Vet’s Grand Prix Series. Race 7 – Report.

Vet’s Grand Prix Series. Race 7  What a Team Once again a really stupendous TEAM effort at our home vets G P Event. Unusually for vets racing our course is flat and lacking in ‘vets’ mud – a fact much maligned by our hill loving West Yorkshire opposition. Strange that - as we can report a record attendance this year. Can’t be too bad then? Breezy but warm conditions did nothing to deter our intrepid team who were lead home (just) by Stephen Maddison 37.44mins just pipping Emma Yates … [Read more...]

YKH social night: High-flying Harriers

The latest YKH social event took place at the high-wire "Web Adventure Park" in York. A team of brave Harriers challenged themselves to scale new heights and face old fears. It was terrific (and occassionally terrifying!), and brilliantly organised by the club's Social Secretary, Rich Tarrega. To celebrate our survival we closed the evening with a healthy round of tasty pizzas. Happy Harriers all round!   NEXT EVENT: Exclusive late afternoon tea, 27 August Our recent club survey called for … [Read more...]

Thunder Run – report

Report by Sarah Attwood. Last weekend saw my second Thunder Run (TR24), a tough, hilly 24 hour off-road relay race. You can enter this race as either a solo runner, as a pair or as a team (of either 3-5 or 6-8). Last year I was entered in a team of 8 with some friends I met at the runnersworld bootcamp, this year we met back up (in bigger numbers) and ran as several teams of 5. You can set up camp from friday mid day so we headed down to Catton Park, Derbyshire in the afternoon. We arrived … [Read more...]

Afternoon Tea Social at Goddards – 27.Aug

Dear Runners,   Our next social event takes place on Wednesday 27th August where we will be enjoying afternoon tea at Goddards, the National Trust property on Tadcaster Road.   Tea will be served between 5:30pm and 6:20pm to give those people that are working as much time as possible to get to the venue.  The cost is £10 per person which includes tea, coffee and fresh jam & cream scones.   Knavesmire Harriers will have exclusive use of the gardens and lower house so it should be a … [Read more...]