Date: Saturday 29th August at 10am Location: Lockton, Near Pickering, YO18 7QB Kit: There is no required kit but bring the shoes with the biggest tread you have. Knavesmire Harriers are running a second “Introduction to Fell Running” session which is open to all club members. You don’t need any previous fell running experience or any fancy kit to come along, as long as you can manage around 4 miles you will be able to take part. This will be a good opportunity to try out fell running … [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...]
Knavesmire’s Numbers Triple @Transvulcania 2015
18 May 2015 by ·
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...]
Winter Fell Series 14/15 Report
26 April 2015 by ·
After 15 races and almost seven months of racing the Esk Valley Winter series finished last weekend with the Maybeck Three Crosses. It has been a great series with lots of excellent individual and team performances with over 150 bottles of wine won. In the team competition the Men have been dominant again with 8 team victories and 4 second places. In the Ladies we have not managed to get a team out too many times but still managed 3 second places. In the Men’s individual Chris Roberts won … [Read more...]