Weekend 16/17 July

Busy weekend, lots of adventures. --Dolomites Skyrace. report by Tom Ratcliffe https://youtu.be/-1Y9kxKPymk Our Skyrunning adventures this year took us to the Dolomites in Northern Italy to test ourselves against some of the best mountain runners in the world. With ragged, tower-like peaks rising up to 3000 metres from grassy, wooded areas – the Dolomites distinctness is a thing of great beauty. This beauty is only confounded by the daunting thought of actually attempting to run on … [Read more...]

Tom’s Bransdale Race – Club Run Report.

Great to see 20 members of YKH bolstering the numbers at this very special race. The race is organised by the National Trust , and is named after former National Trust employee and Knavesmire club member Tom Watson, who was instrumental in organising the first Bransdale  race before he sadly passed away. The race has been well supported over the years by club members , but with it's inclusion in the Club Championship we got a number of club members to try something different that maybe … [Read more...]

YKH Round Up – w.e 10th July

--Wistow 10 k & Summer League Conclusion. Wistow results : http://www.ukresults.net/yorkrrl/2016/race6.html Knavesmire Harriers topped off the league with another great set of performances. Phillip Elliot-Dick 2nd and 1st M40 (34:34) David Smithers 3rd  and 2nd M40 (34:52) and for the Ladies Emma Yates 2nd ans 1st F45 (39:46) and Nik Tarrega 3rd (40:39) with Sarah Attwood 4th (41:23). Also Caroline Warrington 3rd F35 , Janet Cordingley 3rd F 55, Barry Atkinson 1st M50 ,Neil … [Read more...]

YKH Round Up – w.e 3rd July.

--Country Trail Series  report by  Maureen Medlar and Liz Matthews Blind leading the Blind? Having completed and thoroughly enjoyed this series last year we decided to use these races as off road training. You are given the venue details (all of which have been pubs) pay your £5 entry fee which includes a £2 after race drink allowance and then issued with a list of directions. The rest is up to you! As soon as we saw the Pudsey venue we knew from previous vets races held in the … [Read more...]