KILBURN FEAST Runners dilemmas’ - report by Maureen Medlar Ok – so Sunday 13th July free – time to find a race! Spoilt for choice – perhaps a 17,26 or even 33 mile run at Osmotherley? No - not enough training – 10 mile at Eccup? – again not enough training. 7.3 miles at Kilburn including afternoon tea? No contest - done plenty of cake training lately! With a start time of 2pm the second dilemma – when and what to eat. Decided on light brunch and set off to the race in torrential rain … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2014
Helpers required for Knavesmire Vets Race – Weds 6.Aug
17 July 2014 by ·
YVAA Vets Race - York Knavesmire The Vet's race is on Wednesday evening, 6th August and we would appreciate some help with marshalling etc. The race starts at 7.30pm so marshals need to be down at the back of the Racecourse Grandstand by 6.30pm. There is food and refreshments after the race at the Knavesmire pub. Anyone wanting to volunteer should contact me on martin.medlar@nig-uk.com or telephone on my mobile 07734 719976. The Vets race is for those aged over 35 and anyone wanting to … [Read more...]
Knavesmire’s Summer Scorcher – Final YDRRL Positions after Race 6 Wistow.
10 July 2014 by ·
Final York and District Road Race League standings are now available here. Safe to say we dominated proceedings , Knavesmire's Ladies 'A' & 'B' teams first and second! Knavesmire Mens 'A' team first and 'B' team third. Massive roll call of individual honours: Emma Yates 1st Open Female / 1st F45 Andrea Lancaster 2nd Open Female / 1st F35 Anwen Darlington 3rd Open Female Sarah Atwood 4th Open Female Cassie Holmes 5th Open Female Katie Godfrey 2nd F35 Lindsay Toulson 3rd … [Read more...]
‘Mixed’ Success at Danefield Relays
8 July 2014 by ·
Report by Neil Stabbs The evening of Tuesday 1st July saw the annual running of the Danefield Relay, taking on 3 x 3 mile laps of the Chevin Country Park, north of Leeds. Knavesmire hadn’t fielded a team for a few years, so 3 of us decided to head over to see how we fared on what turned out to be a tough course with a killer climb at the end. Having offered to take the 1st leg, I lined up for the mass start and got away well on the fast downhill. As we moved onto the first climb, the quick … [Read more...]