On Sunday, Ilkley Harriers staged the Ilkley Moor Fell Race, for the 20th year, and there was a record field of 390 finishers, including 60 Ilkley Harriers.

There was some top competition as some of the best local runners sharpened up for the Fell Championship season.

The race was won by Bingley Harrier Ian Holmes in 36.33 with Pudsey and Bramley’s Rob Hope following him home in 38.17.

Third place was taken by Pudsey and Bramley’s Gary Devine in 38.47 and fourth was second claim Ilkley Harrier Graham Pearce of Pudsey and Bramley in 38.56. The first lady was Jo Waites of Calder Valley in 46th place overall in a time of 45.07.

Ilkley Harriers’ ladies won the team prize but Ilkley’s men just missed out this year. The race was generously supported by Ultimate Outdoors, whose Skipton branch provided shoes for the winners and other prizes; and every runner received a complimentary pack of Yorkshire Tea.

The weather was brilliant for the 160 competitors who turned out to race in the accompanying seventh Ilkley Moor Junior Fell Races, 58 were from Ilkley Harriers’ Junior Section.

Four new records were set by Cameron Reilly and Beth Morley, both in the U-8 race; Laura King in the one-mile U-10 race and Annabel Mason in the two-mile U-16 race.

The first three places in each of the junior age categories were: U-8 boys - Cameron Reilly (unattached), Logan Hargreaves-Madhas (Ilkley Harriers) and Elliot Brett (Keighley & Craven). U-8 girls - Beth Morley (Ilkley Harriers), Rebecca Burnett (Ilkley Harriers) and Alice Bourgeois (unattached). U-10 boys - Thomas Cross, William Tench and Charles Smith (all from Ilkley Harriers). U-10 girls - Laura King, Lucy Jacques (both Ilkley Harriers) and Catherine Hemingway (Riverside Runners, St Neots). U-12 boys - Marcus Preedy (Rossendale), Sam Convery (Bingley) and Max Hamer (Skipton). U-12 girls - Issy Wharton (Calder Valley), Rose Hagan and Elizabeth Westhead (both Ilkley Harriers). U-14 boys - Max Wharton (Calder Valley), James Hall (Bingley) and Luca Verecondi (Keighley & Craven). U-14 girls - Hannah Brown (Skyrac), Zara Knappy (Keighley & Craven) and Anna Sinclair (Ilkley Harriers). U-16 boys - Sean Carey (Todmorden), Joseph Crossfield (Halifax) and Bradley Chapman (Ilkley Harriers). U-16 Girls - Annabel Mason (Wakefield Harriers), Rosie Hellawell and Annie Roberts (both Keighley & Craven).

At the event the annual Phil Dean Trophies were presented to the first boy and girl from Ilkley Harriers Juniors to finish in the U-10, 12, 14 and 16 races. The 2009 winners were: U-10 Thomas Cross and Laura King; U-12 Elliot Dowley and Rose Hagan; U-14 Sam Hopkinson-Cook and Anna Sinclair; U-16 Bradley Chapman and Stephanie Hunter.

First 200 results: 1, 36.33 Ian Holmes Bingley H; 2, 38.17 Rob Hope Pudsey & B; 3, 38.47 Gary Devine Pudsey & B; 4, 38.56 Graham Pearce Pudsey & B; 5, 39.25 Alex Whittem Calder V; 6, 40.08 Sean Bolland Bowland FR; 7, 40.12 Ted Mason Wharfedale H; 8, 40.16 Tom Adams Ilkley H; 9, 40.36 James Mountain Skipton AC; 10, 40.37 Christopher Smale Todmorden H; 11, 41.00 Andrew Wrench Todmorden H; 12, 42.01 Andy Preedy Rossendale H; 13, 42.15 Steve Turland Ilkley H; 14, 42.22 Paul Mitchell Bingley H; 15, 42.23 Tim Stedman Wharfedale H; 16, 42.29 Sean Carey Todmorden H; 17, 42.31 Stephen Brock Keighley and C; 18, 42.33 Dave Wilby Ilkley H; 19, 42.47 Lee Morley Ilkley H; 20, 42.49 Jamie Robinson Bingley H; 21, 42.50 Steve Roebuck Penistone FR; 22, 42.51 Bob Addey U/A; 23, 42.57 Jamie Hutchinson Ilkley H; 24, 42.59 Paul Crabtree Keighley and C; 25, 43.10 Mark McGoldrick Wharfedale H; 26, 43.17 Jack Dugdale Clayton-le-Moors; 27, 43.28 Chris Gale Ilkley H; 28, 43.33 Quentin Lewis Baildon R; 29, 43.35 Andrew Schofield Borrowdale FR; 30, 43.37 Shane Green Pudsey & B; 31, 43.39 Richard Sunman Penistone FR; 32, 43.44 John Sutton Blackburn H; 33, 43.46 Shaun Wilkinson Keighley and C; 34, 43.51 Niall Bourke Pudsey & B; 35, 44.05 Philip Taylor Rossendale H; 36, 44.09 Neil Penn Wakefield H; 37, 44.21 Phil Hinchliffe Penistone FR; 38, 44.27 Lawrence Basham Ilkley H; 39, 44.28 Ben Still Overoptimists; 40, 44.29 Ralph Tench Ilkley H; 41, 44.37 Jimmy Barrow Burnley AC; 42, 44.39 Pete Keron Wharfedale H; 43, 44.53 Andy Jebb Bingley H; 44, 45.00 Arthur Cooke Leeds City; 45, 45.03 Jim Ryder Ilkley H; 46, 45.07 Jo Waites Calder V FR; 47, 45.14 Ian Rowbotham Ilkley H; 48, 45.32 Bill Johnson Calder V FR; 49, 45.48 Boff Whalley Pudsey & B; 50, 45.51 Neil Hardiman Clayton-le-Moors.

51, 45.53 Richard Barrett Skipton AC; 52, 45.55 Dave Ward Borrowdale FR; 53, 45.57 Steve Bamber Preston H; 54, 46.04 Tim Harvey Nidd V RR; 55, 46.06 Chris Fell U/A; 56, 46.16 Jonathan Aylward Pudsey & B; 57, 46.19 Colin Parrack Old Boxhillians; 58, 46.22 Jason Hemsley Wharfedale H; 59, 46.27 Andy Fleet Calder V FR; 60, 46.33 Alex Sinclair Skipton AC; 61, 46.35 Richard Bewell Wetherby R; 62, 46.37 Dave Collins Todmorden H; 63, 46.39 Stephen Wallis Otley AC; 64, 46.41 Jonathan Sinclair Ilkley H; 65, 46.44 Emma Clayton Scunthorpe AC; 66, 47.01 Martin Green Wakefield H; 67, 47.03 Mark Goldie Calder V FR; 68, 47.07 Steve Smithies Calder V FR; 69, 47.14 James Senior Bingley H; 70, 47.33 Paul O’Looney Ilkley H; 71, 47.43 Matthew Hurst Skipton AC; 72, 47.44 Michael Walsh Kendal AC; 73, 47.49 Stuart Holmes Cambridge Tri; 74, 47.51 Steve Clawson Rossendale H; 75, 47.51 Rob Thackray Leeds & Bradford Tri; 76, 47.52 Craig Stansfield Todmorden H; 77, 47.55 Haydn Keith U/A; 78, 47.57 William Garner Preston H; 79, 48.01 Richard Thackray U/A; 80, 48.02 Richard Joel Ilkley H; 81, 48.03 Rob Sharratt Calder VFR; 82, 48.05 Harry Carmichael U/A; 83, 48.09 Paul Biddush Calder VFR; 84, 48.12 Scott MacVicar Wetherby R; 85, 48.12 Jonathan Sage Beverley AC; 86, 48.14 Eirik Stangnes Valley S; 87, 48.16 Paul Halstead Wharfedale H; 88, 48.22 Jonathan Whitaker Ilkley H; 89, 48.23 Paul Carman Wharfedale H; 90, 48.24 Ian Brocklebank Skyrac; 91, 48.29 Martin Roberts Todmorden H; 92, 48.30 Phil Clayton FRA; 93, 48.52 Liam Dunne Otley AC; 94, 48.54 Helene Whitaker Ilkley H; 95, 48.58 Sarah May Todmorden H; 96, 49.10 Alistair Barlow Ilkley H; 97, 49.13 Jim Shenton U/A; 98, 49.15 Gary Fleet Saddleworth; 99, 49.19 Paul Hesketh Clayton-le-M; 100, 49.20 Heather Dawe Ilkley H.

101, 49.21 Des O’Regan Wharfedale H; 102, 49.22 Phil Walsh Preston H; 103, 49.23 David Westhead U/A; 104, 49.23 Huw Illingworth Otley AC; 105, 49.25 Dan Goodey Bingley H; 106, 49.33 Daniel O’Grady Askern RC; 107, 49.34 Mick Berry Keighley and C; 108, 49.37 Simon Galloway Todmorden H; 109, 49.40 Ken Carslaw U/A; 110, 49.41 Paul Archer Clayton-le-M; 111, 49.42 Ian Hutchinson Bowland FR; 112, 49.53 Frank Glass Skyrac; 113, 50.00 Keith Binns Fell Ponies; 114, 50.02 Kevin Booth Todmorden H; 115, 50.03 Martin Farrar Skyrac; 116, 50.14 Emma Barclay Ilkley H; 117, 50.15 Mike Baldwin Ilkley H; 118, 50.22 Barry Edwards U/A; 119, 50.23 Andy Thompson U/A; 120, 50.24 Paul Sowden Ilkley H; 121, 50.43 Alan Brentnall Pennine FR; 122, 50.44 Arthur Reilly Ilkley H; 123, 50.50 John Reinford Preston H; 124, 50.52 Nick Wigmore Todmorden H; 125, 50.56 Holly Williams Keighley and C; 126, 51.04 Chris Stacey Otley AC; 127, 51.05 Ross Powell, Mercia; 128, 51.11 Lauren Jeska Todmorden H; 129, 51.13 John Hayes Ilkley H; 130, 51.15 Vincent Procter Keighley and C; 131, 51.20 Laura Martin Otley AC; 132, 51.20 Gavin Coventry Thirsk & Sowerby H; 133, 51.25 Duncan Cooper Ilkley H; 134, 51.35 Alex Jones Pudsey & B; 135, 51.41 Andrew Brett Keighley and C; 136, 51.43 Roger Taylor Preston H; 137, 51.45 Tim Edwards Skyrac; 138, 51.46 Andy Fell U/A; 139, 51.50 John Egan Bingley H; 140, 51.54 Christopher Dove Skyrac; 141, 51.56 Geoffrey Howarth Red Rose RR; 142, 52.01 Andrew Hartley Louth AC; 143, 52.02 Aden Ball Askern RC; 144, 52.07 Peter Bramham Keighley and C; 145, 52.09 Adrian Rushworth Bingley H; 146, 52.12 David Jackson Achille Ratti; 147, 52.17 Paul Stephens Ilkley H; 148, 52.20 Ian Cliffe U/A; 149, 52.20 Claire Duffield Todmorden H; 150, 52.20 Matthew Burns U/A.

151, 52.21 Alison Weston Ilkley H; 152, 52.21 Robert Pritchard Skyrac; 153, 52.34 Peter Kettleborough U/A; 154, 52.37 Michael McLoughline Preston H; 155, 52.41 Mark Whitaker Keighley and C; 156, 52.47 Daniel Taylor Todmorden H; 157, 52.54 Brett Weeden Keighley and C; 158, 52.55 Neil Smith Ilkley H; 159, 52.59 Andrew Dugdale Clayton-le-M; 160, 53.04 Derek Oliver U/A; 161, 53.07 Helen Ilsley Ilkley H; 162, 53.09 Andrew Clough Chorley H; 163, 53.14 Fraser Hardie Keighley and C; 164, 53.16 Anthony Bain Northern Vets; 165, 53.24 Lee Naylor Stainland Lions; 166, 53.26 Marlon Frost Ilkley H; 167, 53.28 Stephen Plunkett Bingley H; 168, 53.36 Norman Bush Ilkley H; 169, 53.40 Sean McKeag Ripon R; 170, 53.40 Duncan Asquith Skyrac; 171, 53.46 Andrew Bibby Todmorden H; 172, 53.47 Ralph Baines U/A; 173, 53.50 Toby Harling Border H; 174, 53.53 Peter Browning Clayton-le-M; 175, 53.59 Matt Hannah Bingley H; 176, 54.00 Andrew Harris Nidd Valley; 177, 54.01 Ian Page Keighley and C; 178, 54.07 Jeremy Godden Todmorden H; 179, 54.13 Adrian Netherwood Bingley H; 180, 54.15 Geoffrey Howard Ilkley H; 181, 54.25 Gordon Thompson Preston H; 182, 54.33 Dave Stephenson Bingley H; 183, 54.37 John Shepherd Red Rose RR; 184, 54.38 William Titley Trawden AC; 185, 54.43 Fred Lynch Red Rose RR; 186, 54.43 Sharron Smith Bingley H; 187, 54.46 Andrew Cutts Valley S; 188, 54.57 Ian Pudge Fell Ponies; 189, 54.58 Simon Franklin FRA; 190, 54.59 Michael Smith Bingley H; 191, 55.08 Phil Routh Idle AC; 192, 55.11 Martin Hibbert Billingham MHH; 193, 55.22 Gordon Rowson U/A; 194, 55.33 Peter Jackson Todmorden H; 195, 55.39 Paddy Hagan Ilkley H; 196, 55.42 Stephen Batley Skyrac; 197, 55.46 Peter Ellwood Bingley H; 198, 55.49 Ashley Hardwell U/A; 199, 55.50 Andrew Hearle Mercia; 200, 55.51 Ben Davies Calder Valley FR.

p For full results see the Ilkley Harriers website