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...]
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...]