Adios Uni Running Track. Tonight (Thursday 22.May - 7pm) could well be our last training session on the Running Track at the University, as it will imminently be dug up and replaced with a new track. So get your self down for nostalgia's sake and one last hurrah, or use this final opportunity to see what you have been missing. Once the track has been replaced and renovated it will become the home of our rivals City of York AC, and even though we are the club that has been using it for the … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
Club Championship Positions after Race 5 – Ripon 10.
22 May 2014 by ·
2014_Championship_(after_Race_5)Ladies 2014_Championship_(after_Race_5)Men … [Read more...]
Ripon 10 Mile – Club Run Race Report
19 May 2014 by ·
Ripon 10 Mile Race - 18th May 2014 A hot and sunny day was on the menu for York Knavesmire’s 5th club run of the year. Those brave enough to tackle the heat and hills arrived at the race HQ in good spirits, with the familiar background summer smells of bacon, sun tan cream and deep heat. It was tempting to stay there and indulge in the pleasures on offer, but we’re a hardy bunch and had a job to do. After a 5 minute walk to the start line the race got underway on time without too much … [Read more...]
Transvulcania 2014 – Going Bananas on Isla de la Palma
17 May 2014 by ·
Transvulcania 2014 – Going Bananas on Isla de la Palma. 73Km / 4415m of climbing. Report by Giles Hawking Sometime last year I saw a youtube video of an Ultra-marathon race that looked amazing . The film's images of runners streaming up a hill in the dark, headtorches glowing like a sinous river of twinkling lights, the sun rising above the Atlantic at dawn, the rays of light filtering through the trees,immense and spectacular scenary, the determination of the runners and the … [Read more...]