---Yorkshire Cross Country Championships - Lightwater Valley, Ripon 07.01.2017. With 18 men and 8 Ladies we had a good number of runners to campaign for the County's highest honours. Knavesmire's Ladies were first into the fray , their race comprising 1 small and 3 large laps , of a splendidly un-muddy and very run able course, set within pleasant parkland inside the Big One roller coaster. The main challenge being a short , sharp steep bank that had to be climbed each … [Read more...]
YKH Round Up – Week Ending 25th September.
27 September 2016 by ·
================================= ---Sutton Park 10k. Results Well done to Knavesmire runners David Smithers and Sarah Attwood, David won the race and Sarah was first Lady. 19 YKH club members took part in the 10k race held at Sutton on the Forest , not too far North of York. Also in the top ten were 7th Neil strange (2nd M55) and 9th Rob Ward ================================= ---T'owd Man Trail Race Another victory for a Knavesmire runner as Harry Holmes won this race and … [Read more...]
Weekly Round Up – w.e 31st July.
3 August 2016 by ·
========================== --International Friendship Marathon. David Darton and Colin lea added another marathon to the list of marathons they have done on 10TH July.The International Friendship marathon from Lithuania to Belarus. Only Four runners from the U.K took part. A visa was needed for entry to Belarus.The run was gradually up hill .That means next year when it is Belarus to Lithuania it will be easier. This brings the total up to 80 Marathons … [Read more...]
Weekend 16/17 July
24 July 2016 by ·
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...]