Racing Round Up w.e 12th March – Inter County XC’s, Yorkshire Vet’s XC Champs, Thirsk 10 & more,,

Please send race reports, photos & results to : ykhracereports@gmail.com

—The British Athletics Inter Counties Cross Country Championships.

Report by Becky Penty

The Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, first run in 1926, returned to Prestwold Hall, Loughborough this year. The event which includes athletes representing 46 Counties, Regions and Districts throughout the UK included, for the first time in Knavesmire history, three representatives from the club, running for the Yorkshire team of nine.

: Team Yorkshire with three YKH representatives

: Becky, Nik & Emily proudly representing Yorkshie

For Nik and Emily this was their first (of many to come) Yorkshire cross country vests and I had not worn one for 13 years (!) which made it all the more exciting to be pulling on the blue and white Yorkshire Rose.

The somewhat inclement weather in the preceding week resulting in what could be described as ‘cloying mud’, which combined with an undulating course made it a challenging yet ‘proper’ cross country course.
Out of 29 teams Yorkshire came away with a bronze medal Team medal and we all agreed it was a great way to finish the 2022/23 cross country season.

Becky – 29 th (00:34:09)
Emily – 93 rd (00:36:42)
Nik – 135 th (00:37:57)

—Yorkshire Veterans Association Cross Country Championships 2023 – Beverley.

A great day out for the Vets’, with a Gold medal collected by Helen Cross ( F40 Champion), a Silver by Dave Smithers M50.

: Helen Wilcox wins Gold F35

: David Smithers took Silver M50

-Race 1 ( 5k ) F45> & M70+.

52nd Jane Morby 28:42 8th F60

-Race 2 ( 10k ) F35-44 & M35-69.

11th Simon Fricke 36:57 6th M40
19th David Smithers 38:01 2nd M50
21st Charlie Goodwin 38:59 6th M45
31st Helen Wilcox 40:09 1st F40
44th Tom Ratcliffe 41:21 9th M35
59th Rory Henderson 42:24 14th M40
62nd Barry Atkinson 42:44 5th M60
78th Matthew Freeman 44:12 14th M35
102nd Giles Hawking 46:19 17th M45
106th Pete Downes 46:46 10th M60
114th Daniel Jones 47:44 15th M55
129th Kirsty Hancock 49:32 6th F35

—Thirsk 10. ( YKH Club Run Championship Race #2)

Kathryn Dickinson reports:

19 Harriers took part in this, our second race in the 2023 Club Champs series. Conditions were good – although it did feel as if the headwind was against us for two-thirds rather than the expected one half of the course! The course is largely flat and lends itself to good times and there were PB’s for Emma and Beth – apologies if I’ve missed others. Unfortunately a couple of people were under the weather and so effectively got round a Sunday run with company.

It was good to see Alistair, our previous Chair, with a smile on his face as ever. And Clare, our previous ladies captain, who now runs for Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers. A popular and well-organised race, to be recommended.

30th David Morrison 57:48
75th Sandeep Bokhoree 1:02:12
196th Jack McGuiness 1:09:17
200th Edward Dunn 1:09:38
209th Richard Burkinshaw 1:10:40
210th Emma Brookshaw 1:10:23
253rd Beth Benger 1:13:28
272nd Davide Di Maio 1:14:40
285th Kathryn Dickinson 1:15:14
299th Alan Wilkinson 1:16:32
336th Bryan Drew 1:19:15
423rd Anna Marshall 1:24:26
457th James MacDonald 1:26:08
466th Alistair McQueen 1:26:16
504th Claire Wake 1:29:30
598th John Oliver 1:36:50
690th Pam Anderson 1:46:24
717th Edwina Wilcox 1:53:07
745th Susan Adams 2:08:53

—Chester 10k – English Masters 10k Championships.

184th Hazel Hall 39:28 5th F45

—Carlisle Half Marathon.

118th Ewan Cochrane 1:35:29
141st Stephen Robson 1:38:24

—At The Double Fell Race.

: 14th Barry Atkinson 59:15 -1st M60

: 21st Giles Hawking 61:11 -2nd M45

A 7 mile race following the coast South of Skinningrove. great fun with a cheeky shortcut across the harbour bay for those not averse to wet feet.

—Evensplits York 5k Series Race #2.


Pos.	Name	Age Grade	Cat	Cat Pos	Net Time	Gun Time
8	Jasper Baker	80.5 %	MSEN	9/25	0:16:08	0:16:08
14	Matthew Lunn	75.8 %	MSEN	13/25	0:17:07	0:17:09
16	Josie Rawes	85.8 %	FSEN	1/8	0:17:13	0:17:14
24	Patrick Good	73.4 %	MSEN	18/25	0:17:47	0:17:49
41	William Butler	67.6 %	MSEN	24/25	0:19:12	0:19:15
45	Karl Humphreys	74.0 %	MV45	3/4	0:19:46	0:19:50
48	Edward Dunn	67.7 %	MV40	7/8	0:20:14	0:20:18

—Parkrun PB’s.

-York parkrun.

Matthew Lunn 17:34
Atul Shahane 23:36

-New Earswick parkrun.

Alan Wilkinson 21:19
Ellie Wilkinson 26:16