Stefan Durkin was this weekend's star YKH runner taking victory at the Sutton Coldfield Adventure Unit 10k. Great to see one of the club's die hard members getting to the top of the podium. At the Berlin Marathon Stephen Maddison and Hannah Bryan both had fantastic results , completing the 26.2 miles in chip times of 2:43:49 and 3:31:01 respectively. Harry Holmes continued his fine run of results with third place at the Kirkstall Abbey 7 miler. Harry had taken an early lead in the race, … [Read more...]
English Champs at 3 Tops
18 September 2015 by ·
English Championships - Guisborough 3 Tops - Sunday 6th September The cream of English Fell Running descended on Guisborough for the last race in the English Fell Championships. Hoping to make use of their local knowledge, the usual Knavesmire crew were looking to go head to head with the big boys and finish in the top 50 to score some championship points. Harry, as usual, stormed into the lead on the way to the first climb leaving everyone else trying to keep up. As we completed the first … [Read more...]
Burnsall 10 Mile and Classic Fell
26 August 2015 by ·
A group of Harriers headed to Burnsall to take part in the 10 mile road race and classic fell this past weekend. Luckily the forecast showers never materialised until later that night and everyone had a fun day out in the sun. 10 Mile Results Some strong runs in the 10 miler with Stef first to finish followed by Anwen who held off Nik to take the prize for 3rd Lady, however Nik still managed to post a 10 mile PB. 32nd - Stef Durkin - 1:09:26 36th - Anwen Darlington - 1:10:38 - 3rd … [Read more...]
Clennell Trail Marathon and Ten Mile race
3 August 2015 by ·
Two mountain goats and a whippet (Liz Matthews, Maureen Medlar and Darren Hendley) took on what had been described as a 10 mile trail race through the beautiful Cheviot hills. The morning started with that nasty wet rain and drizzle that soaks you to the skin, and it didn't bode well for a fell race in such an open and exposed place. Miraculously the organisers had arranged for it to stop just as the start gun went off! We headed off into the unknown along a rough stony track. It wasn't long … [Read more...]