Very short report from Joanna Hobson A fantastic turnout from Otley AC with 22 club members taking part. After all of the rain and mud of recent weeks it was a glorious Autumn morning in Ripley with the sun shining. The race route did not disappoint with the famous hills and gorgeous views providing equal pain and pleasure. We were all rewarded with some amazing performances and a fabulous goody bag. Results 1st Male and winner – James Eaton Tadcaster…
BS 10k /6.2mls 350m/1148ft Report from Colin Best After a bit of a gap returned to fell running to complete a trio of races in the Calder valley. The weather was cold and damp but not as bad as expected. Mud and wet feet in November is just normal. Thinking the start time was 1.30 not 1pm I warmed up by “sprinting” to get registered in time and was joined at the start by Don and his trusty mate Baz….
A big turn out on the Chevin this week, I think just one new parkrun pb for Gordon Turley at Abingdon. Well done all. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Time Abingdon 1 1 Yll Puci Abbey RC 19:14 37 1 Georgia Line Unattached 23:49 54 51 Gordon Turley Otley AC 25:56 93 13 Hannah Lupton Otley AC 29:22 Chevin Forest 1 1 Freddie Roden Abbey Runners Leeds 17:07 13 1 Faye Birkby Pudsey Pacers RC 20:35 35 33 Luke Solomon…
Report from Pamela Tranter A tarmac, pancake flat (3m of ascent over 10k…), course in the flatlands near Selby – enjoyed it last year when recovering from kneegate so was hoping for a better time this year. Ask any runner what their concerns are pre-race, and the likely answer is parking and toilet availability. Having run here last year, we knew what was what…. Or rather we didn’t, as there had been a fire at Wistow village hall where Race HQ/toilets…
Back to the usual spread of results from all round the country this week. A new parkrun pb for Helen Alston at the Chevin Forest where Emma Hart finished third female. Whilst perusing the results I did notice at Roberts Park, Mr Lazenby finished 3 seconds ahead of Mr Brosnan. 24th & 25th😊. Well done all. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club TIme Barrow 1 1 Casey Turner Walney Wind Cheetahs 18:47 9 1 Jenna Tranter Offerton Community RR 22:57 39…
Report from Sean Hornby It was another run out with my lad as part of our ‘10k Trilogy’ (Bradford 10k, Leeds 10k and Abbey Dash) and it was another first-time event for the both of us, although I’d obviously heard about it prior. I’m guessing that most of the Club members will have either taken part in the event at some point or will be familiar with the specifics of the event…. As first-time runners me and my lad really…
Report from Cath Birnie Way back during summer some of us thought it would be fun to do the 20 mile race in the Punk Panther Nidderdale Way Weekend. I was the first to decide a half would be a more sensible option followed closely by Hannah and eventually Nicola. This was my first (and hopefully not my last) Punk Panther experience. The day dawned with a beautiful red sky, frost on the grass and a lot of water courtesy…
Report from Andrew Robertshaw A big thanks to fell captain Tom Lynch for organising three Otley teams in this year’s British Fell and Hill Relays. As is often the case with relays there were a couple of late changes, thanks to Dave Ladell and Alistair Cox, not a club member but friend of Tom who was co-opted to the Vets team on the morning. Waking up to very low cloud and drizzle at a local campsite, the weather prospects were…
What with Ryk’s Nidderdale races, the British Fell Relays and Sunday’s Abbey Dash, It was a relatively quiet week on the club parkrun front, well done all. Pos Gender Pos Parkrunner Club Time Abbey Park 1 1 Matty Fraga Martinez Birstall RC 16:46 7 1 Rachael Vatter Unattached 18:45 47 40 Paul Tranter Otley AC 22:25 204 67 Pamela Tranter Otley AC 31:25 Chevin Forest 1 1…
Report from Nicola Swann Back in February Royal Parks Half Marathon Ballot entry happened to pop up on my Facebook feed. It sounded like a good route so I entered the ballot and a week later I found out that I had a place. Knowing that it was on the weekend of Phil’s birthday I approached the fact that I had a place by asking if he fancied a weekend in London for his birthday. He knows me so well…