Great to see 20 members of YKH bolstering the numbers at this very special race. The race is organised by the National Trust , and is named after former National Trust employee and Knavesmire club member Tom Watson, who was instrumental in organising the first Bransdale race before he sadly passed away. The race has been well supported over the years by club members , but with it's inclusion in the Club Championship we got a number of club members to try something different that maybe … [Read more...]
YKH Round Up – w.e 10th July
12 July 2016 by ·
--Wistow 10 k & Summer League Conclusion. Wistow results : http://www.ukresults.net/yorkrrl/2016/race6.html Knavesmire Harriers topped off the league with another great set of performances. Phillip Elliot-Dick 2nd and 1st M40 (34:34) David Smithers 3rd and 2nd M40 (34:52) and for the Ladies Emma Yates 2nd ans 1st F45 (39:46) and Nik Tarrega 3rd (40:39) with Sarah Attwood 4th (41:23). Also Caroline Warrington 3rd F35 , Janet Cordingley 3rd F 55, Barry Atkinson 1st M50 ,Neil … [Read more...]
YKH Round Up – w.e 3rd July.
5 July 2016 by ·
--Country Trail Series report by Maureen Medlar and Liz Matthews Blind leading the Blind? Having completed and thoroughly enjoyed this series last year we decided to use these races as off road training. You are given the venue details (all of which have been pubs) pay your £5 entry fee which includes a £2 after race drink allowance and then issued with a list of directions. The rest is up to you! As soon as we saw the Pudsey venue we knew from previous vets races held in the … [Read more...]
YKH Round Up – Week Ending 19th June.
22 June 2016 by ·
--R U Taking The P ? 5k Fathers Day saw this popular men only 5k being run in Rowntrees Park. The race is organised by YKH founder Brian Hughes , and many club members ran or marshalled. Brian says "Hi all I would like to thank all the harriers that gave up their Sunday morning to come and do or help marshalling. Its through guys like yourselves that make R U Taking the the P a great fun event, and also making money towards stem cell research into prostate cancer at York university … [Read more...]