News – Page 8 – Jack Bloor Race & Fund

Important – Safety Equipment Reminder

Competitors at the annual Jack Bloor Fell Race must bring and expect to wear or carry the following safety equipment: Waterproof, whole body cover Hat Gloves Compass Map Whistle The Race Organiser may relax some of these kit requirements depending on the weather conditions This is an official FRA fell race held under FRA Rules.Continue reading “Important – Safety Equipment Reminder”

2018 FellRunner Magazine article

Jack Bloor Memorial Fund

The trustees would like to thank Mark Markham for his most generous donation to support the work of the Jack Bloor Memorial Fund

Reminder: Junior Age Categories at Jack Bloor Races

Please note that to comply with FRA requirements, the Jack Bloor Junior Age Categories were renamed and redefined last year. These are now determined by: Age on 31st December in the year of the race The minimum age remains as 6yrs (on day of race) Age Category Years of birth for 2018 race Possible agesContinue reading “Reminder: Junior Age Categories at Jack Bloor Races”

2018 Race Sponsorship

Organisers of the Jack Bloor Races are delighted to announce continued support from three generous local businesses in Ilkley. Please give them your support. Thank you. Terry Lonergan of Complete Runner is a long-standing sponsor of the Jack Bloor Races and has been a generous donor to the Jack Bloor Fund. Complete Runner is a specialistContinue reading “2018 Race Sponsorship”

2018 Small Trophies

6 days to go to the 33rd Jack Bloor Races Tuesday 8th May. The countdown begins, the lucky winners will receive one of these very special small trophies. The 2018 small trophy is based on the Potato Head Rock, GR 12994632, near path north of Haystack James Fonquernie has been making the Jack Bloor smallContinue reading “2018 Small Trophies”

2018 Cyclocross, Sophie Thackray, National Championships

With the money that was kindly given to me by the Jack Bloor fund I was able to attend the national cyclocross championships in Hetton in January. It was a tough event meaning I had to change my bike every lap, but thanks to the funding given I was able to make sure that lContinue reading “2018 Cyclocross, Sophie Thackray, National Championships”

2018 Cyclocross, Amira Mellor, Belgium race training

My 2017/18 season was filled with a mixture of results but a lot of lessons learnt and some more international experiences. Being 20 years old and racing in the elite women’s race is tough, it takes a rider a few years to find there feet and to start seeing the results they want. I amContinue reading “2018 Cyclocross, Amira Mellor, Belgium race training”

2018 Ben Turner, Cyclocross, World Championships

My last part of the season was geared to selection to the World Championships, so l needed to perform well at the National Championships. I had a strong start leading the first laps then Tom Pidcock attacked and gained around 10 seconds, the gaped stayed around this for most of the race, l came secondContinue reading “2018 Ben Turner, Cyclocross, World Championships”

2017 Athletics, Nathan Marsh, XC training

Nathan Marsh – Running onto the elite stage and the role of a training camp After seeing my running improve significantly over the 2016/17 season I was very grateful to receive support from the Jack Bloor Fund to start the summer off on a high with a training camp to Vilamoura, Portugal. This is myContinue reading “2017 Athletics, Nathan Marsh, XC training”