9-10th Jan: Weekend Round up – Yorkshire XC Champ’s & more…..

---Yorkshire Cross Country Championships , Lightwater Valley, Ripon. With Christmas  out of the way it is now the season of Cross Country Championships , beginning with the Yorkshire's and soon to be followed by the Northern's and culminating in the Nationals. For the third year in a row the local Yorkshire Championships have been located at Lightwater Valley, and it makes a fine venue. Thanks to the plentiful rainfall we have had lately a good deal of the course was very muddy or … [Read more...]

Christmas & New Year Racing Round-up

Knavesmire's runners found plenty of races to attend over the festive period, here is a quick summary: -6.Dec - Gravy Pud Race. Neil Stabbs claimed 6th place at this Pennine fell race near Stalybridge . -20.Dec - Stoop Fell Race. We had a great turn on Haworth Moor for this fell race , where Santa Hats and fancy dress are almost obligatory. Harry Holmes 6th Chris Roberts 19th Scout Adkin 81st Nik Vogan 155th Richard Tarrega 161st Andy Smith 176th Cassie Holmes … [Read more...]

Christmas Training Sessions

There are now no official Club Training Sessions until Monday 4th January when all training sessions are back to their normal schedule. A reminder that as usual the Social Runs on Monday the 4th and Thursday the 7th January will be starting at the new clubhouse build on Knavesmire Road. … [Read more...]

Weekend Round up 6-7th December. Great Medal Haul at WYXC league & more.

--West Yorkshire Cross Country League - Race 4, Nunroyd Park & Final League Standings. Great result for York Knavesmire Harriers Ladies Team, after the final race at Nunroyd Park on Sunday afternoon they have claimed third place overall in the highly competitive West Yorkshire Cross Country league. At Saturday's race we were without our speediest lady Scout, but the remaining Ladies were determined to put in a good final performance. Nik Vogan (11th), Cassie Holmes (19th),  Andrea … [Read more...]