Club News

      The weekend saw the start of the North Yorkshire and South Durham (NYSD) cross country 2026/27 season at Stewart Park, Middlesbrough – a new location for the league.  Blue and yellow club shirts were plentiful with 38 Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers turning out for the race on...

'From Thirsk to Indianapolis, via Cyprus and Berlin! These hearts are pumping with blood, puff puff, pumping with blood, puff puff ...'  What do Akrotiri, Berlin, Easingwold, Hull, Indianapolis, Keswick,...

It was another action-packed week for TaSH members, featuring long-distance trekking, steep moorland climbs, river towpaths, and parkrun milestones across the region.  Wessex Ridgeway Trek: Marlborough to Lyme RegisAlan and Kim have successfully completed the 143-mile Wessex Ridgeway, trekking...

Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers were out and about in North Yorkshire over the weekend.  On Saturday 5th September, harriers Brett Edgeworth, Gavin Coventry and Trudy Morrice took on the LDWA (Long Distance Walkers Association) event One Foot in the Gargrave in Malhamdale, organised by the West...

If you went down to the woods this weekend you were sure of a blue and yellow surprise! For this weekend was the weekend of the TaSH Virtual Mountain Race - and it’s no picnic! The 6.3mile club virtual race (with 1,200ft of ascent) takes place over several days with runners choosing when to run...

Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers enjoyed another action-packed week of running, featuring a triumphant club handicap in Wass Woods, a massive nationwide turnout at parkruns, and half marathon success in East Yorkshire.The week began in Wass Woods for the annual Summer Handicap, where 56 members took...

Here is the round up of the weeks (10 - 16 August) news. Wednesday evening, 12th August saw runners gathering in Sessay for the Sessay Swift 6k - a fast road race held on quiet country lanes. It was a hot, but pleasant evening for the 393 runners taking part. It was a true club-wide effort on...

Runing isn't always about race times or PB's.  A lot of the time it's about social runs, supporting each other, having a catch up, having a laugh with friends and relaxing.  The past week is a great illustration of this with Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers out and about in the North...

Last Wednesday evening saw a good turnout for the monthly club time trial, this month taking place at Kilburn White Horse. Time trials are a personal challenge where club members aim to better their previous time – a feat which is additionally challenging in the current warm summer weather! But it...

What a turnout! 48 Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers filled the streets for the Easingwold 10k championship race. Huge congrats to the men's team for walking away with the overall team prize! 🏆💛💙Ravenscar Rumble RevisitedAshley Dodgson and Paul Chapman represented Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers at...

A clash of fixtures on Wednesday 15th July spread Harriers out a little this week. Three hardy souls headed over to Chop Gate, deep in the moors for the next Esk Valley Lets Run Dave Parry Summer Series Fell Race - Cock Howe and Beyond. Only 39 runners took part in this race which starts with...

On Saturday, Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers were out for a club social run around Thirsk.  This is a new monthly session called 'chat and run', meeting up at Thirsk clocktower for an easy pace jog to catch up and stretch the legs and explore some of the many different pretty footpaths and...