---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...]
Weekly Racing Round Up – w.e 6th January – Yorkshire XC Champs, Captain Cooks…
7 January 2019 by ·
---Yorkshire Cross Country Championships - Sat 5th Jan. Results tbc. Lightwater Valley was once again the venue for the Yorkshire Champs', the rolling parkland within the massive The Ultimate rollercoaster, providing a speedy and largely dry course. Knavesmire's Ladies were going into their 8km race brimming with confidence after winning the West Yorkshire League , but now the stakes were that bit higher. Facing of against the best teams in the County the YKH Ladies did … [Read more...]
Weekly Racing Round up w.e 9th Dec – YKH Ladies are Cross Country League Champions & more…
11 December 2018 by ·
---West Yorkshire Cross Country League - Race #4 Keighley. The Ladies of York Knavesmire Harriers ( YKH ) were crowned Senior Women's Team Champions of the West Yorkshire Cross Country League on Sunday at Keighley. https://www.facebook.com/neil.strange.71/videos/1116445565183976/?t=2 Prior to the race they were hot favourites to take the title having been first team at the first three races, but with a couple of the Mire's star runners unable to run at the fourth and final race at … [Read more...]
Weekly Racing Round Up – w.e 25th Nov
27 November 2018 by ·
---Northumberland Big 10 miler. Ellie Page and Alan Wilkinson took part in the Northumberland Big 10 Miler on Sunday and both got PBs! Ellie got 75:05 and I got 77:10. ---British Cross Challenge Series. Top runners assembled at Sefton Park , Liverpool , for this race which would determine who would represent Team GB at the European Cross Country Championships. Fresh from there strong performances in the West Yorkshire League were our own Becky Penty and Nik Tarrega … [Read more...]