--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...]
Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix series – first 4 Races summary.
9 June 2016 by ·
Report by Vets Captain Neil Stabbs. It’s almost halfway through the year and we’re now 4 races into the 9 race Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix series. After the season’s first race at Honley in April, we’ve since had races at West Park and Kirkstall in Leeds and at Mulgrave Castle, just north of Whitby. It’s fair to say that clashes with the Summer League have kept attendance down, but we’ve seen some good performances from new and returning members so far. West Park has been used as a … [Read more...]
Weekend Round Up 14-15th May : Calderdale Way Relay, Derwent Dash & more…
18 May 2016 by ·
--Calderdale Way Relay. This hotly contested event is one the biggest off road relay races in the U.K, with over 100 teams of 12 runners taking part. The race is comprised of 6 legs which are run by pairs of athletes from each team, the race taking in the scenic delights of the high moors and deep valleys of the Calder Valley around Halifax , Sowerby Bridge and Todmordon. After a good first effort last year Knavesmire Harriers re-entered this year with all guns blazing, a crack 'A' … [Read more...]