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Yesterday I had the privilege of marshalling on the latest Hardmoors trail series race where all the runners came through for all three races. The fact that it was also halfway up an incline and only 1.6 miles in gave me ample opportunity for some encouraging banter to be...

Date Venue 24th September 2017 Thirsk, Chapel Street (relays) 15th October 2017 Middlesbrough, Acklam Grange School 12th November 2017 Stockton, Preston Park 19th November 2017 Whitby, Caedmon School 3rd December 2017 Hartlepool, Summerhill 21st January 2018 Middlesbrough,...

Last night saw the second of the club championship race – the first being the spring coast 5k organised by New Marske Harriers. A fantastic 40 turned up at the club to run from Tunedin to the top of the Pink path and back to the large sculpture known as...

Here it is! Our shiny new site…  at last. (I can hear the “It took long enough!” muttering you know.) Apologies for the delay but you can now blame, not just me, but also Paul and Phil for the inane drivel that appears on here. If anyone else would like to write up...

The club championship starts soon – the first race is Wednesday 31st May. Don’t forget, you can earn full points by marshalling for one of the runs. You are not competing against the other runners taking part but against your own previous race times. So the only person you...

I was a little nervous ahead of this race as I’ve only ever attempted two, very short Hardmoors runs before and one of those was horrendous (many of our club members are still suffering flashbacks and Tracy is still warming herself up!) Fresh from a non-too-restful night in...

A pleasant morning but unfortunately I woke up earlier than I had hoped. However, a light breakfast preceded a short drive to Halifax town centre. I Don’t go there often but it’s a nice place, really! Memories return of them losing to Whitby Town in 1980 in the FA Cup...

Well it wasn’t Finland, far from it in more ways than one and it was based in that place to the west of our great Yorkshire, a place I can’t make myself write. For a few days prior to this marathon the jutting out bone of my left heel had suddenly been playing up big...

This is the third of the six 5k trail races of the year organised by Muddy Roads as part of their Summer Trail series.  The races are held at 5 different venues around the area.  You register online for the series but only pay on the night for the ones you attend.  Footwear wise...

This is the second and final 10k race of the year organised by New Marske Harriers as part of their Coast Road series.  The race starts at the Mermaid pub in Marske and finishes on the Coast Road opposite the Fox Covert.  It is a fast flat course run on roads and pavements. It...

Hosted by Loftus & Whitby AC, the Mulgrave Castle 10k trail race is a joyful affair, starting with a junior race and refreshments at Lythe Sports Pavilion. All runners are requested to congregate here 15 minutes before the main race is due to start. Runners and spectators are...

From travelling 3500 miles the previous week, it was a slightly shorter journey of four miles or six minutes travel time. Huddersfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire, not quite our North Riding but it’s still Yorkshire. A cloudy but warm morning saw the start at the local...

It was the earliest start to a marathon day – 05.15 hrs – ridiculous, I know. A quick departure from the hostel in Buffalo and a short walk to the Niagara Conference Centre. The number pick up was a very easy affair; just gave my number and the number and shirt were handed out....

The Guisborough Moors run is a hard, hilly race. 12 and a bit hard, hilly miles… I knew this but had managed to persuade myself (and a gullible mate) into believing it wouldn’t be that bad. It was. Hot, hilly and hard. Brutal. Did I mention the hills? Up Guisborough woods,...

You’ve probably been told by well-meaning (or just mean) friends and relatives that running is bad for your knees, hamstrings, ankles, joints, ligaments and just about everything else. Science has proven that all to be utter bunk, but one thing the naysayers may just have...

Rob Allison and I ran this race in very hot conditions on the 9th July. Rob did a scorching time of around 55 minutes. For the older runners times were irrelevant as it was more a case of survival in the hot sun. Three local runners, myself included, came first in their age...

How do you know when you’ve become a runner? Well, in all honesty, it probably isn’t after completing your first run/walk session and collapsing on the sofa swearing that you’ll never do that again (we’ve all been there, it gets easier!) But once...

Another week and a nice gentle drive across country to the outskirts of Nostell Priory. I guess Wakefield conjures images of urbanisation but the marathon was quite the opposite. Quite a walk to the start from the car park with a start in the sunshine around 10.00. I consciously...

From travelling 3500 miles the previous week, it was a slightly shorter journey of four miles or six minutes travel time. Huddersfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire, not quite our North Riding but it’s still Yorkshire. A cloudy but warm morning saw the start at the local...

I didn’t set out to become a runner. It was never an ambition or dream I had as a kid. I can’t say for sure but I’d guess most people are the same… They kind of fall into running, discover that they like it (for whatever reason) and keep on doing it until – ta...

The Guisborough Moors run is a hard, hilly race. 12 and a bit hard, hilly miles… I knew this but had managed to persuade myself (and a gullible mate) into believing it wouldn’t be that bad. It was. Hot, hilly and hard. Brutal. Did I mention the hills? Up Guisborough woods,...