Well done to all of the 90 members who ran Pocklington Summer League on Tuesday. ( Results ) We had a great success especially as the Male and Female winners where Knavesmire Harriers. WELL DONE TO JASON HIGGINS AND EMMA YATES. In the overall race, first place went to Jason Higgins with a time of 36.12, followed by Lindsay Toulson at 36.15 and Neil Stabbs came 4th with 36.41. The women's race was won by Emma Yates after a sprint for the line with team mate Andrea Lancaster. Anwen … [Read more...]
60th Yorkshire Three Peaks
30 April 2014 by ·
By Chris Roberts Horton in Ribblesdale in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales was the setting for the 60th Yorkshire Three Peaks Race. It is a gruelling 23.4 mile course consisting of 5000ft of climbing. YKH had a strong contingent taking part this year with myself, Simon Collins and Tom Ratcliffe, fresh from London Marathon, taking part for the first time. We were joined by race veterans Barry Atkinson, Andrew Johnson, Robyn Hawxby and Tony Heron who were hoping their experience of the course … [Read more...]
Beginners Training Goup For The Great North Run or Another Distance Race..Starts 24th April.
22 April 2014 by ·
STARTING 24th APRIL - A BEGINNERS TRAINING GROUP FOR THE GREAT NORTH RUN OR A DISTANCE RACE. Training for the Great North Run? or another race, maybe it is your 1st time? or your wishing to train with a group for motivation, encouragement and support, then this is an ideal opportunity for you . Club members Ken Tinker and Frank Holden are starting a beginners group, they have years of experience between them of training people for big races such as the GNR, Training first … [Read more...]
Team Victory at ‘Gisborough’ Moors Fell Race
15 April 2014 by ·
Report by Neil Stabbs. The Knavesmire fell running contingent had another grand day out on the moors this weekend, with the longest race of the winter series – The Gisborough Moors Race, 12.5 miles and around 850m/2800ft of ascent. The route takes in a number of major summits (Captain Cook’s, Roseberry Topping, Highcliff Nab), but still manages to have a lot of good running terrain and some great views. For once, I started the race with some sort of pacing strategy in an attempt to … [Read more...]