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Tholthorpe 10km is on Sunday 7th September this year. For those not familiar with this lovely event. Tholthorpe is a small village near Easingwold in North Yorkshire. The route is all on quiet country roads and good enough for a PB but, nice enough to just enjoy your run. The village green where the race starts and finishes is complete with duck pond and village pub. Tholthorpe offers the perfect summers day out for the runner and their family. Click here to get entered.

The next race in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Summer Fell Race Series is the Whorlton Run on Wednesday 18th June. Entry is £6 on the day only. Registration/Start/Finish is at the Black Horse, Swainby, Near Stokesley, North Yorkshire. The race starts at 7.15pm and is about 10km long with 427 metres of ascent. Click here for a map of the race route and a description of the course.

The Next race in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Summer Fell Race Series the Levisham Limping which was due to take place on Wednesday 4th June has had to be postponed until further notice.

A brilliant night for running very warm and a slight breeze saw an excellent turnout particularly from the York contingent. As this is a navigation event on a small scale it was fascinating to hear of the different route selections. All runners managed check one where Trevor saw them through. At this point Dan Middlemas surged into the lead as did Kay Neesam in the womens event. Dan was ahead of a tight group of men from ‘Knavesmire,’ Acorn,’ NYM, with Tim Harvey of Nidd Valley and Joe Blackett of... Read More

Click here to see some great photographs of Ossy Oiks Fell Race taken by John Taylor. Ossy Oiks was the latest event in the Northern Runner/ Esk Valley Summer Fell Race Series 2014. Levisham Limping on the 4th June is next.

Bank Holiday Opening Times Saturday 24th May 9am to 5.30pm Sunday 25th May Closed Monday 26th May 11am to 4pm Tuesday 27th May 10am to 5.30pm Normal hours resume

The next race in the Northern Runner / Esk Valley Fell Club Summer Fell Race Series is Ossy Oiks on Wednesday 21st May 2014. The fun starts at 7.15pm and the start/finish/registration is outside the church, Arncliffe Woods, Ingleby Cross, Stokesley, North Yorkshire (grid ref 453003). Entry is £6 on the night only. Click here to see a map of the race route. The race is 8.5km long with 525 metres of ascent so it’s a bit hilly. The route covers a mix of forest tracks, open moorland and a... Read More

Click here to see the results for the 2014 Pier to Pier.

Well that was the start of the new Summer Series. A cool night but although cloudy the rain held off and gave us some excellent running conditions. There was a large field of 120 plus the one lonely Junior in the Under 12’s race, Adam Wanless was therefore the winner in 8.45. Back to the seniors the large pack wound its way over to the wood and gradually stretched out with Jim Bulman leading from Jack Willis. As the men’s race progressed this pair stretched further away from their pursuers.... Read More

Postal entries have now closed for this years Pier to Pier but, don’t dispare you can still enter on the day before 9.30am. The event starts at 10am and runs from the Pier at South Shields to Roker Pier, Sunderland a distance of about 7.5 miles. For more details click here to go to Sunderland Strollers website.