Rules
Races
Women’s Results
Men’s Results
The number of races on offer is 12-14 and only your best 6 results count. This gives runners a good choice of which runs they do and allows for a more varied range of races to better reflect all aspects of the club. Lots of members tend to run in these races, making them good social events as well as exciting races.
Rules
- You compete against your own gender in age categories. Starting at under-40 and then increasing in 5 year increments. (ie. 40-44, 45-49, etc). The age category used throughout the year is your age on 1st January 2025.
- 12 points are awarded for 1st club runner in their category then 9 for 2nd, 8 for 3rd and so on down to 1 point for 10th. All runners in a category receive at least 1 point.
- Only your best 6 results count towards your total, with a minimum of 5 completed races in order to qualify for a championship award in your category.
- There are 3 awards per category: Gold, Silver and Bronze. Anyone completing 6 races who does not win a position award will receive a separate award rewarding their participation. This does not apply to people who have completed only 5 races.
- When Chip Timing is available this will be used to determine race positions instead of Gun Time.
- After each race we calculate the points for each member and a running total of points will be published throughout the year.
If you have any questions please email Kathryn Dickinson on chair@yorkknavesmireharriers.co.uk
Races
| Date | Race | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th (Sat) | Yorkshire XC Champs | 🐷 XC, entries close December 2024, details still to be confirmed. join the WhatsApp community for more details as they become available |
| Feb 14th | Even Splits York 5k | 👟 Road, first race in the series, but only this particular one counts for the Knavesmire championships |
| April 6th | Heartbeat Hobble 11k | ⛰ Fell |
| May 25th | Northallerton 10k | 👟 Road |
| June 25th | Tom’s Bransdale Fell Race | ⛰ Fell |
| July | Summer League – Wistow | 👟 Road |
| Aug 17th | Escrick 10k | 🌄 MT |
| Sep 25th | Sutton Park 10k | 🌄 MT |
| Oct 5th | West Yorkshire XC – Guiseley | 🐷 XC, join the WhatsApp community for more details as they become available |
| October | Richmond Castle 10k | 👟 Road |
| Nov 16th | Tadcaster 10 Mile | 👟 Road |
| December | Valhalla Winter Run | 👟 Road, do as many laps of their course as you want in the 6 hour time limit |
We also intend to include two races from the veteran’s league (though they will be open to everyone), details of those races are yet to be announced.
Race Types
🌄 MT = Multi-terrain – There will be sections that are not on road. These are usually tracks or sometimes grass. Depending upon time of year, trail specific shoes can be helpful if you have them.
🐷 XC = Cross Country – These are off road multi-lap races. There are often muddy sections depending on the time of year. Cross Country Spikes recommended, heavy treaded trail shoes are ok.
⛰ Fell – These races have been carefully selected to encourage those members who haven’t yet tried a fell race to have a go. The races are short, and should average between 25 and 50 metres climb per kilometre and be off road. As the races are not in the winter, are short and pretty close to civilisation the normal extra kit requirement is likely to be just a waterproof top and trail/fell shoes with additional grip, though it is as well to keep an eye on the weather as unusually bad conditions may lead to additional requirements.
👟 Road – Glorious tarmac as far as the eye can see. These races are very accessible and should be free of any muddy or sloppy bits.