Harriers on a cold snowy weekend

Harriers on a cold snowy weekend

The latest race undertaken by Harriers was the Virtual Cross Country race at Alan and Margaret Wikeley's farm at Knayton over a 4 day weekend which saw conditions change from thick, ankle deep mud and pools of water on Thursday through frost and ice on Saturday to...
Harriers at Summerhill and Doncaster

Harriers at Summerhill and Doncaster

The latest race in the NYSD cross country series took place on Sunday on a very cold morning, with rain over the previous few days leaving conditions at least as muddy as usual! A good grip was essential on the very steep climbs/clambers on this true cross country...
Harriers running in mud and altitude

Harriers running in mud and altitude

There was the usual turnout of Harriers at the Saltergate Gallows fell race, Race 2 of the Dave Parry Winter Series, even though it would be muddy and hill, steep in places, and nearly 13 miles long – one of the longest in the series. At least the weather was...
ultra race and improving map reading skills

ultra race and improving map reading skills

Fran Jeffery, always one for a challenge, undertook the  Sunderland 40 mile Urban Ultra at the weekend, a multi terrain race along woodland trails and tunnels as well as by the sea and taking in well known landmarks, including Penshaw Monument and the memorial statue,...
Races and mud!

Races and mud!

A very busy weekend with a clash of races saw some difficult choices to be made, and 21 members opted for the Club Championship race at Ripley, among the 804 at the popular and very tough Guy Fawkes 10, with its Birstwith Brute and Swincliffe Swine maybe giving a hint...
Lockton Limping and other runs

Lockton Limping and other runs

Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers must surely have had one of their best seasons ever in the Dave Parry Summer Fell Race Series, with presentations made after the Lockton Limping Fell Race on Sunday. Tom Levi came away as Men's Champion for the series, certainly a first...