A record field braved the hottest day of the year to race up Beamsley Beacon, at Saturday’s Addingham Gala Fell Race, now in its fourth year.

In the annual Mob Match between Ilkley Harriers and Bingley Harriers, Ilkley won with 1,381 points to 1,355, with all 16 runners for each club counting.

One factor in this great team result for Ilkley was Rob Cunningham, who improved from 26th place last year to finish fourth.

Thanks again to the Addingham Gala committee for their support, Complete Runner for generous prizes and race support, to all the land-owners en route, and to the many helpers on the day.

Results: 1 43.44 Gareth Hird (Wharfedale Harriers) V40; 2 44.18 Martin Peace (Bingley Harriers) U23; 3 44.26 Johnny Bradshaw (Wharfedale Harriers) ; 4 46.01 Rob Cunningham (Ilkley Harriers AC) V50; 5 46.47 Paul Mitchell (Bingley Harriers) V40; 6 47.24 Neil Armitage (Pudsey & Bramley) V40; 7 47.35 Paul Targett (Fell Ponies) ; 8 47.46 Ben Sheppard (Ilkley Harriers AC) ; 9 48 Ben Imeson (Ripon Runners); 10 48.19 Alistair McInnes (Ilkley Harriers AC) ;

11 48.23 Keith Emery (Knaresborough) V50; 12 48.26 Colin Parrack (Old Boxhillians) V50; 13 48.29 Ian Rowbotham (Ilkley Harriers AC) V50; 14 48.54 Kieran Horrigan (U/A) V50; 15 49.57 Stephen Fry (Bingley Harriers) V40; 16 50.04 Rob Pilling (Porter Valley Plodders) V40; 17 50.37 Lyndon Ashley (U/A) V40; 18 50.54 Mark Mon-Williams (Ilkley Harriers AC) ; 19 51.15 Andy Gibbons (Bingley Harriers) ; 20 51.24 Ben Dyson (U/A) V50;

21 51.33 Dave Collins (Todmorden Harriers) V40; 22 52.13 Andy Nicoll (Bingley Harriers) V40; 23 52.14 Danny Coe (Wharfedale Harriers) V60; 24 52.28 Geoffrey Howard (Ilkley Harriers AC) ; 25 52.33 John Merritt (Bingley Harriers) V40; 26 52.43 Rebecca Mon-Williams (Ilkley Harriers AC) V60; 27 53.02 Ali Wood (Ilkley Harriers AC) ; 28 53.11 Richard Partner (U/A (Local)) V40; 29 53.36 Graham Bird (Wharfedale Harriers) ; 30 54.06 Scott Alder (Pudsey & Bramley) V50;

31 54.19 John Wilcock (Clayton-Le-Moors) V50; 32 54.39 Simon Lorimer (Kamakura Running Club) V50; 33 54.46 Aly Raw (Bingley Harriers) V40; 34 55.51 Chris Smedley (Barlick Fell Runners) V50; 35 56.11 Carl Smith (Local) V40; 36 56.17 John Hayes (Ilkley Harriers AC) ; 37 56.42 James Howgego (Bingley Harriers) V40; 38 56.57 Dr. R. M. Woolley (Local) V50; 39 56.58 Mike Ayers (Abbey Runners) V40; 40 57.2 Michael Griffin (Wharfedale Harriers (Local)) ;

41 58.1 Chris Towes (U/A) V40; 42 58.18 Steve Weston (Ilkley Harriers AC) V40; 43 58.24 Michael Toman (Rossendale Harriers) V40; 44 58.35 Robert Jackson (Abbey Runners) V40; 45 58.5 John Mackintosh (U/A) ; 46 58.56 Catriona Purdy (Abbey Runners) V40; 47 58.57 Ben Gent (U/A) V50; 48 59.14 Paul Stephens (Ilkley Harriers AC) V60; 49 59.31 Peter Ellerton (Bingley Harriers) V50; 50 60.21 Becky Weight (Bingley Harriers) V50;

51 60.44 Philip Hirst (Ilkley Harriers AC) V60; 52 61.17 Stephen Batley (Skyrac AC (Local)) V50; 53 61.32 Andy Wright (GMP Athletic Section) V60; 54 61.38 Ian Goodyear (Bingley Harriers) ; 55 61.49 Leo Carne (Local) V50; 56 61.57 Ian Patchett (Abbey Runners) V60; 57 62.29 Jeff Hignett (Rossendale Harriers) V40; 58 63.12 Nick Clarke (U/A) V50; 59 63.42 David Ibbotson (Ilkley Harriers AC (Local)) V40; 60 64.25 Mark Nolan (Pudsey Pacers) V40;

61 65.03 Alison Marks (Bingley Harriers) ; 62 65.11 Richard Treitl (Barlick Fell Runners) ; 63 65.22 David Callaghan (U/A) V40; 64 65.27 Darran Hull (Springfield Striders) V50; 65 65.56 Sue Fulton (Bingley Harriers) V60; 66 66.03 Richard Hindle (Keighley and Craven (Local)) ; 67 66.53 Rachel Lowther (Barlick Fell Runners) V50; 68 67.18 Ken Dickinson (U/A) V60; 69 67.36 Bruce Duncan (Bingley Harriers) V50; 70 68.03 Lynn Donohue (Ilkley Harriers AC) V50;

71 70.2 Phil Hawkswell (Bingley Harriers) V40; 72 71.26 Chris Brundol (U/A) V50; 73 72.32 Lynn Whittaker (Wharfedale Harriers) ; 74 74.57 Arthur Timmins (Harrogate Harriers) ; 75 75.08 Katie Phillips (Bingley Harriers) V60; 76 76.17 Peter Lewis (Ilkley Harriers AC) V50; 77 77.52 Paul Sugden (Ilkley Harriers AC) V60; 78 82.52 Antonio Cardinale (Otley AC) V50; 79 83.23 Don Buffham (Otley