Before the Round up , some eagerly anticipated dates for your racing diary: Summer League dates: 25th April Pocklington 7pm 9th May Tadcaster 7.30pm 23rd May Easingwold 7.30pm 6th June Knaversmire 7.30pm 20th June Bishop Wilton 7.30pm 4th July Wistow 7.30pm 18th July Bishopthorpe 7pm Details on how to enter available at a later date. ---Dewsbury 10k Or 10.2km as a bit of an error setting out the course made it a bit longer than normal !. A … [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...]
YKH Round Up Week Ending 7.Jan – York’s XC Champs & more …
10 January 2017 by ·
---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 New Year & Christmas Round Up.
3 January 2017 by ·
---HardMoors 30 - New Years Day. David Smithers was 11th with a time of 4:24:37 at this Ultra Marathon distance trail race along a disused railway line and the beautiful coastal sections of the Cleveland Way between Robin Hoods Bays and Whitby , with a detour out to Ravenscar and Hayburn Wyke to add some extra mileage. ---HardMoors 15 - New Years Day. Sarah Atwood was first lady at this trail race also along the disused railway line and beautiful coastal sections of the … [Read more...]