YKH Weekly Round Up – W/e 26.Feb – Knavesmire Ladies top 20 at National XC’s, Snake Lane & more…

---English National Cross Country Championships. Wollaton Country Park in Nottingham was the venue on Saturday for the 129th running of one of the biggest events on many amatuer club athletes calendars. York Knavesmire Harriers were in attendance in good numbers and good spirits after a pleasant trip down together by Coach , and we had the luxury of the big YKH tent to change in at the venue. Before the Senior races there are a number of junior races , and this gave us a chance to warm … [Read more...]

YKH Weekly Round Up – Muddy Boots & more …..

---Muddy Boots 10k - Club Championship Run #2. Thirty two  YKH runners  in  this muddy Ripon trail race. Well done to Knavesmire Ladies, especially -  1st Lady Nik Tarrega and  2nd Lady Sarah Atwood, with Laura Schofield and Amanda Clarke also in the top ten females. Many photos from the Muddy Boots of YKH runners by Dan Chan on the YKH Facebook group page  ---Hardmoors Half Marathon - Saltburn. Mark Harney was  pleased to have been 1st MV50 at a brutal Hardmoors Half … [Read more...]

Weekly Round Up – Week Ending 5th Feb, Dewsbury 10k & more…

Before the Round up , some  eagerly anticipated dates for your racing diary: Summer League dates: 25th April Pocklington 7pm 9th May Tadcaster 7.30pm 23rd May Easingwold 7.30pm 6th June Knaversmire 7.30pm 20th June Bishop Wilton 7.30pm 4th July Wistow 7.30pm 18th July Bishopthorpe 7pm                           Details on how to enter available at a later date. ---Dewsbury 10k Or 10.2km as a bit of an error setting out the course made it a bit longer than normal !. A … [Read more...]

YKH Weekly Round Up – Week Ending 28.Jan – Northern XC Champs and more…….

----Northern Cross Country Championships. This year the hotly contested Northern Cross Country Championships returned to Knowsley Safari Park near Liverpool.  For those who'd had the privilege racing here a few years ago this led to some pre race trepidation and probably some sleepless nights having nightmares about drowning in mud.  A healthy amount of rain through the morning and early afternoon meant these fears were not unjustified, although thanks to the cold temperatures the mud was of … [Read more...]