YKH Weekly Round Up – w.e 3rd September Tholthorpe & more…

—Tholthorpe 10k.

35 runners from the club took part, some good results, especially Nik being the first Lady and the Men winning the team prize.

Results : http://www.ukresults.net/2017/thol10k.html

more Tholthorpe photos here : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1220571781422372&set=pcb.1683745941667095&type=3&theater&ifg=1

—Run for All Leicester 10k.

572nd Chris Harrison  57:04

—Wetherby 10k.

More great results with Phil Elliot 2nd M40 and Edward Hooper 3rd Male Junior

Results : http://www.ukresults.net/2017/wetherby.html

—Castle Carr  Fell Race.

A 15 mile fell race near Hebdon Bridge that counted towards the English Fell Championships.

30th Chris Roberts 2:20:57

84th Barry Atkinson 02:40:35

103 rd Tom Ratcliffe 02:46:14

—Tour of Skiddaw.

The La Sportiva Grand Tour of Skiddaw is an approximately 44 mile trail ultra race taking in the beautiful Northern Lake District with a climb up the mighty Skiddaw at the approximate halfway point, giving a total of 7136 feet of ascent. Mandy Clarke was third Lady with a time of 10 hours 56 minutes and 49 secs.

—Barrel Inn  Fell Race – report by Neil Stabbs.

Working from home on Tuesday meant I had the opportunity to nip out to the Barrel Inn Fell Race, one of a selection of summer evening races in the Peak District – you could probably race 2 or 3 times a week from May to August if you had the energy! This one was a 6.5 mile race onto the moor above the village of Eyam, out to the aforementioned Barrel Inn and back to Eyam. Lovely weather contributed to the stunning views across to Edale and Castleton before the plummet through the woods and back to finish in Eyam. I managed a creditable 9th place and 2^nd V40, but walked away with the vets’ prize (a free meal at, you’ve guessed it, the Barrel Inn) as the 1^st V40 also won the race.

—Totley Exterminator  – report by Neil Stabbs.

The second of this week’s races was the Totley Exterminator – 16 miles of tough moorland running from Totley to Hathersage and back, via Higgar Tor, Stanage Edge and a small, illegal rave in the woods under Millstone Edge. There’s no fixed route to this one, so I’d been and recced various sections of the route a number of times beforehand to work out the best route between the checkpoints. On the day the route choices worked out well, but some weren’t so lucky – one runner passed me 3 times without me ever passing him! I crossed the finish line in 2:27 for 14^th place and 4^th V40, but did enough to win the V40 prize for the 5-race Totley Series. It was great to see another Knavesmire runner, Sam Allin, making a successful return from injury with a 4^th place finish. Sam solved the route-finding problem slightly differently to me – find a fast local and follow him!

—Princess Short N Sweet – 9.25 miles.

Mark Harney was second Male at this Coastal race from Ravenscar  to Robin Hood’s Bay and back.

—Lakeland Trails – Keswick 15k Challenge.

Gabriel Utley 1:43:18