Sam Bentham made history on a bright, blustery May evening in Ilkley, toppling the Jack Bloor Race course record set by Greg Hull in 2007.
Sam broke the tape in 37:46 to beat Greg’s 19-year record of 38:04.
In so doing, Sam retained both the senior men and the under-23 men’s trophies he won last year.
Graham ‘George’ Rush (Leeds City AC) was second overall, retaining his M40 title.
Oil Murphy (Ilkley) was third. Along with Harry Brook-Dobson finishing ninth on a nasty twisted ankle, Ilkley’s men won the team prize, despite strong competition from Leeds and Doss AC.
Issy Rowe of Wharfedale Harriers won the women’s race from Jenny Lea (North Leeds Fell Runners) and Hannah Stroud (Leeds City). Fourth lady Rachel Pilling of Pudsey and Bramley won the women’s V40 prize, with Anya Keeble (unattached) taking the U23 crown.
Jenny’s teammates Ellis Maguire and Emma Morris made up the winning North Leeds Fell Runners team.
Many thanks to all who took part, all who volunteered their time to make the race happen and all who supported.
Thanks also to our event sponsors:
Outside the Box Cafe, who provided cookie medals for our junior athletes, are a small but mighty organisation with so much passion and enthusiasm to make a real difference for their local community. The cafe is a favoured haunt for the post-parkrun crowd on Saturday mornings.
Bini Brew Co sponsored our senior team prizes and are offering a discount to all Jack Bloor racers with a discount code JACKBLOOR20 for customers to get 20% off online orders until the end of May. The new(ish) Bini taproom in Ilkley is a frequent destination for the Ilkley Harriers monthly socials.
| Position | Runner | Time | Club | Category |
| 1 | Sam Bentham | 00:37:46 | Ilkley Harriers | MU19 |
| 2 | Graham Rush | 00:39:49 | Leeds City AC | M40 |
| 3 | Oli Murphy | 00:40:15 | Ilkley Harriers | MSEN |
| 4 | Nathan Marsh | 00:40:31 | Doss AC | MSEN |
| 5 | Joshua Woodcock Shaw | 00:42:49 | Leeds City AC | MSEN |
| 6 | Adam Osborne | 00:43:43 | Calder Valley Fell Runners | M40 |
| 7 | Sean Flanagan | 00:43:44 | Leeds City AC | MSEN |
| 8 | Rhys Hardman | 00:43:44 | Doss AC | MU23 |
| 9 | Harry Brook-Dobson | 00:44:19 | Ilkley Harriers | MSEN |
| 10 | Danny Drake | 00:44:52 | Wharfedale Harriers | MSEN |
| 11 | Matthew Warters | 00:44:56 | Wharfedale Harriers | MSEN |
| 12 | Oscar Stapleton | 00:44:59 | Ilkley Harriers | MSEN |
| 13 | Ethan Hassell | 00:45:23 | Wharfedale Harriers | MSEN |
| 14 | Conor Parkes | 00:45:26 | Pudsey & Bramley AC | MSen |
| 15 | Scott Thomas | 00:45:35 | Doss AC | MSEN |
| 16 | Thomas Corrigan | 00:45:45 | Barlick | M40 |
| 17 | Andrew Stemp-Walsh | 00:46:05 | Pudsey & Bramley AC | MSEN |
| 18 | George Whittlestone | 00:46:09 | Ilkley Harriers | MU20 |
| 19 | George Dibble | 00:46:16 | Wharfedale Harriers | MSEN |
| 20 | James Horrex | 00:46:21 | Ilkley Harriers | MSEN |
| 21 | Nathan Martin | 00:46:22 | Wharfedale Harriers | M40 |
| 22 | Jonathan Coney | 00:46:52 | Helm Hill | MSEN |
| 23 | Joe Gebbie | 00:46:58 | Doss AC | MSEN |
| 24 | Edward Hodgson | 00:47:01 | Doss AC | MU23 |
| 25 | Ben Gillespie | 00:47:05 | North Leeds Fell Runners | MSEN |
| 26 | Alex Jones | 00:47:11 | Horsforth Fellandale | MSEN |
| 27 | Joe Wilde | 00:47:13 | MSEN | |
| 28 | Henry Connor Crabb | 00:47:15 | Wharfedale Harriers | M40 |
| 29 | Matt Calvert | 00:47:16 | North Leeds Fell Runners | M50 |
| 30 | James Bostock | 00:47:26 | M40 | |
| 31 | David Bagot | 00:47:34 | Clayton | Msen |
| 32 | Nick Kealey | 00:47:36 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 33 | Stephen Morris | 00:47:41 | Otley AC | M40 |
| 34 | Tom Cooper | 00:47:46 | Bingley Harriers | MSEN |
| 35 | Peter Clarke | 00:47:50 | M40 | |
| 36 | James Woodman | 00:48:00 | Pudsey & Bramley AC | MSEN |
| 37 | Ian Furlong | 00:48:29 | North Leeds Fell Runners | M40 |
| 38 | Issy Rowe | 00:48:34 | Wharfedale Harriers | WSEN |
| 39 | James Malloch | 00:48:35 | Skipton AC | MSEN |
| 40 | Joe Bashforth | 00:48:44 | Keighley and Craven | MSen |
| 41 | Tom Bysouth | 00:48:50 | Abbey Runners | M40 |
| 42 | David Alcock | 00:49:01 | Airienteers | M50 |
| 43 | Ian Lovatt | 00:50:15 | M40 | |
| 44 | Jenny Lea | 00:50:23 | North Leeds Fell Runners | WSEN |
| 45 | Matthew Kennedy | 00:51:05 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 46 | David Rees | 00:51:05 | Ilkley Harriers | M40 |
| 47 | Adam Nolan | 00:51:15 | M40 | |
| 48 | Paul Carman | 00:51:39 | Ilkley Harriers | M45 |
| 49 | Johnny Winstanley | 00:51:48 | M55 | |
| 50 | Laurence Martn | 00:52:00 | Pudsey & Bramley AC | M40 |
| 51 | Bevan Swanson | 00:52:05 | North Leeds Fell Runners | Msen |
| 52 | Andrew Marshal | 00:52:05 | Ilkley Harriers | M40 |
| 53 | Neil Armitage | 00:52:12 | Pudsey & Bramley AC | M55 |
| 54 | Adam Bennett | 00:52:13 | Ilkley Harriers | MSEN |
| 55 | Hannah Stroud | 00:52:14 | Leeds City AC | WSEN |
| 56 | Graham Pilling | 00:52:31 | Pudsey & Bramley AC | M40 |
| 57 | Toby Fisher | 00:53:03 | Otley AC | M40 |
| 58 | John Hayes | 00:53:27 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 59 | Jonathan Evans | 00:53:31 | Otley AC | MSEN |
| 60 | Owen Parker | 00:53:31 | Ilkley Harriers | MSEN |
| 61 | Sean McQuinn | 00:53:40 | Fell and Dale Club | M40 |
| 62 | Gautier Nicoli | 00:53:41 | MSEN | |
| 63 | Rachel Pilling | 00:53:51 | Pudsey & Bramley AC | W40 |
| 64 | Andrew Tones | 00:53:52 | M60 | |
| 65 | Luke Watkeys | 00:54:18 | Ilkley Harriers | M40 |
| 66 | Dan Miller | 00:54:19 | Nidderdale Fell and Trail | – |
| 67 | Andrew Overend | 00:54:37 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 68 | Edward Smith | 00:55:25 | Horsforth Fellandale | M50 |
| 69 | Ben Hallworth | 00:55:43 | Ilkley Harriers | M40 |
| 70 | Richard Joel | 00:55:47 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 71 | Thomas Sanders | 00:55:55 | North Leeds Fell Runners | MSEN |
| 72 | Harry Laville | 00:56:08 | Saltaire Striders | MSEN |
| 73 | Jonathan Turner | 00:56:10 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 74 | Steve Murray | 00:56:15 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 75 | James Bentham | 00:56:31 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 76 | Ellis MaGuire | 00:56:48 | North Leeds Fell Runners | WSEN |
| 77 | Fay Stemp-Walsh | 00:57:07 | Pudsey & Bramley AC | WSEN |
| 78 | Graham Lake | 00:57:08 | Otley AC | M40 |
| 79 | Meriel White | 00:57:15 | Nidderdale Fell and Trail | W40 |
| 80 | Iain Young | 00:57:19 | Ilkley Harriers | MSEN |
| 81 | John Marsham | 00:57:20 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 82 | Laura Firth | 00:57:21 | Bingley Harriers | WSEN |
| 83 | Phil Joyner | 00:57:24 | Ilkley Harriers | M40 |
| 84 | Robert Blemings | 00:57:47 | Horsforth Fellandale | MSEN |
| 85 | Emma Morris | 00:57:47 | North Leeds Fell Runners | WSEN |
| 86 | Emil Andrews | 00:57:50 | Pudsey & Bramley AC | M50 |
| 87 | Paul Howard | 01:01:33 | Nidderdale Fell and Trail | M60 |
| 88 | Helen Heaviside-Brown | 01:01:41 | Craven Energy | WSEN |
| 89 | Robert Gatenby | 01:01:49 | Doss AC | M40 |
| 90 | Kelly Wilby | 01:01:53 | Ilkley Harriers | W40 |
| 91 | Natasha Geere | 01:02:05 | Spuborough | W55 |
| 92 | Tara Schwarze-Chintapatla | 01:02:28 | WSEN | |
| 93 | Nick Andralojc | 01:03:24 | Nidd Valley | M60 |
| 94 | Paddy Hagan | 01:03:45 | M60 | |
| 95 | Jonathan Leach | 01:03:46 | M50 | |
| 96 | Henry Varney | 01:03:48 | Wharfedale Harriers | M50 |
| 97 | David Laville | 01:03:49 | M50 | |
| 98 | Geoffrey White | 01:03:55 | Ilkley Harriers | M40 |
| 99 | Dave Sillitoe | 01:04:18 | M45 | |
| 100 | Nigel Armitage | 01:04:24 | Pudsey Pacers | M50 |
| 101 | John Thompson | 01:04:40 | Wharfedale Harriers | M65 |
| 102 | Colm Mccann | 01:04:44 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 103 | Andy Hunt | 01:04:55 | M50 | |
| 104 | Simon Jenkins | 01:05:00 | Ilkley Harriers | M60 |
| 105 | Hannah Nelstrop | 01:05:05 | North Leeds Fell Runners | WSEN |
| 106 | Emma Southern | 01:05:56 | North Leeds Fell Runners | WSEN |
| 107 | Rachel Holder | 01:06:00 | Ilkley Harriers | W50 |
| 108 | Megan MCall | 01:06:49 | Otley AC | WSEN |
| 109 | Keith Brewster | 01:06:53 | Valley Striders | M70 |
| 110 | Mick Cooper | 01:07:13 | Todmorden Harriers | M60 |
| 111 | Bob Hamilton | 01:07:25 | Ilkley Harriers | M70 |
| 112 | Robert Bumstead | 01:07:31 | Valley Striders | M50 |
| 113 | Si Lawson | 01:08:23 | Nidderdale Fell & Trail | M60 |
| 114 | Steve Corrigan | 01:08:24 | Eborienteers | M60 |
| 115 | Martin Campbell | 01:08:30 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 116 | Esmaeil Zadeh | 01:08:31 | Ilkley Harriers | M50 |
| 117 | Anya Keeble | 01:08:36 | WU19 | |
| 118 | Laura Phillips | 01:09:51 | Abbey Runners | WSEN |
| 119 | Simon Jones | 01:09:51 | Abbey Runners | MSEN |
| 120 | Randolph Haggerty | 01:10:10 | M50 | |
| 121 | Phil Clayton | 01:11:22 | Black Coombe Club | M55 |
| 122 | Amy King | 01:11:24 | Nidderdale Fell and Trail | WSEN |
| 123 | Tim Gomersall | 01:11:36 | M40 | |
| 124 | Tony Shepherd | 01:11:39 | Wharfedale Harriers | M60 |
| 125 | Zoe Brown | 01:11:40 | Leeds University Orientering and Fell Club | WSEN |
| 126 | Lucia Scanlan-Bloor | 01:13:39 | WSEN | |
| 127 | Katie Hickling | 01:13:51 | Bingley Harriers | WSEN |
| 128 | Carl Walsh | 01:15:23 | Otley AC | M60 |
| 129 | Hattie Smith | 01:16:21 | WU23 | |
| 130 | Ted Smith | 01:16:21 | Nidderdale Fell and Trail | MU23 |
| 131 | Sam Healey | 01:16:34 | M50 | |
| 132 | Nicola Stick | 01:16:38 | W55 | |
| 133 | Andrew Koss | 01:16:38 | M55 | |
| 134 | Russell Geraghty | 01:19:34 | Nidd Valley | M50 |
| 135 | Alan Bowman | 01:23:34 | Otley AC | M40 |
| 136 | Mike Woodhall | 01:23:36 | M50 | |
| 137 | Helen Jacques | 01:25:39 | Ilkley Harriers | W60 |
| 138 | Rachel Hagan | 01:25:40 | W60 | |
| 139 | Zoe Bentham | 01:30:38 | WU23 | |
| 140 | Stephen Oxby | 01:30:52 | M60 | |
| 141 | Deborah Nicholson | 01:31:15 | Ilkley Harriers | W50 |
| 142 | Suzanne Bentham | 01:31:18 | W50 | |
| 143 | Dorothy Simmons | 01:48:24 | W60 | |
| 144 | Dan Simmons | 01:48:26 | M65 |
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