From The Chair

Good Morning to the ever growing membership of Nidd Valley Road runners, Yes I was told by our Membership Manager Graham Hyde recently that since we last spoke another 4 members have joined.  At the moment I am abroad and read this morning we have another 3 members join this week ! And a very […]

This week’s running

Hi Nidd People! Well done if you raced at Burton Leonard or anywhere else this weekend! Hope no one got sunburnt out there! So, this week is the last of the 6 weeks of hills on Tuesday, before we move on to phase two of the 10km plan! Watch this space next week for details […]

What’s on this week?

Hello everyone! I hope you’ve all had a great sunny weekend. This week I have the usual details about Tuesday and Thursday for you, along with some good news about membership and another Captain’s corner (see below). So firstly, Graham H has asked me to say a big thank you to everyone who has renewed their […]

HDSRL 2021 – Exciting Announcement

Hi team Nidd, Harrogate and District Summer Race League (Evening League) Exciting news! With thanks to an enormous organisational effort from our very own Dave Seaman and of course all of the member clubs, our much-loved ‘evening league’ is back for 2021, with two in person races and plenty of virtual races with specific courses […]

Countryside Code

It’s great to see so many Nidds getting off-road in recent years and enjoying the hills, trails and brilliant footpath network North Yorkshire and beyond has to offer. Over 140,000 miles of it in the UK. We should of course cherish this. It’s a huge national asset. You may or may not be aware of […]

Spreadsheets and routes for this week!

Hi all! Hope you’re all enjoying the sunshine! At last! yay! This is just a quick email to remind you that it is another set of hills this week if you are doing intervals. Here is the spreadsheet to check where you are: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13tbj-KL8pAoyZiYx3ZeSsTKtc8Hs7i24bRh1Z__O1KE/edit#gid=2071125347 There will also be a run from the club if you […]

From The Chair

Good Morning Running Team Mates, Hoping you are all well and managing to find time to enjoy this long overdue sunshine. Three months into this role as Chair and I must say it has been most interesting, enlightening, and enjoyable.  The role isn’t new to me however every time I find myself in this position […]

Is it the last week in may already? Is the Sunshine aware of this? :-)

Hello! Who needs perfect weather! We’re all still out running and racing anyway! Captain Sarah says ‘Well done to everyone who has run Melmerby so far, we’ve heard about some great times coming in, special mention to Rebecca Ventress this week with her first sub 50 10k- great running and a well deserved PB. There’s still time […]

This week, bigger groups and THE PLAN!

Evening all! May 17th is upon us tomorrow and we don’t have to limit our running to groups of 6 any more! Yay! That will make things easier! Let’s still be covid aware though and keep a bit of social distancing going on as we gather at the start. I’ve attached a club training plan […]

Melmerby 10k- submitting your time

Hi Team Nidd Well done everyone who has run Melmerby 10k so far. Remember you need to send your results to the organiser to be collated. Please don’t send them to Kevin or I directly. We will get a full list at the end of the month for the champs. Please send results to. john@melmerbyrun.org […]

From The Chair

Good Morning to the Nidd Valley Road Runners Team, Hoping you, your families and friends, are all in good health and spirits. “From The Chair” is a communication sent periodically to keep the membership informed of things that maybe not all are aware of.  In my mind I always try to put myself in other […]

Running this week and another Captains corner

Hi all! This week is the start of a new 6 week block of intervals (hills – yay!) on Tuesday, so check the spreadsheet for changes and to see where and when your group are meeting. As always, please sign yourselves in or remove your name if you can’t attend. Or of course, you can […]

Fell Championship 2021

As Sarah Staiano, our Captain said, buckle up, it’s a long one! I’ve attached a list of races for the Nidd Fell Champs in 2021 after bouncing ideas around a few Nidd fellies. Also available on the club website: https://niddvalleyroadrunners.co.uk/fell-championship-2021/ By way of explanation, since we began our Nidd Fell Champs in 2009 we’ve built […]

The week ahead and some news from our Captains :-)

Evening all and Happy Bank Holiday! Please read all the way to the bottom of this email to see the news from our Captains in ‘Captains Corner’…… This coming week we have session 6 of the block of 6 interval sessions on Tuesday. Don’t forget to amend the spreadsheet if you can’t attend so that […]

The Racing Post – 19th April 2021

Hi everyone Captain Kevin and I have been looking ahead to the coming weeks and its looking brighter both literally and metaphorically with some fantastic upcoming races in our road champs! Here’s a round up to get you up to speed… (pun definitely intended!) Elvington 10 mile. This Sunday at Elvington, Even Splits are hosting […]

This Week’s Running – 25th April 2021

I hope you’ve all enjoyed your weekend and that it included some running! Well done everyone who has been racing at Elvington and in the Lake District. Fantastic results all round. On Tuesday this week we’re on the 5th in our series of 6 interval sessions, so don’t forget to check the spreadsheet for where […]

From The Chair – Sunday 25th April 2021

Good Morning to a Super Team of Nidd Valley Road Runners, You may be asking, “ why are we receiving a From The Chair for a second week running”. Well it is because it has been a week of events that we believe you should be kept up to date with. And …………. Oh What […]

Week Ahead – Sunday 11th April 2021

Well, there are more restrictions being lifted but no changes to our running plans this week. So that’s intervals or a run from the club on Tuesday, and a run from the club on Thursday. When you go to the club can I ask you to remember to keep social distancing i.e. at least one […]

Week Ahead – Sunday 4th April 2021

Hi everyone, I hope you’ve had a good Easter weekend so far. It was great to be back running in small groups last week and it’s the same plan again for next week. So, it’s intervals or a run from the club on Tuesday, and a run from the club on Thursday. See below for […]

The Week Ahead – Sunday 28th March 2021

Hello everyone! Thanks to Rob for the email from the Chair earlier. This one is to clarify (I hope!!) what is happening this week. So here goes: Tuesday:  Intervals start for those wanting to do them. As mentioned last week, we will keep in the groups of 6 we were in last year and start […]