ILKLEY Harriers' men had a day to remember at the Chevin Chase on Boxing Day as they notched a stunning 1-2-3-4.

Jack Wood defended his crown in the festive favourite, which starts and finishes in Guiseley with a muddy loop of the Chevin in between.

Wood was content to bide his time before powering into the lead in the closing stages from clubmate Nathan Edmondson and he eased clear to cross the line 15 seconds to the good.

Jack Cummings also finished strongly to move into third when it mattered, 10 seconds behind Edmondson and eight in front of Tom Adams who rounded off the awesome foursome.

And if anyone thought they were seeing double - or even treble - then they were, with Wood and Adams both sporting Pudsey and Bramley kit plus black wigs to mimic friend Joe Baxter who finished just behind in seventh in a high-class top ten, who all went under 41 minutes despite the testing conditions.

No fewer than 42 Harriers took part in the 1,000+ field, many in fancy dress and all cheered on by hundreds of spectators along the route - the perfect way to blow away any Christmas Day excesses.

And there were also prizes for both Tim Ashelford (first V55) and Rachel Carter (first F40).

The popular and highly competitive Ribble Valley 10k attracted 17 Ilkley Harriers last Saturday.

Dom Coy was first Harrier home in a spectacular time of 33:26. There were three more sub-40 minute times - Nick Helliwell 37:29, Mike Abrams-Cohen 38:00 and Dave Westhead 38:49, closely followed by Brit Tate in 40:38.

Catherine Gibbons and Sally Malir finished close together in 43:47 and 43:50, respectively, Malir winning first FV50.

Helen Waddington and Alison Bennett also had great results finishing in 48:22 and 48:27, respectively, with Jane Norman and Hilda Coulsey following in 50:40 and 52:20, Coulsey finishing second FV65. The third FV65 went to Bernie Gibbons from Ilkley in 56:44.

There were also plenty of notable Parkrun displays over the busy festive period.

Whilst the 5km events around the country are very much run-for-all occasions rather than races, the Saturday before Christmas saw four Harriers dip under 16 minutes.

Jack Wood (15:14) and Tom Adams (15:40) were first and second at York, Cameron Reilly (15:58) smashed it at Fountains Abbey for the win, and Oli Murphy (15:54) did the same at Morecambe.

Nearer home, Rachel Carter was the first female at Bradford while Geoff Howard and Tim Ashelford both remain in excellent form with fantastic age-graded results.

On Christmas Day itself, Cameron Reilly doubled up with a victory at Bradford while Beth Massey was first lady at Barnsley and Catherine Gibbons was second at Skipton, both with sub-22 minute times.

Massey followed that with the top spot for the ladies at Bradford on Saturday and Jann Smith matched that feat at Cliffe Castle.

Smith also figured prominently in the Tinsel Torch Run from Skipton just before Christmas, taking 10th overall and third lady.

RESULTS:

Chevin Chase, Boxing Day

1 38:53 Jack Wood

2 39:08 Nathan Edmondson

3 39:18 Jack Cummings

4 39:26 Tom Adams 1st V35

21 43:51 Ben Stevens

25 44:28 Steven Gott

38 45:16 Dave Foyston

53 47:02 Nick Kealey

55 47:07 Tim Ashelford 1st V55

71 48:21 Gavin Lamb

78 48:33 Jonathan Turner

92 49:10 Dave Robson

93 49:12 Rachel Carter 1st F40

114 49:55 Daniel Hayes

120 50:16 Ralph Tench

126 50:39 John Hayes

163 52:17 Michael Lomas

178 52:54 Brit Tate

240 54:39 Helen Wood

256 55:37 Catherine Crawley

304 56:34 Daryl King

325 57:29 Derek Oliver

357 58:15 Matthew Snow

368 58:29 Paul Stephens

442 60:58 Tom Lally

457 60:48 Tom Worboys

468 61:40 Martyn Stocker

475 61:21 Rob Budding

490 62:07 Robert Meadows

503 61:55 Michael Ho

505 62:17 Geoffrey White

521 63:01 David Taylor

573 64:13 Jayne Norman

604 65:17 Sarah Edwards

684 67:09 Nicola Budding

711 67:49 Will Worboys

715 68:14 Adi Weatherly

786 70:59 Petra Bijsterveld

802 70:59 David Ibbotson

822 71:10 Helen Horton

824 71:13 Nigel Tapper

897 74:33 Bernie Gibbons

1141 finished

Parkruns, Christmas Day

Barnsley

(1 17:09 Gareth Cooke, Penistone Footpath Runners)

37 21:24 Beth Massey 1st F

287 ran

Bradford

1 17:58 Cameron Reilly

65 24:01 Arthur Reilly

92 25:44 Tom Worboys

386 ran

Burnley

(1 17:24 Calum Holmes, Blackburn Harriers)

128 27:13 Melanie Edwards

323 ran

Harrogate

1 17:26 Ruaridh Mon-Williams

22 20:14 Mark Mon-Williams

129 24:19 Rebecca Mon-Williams

567 ran

Roundhay

(1 16:53 Callum Elson, Roundhay Runners)

80 22:24 Poppy Anderson

278 27:35 Petra Bijsterveld

558 ran

Skipton

(1 17:24 unknown)

9 20:37 Adam Bennett

24 21:55 Catherine Gibbons 2nd F

57 24:22 Alison Bennett

234 ran

Uckfield

(1 22:09 Paul Savage, Prestwich AC)

8 25:06 Rob Cunningham

87 ran

Parkruns, Saturday, December 21

Bradford

(1 17:29 Will Kerr, Saltaire Striders)

5 18:35 Michael Abrams-Cohen

13 19:39 Rachel Carter 1st F

29 21:34 Beth Massey

89 25:20 Phil Hirst

152 27:57 Petra Bijsterveld

328 ran

Castle Park

(1 17:27 Andrew Mynott, Saffron Striders RC)

6 19:18 Tim Ashelford

273 ran

Centre Vale

(1 18:41 Ste Brock, Wharfedale Harriers)

35 26:09 Will Worboys

98 ran

Fountains Abbey

1 15:58 Cameron Reilly

95 23:00 Geoff Howard

462 ran

Morecambe Prom

1 15:54 Oli Murphy

173 ran

Skipton

(1 16:48 Robin Whiteley, Asics West Track and Field)

130 29:55 Bernie Gibbons

193 ran

York

1 15:14 Jack Wood

2 15:40 Tom Adams

485 ran

Ribble Valley 10k, Sun 29 Dec

(1 28:32 Marc Scott, Cambridge & Colleridge)

91 33:26 Dom Coy

210 37:29 Nick Helliwell

228 38:00 Mike Abrams-Cohen

256 38:49 Dave Westhead

306 40:38 Brit Tate

326 40:57 Harry Stead

429 43:47 Catherine Gibbons

433 43:50 Sally Malir 1st V50

515 45:38 Colin Williams

628 48:22 Helen Waddington

639 48:27 Alison Bennett

725 50:40 Jayne Norman

745 52:20 Hilda Coulsey 2nd F65

810 52:50 Dave Ibbotson

902 55:20 Petra Bijsterveld

904 55:27 Alex Stanley-Hyde

981 56:44 Bernie Gibbons 3rd F65

1283 finished

Parkruns, Saturday, December 28

Bradford

(1 15:47 James Habergham, Halifax Harriers)

30 21:24 Beth Massey

63 22:53 Oscar Street

189 27:37 Petra Bijsterveld

195 27:47 Alex Stanley-Hyde

521 ran

Roundhay

(1 18:46 Richard Drake, Roundhay Runners)

41 22:46 Tom Worboys

384 ran

Skipton

(1 17:14 unknown)

8 20:16 Tim Ashelford

218 ran

Fountains Abbey

(1 16:50 Robin Regan, Eden Runners)

12 18:55 Jaysson Sawyer

551 ran

Cliffe Castle

(1 18:55 Ian Willis, KCAC)

11 23:43 Jann Smith 1st F

132 ran

Centre Vale

(1 16:53 Andrew Worster, Vegan Runners)

28 26:24 Will Worboys

95 ran

Conyngham Hall

(1 19:04 unknown)

23 24:51 Robin Nicholson

130 ran