Jack Bloor Race 2025 Senior Results

Jack Bloor Race 2025 Prize Winners

Men

1stSam BenthamIlkley Harriers
2ndGraham RushLeeds City AC
3rdOli MurphyIlkley Harriers
1st U23Sam BenthamIlkley Harriers
1st V40Graham RushLeeds City AC
1st V50Matt CalvertNorth Leeds Fell Runners
1st V60Steve WebbBingley Harriers
1st V70Keith BrewsterValley Striders

Women

1stCharlotte RawstronSkyrac AC
2ndMolly BrowneWharfedale Harriers
3rdSophie MartinWharfedale Harriers
1st U23Charlotte RawstronSkyrac AC
1st V40Masako KondoAbbey Runners
1st V50Jane McCarthyIlkley Harriers
1st V60Joyce MarshallIlkley Harriers
1st V70Sue MorleyKnaresborough Striders

Men’s Teams

1stIlkley HarriersSam Bentham, Oli Murphy, Jack Cummings
2ndLeeds City ACGraham Rush, Nathan Marsh, Joshua Woodcock-Shaw
3rdPudsey & BramleyAndrew Stemp-Walsh, James Woodman, Edward Hardaker

Women’s Teams

1stNorth Leeds Fell RunnersJenny Roberts, Niamh Jackson, Ellis Maguire
2ndIlkley HarriersJane McCarthy, Rachel Carter, Sacha Jones
3rdAbbey RunnersMasako Kondo, Andrea Cobo, Hanah Blatchly

Results

PositionNameClubTimeCategory
1Sam BenthamIlkley Harriers38:31MU23
2Graham RushLeeds City AC39:30M40
3Oli MurphyIlkley Harriers40:25M Senior
4Nathan MarshLeeds City AC40:38M Senior
5Jack CummingsIlkley Harriers40:42M Senior
6Joshua Woodcock-ShawLeeds City AC42:10M Senior
7Adam OsborneCalder Valley Fell Runners42:42M40
8Jim GordonDoss AC42:45MU23
9James MountainU/A43:55M Senior
10Martin OdellIlkley Harriers44:01M40
11Oscar ShinnIlkley Harriers44:15MU23
12Andrew Stemp-WalshPudsey & Bramley44:49M Senior
13Jonny McKennaIlkley Harriers46:11M Senior
14Maximilian BloorDulwich Runners AC46:19M Senior
15Edward NewbouldAbbey Runners46:20M Senior
16James WoodmanPudsey & Bramley46:25M Senior
17Jonathan ConeyHelm Hill Runners46:46M Senior
18Charlotte RawstronSkyrac AC46:48WU23
19Matt CalvertNorth Leeds Fell Runners46:51M50
20Edward HardakerPudsey & Bramley46:56M Senior
21Rhys HardmanLeeds University46:58MU23
22Archie HartNorth Leeds Fell Runners46:59M Senior
23Gawain MooreIlkley Harriers47:00M40
24Sam GreenWharfedale Harriers47:28M Senior
25Stef BrienenAbbey Runners47:37MU23
26Jack GribbinIlkley Harriers47:39M Senior
27George DibbleWharfedale Harriers47:42M Senior
28Dave RobsonIlkley Harriers48:12M50
29David MiddlemasNorth Leeds Fell Runners48:35M50
30Simon JonesAbbey Runners48:51M Senior
31David AlcockDoss AC48:53M40
32Ian FurlongNorth Leeds Fell Runners49:12M40
33Conor ParkesPudsey & Bramley49:14M Senior
34Molly BrowneWharfedale Harriers49:31W Senior
35Tom KilmurrayKnaresborough Striders49:45M Senior
36Rohan AkersWharfedale Harriers49:50M40
37Jack CaseyLeeds University49:51MU23
38David BagotClayton49:52M Senior
39Paul HeeleyHorsforth Fellandale49:53M40
40Jonathon FrekePudsey & Bramley49:55M Senior
41Paul CarmanIlkley Harriers49:58M40
42Greg HullLeeds City AC50:03M50
43Luke VinterLeeds University50:04MU23
44Jonny WinstanleyU/A50:26M50
45Tom BysouthAbbey Runners50:40M40
46Ben StillU/A50:45M50
47Graham PillingPudsey & Bramley50:50M40
48George WhittlestoneIlkley Harriers50:59MU23
49Sophie MartinWharfedale Harriers51:01W Senior
50Toby FisherOtley AC51:41M40
51Ben SheppardIlkley Harriers51:46M40
52Peter LeiebyU/A51:47M Senior
53Jenny RobertsNorth Leeds Fell Runners51:57W Senior
54Matthew MacDonaldRoundhay Runners51:57M Senior
55Michael BagotClayton51:58M Senior
56Masako KondoAbbey Runners52:34W40
57Gregory NormanU/A53:33M Senior
58Niall BourkePudsey & Bramley54:04M40
59Richard JoelIlkley Harriers54:09M50
60David Norris (BH)Bingley Harriers54:27M50
61Ralph TenchU/A54:30M50
62Hannah StroudLeeds City AC54:31W Senior
63Jason HemsleyWharfedale Harriers54:32M50
64Jane McCarthyIlkley Harriers54:34W50
65Joe CroisdaleU/A54:35M Senior
66Philip CornforthKnaresborough Striders54:35M50
67Pippa CarcasLeeds University55:55WU23
68Rachel CarterIlkley Harriers55:56W40
69Claire CooperKeighley & Craven56:20W40
70Sebastion MerricksLeeds University56:21M Senior
71Ethan ClarkeBritish Biathlon Union56:24MU23
72Niamh JacksonNorth Leeds Fell Runners56:27W40
73David Norris (IH)Ilkley Harriers56:27M40
74Thomas TattersfieldU/A56:28M Senior
75Steve WebbBingley Harriers56:29M60
76Sam WoottonIlkley Harriers56:30M Senior
77Andrea CoboAbbey Runners56:30W Senior
78Adam GerrishIlkley Harriers56:31M Senior
79Amicia LeeBingley Harriers56:42W Senior
80Benjamin CousenOtley AC56:47M40
81Ellis MaguireNorth Leeds Fell Runners56:50W Senior
82Daniel RobinsonU/A56:54M Senior
83Glady GartlandLeeds University56:58WU23
84Jeremy GreenwoodIlkley Harriers57:03M50
85Fay Stemp-WalshPudsey & Bramley57:05W Senior
86Peter RollIlkley Harriers57:23M60
87James Kimming ChanRoundhay Runners57:25M40
88Jo BuckleyCalder Valley Fell Runners57:41W40
89Duncan CooperIlkley Harriers57:43M50
90Emil AndrewsPudsey & Bramley57:46M40
91Steve EllmoreKnaresborough Striders57:53M Senior
92Robert BlamingsHorsforth Fellandale58:19M Senior
93Sacha JonesIlkley Harriers58:23W40
94Alice RigbyPudsey & Bramley58:24W Senior
95Rob DaviesKnaresborough Striders58:25M60
96Jonny YatesRoundhay Runners58:27M40
97Andrew PriceBaildon Runners58:36M40
98Randolph HaggertyU/A58:38M50
99John MarshamIlkley Harriers58:40M40
100Matt BasterfieldKnaresborough Striders58:42M40
101Jamie BenthamIlkley Harriers58:45M50
102Katie BuckleyKeighley & Craven58:49WU23
103Charles WainIlkley Harriers58:53M Senior
104Chris GroseIlkley Harriers58:56M40
105Jack LyonsU/A59:02M40
106Steve RhodesNorthern Fells Running Club59:03M60
107Olivia HoughtU/A59:04W Senior
108Joyce MarshallIlkley Harriers59:07W60
109Tom LivesleyU/A59:08M40
110Ben GoodmoreHorsforth Fellandale59:20M Senior
111Steve MeadU/A59:25M50
112Kelly WilbyIlkley Harriers59:32W40
113Guy MarshallKnaresborough Striders59:59M60
114Robin TuddenhamTodmorden Harriers60:02M50
115Hannah BlatchlyAbbey Runners60:03W Senior
116Holly ButtonValley Striders60:04W Senior
117John JacksonIlkley Harriers60:27M Senior
118Jon ClaudiLeeds University60:57M Senior
119Tony MillsValley Striders61:00M50
120Jann SmithIlkley Harriers61:09W50
121Phoebe Dibben-JonesNorth Leeds Fell Runners61:20W Senior
122Helen FreemanNorth Leeds Fell Runners61:33W Senior
123Sean BrennanKnaresborough Striders61:34M50
124Mike AyersNorth Leeds Fell Runners61:39M60
125Laura FirthBingley Harriers61:51W Senior
126Alison WestonIlkley Harriers61:54W50
127Joseph BentallDoss AC61:57MU23
128John ThompsonWharfedale Harriers62:16M60
129Ed SteeleU/A62:31M40
130Katy IslipU/A62:33W40
131Oscar SmythIlkley Harriers62:53MU23
132James CornforthKnaresborough Striders62:58M Senior
133Steve StoreyPenistone Footpath Runners63:22M60
134Paddy HaganOverOptimists64:17M50
135Tony ShepherdWharfedale Harriers65:03M60
136Martin StubbsIlkley Harriers65:08M60
137David ArchibaldU/A65:43M50
138Joe MellorLeeds Bradford Tri Club67:43M50
139Robert BumsteadValley Striders69:25M50
140Jo RhodesHyde Park Harriers69:28W Senior
141Natalie CurtisIlkley Harriers69:41W50
142Stewart HymasKnaresborough Striders69:43M50
143Phil ClaytonBlack Combe Runners71:32M50
144John WoottonWharfedale Harriers72:00M60
145Daniel CaveU/A72:02M Senior
146Keith BrewsterValley Striders72:07M70
147Alice HopkinsNorth Leeds Fell Runners72:08W Senior
148Liz AdamsValley Striders72:12W50
149Francesca GatengyAirecentre Pacers72:13W40
150Steve CorriganEborienteers73:03M60
151Thomas SandersNorth Leeds Fell Runners76:19M Senior
152Rachel RowellNorth Leeds Fell Runners76:22W Senior
153Rachel BilslandNorth Leeds Fell Runners76:28W Senior
154Joanne HenryBingley Harriers76:35W40
155Emma Goodwin-JonesU/A76:42W Senior
156Steve ProudloveU/A77:31M40
157Martin RichardsonU/A77:34M50
158Sarah WillsWharfedale Harriers78:05W40
159Anya KeebleU/A80:38WU23
160Peter LillitosU/A80:39M40
161Hannah SwiftU/A80:41W Senior
162Sue MorleyKnaresborough Striders80:43W70
163Fiona WillcoxsonU/A80:44W40
164Catherine BrownU/A80:45W40
165Jessica KeebleU/A80:48W40
166Harriet CooperRoundhay Runners86:48W Senior
167Georgina Gilchrist-RobertsU/A88:09W Senior
168Amanda MellorU/A88:10W50
169Angela ClarkeHalifax Harriers88:11W50
170Alan BowmanOtley AC89:56M40
171Mike WoodhallU/A89:57M50
172Ian LovattU/A89:58M40
173Zoe BenthamU/A93:55WU23
174Felicity TomblinU/A94:25W50
175Suzanne BenthamU/A94:28W50
176Debbie NicholsonIlkley Harriers94:30W50
177Nick BaileyIlkley Harriers99:40M60
178Emma RichmondU/A106:21W Senior
179Khurram MustafaU/A106:22M Senior
180David FinnU/A106:23M Senior
181Santosh SundarajanU/A106:24M40
182Sok Leng KangU/A111:30W40
183Helen MichaelU/A111:36W40
184Fiona DixU/A111:40W40
185Karina NayarU/A118:11W40
186Carin Van DoornU/A118:23W60
187Tim PalfremanHarrogate Harriers118:25M50
n/cAntonio CardinaleOtley AC(111:26)M70

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 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.

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, and I remembered how bloody beautiful North Wales and Eyreri are. I learned about so many lichens and birds!

I came away with a strong sense of my strengths and weaknesses in the training, and a knowledge of what I need to do next before I take my assessment. According to Sam, our course director, I am a people person. I loved the people element of the course. Physically I am pretty capable – fit, strong, flexible, but I do not really play any sport or do too much with it in a competitive sense. I want to use these abilities to support other people in the outdoors, and I think that shined through during my assessment. Just yesterday I was playing volleyball in Cambridge with my friends. My long time friend Fin got really into it – he would usually put himself down when it comes to sports and not give it a go! We also got random kids involved from the park! It was a beautiful day, and I found myself sitting with this thread again: of bringing people together through collective movement and chemistry, no matter
their ‘physical abilities’ – whatever that means.

What’s next for me in regards to the mountain leader qualification is honing my ropework skills and navigation skills. I understand the ropework conceptually, and find it quite extraordinary what one can do with a bit of rope – I just need to make it muscle memory. In terms of navigation skills, I am impressed with myself, as I only picked up a map and compass for the first time in December last year, and was managing to hold my own with ex-military trainees. However, I still need a bit more practice. So, over the next year, once my commitments in Devon finish up with Wildwise, I hope to spend some months living in Scotland and North Wales. I have never been to Scotland!

The bigger picture remains the same. To transform education for young people in Doncaster, in the UK, and across the world. I want to build holistic, sensuous and embodied programmes that celebrate the entire person – their mistakes, their gifts, their passions, their experimentations. Last month I submitted a funding bid to Big Change, and designed my first ever programme ‘FirePath’. I hope to find out in mid-May that I have been shortlisted for the next stage: the pitch!

I managed to make a mentor-like connection with the course director, Sam, a very
experienced and wizened outdoor leader. I got his email, as well as some organisations that offer expenses covered opportunities to ML trainees – I sent emails off to them today!

So, the ML training and the Jack Bloor support has done a lot for me: the fund and training are giving me tangible resources to realise my dreams. I imagine that the qualification will not only increase my skills, but will give my CV respect, and allow me to bridge-build into more traditional worlds who give greater respect and value to formal qualifications. I think for true systems change we need everybody. Nobody can be left behind. And I think that the ML qualification and the JB fund brings people together through a love for the outdoors. God Bless us all.

LARGE DONATION KEEPS JACKS LEGACY GOING IN 2025

In 2024 we supported 27 young athletes from many different sports (see photos)

This year we received a very large donation from a very generous donor in his Will so we can continue Jacks legacy into 2025.

This donation came from a teacher (like Jack) who supported and encouraged young people to take part in outdoor pursuits as he was passionate about opportunities and benefits it gave to young people.

Jack would be very proud of this, it helps keep Jacks legacy going so we can support young athletes achieve their potential.

If you would like to donate or leave something in your Will, please use the Donation Form.

2025, Megan Wilkinson, Yorkshire Triathlon Training, Fuerteventura

Over the February half term, I travelled to Fuerteventura for a triathlon training camp with the Yorkshire triathlon academy. The training camp involved around 25 hours of training including 270km of cycling, 23km of swimming, 35km of running and 3 strength and conditioning sessions. This camp was a great opportunity to complete a full week of training which was uninterrupted by external factors for example the weather or schoolwork. It was also useful to experience training like an elite athlete for a week which covered not only the specific run, bike and swim sessions but we also had time to reflect on the sessions and work on mental strategies for racing and training days. These mental strategies included reframing setbacks to make them positive learning opportunities and how to stay calm during races if something goes wrong. 

This camp also allowed me to increase my fitness before race season starts in March. Specifically, the long rides allowed me to make gains on my cycling endurance and learn fuelling strategies which work for me. The swim technique sessions allowed me to look at my stroke more carefully to make small adjustments which will increase my speed. The strength and conditioning classes allowed me to learn new exercises which will help me work on my weaknesses and prevent injury. 

2025, Ethan Clarke, FISU Winter World University Games, Biathlon

Ethan Clarke, member of Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, was selected to represent GB at the FISU Winter World University Games in Torino, Italy.

I was the flag bearer for GB at the opening ceremony, I had some good races on the skis, but not so good on the shooting side. However it was a great experience and I learnt lots!

I competed in 4 races, the individual and sprint were the two main races that I did, where the skiing was my best I had been all season, but the shooting not so good which led to not finishing as high as I could have.
I then did a relay race but unfortunately we got lapped in that race, plus in the pursuit race where I also got lapped but we started 4 minutes behind so unless I shot clear it was very likely to be lapped.

Thanks to the Jack Bloor Fund for helping me fund this trip.

2025, Millie Bell, Ice Swimming, World Championships 

This January I flew to Molveno, Italy to represent Great Britain in the Ice Swimming World Championships. Ice swimming is defined as swimming in under 5 degrees water in only a swimming costume (no neoprene!), 1 hat and goggles.

The water temperature in Italy ranged between 1.5 and 2 degrees through-out the week. On the first couple of days of competition racing was delayed by 30 minutes to allow the organisers to break and clear the ice that had formed over night on the pool.

I raced in 4 individual events throughout the week gained a 3rd in my age group in the 500m and 100m Freestyle and a 4th in the 250m and 50m Freestyle. I also was selected to race in one of the 4 x 50m Freestyle relay teams.

I am incredibly grateful to the Jack Bloor Fund for supporting me in getting to the Championship. I also feel proud to be supported by a fund that was created to carry on a legacy of Jack. I hope to have done both Jack and his legacy proud and in the future I hope I will also be able to support younger athletes achieve their potential.

Thank you again for supporting me and other young athletes who without your help may not be able to achieve high levels in sport.

Cover photo by Becca Harvey.

2024, Libby Orton, Alpine Course, Mountaineering

An Adventure in the Alps: My Jonathon Conville Alpine Course Experience

This July, thanks to the support of the Jack Bloor fund, I went on the Jonathon Conville Alpine Course in Chamonix. Over the course of three days,  it is designed to take you from a competent UK climber to a confident alpine mountaineer.

During this time, I learnt all the crucial skills needed to navigate the Alps. From glacial travel to crevasse rescue and moving together as a team, our brilliant guide ensured we were well-prepared for the challenges ahead. The experience was truly remarkable, not just because of the wealth of knowledge gained but also for the opportunity to meet with other young climbers at a similar stage in their mountaineering journey.

The highlight of my trip was undoubtedly putting my newly acquired skills to the test on the Cosmiques Arête. With perfect blue skies above, a small group of us took the first lift and set out to tackle this iconic route. It was an incredible day and the perfect culmination of the course.

A huge thanks to the Jack Bloor fund for their support in making this possible!

2024, Megan Wilkinson, World Age Group Championships, Triathlon

With the help of the Jack Bloor fund, I was able to go to the age group triathlon world championships in Torremolinos, Spain in October. I was selected to represent Great Britain in a qualifying race last year in Bournemouth which allowed me to race at the World Championships. The World Championships was a great opportunity to race against other countries competitively. I came 19th out of about 50 and was the first Great British athlete.

2024, Che Wigfield-Turner, Copenhagen Half Marathon, Road Running

New PB at the Copenhagen Half Marathon!

It wasn’t long ago that I was crying at the athletics track in Arzignano, Italy because I couldn’t walk, let alone run. So I enjoyed the experience today and smiled for nearly all of the 21km…

Thank you so much to everybody who has helped me to get here. Firstly, to the best coach and sister Shen Win-Turner for all the training, positive quotes and for inspiring me everyday. To Calli Hauger-Thackery and Nick Hauger (Two Worlds Run Coaching) for all of your coaching advice and support.

A special thank you to the Jack Bloor Fund for helping to fund my trip to Copenhagen and for all of the support you offer to Yorkshire athletes, it is hugely appreciated. 

To the wonderful physios for all your help (Flex and Flow UK, BJA Physiotherapy, Nottingham Sports Injury Clinic and Springvale Physiotherapy).

And of course to my Air BnB hosts who kept popping up every 4km to scream ‘TURNER GO TURNER’