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Madeleine masters medium course

3:48pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008

Airienteers – which caters for Leeds and Bradford – competed in the events at Swinsty and Beecroft Woods, organised by Harrogate-based club Claro.

Fisher on podium in county event

4:52pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Freezing but windless conditions produced fast times in Sunday’s Yorkshire Ten-Mile Championship at Thirsk.

Athletes warm to Abbey Dash

1:12pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Sunday’s Arctic snap had warmed just enough for the 5,000 early birds in the area’s premier road race, the 10km Abbey Dash from Leeds city centre out and back to Kirkstall Abbey.

Cross-country runners have splashing time

Ilkley’s Tom Adams and Jamie Hutchinson lead out of the first field, tracked by eventual winner Paul Marchant of Rothwell

11:39am Tuesday 18th November 2008

Sunny weather heralded a deceptive start to two cross-country leagues.

Veteran Pacers are dominant force in Grand Prix

2:40pm Tuesday 11th November 2008

Pudsey Pacers’ women, long-time leaders in the Yorkshire Veterans’ Grand Prix, confirmed their superiority with victory in the final race to ensure the title went to them for the first time.

Yorkshire Pudding proves so tasty

11:40am Wednesday 5th November 2008

The first Yorkshire Pudding – a weekend of urban orienteering organised by Airienteers – was a great success and attracted 250 competitors from Yorkshire and beyond. Race one on Saturday was a two-stage sprint event round Leeds University campus, with a prologue race in the morning and a ‘chasing start’ in the afternoon – a runner’s start time being determined by their time in the prologue and first past the post wins. The second event – on Saturday evening – was a night course around Beckett Park and involved a mixture of university campus (partly lit) and woodland (very dark; torch required).

New recruit Pickles stars in Nidderdale

12:37pm Tuesday 4th November 2008

New signing Karen Pickles set off like a rocket at Ripley Castle to finish second in the ever-popular Guy Fawkes’ 10-miler .

Bingley Harriers youths in talent squad

Matthew Chambers, left, and Jo Bullock, who have been selected for the England Athletics-Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Development Talent Squad

12:40pm Friday 31st October 2008

Six top under-17s from Bingley Harriers have joined the England Athletics-Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Development Talent Squad, sponsored by CE Electric UK.

Carver goes the distance

Chris Carver ran almost 140 miles in 24 hours

5:14pm Thursday 30th October 2008

Bradford-born Chris Carver, one of England’s top ultra-distance runners, is set to compete in the 2009 Commonwealth Championships.

Fisher a mile clear of his rivals

11:17am Tuesday 28th October 2008

Ian Fisher of Otley AC destroyed a field of 212 to win the Holmfirth 15-miler.


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