English National Cross Country Championships - Donington Park. report by Giles Hawking. The biggest event of the weekend for club athletes was the Cross Country National Championships. For most seasoned amateur athletes this race sits at the pinnacle of the races available to them. This is the the race where you get to compete with the best of the best from across England , to find out where you and YOUR club truly rank in the country . It occurs only once a year , there … [Read more...]
Weekend Round up 30-31st Jan – Northern Cross Country Championships & more…
3 February 2016 by ·
Northern Cross Country Championships. Link to Photo gallery The undisputed blue riband event of the weekend was the Northern Cross Country Championships held on Saturday at Blackburn's Witton Park. Following our good efforts in the West Yorkshire XC League (Bronze medals for Ladies team , and several individual prizes) and a good showing at the Yorkshire's it was now time to meet and compete against … [Read more...]
9-10th Jan: Weekend Round up – Yorkshire XC Champ’s & more…..
12 January 2016 by ·
---Yorkshire Cross Country Championships , Lightwater Valley, Ripon. With Christmas out of the way it is now the season of Cross Country Championships , beginning with the Yorkshire's and soon to be followed by the Northern's and culminating in the Nationals. For the third year in a row the local Yorkshire Championships have been located at Lightwater Valley, and it makes a fine venue. Thanks to the plentiful rainfall we have had lately a good deal of the course was very muddy or … [Read more...]
Weekend Round up 6-7th December. Great Medal Haul at WYXC league & more.
8 December 2015 by ·
--West Yorkshire Cross Country League - Race 4, Nunroyd Park & Final League Standings. Great result for York Knavesmire Harriers Ladies Team, after the final race at Nunroyd Park on Sunday afternoon they have claimed third place overall in the highly competitive West Yorkshire Cross Country league. At Saturday's race we were without our speediest lady Scout, but the remaining Ladies were determined to put in a good final performance. Nik Vogan (11th), Cassie Holmes (19th), Andrea … [Read more...]