The final results for the York and District Road Race League have now been tallied, and YKH have had another fantastic year. Knavesmire fielded between 70 and 100 runners in each race and you all made a fantastic contribution to the series and to YKH's great team spirit , cameraderie and continued success. Results. Knavesmire's Ladies were utterly dominant in the Female Team competition , with our 'A' team first and 'B' Team second. The YKH Men's 'A' team were also Team victors , … [Read more...]
New Running Track Sessions Start – TUESDAY 14.July.
6 July 2015 by ·
TRACK..TRACK ..TRACK..............! Big news . Good news, we will be using the new athletics track at the University , the first session there wil be : - 6.30pm on TUESDAY 14th July. Thursday's endurance squad session will from that point become the Threshold session to be held on the Knavesmire. So from W/c 13.7.15 Endurance training groups will be : TRACK Tues 6.30pm York Uni Track THRESHOLD Thurs 6.30pm Knavesmire Possibly the best news is that for the forseeable future … [Read more...]
Victory at Danefield Relay
3 July 2015 by ·
A large contingent of Harriers made the journey to Otley Chevin on a warm June evening to take part in the annual Danefield Relays. Teams of 3 each running the same 3 mile loop which has a killer climb to finish. A great run by our Ladies team of Becky Penty (20:48), Emma Yates (22:25) and Anwen Darlington (22:41) to take victory by over 5 minutes with Becky also running the fastest Ladies leg. Our first Men's team came home in 5th and was comprised of Harry Holmes (19:31), Chris Roberts … [Read more...]
Great Team Effort at Calderdale Way Relay
20 May 2015 by ·
Knavesmire Harriers returned on 17 May for a second attempt at the Calderdale Way Relay Race. A massive event , comprising six legs run in pairs over the steep hills and along the canals and valleys of the Halifax area. The hotly contested race is now in it's 31st year and regularly attracts nearly 100 teams of 12 from across the North . In the weeks prior to the race most of the Knavesnmire contingent had on a least one occasion made the trip over to West Yorkshire to recce their leg, and … [Read more...]