In the first week of July, the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) took place in the stunning region of Trento, Italy, with the event centre based in the lakeside town of Baselga di Piné. It was amazing to see the town leaning into the sport with the JWOC mascot visible on every roundabout and manyContinue reading “2025 Freya Tryner, Junior World Orienteering Championships”
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2025, Dominic Coy, Triathlon World Cup
After 3 years of competing for GB at various contential races, at the beginning of July I travelled to Tiszaujvaros in Hungary for what would be my first race at World Cup level. Tiszy is an iconic race on the world triathlon circuit, the small town coming together to host a festival including two daysContinue reading “2025, Dominic Coy, Triathlon World Cup”
2025, Emily Gibbins, Junior World Orienteering Championships
In late June, I headed out to the Junior World Orienteering Championships with the kind support of the Jack Bloor Memorial Fund. The championships were held in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of the Dolomites in northern Italy, specifically in the town of Baselga di Pinè. The event consisted of five races – three individual andContinue reading “2025, Emily Gibbins, Junior World Orienteering Championships”
2025, Imogen Pieters, Junior World Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Orienteering Championships this year was held in the mountainous, beautiful, and very hot region of Trentino in Italy. The week consisted of a few days of training and getting ready for the terrain beforehand, alongside an opening ceremony and then 5 races, Mixed Sprint Relay, Sprint Distance, Long Distance, Middle Distance, ForestContinue reading “2025, Imogen Pieters, Junior World Orienteering Championships”
2025, Tom Halton, Technical rope and crevasse skills, Mountaineering
Tom Halton, member of @BMC had a dream to climb mountains. He had climbed many mountains but his big dream was Ama Dablam, Nepal He signed up for a one to one training course with a very experienced mountaineer, to learn about alternative methods of abseiling if the usual gear is lost. Tom travelled toContinue reading “2025, Tom Halton, Technical rope and crevasse skills, Mountaineering”
2025 Jack Bloor Race Report
The 38th edition of this classic 8.4km navigational fell race across Ilkley Moor saw 188 runners accept the challenge on a beautiful spring evening. 2025 was a year for youth with both the Senior Men’s and Women’s races being won by runners in the U23 age class. First overall and winner of both the Men’sContinue reading “2025 Jack Bloor Race Report”
Jack Bloor Race 2025 Junior Results
Junior U19’s Race Position Name Club Time B/G 1 Joseph Bentham Ilkley Harriers 11.55 B 2 Ben Stacey Ilkley Harriers 12.23 B 3 George Whittlestone Ilkley Harriers 12.54 B 4 James Lee Ilkley Harriers 12.58 B 5 Bethan Buckley Keighley & Craven AC 14.14 G 6 Ethan Nicholson U/A 14.27 B 7 Astrid Gamesby PudseyContinue reading “Jack Bloor Race 2025 Junior Results”
Jack Bloor Race 2025 Senior Results
Jack Bloor Race 2025 Prize Winners Men 1st Sam Bentham Ilkley Harriers 2nd Graham Rush Leeds City AC 3rd Oli Murphy Ilkley Harriers 1st U23 Sam Bentham Ilkley Harriers 1st V40 Graham Rush Leeds City AC 1st V50 Matt Calvert North Leeds Fell Runners 1st V60 Steve Webb Bingley Harriers 1st V70 Keith Brewster ValleyContinue reading “Jack Bloor Race 2025 Senior Results”
New 2025 Race Trophy
12 lucky winners will receive one of these unique small trophies at the 2025 Jack Bloor Senior Race. This years trophy is called the ‘Mile Stone Rock’ Standing up in a wall near high Snay Gill. The Cup is surrounded by uneven rings, two adjacent cups. Grid reference 9955 4994 The Small Trophies have beenContinue reading “New 2025 Race Trophy”
2025, Brad Barrass, Mountain Leader Training, Mountaineering
I was fortunate enough to receive £200 funding to contribute towards the Mountain Leader Training at Plas Y Brenin, an outdoor education centre in North Wales. I made new friends – both human and non-humans – found a new mentor, affirmed my passion for the outdoors and my pursuing of the mountain leader qualification, andContinue reading “2025, Brad Barrass, Mountain Leader Training, Mountaineering”
Jack Bloor Race & Fund 