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Runner of the Year and Fell Runner of the Year 2024 Latest Standings

Runner of the Year and Fell Runner of the Year 2024 Latest Standings

After a couple of months here is the first sighting of both Runner of the Year competitions for 2024. Paul Tranter has an early lead ahead of Matt Podd and Pamela Tranter in the Runner of the year Antonio is leading the Fell Runner of the Year ahead of Tom Lynch and Colin Best See the latest 2024 ROY table here, with race details here. See the latest 2024 Fell ROY table here, and race details here. To see how…

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Thursday 25th April – Fewston Handicap

Thursday 25th April – Fewston Handicap

Race 4 of the Eric Smith Trophy is the 4 mile clockwise lap of Fewston reservoir, starting opposite the entrance to the car park entrance, finishing up the hill at the same place. Note I’m sure you are all aware but be prepared to pay for parking, £1 for an hour, £2 for 2 hours Here’s the payment details from the Yorkshire Water website: You can pay by: First off at 7.00 pm everyone else at intervals afterwards. If you’re…

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Thursday 16th May – Esholt Handicap

Thursday 16th May – Esholt Handicap

Race 5 of the 2024 Eric Smith Trophy is the Esholt Handicap, a 5 mile route starting next to the disused water treatment works at Esholt, a mixture of road & track, including 1.5 miles on the canal. The track just after the start can have some large puddles. which you can usually get round. The route will be marked with flour arrows, note there is a little short cut footpath we take in the village about half a mile…

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Sunday 17th December – 35th Ken Dixon Christmas Handicap

Sunday 17th December – 35th Ken Dixon Christmas Handicap

This will be the 35th Ken Dixon Christmas handicap and the final race of this year’s Eric Smith Trophy,  so who will come out on top this time? Don’t worry if you haven’t done any or many of this year’s handicaps, the more the merrier. Everyone has an equal chance of taking the honour of winning the club’s most prestigious handicap and prizes will be on offer for this one too 😊 I will check how busy the car park…

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Otley AC’s 40th Birthday Celebrations!

Otley AC’s 40th Birthday Celebrations!

Come join your Otley AC friends both new and old to celebrate 40 years of the club! There will be a relay, each leg of around 3 miles. There will be food provided There will be memories There will be a bar And if the weather holds up a friendly game of rounders afterwards Meet at club for 10am with the relay kicking off soon after. We will attempt to make this a fun but competitive event suitable for all…

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Runner of the Year Track Races, Dream Mile & September Handicap – 3000m

Runner of the Year Track Races, Dream Mile & September Handicap – 3000m

Both events will take place at the Beechcliffe School, Keighley, google map directions here, post code BD20 6LH Thursday 14th September – Dream Mile – 6:30pm Both events will take place at the Beechcliffe School, Keighley, google map directions here, post code BD20 6LH Dream Mile – We will be joining Keighley & Craven for their Autumn mile races, if you have run this Springs or last Autumns races you’ll know the format, 5 or 6 seeded races, so you’ll…

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Sunday 15th October – Weeton Handicap

Sunday 15th October – Weeton Handicap

Race 10 of the Eric Smith Handicap Trophy is the Weeton Handicap. The race starts under the railway bridge on Woodgate Lane, (first right after the junction for Weeton Station). Parking is fairly limited so please car share as much as possible. The first runner will be set off at 11.00am everyone else at intervals after that, with aim that everyone returns to the finish at the same time. More details of the Eric Smith Trophy on the Handicap page…

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Sunday 6th August – Round Hill Fell Race – Parking

Sunday 6th August – Round Hill Fell Race – Parking

The great british summer has lead to the normal parking field being unusable, there will be very limited parking, from the village to the junction marked with the circle on the map. so please, please car share as much as possible. Once the parked cars have reached this junction, the only other available parking will be the Swinsty & Fewston reservoir car park, (top right of the map), this is approximately 3/4 of a mile from Timble village. Please do…

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Tuesday 1st August – Wharfemeadows Handicap

Tuesday 1st August – Wharfemeadows Handicap

Race 8 of the Eric Smith Trophy is the 5k route from Prince Henry’s playing fields. The route starts with a lap of the playing fields then along the track to the top entrance to the park. In the park take the top path towards the play area, but don’t go quite that far, take a left to the bottom path and on to the White bridge. Once over the bridge, duck under the pipe on the path next to…

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