----Northern Cross Country Championships. This year the hotly contested Northern Cross Country Championships returned to Knowsley Safari Park near Liverpool. For those who'd had the privilege racing here a few years ago this led to some pre race trepidation and probably some sleepless nights having nightmares about drowning in mud. A healthy amount of rain through the morning and early afternoon meant these fears were not unjustified, although thanks to the cold temperatures the mud was of … [Read more...]
YKH Weekly Round Up – Week Ending 4th December.
6 December 2016 by ·
---West Yorkshire Cross Country League - Race #4 - Keighley. The fourth and final race of the 2016 West Yorkshire Cross Country League was held in Keighley. Knavesmire Men were 12th of thirteen teams . 38th Phil Elliot-Dick 89th Rory Henderson 95th Toby Horne 100th Danny Chan 109th Neil Strange 116th Pete Downes 153rd Duncan Chambers 161st Simon Page Knavesmire's Ladies were not numerous enough on this occasion to make up a complete scoring team . 8th Nik Tarrega 60th … [Read more...]
YKH Weekend Round Up – Week Ending 16th October.
18 October 2016 by ·
---Bridlington Half Marathon. Fourteen members of YKH received a good drenching in far from favouable conditions at the Brid' Half. Taking age category prizes were Sarah Attwood ( 2nd Snr Lady & 7th Lady) , Liz Piper ( 3rd V60 ) and Liz Matthews ( 3rd V55) . Results KNV POS BIB GENDER NAME CLUB CAT CAT POS CHIP TIME FINISH TIME 1 248 Male Pete Downes York Knavesmire … [Read more...]
Weekend Round Up 27-28 Feb , National Cross Country Championships & more…
29 February 2016 by ·
English National Cross Country Championships - Donington Park. report by Giles Hawking. The biggest event of the weekend for club athletes was the Cross Country National Championships. For most seasoned amateur athletes this race sits at the pinnacle of the races available to them. This is the the race where you get to compete with the best of the best from across England , to find out where you and YOUR club truly rank in the country . It occurs only once a year , there … [Read more...]