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...]
9-10th Jan: Weekend Round up – Yorkshire XC Champ’s & more…..
12 January 2016 by ·
---Yorkshire Cross Country Championships , Lightwater Valley, Ripon. With Christmas out of the way it is now the season of Cross Country Championships , beginning with the Yorkshire's and soon to be followed by the Northern's and culminating in the Nationals. For the third year in a row the local Yorkshire Championships have been located at Lightwater Valley, and it makes a fine venue. Thanks to the plentiful rainfall we have had lately a good deal of the course was very muddy or … [Read more...]
Christmas & New Year Racing Round-up
4 January 2016 by ·
Knavesmire's runners found plenty of races to attend over the festive period, here is a quick summary: -6.Dec - Gravy Pud Race. Neil Stabbs claimed 6th place at this Pennine fell race near Stalybridge . -20.Dec - Stoop Fell Race. We had a great turn on Haworth Moor for this fell race , where Santa Hats and fancy dress are almost obligatory. Harry Holmes 6th Chris Roberts 19th Scout Adkin 81st Nik Vogan 155th Richard Tarrega 161st Andy Smith 176th Cassie Holmes … [Read more...]
Weekend Round-up 3rd – 4th October .
5 October 2015 by ·
Another busy weekend for members of York Knavesmire Harriers. -Many members were involved in the organisation and marshalling of the Levisham Limping club run. They and those that ran were rewarded with lovely warm Autumnal weather and a trip to a lovely part of the North Yorkshire Moors. Beautiful Scenary , steam trains in the valley bottom, deilicious home made cakes made by the Lockton W.I and victory for Knavesmire's Harry Holmes. Levisham Limping Results Levisham Limping … [Read more...]