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...]
Middleton wins Middleton Cup
1 September 2014 by ·
August saw the inaugural hosting of the pretigious "Middleton Cup", with its honorary namesake, club-legend-John-Middleton, claiming glorious victory. As background, YKH Social Secretary, Richard Tarrega, bet YKH Members Secretary, Alistair McQueen (after a couple of cheeky cocktails - honestly) that Alistair could not beat club-legend-John-Middleton in any of the 2014 summer league races. The loser of the bet would host all there present to a night of ten pin bowling. Alistair confidently … [Read more...]
Burnsall 10 Mile and Classic Fell Race Report
25 August 2014 by ·
To celebrate Alistair's birthday a few of us headed to the Dales this weekend. This included a visit to the Burnsall Feast Sports which hosts a full day of races and activities ranging from the entertaining wheelbarrow and egg and spoon racing to the serious business of the Classic Fell Race. In the 10 Mile race YKH had three entrants for the hilly course from Burnsall through Grassington and back on the opposite side of the river. Stef Durkin was first home in 41st in 68:52 followed by Rich … [Read more...]