It was great to see some new , unexpected and not seen lately faces out racing on the North Yorkshire Moors. Contributing to probably YKH's greatest number of runners at a fell race in some time, a total of ten. The healthy turnout meant we were able to field full teams for both sexes, and in the spirit of equality both YKH teams placed second in their respective competitions. Continuing the theme we also had 3rd Man Chris Roberts (42:07) and 3rd Lady, Anwen Darlington (47:10) making … [Read more...]
Calderdale Way Relay – 11th May
22 January 2014 by ·
York Knavesmire Harriers are thinking of entering a team in the Calderdale Way Relay on 11th May. Initially I just want to see how much interest there is in taking part in this event and if there is enough I will contact those who expressed interest. The race is around the circular Calderdale Way in West Yorkshire. It is a 12 person relay run in pairs over 6 legs and you must run together. The legs vary in distance from 5 to 11 miles. Teams can consist of men and women. All runners will … [Read more...]
Guisborough Woods
27 December 2013 by ·
Two days after the Festive Feeding Frenzy we burned most of the calories off at the Guisborough Woods race. Being a two lap race we had the pleasure of repeating the same gruelling climb twice, on the second bigger lap the race went beyond the shelter of the forest onto the open Moor, where we were assaulted by a ferocious head wind which made forward progress quite difficult, once back into the woods the wind subsided and we could enjoy the long descent to the finish. Our men claimed the team … [Read more...]