Tell us your name. Mike Benson How and when did you first start running? I started in 2013 at Harrogate Parkrun What brought you to Nidd Valley? I looked at Harriers but they had a minimum requirement. I was at Parkrun when Nidd Valley did a ‘Take Over’. It was a great advert for […]
Tell us your name. Yvonne Skelton How and when did you first start running? Friends encouraged me to start running in about 1982 but it was a natural progression for me from long-distance walking. What brought you to Nidd Valley? The Friendly Running Club! When did you join Nidd Valley? April 2018 What […]
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the club so here is a roundup of all the recent results. On the last batch, I forgot to include Andy Harris in the Staveley Stampede results, he finished 6th overall and in a time of 39:07 – sorry Andy! Please let me know if you raced […]
Tell us your name. Alex Leslie How and when did you first start running? When I was younger I was never a keen runner. I dabbled a little in 2012/2013 and started running regularly in 2017 mainly to keep fit What brought you to Nidd Valley? I was struggling to improve my performances on […]
Tell us your name. Sylvia Morten How and when did you first start running? I suddenly realised, on my 45th birthday, that if I didn’t do some form of exercise I wouldn’t be fit enough to enjoy my later life. At the time I couldn’t run a bath so it took me 3 […]
Tell us your name. Bec Carman How and when did you first start running? I started running with a group of friends nearly 10 years ago but only very casually, I gave up when we moved and they were no longer round the corner, I properly took up running about 3 years ago […]
Tell us your name. Paul Manning How and when did you first start running? I dabbled with running in about 2000, but really started in 2005. What brought you to Nidd Valley? My dad told me about it as he was a member, and thought I’d enjoy it. It turned out that I […]
Tell us your name. Ursula Holmes How and when did you first start running? I began running around 2013. I was watching my younger son’s rugby training with some other mums and we decided we would try running together while they were practicing. It was a slow start but about six months later we […]
Tell us your name. Debbie Dilasser (or DD!) How and when did you first start running? I hated running at school, was always last at Cross Country, and never considered myself sporty. As an adult I experimented with different ways of keeping fit – military style fitness, aerobics, gym memberships etc, and […]
Tell us your name. Yulia Brereton How and when did you first start running? A couple of years ago I started doing obstacle races and realised that, while my general fitness was great, finishing 5k race in 2 hours wasn’t acceptable, simply because I couldn’t run for more than 2 minutes. Then […]
Tell us your name. Natasha Harrison How and when did you first start running? I first started running when i was 11. I started with across country races. What brought you to Nidd Valley? I was recommended to join Nidd by my mum who was already a member of the club! When […]
Tell us your name. Stephen (Steff) Quinn How and when did you first start running? My primary school teacher(Mr Love) was a former semi pro footballer and keen runner. To get into his school football team you had run for the x-country team first, found out I was a better runner than footballer. […]
This is a big one! Parkrun At Fountains Abbey on Saturday 16th June, Andy Todd ran his 199th parkrun and a got a new PB of 18:37, finishing 11th out of 343 runners. At Harrogate, there were PB’s for Jon Beaumont 20:58, Alex Leslie 23:46, James Barnett 23:53, Jane Wilkinson 27:58, and Lisa Clipston 33:39. […]
Tell us your name Sarah Hughan How and when did you first start running? I started running properly in 2013 to help me mentally as much as physically after my Mum died, it gave me thinking space and time doing something that needed my focus. I’d done a few races before then but nothing […]
How and when did you first start running? I started running in January 2012. I was a mobile DJ back then, and I ended up working at the Ripon Runners Annual Awards dinner. I saw there were quite a few members of their club who were older and heavier than me, but they were so […]
Good evening, here is the latest batch of results from NVRR for you to peruse at your leisure. I’ve tried to make sure that I’ve included everyone who has ran over the last few weeks, but please let me know if your event or race hasn’t been mentioned…… Parkrun On Saturday 2nd June, at Fountains […]
Edinburgh Marathon Festival Early weather reports for Scotland’s capital didn’t look too promising for the NVRR contingent heading north of the border for the Marathon Festival, with the forecast predicting strong sunshine and mid 20’s temperatures on race day which were less than ideal for running 13.1 or 26.2 miles. Luckily, the sun was hidden […]
Here are some results from the last couple of weeks, apologies if you didn’t get a mention. Ripon 10 The sun was out once again for this popular 10 mile race organised by the good people of Ripon Runners. Despite a few people taking a tumble, everyone crossed over the finish line. Here are the […]
Parkrun The glorious bank holiday attracted 500+ runners to take part in parkrun at Harrogate on Saturday. There were PB’S for Matt Wilkinson, who finished 2nd overall in 17:43, Ben Baird in 19:05, and Brian Hainsworth in 19:58. Nidd junior Jessica Beaumont achieved her fastest time yet, finishing in 29:12, while Claire Simpson also got […]
Good evening, the weekend just gone was another busy one of running and produced another batch of great results. Parkrun We’ll start at Harrogate as Nigel Scaife and Mike Benson both got themselves pb’s – Nigel finished in 20:07, while Mike crossed the line in 23:18. At Fountains Abbey, Ben Baird was the first Nidd […]