Otley Athletic Club

Race report Hannah Lupton You know when you have a great idea for a day out and persuade your mates to join you, but then as the date gets nearer you realise it was stupid idea, completely idiotic! Well, that’s what happened with this years Yorkshireman entry. Whilst training for Leeds Marathon and Endure 24 I obviously must have had a couple of weeks where I felt fit and strong and decided this year was the year to enter Yorkshireman…

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As usual, lots of parkrunning this weekend with a big turnout of members at the Chevin Forest. New parkrun pb’s for Leo Johnson and Niamh Queally at the Chevin Forest and a second place finish for Emma Hart at Pendle. Well done everyone. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Time     Chevin Forest     1 1 Ed Newbould Abbey Runners Leeds 19:04 4 4 Ross Mccall Otley AC 19:51 5 1 Sophie Martin Wharfedale H 19:51 11 10 Leo…

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Race report Matt Podd This race is organised by Due North and part of their 3 race Trail Half Marathon series. I’ve done a few of them and they are great – if you like that sort of thing and I do. I did this race last year and suffered in the heat. This year conditions were cooler and ideal for running, dry underfoot. I’m doing the Marathon Eryri in October, and this race was part of my training. I…

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Race report Matt Podd This is one of the last evening races of the year, and I’ve done it a good few times before. It’s an uphill Mile on the track to Keighley Gate. Starts with track and is then gravely track. My slowest ever time, but I did manage to beat Debbie Bland and Antonio! A bigger than normal field, but a low turnout of OAC. The lad who won broke the long-standing course record by 9 seconds. 49….

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Report from Howard Jeffrey My last report was on the Mallory Park Sprint Triathlon which was a qualifier for next year’s European age group championships in Istanbul. Got official notice that I had qualified although I was pretty sure I had, so pleased with that. There are no qualification races, as such, for the European and World Aquathlon championships, both in different parts of Spain next year. You have to have done one in the UK in a reasonable time. Easier…

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1.4 miles/712ft AS I’ve been meaning to do this race again for 10 years, but something always comes up. It’s not ideal that it’s mid-week, an hour away and only 1.4 miles long, but that’s also it’s appeal! I’d taken the afternoon off work so I could visit my Dad as well, who lives within sight of the Cleveland Matterhorn, so this justified the excessive diesel use a bit. Roseberry is ingrained in OAC folklore due to Richard Smith’s free-fall…

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No overseas parkruns this week, but still plenty of different venues from Scotland to the lakes and the East Coast. New parkrun pb’s from Debbie Brown and junior Niamh Queally at Chevin Forest and Isabel Hart at Harrogate, well done everyone. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Time     Chevin Forest     1 1 John Navis Pudsey & Bramley AC 19:42 3 1 Ruth Sinclair Stockport H&AC 20:45 23 20 Jack Hinton Otley AC 24:47 64 43 Steve Brown…

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The juniors took the honours again, and after winning the Danefield Handicap earlier in the year, Grace made it a double with a 22 second win ahead of Morris. Simon Brown set off 40 seconds late, so after a a time adjustment Simon Brown ended up finishing in third. Club 3000m age best times for Maddy Delucchi, Sue Green and Mia Naylor. Mick Jeffrey just 9 seconds slower than Phil Robinson’s V70 best time. Bob Payne retains his lead in…

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A second place finish for Emma Hart at the Chevin Forest where Emma Lucas had a parkrun pb. More parkrun pb’s for Verity Glover at Fountains Abbey, Andy Webster and Bob Payner at Harrogate. Travel prize goes Kate Lodge at the Amager Faelled parkrun Copenhagen. Well done everyone. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club TIme     Amager Faelled     1 1 Anders Asboe Christensen Unattached 18:49 11 1 Rebecca Forgesson Unattached 21:52 60 18 Kate Lodge Otley AC 29:14…

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Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve, Elland Road, Brighouse, 15th August 2024 Race report Sean Hornby This was my third and final ‘It’s Grim Up North’ summer turn up and pay on the evening race and this event took place in the lovely area of Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve near Brighouse. As per usual, it was another canal path run and probably the flattest one so far. My friend Mark, from Radcliffe AC also took part (we’d not seen each other for…

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