---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...]
Country Trail Race Series – Report by Maureen Medlar.
2 September 2015 by ·
Having tried tested and thoroughly enjoyed one of these events at Easter Liz and I just had to try running the Summer Series. Consisting of 4 self guided trail races through a real variety of countryside this series was a really fun summer training exercise. Starting and finishing at local country pubs the race fee of £5 included a £2 drink allowance – we waited until after race for ours but interestingly a few runners were in the bar before we set off! Setting off with a list of … [Read more...]
Clennell Trail Marathon and Ten Mile race
3 August 2015 by ·
Two mountain goats and a whippet (Liz Matthews, Maureen Medlar and Darren Hendley) took on what had been described as a 10 mile trail race through the beautiful Cheviot hills. The morning started with that nasty wet rain and drizzle that soaks you to the skin, and it didn't bode well for a fell race in such an open and exposed place. Miraculously the organisers had arranged for it to stop just as the start gun went off! We headed off into the unknown along a rough stony track. It wasn't long … [Read more...]
Vet’s Grand Prix Series. Race 3 Report – Lythe .
8 June 2015 by ·
Vet’s Grand Prix Series. Race 3 Lythe Sunday 7th June This new venue proved as challenging as ever for the small YKH contingent who completed this tough 10k event. On a lovely sunny Sunday morning the race began with a leisurely stroll to the start and being set in the picturesque grounds of Mulgrave Castle you could be forgiven for assuming that this was just a ‘run in the park’. However the true nature of this course was evident after the first kilometer. Running slightly … [Read more...]