Race report Matt Podd Organised by Clwb Rheged Meirionnydd and the last race of their winter series. It is 10 miles with 2800ft of ascent and starts from the small village of Llanuwchllyn south of Llyn Tegid (Bala, for the English). It is an out and back route passing over the summit of Aran Benllyn and on to Aran Fawddwy, both of which are nearly 3000ft high. We were staying in the area at our family cottage and it seemed…
Race 3 of the Eric Smith Trophy was the first ever race from Kirkby Overblow and it lived up to it’s name. A strong westerly wind helped and hindered at various points around the course. The route starts with a couple of miles downhill to Netherby. From there it’s pretty much uphill all the way home, apart from the final quarter of a mile. If you look at the ordnance survey map, there’s a bit of a clue as the…
A first place for Emma Hart at Roberts Park, parkrun pb for Chloe Brooks at Fountains Abbey. Well done all. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Time Bowling Park 1 1 Mitchell Boocock Pudsey & Bramley AC 17:51 18 1 Lydia Kisby Oakwell RunFit 25:32 76 46 Scott Leach Otley AC 37:02 Chevin Forest 1 1 Adam Osborne Leeds City AC 18:35 19 1 Victoria Braham Nidderdale Fell…
Race report Sean Hornby It was a proper good turn turnout for Otley AC, and what was to be a first-time event for Elisa who recently joined the club following completion of the C25K! T’was a tad drizzly before we all set off, but conditions did settle, and we were all treated (!) to an overcast but dry run around the course. Dan highlighted that we didn’t run past any of the theme park rides, and he did look a…
Report from Russel Brogden Early start for us this morning as Aston took on The Vale of York 5 miler. Absolutely grim weather with rain from start to finish but he still finished in 11th place ( 6th in age cat) in 30.12. Pleasing time after having a niggle in his foot a couple of weeks ago and his watch wasn’t working so he had to guess his pace! https://racebest.com/results/r3ar9
Once again the Otley folk taking part in parkruns all over the country from Scotland, the North East, Midlands and the original parkrun at Bushy Park London, where not far off 1500 finished!. Parkrun pb’s this week for Nicola Swann at Rothay Park, Ambleside and Alan Bowman at Prudhoe Riverside. Well done everyone. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Time Bushy 1 1 Joe Gomes Ranelagh H 16:43 44 1 Hannah Quay Unattached 19:40 742 548 Matt…
Report from Tony Walker Another Friday night in York… Another 5 laps of the university cycle track… Less rain this time but more wind… I managed to control my pace on the first lap which is why I got around in 21min and 23 secs. A full 13 second quicker than last month! I love this kind of race, fast and painful! It was won in 15mins and 3 secs. Yes I was lapped by quite a few. Great to…
Race report: Matt Podd This race had been on my radar for a long time. Dentdale is really beautiful, and it used to be a popular race with the club, so, this year I booked it in. Drove over, including getting through Ilkley took 1&3/4hrs. to the starting village of Dent, via Kingsdale where I had to open and close three gates on the road. It’s a lovely place with cobbled streets and fine views, but a very cold day…
A second place for Emma Hart at Cliffe Castle. Parkrun pbs this week for Simon Green and Antonio at Chevin Forest and Hannah Lupton at Rothay Park, Ambleside. Well done everyone. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Time Babbs Mill 1 1 Sergio Torija Sphinx AC 18:05 19 1 Ellen Day Unattached 25:05 107 40 Lesley Patchett Otley AC 37:12 Chevin Forest 1 1 Dave Parker St Theresa’s…
Where do I start…I planned on doing this back in September, but it was after a few too many drinks at my cricket club on a Saturday night that I decided to sign up to it… the next day I received an email and I was in and flights had been confirmed. So most normal people would start planning towards it and working out a plan… I didn’t! I left it on the back burner and forgot about it for…