Report by Kirsty Harvey On a bright sunny Sunday morning (yes really) in Sowerby Bridge, gathered some hardy souls ready to do battle in the Canalathon - a 50k race along the canal towpath from Manchester to Sowerby Bridge. There were some even hardier souls doing even longer distances like 75 or 100k but it was a bit early in the season for me to consider those. The race organisers had put on a bus to take us to Manchester which left at 7.20 so it was an early start from York for hubby and … [Read more...]
Race report – St Oswald Way
29 September 2014 by ·
Race report bt Sarah Attwood; St Oswald Way 20th Sept 2014 After every marathon that I have run, ive always thought at the end "im never running an ultra". Earlier this year however I received an email informing me of a new event...St Oswald way ultra. There were three distances to choose from, a 50k, a 100k and a 100 mile option. Intrigued about this new ultra I read on...not only did it start on the magical island of Lindesfarne, it also ran along the St Oswalds way … [Read more...]
Knavesmire’s Nick Griffin Runs the Race to the Stones Ultra Marathon.
25 July 2014 by ·
Race to the Stones Race - report by Nick GriffinOn Saturday 19th July I completed my first ever Ultra-marathon with my brother Steve. We wanted to do something really challenging and raise some money for charity as we knew we would only do this once? This was an experience like no other. I laughed. I cried. I believe I may have even reached some kind of higher plane at moments. The thing about going longer than a marathon is that speed becomes almost irrelevant (for most) so as a regular … [Read more...]