Club News and Results Highlights

BRADFORD MILLENNIUM WAY RELAY 2025

08.06.25

Two teams from Wakefield took part in the Bradford Millennium Way Relay on June 8, 2025. The relay, covering 76 km (47¼ miles) over five legs, saw pairs of runners tackling challenging Yorkshire terrain, including moorlands, woodland paths, and sandstone tracks.

The A team delivered an outstanding performance, clinching the overall win in the relay with some outstanding efforts over each leg. The B team also showcased the club’s depth of talent with excellent run across each leg to finish in a highly commendable 2nd place in the open mixed team category!

If you wish to get invovled in great teams events like this keep an eye out on the clubs socials pages. The next club relay race is Leeds Country Way on Sunday 7th September.

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NORTHERN U13, U15 & U17 OUTDOOR CHAMPIOSHIPS

07.08.25 - 08.06.25

Wakefield athletes put on a stellar performance at the Northern U13, U15 & U17 Championships in Liverpool over the weekend, securing an impressive haul of medals.

Ben Jackson excelled in the U15 sprints, claiming bronze in the 100m and gold in the 200m. Daniel Arnold achieved a personal best in the U13 shot put, earning a third-place finish. Ethan Ford continued his strong form with a bronze in the U13 100m and 200m along with gold in the U13 long jump with a new personal best. Isabella Tutt delivered a standout performance in the U17 1500m, taking first place with a new personal best. Joshua Akintolu impressed in the U17 high jump, securing silver, while Romy Fagan soared to victory in the U15 high jump. Rounding off the medals was Thomas Hastings taking first place in the U15 1500m with a new personal best.

Other Wakefield athletes competing over the weekend and putting in some great performances included Henry McFarlane, Lochlan Ruddock and William John Thornton.

In total, Wakefield athletes brought home five golds, one silver, and four bronzes—a fantastic achievement!

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DISTANCE LEAGUE UPDATES

04.04.25 - 06.04.25

Bluebell 10 Trail Race

The road runners 2025 distance league is currently in full swing with many of our senior road runners racing at various events to gain points and compete to be this years champion. This weekend saw the Blubell 10 trail race take place and Paul Gilbert finished in 23rd place and 4th in his age category (1:22.21) and Claire Ramsden finished 7th lady and first in her age category (1:32.53). Both gained valuble points towards league standings.

Rothwell Canal Series Race 1

On a beautiful Tuesday evening Wakefield had 11 runners including 2 juniors competing in the Rothwell Harriers Canal Series Race 1. Simon Midwood had a great run to finish 2nd overall and first in his age category. He was followed by Daniel Jones (junior) in 9th place (18:15), Paul Gilbert continued his good form off the back of Bluebell 10 in 12th place (18:23), Phil Ambler was not far behind and continued his great form to finish 12th and first in his age category (18:37). Next was Francis Mwaba in 33rd (20:12), Harry Beck (junior) in 39th (20:48), David Foster in 45th (21:24), Julie Greenwood was our first lady and first in her age category in 46th place (21:36), followed by Helen Beck in 49th (21:55), Angela Dales in 51st place (21:58) and Claire Ramsden who ran well on the back of Bluebell 10 in 58th place in (22:43).

Currently the top 5 are:

1 - Paul Gilbert = 4960

2 - Francis Mwaba = 3178

3 - David Foster = 2824

4 - Angela Hall = 2619

5 - Simon Midwood = 2575.

Some great runs by everyone and we look forward to seeing how the competion heats up over the next few months. Keep an eye on our facebook and distance league pages for results and upcoming distance league events.

MARATHON WEEKEND

26.04.25 - 27.04.25

Tommy Hastings wins the London Mini Marathon

26.04.25

Report by Chris Mitchell

After his recent good form during the winter cross-country and road season, Tommy was selected to compete alongside five other athletes from Yorkshire and Humberside against the best athletes from 12 other regional teams from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The competition, celebrating its 40th year, also incorporates the British Athletics Road Championships and is run over the final 2.6 km of the full London Marathon course, passing Buckingham Palace and finishing on the Mall.

After what Tommy described as the hardest start he had ever experienced, the young Wakefield Harrier managed to get his breathing back under control towards the end of Birdcage Walk and settled in with the leading pack in around 6th place. After gathering his thoughts towards winning the biggest race of his running career, he started to make his move up Constitution Hill, to set himself up for a big finish. Turning into The Mall, he could sense victory and felt strong. Containing his emotions in front of the large crowds, he made the sensible decision to control his pace, reserving some energy to respond to any late surges from his competitors. Eventually, he cruised over the line to take the victory in a superb 8 minutes and 16 seconds - the biggest win of his fledgling career. He also enjoyed a full post-race winner's experience, including his first televised interview, taking photographs, signing the winner's wall, and attending the awards presentation to collect his trophy.

Reflecting on the race, Tommy said, “I have just been training really consistently, and finally I’ve got my reward. I’m just going to enjoy waking up tomorrow with a smile on my face, knowing I won and that all the hard work was worth it.”

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TCS London Marathon and the Adidas Manchester Marathon

26.04.25

On the Sunday two marathons took place, the TCS London Marathon and the Adidas Manchester Marathon. The club had a number of runners across both events. Some who were competing in their first marathon and some who are an experienced hand over the gruelling 26.2mile distance.

TCS LONDON MARATHON

Katie Peers 3:15:23

Emma Feeney 3:23:57

Angela Hall 3:24:05

Alison Downey 4:15:16

Francis Mwaba 4:24:59

Nicola Shires 4:26:38

ADIDAS MANCHESTER MARATHON

Daz Kay-Hewitt 3:00:11

Adam Heppenstall 3:13:08

Thomas Sellers 3:23:55

Rachel Rowe 3:53:37

Annette Hayward 4:55:06

Congratulations to everyone who completed the distance, and to those who didn’t manage to get to the finish this time, the club will be there to support you on your next attempt or whatever other running challenges await!

YORK 5K & A NEW CLUB RECORD!

11.04.25

On Friday 11th of April several Wakefield athletes competed over 5k at the University of York Sport Village Cycle Circuit. There were some stand out performances on the night none more so than Phil Ambler who finished in 18:38 in a new M55 club record and 3rd in his age category! Robert Brailsford who was the first Harrier across the line in 15:23 finished 5th overall. Tommy Hastings finished in an impressive 16:51 and 3rd in his age category, Isabella Tutt finished in 18:15 and 1st in her age category. Also putting in impressive performances were Scott Eaglen (17:14), Sydney Swan (18:08) & Paige Watson (19:00). Well done to all Harriers who competed!

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