11th, Suzanne Brooke 13th and Millie Hinchcliffe 19th ran well finishing 2nd team overall. Bailey Mann 17th, Sam Langley 28th, and Joshua Dawson 29th came back 4th u17 Mens team. The u15 boys were 7th team overall with Tristan Wright 20th, Zach Rayner 33rd and Ben Hall in 39th. Paige Watson had a very good run for the u15 girls finishing in 11th place supported by Holly Walker 39th and Millie Wroe 40th the team were 9th club back. The u13girls team of Libby Cree 10th, Rosie Thistlewood 36th and Jessica Watson 39th finished 7th team overall which was a good performance given that they are all first year athletes. Illness left the u13 boys team short but but Cole McAndrew 38th and Lewis Wright 59th both had good debuts in this event.
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1st Jan 2020. December Athlete of the Month - Tom Coney
Tom Coney, after a slight return to form going from 53rd to 16th in the WYLXC, being first finisher in the Thornes Parkrun on his first try, and winning the club Christmas Handicap race, Tom Coney has been selected as December Athlete of the Month.