Author Archive: Sam Fugill

It was great to have you with us today to run the Guy Fawkes 10. We hope you really enjoyed your run, and that you tamed the hills. Congratulations to the 807 finishers. Results here: http://www.ukresults.net/2015/fawkes.html.   See you next year… Chairman Sam x

Evening all!   Results The big congratulations of the week goes to Jon Easton who travelled up to Scotland to compete in the Jedbrugh Ultra Marathon. If the thought of running 38 off-road and very hilly miles makes you go weak at the knees, then you’ll be all the more impressed to hear that Jon […]

Evening all! Firstly, it’s a quick thanks to Sarah H for stepping into the chairmanly flip flops last week while I slinked off for a post-marathon curry. Unfortunately, Operation Boss-York-Marathon didn’t go quite as planned and, a couple of trips to the hospital later, I’m now the less-than proud owner of a set of crutches. […]

Six brave Team Nidd contenders…one monumental 26.2 mile marathon challenge. Whatever your reasons for running a marathon, whatever time you aim for, the demands of the training, motivation and dedication needed to even make it to the start, let alone the finish line, show strength of character deserving of the coveted medal. Our six inspirational […]

The Guy Fawkes 10 has completely sold out. There will be no last-minute places. If you ask, I’m afraid we’ll only disappoint you. Sorry folks, but the early athletic bird catches the worm. Hope to see you next year for the GF2016!   Sam Chairman NVRR

Well hello there!   “So just what is it about Debbie Gibson?” I hear you cry. Well, not only did Debbie run the Loch Ness Marathon last weekend, but earlier this week an email arrived at Nidd Valley HQ from a mystery runner called Karen: “I ran the Loch Ness marathon at the weekend and […]

Hi all –   Yes, yes, I know it’s late again, but I’m not long back from a trip up to see Mr and Mrs Fugill up in Northumberland. Sorry about that, but when you’re on a promise of a Sunday roast…   Results It’s a distinctly Scottish affair here at Nidd Valley House, and […]

Hi all –   Sorry it’s a day late this week, folks. I got back from a 23 mile training run with Martin “we’ll just do this at a steady pace” Lofthouse, so collapsed on the sofa with a cup of tea and a bag of dolly mixtures before crawling up the stairs to bed. […]

Hi all –   Results First off the Nidd Valley blocks this week are the seven runners who took to Newcastle – the finest city in the world and home to the ancestral seat of the Fugill Dynasty – and competed in the Great North Run, joining 57,000 other athletes, fun runners, men in tutus, […]

This Thursday’s pub run will be from the Castle Inn, Spofforth. Please order any food by 6.45pm, and be ready to run for 7pm. The long route is 7 miles but there are options of 5 miles, 4.5 miles, or 3.3 miles. There will be no run from the Hockey Club on Thursday night (so […]

Hi all –   I’ve just got back from a committee meeting with the Knaresborough Striders as I had to present them with the Mob Match Trophy from the Burton Leonard 10k. Although it was all smiles and inter-club love, we’ll give them such an athletic birching with six of the Nidd Valley best next […]

Hi all –   Results Bonjour, bonjour! Nous avons quelques bonnes nouvelles! Emma David and Carol Morgan have been over in Chamonix taking part in some races which are, frankly, enough to make your eyes water. Emma competed in the Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie, a course involving 119km with some 24,000 ft […]

There will be no run from the club on Thursday 27 August 2015. as it’s our next pub run from Norwood. Hope to see as many of you there as possible (and not at the Hockey Club). Sam x

  Hi all –   Results Well this fell running lark is all getting very out of hand. Those at fell training last Tuesday will remember Rachael Prince putting on a dazzling display in the slalom race. “She’s good”, whispered Emma is hushed reverential tones. “Where the hell did she learn to do that?” added […]

Hi all –   Hope you’re all really well and have had a good week. Thanks to Sarah C for organising a superb pub run round Plompton on Thursday followed by pints in the Travellers Rest – it was a cracking run.   I’m told that the mother of one of our club members actually […]

Hi all –   Results Jostling for position and scrapping around for points in the club championships, 24 Nidds (yeah, I know, 24, this is going to take me all day) tackled the two laps of the Fountains Abbey Park Run. An unnamed runner took first place, but Matt Wilkinson (17:59) was the first identified […]

Hi all –   Results There are some defining firsts in life which you’ll remember for years to come: your first kiss, your first paycheque, the birth of your first child, the minute you get the keys to your first house. But none of that compared to the thrill experienced by Mandy Smith earlier today […]

Hi all –   Results Carol Morgan has just completed the gruelling Lakeland 100. The more astute among you will have worked out that this is a 100 mile (yeah, I know, that’s 33 Park Runs) run through the Lake District. If running through the Lake District through the middle of the night wasn’t impressive […]

Hi all –     Results Right, ahem, the Burton Leonard 10k. I’m afraid to announce that we lost the Mob Match to the Knaresborough Striders, 1239 to 1071. The club colours are flying at half mast over Nidd Valley House, and our sports statisticians and number crunchers are pouring over the results, trying to […]