The opening hours for the store over the Easter weekend are as follows: Good Friday 14th April – 11.00am-4.00pm Saturday 15th April – 9.00am – 5.30pm Easter Sunday 16th April – CLOSED Easter Monday 17th April – 11.00am-4.00pm Then normal opening hours will resume.
2017 marks the 40th running of the Gisborough Moors Fell Race this is the next event in the Dave Parry Winter Fell Race Series. Gisborough Moors is the classic fell race that runs over the North Yorkshire Moors. The 12.5 mile route takes in Captain Cooks, Roseberry Topping and High Cliffe Nab which gives it an ascent of over 2500 feet. The underfoot conditions range from single tracks over the moors which can be wet to hard packed tracks. Over the years a lot of the tracks have been surfaced... Read More
On a weekend of running events it was great to see 121 starters for this years Blakey Blitz fell race. Showers greeted the start and the wind was a force at times, but this didn’t spoil some great racing. Harry Holmes – Pudsey and Bramley claimed victory from Ambleside’s George Foster with Stuart George – York Knavesmire 3rd and promoting club Esk Valley’s Paul Williams in 4th. The mens team victory went to York Knavesmire, with supporting Stuart, Simon Collins, Thomas Ratcliffe and Barry Atkinson. In the womens race Rhona... Read More
The next race in the Dave Parry Winter Fell Race Series is Blakey Blitz on Sunday 19th March 2017. This race is a tuffy. It’s about 10 miles long with 2800 feet of ascent. The underfoot conditions vary you will run over hard packed tracks, tarmac, slippy paving slabs, rough moorland tracks, peat bog and the odd grass field. So, well studded grippy off road shoes are a must. The event start/finish/registration is at the Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge, Near Ralphes Cross, Castleton, Guisborough, North Yorkshire (NZ678998). Entry is £5... Read More
The next race in the Dave Parry Winter Fell Race Series is Glaisdale Rigg on Sunday 5th March 10.30am. The race is organised by Loftus and Whitby AC. Entry is £5 on the day only. The registration is at the Arncliffe Arms, Glaisdale, Nr Castleton, Guisborough, North Yorkshire (NZ 781058). The route is about 8.5 miles long with around 1500 feet of ascent. The route is a mix of county lanes, muddy paths over the moors, and hard core bridleways. There is enough moorland running to make a good grippy... Read More
The High Cup Nick Fell Race is on Saturday 25th February 2017. This is a race organised by Morgan Donnelly, the 2012 British Fell Running Champion, and his Wife Lucy. This a traditional friendly race that starts and finishes in the village of Dufton in the Eden Valley. The route follows a favourite training loop of Morgan’s and takes in the spectacular High Cup Nick. Entry is on the day and costs £7 which includes Soup and a Roll. There are trail races for the kids which are £1 to... Read More
Inov-8 Softshell AT/C Jacket – Tested by Charlie @ NorthernRunner.com “..I thought that the Inov-8 AT/C Softshell Pro Jacket was designed to be sold on the continent and not intended for UK use. I was wrong! AT/C really does mean all terrain clothing.“ Whenever a running jacket is described as a ‘softshell’ my immediate questions is “will that be too warm and too heavy for us in the UK?”. Softshell jackets are popular on the continent where the temperatures are lower and the air is drier. In the UK we... Read More
The latest event in the Dave parry Winter Fell Race Series was the Commondale Clart. Chris Roberts of York Knavesmire stormed to victory on the very sloppy course. Scot Adkin won the women’s race making it a York Knavesmire double. Click here to see the full results.
Here are the results from the latest race in the Dave Parry Winter Fell Race Series, Captain Cooks Fell Race that took place on New Years Day. Click here to see the results.
The next event in the Dave Parry Winter Fell Race Series is the Commondale Clart on Sunday 8th January 2017. Entry is £5 on the day only and registration is in the Cleveland Inn, Commondale, Nr Guisborough, North Yorkshire (NZ662104). The route is about 5 miles long with 700 feet of ascent. The race starts at 10.30am. All the proceeds for this event will go to Prostrate Cancer. Most of the ascent in this race is at the start. The top of the moor is a little wet in the... Read More
