2024 Jack Bloor Race Trophies

12 lucky winners will receive one of these unique small trophies at the 2024 Jack Bloor Senior Race.

This years trophy is called the ‘Almost a Rosewell stone’

Three Cups in one distorted ring, can be found on a path near St Bees Farm, Grid reference: 1289 3949 DRG Four

The Small Trophies have been presented at the Jack Bloor Races since 1985. Pat Bloor initiated the idea of using a rock carving from Ilkley Moor for the overall winners trophies and for the small trophies, which have become a unique feature of the race.

Every year we select a different stone carving and produce a small trophy which is presented to each class leader to keep.

Thanks to James Fonquernie for making the trophies every year since 2007.

Has the Jack Bloor Fund inspired you?

Jack Bloor was a legend who lived life to the full, he excelled as a mountaineer, fell runner and rock climber, however after his death it was his love of life, to live adventurously and his generosity to help others that people will remember him for.

Have a look at our NEW website and read his story.

These are some of the outdoor adventure activities we supported this year:

  • Mountain Leader Training
  • Orienteering
  • Triathlon
  • World Youth Sky Running
  • World Mountain Bike Orienteering
  • Bouldering
  • Road Cycling

Look at Grant Recipients for all their stories:

‘I’ve just come back from my mountain training course with Bryn Williams which was absolutely fantastic so thanks so much for helping me get towards that – with an eye on booking my assessment for May or June’

‘Thanks to a grant from the Jack Bloor Fund l was able to compete in my first Junior World Orienteering Championships in Romania. The highs and low of JWOC 2023’.

The Jack Bloor Fund was vital for funding parts of the trip, without it, travelling out would have been much more difficult and may have impacted my ability to compete.

Get in touch we’d love to hear from you if you’re under 26, live or are based in Yorkshire and looking for help.

Applications are welcome all year.

The Trustees

2023, Euan Tryner, Junior World Championships, Orienteering

Thanks to a grant from the Jack Bloor Fund l was able to compete in my first Junior World Orienteering Championships in Romania. The highs and low of JWOC 2023.

All in all, a pretty good debut JWOC, 44th in the Sprint, 34th in the middle, and 20th in the long. Sprint was never the focus going in so a minute and a half down on the winner is something I was happy with and it got me into the second sprint relay team. The first half of the middle has to be technically one of the best performances I’ve had in a race as big as this, it was just unfortunate it unraveled slightly about halfway through but got it back together for what is still a respectable result. Thought I’d thrown it away immediately in the long a #3 but after a stable run I got caught by the eventual world champion who I managed to keep with the rest of the course to secure a top 20, so got to thank him. 7th is the 4th best result ever for GB in the relay so in the end we’re pretty happy with it but, as the last 2 photos show, I’m pretty gutted about how it happened. Having gone into the final part of the course in 4th I got caught and passed, less than 300m from the finish by a pack who’d run together the whole race and I had nothing left to give.

2024 Helena Coy, Warm Weather Training Camp, Triathlon

Thank you so much for the support towards my warm weather training week in Fuerteventura, it was great fun!

Over the week we completed around 25 hours of training, 8 hours of swimming, 10 and half hours of cycling, 3 hours of running and 2 hours of s&c. The weather was really great throughout the week, (even if it was slightly windy on some of the rides ) which really helped for me to get a consistent block of training in before the race season starts beginning of April. There was a relatively large group of around 20, mostly from Yorkshire but a few athletes from else where. Again, thank you so much for the funding and support towards my camp, it was hugely helpful, and benifital. 

Helena is a member of @yorkshiretriathlonacademy

2023 Imogen Pieters, Junior World Championships, Orienteering

The Junior World Orienteering championships was held in Baia Mare, Romania between the 30th-8th July this year. I was selected for the Great Britain team off a series of selection races in the spring in the Lake District, as one of 6 girls in the W20 team. JWOC was an amazing week of races, getting to compete at a very high level amongst the best athletes in the world was good international racing experience for future years.
I competed in 5 disciplines: Sprint, Mixed Sprint Relay, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Forest Relay. I had mixed feelings on my results from the races and I was disappointed with some of my performances personally, but very pleased with others. I learnt so many skills surrounding racing in international technical terrains under pressure. As I was two years young in the age category, I will hopefully be able to use these skills for races in the future.

I am very grateful to the Jack Bloor Memorial fund for their support towards this competition, which made this racing experience possible.

2023 Martha Calton-Sel, Senior European Cup, Triathlon

After recovering from an operation last December and picking up an injury in the return to training, I was really happy to be able to get on the start line again, albeit much later in the season.
I qualified, and was selected to represent Great Britain at the Senior European Triathlon Cup in Alanya, Turkey, from a British Triathlon Supers Series race at Eton Dorney Lake. This is one race from the national series British Triathlon holds, and with the limited training volume and fitness I had behind me, I was thrilled with the selection.

My race in Alanya marked my debut in Senior ETU Cup racing, and it consisted of a 750m sea swim, followed by a 20km bike and a 5km run. It was an amazing experience being able to compete against some of the best U23 and senior triathletes across Europe.
I really was able to test my physical capabilities and skills with the format of the sea swim, the heat whilst racing, and the cobbles on the bike! Unfortunately, it was much more of a learning experience for me after a particularly rough swim and then crashing on the bike which took me out of contention.
However, I am so grateful to the Fund as they provided me with the opportunity to race and it was an important step forward after a difficult summer of rehab, which I can take many positives from going into my 2024 triathlon season.

I would like to say a massive thank you again to the Jack Bloor Fund, as their support covered much of the travel costs for the trip which was fundamental for me to even get on the start line!

2023 Pippa Carcas, European Orienteering Championships, Orienteering

I was very grateful to be selected for the European Orienteering Championships in Verona after struggling with injury for much of this year. The championship, for me, consisted of an individual sprint qualifier and a knockout sprint. Unfortunately I mispunched in the first race after the spectator run through. The knockout qualifier went a bit better, however if was my first time competing in a senior competition so I didn’t quite have the speed yet to qualify to the next round. It was a great experience competing against the best in Europe with lots of learning generated as to how I can improve in future races!

Thanks again to the Jack Bloor Fund for their support towards the competition!

Pippa Carcas
Interlopers Orienteering

2023 Betty Bergstrand, World Youth Sky Running, Fell Running

Youth World Skyrunning 2023 Race Report- Betty Bergstrand

This year’s Youth World Skyrunning Championship was located in a small village, Fonte Cerreto, just north of L’aquila, Italy. It is an event spread over a weekend, with a vertical kilometre race (VK) on the Friday and the skyrace on the Sunday. The VK was a tough course, however, finished with masses of supporters and an incredible view.

The VK was made even better as I placed 5th in my age group, 4 places better than the previous year. The skyrace, which was 14 miles with over 6000ft of elevation gain, like the VK, was extremely tough. The race began up the VK and made its way along the ridges overlooking L’aquila and the surrounding areas. In this race I placed 4th, an improvement on this year’s VK and an improvement of 2 places compared to the previous year.

Overall, these championships have been amazing in terms of creating amazing memories and being an amazing experience. The Jack Bloor fund was vital for funding parts of the trip, without it, travelling out would have been much more difficult and may have impacted my ability to compete.

2023 Emily Field, World Youth Sky Running, Fell Running

Thanks to the support of the Jack Bloor Memorial Fund, I was able to travel to L’Aquila, Italy this August (2023), to represent Team United Kingdom in the Youth World Sky Running Championships.

I raced in two events in the U23 category, the uphill only (3.8 km long with 1,033m vertical climb) on the Friday and the sky race (23 km long with 2,226m vertical climb). I was pleased with both my races, and hope to use this experience and build on it in the coming years. Completing my first international sky race is a great stepping stone and helped me gain experience, learning so much more than I could have imagined to take into upcoming races next season!

I was pleased with my finishes as a first sky experience, placing 41st in the uphill only (vertical race), and 24th in the sky race. 

Thank you to everyone who made it possible for me to train and travel for this race and have these amazing opportunities to meet athletes from around the globe! I am so grateful for the support of the Jack Bloor Memorial Fund!