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Cake Race

2 May 2015 – The Cake Race – 9.9 miles / 1699 As I have a good friend who lives in the next village over and the weather forecast looked reasonable the Speed family made the perilous trip t’other side! I’ve never run in ...Read More

Ilkley Moor Fell Race

Ilkley Moor Fell Race is a cracking little local number which has been run for over 25 years. It crams as much as it can into its modest 5 miles: a narrow, sharp-elbowed start; steep climbs; technical descents; more climbs; treacherous wooden footbridges; a bit ...Read More

Wadsworth Trog

7 February 2015 – 20 miles / 4003 ft A new course greeted the 156 happy runners who showed up at the Old Town Cricket Club for this year’s Wadsworth Trog. Reseeding and general maintenance on Wadsworth Moor meant that the long, tough early ...Read More