--YDRRL 'Summer' League Race #1 - Pocklington. The 'Summer' league got off to a great start, with 100 members of York Knavesmire Harriers taking part on Tuesday evening, A nasty cloud burst before the start was somewhat ominous , but it was soon gone and conditions for the race were good , maybe a little too chilly , but a good tailwind on the way back into Pocklington. Knavesmire Harriers are making a strong defence of their Men's and Ladies Team titles, it would appear from the … [Read more...]
Weekend Round Up 16-17 April. Boston, Victories at Guisborough & more….
21 April 2016 by ·
Vale of York 10. report by Phillip Elliott-Dick With a new 10 mile road race on the doorsteps of York, 41 harriers took part in what was described as a flat and fast route, which actually turned out to be a more undulating route, but yet with fully closed roads and a field of 750+, made for a good course and race. First 3 harriers home (Phillip Elliott-Dick, 4th and 2nd M40, David Smithers, 7th and Jason Higgens 12th) meant we took the male team prize. John Oliver took the 1st M60 and … [Read more...]
Weekend Round Up 19-20 March – Thirsk 10/Blakey Blitz/Ashby/Lakeland Trails…….
23 March 2016 by ·
Thirsk 10 mile road race. A lovely spring morning greeted the 870+ runners for the Thirsk 10 mile road race , this race is always well organised and marshalled and yet again they did a great job. 14 Knavesmire Harriers turned out for this event and they did the club proud. Stephen Maddison 58.42, Alex Bedingham 60.33, Pete Downes 66.22, John Oliver 68.45 - great running by John 2nd place in age category. Stef Durkin 73.00, Steve Green 73.12, Alex Wheeler 73.40, Qin Zhou 79.37, Viv … [Read more...]
Weekend Round up 12-13 March – Black Combe, Retford Half & more…….
16 March 2016 by ·
-Black Combe Fell Race. - Report by Tom Ratcliffe. Black combe - The words don’t inspire too many positive connotations. It makes you think of murky British weather, rain, drizzle, fog (clag), disorientation, big hills, tough fell running. I pondered this definition in Giles’ car as we left the gorgeous sunshine which the rest of the UK was bathing in and arrived in the far South Western area of the Lake District to drizzle and thick fog. Black combe fell lies in an area of the UK, just … [Read more...]