Report from Howard Jeffrey: As Shakespeare himself once said ‘I’ll be back’, so too, here am I. Had a fallow period during covid, which I do periodically anyway and expected to get back training about 3 months ago. Then injured my sacro iliac joint (OUCH!), so was on crutches for a few weeks. Thankfully no permanent damage. Have found it really hard to get motivated after doing basically nothing. I kept getting emails to announce that this race was back…
Report from Sarah Fuller: ‘its only 50K it will be a nice chilled day out in the mountains’ that’s what I thought when I signed up for the UTS 50 (Ultra trail Snowdonia). Turns out I was right and so very very wrong! I’ve spent a lot of time in the Snowdonia mountains over the years climbing and running and was really looking forward to getting back there after a long absence. I originally entered the race as an alternative…
Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Run Time Babbs Mill 1 1 Chris Djiala Unattached 17:51 6 5 Paul Tranter Otley AC 21:30 22 1 Lucy McCann Unattached 25:02 Bowling Park 1 1 Martin Peck Unattached 17:01 4 4 Simon Quin Otley AC 21:13 8 1 Jen Willingham Unattached 23:05 20 19 Zachary Quin Otley AC 26:49 Bradford 1 1 George Dickinson Unattached 17:17 21 1 Kirsty Allen Unattached 20:45 81 8 Sharon Kenyon Otley AC 24:13 353 211 Reid Anthony…
The afternoon thunderstorm abated to leave pretty much perfect conditions for the first runner of the year track race. Young Ned lead from the start, finishing 10 seconds ahead of a fast finishing Graham. Mark reduced the club v60 record by 17 seconds in third. The second runner of the year track race is the 3000m handicap on the 21st Sept. Pos Name Time 1 Ned Gallagher-Thompson 05:20 2 Graham Lake 05:30 3 Mark Hall 05:44 4 Tom Paget 05:51…
Report from Don Buffham Hey, here we are, HB21 FELL RACE. Comedy of errors! First what was I doing here ? My fell buddy Caroline Lambert of many years talked me into it along with her boyfriend Mark(more of them later). It was her birthday a few days before, so booked her and Mark, her parents, sister Heather and myself in for meal at the Stag Inn 2pm. Race started at 12 noon erm? I got there early and signed…
A great turnout from Otley AC at this local 10k race with some amazing results. Another fabulous win for Scott Harrington, and prizes to Sharon Kenyon (2nd FV40) and Sara Elliott (1st FV45) 1st Male – Scott Harrington 32:41 1st Female – Sharon Barlow 37:55 Full results here For Otley AC Scott Harrington 0:32:41 1st Place Tony Wetherill 0:44:58 Sara Elliott 00:45:05 1st FV45 Sharon Kenyon 00:50:30 2nd FV40 Verity Glover 00:51:22 Lee Gumbrell 00:52:43 Joanna Hobson 00:53:05 1st FV60…
Report from Matt Podd I’d seen this race promoted by due North events on fb ages ago and entered, and it was to be my first proper race since the start of the Covid hiatus. Travelled over with Gavin – Renee Saxton’s partner. The parking was at a farm north of Skipton on the Grassington road. Wandered across to the start in a field below Flasby Fell. It was a mass start, which I much prefer and off we went…
Wimbledon Common parkrun A total of 435 runners took part. View full results for Wimbledon Common parkrun event #704 Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓ 2 1 Che COMPTON Unattached 00:17:19 5 1 Ellen WEIR Unattached 00:17:45 37 32 Paul TRANTER Otley AC 00:20:53 322 97 Pamela TRANTER Otley AC 00:30:47 Woodhouse Moor parkrun A total of 322 runners took part. View full results for Woodhouse Moor parkrun event #667 Position ↓ Gender Position …
A small but select group competed in the second actual Harrogate League race with a new course around The Yorkshire Showground area. Another fabulous win from Scott Harrington on this surprisingly brutal course. Some great results from Otley AC members. 1st Male – Scott Harrington 29:51 1st Female – Emily Legg Wetherby Runners AC 36:11 For Otley AC Scott Harrington 29:51:00 1st Place Andrew Robertshaw 36:28:00 3rd MV50 Graham Lake 36:50:00 3rd MV40 Sara Elliott 40:33:00 1st FV45 Verity Glover…
Report from Carl Morris: 76 km (46 miles) with 2200m ascent (7200ft) 7th Overall Place, Finishing Time 08:45:50 The Grand Tour of Skiddaw is a 46-mile race in the Lake District. It runs from Dalston through to Caldbeck, and then circuits through the Northern Fells, with a high-point on the summit of Skiddaw, before doubling-back to the finish. I had that wonderful mix of nerves and excitement – like a revving car, with the handbrake still firmly in place…