Lots of storm debris lead to the cancellation of the Chevin Forest parkrun this weekend, but once again Otley members made it to a big variety of venues. Jarod Merridew celebrated his 300th park run with his fastest time of the year at Darlington and Paul Ashwell got to his hundred at Woodhouse Moor. Parkrun pb’s for Jamie Walsh, Isabel Hart and Lorna Langdon at Roberts Park, and for Steve and Debbie Brown at Wetherby. Well done everyone. Pos Gender…
Report from Howard Jeffrey Just before I turned 65 I was doing very well on the age group international triathlon circuit, winning three bronzes and a silver at the European championships, albeit in Aquathlons and a duathlon. I even got Gold in the English National aquathlon age group championships when it was held in Roundhay Park which was my home patch. I thought when I did turn 65 I was destined for great things. Pandemic pandemonium struck and 5 years…
Race report: Rogan Ashton I ran the summer version of this road 10k last week. It is hosted on one of the quicker courses and runs from Glaxo Smith’s site (other drug providers are available) to loop around the grounds of Buddhist retreat and then back. Sunny conditions prevailed and a race won in 32:07 and 35:16. For Otley AC Rogan Ashton 39:51 proved enough for 36th out of 232
Back to a big variety of parkrun venus this week, Paul Ashwell winning the travel prize running in Sicily. Parkrun pb this week for Chloe Brooks at Harrogate. Well done everyone, Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Time Chevin Forest 1 1 Paul Middlemas Unattached 18:41 7 7 Simon Quin Otley AC 22:27 10 1 Laura Brown Didsbury R 22:38 56 37 Matt Podd Otley AC 27:53 82 27 Gilly Wight Otley AC 30:02 101 58 Steve…
With holiday season in full flow a relatively quiet weekend for parkruns, fast times at Roberts Park for Rogan and Paul Tranter. Well done everyone. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Time Chadderton Hall 1 1 Gary Richardson Unattached 20:42 15 1 Lisa Frank Unattached 27:36 24 22 Jarod Merridew Otley AC 30:06 Chevin Forest 1 1 John Shanks Valley Striders 19:25 8 1 Becky Jane Unattached 21:47…
Race 8 of the Eric Smith Handicap Trophy was a damp 5k round Wharfemeadows park and the Gallows hill nature reserve. First home well clear of second placer Maddy Delucchi was junior Jasper Waights. With three prizes left over from Sunday’s Round Hill Fell Race the first three went home with a box of biscuits and bottles of wine for the efforts. Sean Hornby recorded the fastest time of the night a couple of seconds quicker than Graham, Sara Elliott…
Report Sean Hornby It was another very warm evening, and another run out with the ‘IGUN’ people. The race was originally meant to be in Marsden but there was an issue with route access, so the course was then moved to Meltham Moor but then due to local moorland fire it was moved to Slaithwaite. This was another canal tow path route but for some reason or other it just felt much more enjoyable a route compared to the usual…
Lots of different parkrun locations this week, with Andy Webster taking the travel prize with a parkrun in Finland. Well doe everyone. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Time Armley 1 1 Andrew Grinnell St Theresa’s AC 18:18 5 1 Faye Birkby Pudsey Pacers RC 19:38 12 10 Sean Hornby Otley AC 20:53 132 37 Catherine Birnie Otley AC 31:04 Bramley 1 1 James Saxton Unattached 18:01 28…
Report from Howard Jeffrey I like to do this race, probably because it makes the Liversedge half marathon seem easy. I had vague recollections of it being rather hilly and usually, but not always, blisteringly hot. I left it to the last minute and entered on the day which was not obviously possible but I found it in the small print. I knew it was going to be hot so I was going to take it steady and with it…
Report Tom Lynch For Otley: Tom Lynch 11th 1:04:43 5th V40 Winner: Stephen Hall (SEN) – Calder Valley Fell Runners 56:16 Resutls:https://www.cvfr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/Races/Widdop/2024.html