Author Archive: Sam Fugill

…can be found here. Thanks for all who came and took part. It was lovely to see you and thank you for all your input. And so the next year begins…

Hi folks On time this week! Ha! How about that, kids? Still, even a broken clock keeps time twice a day….   Results Gold star of the week goes to Catherine Barber (2:13:24) who completed her very first half marathon at Harewood earlier today. She’s only been in the club a few weeks and she’s […]

Evening (late, again) team! Sorry it’s a delayed missive this week, folks. You just can’t get the staff these days can you? Anyway, get yourself firmly in the saddle because the Nidd Valley racehorse is champing at the bit and ready to tackle the unpredictable steeple chase that is the results… (Actually that just reminds […]

Evening all, Hope you’re all okay. Sorry for the late email this week. I headed up to snowy Northumberland to spend the weekend up at Fugill Towers with my folks (and you know it’s cold up there when even the natives are wearing coats). Still, better late than ever, I suppose.   Results Okay, I […]

I’m writing to give you notice of, and invite you to, our Annual General Meeting. This will be held on Thursday, 18 February 2016 at 8.30pm at Harrogate Hockey Club. All members of the Club are invited to attend and to participate.   You can find the most recent (and final!) copy of the agenda […]

Evening all, Well this is all very awkward, but was bound to happen. I left Dan out of the Awards Night speech. I know, can you believe it? To think that such a paragon of athleticism and banter who also celebrated his 100th parkrun this past year could be left out is unbelievable. I’ve no […]

Bonjour! What an amazing time last night! I had a brilliant time at the Awards Night, and hope you did too. Nidd Valley House looked resplendent, and everyone looked fab (you’re actually quite a sexy bunch when you’re not lycra clad and half way through an intervals session). Congratulations to all of you who took […]

Hello! And welcome aboard the HMS Nidd Valley as we prepare to hoist the anchor, and set sail for the many a distant athletic shore. But we before we reach such balmy havens, the treacherous and unchartered seas of the weekly results await us. Hold tight, everybody!   Results We couldn’t start anywhere other than […]

Evening all, By God it’s freezing here at Nidd Valley House and it’s been all hands on deck among the hired help to keep the fires burning. We’ve had the butler and the footmen out sweeping snow from the main driveway earlier this weekend, but I’m told that they’ll be able to get the State […]

THIS LINKS IN THIS POST ARE NOW NO LONGER UP TO DATE DUE TO MORE RECENT CHANGES. PLEASE REFER TO THE MORE UP TO DATE AGM NOTICE (DATED 11 FEBRUARY 2016)   I’m writing to give you notice of, and invite you to, our Annual General Meeting. This will be held on Thursday, 18 February […]

Now then, chaps.   Are we all well? I Hope you’ve all had a good week and that you’re still adjusting to the normality of life after the Christmas break.   Before we get cracking, I just want to mention the coached intervals session last week. I know that sharing the night with the Harriers […]

Evening all! That past two weeks have gone quickly, haven’t they? It seems like only yesterday that I was signing off the last email, finishing off the eggnog and sending festive platitudes to one and all. And here we are, peering cautiously into the work diary, not quite able to believe that it has come […]

Afternoon troops, I must say that this is very awkward. We had our Committee Christmas drinks last night and it all got a little out of hand. Martin and Matt were mixing cocktails, and Jon brought some of his homebrew. I’ve only just regained my sight but we haven’t seen Dave since shortly after 10pm. […]

Well hello there! It was great to see those of you who made it to the Christmas drinks in town at the weekend. I’ve no idea what on earth possessed Christine J and Sarah H to head into the toilets and change outfits (but I do wish I’d taken a photo), although I suspect the […]

Bonjour! Sorry to moan, but this injury really is very frustrating. I’ve had to resort to swimming, for crying out loud. I haven’t got the body for swimming, put it that way, and having to try and do your lengths between irritating children, old ladies swimming like swans, and Olympic athletes in budgie smugglers is […]

Evening people! So let me get this straight. From the photos, you appeared to spend Tuesday’s interval session doing the can-can on the Stray? Someone please tell me that the Harriers or Striders saw you. Please. You looked like the athletic equivalent of a burlesque cabaret act. I have never laughed as loud as I […]

Evening kids,   Are you sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin.   Results Within minutes of last week’s missive being dispatched, I was inundated with a flurry of emails pointing out errors in the times for Leeds Abbey Dash 10k. Some of the results I received were gun times rather than chip times, and so […]

Evening kids, It was fab to see so many of you at Bob & Annie’s leaving run and breakfast yesterday. Special congratulations to all of you who braved the weather to go for a run. Thanks so much for turning out to give them a good send off. I think Bob’s words and Annie’s tears […]

Evening all!   Well, this is it. It’s time for the final waltz with Bob and Annie before they pack their cases in the back of the van and head up to pastures new in Scotland. To say they’ll be missed is an understatement. Both Bob and Annie encouraged and welcomed me in my first […]

Evening all!   Well, you did it. Yet again, you pulled out all of the stops and showed why the Guy Fawkes 10 is rightly regarded as one of the highlights of the running calendar. Particular thanks to Matt R and Mike D who masterminded the whole operation, but you were all a part of […]