Marathon Report by Tom Ratcliffe Out in the Atlantic Ocean exists a place known as the ‘green’ and the 'beautiful’ island; Isle de la Palma. It is a rugged and remote volcanic landscape with jagged rocks and long sharp ridges which from the ocean weave their way up to and beyond 2000 metres. This challenging environment is the venue for Skyrunning and hosts the race which is known as Transvulcania. I first found out about Transvulcania last year when Giles Hawking ( report from last year … [Read more...]
Yorkshire Three Peaks Race 2015 – Report
26 April 2015 by ·
Good news , all our runners in the 23 mile Yorkshire Three Peaks race made it in one piece to the finish. All eight of our entrants posted fantastic times , and are sure to look back fondly on the event once the cramp and shivering have subsided. Three of our runners were new to the event , so given the cold, wet and misty conditions they had a very un-literal baptism of fire. Of these : -Anwen Darlington stormed her way around the course to record a splendid time of 4h:02m:29s for 217th … [Read more...]
Country trail race
12 April 2015 by ·
Country trail race Thanks to one of the YKH newsletters we saw these details and thought why not try something different. Starting and finishing in the lovely village of Kirkby Overblow this was certainly different and really good fun. The 6 mile trail type run took us through some lovely countryside which you got the time to enjoy whilst deciphering the written route instructions. Great fun to run as a group or in pairs as we did. Next event is scheduled for the 13th May at Eccup. You can … [Read more...]