By Stephen Robson When we look back at the winter of 2013/2014, we’ll marvel at how little snow and ice we’ve had to deal with. Granted it’s been wet, but runners are a hardy bunch who can deal with that. What we don’t like however is wind, and this last couple of months has offered it up in abundance. Today was no exception, and the Snake Lane 10, which winds around the surrounding countryside of Pocklington, promised to be a blustery affair. The Snake Lane 10 has been going on for many … [Read more...]

By Stephen Robson When I entered this race at the end of last year I was expecting a chilly but enjoyable race to blow off those post Christmas cobwebs. How wrong I was! Neither chilly nor enjoyable were accurate for this year’s race as it seems that someone ordered near apocalyptic weather conditions for the day, and boy did we suffer. The one mile walk from the carpark to the start line was enough to nearly finish us off. Runners were huddled together in groups trying to stay warm as … [Read more...]