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 […]
Hi all – Thanks to Philippa for stepping up to the plate last week and filling the chairmanly flip flops to dispatch the weekly missive. It made a lovely change to be reading it rather than writing it, so thanks Philippa. I’m going to hang fire on the results for just a few seconds, […]
Well well well, if you were a betting person you had backed a sure fire winner when you thought I’d be the one to fill Mr Sam Fugill’s flipflops and write his weekly email when he went away. I thought I’d open with a bike related heading just to set his pulse racing in panic […]
Hi all – It was lovely to see so many of you join us for the Almscliffe Crag Run on Thursday. The sun shone, no-one got lost, and we were back in time for last orders. Perfect. Results Carol Morgan and Simon Franklin have successfully completed the gruelling Dragon’s Back Challenge in Wales. […]
Hi all – Hope you’re all doing well and have had a cracking weekend. Let’s get straight on to the business of the results. Results And what interesting they make, too! First off the blocks this week was the fourth of the Evening League races, this time held in Sicklinghall and hosted by […]
Hi all – Results I’m choked with pride as I write this, folks. Both of the Nidd Valley Teams did spectacularly well at the Knaresborough Bed Race, and the results speak for themselves. Matt Rickard captained the men’s team to an incredible third place, finishing the gruelling 2.4m course in 14:22.8, and the ladies’ […]
Hi all – Well, folks, it’s all very busy at Nidd Valley HQ. We’ve got another cracking Evening League performance under our running belts, the Bed Race is looming large (gulp), and there’s a few races in the pipeline. Read on, why don’t you? Results Over thirty Nidds travelled up to Thirsk on […]
Hi all – Hope you’ve all had a good weekend and are eagerly awaiting this better weather which we’ve been promised this week. Although I’ve not made it to club this week, I’ve since been out twice with my new adopted bed race team, and am almost sick with nerves at the prospect of […]
Hi all – Results On Thursday, 34 Nidds travelled to Yeadon for the second of the Evening League races, and learned the hardest lesson in the running rule book: what goes down must come up. As we tore down the field and through the woods, it was easy to forget that we’d soon be […]
Hi all – Results It’s a wonder you people have time to do anything else, it really is. It seems like all you’ve done is run. First of the blocks we’re the Niddsters who headed off to tackle the Jack Bloor Fell Race on Ilkley Moor on Tuesday night. A gruelling climb, thrilling […]
Hi all – Results Well, my oh my, what a busy bunch of running bees everyone has been. The statisticians here at Nidd Valley House have barely had time for their tea break. Here goes. First off the blocks was Philippa Moorse with the Tadcaster Triathlon on Monday. Starting with a dip […]
Hi all – Results On Sunday, 9 intrepid Nidds took to the Bluebell Trail 10 near Halifax, an undulating race which claims to be unique for its river crossing. They’ve clearly never heard of the Knaresborough Bed Race… Official results aren’t out, and I haven’t heard a peep from anyone, so I can only assume […]
Hi all – Results London Marathon results are in, and, well, what spectacular reading they make. If you didn’t see the four athletic figures in yellow and black bounding through the thousands of runners, then you might like to know that Matt Rickard was first home for the club in a staggering 3:30:04, followed by […]
Hi all – Results The big congratulations of the week go to Simon Franklin who quietly sneaked off to the Lake District and completed the Bob Graham Round in the 24 hour time limit that the challenge demands. This 65 mile or so (fell runners are often a tad vague when it comes to mileage) […]