Evening All, Membership Renewal Another gentle reminder that the subs are due for the 2019 / 2020 season. Please check your inbox or junk email for full instructions or contact Graham Hyde for further information. If for some reason you’re not renewing your membership let Graham know and he won’t chase you for money! grahamhyde75@gmail.com […]
Evening Niddstars, Usual reminder about round 2 of the club road champs which is on Saturday 30 March at Fountains Abbey Parkrun and a chance to score some more points. Even if you’re not intending to do other champs races you’re more than welcome to join the party, it should be a good social event. […]
Afternoon All Hope this finds you fit and healthy. Well, after only 5 weeks as the chair I need a break so I’m off to India for 2 weeks visiting Temples, Mausoleums and the odd train ride in the foothills of some well known mountains. The only running I’m likely to do will be sprint […]
Afternoon All Hope this finds you all fit and well.Well done to everyone racing this week, to everyone following training plans and to everyone not letting the foul weather put you off running at all.Thought for the week. – Tough Runs Don’t last. Tough Runners Do. There’s a few issues to mention this week so keep […]
The draw for the 2019 Great Knaresborough Bed Race took place on Tuesday 12th March and of the 5 teams we entered from the club we were successful with 3. They are: Men’s Team AMatt Wilkinson (Capt)Liam MarwoodAlex PatricksonMatt RochesterAndy HarrisAlex Robinson Reserve: Adam Kirk Kathryn Shores (Passenger) Jane Evans & Martin Lofthouse (Marshals) Men’s […]
Hello Niddsters, Just as the mud has dried on your cross country shoes after this years championships, it’s time for the first race of our club road champs. This coming Sunday, 17 March will see the gold and black swarm descent on the Thirsk 10 Mile race. On-line entries have now closed, but fear ye not, there […]
Ben Baird is considering running another timed mile on the 28th March and would like to gauge interest! For those not familiar, this is run as 2.5 laps of the oval. We set off from club at 19:00 (ish) and start around 19:20 – 19:30 and lasts about 15 mins. People can then run back […]
A message from Martin L Evening Nidders, Inspired by the 300 challenge last year when four of our club septuagenarians (that’s over 70’s by the way) did a parkrun in a combined time of less than 2 hours, I have set up another challenge. On Saturday 23 March, five of us mature male Nidders who […]
Afternoon All Hope this finds you all fit and well. As you know last Wednesday we held our first committee meeting. There was a lot of discussion, decisions and a few initiatives all aimed at improving the club for members. Here’s a couple of issues you will be interested in knowing about. Monthly Newsletter. This […]
After the snowy excitement of Runners & Riders and the lovely weather joys at Ilkley, the next 2 races in the Nidd Fell Champs are Buckden Out Moor on 6th April and The Cake Race on 4th May. I’ve added some detail here but I also wanted to alert you to 2 pre-entry only races […]
Good Evening Nidds, Peco Results, Relays and Presentations. Firstly Martin, Michelle and I would like to thank all those that took part in the Pecos, although we did not win any team prizes, the Nidd Valley Ladies Vet Premier Division came closed, coming third, just one point behind Wetherby Runners, but we still had some […]
Afternoon All Hope this finds you all well and ready to take on the week ahead. It’s March, the days are getting longer and we can look forward to some daylight running very soon. The week ahead. Tuesday. 5/3/19. Interval Session. Wheatlands Road East. Meet at the corner of Wheatlands Road and Oatlands Drive at […]
Good evening everyone, A message from Sarah Chalmers: As some of you are aware I am the new ladies captain stepping into Michelle’s shoes, which is a daunting task given all the hard work she has done for the club over the years. I am not new to the committee having a done a few […]
Evening All Hope this finds you all well. My very first email as the new chair of Nidd Valley! Thank you for accepting me. I spoke briefly and nervously at the AGM but for those people unable to make it I thought it appropriate to cover selective parts again and add the bits I missed […]
Evening Nidders, So this is the last time you’ll be receiving one of these emails from me as Chair. So before I launch into the Tuesday/Thursday bit, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks to everyone who has worked with me over the last two years to help make my time as […]
Evening Nidders, This is the penultimate email from me! Before I get onto this weeks activities I just want to mention that Jeff Walker successfully passed his CiRF qualification this weekend. Which means we’ve now got 5 coaches at Nidd Valley – that’s the most I think we’ve ever had – well done Jeff! On […]
Evening all, Thank you to everyone who has come forward to offer their services for bed race; either as runners, marshals or volunteers. It’s never easy to fit everyone in to well-balanced teams but in consultation with the prospective captains we have the following five fantastic teams: LadiesBec Carman (Capt)Amanda SchofieldLiz AhmedLianne CoileySarah ChalmersKatie Swannie […]
Hi Team Nidd, This is your usual reminder about PECO Race 5 this coming Sunday. I know quite a few of you need one more race to qualify for one of them lovely shiny XC medals so here’s your chance. The link gives all the details but the race times are repeated below: Race Times & Distances:Junior XC […]
Evening Nidders, It’s February already, which means it will soon be the AGM and receiving these emails from me will soon be a thing of the past! You’re stuck with me for the time being I’m afraid. On Tuesday we welcome back Sarah as coach, and she’ll be joined by Brian and Sarah C. We’ve […]
With the first event of the Fell Championship calendar behind us, which was the splendidly named Runners and Riders, we look forward to the next race. This is Ilkley Moor Fell Race on Sunday February 24th. Entries are still available and the race is a bargain price of £6:00. Route. Phil Robinson will lead a […]