--The CCC Ultra - The Alps. Lakeland 50 winner Jayson Cavill had another go at this epic Alpine event, it is part of the famous UTMB Ultra Trail Mont Blanc running festival , and at 101 km in length with 6100 m of ascent it is a major challenge in it's self. This year there were record temperatures which took a heavy toll on many of the runners attempting the route which follows the trails and passes around Mont Blanc. From the start in Italy at Courmayer , over the Grand col Ferret (2537m) … [Read more...]
YKH Round Up – Week Ending 19th June.
22 June 2016 by ·
--R U Taking The P ? 5k Fathers Day saw this popular men only 5k being run in Rowntrees Park. The race is organised by YKH founder Brian Hughes , and many club members ran or marshalled. Brian says "Hi all I would like to thank all the harriers that gave up their Sunday morning to come and do or help marshalling. Its through guys like yourselves that make R U Taking the the P a great fun event, and also making money towards stem cell research into prostate cancer at York university … [Read more...]
Marathon Specific Training Sessions Available at the Track.
11 February 2016 by ·
We currently have a number of runners being coached by Peter Schofield at the track to help achieve their Marathon goals. Putting in the hard work this week at the track were : London marathon. Alex Bedingham, David lease, Nicholas Tutill, Rob Ward, Jon Pinder, Manchester marathon. Nick Griffin. Boston Marathon. Sarah Attwood. Ultras. Kirsty Harvey Graeme Harvey Ultra Asia - Vietnam -100 miles in four days. Graeme is also doing - Al Andalus Ultimate Trail - 5 day 230 … [Read more...]
Dukeries 40 mile Ultra report by Kirsty Harvey.
20 May 2015 by ·
Dukeries Ultra report by Kirsty Harvey. Under new management this year Dukeries offers a choice of three distances, 10, 30 or 40 miles & I chose to do the 40 - partly for the challenge but also because I'm doing a multi-day in July where the long day is 42m so I felt that this would be great practice. My race started at 7.30 so I stayed in a nearby Travelodge (so I didn't have to get up too early) and with a surprisingly sunny morning ( why do I ever check the forecasts?) everyone was in … [Read more...]