YKH Weekly Racing Round Up – w.e 17th March – Thirsk 10, York’s Vets XC Champs, Bradford 10k & more…

--- Yorkshire Vets XC Championships . Knavesmire Ladies were the winning team in the F35-44 team category. Caroline Warrington 3rd F40. Zoe Davis 5th F40 Liz Matthews 6th F55 Edwina Wilcox 14th F45 Knavesmire were second placed team in the M55-59 category Barry Atkinson 6th M55 Pete Downes 9th M55 Andrew Johnson 8th M60 Adrian Thear 16th M60 Duncan Chambers 17th M55 ---Thirsk … [Read more...]

YKH Weekly Racing Round Up – w.e 3rd March – Glaisdale Rigg, Norton 9, Settle Half, Cambridge Half & more…

---Glaisdale Rigg Fell Race. An 8 mile race with 1500 ft of climbing, most of which is in the first half. Part of the North Yorkshire Moors Winter Fell Series. ---Settle Half Marathon. Well done to David Smithers who won this race with a chip time of 1:20:25. ---Norton 9. 23rd Stephen Maddison 56:28     1st M45 ---Cambridge Half Marathon. Punk Panther Welcome Ultra Otley , (65km, ~1500m) in … [Read more...]

YKH Ladies 11th at National XC Champs, Snake Lane 10, Heartbeat Hobble…

---English National Cross Country Championships. York Knavesmire Harriers ( YKH ) Ladies team continued  their  successful Winter campaign, with an outstanding 11th place out of the 114 clubs at the English National Cross Country Championships held at Harewood House on Saturday. Harewood House provided a spectacular backdrop for the undulating 5 mile,  2 lap Senior Ladies race. https://youtu.be/FHQIV6R6aQU The Mire Ladies have so far this season won the West Yorkshire … [Read more...]

YKH Weekly Racing Round Up – w.e 26th Jan – Northern XC Champs, Meltham,

---North of England Cross Country Championships. The club was once again very well represented at Championship level, with 37 club members running and several more  spectating and providing support. The Northern's were this year held just down the A1 at the mostly flat Pontefract Racecourse. The going was Good to Firm, which made for a speedy course, most runners approaching their 10k road race pace if they had one. For the Ladies race it was 2 large laps of the racecourse covering a … [Read more...]