Kilnsey Show – Tue 31st Aug
From Rachel Carter… In the absence of any women in age categories beyond mine, or men aged 60 years or over taking part, I was set off first in this handicapped ‘Metric Mile’ (1500m) race – involving 3 and a bit laps set out on a Dales field opposite Kilnsey Crag – think dry cross […]
Ilkley Skyline – Mon 30th Aug
From Rachel Carter… When I saw that Peter had recced part of the Skyline route in July I commented on Strava that I would be interested in running it too if that was his intention as I knew it would be good training for the 3 Peaks in October. August BH weekend was pencilled in […]
UTMB – Sat/Sun 28/29th Aug
From Andrew Merrick… After my marathon work was done in 2015, a friend called me around Christmas time and asked me if I would be up for doing a race called Lakes in a Day in Autumn 2016. In a moment of weakness, I said yes – the same thing had happened with my first […]
Nendaz Trail ‘Petit Parcours’ – Sat 28th Aug
From Petra Bijsterveld… Haute-Nendaz is a village and ski resort in Valais in the mountains above Sion (Switzerland) and the Nendaz Trail event is held every year on the last Saturday in August. A very low key and small event compared to the UTMB which is held at the same time not so far away, […]
parkruns – Sat 28th Aug
From Jonathan Turner… A busy day on the parkrun front on Saturday saw two particularly notable displays. Nick Kealey bagged his maiden first-place finish at Myrtle in 18:50 while Geoffrey Howard topped the age-grading charts from nearly 400 runners at Fountains Abbey, with his time of 22:05 earning a stunning figure of 89.06% for the […]
Portrush 5 miles – Fri 27th Aug
From Hilda Coulsey… I signed up for this race on holiday planning to enjoy a lovely seaside evening on the Friday and I would volunteer for the beach parkrun on Saturday morning. It was a super evening and we came to the finish as the sun was low, setting over the sea, a beautiful scene. […]
UTMB – Sat/Sun 28/29th Aug
From Andrew Merrick… After my marathon work was done in 2015, a friend called me around Christmas time and asked me if I would be up for doing a race called Lakes in a Day in Autumn 2016. In a moment of weakness, I said yes – the same thing had happened with my first […]
parkruns – Sat 28th Aug
From Jonathan Turner… A busy day on the parkrun front on Saturday saw two particularly notable displays. Nick Kealey bagged his maiden first-place finish at Myrtle in 18:50 while Geoffrey Howard topped the age-grading charts from nearly 400 runners at Fountains Abbey, with his time of 22:05 earning a stunning figure of 89.06% for the […]
Portrush 5 miles – Fri 27th Aug
From Hilda Coulsey… I signed up for this race on holiday planning to enjoy a lovely seaside evening on the Friday and I would volunteer for the beach parkrun on Saturday morning. It was a super evening and we came to the finish as the sun was low, setting over the sea, a beautiful scene. […]
Brighouse Humpday 10k – Wed 25th Aug
From Sally Armitage… I trundled over to Brighouse to take part in the final week of a 3 part 10k road race series that Run Able have been holding throughout August. It was a super-small field of only 38 runners, the course was mostly flat with a return along the canal. As expected, the field […]