The 19th Baildon Boundary Way (a multi-terrain half marathon) that takes place on Sunday, 7 April 2013 will open online entries at 9:00am on Monday, 26 November 2012. This is a very popular event with only about 500 runners places so if you want to run mark Monday in your diary. The event can also be walked and there is no limit to walking entries.
A fine day with the frost just melting away in the sun but staying in the wood. Generally very heavy going making times slower. In the men’s event It was a head to head at the front with Cameron Taylor fighting to be ahead of Paul Butler. The other contenders were a little adrift as soon as they had completed the first short ascent through the wood. This included Dave Smith, Nigel Tate and Nick Smallwood with Richard Bewell not far away. It was the ascents that made it harder... Read More
The next race in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series is on Sunday 18th November. Clay Bank West starts at 10.30am from the Car Park at the top of Clay Bank just south of Great Broughton, near Stoksley, North Yorkshire. The race is 5.5 miles long with 900 feet of ascent. The route can be viewed by clicking here. Last year it was this race that marked the break through of local youngster Cameron Taylor (Esk Valley) who won the 2011 edition of this race and went... Read More
Another good day at the races. We had had 3 inches of snow on the previous day turning to wintry sleet which made the going very muddy especially on the final descent. Winter kit must be carried by all competitors please consult the list or if in doubt contact me. We did have mild hypothermia suffered by the marshalls at the last check despite being well equipped with a tent etc. A cagoule in itself is not sufficient to protect competitors should they suffer a serious fall etc. In the... Read More
Click here to see David Aspin’s pictures of this years Guisborough Three Tops Fell Race. The report and results are to follow shortly.
The clocks are going back this weekend and the air now has a bit of a nip in it. It must be the OMM this weekend. Good luck to all those heading over to the Howgills for a weekend of fun. I hope you get some nice clear days.
Entries are coming in thick and fast for this years Loftus Poultry Run. You can now enter online so click here to enter. The race is a great pre-christmas run. It covers a distance of 8 undulating miles mainly on road. A good day out.
Lorna Young of Heaton Harriers was a clear winner of the Ladies race at this years Gibside Trail Race. Her time of 38.04 put her only 2 minutes 25 seconds behind the lead men. A great run on a sunny mild day. The Men’s Race was a bit more competitive with only 20 seconds seperating the top 4 places. Local man Phil Sanderson running for Elswick Harriers managed to out strength Patrick Duffy (Heaton harriers) by a mere 7 seconds. Stewy Bell, a past multiple winner, now running for his... Read More
The third race in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Winter Fell Race Series is Sunday’s Guisborough Three Tops. This is catagorised as an A Medium so it is a tough race of 13 km with 655 metres of ascent. Registration is at Guisborough Rugby Club and the race starts at 10.30am. Click here for a map of the route which takes you over High Cliffe Nab, Roseberry Topping and Hanging Stone. With the current weather it goes without saying that parts of the course will be a little sticky.
As the nights and mornings get darker and the headtorches come out running starts to become a bit more of an adventure. If you like adventures then The Spine Race might give you something to dream about as you get used to hoping over the fields. Your trail illuminated by your headtorch beam. The Spine Race takes place from the 12th to the 19th January 2013 and is a non stop 268 mile adventure a long the Pennine Way. This long distance footpath goes over some of Britains most bueatiful... Read More
