By Stephen Robson As it was foretold in a club email weeks ago, the 27th day of September 2014 heralded the much anticipated YKH parkrun showdown. Salivating at an opportunity to fairly compete head to head with the barriers of age and gender broken down, 32 intrepid Harriers took to the racecourse to battle for supremacy and bragging rights. The format was simple: run 5km as fast as your legs and lungs would allow you. The results however were magical - each runner's time is compared to … [Read more...]
Shelf Moor Fell Race Report
14 September 2014 by ·
By Neil Stabbs When I mention that I'm originally from Glossop, those that know the place usually tell me about the traffic jams they've sat in or how the front doors on the high street are unfeasibly small (seriously, check it out!). What they don't say is that it's the gateway to the Dark Peak, with access to some amazing running, biking and climbing. One of the races organised by the local running club (Glossopdale Harriers) is the Shelf Moor Fell Race, heading east from Glossop to the top … [Read more...]
YKH parkrun Showdown – 9am Sat 27th Sept
11 September 2014 by ·
What? We're holding a club contest at our lovely local parkrun. parkrun is a free weekly timed 5km event, and gives all registered runners age graded scores for each run. This score is the percentage of the world record for your age and gender, so that an 80 year old man's performance can be compared on equal footing to a 20 year old lady's. We'll use this event and the automatic age grading as a sort of club contest - does the old guard still have what it takes or are the new breed of whippets … [Read more...]
Major Stone Half Marathon Report
8 September 2014 by ·
Sunday 7th September 2014 On a warm and sunny late summer’s day a group of dedicated Knavesmire Harriers gathered in the pretty village of Lockington to run the Major Stone Half Marathon organised by East Hull Harriers. It was a mainly flat course (John’s words) along the country lanes of East Yorkshire. From a spectator’s point of view, it was one of the best I’ve been to in a while. Due to the nature of the course I was able to be at the 2 and 10 mile points to encourage all the … [Read more...]