---North of England Cross Country Championships - Harewood Park. Thankfully this year the Northern's did not require a long journey across the Pennines, just a quick jaunt to the lush parkland surrounding Harewood House. -Under 20 Junior Men. Ed Hooper was the first YKH runner to tackle the rolling parkland course, his race of 8km would follow the same course as the Ladies would later. Ed was 62nd in a time of 0:33:46. - Senior Women. … [Read more...]
YKH Weekly Round Up – Yorkshire XC Champs & more…
8 January 2018 by ·
---Yorkshire Cross Country Championships. ( 06.01.2018) Another year another nice trip to Lightwater Valley for the Yorkshire Championships. Running conditions were fantastic , no mud to speak of, light wind, no rain and the bountiful sun made it just warm enough. Knavesmire's Men were 7th team in their '10km' race , an improvement on last year's result ( 8th ). The 'B' team were 18th, with there being 28 teams in total. First six to count . The Senior Mens race consisted of a … [Read more...]
YKH Weekly Round Up w.e 19 Nov – XC League Spenborough and more…
21 November 2017 by ·
---Spenborough XC - West Yorkshire Cross Country League Race #3. Race three of the league was held on a tight a twisty course , weather was again very good and the ground held up well , resisting the urge to turn muddy. Knavesmires's Ladies were a little depleted , two of our fastest runners not able to run due to illness, meant we were not able to replicate their team victory at race 2. However due to the good number of Ladies we have competing in the cross country this year and the … [Read more...]
YKH Weekly Round Up – Week Ending 28.Jan – Northern XC Champs and more…….
31 January 2017 by ·
----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...]