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. […]
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 […]
Piethorne 10k Trail Race – Sun 22nd Aug
From Jim Ryder… My last hilly race was the Ilkley Moor Fell Race 2020 just before lockdown. So it was nice to pull on the red and green vest once again at the Piethorne Trail Race over near Rochdale. A varied 6.4mile, 890ft elevation, route with trails alongside reservoirs, bridleways and a few sharp climbs […]
parkruns – Sat 21st Aug
Horton Park – from Dawn Turner… After an 18 month hiatus it was great to get back to a parkrun and where better to return than to the scene of our last one – Horton Park, Bradford. This park holds special memories for me, not only was it a frequent childhood playing haunt but the […]
Leeds Dock Relay – Thu 19th Aug
From Dan McKeown… We had a renegade quartet of Harriers at the Leeds Dock Relay on Thursday evening – a highly furtive event that I stumbled across while I was doom-scrolling through Twitter. Teams of up to four aiming to complete as many 0.9-mile laps of the dock as possible within a one-hour time limit. […]